ML19340B338

Summary of 800905 Meeting W/Bnwl,Hud,Epa & City Officials in Denver,Co Re Requirements & Sampling Protocol of Edgemont Cleanup Action Program

ML19340B338
Person / Time
Issue date:	09/15/1980
From:	Eadie G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
REF-WM-40 NUDOCS 8010220062
Download: ML19340B338 (3)

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SEP 151980 MEM0PANDUM FOR: Ross A. Scarano, Chief

. Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch FROM:

Gregory.G. Eadie Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch

SUBJECT:

MEETING WITH HUD AND EPA REGARDING EDGEMONT CLEANUP ACTION PROGRAM

Purpose:

l To discuss HUD requirements and sampling protocol for Edgemont, South i

Dakota.

Place and Date:

Denver, Colorado; September 5, 1980.

Attendees:

l See attached list.

Discussion:

On September 5,1980, G. Eadie, WMUR, and N. Wogman and P. Jackson, BPHL, met with HUD, EPA and the City of Edgemont officials in Denver, Colorado. This meeting was held to discuss the NRC's.Edgemont Cleanup l

Action Program.

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Conclusions:==

Items discussed during this meeting and the agreements / conclusions reached thereon were as follows:

l 1.

HRC/BPNL Cleanup Action Program contract and funding.

2.

HUD certification pro' gram and administrative mechanism for reporting. radiological survey results.

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3... HUD. agreement that all previous. State testing (i.e., about 117

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. State grab-WL samples plus about 41 EPA / State grab-WL samples) l-

,will be' accepted and if below 0.02WWL will not be resampled nor will need any additional monitoring.

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NRC/BPNL. to furnish a written protocol;for. conducting. grab-WL

. sampling 'and_ gama radiation grid surveys for HUD and EPA.

review'and' concurrence. - Such NRC/BPNL protocol is to be in addition to the HUD/ State protocol'of August 5, 1980, which will still be acceptable, and may also be used for assessment.

1 5.

NRC/BPNL will perform grab-WL screening of entire comunity, upon homeowner's request, and such results to be _ accepted by HUD/ State.

6.

Difficulties of HUD requiring that structures be less than 0.02WWL indoor regardless of radioactive materials source, J

.i.e'., whether tailings or natural radioactivity.

HUD, at this i

time, will not distinguish natural terrestrial radioactivity l

problems, but has identified specifically that Edgemont, South Dakota' must meet the 0.02WWL guideline, regardle'ss of source of residual radioactivity.

l 7.

HUD. grab-WL testing program is limited to the corporate, city boundary of Edgemont and Dudley, South Dakota.

8.

. NRC/BPNL surveys of vacant lots by the approved protocol shall-verify that-gamma levels are acceptable and that further 4

radiological testing of that lot, or of any future structure j

which may be built thereon, will not be required.

I Sumary:

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- G. Eadie -is preparing the specific NRC/BPNL-grab-Worki.ng Level sampling -

i procedure to be reviewed and concurred in~by HUD. - At this time, BPNL is

-scheduled to have the mobile laboratory and personnel in Edgemont about t

i September 15,1980,- and.the radiological surveys should be initiated

- about September 17, 1980.

j Gregory G. Eadie Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch D.ivision of Waste Management J

'Attachmenti List of. Meeting' Attendees 5

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R. Perkins, BPNL LJ. Richardson, State of. SD

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J. Giedt,' EPA, Denver Mayor Zei: net, Edgemont, SD

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