ML20012D612
| ML20012D612 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/22/1990 |
| From: | Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Matthews M ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| ML20012D613 | List: |
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| REF-WM-68 NUDOCS 9003280131 | |
| Download: ML20012D612 (5) | |
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MAR 2 21990
1 P hark Matthews Acting Project Manager i:
LUrantua Mil 13ailings Project Office Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office
. EP.O.-Box 5400-Albuquerque, New Mexico 87115 h
Dear Mr.' Matthews:
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, The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed it's review 1
of the final Resedial Action Plan and Site Final Design for Stabilization (RAP) h and.all associated documentation pertinent to the proposed renedial action for -
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-the uranium mill tailings site at Green River, Utah. Our review is docunented j
in-the enclosed Final Technical Evaluation Report (TER), which discusses the NRC staff's evaluation of the renedial action for compliance with the EPA standard.
Based on our review, we conditionally concur in the final Green River Renedial Action Plan and Site Final Design for Stabilization. The NRC staff has, however, identified one remaining issue. This issue relates to the Department i
of Energy's (DOE's) deferral of groundwater cleanup until af ter promulgation of L
EPA's final groundwater protection standards and is discussed in section 5.5 of I'
the final TER. While NRC staff considers DOE's deferral to be acceptable, it precludes us' from being able to fully concur in the final remedial action.
Therefore,.our concurrence is conditional until the staff determines that DOE has adequately addressed this issue.
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As a result of our conditional concurrence, I have also signed the original signature pages transmitted to the NRC for signature on January 22, 1990. These u
completed signiture pages are included as Enclosure 2.
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If you have any questions regarding information in the enclosed final TER, please contact me.at FTS 492 0553 or the NRC Project Manager, S. L. Wastler, at i
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.FTS 492 0582.
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Dear Mr. Matthews:
i The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has comple d it's review-
- of the final Renedial Action Plan and Site Final Design for tabilization(RAP) 1 and all associated documentation pertinent to the >roposed emedial action for L
the uranium mill tailings site at Green River, Uta1. Our review is documented in the enclosed Final Technical Evaluation Report (TER) which discusses the NRC staff's evaluation of the remedial action for complia e with_the EPA-standard.
Based on our review, NRC staff h6s-identified one emaining issue. This issue
=i relates to the Department of Energy's (DOE's) d erral of groundwater cleanup until after promulgation of EPA's final ground ter protection standards and-is discussed in section 5.5 of the final TER. While NRC staff considers DOE's deferral to be acceptable, it precludes us f om being able to fully concur in the final renedial action. Therefore, our oncurrence will be conditional until the staff determines that DOE has a equately addressed this issue.
- As a result of our conditional concurr ice, the NRC, under cover of this letter, 1s also returning the completpd original signature pages transmitted to the NRC for signature on January 2, 1990.
If you have any questions regardi information in the enclosed final TER, please contact me at FTS 492-055 or the NRC Project Manager, S. L. Wastler, at FTS 492-0582.
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Paul H. Lohaus, Chief Operations Branch 1
Division of Low-level Waste Management and Decommissioning
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