ML20024D869

Forwards Topical Rept Evaluation of WMG-102, Radman Topical Rept. Rept Acceptable Subj to Listed Conditions

ML20024D869
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Issue date:	07/25/1983
From:	Higginbotham L Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To:	Tuite P WMG, (Formerly Waste management Group)
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ML20024D870	List: ML20024D869 ML20024D873
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Subject:

Acceptance for Referencing: RADMAN Topical Report (WMG-102, as revised from WMG-101P).

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the Waste 4

Management Group, Inc. (WMG) Topical Report on the RADMAN ccmputer code. This review includes'the draft. Topical Report, and the substantive changes to the draft Topical Report made as a result of this review. (Theevaluationreport for this review is attached.) The RADMAN code is a series of routines which can be used by radioactive waste generators to characterize packaged waste; classify waste packages in accordance with Part 61 waste classification requirements; and prepare documentation required by 10 CFR Part 61, Department ,

of Transportation (00T) regulations, and license conditions at existing low-level waste disposal sites. Tha RADMAN code operates on a waste stream characteristics data base which is s

generated by individual facilities, pecific toas as well thetotypes and forms the facility- andofwaste waste stream-specific distributicas of radionuclides and chemical agents.

1 Eated on WMG submittals and our review, we have concluded that the RADMAN code provides an acceptable vehicle which can be used by licensees as part of compliance with the requirements ia Section 20.311 of 10 CFR Part 20, and with Section 61.55 of 10 CFR Part 61. This conclusion is predicated on completion of the final Topical Report according to the review assignments and upon the following conditions:

(1) That radionuclide correlations are updated on a waste stream, plant,

or generic basis as additional sampling data becomes available. WMLL staff believe that many correlations currently assumed in RADMAN i between Co-60 and activation products, and between Cs-137 and fission 3roducts, may not be valid. The current lack of sampling data, lowever, precludes establishing verified correlations at this time in RADMAN for a number of radionuclides of interest.

(2) That the manifest formatting provisions of RADMAN are updated to

include all of the information required in Section 20.311 when revised manifest forms are made available by disposal site operators.

(3) That RADMAN is appro Washington, Nevada) priately updated as State (South Carolina, provision classification and manifesting requirements are made available.

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Mr. Peter T. Tuite 2 (4) That RADMAN is updated as required to remain consistent with future modifications to NRC, D0T, State or other regulatory requirements as such requirements become effective, as well as changes to disposal site license conditions.

The attached evaluation report is being foretarded to the States of South Carolina, Washington, and Nevada for their review and concurrence.

Should NRC criteria or regulations change such that our conclusions as to the

~; ;cceptability of the Topical Report are invalidated, WMG, and/or the applicants referencing the Topical Report, will be expected to revise and resubmit their

, ressctive dacaentation or nbmit justification for the continued effective

, applicabilih of the Topical Report without revision of their respective

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Sincerely, Orl3f oni Jigned Ey Leo B. Higginbottam, Chief  ;

Low level Waste Licensing Branch Civision of Waste Management

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