ML20034G671
| ML20034G671 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/03/1993 |
| From: | Kennedy J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Ronnie Garcia EG&G IDAHO, INC. |
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| REF-WM-3 NUDOCS 9303100370 | |
| Download: ML20034G671 (22) | |
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I MR - 3 W Mr. Russell S. Garcia EG&G Idaho, Inc.
P.O. Box 1625 Idaho Falls, ID 83415
Dear Mr. Garcia:
I am responding to your letter of February 2,1993, confirming my participation in the National Low-Level Waste Management Program's Interim 1
Storage Workshops, to be held on April 6-9, 1993. The presentation materials that you requested are enclosed. As we discussed, Mr. Robert Nelson, of my staff, will probably attend one of the workshops in my place. We look forward to discussing the storage of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) with the LLW generators of the Appalachian Compact.
Sincerely, 02tW#1 S&2iD ay James E. Kennedy, Section Leader Licensing and Coordination Section Low-Level Waste Management Branch Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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INTERIM STORAGE OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE Presentation to:
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JAMES E. KENNEDY & ROBERT A. NEIEON LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCII DIVISION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DECOMMISSIONING OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (301) 504-2004 APRIL 6 & 8,1993 4
PRESENTATION OUTLINE POSITION STATEMENT SITUATION
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REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE APPLICABLE TO STORAGE STORAGE LICENSING, PACKAGING, AND INSPECTIONS MICIIIGAN STORAGE EXPERIENCE STORAGE RULEMAKINGS
LONG TERM STORAGE OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE POSITION STATEMENT NRC CONTINUES TO IIOLD TIIE VIEW TIIAT IT WILL NOT LOOK FAVORABLY UPON ON-SITE STORAGE OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (LLW). NRC CONSIDERS TIIE ON-SITE STORAGE OF LLW TO BE A LAST RESORT MEASURE. NRC's PREFERENCE IS TIIAT LLW BE PERMANENTLY DISPOSED OF AS SOON AFTER IT IS GENERATED AS POSSIBLE. TIIE PUBLIC IIEALTII AND SAFETY IS ENIIANCED BY DISPOSAL, RATIIER TIIAN LONG-TERM, INDEFINITE STORAGE OF WASTES.
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DISPOSAL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT EXISTING SITES RICIILAND, WA - REMAINS OPEN, BUT IS RESTRICTING WASTE TO TIIAT GENERATED IN NORTIIWEST & ROCKY MOUNTAIN COMPACTS I
BARNWELL, SC WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 1,1996 SUBJECT TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS WILL CLOSE PERMANENTLY TO OUT-OF-REGION WASTE ON JULY 1, 1994 BEATTY, NV - STOPPED ACCEPTING LLW JANUARY 1,1993. _
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h NRC GUIDANCE APPLICABLE TO LLW STORAGE REGULATORY GUIDE 1.143 DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND COMPONENTS INSTALLED IN LIGIIT-WATER-COOLED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
STANDARD REVIEW PLAN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SECTION 11.4 IE CIRCULAR 80-18 10 CFR 50.59 SAFETY EVALUATIONS FOR CIIANGFE TO RADIOACTIVE WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS 9
INCREASES IN LLW STORAGE CAPACrfY 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATION (NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS) 10 CFR 30 LICENSE OR AMENDMENT TIIERETO NRC POLICY:
INCREASED STORAGE CAPACITY SIIOULD BE BASED ON FIVE YEARS STORAGE LICENSES AND AMENDMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE YEARS..
l LLW STORAGE LICENSING 14 LICENSE AMENDMENTS FOR LLW STORAGE RECEIVED IN 1991 NO LLRW STORAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED STAFF CURRENTLY REVIEWING 1992 EXPERIENCE PART 50 LICENSEES STORING UNDER EXISTING LICENSE PROVISIONS AND 10 CFR 50.59 EVALUATIONS
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PACKAGING LLW FOR STORAGE IN GENERAL, WASTE SHOULD BE PROCESSED BEFORE STORAGE, PACKAGED IN A FORM READY FOR TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL AT TIIE END OF TIIE STORAGE PERIOD, AND CLEARLY LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITII 10 CFR 20. ADEQUACY OF TIIE WASTE FORM OR PACKAGE MAY IIAVE TO BE REASSESSED BEFORE DISPOSAL.
CONTAINERS SIIOULD BE SELECTED TO:
COMPLY WITII ANTICIPATED DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS MINIMIZE CORROSION ACCOMMODATE GAS GENERATED FROM RADIOLYSIS, BIODEGRADATION, AND CIIEMICAL REACTIONS. _.
LLW STORAGE INSPECTIONS INSPECTION PROCEDURE 84900, LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2800/200, MATERIALS INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEES IN STATES WIIICII IIAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES -
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I MICHIGAN STORAGE EXPERIENCE ACCESS TO LLW DISPOSAL SITES DENIED IN NOV 1990 APPROXIMATELY 600 NRC MATERIAL LICENSEES, FOUR POWER REACTORS, AND THREE NON-POWER REACTORS APPROXIMATELY 50 MATERIALS LICENSEES AND ALL BUT ONE REACTOR LICENSEES GENERATE WASTE WIHCII WOULD NORMALLY BE SIIIPPED FOR DISPOSAL EXISTING STORAGE CAPACITY ADEQUATE FOR TIIE NEXT TIIREE TO FIVE YEARS NRC IIAS IDENTIFIED NO CASES WIIERE EXISTING AND PROJECTED STORAGE PRACTICES ARE INADEQUATE SOME LICENSEES ARE RESTRICTING OR CURTAILING RESEARCII WIIICII USES RADIONUCLIDES TIIAT CAN'T BE IIELD FOR DECAY IN STORAGE II -
ON-SITE STORAGE RULEMAKING ON JANUARY 30,1992, TIIE COMMISSION DIRECTED TIIE STAFF TO DEVELOP A RULEMAKING TO ESTABLISII A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SEITING FORTII TIIE PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA TIIAT WILL APPLY TO ON-SITE STORAGE OF LLW AFTER JANUARY 1,1996.
A PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISIIED IN TIIE FEDERAL.REGISTFX ON FEBRUARY 2,1993. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 5, 1993.
PROPOSED RULE WOULD AMEND TIIE LICENSING CONDITIONS FOR:
BYPRODUCT MATERIAL (PART 30)
SOURCE MATERIAL (PART 40)
PRODUCTION AND ~JTILIZATION FACILITIES (PART 50)
SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL (PART 70)
INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE (PART 72)
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OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IDENTICAL CHANGES FOR ALL PARTS:
LLW MAY BE STORED ON-SITE, PROVIDED IT IS AUTIIORIZED UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS OF TIIE LICENSE, AND STORAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING AUTIIORITIES AND PROCEDURES, AND ALL RELEVANT LICENSING AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ON-SITE STORAGE.
LLW MAY NOT BE STORED ON-SITE BY TIIE GENERATOR BEYOND JANUARY 1,1996, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW:
FOR ON-SITE STORAGE (OTIIER TIIAN SIIORT-TERM STORAGE NECESSARY FOR DECAY OR FOR COLLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION
- FOR SIIIPMENT OFF-SITE IN TIIE CASE WIIERE TIIE LICENSEE IIAS ACCESS TO AN OPERATING LLW DISPOSAL FACILITY) TIIE LICENSEE i
SIIALL DOCUMENT TIIAT TIIE LICENSEE IIAS EXIIAUSTED OTIIER REASONABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.
LICENSEE SIIALL RETAIN ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION AND SIIALL MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR NRC INSPECTION. i i
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OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE UNIQUE TO PART 50:
ON-SITE STORAGE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSISTENT WITII, AND NOT COMPROMISE, SAFE OPERATIONS OF TIE LICENSEE'S ACTIVITIES, NOR DECREASE TIE LEVEL OF SAFETY PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
CONDITIONS OF TIE PROPOSED RULE, IN TIIEMSELVES, WOULD NOT.AUTIIORIZE ON-SITE STORAGE.
PROPOSED RULEMAKING WOULD SUPPLEMENT, BUT NOT SUPERSEDE, EXISTING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK APPLICABLE TO STORAGE.
PROPOSED RULEMAKING WOULD NOT REQUIRE LICENSEES TO MAKE FORMAL SUBMITTALS TO NRC, BUT RETENTION OF DOCUMENTATION, VERIFYING COMPLIANCE, IS REQUIRED.
TIE COMMISSION IS ALSO SEEKING COMMENTS ON STRATEGIES AND OPTIONS TIIE COMMISSION MIGIIT PURSUE, IN ADDITION TO TIIIS PROPOSED RULEMAKING, TIIAT WOULD ENCOURAGE TIIE STATES AND COMPACTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITII DEVELOPMENT OF LLW DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
1 ON-SITE STORAGE RULEMAKING COORDINATION WITH AGREEMENT STATES INITIAL NOTICE SENT ON FEBRUARY 7,1992.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SENT ON FEBRUARY 14,1992, WITII 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
FOURTEEN AGREEMENT STATES AND ONE COMPACT COMMISSION RESPONDED.
ONE STATE SUPPORTED TIIREE STATES OPPOSED TWO STATES RECOMMENDED DELAY TIIREE STATES AND TIIE ONE COMMISSION PROVIDED COMMENTS WITIIOUT TAKING A CLEAR POSITION ONE STATE RESERVED COMMENT FOUR STATES RESPONDED WITII NO COMMENT ALL COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED IN TIIE PROPOSED RULE.
RULEMAKING TO AMEND 10 CFR 50.54 RECEIPT BACK OF LLW AFTER OFF-SITE PROCESSING AMENDED 10 CFR 50.54 TO ALLOW RECEIPT BACK OF LLW AFTER OFF-SITE PROCESSING.
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IN ADDITION, TIIIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS RECEIPT BACK OF LLW TIIAT IS COMBINED, OR " COMMINGLED," WITII BYPRODUCT OR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL PRODUCED IN OPERATION OF ANOTIIER REACTOR OF TIIE SAME LICENSEE LOCATED AT TIIE SAME SITE APPLIES TO BOTII POWER AND NON-POWER REACTORS RULE BECAME EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 20,1992.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON LLW STORAGE
" LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE TEMPORARY STORAGE ISSUES,"
NATIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, APRIL 1992 (DOE /LLW-141).
" ANNOTATED LIST OF REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE APPLICABLE TO TEMPORARY STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE," NATIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, APRIL 1992 (DOE /LLW-146).
" LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE IN TIIE STATE OF MICIIIGAN," U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, JULY 15,1992 (SECY-92-245).
" TREATMENT METIIODS AND WASTE FORMS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE AND ULTIMATE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS,"
NATIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 1992 (DOE /LLW-151).. -.
SUMMARY
ON-SITE STORAGE IS A LAST RESORT MEASURE.
IF LLW STORAGE IS REQUIRED, NRC IIAS GUIDANCE AND LICENSING AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES IN PLACE.
NRC IS CONTINUING TO ASSESS TIIE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPLEMENT TIIE EXISTING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INCLUDING CONSULTATION WITII STATES AND GENERATORS.
NRC IS COMMITTED TO UPIIOLDING TIE LETTER AND INTENT OF TIIE LLRWPAA.
2 TIIE COMMISSION IIAS PROPOSED A RULEMAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITS I
STORAGE POLICY AND TIIE LLRWPAA.
t A FINAL RULEMAKING IIAS BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW TIIE RECEWl' BACK OF PROCESSED LLW BY REACTOR GENERATORS.,
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