ML20042F416
| ML20042F416 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/01/1990 |
| From: | Moeller D NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE (ACNW) |
| To: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NACNUCLE-R-0033, NACNUCLE-R-33, NUDOCS 9005080297 | |
| Download: ML20042F416 (4) | |
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i The Honorable Kenneth M. Carr i
Chairman U.S.. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Washington, D.C.
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Dear Chairman Carr:
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SUBJECT:
PROGRAM PLAN FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE This is our second response to your memorandum of November 6,1989, in which you requested that the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) provide a program plan at four-month intervals.
This plan covers the period May-August 1990.
We hope you will find this a convenient source for anticipating our upcoming activities and for providing feedback on issues on which the Commission wishes us to focus our efforts.
In preparing.this program plan, we have considered the list-of k
specific technical issues of particular interest to the Commission, the EDO's list of proposed agenda items for the'ACRS-and the ACNW, the NRC's Five-Year Plan, and items of particular interest and/or concern to the Committee.
The. priorities. proposed are based on information provided by representatives of NMSS, NRR, RES, and the EDO office, as well as our own interpretation of the subject in relation to our activities as a Committee and our input into the l
regulatory process.
This program plan is based on the current best estimates.of work output by the DOE, EPA, NRC staff, and their consultants and l
contractors, as well as our own estimates of how to deal with these issues effectively.
In addition to the full Committee meetings
- noted, Working Group meetings will be held as.necessary to s
facilitate full Committee review and action.
There may be some revisions to this plan associated with the completion of NRC staff, applicant, and/or contractor studies-and reviews as well as other schedulo problems beyond our control.
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i The Honorable Kenneth M. Carr 2
May 1, 1990 Full Committee meeting dates for this period are tentatively I
scheduled as follows:
20th Meeting May 23-25, 1990 21st Meeting June 28-29, 1990 22nd Meeting July 30-31, 1990 23rd Meeting August 29-31, 1990 The-Committee anticipates considering the topics listed below during this four-month period.
May 23-25, 1990 e
Review and comment on the NRC staff's draft Technical Position on soil erosion and protection for uranium mill tailings sites.
(High priority)
Briefing by the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory e
Analyses on the Systematic Regulatory Analysis (Program Architecture) for the high-level radioactive waste repository.
(Medium priority)
Briefing on the EPA's low-level radioactive waste e
standards.
(Medium priority)
Briefing on alternative exploratory shaft facility e
construction techniques from both engineering and geoscience perspectives.
(High priority) e Invite a representative from the EPA to continue the t
dialogue on the EPA's high-level radioactive waste.
standards.
(High priority)
June 28-29, 1990 I
e Discuss the definition of "representativeness" as it pertains to the NRC staff's review of DOE's methodology for three-dimensional characterization of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site.
(High priority) t Review and comment on the NRC staff's safety evaluation e
report on the Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant dismantlement plan.
(High priority)
Review and comment on the NRC staff's draft Technical-e Position on seismic hazards.
(High priority)
Review and comment on NRC's Low-Level Radioactive Waste e
Research Program Plan.
(High priority)
The Honorable Kenneth M. Carr 3
May 1, 1990 Briefing for information on the status of proactive work e
in the Division of High-Level Waste Management (technical positions and rules).
This will include the inpact of
, changes in the DOE program and schedule on NRC's high-level waste program.
(Medium priority)
Briefing by a representative of the Committee on the e
Biological Effects ~ of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, commission on Life Sciences, National.Research Council on the BEIR V report, " Health Effects of Exposure to Low I, "els of Ionizing Radiation."-
(Medium priority)
Briefing by EPRI/NUMARC on a methodology for predicting e
the iodine-129 source term for low-level radioactive waste sites.
(Medium priority)
July 30-31, 1, REQ o
Review and comment on NRC's High-Level Waste Research Program Plan.
This may include a
briefing by a
representative of NRC's Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee on the NRC's radioactive waste research program.
(High priority)
Briefing by Dr. L. Lehman of Lehman & Associates, Inc.,
e on her recent trips to review radioactive waste i
management activities in the U.S.S.R.
(Low priority)
Briefing on quality assurance activities associated with e
the high-level radioactive waste repository.
(Medium priority) l e
Review and comment on the NRC staff's draft Technical Position on stabilization / waste form for low-level radioactive waste.
(High priority)
Briefing on-the status of activities ascociated with the e
Licensing Support System.
(Medium priority)
Unscheduled:
(Will be considered as documents and time become available) e Review and comment on low-level radioactive waste shipment manifest system.
(High priority)
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Preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the e
EDO and the ACNW to establish procedures for and describe the roles of the parties in interactions of the ACNW with the NRC staff on topics related to nuclear waste.
(High-1 priority) i i
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o' Briefing and/or trip to a proposed low-level radioactive waste disposal site and meeting with appropriate state and/or local' officials.
(Low priority)
Briefing on the potential problems that could arise at e
a high-level radioactive waste repository'as a result of 1
migration of carbon-14.
This will include a discussion of what fundamental assumptions are made in evaluating the hazard from this radionuclide.
(High priority)
Briefing to explore the subject of human intrusion at e
a high-level radioactive waste repository.
This will be designed to explore the range of current thinking from-various groups in tne United States and other countries.
- (High priority) j Plans to review various aspects of on-site dry cask storage activities have been deleted per the April 18, 1990 memorandum from j
S. Chilk, Secretary, to C. Michelson,.ACRS, and D. Moeller, ACNW.
This list represents our best estimate of-the topics to be i
considered through August 1990.
If you or your fellow Commis-sioners have additional items to suggest or proposed changes in l
i-priorities, please let us know.
Sincerely, l
Dade W. Moeller Chairman cc:
Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss Commissioner Remick l
Samuel J.
Chilk, SECY James M. Taylor, EDO Robert M. Bernero, NMSS I
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