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Informs That NRC Cannot Grant License to Envirocare Until Company Has Demonstrated That Application to Construct & Operate Facility Complies W/All Applicable NRC Regulations. Revised Schedule Encl
ML20044F643
Person / Time
Issue date: 05/14/1993
From: Selin I, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To: Gallo D
HOUSE OF REP.
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NUDOCS 9305280349
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 May 14, 1993 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Dean A. Gallo United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.

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Dear Congressman Gallo:

During the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development's April 22, 1993 hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's FY94 appropriations, you expressed concern regarding the licensing of Envirocare of Utah, Inc., to provide a disposal location for uranium and thorium waste located on your constituents' properties. We share your frustrations about this licensing action. However, the NRC cannot grant a license to Envirocare until such time as the company has demonstrated that its application to construct and operate a facility to receive, store, and dispose of such byproduct material complies with all applicable NRC regulations.

Such regulations are intended to ensure that the public health and safety and the environment are adequately protected.

We have been vigorously pursuing resolution of issues that have impeded progress in the Envirocare licensing review. On December 21, 1992, the Executive Director for Operations and the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards personally met with the applicant to convey NRC's concerns with the applicant's slow progress.

After the meeting, a realistic review schedule, revised to reflect Envirocare's past performance, was transmitted to Envirocare.

This schedule showed that, assuming all the stated milestones were adequately met, the NRC would issue Envirocare a license on November 1, 1993.

Two major milestones identified in the schedule have been achieved this year.

On January 25, 1993, NRC issued the Draft Safety Evaluation Report (DSER),

which documents the staff's review of the license application and its conclusions about the applicant's compliance with the appropriate regulations.

As a result of the staff's review, the DSER identified 87 open issues that the applicant must resolve before the NRC can license the facility.

Envirocare's response to the DSER open issues was received on April 5, 1993, and the staff is currently reviewing this information. However, this submittal was received 2 weeks later than the scheduled date of March 22, 1993.

As a result, a revised schedule (enclosed) was issued on April 15, 1993, projecting issuance of the license by November 15, 1993.

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The NRC also issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in February 1993. The DEIS has been filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and a Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Reaister on March 12,1993. The mandatory 45-day public comment period for the DEIS began on March 12, 1993, and ended on April 26, 1993.

The Commission appreciates your desire and support for a timely decision on tne Envirocare license application. We want to assure you that the NRC staff will continue to give this review a high priority.

Sincerely,

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Enclosure:

NRC review schedule for issuance of license to Envirocare, dtd. 4/13/33 i

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April 13. 1593 REE ISTIC ENVIROCARE DRC.FT SCHEDULE ENVIRONMENTE REPCT CEUIEW SAFET7 CEPOR7 REVIEW MILESTONE

-LEAD TARGET ACTUAL TARGET-ACTUAL-DATE DATE DATE DATE 1.

ER/LA Received AFPLICANT 30-Apr-91 30-Apr-91 30-Apr-91 30-Apr-91

2. - ER/1A Dietributed FM 02-day-91 02-May-91 02-May-91 02-Mer-91 3.

Publish Notice of Intent m

01-Jun-91 01-Jun-91 N/A 4. Acceptance Review M/NRC/PNL

.15-Jvi-91 04-Jun-91 04-Jun-91 04-Jun-91 5.

Receive Scoping Commsents PH/PNL 15-Jul-91 15-Jul-91 N/A 6.

Respond to Scoping Ccoueents

- PNL/lH 30-Sep-91 15-Oct-91 N/A 7.

Site Visit IH/NRC/I1tL 25-Sep-91 25-Sep-91 25-Sep-91 25-Sep-91 8.

Begin ER/LA revloe PNL/NRC 01-Oct-91 01-Oct-91 20-Jun-91 20-J e 91 9.

Request Additional Information PH/NRC 31-Dec-91 21-Nov-91 31-Jul-91 31-Jul-91 (Q1s) (20P)

10. Receive Additionel Information APPLICANT 30-Nor*92 *b 07-Apr-92 *c 31-Oct-91 23-I'ec-91 (EOP)(SOP)

-10e. Issue Q2s IH/NRC/PNL 08-Jun-92 *a 08-Jun-92 21-Feb-72 21-Feb-92 10b. Pre-hearing Conference ALL FARTIES N/A 10-Mar-92 10-Mer-92 loc. Receive Roeponse Q2s APPLICANT 30-Jun-92 *e 10-Jul-92 *f 30-Jun-92 *e 06-Jul-92 *f 10d. Request AdM tir al Information NRC/PNL 27-Aug-92 *g 27-Aug-92 N/A N/A 10e. Receive Additioni.J Information APPLICANT 1-Oct-92 *h 01-Oct-92 *h N/A N/A 10f. Request Additional Information NRC 1-Oct-52 01-Oct-92 N/A N/A los. Receive Additional Information APPLICANT 28-Oct-92 05-Nov-92 N/A N/A

11. Complete Draft DEIS FNL 21-Dec-92 21-Dec-92 N/A N/A
12. NRC Comuments on DEIS IH/NRC 11-Jan-93 11-Jan-92 N/A N/A
13. Complete DEIS FML 1-Feb-93 1-Feb-92 N/A N/A 14 Transmit DEIS to NRC PML 1-Feb-93 1-Feb-92 N/A N/A
15. Publish DEIS/ACNW review (EOP)

IH 1-Har-93 25-Feb-92 N/A N/A

16. Publish Notice of Prop. Action fH 1-Mar-93 26-Feb-92 N/A '

N/A 16a.F11e DEIS w/ EPA NRC 1-Mar-93 1-Mar-92 N/A N/A 16b.NOA (Availability Notice)

' EPA 12-Ner-93 12-Mar-92 N/A -

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17. Complete DSER (SOP)

PM/NRC N/A N/A 25-Jan-93 25-Jan-93

18. Traneelt DSER/ACNW/AP/ST IN N/A N/A 25-Jan-93 25-Jan-93 19; End of Cooment Feriod (EOP)

PUBLIC 26-Apr-93' N/A N/A

20. Public Conumente Resolved PNL 24 May-93 N/A N/A-

.21. Receive response to DSER open issues (SOP)

APP /ACNW N/A 22-Mar-93 5-Apr-93*k

22. Revisions Ceeplete to dFEIS FNL 21-Jun-93 N/A N/A
23. NRC Conssents on dFEIS IN/NRC 19-Jul-93 N/A N/A 24 Issue Final SER w/Open Issues PM/NRC N/A 14-Jun-93
25. Complete dFEIS (EOP)

PNL 16-Aug-93_

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26. Propero Draft License FNL/NRC N/A 14-Jun-93
27. Publish Final SERw/Open Issues IH N/A 26-Jul*93*j
28. Publish Final EIS

'PM 13-Sep-93 N/A 28e.F11e FEIS w/ EPA NRC 13-Sep-93 N/A 28b.NOA (Availability Notice)

. EPA /NRC 24-Sep-93 N/A

- 2Sc. Receive Add. Info on Opn Isa APPLICANT

.N/A 12-Jul-93 NRC M/A 9-Aug-93 28d.losue SER Supplement-.

APPLICANT N/A.

6-Sep-93 28e. Receive Add. Info on Opn Iso 28f. Issue SER Supplement NRC N/A

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-283. Receive Add. Info on Opn les APPLICANT F/A 18-Oct-93 28h. Issue SER Supplement NRC N/A' 1-Nov-93

29. Issue License IH N/A 15-Nov-93*d
30. Publish FR ROD PM 15-Nov-93 N/A

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  • b D4to changed by ENV to 3/30/S2 tri 12/28/92 corrstpondence.
  • c.NRC received ER documents on 4/3/92, PNL received 4/7/92 i'

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  • e Date, changed by Envirocare per.telecon on $/19/92
  • f.ENV submittal 7-10 days late.

- *s :' Date added - additional informat. ton needed by PWL to complete DEIS sent to ENV 8/?7/92

  • h Following dates are modified due changes by NRC and ENV - ENTIRE SCHETELE PREDICA7 T.D Ott ENVIROCARE lEETING 10/1 DATE
  • 1. Suhaittal dated 10/01/92 was a partial submittal
  • j : Publishing the FSER is not a required action and therefore has no tapact,on the schedule
  • k. ENV submittal 14 days late - safety schedule milestones below advanced two weeks.

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