ML20045D033
| ML20045D033 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/16/1993 |
| From: | Weber M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Semick D GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE |
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| REF-WM-3 NUDOCS 9306250255 | |
| Download: ML20045D033 (2) | |
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June 16, 1993 Mr. Daniel Semick U.S. General Accounting Office 111 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 201 Washington, DC 20001
Dear Mr. Semick:
As you requested, please find enclosed a typed version of the handout that was provided to participants at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's workshop on the Enhanced Participatory Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning in Dallas, Texas.
I have also enclosed a current copy of NRC's Informatfon Digest (NUREG-1350, v. 5).
Pages 48 and 49 of the Digest list the current expiration dates for power reactor operating licenses.
l Please contact me at (301) 504-1298 if you have any additional questions or l
comments about this information.
Sincerely, l
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l Michael F. Weber, Section Leader Regulatory Issues Section Decommissioning and Regulatory Issues Branch Division of. Low--Level Waste Management l
and Decommissioning l
Office of Nuclear Material Safety l
and Safeguards
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Answers to Decommissioning Questions
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What is the estimated volume of waste from decommissioning a j
typical nuclear power plant?
r Answer: About 20,000 m of solid radioactive waste is expected to I
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commercial nuclear power plant. This estimate may vary by 100% or more. It also assumes that the spent fuel is transferred to the Department of Energy in advance of dismantlement.
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What is the composition of decommissioning wastes at nuclear I
power plants?
l Answer: The radioactive wastes will be composed _of e Contaminated concrete o Contaminated steel (e.g., reinforcing steel, piping, ventilation systems, tanks, reactor pressure vessel, heat exchangers) e Contaminated equipment e Decontamination solutions
- Protective clothing and contamination control materials l
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What are the disposal options for decommissioning wastes?
Answer:
- Offsite disposal at a licensed disposal facility o Onsite disposal with institutional controls (would require an exemption from NRC's current decommissioning regulations)
[* Onsite/Offsite storage]
' From the Dallas Workshop of NRC's Enhanced Participatory Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning, March 24, 1993
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