ML20056E557
| ML20056E557 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/09/1992 |
| From: | Moeller D NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE (ACNW) |
| To: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NACNUCLE-S-0048, NACNUCLE-S-48, NUDOCS 9308240261 | |
| Download: ML20056E557 (5) | |
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The Honorable-Ivan Selin Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l
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Dear Chairman Selin:
FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING'OF THE ADVISORY
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
REPORT COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE,~ NOVEMBER 19-20, 19 P r
During the 48th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste,.
November 19-20,
- 1992, held at 7920 Norfolk Avenue,
- Bethesda, Maryland, we discussed several matters and completed the reports and memorandum noted below.
REPORTS l
Staff Technical Position on Consideration of Fault Displace-e ment Hazards'in Geoloaic Repository Desian.(Report to James l
M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated November 24, 1992)
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Sianificant Issues in the Hich-Level Waste Repository Procram j
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(Report to you, dated December 1, 1992)
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ACNW Meetina Dates' for Calendar 7 ear 1993 (Memorandum.to Listed Addressees from Raymond F.
Fraley, dated November 27, 1992)
HIGHLIGHTS OF KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE-Meetina with the Director General of the British Nuclear Forum e
The Committee met with the Director General-of the British Nuclear Forum, Dr.. John Gittus, and Ms. Jane Mullins, Public l
Relations Executive, to discuss items of mutual interest.
l Ms. Mullins briefed the Committee on the British Nuclear Forum's public information program used' to' bring'about greater public understanding of nuclear power and waste management.~ ~~
l Following this exchange, Dr.'Moeller and'other members of the-DESICWATED ORIGINAL N
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December 15, 1992 Committee briefed Dr. Gittus and Ms. Mullins on the key high-and low-level waste issues that have been addressed by the Committee over the past four years.
This briefing was for information only.
No action was taken by the Committee.
Sitino of a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility The Committee was briefed by Dr.
David Brown, State of Connecticut Department of Health Services, on the role and perspectives of a State Department of Health regarding the siting of a
low-level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal facility.
Mr. Joe Amarello, State of Connecticut Hazardous Waste Management Service, and Dr. Ivan White, an independent consultant, provided additional information during the discussion period.
This briefing was for information only.
No action was taken by the Committee.
Draft Staff Technical Position on Fault Displacement Hazards The Committee was briefed by the NRC staff on a draft Staff Technical Position on Consideration of Fault Displacement Hazards in Geologic Repository Design.
The Committee had no objection to the staff's proposal to issue this technical position for public comment.
A report was sent to Mr. James Taylor, EDO, on November 24, 1992.
The Committee will review the final draft of this technical position after public comments are reviewed by the NRC staff.
e Chairman's Report on the Impact of Lona-Rance Climate Chance in the Area of the Southern Basin and Ranae Workina Group Meetina The Committee heard a report from Dr. Hinze, Chairman of the Working Group on the Impact of Long-Range Climate Change in the Area of the Southern Basin and Range, regarding the 1
meeting held November 18, 1992.
Dr. Hinze recommended that the Committee consider scheduling a session or working group meeting on unsaturated zone hydrology and the relationship between precipitation, infiltration, and flux through the vadose zone. The Committee agreed to consider a working group meeting in April or May 1993.
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December 15, 1992 e
Enhanced Particinatory Rulemakina Process on Radiological Criteria for Decommissionina. SECY-92-244 The Committee was briefed by the NRC staff on the final plan for the proposed enhanced participatory rulemaking process on radiological criteria for decommissioning NRC-licensed facilities.
The members expressed interest in attending one or more of the six regional workshops or the National workshop in Washington D.C.
as observers.
l Subsequent to the meeting, the Committee was made aware of a draft position statement on
" standards for permissible residual radioactive contamination" that has been prepared by the Scientific and Public Issues Committee of the Health Physics Society. The Committee plans to review this statement during its deliberations on this issue.
No other action was taken by the Committee.
e Meetina with the Director, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeauards (NMSS)
The Committee was briefed by Mr. Robert M. Bernero, Director, NMSS, on the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and its potential implications to the NRC.
Items of note. included, NRC's obligation to develop standards and certify compliance of existing gaseous diffusion plants on an annual basis, and the mandated National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) study to develop and recommend public health and safety standards for protecting the public from releases of radioactive materials in the repository at the Yucca Mountain site.
A represen-tative of Nye County, Nevada, expressed his views on the mandated NAS study.
I This briefing was for information only.
No action was taken by the Committee.
e Results of the National Profile of Radioactive Mixed Wastes, l
The Committee was briefed by the NRC and EPA staff on the l
recently completed national profile of mixed wastes.
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1991-1992 survey was conducted by the Oak Ridge National l
Laboratory, and covered more than 1300 mixed waste generators.
This briefing was for information only.
No action was taken by the Committee.
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Systems Analysis Approach The Committee completed its deliberations on a
systems analysis approach to reviewing the overall high-level waste program.
The approved report was sent to you on December 1, 1992.
o Election of ACNW Officers The Committee reelected Dr. Dade W. Moeller and Dr. Martin J.
Steindler to the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, for calendar year 1993.
e ACNW Future Activities The Committee selected the ACNW meeting dates for calendar i
year 1993. The Committee agreed to hold two of these meetings away from Bethesda, Maryland.
These meetings will be planned to provide members and staff an opportunity to tour radioac-l tive waste management sites and to hold discussions, open to j
the public for domestic visits, on issues pertinent to local waste management activities.
Candidate locations are the l
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Savannah River l
Laboratory, Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant (Decommis-sioning),
and the Whiteshell Laboratories (Atomic Energy Limited of Canada) including the Canadian Underground Research Laboratory. Further discussions on the merits of visiting two of these sites during 1993 will continue during the December Committee meeting.
The Committee agreed to schedule a working group meeting on February 5,
1993, to review three draft regulatory guides being developed in support of the revisions to 10 CFR Part 20.
Subsequent to this meeting, it was decided to reschedule the meeting with the Commission until February or March,1993, to give the Committee an opportunity to join with the NRC staff in addressing the implications of portions of the requirements in the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Appendix A summarizes the proposed items endorsed by the Committee for the 49th ACNW Meeting, December 17-18, 1992, and future Working Group meetings.
1 Sincerely, Ode 96A2r Dade W. Moeller Chairman
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APPENDIX A.
FUTURE SCHEDULE l
49th ACNW Committee Meeting DecemPer 17-18, 1992 (Tentative l
Schedule) l Site Characterization Analysis:
Obiection 1
(Open)
The Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on the staff's recent decision relative to DOE's requested resolution of Site Character-ization Analysis Objection #1 (ESF Title I design control process).
Geoloaical Cross-Section Balancina Activities (Open)
The Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on the results of geological cross-section balancing activities.
Workino Group Chairman's Report on the Performance Assessment Workina Group meetina (Open)
The Committee will be briefed by the Working Group Chairman on a recent meeting on Performance Assessment in HLW.
DOE-Sponsored Technical Exchance on the Use of Expert Judament (Open)
The Committee will hear a report by an ACNW Fellow on the activities of the DOE-sponsored technical exchange on the use of expert judgment in licensing a high-level radioactive waste repository.
I Committee Activities (Open/ Closed)
The Committee will discuss anticipated and proposed Committee activities, future meeting agenda, and organizational matters, as appropriate.
Also, the members will discuss matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
i Working Group Meetings Performance Assessment in Hich-Level Radioactive Waste, December 16, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Giorgio Gnugnoli) 1 The Working Group will be briefed by DOE representatives on the status of the DOE's Total System Performance Assessment.
- Also, this Working Group will discuss the progress of Phase 2 and i
planning for future phases of the HLW Iterative Performance Assessment effort by NRC.
Requ]atory Guides for Implementina Revisions to 10 CFR Part 20, February 5,
1993, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD,
(Giorgio Gnugnoli)
A Joint Meeting of the ACNW Working Group /ACRS Subcommittee for Occupational and Environmental Protection Systems will review, discuss and make recommendations on three draft regulatory guides.
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December 15, 1992 Syneraistic Data Needs for Resolvina Volcanic and Tectonic Concerns at Yucca Mountain, (Date to be determined), 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Howard Larson/Lynn Deering)
The Working Group will attempt to determine what data are necessary to ree:olve and/or move toward closure in the subject areas.
An area of focus will be i
how data should be integrated, including those related to heat l
flow, strain, geophysics, and seismic monitoring.
Another area of concentration will be to determine how and by whom those data will be analyzed.
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