ML20056E568
| ML20056E568 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/19/1992 |
| From: | Moeller D NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE (ACNW) |
| To: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NACNUCLE-S-0045, NACNUCLE-S-45, NUDOCS 9308240277 | |
| Download: ML20056E568 (4) | |
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August 19, 1992 The Honorable Ivan Selin Chairman U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Chairman Selin:
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
REPORT - FORTY FIFTH MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMIT'IEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE, JULY 29-30, 1992 During the 45th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, July 29-3 0, 1992, held in Bethesda, Maryland, we discussed several matters and completed the activities noted below including the memoranda listed.
MEMORANDA e
Staff Technical Position on Geolocic Penository Operations Area Undercround Facility Desian - Thermal Loads (Memorandum to James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 4, 1992)
Progress in Site Characterization Activities (Memorandum to e
Robert M. Bernero, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, dated August 4, 1992)
HIGHLIGHTS OF KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE Review of NRC Staff Technical Position on Geolocic Operations e
brea Undercround Facility Desian - Thermal Loads (open)
The Committee was briefed by the NRC staff on the NRC staff technical position on geologic operations area underground facility desigii (thermal loads).
A memorandum was issued.
Radienuclides in Recycled Scrao e
The Committee was briefed by a representative from the Ir.stitute of Scrap Recycling Industrics on industry's experi-ences with contaminated scrap and lessons learned.
This briefing was for information only.
No action was taken by the Committee.
Meetina with the NRC Federal Liaison Manacer Ms. Maria Lopez-Otin, Office of State Programs, briefed the Committee on the role of the Federal Liaison Manager, particu-
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August 19, 1992 larly her interaction with the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET).
Suorene Court's Decision The Committee was briefed on the recent Supreme Court's decision on the New York State challenge to the constitu-tionality of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments l
Act of 1985.
This briefing was for information only.
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action was taken by the Committee.
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Comorehensive Systems Analysis of the Hich-Level Radioactive Waste Manacement and Disposal Procram l
The Committee continued its discussion on the supplemental re-quest from you, made during the Commission meeting on April 24, 1992, for an identification of the elements the Committee believes should be in a full systems analysis.
o DOE's Site Cha'racterization Plan The Committee completed a report discussing the status of the i
progress made on the DOE's Site Characterization Plan for the propcsed high-level radioactive waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
e ACNW Future Activities The Committee discussed a proposed agenda for the 47th e
ACNW meeting, tentatively scheduled to be held on 0::tober 21, 1992, at the St..Tropez Hotel, Las' Vegas, Nevada, The Committee agreed to change the dates for tha 48th e
ACNW meeting from November 19-20, 1992, to Novelaber 16-17, 1992.
MF.' Raymon'd' Fraley advised the members that the meeting e
with the Commission has been tentatively scheduled to be held during the 49th ACNW meeting, December 17-18, 1992.
Appendix A summarizes the proposed items endorsed by the Committee for the 46th ACNW Meeting, September 23-25, 1992, and future Working Group meetings.
Sincerely, 1
Dade W.
Moeller Chairman i
The Honorable Ivan Selin 3
August 19, 1992 APPENDIX A.
FUTURE SCHEDULE 46th ACNW Committee Meeting September 23-25, 1992 (Tentative Schedule)
Sitina of a LLW Discosal vacility (Open)
- The Committee will be briefed by a representative of the Connecticut Department of Health Services on a State health department's role and perspectives on siting a LLW disposal facility.
Carbon-14 Release Limits (Open)
The Committee will discuss with EPA representatives the results of the Science Advisory Board's recent consideration of carbon-14 release limits from a HLW geologic repository.
l Comorehensive Systems Analysis of the Hich-Level Radioactive Waste l
Manacement and Disoosal Program (Open)
- The Committee will con-1 tinue its discussion on the supplemental request from Chairman Selin, made during the Commission meeting on April 24, 1992, for an identification of the elements the Committee believes should be in i
a full systems analysis.
Site Decommissionina Manacement Plan
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(Open)
The Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on the Site Decommis-sioning Management Plan.
Generic objectives and examples will be considered.
Enhanced Participatory Rulemakina (Open)
The Committee will be briefed on plans for an enhanced participatory rulemaking process i
on the residual contamination limits for decommissioning.
Regulatory Guide on ALARA Criteria for Material Licensees (Open)
The Committee will review a proposed regulatory guide on 10 CFR Part 20, ALARA Criteria for Material Licensees.
ACNW Four-Month Plan (Open)
The Committee will prepare its next four-month plan to the Commission for the period September-December 1992.
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.
Working Group Meetings l
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Potential for the Presence of Natural Resources at a HLW Repository l
Site, October 20, 1992, St. Tropez Hotel, 455 E. Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV (Howard Larson/Lynn Deering)
The Working Group will discuss methodologies for the assessment of the potential for the presence of significant natural resources at the proposed high-level waste repository site at Yucca Mountain.
The relationship between future exploration for such resources and the potential for human intrusion will be emphasized.
The Imoact of Lona-Rance Climate Chance in the Area of the Southern l
Basin and Rance, November 18, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Giorgio Gnugnoli)
The Working Croup will discuss the historical evidence and the potential for climate changes in the Southern Basin and Range and their associated impacts on the anticipated performance for the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Phase 2 of the HLW Iterative Performance Assessment (IPA), Dec-ember 16,
- 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue,
- Bethesda, MD (Giorgio i
Gnugnoli)
The Working Group will be briefed by DOE representa-l tives regarding the status of the DOE's Total System Performance l
Assessment.
The Working Group will also review the progress of Phase 2 of the HLW Iterative Performance Assessment effort by NRC.
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 resolve and/or move toward closure in the subject areas.
Also to be determined, is how and by whom that data will be analyzed.
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