ML20058N712

Comments on New Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Documentation Based on Lowman Draft Rap,Per Doe/Nrc 900522 Mgt Meeting. Refs to More Detailed Info in Supporting Documents Should Be More Explicit.Review of Gunnison Draft RAP Underway

ML20058N712
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Issue date:	08/13/1990
From:	Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Matthews M ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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Dear Mr. Matthews:

i One of the action items resulting from the DOE /NRC management meeting of l

May 22, 1990, required the NRC staff, to provide feedback to DOE on.the new Remedial Action Plan (RAP) documentation, based on the review of the Lownan..

. e have completed the review of the Lowman draf t, RAP and are i

draft ~ RAP.

W presently reviewing the Gunnison draft RAP. The primary document provided for these sites is the Remedial Action Selection Report, a sumary of the proposed remedial. action that references more detailed information in other, attached reports.

The Lowman and Gunnison Remedial Action Selection Reports present the' characterization and. design information in a manner consistent with the NRC

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staff's standard format and content guidance. This has made it easier for the-

,NRC technical reviewers to assess each aspect of the remedial action ~with respect to the EPA standards. Continued organization.of draft RAP.

documentation in this manner for the remaining sites (Naturita and Maybell) will likewise serve to facilitate those reviews.

However, there is one aspect of the RAS conent that needs improvement.

References to more detailed information in supporting: documents should be more explicit, and care should be taker, to ensure that they are complete and accurate. For example, the Gunnison RAS Section 3.2.1 on geotechnical-investigations at the disposal site states simply that logs _are presented in, Information for Bidders. 'A more explicit and accurate' reference-would be as follows:-

" Logs of test pits, monitor wells and.piezometers performed by the-TAC are presented in Information for Bidders, Volume II. Disposal

. Site Information. An additional 14, logs of test pits performed by '

Lambert and Associates -are presented in Appendix B to. Slope Stability 0

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report shows the locations of all disposal site test pits, monitor wells, and piezometers."

i Should you have any questions regarding this transmittal, please contact me or

'I Dan Gillen of iny staff (FTS 492-0S17)..

Sincerely,.

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Mr. Mark Matthews, Project Manager Uranium Nill Tailings Project Office Albuquerque Operations.0ffice U.S.\\ Department of. Energy 1

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Dear Mr'.\\Matthews:

One of the\\ action items resulting from the DOE /NRC management meeting.of I

May 22, 1990,, required the NRC staff to ' provide feedback to DOE on the new l

l Remedial Action Plan '(RAP) documentation, based on.-the review of the Lowman draft RAP. W have completed the review of tha Lownan draf t RAP. and are presently revi wing'the Gunnison draft RAP.

The primary document provided for these sites is he Remedial Action Selection' Report, a summary of the proposed

-l remedial action hat references more detailed information in other attached.

reports.

The Lowman'and Gunn son Remedial Action Selection Reports present the.

characterization and esign information in a manner consistent with the NRC staff's standard for t~and content guidance. This has made it easier for the NRC technical re' viewer to assess each aspect of the remedial action with-respect to the EPA stan rds.

Continued organization of: draft' RAP

' documentation in this ma er for the remaining sites (Naturita and Maybe11) will likewise serve to fac litate those reviews.

Should you have any question regarding this transmittal, please contact me or Dan Gillen of nty staff (FTS 4 0517).

Sincerely, P(ul H. Lohaus, Chief Op% rations' Branch Dit sion of Low. Level Waste Management an Decommissioning, NMSS cc: Sally Mann, DOE Hg..

Mike Abrams, DOE Alb.

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