ML20101R526

Comment Supporting Proposed Rule 10CFR50 Re Receipt of Byproduct & SNM

ML20101R526
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/06/1992
From:	Beard P FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
FRN-57FR15034, RULE-PR-50 57FR15034-00020, 57FR15034-20, NL92-0081, NL92-81, NUDOCS 9207160062
Download: ML20101R526 (2)

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i Mr. Samuel J. Chilk Secretary of the Comission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission

! Washington, D.C. 20555 l Attention: Docketing and Services Branch l

Subject:

Request for Coments on the " Receipt of

! Byproduct and Special Nuclear Material" i

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Dear Sir:

Florida Power Corporation (FPC) hereby submits coments on the " Receipt of i Byproduct and Special Nuclear Material." These coments are submitted in j accordance with the Federal- Register request (Vol. 57, 15,034) dated Friday, l April 24, 1992, i

l Sincerely, i

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! Se for Vice President

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3' Florida Power Corporation comuments.on Proposed Rule

" Receipt of Byproduct and Special Nuclear Material" (57 Fed. Reg. 15,034 (April-24, 1992))

Florida Power Corporation has reviewed the proposed rule--and strongly endorses its content. As proposed, this rulemaking is an appropriate and timely solution to an issue of national importance. As a licensee, we encourage you to expedite the_ finalization of this rulemaking to minimize the impact on waste-generators and processors throughout the nation.

Florida Power Corporation has actively supported the Southeast Compact Commission

' for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management in it's effort to provide disposal capacity for the region's waste. Progress is being made by North Carolina to site the next regional disposal facility, but optimistic schedules indicate an operational date in early 1996. Although South Carolina has offered conditional acceptance of the region's waste after January 1,1993, significant uncertainty exists as to the continued availability of a disposal option. . i addition, many generators are located in states and compacts that may not have access to a disposal site after December 31, 1992. For' these generators, on-site storage is:

a reality until a disposal option is available.

Under these circumstances, the ability of nuclear power licensees to receive _back their own low-level radioactive waste (LLW) after off-site volume reduction or other processing is critical. This minor amendment would allow operating reactor licensees to continue their already substantial efforts to reduce LLW volumes, i

maximi'e the use of existing storage facilities, and minimize the need to develop new facilities with no adverse effect on the public health ~ and safety.

The proposed rulemaking is an effective mechanism that will provide utilities the ability to follow an established NRC policy encouraging volume reduction of LLW (Sag 46 Fed. Reg. 51,100 (Oct. 6, 1981)). It is also the most efficient and cost-effective means of resolving a practical problem confronting power reactor licensees without jeopardizing public- health or safety. This is particularly true when compared to the prospect of_ a 10 C.F.R. Part 50 license amendment request or a separate license request to receive such material under 10 C.F.R. Part 30.

Florida Power Corporation believes that the storage of LLW should only be used

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! for the- short-term management of- LLW when disposal- is interrupted. This L rulemaking only allows waste to be stored in a processed state when disposal is

! unavailable and does not encourage long-term storage.

I For the reasons we have indicated, Florida Power Corporation strongly endorses the proposed rule. We appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on this -

proposed rule and urge the NRC to promptly adopt the rule in final form.

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