ML20126F771
| ML20126F771 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/16/1980 |
| From: | Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Clusen R ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| ML19247C510 | List: |
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| REF-WM-39 801210, NUDOCS 8103190702 | |
| Download: ML20126F771 (1) | |
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the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) initiate action by property.
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owners for the installation or upgrading of fences at eight of the inactive of the ~ Uranium M171]gs sites designated for remedial actio
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We do not believe that it is the intent-of.the Congress in enacting the I.Cr UtiTRCA that NRC should require current owners to provide interim control measures which may be needed at the _ inactive sites.
Rather, we consider it the clear intent of Congress for the DOE to be taking such action. The purpose of Title I was for the federal government to take remedial action
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at inactive sites where the obligation or responsibility of current owners
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did not exist or was uncertain. DOE was clearly identified in the Act as the responsible agency.
For Title I Yitest, ~thi WRC role is one of concurrence 1., _,.,. ;
with DOE remedial actions, not one of ini.tiating remedial action.
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The MRC staff has no spec.ific information~ about conditions at the inactive b
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Title I which states that within one. year of passage of the Act DOE Led
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"shall assess the potential health hazard to the public from the residual radioactivity at designated processing sites,"--DOE should have a basis
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upon which to decide where interim access' control or' other remedial, se "E
measures such as interim stabilization are ne~eded and to take action.
The NRC staff previously has discussed with' DOE the need for DOE to evaluate Z
and take, if necessary, interim actions.
(Please see Item 3 of the enclosed minutes, ; dated l'. arch 7,1980, of an HRC/ DOE meeting on the inactive sites program.) The costs associated with taking any interim remedial action
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In oNer that HRC may appropriately perform its role of concurrence in DOE
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remedial actions, I would appreciate hearing from you concerning the action 5.=
DOE will take to provide needed' interim ranedial and control measures, based
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on specific conditions at inactive sites, to. protect public health and safety.
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