ML20126H348

Forwards List of Info Needed to Evaluate Impact of Am-241 Contamination at Tonawanda Landfill,Per 840919 Memo Re Technical Assistance to State of Ny.List Should Be Transmitted to State of Ny

ML20126H348
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Issue date:	10/22/1984
From:	NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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% . ... . # OCT 2 2 W MEMORANDUM FOR: Paul Lohaus State Liaison Officer Region I FROM: W.'T. Crow, Section Leader Uranium Process Licensing Section Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

AMERICIUM-241 CONTAMINATION AT TONAWANDA, NEW YORK This is in response to the September 19, 1984 memorandum from J. M. Allan regarding technical assistance to the State of New York. As you know, Mr. R. G. Page met with 'the New York State people in King of Prussia on October 2,1984 and agreed to provide a list of the type of information we would need if we were evaluating the impact of the Americium-241 contamination at the Tonawanda Landfill . As we agreed in our recent telephone conversation, I am sending this information to you for transmittal to the State of New York.

Enclosure 1 is the list of information. Also enclosed are copies of the Kerr-McGee West Chicago Final Environmental Statement, the Amax Environmental Impact Statement and a radiological survey of a landfill in the St. Louis, Missouri, area.

If further information is needed, please do not hesitate to call.

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W. T. Crow, Section Leader Uranium Process Licensing Section Uranium' Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS

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.- . OCT 2 21984 ENCLOSURE I MINIMAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR POTENTIAL RADIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR LANDFILL DISPOSAL A. Information needed to characterize wastes

1. Total volume and density of waste

2. Total activity (Am-241) in waste

3. Depth of burial If contamination can be at the surface of landfill, what level of air concentrations are in the area around the site?

4. Solubility of radioactive wastes or its chemical forms B. Infonnation needed to determine the environmental impact.

1. Current and future land use and water use in the area.

2. Population and nearest residence up to 5 mile radius from site,

3. Meteorological data joint wind frequency - speed-direction-stability data representative of the site

4. Air monitoring data (if any) around the site

, 5. Ground-water monitoring data (if any) around the site C. Hydrogeological Data Needed

1. Available Infonnation - history, charactegistics, performance.

2 Topographic Maps (USGS) - area maps showing disposal location, disposal boundaries, land'bse, residences, and surface water bodies.

3. Site Map - details of site topography and facilities.

4 Water Resources Map (USGS);- if available.

5. Geologic Map - if available.

6. Precipitation Data - peaks and area monthly averages.

7. Stream Flow Data - area peaks, averages, drainage flow.

8. Soil Type and Thickness - sandy, clay, silt, gravel, etc.,

classification (if available)

9. Hydrogeologic Data - area data, e.g., depth of water, hydraulic I conductivity, and hydraulic head data.

10 Wells - locations, descriptions, pumping rates, depth, water levels, type of construction.

11. Disposal Details - depth, mixing, construction details.

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