ML20126K956
| ML20126K956 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/21/1992 |
| From: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Florio J NEW JERSEY, STATE OF |
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CHAlHMAN.
The Honorable James J. Florio Governor of New Jersey State House Trenton, New Jersey 03301
Dear Governor Florio:
I am writing to inform you of Nuclear Regulatory Commission activities related to the decommissioning of sites contaminated with radioactive materials located in the State of New Jersey.
The cleanup _of these contaminated sites is a high priority for NRC. We want to ensure that the State is aware of these cleanup activities.
NRC intends that there will be coordination with the State in order that cleanup _ activities.can be managed in an efficient and timely manner.
Since the late 1980's, NRC has continued to strengthen its decommissioning program. A major item of concern is the decommissioning of contaminated sites that involve non-routine issues, such as large volumes of radiologically contaminated material, problems with the financial viability of the responsible party, groundwater contamination, and mixed radioni:tive and hazardous waste.
To focus NRC efforts in this area, NRC staff issued the Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) on March 29, 1990 (SECY-90-121).
Revision 2 of the SDMP, SECY-92-200, was' issued on May 29, 1992 (see enclosure). The SDMP lists the non-routine sites identified to date and outlines a strategy for accomplishing the cleanup of these sites in a timely manner.
Of the 46 sites listed in the SDMP, four are located in the State of.New Jersey:
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Heritage Minerals, Lakehurst, NJ 2.
Magnesium Elektron, Flemington, NJ 3.
RTI, Inc., Rockaway, NJ 4.
Shieldalloy, Newfield, _NJ A summary description of each site, including the concentration and volume of waste present and the cleanup activities conducted to date, is given in the enclosed SDMP.
The oversight of the SCMP site cleanups poses unique challenges to NRC.
One important challei.ge is to ensure that State interests are taken into account. On November 19, 1992, NRC held a workshop in Rockville, Maryland, with SDMP site licensees, owners, and other interested parties, to discuss the issues affecting the timely cleanup of SDMP sites. Jill Lipoti from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection attended this workshop.
After the workshop, the State representatives in attendance, from your State as well as others, met with representatives 9301070306 921221 PDR COMMS NRCC
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= from the NRC Office of State Programs to generally discuss ' State: interests:
in:SDMP sit ~e. cleanup _ activities'. To. help NRC better. understand-your-specific interests in regard to these sites, we would-askiyou to. inform' usi
'of the anticipated areas.of. State involvement that may affect the' selection and implementation of cleanup actions at SDMP sites. We encourage continued communication'between the: State of New Jersey and NRC so that we; may efficiently develop a mutually acceptable strategy and: schedule.for 1
fulf_illing our respective responsibilities.-
l The NRC contacts for SDMP site cleanup issues are Robert:M. Bernero,.
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards-(NMSS), at.301-H 504-3352, or John H. Austin, Branch Chief, Decommissioning anc Regulatory
-Issues Branch, NMSS, at 301-504-2560. We look forwa'rd to your response.
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Ivan Selin ij
Enclosure:
SDMP, SECY-92-200 cc:
Scott A. Weiner NRC State Liason Officer 1
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