ML20126M151
| ML20126M151 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/04/1981 |
| From: | Snyder B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bradford P, Gilinsky V, Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8106110484 | |
| Download: ML20126M151 (1) | |
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fl0TE TO::' Chairman Hendrie Tip Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner-Bradford Commissioner Ahearne-William J. Di_rcks Harold R. Denton John-Davis
SUBJECT:
DOE COMMITMEllT TO TAKE TMI-2 HIGH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY WASTES FOR THEIR R&D PROGRAMS In a recent meeting I had with Herb Feinroth, I suggested that DOE give.us a comitment to take offsite and retain-all of the high specific activity wastes from operations.of the Submerged Demineralizer System (SDS), consistent with DOE's testimony to their Congressional authorization committee earlier this year.
Attached is a copy of the DOE letter which I just received.
DOE indicates they will ' utilize all of the high activity zeolites in their research, development and testing (RDT) programs.
Of. course, Congresisonal approval of their RDT programs is still required.
We will ensure that the other wastes to be generated in cleaning up the' THI-2 reactor sump water and reactor coolant system water using the SDS will be suitable.for disposal in a commercial low level land burial facility.
' Since we now have basically resolved all the' solid waste disposition issues
- for SDS, I believe the public concerns regarding operation of SDS at TMI-2 should be minimized..
Staff review of the licensee's proposal for SDS is nearly completed and the activities and impacts are within the scope of these already assessed in the
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.a week before staff action is taken.
9 Bernard J. Snyder, Program Director TMI Program Office Office of fluclear Reactor Regulation
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