ML20129C397
| ML20129C397 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/04/1996 |
| From: | Weber M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Kirk W PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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| REF-WM-3 NUDOCS 9610240015 | |
| Download: ML20129C397 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Kirk:
On May 16. 1996, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff met with staff of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to discuss the regulatory options for final disposition of sludge ash currently stored in an ash lagoon operated by the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority (KVWPCA).
The enclosed letter documents the results of that meeting.
Mr. W. Pounds, Chief.
Municipal Waste Division, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, agreed at this meeting to send site-specific information on municipal landfills in the Pennsylvania area to the NRC before the next scheduled meeting of this group, as documented in the meeting report.
The purpose of this letter is to clarify our information needs to facilitate its collection and completion of our analyses.
As discussed at the meeting, we plan to prepare a more realistic appraisal of potential exposures to workers and members of the public associated with disposal of the sludge ash in a local landfill.
For this purpose, we request the following data from you for each local landfill that might be a potential site for burial of the sludge ash:
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The name and location of the landfill and its distance from the KVWPCA site (necessary to analyze the exposures due to the transportation of the waste):
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The annual volume of solid waste that would be disposed of in the landfill, how it would be arranged in the landfill, and the physical dimensions of the landfill (necessary to estimate dilution of the radwaste and its radiological impacts):
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The distance from the bottom of the landfill to the water table, if known (necessary to estimate how quickly the uranium could be released from the landfill into the local groundwater); and 4.
The annual precipitation at the landfill site (to estimate infiltration).
Your comments on our preliminary dose calculations, which we have made available to you, are also solicited.
We will address your comments and refine our estimates of exposure for the landfill option when we receive the above information.
We estimate that we can complete our analyses within two weeks of receipt of this information.
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..a W. Kirk In addition, we request a copy of Act 2. the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Act i
of 1995. and your appraisal of its potential impact on options under consideration for KVWPCA sludge ash disposal.
After we receive the information and complete our analyses, we will consult i
with you to schedule a meeting to review our dose assessments and continue our
-discussions about the final disposition of the contaminated sludge ash.
Sincerely.
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i Michael F. Weber. Chief Low-Level. Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch Division of Waste Management i
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In addition, we request a copy of Act 2. the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Act of 1995, and your appraisal of its potential impact on options under consideration for KVWPCA sludge ash disposal.
After we receive the information and complete our analyses. we will consult with you to schedule a meeting to review our dose assessments and continue our discussions about the final disposition of the contaminated sludge ash.
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Michael F. Weber. Chief Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Dear Mr. Kirk:
i On May 16, 1996, NRC and the PADEP held our second meeting to discuss regulatory options for final disposition of the sludge ash, contaminated with l
low levels of uranium, at the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority facility. Much of our discussion pertained to the information we have gathered as a result of the follow-up tasks from our first meeting.
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enclosures to this letter provide details.
We believe that our meeting was productive and look forward to meeting with you again in August 1996.
If you have any questions, please feel free to l
contact me at (610) 337-5246.
Sincerely,
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David J. C% waga V
Regional State Liaison Officer
Enclosures:
- 1) Meeting Agenda
- 2) Attendance List
- 3) Summary and Follow-up Commitments cc w/encls:
Mr. William P. Dornsife, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Mr. James P. Snyder, Director, Bureau of Waste Management, PADEP Mr. James Yusko, Regional Manager, Field Operations-Rad. Protection, PADEP, Southwest Region (for Charles Duritsa)
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ENCLOSURE 1 AGENDA for NRC and PADEP Meeting to Discuss.the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority Sewer Sludge Ash Penn State Extension Building 234 North Third Street Harrisburg, PA Thursday, May 16, 1996 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 pm 10:00 Opening and Introductions PADEP/NRC 10:10 Overview of Current Status NRC/PADEP 10:20 Begin Discussion on Results of recent NRC and DEP efforts including:
Assessment of radiation and transportation risks for disposal options.
This includes public dose from burial' options, occupation dose from current ash and from transportation of lagoon ash, and radiological and non-radiological transportation risk. (NRC)
Beneficial use options. (PADEP) 12:00 Break for Lunch i
1:00 Discussion regarding Department of Energy to evaluate potential sources of funding. (PADEP)-
Permitting / licensing considerations. (PADEP/NRC)
Liability issues. (DEP/NRC) 2:00 Re-evaluation of options / Discussion of Future Actions NRC/PADEP i
3:00 Meeting Adjourned
e ENCLOSURE 2 List 'of Attendees
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NRC - Reaion I Todd Jackson,-Health Physicist, Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch David Chawaga, State Liaison Officer, Office of the Regional Administrator NRC - Headauarters Mike Weber, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Waste Management Bob Nelson, Chief, Low Level Waste & Decommissioning Projects Branch Heather Astwood, Project Manager, LLDP Donna Moser, Health Physicist, LLDP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Harrisbura Office Gail Jackson, for Terry Fabian,-Dep.Sec for Field Operations Bill Dornsife, Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection i
Bill Kirk, Acting Chief, Environmental Radiation Division, BRP Gail Phelps,. 0ffice of Chief Counsel Bill Pounds, Chief, Municipal Waste Div., Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, LRWM Pennsylvania Deoartment of Environmental Protection - South West Reaional Office Michael Forbeck - LRWM Manny Miller - LRWM Jody Rosenberg - Office of Regional Counsel John Winston - Health Physicist l
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ENCLOSURE 3 1
4 Summary of Actions Currently Needed to Progress Toward Resolution and Responsible Organization i
Explore Act 2, the Land Recycling Act of 1995, of Pennsylvania State Law and its potential impact on options under consideration for Kiski. Valley Water Pollution Control Authority sludge ash disposal.
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to NRC via ietter. (DEP) i e
Provide letter to NRC with realistic assumptions on physical parameters l
relating to landfills. (DEP) 1 e.
Adjust assumptions in dose calculations to better reflect actual parameters for landfills.
The result desired is a more realistic assessment of actual public health and environmental risk.
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recalculate dose assessment results given new parameters. (NRC)
Meeting attendees and air quality specialists to review NRC preliminary e
dose calculations and associated material. Recommend changes as appropriate. (DEP) e Perform dose calculation for beneficial use option which uses the material as " grout" to the reduce probability of potential subsidence problems. (NRC)
Suspend efforts relating to pilot plant processing as a result of e
initial discussions which indicated that this option is not currently viable. (DEP) 4
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'ycling and your appraisal of its potential impact tion nder consideration for KVWPCA sludge ash disposal, as di ed at t meeting.
Finally, please advise us when you would like' o meet again review our dose assessments and continue our discussions-about the final d position of the contaminated sludge ash, p/
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Sincerely.
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