ML20129G074

Informs That Staff Has Completed Review of DOE Proposed Format for Annual Insp Repts for Umtrca & Finds Format Acceptable

ML20129G074
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Issue date:	09/25/1996
From:	Joseph Holonich NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Virgona J ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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2 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 2066dWIO01 f  %, +# September 25, 1996 Mr. Joseph Virgona, Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy e Grand Junction Project Office l 2597 B 3/4 Road  !

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FORMAT FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION REPORTS FOR UMTRCA TITLE I SITES .j

Dear Mr. Virgona:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has completed its review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed _ format for annual inspection 1 reports for Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Title I_ -1 sites. The 1996 annual inspection report for the UMTRCA Title I Lowman, . l Idaho, project disposal site was prepared by DOE in the proposed format and j provided to the NRC staff.for its review. It is the NRC staff's understanding '

' that, if it is found to be acceptable, DOE will submit future annual site

' inspection reports in the proposed format for sites placed under the NRC general license at 10 CFR 40.27. ,

Based on its review, the NRC staff-finds, in general; the format to be acceptable. The staff does, however,'have a couple of recommendations.

First, Criterion 12 of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 40 requires that inspection results-for_.'all sites be reported within 90 days of the'last site inspection in that calendar year. However, for sites at which unusual damage or.

disruption is discovered during the inspection, a preliminary site, inspection q

report is required within 60 days. The NRC staff recommends that site inspection reports identify upfront which type'of report that it-is.

Secondly, the NRC staff recommends that the first page of each inspection report contain a summary of the inspection observations and findings and reference the " Conclusions and Recoaniendations" section of the report-(Section 3.0 in the Lowman inspection r,eport) for details.

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. i l J. Virgona i If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Mr. James Park of

my staff. He can be reached at (301) 415-6699.

i Sincerely, 4

j /s/ Daniel Gillen For J. Hol6nich

Joseph J. Holonich, Chief

Uranium Recovery Branch j Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material

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