ML20129J935
| ML20129J935 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 05/08/2020 |
| From: | Spalding A Westinghouse |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| LTR-RAC-20-45 | |
| Download: ML20129J935 (2) | |
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WESTINGHOUSE NON-PROPRIETARY CLASS 3
© 2020 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC All Rights Reserved Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Direct tel: 860-731-6734 e-mail: spaldiaj@westinghouse.com Your ref:
Our ref: LTR-RAC-20-45 May 8, 2020
SUBJECT:
Request for Alternate Disposal Approval and Exemptions for Specific Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Waste (License No. SNM-1107, Docket No. 70-1151)
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse) requests NRC approval of alternate disposal of specified low-activity radioactive materials from the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF), License No. SNM-1107, for certain waste containing byproduct material and special nuclear material (SNM). The authority of 10 CFR 20.2002, and the exemptions requested herein from the requirements in 10 CFR 30.3 and 10 CFR 70.3 for byproduct material and SNM would allow Westinghouse to transfer the specific waste for disposal at the US Ecology Idaho, Inc. (USEI) RCRA Subtitle C disposal facility near Grand View, Idaho. Idaho is not an Agreement State; however, Idaho regulations and the USEI facility permit provide for acceptance of this material based upon the exemptions requested.
provides an evaluation in support of this request and was developed in coordination with USEI. This document summarizes the candidate waste material, the proposed manner and conditions of disposal, the nature of the environment, and estimates the doses to members of the public during transportation operations and to USEI workers during railcar and truck receipt, unloading, transport and disposal.
The evaluation estimates the proposed alternate disposal would contribute less than 0.72 mrem to any individual, meeting the standard in NUREG 1757 generally limiting alternate disposal exposures to not more than a few mrem per year to any member of the public. The enclosed evaluation also projects that the candidate waste will be several orders of magnitude below both concentrations that would present a criticality concern and U.S. Department of Transportation criteria for fissile material.
In order to support closure of the CFFF East Lagoon, Westinghouse is requesting approval of this request no later than December 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (860) 731-6734.
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Columbia Fuel Site 5801 Bluff Road Hopkins, South Carolina 29061-9121 USA
WESTINGHOUSE NON-PROPRIETARY CLASS 3 0-/t--_
Amanda Spalding Licensing Manager, Acting Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Docket 70-1151 License SNM-1107 Page 2 of2 Ourref: LTR-RAC-20-45 May 8, 2020 :
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Evaluation in Support of 10 CFR 20.2002 Request for Alternate Disposal (21 pages) :
Copy of Letter from L. Camper to J. Weismann approving use ofUSEI SSDA for 10 CFR 20.2002 Alternate Disposal Authorization Requests, August 24, 2015 (ML15125A364) (3 pages) :
USEI Part B Permit EPA ID. No.: IDD073114654 Revision Date: July 28, 2016 Part C.3.2 Waste Acceptance Criteria (7 pages) :
USEI SSDA Data Input Screens with CFFF Project-Specific Information (5 pages) :
East Lagoon Analytical Reports (250 pages) :
CaF2 Pile Radiological Data Set (6 pages) :
UF6 Cylinders Radiological Data Set (4 pages) cc:
Mr. Thomas Vukovinsky Ms. Marilyn Diaz