ML20132E813
| ML20132E813 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/11/1985 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Bevill T, Hatfield M, Markey E, Mcclure J, Simpson A, Udall M HOUSE OF REP., APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE, HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS, SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES, SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8508020111 | |
| Download: ML20132E813 (6) | |
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July 11, 1985 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to infom vou of actions NRC has taken following a review of state effcc, to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
In recognition of the Commission's regulatory responsibility for the public health, safety, and the environment, the NRC has sent a letter to all licensees and the Agreement States to notify them of a potential shortage of disposal capacity. Because NRC has limited ability to mitigate the impacts of restrictions on access to disposal sites we are urging licensees to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of actions NRC has taken following a review of state efforts to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
In recognition of the Commission's regulatory responsibility for the public health, safety, and the environment, the NRC has sent a letter to all licensees and the Agreement States to notify them of a potential shortage of disposal capacity.
Because NRC has limited ability to mitigate the impacts of restrictions on access to disposal sites we are urging licensees to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of actions NRC has taken following a review of state efforts to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
In recognition of the Commission's regulatory responsibility for the public health, safety, and the environment, the NRC has sent a letter to all licensees and the Ayeement States to notify them of a potential shortage of disposa' capacity. Because NRC has limited ability to mitigate the impacts of restrictions on access to disposal sites we are urging licensees to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
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The purpose of this letter is to inform you of actions NRC has taken following a review of state efforts to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
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OFFICE OF THE July 11, 1985 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Tom Bevill, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of actions NRC has taken following a review of state efforts to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
In recognition of the Commission's regulatory responsibility for the public health, safety, and the environment, the NRC has sent a letter to all licensees and the Agreement States to notify them of a potential shortage of disposal capacity.
Because NRC has limited ability to mitigate the impacts of restrictions on access to disposal sites we are urging licensees to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
A copy of the letter to licensees is enclosed for your information.
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OFFICE OF THE July 11, 1985 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield, Chairman Subcoranittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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taken following a review of state efforts to provide for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, P.L.96-573.
In recognition of the Commission's regulatory responsibility for the public health, safety, and the environment, the NRC has sent a letter to all licensees and the Agreement States to notify them of a potential shortage of disposal capacity.
Because NRC has limited ability to mitigate the impacts of restrictions on access to disposal sites we are urging licensees to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
A copy of the letter to licensees is enclosed for your information.
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CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR MANAGEMNT OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE IN EVENT ACCESS TO C0peqERCIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES IS RESTRICTED Gentlemen:
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 7980 P.L.96-573 assigned states the responsibility to provide for disposal of luor-level radioactive waste and envisioned that all states would be capable of handling commercial low-level waste generated within their borders, individually or through interstate compacts, by 1986.
Compacts approved by Congress are authorized to exclude out-of-region waste after that date.
Based on the current status of state efforts and.the substanti~al* time required'to establish new disposal facilities, no new disposal sites'will be available by 1986 or for some period thereafter.
There is some risk that access to the three existing sites may be restricted, as it was in 1979.
Such restrictions, if'they occur, may require changes in your waste-management practices.
To minimize the potential disruption to ifcensed activities or the services they provide for, we urge you to undertake appropriate contingency planning.
For additional information, reactor licensees should contact Frank Miraglia, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Mailstop 528, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
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Telephone: (301) 492-7980.
Materials and fuel cycle licensees should contact Richard Cunningham, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Mailstop 396-55, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
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Telephone: (302) 427-4485.
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