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Discusses Establishment of Low Level Radwaste Disposal Facility Near Edgemont,Sd.Nrc Regulation Re Facility Licensing Encl.W/O Encl
ML20133C348
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Issue date: 01/19/1985
From: Higginbotham L
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Henderson H
FALL RIVER CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR DUMP
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't Howard Henderson, Chairman Fall River Citizens Against the Nuclear Dump Route 1, Box 2 Provo South Dakota 57774

Dear Mr. Henderson:

Your letter to Mr. Wayne Kerr, Director, NRC's Office of State Programs, expresses concerns regarding Chem-Nuclear's efforts to establish a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility near Edgemont, South Dakota.

  • It appears that the citizens of South Dakota, by voting approval of the referendum, wish to have the final say as to whether or where a low-level radioactive waste disposal site may be established. Once that part of the process is decided, the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) woula apply the criteria in its regulations in evaluating any application for a waste disposal site and facility.

Before any such facility can be established, the persons proposing to build and operate the facility must perform and document activities designed to demonstrate that the site is suitable for waste disposal. The site and facility so proposed must comply with technical and performance requirements contained in regulations of either the Nuclear Regulatory Comission or a regulating NRC Agreement State. A license is issued by the cognizant regulatory authority to build and operate the facility only on satisfactory findings resulting from a rigorous and complete evaluation of information supplied by the persons proposing the facility. The licensing process will O likely provide opportunity for public hearing of all legal, technical and environmental issues in contention.

I am enclosing a copy of the NRC regulation which applies to the licensing of a waste disposal facility such as that which may eventually be propos'ed for South Dakota. Note that one of the requirements in the regulation is that comercial I waste disposal facilities must be sited on land owned by either the Federal or a State government.

NRC's regulatory responsibility requires it to ensure in its regulatory process that operation of any nuclear facility is conducted in a manner which provides protection of the public health and safety and the environment. Therefore, before any disposal facility is built and operated, questions regarding health t -

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and safety and environmental implications must be addressed in a manner which satisfies NRC (or State) regulations.

If you have further questions, you may call me (301/427 4434) or Mr. Kenneth C.

Jackson (301/427-4500).

Sincerely, Original signed by Leo B,111giubotham Leo B. Higginbotham, Chief Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery '

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t-0 NOTE TO FILE ENCLOSURE " FINAL RULEMAKING ON LAND DISPOSAL OF LOW. LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE"

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G. Vayne Kerr, Director Office of State Programs U.S. Nuclear Begulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Kerr:

As Chairman of the Fall Biver Citizens Against The Nuclear Dump, an O organization which represents well over 500 Fhll River County residents, I am writing to express our concern about Chem-I!uclear's proposed weste site.

We supported Initiative ho.1, which was passed by an everwhelming majority of South Dakota voters, with 61 of 66 counties voting in favor of the measure. Passage of this initiative gives the voters statewide the power to decide if South Dakota joins with other states to dispose of low-level nuclear weste and if the state is the site ~

of a nuclear waste dump.

The only strong support for Chem-liuclear is found in 3dgemont, which is located seven miles upwind of Igloo (therefore out of the danger zone for airborne radiation) . Edgemont uses w: ter from the deep Madison aquifer, while much of the rest of the county depends upon shallow wells, out the run-off from the proposed site drains into the Cheyenne Biver, Leke Oahe, Missouri River, and the Mississippi O' River.

Approximately 70 people live within about two miles of the proposed site, and a large percentage of the rural population lives downwind of the site. These people voted overwhelmingly against the project.

These facts demonstrate that there is significant opposition to es tablishing this type of a disposal site in this county.

' e do not thir.k the proposed site is geologically suitable for a wasto dump. 'ie

. feel sny kind of below-ground disposal is dangerous because the contaminants eventually seep into the ground water.

Also, we believe there are other options to be considered.

Any help you may be able to give us will be deeply appreciated.

Sincerely,

=.A Howard Eenderson, Chairmen Fall Biver Citizens Against Ibe liuclear Dump 78 46_1 ZN64 (p.

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Dear Ms. Miemczky:

Enclosed are the reports I promised you showing waste generated in each State -

for the years 1979 thru 1983.

Also enclosed are three pages from the DOE Report entitled, " Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Inventories, Projections, and Characteristics" which show additional information that may be useful to you.

As I mentioned, for any questions regarding this material or the proposed Low. Level Waste Disposal Facility in South Dakota, please contact me at 427-4787.

Sincerely, Derek A. Widmayer, Project Manager Low. Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management

Enclosures:

1) Generation Reports
2) Referenced Pages Distribution of enclosures not required. Copies available from DCC room.

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Table 4.8. Distribution of volume of LLW shipged to com:nercial disposal sites by state in 1982 Volume of total Volume of total State LLW (a3) State LLW (33)

Alabama 2,753 Hontana 2 Alaska 0.21 Nebraska 827 Arizona 3.2 Nevada 132 Arkansas $39 New Hampshire 43 California 5,407 New Jersey 3,583 Colorado 64 New Mexico 59 Connecticut 1,832 New York 6,677 Delawa re 38 North Carolina 4,426 District of Columbia 113 North Dakota 0 Florida 2,214 Ohio 801 Georgia 1,985 Oklahoma 103 Hawaii 61 Oregon 998 Idaho 0 Fennsylvania 6,038 Illinois 5,068 Rhode Island 150 Indiana 34 South Carolina 7,143 Iowa 522 Scuch Dakota 0.34 Kansas 14 Tennessee 2,973 Kentucky 73 Te xas 1,856 Louisiana 30 Utah 166 Maine 230 Vermont 395 Maryland 1,144 Virginia 3,945 Massachusetts 8,099 Washington 849 Michigan 1,787 West Virginia 11

" Data provided by EC4G, Idaho (ref.12) as of June 8,1983 and will be published by the Low-Level Waste Management Program.

Source : " Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Inventories, Projections, and Characteristics.", Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Report No.

DOE /NE-0017/2, September,1983.

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Table 4.12. Representative volane distribution of LLW shipped to commercial disposal sites by waste type a Average annual volume shipped to burial Category (I)b g,3fgg(,).7,,,je Reactors:d 54.28 1,488.0 P.'R : 26.38 1,166.2 Wet 12.15 536.8 Dry 12.64 559.0 Other 1.23 54.7 1rradiated components 0.36 15.7 BWR (deep-bed): 16.27 3,114.0

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Wet 5.75 1,100.1 Dry 9.69 1,855.4 other 0.01 2.5 Irradiated co:ponents 0.82 156.0 4

BWR (filter /de:ineralizer): 11.63 1,347.7 Wet 7.54 873.4 Dry 3.08 357.0 Other 0.64 74.3 Irradiated components 0.37 43.0

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8 43.72 Industrial / Institutional:

Industrial: 10.63 Fuel cycle f 3.85 105.6 UF6 production 0.74 20.4 U enrichment 0.8 (4.55)8

% Fuel fabrication 3.11h 85.2 Non-fuel-cycle i 6.78 Institutional:1 33.09 Medical $ 2.32 NA Dry solics 2.04 Scintillation vials 0.09 Absorbed liquids 0.05 Biological 0.14 Sieresearch3 26.14 NA

. 3ry solids 8.63 Scintillation vials 12.55 Absorbed liquids 2.35 Biological 2.61 Nonbioresearch3 4.63 NA Dry solids 3.56 Scintillation vials (0.05 Absorbed liquids 0.97 Biological <0.05

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I Average annual radioactivity shipped to burial Dominant radionuclideo Category (I of total)s (C1/m3) (see Appendia A)

Raaetoreib 23.75 3.26 LWR avs PVR: 6.90 1.95 seco seco, 5=nn,1311,13=ce

  • 7et 3.01 33fCs Dry 0.16 Other 0 17 Irradiated componente 3.56 SWR (deep-bed): 13.20 6.05 seco 60co, 56Mn, 1311, 13
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Dry 0.06 Other <<0.01 Irradiated componente 0.70 Industrial /Institutionalt 72.90 Indu strial: 72.53 Fuel eyete _Matural, eariched, or depleted UT6 production c uranium U enrichment c Fuel fabrication c Non-fuel-eyeled 72.53 79.6- Varied and difficult to categorize institutions 1: 8 0.37 0.02 0.064 9 9fe,1311, 57Ca,133 Ea,1251, Medical 20171, 75 se, 32F. 5 2Cr Dry solids 0.01g Scintillation vials (0.001 Absorbed liquide <<0.001 Biological 0.001 storesearch 0.22 0.063 38, 1251, 32p, 1*C, SICr 353 Dry solids 0.07 *

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Nonbioresearch f 0.13 0.0518 38, 137Cs, 1251, 1*C Dry soltde 0.02 Scintillation vials -0 Absorbed liquide (0.01 Biological -0

. Sealed sources 0.1 Government and editterys h 3.35 All of the above-sentioned nuclides, especially 60 Co Total shipped to burial 100.0 l

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bsased on data in refs. 32, 33, and 34 CNot applicable since these f acilities deal with natural, enriched, or depleted uranius, which is reported as "kg of source material."

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. REPORT NO: NIGCIRO1 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITU*IONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1979 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIA,L ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE UASTE ALABAMA 0.50 0.50 ALASKA 0.00 1.00 ARIZONA 33.00 21.00 ARKANSAS 0.50 0.50 CALIFORNIA 2,751.00 776.00 539.00 COLORADO 136.00 S9.00 CONNECTICUT 135.00 165.00 38.00 DELAWARE 74.00 46.00 DIS OF COLUMBIA 7.00 26.00 ORIDA 117.00 235.0'O udORGIA 62.00 221.00 HAWAII 57.00 5.00 21.00 IDAHO 4.00 3.00 ILLINOIS 1,154.00 1,615.00 1,558.00 INDIANA 6.00 21.00 IOWA 125.00 9.00 29.00 KANSAS 6.00 4.00 KENTUCKY 117.00 77.00 LOUISIANA 12.00 7.00 MAINE 12.00 40.00 MARYLAND 272.00 274.00 MASSACHUSETTS 566.00 1,031.00 MICHIGAN 164.00 373.00 MINNESOTA 432.00 800.00 MISSISSIPPI 28.00 25.00 15.00 "TSSOURI 84.00 245.00

.NTANA 1.00 2.00 NEBRASKA 0.50 0.50 NEVADA 1.00 3.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE 85.00 0.00 0.00 y NEW JERSEY 484.00 707.00 NEW MEXICO 59.00 5.00 16.00 NEW YORK 674.00 2,720.00 3,149.00 NORTH CAROLINA 2,009.00 202.00 NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 2.00 OHIO 820.00 252.00 573.00 0KLAHOMA 5.00 16.00 OREGON 501.00 81.00 PENNSYLVANIA 1,149.00 1,058.00 1,225.00 RHODE ISLAND 190.00 273.00 SOUTH CAROLINA 85.00 5,252.00 285.00 SOUTH DAKOTA 1.00 0.00 TENNESSEE 1,063.00 68.00 TEXAS 185.00 358.00 UTAH 37.00 69.00 VERMONT 24.00 76.00 VIRGINIA 104.00 521.00 570.00 SOURCE NO: A0182

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, REPORT NO: NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 l INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1979 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WAS'TE WASTE WASTE WASHINGTON 85.00 513.00 181 00 WEST VIRGINIA 10.00 30.00 WISCONSIN 9.00 33.00 WYOMING 0.00 1.00 7,311.00 19,541.50 13,635.50 m

SOURCE NO: A0182

PAGE.N0! 3 RUN DATE: 11/30/9e REPORT N0! NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE

  • GENERATED IN 1980 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 OF~ M3 OF M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE ALABAMA 7.00 79.00 171.00 ALASKA 0.00 1.00 ARIZONA 4.00 45.00 ARKANSAS 1.00 14.00 CALIFORNIA 269.00 2,381.00 2,214.00

-COLORADO 10.00 1.00 90.00 CONNECTICUT 85.00 184.00 152.00 DELAWARE 22.00 13.00 DIS OF COLUMBIA 114.00 15.00 .55.00

.0RIDA 251.00 168.00 uEORGIA 3.00 30.00 109.00 HAWAII 57.00 0.00 9.00 IDAHO 0.00 1.00 ILLINOIS 4.00 325.00 2e122.00 INDIANA 11.00 29.00 IOWA 23.00 135.00 KANSAS 60.00 10.00 KENTUCKY 17.00 8.00 96.00 LOUISIANA 23.00 27 00 MAINE 15.00 9.00 MARYLAND 338.00 107.00 514.00 MASSACHUSETTS 29.00 2,651.00 473.00 MICHIGAN 27.00 177.00 MINNESOTA 285.00 449.00 MISSISSIPPI 28.00 33.00 1.00 MISSOURI 127.00 183.00 JNTANA 2.00 4.00 NEBRASKA 2.00 3.00 NEVADA 2.00 0.00 4.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE 57.00 21.00 65.00 NEW JERSEY 32.00 903.00 1,657.00 NEW MEXICO 2.00 4.00 32.00 NEW YORK 241.00 1,921.00 1,998.00 NORTH CAROLINA 2,276.00 225.00

-NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 4 00 OHIO 449.00 376.00 72.00 OKLAHOMA 17.00 54.00 UREGON 798.00 128.00 PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 2,869.00 729.00 RHODE ISLAND 1,357.00 131.00 SOUTH CAROLINA 90.00 16,425.00 56.00 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.00 1 00 TENNESSEE 2,565.00 109.00 TEXAS 8.00 1,125.00 908.00

, UTAH 1.00 25.00 50.00

! VERMONT 3.00 58.00 VIRGINIA 112.00 655.00 223.00 SOURCE NO: A0182 l

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PAGE NO2 4 RUN DATE8 11/30/84 REPORT N0? NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF? 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1980 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASHINGTON 33 00 402.00 160.00 WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 1.00 WISCONSIN 17.00 26.00 113.00 WYOMING 0.00 0.00 2,013.00 38,225.00 14,051.00 i

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PAGE NO: 5 RUN DATE: 11/20/84 REPORT NO: NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1981 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F' M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE ALABAMA 7.00 1.00 3.00 ALASKA 12.00 0.00 0.00 ARIZONA 5.00 1.00 14.00 CALIFORNIA 114.00 1,985.00 1,846.00 COLORADO 16.00 1.00 83.00 CONNECTICUT 28.00 407.00 337.00 DELAWARE 0.00 0.00 0.00 DIS OF COLUMBIA 119.00 0.00 0.00 FLORIDA 10.00 233.00 156.00 IORGIA 3.00 46.00 165.00 HAWAII 57.00 0.00 168.00 IDAHO 0.00 1 00 ILLINOIS 9.00 425.00 2,777.00 INDIANA 0.00 12.00 42.00 IOWA 0.00 15.00 86.00 KANSAS 0.00 40.00 7.00 KENTUCKY 17.00 4.00 43.00 LOUISIANA 1.00 1.00 ,

MAINE 49.00 29.00 MARYLAND 350.00 111.00 531.00 MASSACHUSETTS 29.00 6,023.00 1,072.00 MICHIGAN 29.00 186.00 MINNESOTA 282.00 445.00 MISSISSIPPI 90.00 S.00 1.00 MISSOURI 12.00 56.00 40NTANA 4.00 7.00 EBRASKA 2.00 3.00 NEVADA 7.00 0.00 4.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE 85.00 5.00 15.00 NEW JERSEY 32.00 434.00 895.00 NEW MEXICO 6.00 7.00 53.00 NEW YORN 3.00 1,626.00 1,695.00 NORTH CAROLINA 344.00 30.00 NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 OHIO 5.00 140.00 27.00 OKLAHOMA 42.00 134.00 GREGON 440.00 71.00 PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 1,381.00 350.00 PUERTO RICO 0.00 0.00 0.00 RHODE ISLAND 253.00 25.00 SOUTH CAROLINA 81.00 5,687.00 19.00 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 TENNESSEE 5.00 2,876.00 121.00 TEXAS 27.00 1 298.00 1,152.00 UTAH 1.00 90.00 178.00 VERMONT 1.00 VIRGINIA 282.00 400 00 136.00 SOURCE NO: A0182

PAGE NO! 6 RUN DATE! 11/30/84 LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 REPORT NO: NIGCIR01 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1981 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE STATE ------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------_---

203 00 426.00 169.00 WASHINGTON 1.00 WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 3.00 11.00 WISCONSIN 0.00 WYOMING 0.00 0.00 1,611.00 25,174.00 13,150.00 e

SOURCE NO: A0182

s PAGE NO: 7 RUN DATE: 11/30/04 REPORT NO: NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1982 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE ALABAMA 7.00 1.00 3.00 ALASKA 12.00 0.00 0.00 ARIZONA 5.00 2.00 1.00 ARKANSAS 0.00 7.00 8.00 CALIFORNIA 114.00 2,666.00 1,383.00 COLORADO 16.00 1.00 47.00 CONNECTICUT 28.00 2S0.00 229.00 DELAWARE 0.00 27.00 11.00 DTS OF COLUMBIA 113.00 0.00 0.00 3RIDA 10.00 300.00 200.00 GLORGIA 3.00 64.00 225.00 HAWAII 57.00 0.00 4.00 IDAHO 0.00 0.00 0.00 ILLINDIS 9.00 2,114.00 1,187.00 INDIANA 0.00 7.00 27.00 IOWA 0.00 10.00 56.00 KANSAS 0.00 12.00 2.00 KENTUCKY 17.00 5.00 51.00 LOUISIANA 0.00 15.00 15.00 MAINE 0.00 6.00 4.00 MARYLAND 350.00 108.00 529.00 MASSACHUSETTS 29.00 3,958.00 2,137.00 MICHIGAN 0.00 33.00 219.00 MINNESOTA 0.00 234.00 367.00 MISSISSIPPI 90.00 0.00 0.00

"'SSOURI 0.00 130.00 171.00

. .9TANA 0.00 1.00 1.00 NEBRASKA 0.00 16.00 25.00 NEVADA 7.00 0.00 125.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE 85.00 24.00 18.00 NEW JERSEY 32.00 213.00 433.00 NEW MEXICO 6.00 6.00 47.00 NEW YORK 3.00 610.00 634.00 NORTH CAROLINA 0.00 2,559.00 254.00 NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 OHIO 5.00 568.00 108.00 ONLAHOMA 0.00 25.00 78.00 OREGON 0.00 611.00 100.00 PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 1,388.00 347.00 PUERTO RICO 0.00 0.00 0.00 RHODE ISLAND 0.00 136.00 s 14.00 SOUTH CAROLINA 81.00 2,607.00 9.00 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 TENNESSEE 5.00 2,764.00 115.00 TEXAS 27.00 970.00 859.00 UTAH 1.00 56.00 109.00 VERMONT 0.00 1.00 5.00 SOURCE NO: A0182 L_

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. . REPORT NO: NIGCIR01 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2

. INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1982 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE VIRGINIA 282.00 889.00 297.00 WASHINGTON 203.00 465.00 181.00 WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 0.00 11.00 WISCONSIN 0.00 4.00 12.00 WYOMING 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,605.00 23,893.00 10,658.00 O

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PAGE NO: 9 RUN DATE: 11/20/Se REPORT NO: NIGCIRO1 LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. DATA SCHEMA XREF: 1.2 INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT WASTE GENERATED IN 1983 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F M3 0F STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE ALABAMA 44.00 49.00 ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS 7.00 CALIFORNIA 189.00 1,746.00 1,029.00 COLORADO 7.00 40.00 CONNECTICUT 25.00 172.00 264.00 DELAWARE 24.00 6.00 DIS OF-COLUMBIA 0.00 98 00 -

.0RIDA 17.00 10.00 11.00 GEORGIA 1.00 10.00 5.00 HAWAII 124.00 0.00 6.00 IDAHO ILLINOIS 117.00 1,354.00 61.00 INDIANA 2.00 18.00 IOWA 20.00 31.00 KANSAS KENTUCKY 0.00 74.00 .-

LOUISIANA 0.00 8.00 8.00 MAINE 18.00 0.00 MARYLAND 242.00 476.00 137.00 MASSACHUSETTS 1.00 3,658.00 209.00 MICHIGAN 15.00 26.00 119.00 MINNESOTA 534.00 153.00 MISSISSIPPI 1.00 "ISSOURI 147.00 83.00 JNTANA 2.00 NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE 56.00 5.00 2.00 NEW JERSEY 320.00 221.00 NEW MEXICO 39.00 NEW YORK 3.00 1,671.00 790.00 NORTH CAROLINA 26.00 650.00 280.00 NORTH DAKOTA OHIO 0.00 557.00 137.00 OKLAHOMA 56.00 9.00 OREGON 11.00 1,127.00 28.00

-PENNSYLVANIA 1.00 1,883.00 395.00 PUERTO RICO 0.00 RHODE ISLAND 1.00 2.00 50.00 SOUTH CAROLINA 2,.979.00 156.00

SOUTH DAKOTA 0.00 TENNESSEE 3,672.00 109.00 TEXAS 15.00 1,613.00 UTAH 1.00 52.00 34.00 VERMONT 202.00 20.00.

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'. GENERATED IN 1983 BY EACH STATE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL ERROR INSTITUTIONAL M3 0F M3 0F' M3 0F M3 OF STATE WASTE WASTE WASTE WASTE VIRGINIA 159.00 838.00 122.00 WASHINGTON 455.00 732.00 92.00 WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 20.00 WISCONSIN 1.00 4.00 WYOMING 1,466.00 24,609.00 4,916.00 SOURCE NO: A0182

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JUL 3 01984 Mr. Donald Pay Technical Infonnation Project P.O. Box 682 IN RESPONSE REFER Pierre, SD 57501 TO F01A-84-550

Dear Mr. Pay:

This is in response to your letter dated June 29, 1984, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Infonnation Act, documents pertaining to the agreement state status for South Dakota and records pertaining to licensing a low level radioactive waste disposal facility; request for information pertaining licensing requirements, or other requests regarding low level radioactive waste and waste disposal.

A copy of the documents listed on the appendix are enclosed.

The NRC has not completed its review of the remaining documents subject to your request. We will respond as soon as that review is completed.

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J. M. Felton, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

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APPENDIX DATE FROM SUBJECT 13) 1/2/84 Lewis Higginbotham letter requesting NRC to follow Chem-Nuclear's activities from the beginn-ing in their attempt to licensing a low-level radioactive disposal facility. (IN PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM) 1/6/84 Bretz LLW Lic. Branch Request for copy of 10 CFR Part 61.

1/20/84 Higginbotham Lewis Results of a review of the preliminary outline of the license application and environmental report for a proposed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in the Edgemont, SD area.

(IN PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM) 1/27/84 Widmayer Higginbotham Meeting with Chem-Nuclear of 1/25/84.

2/3/84 Domenech Higginbotham Letter discussing the meeting with NRC and HWS on Chem-Nuclear's work in c

establishing a low-level radioactive waste in South Dakota under 10 CFR 61 guidelines.

l l 3/5/84 Higginbotham Domenech Letter discussing telecon between D. Widmayer and J. Domenech and a request for additional detail in i documents to be provioed to NRC for i review.

4/19/84 Nelson Johnson Request for clarification to question l on title and tax related aspects of

! radioactive waste disposal sites.

6/4/84 Surmeier Nelson Letter responding to request for info on title and tax related aspects of radioactive waste disposal sites.

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DATE FROM TO SUBJECT 9/13/83 J. C. Smith G. Sanborq S. D. radiation control laws.

9/22/83 G. Sanborn D. A. Nussbaumer Review of S. D.'s radiation control laws.

2/28/83 G. Sanborn Senator McKellips 1/20/84 G. Sanborn Hon. Marvin Skie Radioactive Waste Policy.

t 5/.13/80 H.K. Shapar W. Dircks Answers to legal questions regarding low-level waste

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Dear Mr. Pay:

This is a final response to your letter dated June 29, 1984, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Infonnation Act, documents pertaining to the agreement state status for South Dakota and records pertaining to licensing a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, requests for infonnation pertaining to licensing requirements, or any other requests regarding low-level radioactive waste and waste disposal.

A copy of the documents listed on the Appendices is enclosed. Appendix A documents refer to the agreement state status for South Dakota. Appendix B documents (A-1 through A-18) refer to waste disposal.

This completes action on your request.

Sin, rely, J. M. Felton, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

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RE: F01A-84-550 APPENDIX

1. 7/27/60 Letter to Nathan H. Woodruff (AEC) from Charles Carl

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(S.D.). (1 page)

2. 3/17/61 Letter to Governor Gubbrud (S.D.) from G. Seaborg (AEC).

(2 pages)

3. 1/23/63 Telegram to G. Morgan (AEC). (3pages)

'4. 1/23/63 Letter to Governor Gubbrud (S.D.) from Chairman (AEC).

(1 page)

5. 10/11/63 Letter to Charles Carl (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

6. 10/17/63 Memo to G. Morgan (AEC) from J. Vaden (AEC). (1 page) ,
7. 10/14/63 Letter to G. Morgan (AEC) from Charles Carl (S.D.).

(2pages)

8. 10/29/63 Letter to Charles Carl (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

9. 6/26/64 Memo to South Dakota file from J. Vaden (AEC). (2pages)
10. 11/4/64 Letter to Charles Eason (AEC) from Alfred Dircks (S.D.).

(1 page)

11. 10/30/84 Letter to Frank Farrar (S.D.) from C. Eason (AEC).

(1 page)

12. 3/18/65 Letter to Frank Farrar (S.D.) from C. Eason (AEC).

(2 pages)

13. 4/27/65 Memo to South Dakota file from D. Walker (AEC). (3pages)
14. 10/19/65 Letter to G. Morgan (AEC) from Donald Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

15. 10/28/65 Letter to Donald Kurvink (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC).

(2 pages)

16. 10/26/65 Letter to G. Morgan (AEC) from D. Kurvink (S.D.).

(10 pages)

17. 11/22/65 Letter to D. Kurvink (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC). (1 page)

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APPENDIX (CONTINUED) 18, 12/10/65 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

19. 1/5/66 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

20. 1/5/66 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1page)

21. 2/4/66 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page) 22, 2/10/66 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

23. 3/2/66 Memo to South Dakota file from J. Vaden (AEC).

(1page)

24. 3/17/66 Letter to G. Morgan (AEC) from Donald Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

. 25. 5/31/67 Letter to G. Van Heuvelen (S.D.) from E. Price (AEC).

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26. 7/11/67 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

27. 7/18/67 Letter to G. Van Heuvelen (S.D.) from E. Price (AEC).

(1 page)

28. 8/28/67 Letter to Donald Kurvink (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

29. 8/16/67 Letter to G. Van Heuvelen (S.D.) from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

30. 8/22/67 Letter to G. Morgan (AEC) from D. Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

31. 8/28/67 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

32. 9/28/67 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(3pages) l 33. 11/26/68 Letter to W. Morgan (AEC) from D. Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

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34. 1/13/69 Letter to W. Morgan (AEC) from D. Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

35. 1/16/69 Letter'to D. Kurvink (S.D.) from J. Vaden (AEC).

(1 page)

36. 4/14/69 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

37. 5/15/70 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

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38. 12/16/70 Letter to J. Vaden (AEC) from D. Kurvink (S.D.).

(1 page)

39. 1/12/71 Letter to D. Kurvink (S.D.) from E. Price (S.D.).

(2pages)

40. 6/23/71 Letter to G. Seaborg (AEC) form R. Kneip (S.D.).

(2 pages)

41. 9/27/71 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

42. 9/28/71 Memo to South Dakota file from G. Morgan (AEC).

(1 page)

43. 11/12/81 Letter to J. Nelson (S.D.) from R. Doda (NRC).

(1 page)

44. 4/20/82 Letter H. Beirne (Alaska) from G. W. Kerr (NRC).

(31 pages) 45, 6/11/82 Letter H. Beirne (Alaska) from G. W. Kerr (NRC).

(19pages)

46. 10/11/83 Letter to Joel Smith (S.D.) from D. Nussbaumer (NRC).

(6 pages)

47. 1/9/84 Letter to Joel Smith (S.D.) from D. Nussbaumer (NRC).

(2 pages)

rr RE: F01A-84-550 APPENDIX A.1 4/6/83 Letter to J. Stites (S.D.) from S. Salomon (NRC).

(4 pages)

A.2 6/9/83 South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee Meeting Minutes. (5 pages)

A.3 5/8/83 Letter to S. Salomon (NRC) from D. Marschke (S.D.).

(1 page)

A.4 12/23/83 Letter to C. Kammerer (NRC) from J. Abanor (S.D.).

(6pages)

A.5 1/10/84 South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee Meeting Minutes. (7 pages)

A.6 1/13/84 Letter to D. Marschke (S.D.) from S. Salomon (NRC).

(4 pages)

A.7 1/31/84 Letter to L. Pressler (S.D.) from W. Dircks (NRC).

(9pages)

A.8 2/21/84 Letter to L. Pressler (S.D.) from F. Codfman (DOE).

(35pages)

A.9 1/18/84 Meeting Notice, with Chem Nuclear and NRC staff.

(5pages)

A.10 3/15/84 Mema to Joel Smith (S.D.) and R.Neufeld-(S.D.) from J. Saltzinan (NRC). (4 pages)

A.11 3/28/84 Letter to R. Lautenschlager (S.D.) from G. W. Kerr (NRC).

(3pages)

A.12 3/29/84 Memo to J. Smith (S.D.) and R. Neufeld (S.D.) from J.

Saltzman(NRC). (8 pages)

A.13 4/18/84 Memo to J. Smith (S.D.) and R. Neufeld (S.D.) from J. Saltzman (NRC). '(17 pages)

A.14 7/6/84 Letter to R. Neufled (S.D.) from G. W. Kerr (NRC).

(2 pages)

A.15 9/9/83 South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee Meeting Minutes. (5pages)

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APPENDIX A.16. 2/3/84 Letter to Sen. James Abdnor from W. Dircks A.17. 6/15/84 Letter to G. Wayne Kerr from W. R. Neufeld (S.D.)

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A.18. 10/1?/83 Memo to Argonne National Lab. from Doub and Huntzing (20pages)

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Dear Mr. Johnson:

Last December I wrote the NRC with several questions regarding low level waste. The NRC response was most helpful and I do greatly appreciate your efforts to help clear up the misinformation about the operations and regula-tions surrounding low level waste sites.

I would like you to help clarify the NRC response to one question.

According to the NRC, under certain conditions land title to a llw disposal site can be turned over to the Federal Government. My question, is this possible for both agreement states and non agreement states.

For example, if South Dakota were an agreement state and it licensed a 11w site and under 10 CFR Part 61 accepted title to the land, could the state at the time of site closure then transfer title to the land along with all the trust fund monies for site monitoring to the Federal Government. This scenario assumes of course that the operator will meet all regulations for site closure and stabilizations.

Next,1f South Dakota were not an agreement state and title to a llw site was transferred to the Federal Government at the onset as per regula-tions, what would be the taxation power of the state be over such a site?

For example, could the state under these conditions levy a tax on disposal material and could the state and county tax property on federally owned land?

Your guidance and help in answering these questions would be most helpful .

/Sincerel y yours,

k fomP. Nelson aj P.S.: For your information, I am enclosing the NRC response to my questions and a copy of the law the NRC cited in its reply.

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Dear Senator Pressler:

This is in regard to your letter of January 11, 1984, to Chairman Palladino on behalf of your constituent, Mr. Tom Nelson. As your correspondence indicates, Mr. Nelson had written directly to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission in December 1983.

We have already addressed Mr. Nelson's questions. Our answers and supporting reference material were sent to Mr. Nelson (via express delivery) on February 3,1984. Enclosed is a copy of the answers as well as a listing of the supporting material provided to Mr. Nelson.

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1. Responses to Questions by Mr. Nelson
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i QUESTION 10: If a new site were constructed and later found to have massive radiation problems, what would be the Federal Government's role in clean up efforts?

ANSWER: NRC does not anticipate that any new site will experience massive radiation problems. This is because of the siting, design, and other requirements of Part 61. If problems were to be identified, the site operator would be required through its federal or state license to take action to correct any deficiencies during the operating life of the site. If it were necessary to close the site early, Part 61 mandates that the licensee provide financial assurances for the required and predictable activities of closure and stabilization for the waste disposed of up to that time. Additionally, if the site could be properly closed and stablized, and other statutory criteria are met, the site owner, following termination of a license issued by the Commission (as opposed to a license issued by an Agreement State), may be able to transfer the site to the Federal Government pursuant to Section 151 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

Under certain situations, Section 104(a)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, it might be possible to provide federal assistance for clean-up or remedial action.

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New York - Ted DeBoer, Director West Valley / Radioactive Waste Management Program l

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1 .2244 PUBLIC LAW 97-425-JAN. 7,1983 PUBLIC LAW 97-425-JAN. 7,1983 96 STAT. 2245 only apply until such time as the Secretary decides that such (C) Federal ownership and management of such site is neces-candidate site is no longer a candidate site under consideration for sary or desirable in order to protect the public health and development as a repository. Such restriction shall continue to apply safety, and the environment.

i to any site selected for construction as a repository. (2) If the Secretary assumes title and custody of any such waste I (h) PARTICIPATION OF STATES AND INDIAN TnInns.-Any facility and land under this subsection, the Secretary shall maintain such i authorized pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions waste and land in a manner that will protect the public health and it of sections 115, lisa), ll6(b), llsd),117, and 118. For purposes of safety, and the environment.

  • carrying out the provisions of this subsection, any reference in (c) SPECIAL S TEs.-If the low-level rad,oactive i

waste involved is

, sections 115 through 118 to a repository shall be considered to refer the result of a liceraed activity to recover zirconium, hafnium, and to a monitored retrievable storage facility. me earths fan source material, the Secretary, upon raquest of the 6wner of the site mvolved, shall assume title and custody of such

. waste and the land on which it is disposed when such site has been SUsTITLE D-Iow-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE decontaminated and stabilized in accordance with the requirements i

established by the Commission and when such owner has made i FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDw-IEVEL RADIOACTIVE WAFFE SITE adequate financiSI arrangements approved by the Commission for j CI41suRE the long-term maintenance and monitoring of such site.

I SEc.151. (a) FINANCIAL AnaANGERIENTS.-(l) The, Commission TITLE H-RESEARCH, DEVEIDPMENT, AND DEMONSTRA-shall establish b,y rule, regulation, or order, after public notice, and TION REGARDING DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOAC.

i m accordance with section 181 of the Atonne Energy Act of 1954,(42 TIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL U.S.C. 2231), such standards and instructions as the Commission j may deem necessary or desirable to ensure in the case of each license for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that an ade- "*'"'

quate bond, surety, or other financial arrangement (as determined SEc. 211. It is the purpose of this title- 42 Usc 10191.

. by the Commission) will be provided by a licensee to permit comple- (1) to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the j tion of all requirementa established by the Commission for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel;

decontamination, decommissioning, site closure, and reclamation of -

(21 to authorize the Secretary, pumuant to this title-

, sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with such low- (A) to provide for the construction, operation, and mainte-l level radioactive waste. Such fmancial arrangements shall be pro. nance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and vided and approved by the Commission, or, in the case of sites (B) to provide for a focused and integrated high-level t

within the boundaries of any agreement State under section 274 of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and de-I the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021), by the appropriate veloPment program, including the development of a test State or State entity, prior to issuance of licenses for low-level and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an i radioactive waste disposal or, in the case of licenses in effect on the integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geo.

4 date of the enactment of this Act, prior to termination of such logic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the devel-licenses- oPment of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent (2) If the Commission determines that any long-term maintenance nuclear fuel; and ,

or monitoring, or both, will be necessary at a site described in (3) to pmide fw an impmed coopwat,ve role between the i

paragraph (1), the Commission shall ensure before termination of Federal Government and States, atrected , Indian tribes, and the license involved that the licensee has made available such units of general local government m the sitmg of a test and bonding, surety, or other financial arrangements as may be neces- evaluation facility.

sary to ensure ' hat any necessary long-term maintenance or moni. APPtJCABitJTY toring needed foi mch site will be carried out by the person having . .

SEc. 212. The provisions of this title are subject to section 8 and Aale. P. 2205.

title (b) and TITLEcustody for suchThe AND CUSrODY.-(l) site following Secretary shall license have aut termination'hority shallto not, apply to facilities that are used for the disposal of high- 42 Usc 10192.

l assume title and custody of low-level radioactive waste and the land level radmactwe waste, lowbel yadmactwe waste, transwame on which such waste is disposed of, upon request of the owner of **

      • h'*w** 8 pent nuclear fuel ranking fun atomk enugy defense I such waste and land and following termination of the license issued l by the Commission for such disposal, if the Commission determines IDENTIFICATION OF stTEs that-(A) the requirements of the Commission for site closure Sec. 213. (a) GuiDEuMEs.-Not later than 6 months after the date 42 Usc 10193.

decommissioning, and decontamination have been met by the of the enactment of this Act and notwithstanding the failure of licensee involved and that such licensee is in compliance with ther agencies to promulgate standards l the provisions of subsection (a)'. the Secretary, m consultation with, the rouant to t,aglicable mission, law, Director of i

(B) such title and custody will be transferred to the Secretary the Geological Survey, the Admmistrator, the Council on Environ-without cost to the Federal Government; and

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Dear Mr. Nelson:

RLFonner Thank you for your letter of April 19, 1984 requesting information on title-and tax-related aspects of low-level radioactive waste disposal sites.

In your first question, you asked whether an Agreement State that has licensed such a site can transfer title of the site to the federal government at the -

time of site closure, assuming that all regulations for closure and stabilization had been met. In our view, Section 151(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, which we enclosed in our previous correspondence, provides clear authority for transfer of title only after termination of a license

" issued by the Commission." Conversely, the Act does not provide clear authority for federal assumption of title and custody if the site is licensed by an Agreement State and no license issued by the Commission is involved.

We cannot provide an authoritative answer to your question concerning the State of South Dakota's power to tax disposal material, nor to your question on state and county tax jurisdiction over property on federally-owned land. For answers to these questions, we would suggest that you contact your state agency responsible for taxation. You would probably also have to ask the federal agency that had agreed to take title to the site during the construction and operation of the disposal facility. For information on federal policy concerning state and local taxation of a site acquired by the federal government after termination of its license for low-level waste disposal, you might also write to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which would have responsibility for any NRC-licensed sites meeting Commission requirements for post-closure transfer of title and custody.

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