ML20134B876
| ML20134B876 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/13/1985 |
| From: | Ward D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| ACRS-R-1149, NUDOCS 8508160116 | |
| Download: ML20134B876 (2) | |
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August 13, 1985 I
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino Chainnan
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Washington, D. C. 20555 f
Dear Dr. Palladino:
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SUBJECT:
ACRS ADVISORY ROLE ON THE NRC HIGH LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE
- PROGRAM, During its 304th meeting, August 8-10, 1985, the ACRS continued dis-E cussions of its role in advising the NRC on matters pertaining to the I
civilian high-level radioactive waste (HLW) management program. Specif-f ic attention was directed to your request of July 12, 1985, to the ACRS
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Executive Director, that we coment on the staff's proposal as outlined p
in SECY-85-197. This proposal recomends that review of the HLW Program f
be conducted by the full ACRS and a new standing comittee under the auspices of the National Academy of Engineering.
Also available to us
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were the coments prepared by the Office of Policy Evaluation on the NRC
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Staff's proposal.
If sufficient resources can be made available, the ACRS is willing to g
p expand its activities to provide advice to the Comission on the full range of matters pertaining to the HLW program.
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required added annual resource needs will be about $100,000 for travel
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and program support plus 4 FTE.
We do not believe, however, as was suggested by the NRC Staff, that it would be desirable or practical to significantly alter the current membership of the Comittee in order to j -
accomplish this task.
Should you decide to establish a separate, new advisory comittee, you might consider assigning to it the responsibility for providing advice on areas beyond those covered in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
Such areas include low-level radioactive waste management, uranium mill tailings, transportation of radioactive materials, and related NRC research.
Regardless of the approach taken, the primary objective should be to provide a source for independent advice to the Comission on the NRC's waste management activities, rather than to provide a source for peer review.
The latter can be better accomplished through the use of consultants and expertise within the NRC Staff.
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino 2-August 13,1985 i
II We hope these coments will prove helpful.
Should questions develop or f
if we can be of further assistance in any way, please let us know.
Sincerely, d
,i David A. Ward, f
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References:
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- 1. Memorandum for R. F. Fraley, Executive Director, ACRS, from N. J.
W Palladino, NRC Chairman,
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ACRS Budget and Role in i
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Radwaste, dated July 12, 1985 E
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SECY-85-197 for the Comissioners from W. J. Dircks, Executive i
Director for Operations,
Subject:
Advisory Comittee for Overseeing l
the High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository Program, dated May 31, t
1985
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Memorandum for the Commissioners from J. E. Zerbe, Director. Office of Policy Evaluation, NRC,
Subject:
Advisory Comittee for f
Overseeing the High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository Program, dated June 24, 1985 i
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