ML20138C857
| ML20138C857 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/15/1997 |
| From: | Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Blacklaw J WASHINGTON, STATE OF |
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r Mr. John Blacklaw Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health Airdustrial Center Building #5 P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 9850447827
Dear Mr. Blacklaw:
This is in response to a February 27,1997, letter to Dennis Sollenberger, Office of State Programs, from John Erickson, Washington Department of Health, and Michael A. Wilson, Washington Department of Ecology. You inform us that Washington is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the US Ecolocy, Inc. (US Ecology), low-level.
radioactive waste (LLW) facility. The EIS scoping includes the approval of a site closure plan, renewal of the site operating license, and an amendment to the regulations limiting the receipt of naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. You invited us to identify specific issues and concerns that we believe should be examined, any
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potential impacts of particular importance, or anything else.
One area you may want to address in the EIS is the potential impact from operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation on the US Ecology facility. In particular, the up gradient wells at the site have shown a trend of increasing concentrations in background radioactivity. Activities on the Hanford reservation may potentially affect US Ecology's ability to monitor and assess performance of the US Ecology facility.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the above comment further, please
, contact Tim Harris, Project Manager, LLW and Regulatory Issues Section, LLW and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.. His phone is 301/415-6613. His
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One area you may want to address the EIS is the potential impact from operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation on the US Ecology facility. In particular, the up gradient wells at the site haGe shown a trend of increasing concentrations in background radioactivity. Activiti,es on the Hanford reservation may potentially affect US -
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Dear Mr. Blacklaw:
This is in response to a February 27,1997, letter to Dennis Gallenberger, Office of State Programs, from John Erickson, Washington Department of Health, and Michael A. Wilson, Washington Department of Ecology. You infor% us that Washington is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the QS Ecology, Inc. (US Ecology), low-level radioactive waste (LLW) facility. The EIS scoping includes the approval of a site closure plan, renewal of the site operating license, and an amendment to the regulations limiting the receipt'of naturally occurring and accelera' tor produced radioactive materials. You invited us to identify specific issues and conc' erns that we believe should be examined, any potential impacts of particular importance, o anything else.
One area you may want to address in the EIS is the potential impact from operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Rese/vation on the US Ecology facility. In particular, the up gradient wells at the site have show'n a trend of increasing concentrations in background radioactivity. Activities on the Hanford reservation may potentially affect US Ecology's ability to monitor and assess pejformance of the US Ecology facility.
I if you have any questions, or would like to discuss the above comment further, please contact Tim Harris, Geotechnical Engineef, LLW and Regulatory issues Section, LLW and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Divisibn of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. His phone is 301/415-6613. His Internet address is TEH@NRC. GOV.
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For more information on these potential concerns, contact Tim Hafris, Geotechnical Engineer, LLW and Regulatory Issues Section, LLW and Decomrfissioning Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comthission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. His phone is 301/415-6613. His Internet add'ress is TEH@NRC. GOV. For more information in general, contact Dr. Stephen N. Salom'on, Technical Analyst, of my office. His phone is 301/415 2368 and Internet address'is SNS@NRC. GOV.
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WASHINGTON. o.C. m1 April 15, 1997 Mr. John Blacklaw Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health Airdustrial Center Building #5 P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827
Dear Mr. Blacklaw:
This is in response to a February 27,1997, letter to Dennis Sollenberger, Office of State Programs, from John Erickson, Washington Department of Health, and Michcel A. Wilson, Washington Department of Ecology. You inform us that Washington is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the US Ecology, Inc. (US Ecology), low-level radioactive waste (LLW) facility. The EIS scoping includes the approval of a site closure plan, renewal of the site operating license, and an amendment to the regulations limiting the receipt of naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. You I
invited us to identify specific issues and concerns that we believe should be examined, any potential impacts of particular importance, or anything else.
One area you may want to address in the EIS is the potential impact from operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation on the U$ Ecology facility. In particular, the up gradient wells at the site have shown a trend of increasing concentrations in background radioactivity. Activities on the Hanford reservation may potentially affect US Ecology's ability to monitor and assess performance of the US Ecology facility.
if you have any questions, or would like to discuss the above comment further, please contact Tim Harris, Project Manager, LLW and Regulatory Issues Section, LLW and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nucisar Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. His phone is 301/415-6613. His Internet address is TEH@NRC. GOV.
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