ML20138R821
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| Issue date: | 10/30/1985 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR REGULATION COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE CONCERNING HIGH LEVEL WASTE PRESENTED BY NUNZIO J. PALLADINO, CHAIRMAN l
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WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR'6EFORE YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION'S VIEWS ON A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES IN THE NATIONAL HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD LIKE US TO COVER:
THE STATUS OF OUR ACTIVITIES UNDER THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT; OUR VIEWS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S MISSION PLAN FOR THE CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S RCCENTLY PROMULGATED STANDARDS ON HIGH-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL; NRC EFFORTS TO REFINE THE DEFINITION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE, AND OUR ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT FUEL.
CONCERNING YOUR FIRST AREA 0F INTEREST, THE STAFF MAINTAINS AN ONGOING UPDATE OF THE STATUS OF NRC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE NWPA, AND NRC'S ROLE IN THESE ACTIVITIES.
I WOULD LIKE SIMPLY TO ENTER OUR MOST CURRENT STATUS UPDATE INTO THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECORD OF THIS i
HEARING.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS UPDATE COVERS ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES ON WHICH YOU HAVE ASKED US TO COMMENT IN DETAIL, AND I WILL DISCUSS EACH OF THEM IN TURN.
BEFORE I MOVE TO THAT I
DISCUSSION, HOWEVER, I WANT TO NOTE EERE THAT THE MAJORITY-OF OUR i
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. CURRENT EFFORTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NWPA CONSIST OF OUR FRE-LICENSING INTERACTIONS WITH DOE, IN ORDER TO PROVID5 FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT LICENSING PROCESS FOR THE GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY, NRC IS CONTINUING ITS PROGRAM TO: DEVELOP GUIDANCE ON METHODS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES; PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO ASSURE THAT THE DOE PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL AND ACCEPTABLE DATA WITHOUT COSTLY DELAY OR REWORK; PROVIDE ONSITE OVERVIEW OF DOE ACTIVITIES; IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LICENSING ISSUES FOR DOE ACTION; AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF NWPA REQUIRED DOE SUBMITTALS SUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE MISSION PLAN.
DOE MISSION PLAN i
THE NRC HAS CAREFULLY REVIEWED PRIOR DRAFTS OF DOE'S MISSION PLAN AND PROVIDED COMMENTS TO DOE, I WILL SUMMARIZE THE COMMISSION'S PRINCIPAL OBSERVATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL MISSION PLAN.
FIRST, AS YOU KNOW, INADEQUATE IMPLEMENTATION OF FULLY DOC'JMENTED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE TIMELY l
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WE ARE THEREFORE ENCOURAGED THAT IN THE FINAL MISSION PLAN, DOE IS COMMITTED TO HAVING A QUALITY I
ASSURANCE PROGRAM IN PLACE AND IMPLEMENTED BEFORE BEGINN!hG SITE CHARACTERIZATION.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM, AS CARRIED OUT BY DOE AND ITS CONTRACTORS, WILL TAKE TIME.
NRC WILL CONTINUE TO ANALYZE THIS CRITICAL UNDERPINNING OF DOE'S PROGRAM AS IMPLEMENTATION PROCEEDS.
SECOND, THE NRC IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING MAJOR LICENSING QUESTIONS SUFFICIENTLY EARLY IN THE PRE-LICENSING PERIOD SO THAT DOE CAN RESOLVE OUR COMMENTS WITHOUT DELAYING EITHER DOE'S i
ACTIVITIES OR THE NRC LICENSING PROCESS.
OUR COMMITMENT IS 1
LAPGELY CONTINGENT ON DOE'S IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE CONSULTATION IS NEEDED AND ARRANGING MEETINGS WITH US EARLY IN THE PLANNING PROCESS IN SUFFICIENT TIME SO THAT NRC COMMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN DOE PLANS AND PRCGRAMS BEFORE DOE DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS ARE l
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THIRD, THE REFERENCE MISSION PLAN SCHEDULE ALLOWS 27 MONTHS FOR NRC TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION.
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THE COMMISSION IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE LICENSE REVIEW AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
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WE HAVE IDENTIFIED NO SPECIFIC ACTIONS WHICH COULD PERMIT THE LICENSE REVIEW PERIOD TO BE REDUCED FROM THE STATUTORY 36 MONTHS.
WE INTEND TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH DOE ON WAYS TO MAKE THE LICENSING PROCESS AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, CONSISTENT WITH OUR REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY.
THERE REMAINS THE QUESTION OF THE TIMING OF DOE'S PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION UNDER SECTION 114(F) 0F THE ACT, AS STATED IN THE MISSION PLAN, DOE INTENDS TO MAKE THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION REQUIRED BY THE ACT AT THE TIME THREE SITES ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CHARACTERIZATION RATHER THAN AFTER COMPLETION OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION.
THIS WAS A MATTER RAISED DURING THE COMMISSION'S CONCURRENCE PROCESS ON THE DOE SITING GUIDELINES.
IN THE NRC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT MISSION PLAN, IT.WAS STATED THAT THE MISSION PLAN SHOULD BE REVISED TO REFLECT THE NRC AND DOE AGREEMENT MADE AT THE JUNE 22, 1984 COMMISSION MEETING ON THE COMMISSIONERS' CONCURRENCE DECISION ON THE DOE SITING GUIDELINES.
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- THIS AGREEMENT STATED, "...THAT THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SHOULD BE MADE AFTER THE COMPLETION OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND NOT AT THE TIME OF SITE NOMINATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR CHARACTERIZATION."
THE COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1985 TO HEAR THE VIEWS OF INTERESTED PARTIES ON HOW THE COMMISSION SHOULD RESPOND TO DOE'S PROPOSED TIMING OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION.
THEREAFTER, WE RECEIVED WRITTEN VIEWS FROM SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
WE ALSO CONSIDERED AN ANALYSIS BY OUR OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL ON WHETHER NRC IS LEGALLY REQUIRED BY THE NWPA TO TAKE ANY ACTION NOW IN RESPONSE TO THE CHANGE IN DOE'S POSITION ON THE TIMING OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION.
ON OCTCBER 16, THE COMMISSION DETERMINED THAT DOE'S MODIFIED POSITION REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE " PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION" WAS NOT A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR NRC'S PRIOR CONCURRENCE IN THE DOE SITING GUIDELINES.
ON OCTOBER 24, 1985, WE CONVEYED OUR CONTINUED CONCURRENCE ON THE GUIDELINES IN A LETTER TO DOE.
WE HAVE ALSO REQUESTED THE STAFF TO PREPARE FOR COMMISSION REVIEW AN APPROPRIATE PUBLIC STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED TO RESTATE THE COMMISSICN'S CONCURRENCE IN THE GUIDELINES.
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HE BELIEVES THAT DOE MUST E THER CONFORM TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE PRELIMINAPY P?iERMINATION WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THE NRC'S CONCURRENCE DECISION ON THE DOE SITE SELECTION GUIDELINES, OR SUBMIT FOR COMMISSION CONCURRENCE A FORMAL REQUEST TO MODIFY THE SITE SELECTION GUIDELINES TO INCORPORATE DOE'S NEW POSITION ON THE TIMING OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION.
HE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CN THIS ISSUE SEPARATELY.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, DOE IS NCW EVALUATING PLANS TO INCLUDE THE MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE (MRS) FACILITY AS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF ITS PREFERRED HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
NRC STAFF HAS BEEN CAREFULLY OBSERVING AND REVIEWING DOE'S DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PROPOSAL TO CONGRESS CONCERNING THE MRS.
WE HAVE LIMITED OUR INTERACTION TO THOSE ASPECTS OF THE MRS THAT HAVE REGULATORY SIGNIFICANCE.
SHOULD CONGRESS DECIDE TO AUTHORIZE THIS APPROACH, THE NECESSARY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A SCHEDULE CONS.-~5NT WITH THE MISSION PLAN.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SUBJECT OF THE MISSION PLAN, LET ME REITERATE THAT THE NRC'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE ACTIONS ON SCHEDULE IS
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DEPENDENT ON DOE EFFORTS TO DEVELOP THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND PREPARE HIGH QUALITY LICENSING SUBMITTALS.
EPA'S STANDARDS'FOR MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES (40 CFR PART 191) WERE FINALIZED ON AUGUST 15, 1985, AND APP 5ARED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1985.
'(SEE 50 FR 38066.)
CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT, THE NRC WILL SOON INITIATE RULEMAKING THAT WILL AMEND 10 CFR 60 AS NEEDED FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE EPA
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THE NRC'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR' SAFEGUARDS HAS l
EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE EPA STANDARDS ARE UNREASONABLY RESTRICTIVE AND THAT DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WILL BE EXTREMELY
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THE COMMISSION HELD'A PUBLIC MEETING TO EXPLORE THESE CONCERNS WITH THE ACRS, THE STAFF, AND OTHERS. = ALTHOUGH THE NRC STAFF CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THAT THE EPA STANDARDS CAN BE j
IMPLEMENTED, IT IS CONSIDERING THE ACRS'S CONCERNS IN ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED EPA STANDARD.
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TECHNICAL, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES REQUIRING RESOLUTION BY SUCH AN EXPANDED DEFINITION ARE UNDER ST'JDY BY THE NRC.
THE NRC ANTICIPATES THAT COMPLETION OF THE RULEMAKING ON THE DEFINITION OF HLW WILL REQUIRE TWO YEARS.
1 TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT FUEL AS YOU KNOW, DOE HAS MADE COMMITMENTS IN ITS MISSION PLAN AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TO CCMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE NRC AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF HLW AND SPENT FUEL.
DOE PLANS TO REQUIRE ~ALL CASKS USED TO TRANSPORT COMMERCIAL SPENT FUEL UNDER NWPA TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE NRC, AND WILL ASSURE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES MEET ALL D0T REQUIREMENTS.
NRC HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES BEARING ON THE IMPLEMENTATICN OF DOE'S NWPA RESPONSIBILITIES.
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ALTHOUGH SPENT FUEL HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED FOR MANY YEARS UNDER CURRENT NRC REGULATIONS WITHOUT ANY RELEASES OF RADI0 ACTIVITY, EVEN FROM ACCIDENTS, NRC IS CURRENTLY COMPARING ITS CASK CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AGAINST EXISTING DATA ON SEVERE NON-NUCLEAR TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS IN CUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO CONFIRM THE ADEQUACY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION RULES.
WE EXPECT THE RESULTS.0F THIS ASSESSMENT, CALLED THE " MODAL STUDY," TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PEER REVIEW EARLY NEXT YEAR.
l, NRC ALSO PLANS TO UPDATE THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (GEIS) SUPPORTING OUR EXISTING TRANSPORTATION RULES.
THIS UPDATE WILL BE COMPLETED IN TIME TO SUPPORT CUR REVIEW OF ANY DOE APPLICATION, AND WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE INCREASED NUMBER y
0F HLW 'AND SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTS, THEi ESTABLISHMENT OF AN MRS FACILI}Y AND REPOSITORY, AND THE USE OF NEW CASK DESIGNS FOR SHIPMENTS TO THESE FACILITIES.
NRC ALSO NOTED TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS.IN ITS REVIEW 0F DOE'S DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ON POTENTIAL REPOSITORY SITES EARLIER THIS" YEAR.
THE STAFF ADVISED DOE THAT THE CONVERGENCE OF SHIPPING ROUTES TO AN MRS OR PEPOSITORY CREATES CORRIDORS ALONG
'WHICH THE COMPARATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF SHIPMENTS PER YEAR MAY I
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' INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS BEYOND THOSE NOW ENCOUNTERED IN TRANSPORTATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS.
DOE HAS SAID THAT IT WILL STUDY THIS " CORRIDOR EFFECT" IN MORE DETAIL IN PREPARING EIS'S FOR THE MRS AND REPOSITORY.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN NRC'S VIEWS ON S. 1162, THE BILL INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HART TO REQUIRE DETAILED ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF HLW TRANSPORTATION ON STATES WITH POSSIBLE SHIPMENT ROUTES.
SINCE THE BILL ADDRESSES DOE RESPONSIBILITIES, WE WOULD ONLY NOTE THAT IT WOULD HAVE LITTLE DIRECT IMPACT ON NRC.
THE NRC RECENTLY SPONSORED A THREE-DAY SEMINAR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOPTATION ON SPENT FUEL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
THE SEMINAR WAS WELL ATTENDED BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INDIAN TRIBE REPRESENTATIVES.
IT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE VARIOUS WASTE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES WITH NRC AND DOT REPRESENTATIVES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PREPAPED REMARKS, MR. CHAIRMAN.
MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
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BellC llote esi liepository Develoseent Pru.jram Cusrent InfPA flate St lieilule lettC itute Provasion 1.
Set' t ion ll2(4)-Sit ing Guialel sews
//6/81 Csaple t eil feitC aust tuns ur ese ilot Guidel sews.
12/84 t'ursent }tatus - leie Cummission voted to suntur on the guidelines on promulgated by 00f in wisitti 818tC concurs.
Jamie 22, 1984. 008 putsIished tlie t sial guaiaeIesies use Deteaber fi,19464.
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Sc(tion 121(b)-811tC misst pruaulgate 1/1/84 Promulg.s t eel lettC aust issue segulat iosas wiiis h spet ely the technical reatutremesits anal 6/21/83 t raterta f or flie repository. Cuarent Status - the regulations were putslesleaet te(hnical resguiremesits ased t r eteria.
su tie lederal llegister on Jamie 21,198) (48 lit 2t1194).
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Section 121(4)-L PA lin.nl higli-level I/ //ti4 Paneulg.steil Set t son 121(b) regulat iusis asial t r eteria maast be s eviscal tsy alie Casssensseusi, 9/19/8S it swtessary, to cumply with stasisterds being prepared by (PA.
indste standards prueulg4 Led.
Current Status - IPA putilistaed the final stasulasds ise time f esteral r
Regl5ter'IIIEs5alay, September 19, 194th (SU lit 38066).
the IPA Standards
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NHC's Role in Re g itory Development Progrpa Current Provision NWPA Date 5(liedule NRC Role 4.
Section ll4(e)-DOE Project Decision None Draft id:0 must coordinate with DOE on the development of the Project Decision 5(hedule.
Specified received on 5thedule. Current Status - the Comunission approved the umanents with July 18,19115 modifications on September 19, 19ft5; they were provided to DO[
October 24, 1985.
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Settions 216(a) and 30l(b)- Draft 4/7/84 Published NRC must coordinate with DOE on the development of the Mission Plan, Mission Plan published by DOE.
5/84 and specify, with precision, any objections to the Plan. Staff comuments on the draft Mission Plan were signed by the Chairman and forwarded to DOE on July 31, 1984.
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Sectica 301(h)-Sutweission of INM 6/7/84 Completed on following Congressional approval of the Mission Plan, NRC will, wherever Mission Plan to Congress.
July 9, 19115 necessary, conform its waste management program planning guidante to the Plasi. Current Status-DOC submitted the final Mission Plan to Congres July 9,194tCIhelMI forward its comuments to DOE for updates to the Mission Plan.
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Section ll1(a)-Provision of triforniation in a tinsely Ongoing NRC must provide tiniety and consplete information regarding its determinati to 5tates/Iribes.
manner or plans niade regarding siting, development, or design for licensing, construction, operation, regulation, or decomunissioning. NHC has been hol niectings with State and Tribal of ficials to exchange information.
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NRC's Hole in Repository Development Program Current NWPA Date Schedule NRC Role Provision 8.
Section ll2(b)-DOE recommends to the 1/1/85 Site Dot will develop draft IA's on sites under consideration for nomination President 3 sites for characterization for recosamendation af ter Commission concurrence on the siting guidelines. NRC staff first repository. Each of the 5 sites 11/85 intends tu seview and comment on [A's.
DOE issued draft invironsterital Awessments for nine potential repository sites on initially muinated for charactertiatfore December 20, 1984, and proposed to recommend sites in Nevada, Texas, and must be accompanied by an inviroinnental Washington for characterization. The NRC review was completed on Assessment.
March 20,1985. Current Status - According to the Draft Project Decision Schedule. DOI curHnily plaVio publish final IAs and nominate and recanus sites at the end of 1985.
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Section 8-President must evaluate the 1/1/85 4/30/85 DOE sutaitted a final report to the President in February 1985, recossmending a cnabined comunercial and defense repository.
possibility of developing a defense-waste On April 30, 1985, the President found no basis that a defense-only only repository.
repository is needed and agrees with DOE recommendation of combined repository.
- 10. Section ll3(b)-Submission to NRC by DOE Before 3/H6 NRC must review and comment on the sutaitted materials. Current Status-of site characterization plan ($CP), waste sinking 1 0/116 DOL of ficial schedules for SCP sutmittal are f or BWIP and NfniST in form or package description, and con (eptual shafts March 19116, and Salt in October 1986.
repository design for each site.
II. Section ll4(a)(1)(t)-DOE sutunits to the Prior to Prior in NRC nusst provide preliminary connents on the adequacy of the at-depth President and the public the Consnission's
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preliminary cnsunents concerning at-depth suf ficiency for D0[ construction authorization application.
- 12. Section Il4(a)(1)(D)-DOE's final Prior to 12/90 NRC must review and comment on the draf t fl$. which is scheduled to be iss invironmental Impact Statement (E l5)
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Sestions lito(b) asul till(4)-Sulnessiosi Ny 10, 19ts/
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Pssur tu 16 NNC must be s uspietant ul State /f rets.si tun erses tu Ise able to provede c uenesets of time Cummission with respet t to.a below below knowledgeatste tuaments to Congress.
State /Irebel site disapproval.
16 Settiuse llS(c)-Stat-/lritsat disapprow.al Alu.ut 8/ts/
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will 146e ellett ausless both houses of (us 8/titi II Congress pass resolution el approval with
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Set t son ll4(4)(3)-Williin 1 year alti r 8 / 8 46 l'8'8?
Niele s ens las-tu sanit eal s e te s ea uasi sulat suse See e vent s l l - l's, 44.uv e desapproval, time Psesident must retuamesed (un 81/t898 ase alternative sete for the first or a subsealiseset sepusitury.
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% 8milule 16Hf liule Provision fummasseuse as e rspass eil tu elliwr ogs aast ur elesey authoritat tuse f or DO( to 7tl Sec t sues ll4(ell-Commissiosi minst assue I/l/li'l or i alet as ton un tosiste ut tiuse outleuritat euse (CA) yeess.siter H/91 leven tosist s ua t son ut alw lie st ueuluget s epos s tus y willeasi i years for first reposituay.
applic at inen ut tlw appl et.st eun sulei t tal. pillC believes tie.it 4 months for 4 lis ens isuj sulamit tett, or sietessusi es a veey optseistit est em.ste asul has talent if ies! war tuus measus es 4 years after ley whiale toutta 18480 asul 00t tan let i t elate Llw lb months latense rewlew sa lwisule sulent tal ( 4 8 by resolvisuj tssues early.
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Current Status - DeltC reweew ut ilw IWit Crystallasw Psugr.am es tout seiuins) at 4 EiiilsflNel ut ellus t thouugh B Ytus.
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Sec tion ll4(4)(2)( Al-Pres saarnt must 1/ 11 / 968 t/911 S.ame as events to, 11, asul 12 above.
retuamesul to Cuaujress I sete, t rue sites (m.sy tw als e.nely thera (terescal, f or setosul s epository. estesulett une ye.se )
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Set t sina 24 /(l)(1)-0111C, 001 aust s ons laule I/b/ti4 ht stliedseled. BellC aust musit wette Dol en develupisuj 4 written agreceent f or pe ot eiluses lur written agreceesit on protedures for 118 sewlew, n oensultat son, anal a corden.st ion in flee plannsng, tunst raa t nun asul la slaty interation.
operatiosi of the l&& las ility. Sin h an amulerstesuleng shall also estatsl este the types of report s assal other snf ormat suas as flee Cummiss son may reasosiately resguise to evaluate health assal saf ety emp44 t> cl Else !&& la a t sty.
Curreset Status-80 0 agreearnt has tieen reathed. D0t s eposled to CoeuJs ess un Ag'arW8]MElliear slet ision that si 4 Ill e s swtessas y, at siould I,e
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28 Set t son 21/(1)( l)( A)-lellC $14ll a me ry New As peowided out 4 tauet asusing analys es of the I&B sect al so d u t avities to evaluate the deleguay of tier tensideration of putelst health anal selety issues.
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Sec tion 28 /(1)(1)(B) lellC requis ed to le u e As provided j.
repos t to the $etretary, the Pressdesit,
spet s i ted deist the Cosegress as it sleems approprtate.
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operation at alw s ete of repos story.
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i Casemission, anel utlier authursted federal skat es entent ul lines peuv essuse.
n ef fi(ials shall eath take sisch at tisais i
as such allatials sensider seetessary to esetasurage ased empedite the ellett awe use el availdte storage, ased sietessary asidational storage, at the site of each (ivillast nuclear puuer reatter.
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Settiun l)4-leybrid preceduses are feu spaw a t se f inal sule ll.e [ummission as to prowsde tiedrings un proceduses for unsite capansion d.stes,teut sent to ut spent f uel storage tapat'ity or transshapeent ut luel.
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I preursbed f or hearings on certain appletatsuns sur incenses for f at ality applet Ale Cases July llee Cuanession approved the f inal rule on Septealser S 19el5, ased the f inal expansions et spent f uel storage cap 4(sty to applac.
8, 19elS edited rule was padslished en thes lederal liegester Oa tsdner IS,19es5.
and transshipments of spent fuel.
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Set t son ll'2(g)-Issuana e at leIIC pe upu>ed 4/ //tll i e n.n l As provided. Current _'2tatus - the fen.si rule, le Clit pas t S s, u.ss pus.liss.ed l et,ru.sry ll,190'a, estatdishesul pe u4edus es asul trance sa sus mat eng leest:* s areter#4 rule est & lsshing procedures asul creterea fur deterein.st son that a utility es el egible to tunt e de t us tle but f or lestieral leubl eslwd eating a eleteeasseation that onsste stus age
//I I/8's enteria storagee capacity.
casinut reasondly See provided at a reas tur asul that (lee persuoi asessaisig anal operat ing the seat tur 3
is deligeselly pursuiseg latensed altesnatives tu the use ul leeleral storeigne tal*44 itY.
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Set t iene 11'4 4)-11 ti e fellC aleteresses ht spec i f :(
1060C wall ma6e putslit awalth asial salety aletesaissat iosis as tu llw tase al asey enesting D00 lat e lity f or speest f uel sturaise and will l es ense storage-see that ensite storage tasueet reason 44 sly sww s t rut t us es, isu ludieng asuhalas or subele speset sein leer f uel storage be proveded 4L a reat.ter by the lic ensee, lauf esguepsent sua h as de y t asks, as s e41ue red under this pe uv as sun of Llee Aa t.
may, usader tertain tonelations, provide seat aure than liftbe metrat tons et tapatity f or storage et spent ninlear fuel from (evelian power texters.
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Sect ion 13/(a)- f ransportat iuse of sgse set least slwa sf it leitC as requised tu review Don 's appletat suus Iur shipment and adhe lit ens eauj nietes ses at suns lur health anal saf ety and saf eguarils.
nasclear f uel to a Det storage la slity shall One subject to liteensing dead regulation by lettC asent by the Department of Iransportatione.
8e600 we ll tee seiguss ed to review IIw prawate s untras tur's.sppi se at sua f or 36.
Sectiuse IH(b)-301, en prow eding f or Et spet48at shipment, ased make l atensing det issuses f or healtle asest sala t y assal llw trastsportatson of spent aesclear fuel weleguards. Bleipalations ady, at a f utuee date, he audsl eed ur rew esed useder this Act, shall utilise by contrat to tosalues with 00t's repository program ptswate iseniustry to flee fullest entent passable ses each aspett ut seeth t rasesper tat ion.
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% heds.le liiff 6tula-Pauwesian 30180, us esuj data asial asilureat susa t rus INM dry storage desunst e at suse asui 31.
Set t iun 7 tti(a) deul 113 8014C steell Rey rule 80ut spet si et tuuperat ive pengrams, ne ll develop s egulat euses to approve alry letiumulugy sstatslisit prutedures lur the litensing of sturage at (sw elease saut lear power rede turs uitlieut, to line manieus entent any let heuslongy approved by line 10000 f or use ps'at t itable, the sneed lur mekt:L eustal s ete spet el et appsuvais by llee 018tC.
4t the site et any tivalems sinu lear lumser rsa tur.
88000 may by rule apyruve usie or eure da y spent itsel storage tethstulugees for esse at the setes el c viIsasi puner reatlors unthout, to the maasensa entent prm t statale, the street tur aahl:Linnal sete spet elic agsprovals.
18180 sisall ass est tiec Set retary Isy s oupes at teig asial s uus d esiat asig usi asiy s el.us t s 3as. Set t eun 28ti(4)-luterie ipenit 8eusse sect 88 sed usuler ietle II.
lues Storage Couperat ause asus Courd a r.at aun.
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the Cuesissaann dood IPA in f ureulat enes time eq1tS les tine sle dit PDS, ik4 pl4 sis to issue the lettS proposal to 3014C en 11/85 proposal asul stealt sussait lineir toements oss asul to sutest Mit% pe uposal to Coewjress 1/IS/tsS.
the IWS proposal to Congress alones with the proposal.
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Section 141(t)(1)-Suleission by Setretary 6/1/8S assessseist (B A).
el en envissuamental assessment with s espes t to the IIItS peuposal to Congress.
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%I.jee t to il autt.or esed, InitC will rew eew Dol 's appl et.st ion asui s.she ttw sietessary Cueup essional Congress ion.s l l atensing aletesmen.ations.
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m c u_uir in.n.e inw-i nsi W4,ie manage.ent a m v.(Iso deadlines were psowided in the Att for the llW management pe uv essusis usufer Sc(t sun ISI).
llekefule Prowasions 42 Setteun ISl(4)(1)-Cummissiosi authorssed to estatalesh 16ew sites are a nwered by esist eng segulatiosis (10 Call Part bil. lollC well revsew enestesu.3 regulations or ottier Suth standards asul s egulat ions 4 ul gued.suse f or appl etat ion at the ca ssling (names ital llW desposal sites.
tastructions as it deems sietessary or destratsle La ensure tht each flW disposal licensee wall hve deleaguate financial arrangements f or detentamen4L son, elecommessionisig, site closure asial reclamet ton of sites, structures, and equipment used esa (onjunctioss with its LtW disposal.
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Section l$1(4)(2)-18 Commission determines tisst n.sy requis'e rasles.sk ing by line Commission and the development of guid. ins e f or t>uth en ssi ssuj long-tere saisitenesue or munitoring will be nec essary asul new tuemer(tal llW dispusal sites f or en est ing sites, analyses well 8.e requered 414 ilW disposal site Commission must ensure tief us e to assess long-tera periorsance; aussitoring asul long-ters maintesiana e requere ments; terstaatton of the license that Line B etensee has made associated costs, asul the programs to rew eew munitureng data to identsfy trie need asleaguate findacial arrangements. Itunitoreng will t>e f or sitigative 4(t eens terraed out by the person having telle and tustody for saah folloiseng latense teseination.
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Section ISl(b) D0t shall hve the autlaus sty tu assume I skely tu reques e rules.sk esug/gundasite tu prow nde Inas es f or s e.gues ed title and tustody of BlW astd the lased on winet h suali de t e s e s si.s t s uus. Sua h rulemaking/guidaswe would require (lose tourdess.st son of INH weste is disposed of, aspun ti.e request of the uwaier of wheth appears to have isulepesident discret eosi to attept sites f ulluwisey Commessiosi such weste anet 14 ail f ollowing terminat eusi of the l es ense de t ee'm e siat ion.
issised by the Commission for suth disposal, st 1) the Commission sietermines tht the requirements sur s ete closure, decommissioning asul decontamanalinn leave teccan met with pursuant to Section llS(4); 2) th.at sutla t it le asiel custosey will be transferred to the DOI without test to the f ederal government; esed ttiat lederal ownership anal management is actessary, or desirable tu pa ctet t the pedblic health deal saf ety.
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Sectiose 224h)-Sy April 1, 19188, lael 4///85 Cumpleted selif wall peep. ore 4 east IGC aisst padslish 4 joint actite ies time Annual 3/)es/s).
Lethnet.el ass estant e to soon souclear weapose states pursudest to 14ee Aa t and the lederal Register stat sseg tht time 88.5. is rev is iuses tipdates lit seul et c.
IsilC 4eed la01 will update and resssue tiens sentic e manually sur y @ e[ie ( M rate and provide technical t eaguis cal pestni ssled S years, as ressesireel. An 18 sesatite was pastatished f ollownsing cuerdinal non with April 6 l'#est, IMal, ACSA, daeet the State urpartment on flers h lu,18 83 Ilse lirst 8
essistance to seen asstlear escapees states ese tem field el speest luel storagle deed desposal.
April S, l*steS annual espdate of the actate was published ese the leeleral llegister use Ape e l 6, l'Ill4, Cugent Statu}- lhes year's espdate was peabitsleed en the lederal llegister on April S I'feS.
the final waste disposal teatrett proposal was published lay the IMM e n t he 41.
Sectiose 302(h)(1)(A)-Ilse Ceanisssun shil 6/kJ/81 ledeg l,Gegigty on April IN, 1983. All accessary contree ts were segswd nest issese er renew 4 license to use 4 esed reteeved Boy the 904 on or Iselere Line June 30, l9185 statutory deadline.
estilisaties or preahes tioso latility usuler Section 503 or 14b4 el the Atomic (seergy Act osaless the applicant hs entered into i
o esaste disposal centract with the 5etretas y of (seergy or the Secretary af fires in j
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Cinaisessa of the tellC en (usukact eswJ 4 study Cumpleted "altesp.et ive approat tws" study. Ac tiosis 146esi-II0t chartered an i
4/18/11S Aelv esory Pasiel on Alternet swe feranIEI~ fin 4AiIsul asui knagisua cf alterstat ave appro4(Sws to manaal ng Itadioatt swe Wste latilities ( Aldit) 40 assist Llies isi testelutting the casestraattien ased uperations of all s estu e red s t eady.
Ilie tellC transaatteil tumments to Secretasy tierrington j
tivilian waste management f acilities, on be c le 22, 19105, which were f orwariled to the President along with esial thest liet is to report to Cosegress.
D04 's set uenesulat ions use April 18,198t'i D04 retuamesuis retainisig the presesit massagenesit strutture at least through the set eng asul Istensisig 2
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Sett tun Doe.-IlllC is resguired tu 1/6/t4 1/ 84.
As psuvided llse Ciammession issueel a polity statement un lehe uary 1,194t*2, a unt ern e sig pes sousee l t ra in n ity anal agua l s l it at ions.
Ilses pulle y statearnt pressutgate reepstat euen or other was padsisslied in the f esarral liegester un httle 20, 19465.
the Cuesess euse sustatale gusehe f or the ts ainteial putet tslied peupused amendnesets to Part % dealeng unth simulator send apaalal st.at suas ut c avaltaa traississag reapasreernts aan hvember 26, 18164, the final asesuinent nesi; tear penser plant pes susueel and tu Pas t % is empetted see krth 1916.
suhait a seport to Congress un its at t iv it ies assader t his at t iaan.
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