ML20141D545
| ML20141D545 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/02/1997 |
| From: | Dicus G NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20141D497 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-97-096-C, SECY-97-96-C, NUDOCS 9706270251 | |
| Download: ML20141D545 (2) | |
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NOTAT10N VOTE RESPONSE SHEET i
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COMMISSIONER DICUS
SUBJECT:
SECY-97-096 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ON THE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL WASTE STORAGE TANKS AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE 1
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Not Participating Request Discussion COMMENTS:
One edit attached.
l I also concur with Commissioner Diaz's comments.
The lu aragency Agreement states that the performing agency is not to exceed the obligated funding. I have concerns regarding potential cost overruns if the project encounters currently unknown obstacles, and how this will be i
handled.
Staff should carefully monitor the Quarterly Financial Reports.
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Attachment A Interngency Agreement No. DE-A109-97SR18901 Pageiof2 STATEM ENT OF WORK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SAVANNAII IUVER OPERATIONS OFFICE CLOSURE OF IIIGII-LEVEL WASTE STORAGE TANKS fACKGROUND 1.0 l
11 The U S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Operations Office (SR) has established a high-level waste (HLW) tank closure program for the 51 HLW tanks at the Savannah River Site. Consistent with Section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, which gives NRC licensing and related regulatory authority over DOE HLW disposal facilities, closure of HLW tanks without need for licensing by the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is predicated on the classification of the residual waste in the tank,s as " incidental" waste DOE-SR seeks NRC's technical assistance with regardNE-SR's high-level waste (HLW) tank closure program, specifically, DOE-SR's determination and classification of the residual waste in the tanks, after waste removal operations, as " incidental" waste 20 DESCRIPlION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED 21 The NRC statt will review the methodology established by DOE-SR for closure of HLW tanks and will consider DOE-SR's proposed approach for classification of residual waste in the tanks as " incidental" waste. NRC will advise DOE-SR of the results of the review.
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22 The NRC and DOE-SR will work together to develop an overall schedule for l
accomplishing specific activities under this Interagency Agreement.
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