ML20150D840
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| Issue date: | 06/23/1988 |
| From: | Pettengill H NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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10 CFR Part 40 Uranium Mill Facilities; Notice of Availability and Request for Public Counent on a Draft Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits AGENCY:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION:
Request for Public Comment.
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory Connission (NRC) is announcing the availability of and is soliciting public connent on a draft "Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits for Uranium Mills." The Position provides NRC guidance on the standard format and content of applications for Altarnate Concentration Limits for uranium mills and standard review procedures for such applications to meet the requirements in Criterion 5B(6) of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 40. NRC is requesting public connent on the draft Technical Position before it is finalized.
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Comments on the draft Technical Position should be submitted by to ensure that the connents are considered by NRC staff in i
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ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft Technical Position may be obtained by writing to Michael Weber at Mail Stop SE4, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555. Comments on the draft position should be sent to the Rules and Procedures Branch, Division of Rules and Records, Office of Administration and Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, or may be hand-delivered to Room 4000, Maryland National Bank Building, 7735 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. weekdays except Federal holidays. Copies of comments received may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Weber, Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.
Telephone: (301) 492-0565.
SUPPLEttENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC staff is developing guidance to assist licensees in developing applications for Alternate Concentration Limits (ACLs) at uranium mills. The ACLs constitute concentration limits for hazardous l
constituents in groundwater that has been contaminated by seepage from uranium mill tailings impoundments. NRC staff anticipates that uranium mill licensees will request ACLs as they continue to implement groundwater monitoring and 2
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corrective action programs in accordance with NRC's requirements in 10 CFR Part 40, Appendix A.
Criterion 5B(6) of Appendix A allows ACLs if (1) the ACLs prevent substantial present and potential hazards to human health or the environment, as long as the ACLs are not exceeded, and (2) the ACLs are as low as reasonably achievable, considering practicable corrective action.
The purpose of the draft "Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits for Uranium Mills" is to establish the (1) NRC staff's interpretstion of requirements for establishing ACLs in Criterion 5B(6) of Appendix A to 10 '.FR Part 40, (2) standard format and content of applications for ACLs at uranium mills, and (3) standard NRC staff review procedures for ACL applications.
The Technical Position should help licensees assemble, assess, and prepare information in the form of an application to the NRC for establishing site-specific ACLs at uranium mills.
In addition, the Position describes the characteristics of an ACL application that the NRC staff would find generally deceptable under Criterion 5B(6) of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 40.
Further, the Position provides guidance to the NRC staff about the conduct of and criteria l
for reviews of ACL applications. This guidance helps ensure quality and uniformity of staff reviews and presents a well-defined basis from which to evaluate changes in the scope and requirements of reviews. Although the Position is intended to be used by licensees and the NRC staff, Agreement States and other interested parties may choose to use the Technical Position in assessing ACLs at uranium mills.
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NRC staff is soliciting public comments to assist the staff in developing the Technical Position. After collecting and evaluating public coments, the NRC staff intends to publish the final Technical Position in Novecter 1988.
In addition, NRC staff intends to conduct an instructional workshop on ACLs during September 1988.
The purpose of the workshop is to sumarize general aspects of ACLs, describe integration of ACLs with groundwater monitoring and corrective action programs, and review 6n example application for ACLs at a uranium mill tailings site.
Interested parties are encouraged to contact Mr. Weber at the address listed above for more details about the workshop, ed Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this M day of June,1988.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.
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vu Harry J. pettengill, Actir.g Chief Technical Branch Division of low-Level Waste Management and Decomissioning Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4