ML20151S741
| ML20151S741 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/01/1988 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
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The Honorable Morris K. Udall, Chairman Subcocinittee on Energy and the Environment Comittee on Interior and Insular Affairs United States House of Representatives '
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Under the Low-Level Radioactive Faste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (LLRWPAA),
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) was assigned a number of responsibilities. This letter provides a report on the actions we have completed to date, to fulfill those responsibilities (authority citations are ,
bracketed).
- 1. The NRC has established standards and procedures and developed the technical capability for acting upon petitions to exempt specific waste streams from NRC regulation. This was completed in August 1986, by publishing a Connission Policy St: cement and staff implementation plan.
The procedures provide for expeditious determinations and actions to exempt waste streams found not to require NRC regulation. [Section10(a) -
and(b))
- 2. The NRC established procedures and devel? ped the technical capability for processing licensing applications for low-level waste disposal facilities.
This was completed in January 1987, by two actions; (1) providing a "Standard Format and Cnntent of a License Application for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposai'; and (2) providing a "Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility." Thu s procedures, to the extert practicable, provide :
for completion hrsring) within of 15all processing months and reviews after receipt of an (except for the application. licensing (1)]
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- 3. In consultation with States and other interested parties, the NRC has identified methods, other than soallow land burial, for the disposal of I low-level radioactive waste and issued technical guidance on licensing of i these alternative disposal methods. This was completed in December 1986, I by publishing the Branch Technical Position, "Licensing of Alternative l Methods of Disposal of Low-level Radioactive Waste." [Section8(a)) l 1
- 4. The NRC has identified and published all relevant technical information l that rust be subnitted to NRC to pursue an alternative disposal method, together with the technical requirements for licensing alternative disposal facilities. This was completed by the staff in January 1988, by revising the Standard Format and Content and Standard Review Plans to include detailed technical information on alternative disposal methods.
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focused on preparing to implement its other responsibilities under the LLRWPAA, t
which include making determinations on requests for emergency access (LLRWPAA .
Section 6), responding to petitions for waste streams below regulatory concern :
(LLRWPAA Section 10), and others. The NRC program is also centinuing to provide assistance to the 13 regional compacts and host states, as they develop '
, and license low-level radioactive waste disposal sites, according to the tight LLRWPAA milestones.
I hope the information contained here is useful to you. Should you have any questions or require further informction, do not hesitate to call on me. ,
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cc: Rep. Manuel Lujan, Jr.
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'I Having cospleted these major actions, the NRC's LLW management program is now focused on preparing to impicuent its other responsibilities under the LIEWPAA, which include making determinations on requests for emergency access (LLRWPAA Section 6), responding to petitions for waste streams below regulatory concern (LLRWPAA Section 10), and others. The NRC program is also continuing to provide assistance to the 13 regional compacts and host states, as they develop and license low-1cvel radioactive waste disposal sites, according to the tight LLRWPAA milestones.
I hope the information contained here is useful to you. Should you have any questions or require further information, do not hesitate to call on me.
Sincerely, Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Virector Office of Nuclear Material Safety <
and Safeguards cc: Rep. Manuci Lujan, Jr.
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