ML20195C189
| ML20195C189 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/14/1999 |
| From: | Diaz N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Vietticook A NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20195C167 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-98-251-C, SECY-99-057-C, SECY-99-57-C, NUDOCS 9906080040 | |
| Download: ML20195C189 (2) | |
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NOTATION VOTE RESPONSE SHEET TO:
Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary FROM:
COMMISSIONER DIAZ
SUBJECT:
SECY-99-057 - SUPPLEMENT TO SECY-98-251,
" DECOMMISSIONING CRITERIA FOR WEST VALLEY" Approved X
Disapproved Abstain Not Participating COMMENTS:
See attached comments.
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4/ l4 /99 DATE Entered on "AS" Yes X No i
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COMMISSIONER DIAZ's COMMENTS ON SECY-98-251: " DECOMMISSIONING CRITERIA FOR WEST VALLEY" AND SECY-99 057: " SUPPLEMENT TO SECY 251, ' DECOMMISSIONING CRITERIA FOR WEST VALLEY'"
The following comments are my combined vote on SECYs98-251 and 99-057:
1.
I approve prescribing the License Termination Rule (LTR) as the decommissioning criteria for the Department of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project. The use of the LTR is appropriate because it is the Commission's clearest and most comprehensive statement on what is adequately protective of public health and safety in the realm of decommissioning.
Prescribing this standard is also important for reinforcing regulatory consistency and predictability over the long term. After the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) license has been reactivated, the licensee may desire to decommission all or part of the West Valley site. In such a case, the LTR would provide the decommissioning criteria.
2.
I approve issuance of a draft Policy Statement for public comment. In addition, we should inform DOE and make the transmittal letter public.
3.
I approve the staff's plan to enter into an Office-level cooperative agreement with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regarding the West Valley site.
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