ML20195H854
| ML20195H854 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/14/1988 |
| From: | Starmer R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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HUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 40 Uranium Mill Facilities; Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment on a Draft Technical Fosition on Alternate Concentration Limits AGENCY:
Muclear Pegulatory Connission.
ACTION:
Request for Public Comment.
SUMPARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of and is soliciting public ccmment on a draft "Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits for Uranium Mills." The Position provides NRC guidance on the standard furmat and content of applications for Alternate Concentration Limits for uranium mills and standard review procedures for such applications to meet the requirenwnts in Criterion 5B(6) of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 40. MRC is requesting public comment 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 comments are considered by NRC staff in developing the final Technical Position, 8806290007 a00614 1
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'4 ADDRESSES: Copies of the draf t Technical Position may be obtained by wri+1ng to Michael Weter at Mail Stop SE4, U.S. Nucl6ar Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C., 20555. Coments on the draf t position should be sent to the Rules and Procedures Branch, Division of Rules and Records, Office of Adminstration and Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, 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 ccaments received may be exaniined at the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L'eber, Division of Low-Level Waste i;anagttent and Decomissioning, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555.
Telephone: (301)492-0565.
l SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC staff is developing guidance to assist licenseesindevelopingapplicationsforAlternateConcentrationLimits(ACLs) at uranium mills. The ACLs constitute concentration limits for hazardous constituents in groundwater that has been contaminated by seepage from uranium mill tailings impoundments.
hRC staff anticipates that uranium mill licensees will request ACLs as they continue to implement groundwater monitoring and l
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corrective action prograr; 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 interpretation of requirementsforestablishingACLsinCriterion5B(6)ofAppendixAto10CFR 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 acceptable 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 for reviews of ACL applications. This guidance telps 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 Pcsition is intended to be used by licensees and the NRC staff, Agreement States ard other interested parties may choose to use the Technical Position in asscssing ACLs at uranium mills.
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NRC staff is requesting coments from interested parties to assist the staff in developing the Technical Position.
In addition, NRC staff intends to conduct a workshop on ACLs duririg August 1988.
The purpose of the workshop is to review genertl :spects of the Technical Position and review an example application for ACLs at a uranium mill tailings site.
Interested parties are encouraged to contuct Mr. Weber at the uddress listed above for more details about the
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After collecting and evaluatir.g public coments, the NRC staff intends to publish the final Technical Position in Noverber 1988.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this /
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.
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R. John Starmer, Acting Chief Technical Branch Division of Low-level Waste Management and Decommissioning Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4