ML20196L613
| ML20196L613 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/23/1988 |
| From: | Pettengill H NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| RULE-PR-40-MISC NUDOCS 8807080063 | |
| Download: ML20196L613 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0KilSS10N 10 CFR Part 40 Uranium Mill Facilities, Notice of Av611 ability and Request for Public Connent on a \
Draft Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits
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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. i ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of and is soliciting public cormnent on a draft "Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits for Uranium Mills." The Fosition provides NRC guidance on the standard format and content of applications for Alternate 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 comment on the craft Technical Position before it is finalized.
DATE: Comments on the draft Technical Position should be submitted by AUG 2 9 IS$8 to ensure that the comments are considered by HRC staff in developing the final Technical Position. g%
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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. Coments on the draf t 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 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 coments 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 Decomissioning, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and l Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555. l Telephone: (301)492-0565.
SUPDLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff is developing guidance to assist lisensees in developing applications for Alternate Concentrativn Limits (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. NRC staff articipates that uranium mill licensees will request ACLs as they continue to implement groundwater monitoring and 1
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correcthe action programs in accordance with NRC's roquirements 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.
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The purpose of the draft "Technical Position on Alternate Concentration Limits 1
for Uranium Mills" is to establish the (1) NRC staff's interpretation of requirements for establishing ACLs in Criterion SB(6) of Appendix A to 10 CFR 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 o i 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 Positien 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
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for reviews of ACL applications. This guidance helps ensure quality and uniformity of staff reviews and presents a well-defined basis from which to I
evaluate changes in the scope and requirements of reviews. Although the l
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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i NRC staff is soliciting public coments to assist the staff in developing the Technical Position. After collecting and evaluating public comments, the NRC staff intends to publish the final Technical Position in November 1988. i 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 on example application for ACLs at a utanium mill tailings site. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Mr. Weber at the address listed above for more details about the workshop.
rd Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23 day of June,1988. l l
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, i
%N i M vv b u-Harry J. Pettengill, Acting Chief Technical Branch Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4
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