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JSurmeier Originator CRussell Mr. Robert R. Loux, Director 11 SE LHigginbotham Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office Capitol Complex, Suite 252 1802 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89710
Dear Mr. Loux:
On January 7, 1983, the President signed into law the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA). The Act established a process defining the roles of the President, the Congress, the affected States and Indian Tribes, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other Federal agencies in the siting, construction, and operation of a geologic repository for the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste. Put into very simplistic terms, DOE has, responsibility for screening and characterizing site (s) for a repository, reccmmending a site for repository development, and obtaining an NRC license for the site approved by Congress and the President.
DOE also has the responsibility for constructing, operating and decommissioning the facility. The NRC is responsible for determining whether to license the facility at the selected site, and assuring that it will be constructed and operated without unreasonable risk to public health and safety, and in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency's standards for the disposal of high-level waste.
Consistent with our role under the NWPA, we intend to work to assure that potential licensing issues are identified, and addressed by DOE, early in the process and that DOE has complete, well-validated documentation for each part of the application it will eventually submit for the site of its choosing. In order for the national waste program to have credibility it must De characterized by openness between DOE, NRC, States, and Indian Tribes. All interested parties must have timely access to information, identification of issues, and actions to address issues. As part of the continuing and early exchange of data between DOE, NRC, States, and Indian Tribes, NRC will be holding a meeting on April 29-30, 1986, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of g the meeting is to discuss a number of initiatives developed by NRC to
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c 1 NWPA' To prevent any confusion, we want to note that the NRC meeting on April 29-30 is independent of the DOE /NRC meeting taking place on April 22 in Washington, D.C. The April 22 meeting is a DOE /NRC Licensing Support System Coordinating Committee. meeting. This is a committee concerned with coordinating DOE technical efforts to develop a document management system to suppcrt the licensing hearing for a high-level waste repository with NRC, States, and Indian Tribes. DOE is sending separate announcements for this meeting. The meeting will deal only with the technical activities of NRC/ DOE on the document management system. The NRC meeting on April 29-30 will deal with the document management system as well as other NRC activities concerning the high-level waste program.
The NRC meeting on April 29-30 will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Alexis Park Hotel located at 375 East Harmon Avenue. The hotel was already booked for the days of the meeting so all those attending must make their own room arrangements at the hotel of their choice. The conference room for the meeting will hold up to 100 people. Please limit the number of participants from each State or Tribe to two people. Since the " pilot projects" utilize data from the Nevada site, we thought it would be useful to hold the meeting in Las Vegas. This would also give DOE staff from the NNWSI Project Office the opportunity to use the system and give us their feedback. We have reserved the afternoon of April 30 for this activity. Please call Cathy Russell at (301) 427-4020 to let us know who will be attending the meeting. If you have any questions or need further information about the meeting, please call Ms. Russell.
We look forward to a mutually beneficial meeting.
Sincerely, S
Joseph 0. Bunting, Chief Policy and Program Control Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS Attachments
- 1. Overview Agenda
- 2. Detailed Agenda
- 3. List of Attachments NOTE: Identical letter sent to those on Attached List.
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l Overview Agenda for NRC Meeting with States / Tribes in Las Vegas - April 29-30,198)
Alexis Park Hotel I. High-Level Waste Strategic Plan A. Interactions with DOE B. NRC Actions II. Streamlining the Licensing Process A. Conflict of Interest - Long-term Resolution B. Licensing Support System / Pilot Project C. Negotiated Rulemaking D. Allegations E. Open Item Tracking / Pilot Project F. Formal Open Item Resolution (RP)
G. State / Tribal Participation III. Department of Energy Activities IV. Discussion of issues / concerns by States / Tribes V. Demonstrations of the Licensing Support System and Open Items Tracking system on both days.
NRC Representatives J. Bunting, Chief, Policy and Program Support Branch, WM P. Altomare, Section Leader, Program Planning, WM A. Bender, Project Manager, Pilot Project, WM F. Cameron, Senior Regulations Attorney, ELD C. Russell, Project Manager, State / Tribal NWPA Activities K. Kalman, Project Manager, Geosciences J. Linehan, Acting Chief, Repository Projects Branch d
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1 Detailed Agenda Tuesday - 29 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks / Introduction (Russell / Bunting) 15 minutes 8:45 a.m. Five-Year Plan for NRC High-Level Waste Repository Program (Bunting) 15 minutes 9:00 a.m. Potential Contractor Conflict of Interest - FFRDC (Russell / Bunting) 30 minutes 9:30 a.m. Licensing Support System / Pilot Project, (Altomare/ Bender) 60 minutes 10:30a.m. 1st Demonstration / Break (Altomare/ Bender) 30 minutes 11:00a.m. Negotiated Rulemaking (Cameron /Kalman) 60 minutes 12:00p.m. 2nd Demonstration / Lunch (Altomare/ Bender) 115 hours0.00133 days <br />0.0319 hours <br />1.901455e-4 weeks <br />4.37575e-5 months <br /> 1:30 p.m. Allegations (Bunting / Cameron) 15 minutes 1:45 p.m. Open Item Tracking / Pilot Project (Altomare/ Bender) 30 minutes 2:15 p.m. 3rd Demonstration / Break (Altomare/ Bender) 3:15 p.m. Formal Open Item Resolution (Linehan/ Russell) 3:30 p.m. Establishing Schedules and Consultation with DOE / States / Tribes (Linehan) 30 minutes 3:45 p.m. Early Closure of Licensing Open Items (Linehan) 30 minutes 4:15 p.m. State / Tribal Participation (Russell) 30 minutes 4:45 p.m. 4th Demonstration (Altomare/ Bender)
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- 2 Wednesday - April 30 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks (Bunting / Russell) 15 minutes 9:15 a.m. Dept. of Energy Activities (E. Burton) 30 minutes 9:45 a.m. Discussion by States / Tribes 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> 11:45a.m. Wrap-up/ Closing Remarks 45 minutes 12:30p.m. Adjourn 1:00 p.m. Demonstration of system with DOE NNWSI Project staff
- Computer System will be available for demonstration and use all morning.
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Attachments Potential Contractor Conflict of Interest
- 1. Federal Register Notice for NRC Intent to Establish a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).
- 2. Draft of Certain Elements of the Solicitation Package for the FFRDC.
NRC High-Level Waste Repository Program
- 3. NRC Proposed Five-Year Plan for the High-Level Waste Repository Program.
- 4. Proposed Implementation of the NRC High-Level Waste Five-Year Plan.
Licensing Support System
- 5. Draft of the Requirements Definition for a Licensing Information Management System for Nuclear Waste.
- 6. Discussion Paper on the Application of a Full Text Storage and Retrieval System for Records Management (NRC Waste Management Pilot Project).
Negotiated Rulemaking
- 7. Issue Paper on the Development of an NRC Proposed Rule on the Submission and Management of Records and Documents Related to the Licensing of a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste.
- 8. Background Informational Materials on Regulatory Negotiation.
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LIST OF A00RESSES The following list of addresses was generated on 86/04/10:
Mr. Arlyn Ackley Chairman Sokaogon Chippawa Tribal Council Route 1, Box 328 Crandon, Wisconsin 54520 Mr. Michael Allen
, Tribal Chairman Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council P. O. Box 67 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin 54538 Or. Walter A. Anderson State Geologist Department of Conservation State House Station 22 Augusta, Maine 04333 Mr. William Arbuckle President St. Croix Council Star Route Webster, Wisconsin 54893 Dr. L. Hall Bohlinger Assistant Administrator Nuclear Energy Division P.O. Box 14690 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898 Mr. William Burke
- Nuclear Waste Project Manager Umatilla Indian Nation P.O. Box 638 i Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Ms. Gail Chehak Natural Resources Coordinator National Congress of American Indians 804 0 Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002 Mr. Stephen G. Conrad State Geologist Department of Natural Resources and Community Development P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
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Ms. Josephine Corrbine Chairman Bad River Tribal Council Route 2 Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 Ms. Laura Coyhin Nuclear Waste Coordinator Stockbridge - Monsee Tribe R.R.1 Bowler, Wisconsin 54415 Mr. Clive Dove Governor Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation P. O. Box 343 Perry, Maine 04667 Mr. Ronald J. Forsythe Nuclear Waste Program Manager 300 Watkins Building 510 George Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Ms. Barbara Foster National Conference of State Legislatures 1050 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2100 Denver, Colorado 80265 Mr. James Friloux Program Manager Nuclear Waste Repository Program Louisiana Geological Survey 2133 Stiverside Drive, Suite L Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 Mr. Steve Frishman Director Nuclear Waste Programs Office Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. Arthur Gahbow Chairman Mille Lacs Reservation Business Committee Star Route DATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 2
LIST OF ADDRESSES The following list of addresses was generated on 86/04/10:
Onamia, Minnesota 56339 Mr. William F. Gilley Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Eleventh Floor, Monroe Building 101 N. 14th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Mr. John W. Green Mississippi Department of Energy and Transportation 300 Watkins Building 510 George Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Mr. Richard Gurnoe '
Chairman Red Cliff Tribal Council ,
P. O. Box 529 Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814 Mr. Donald R. Hackey Chairman Nett Lake Reservation Business Committee (Bois Fort)
Nett Lake, Minnesota 55772 Mr. Ronald T. Half-Moon NP-NWPA P.O. Box 305 Lapwai, Idaho 83540 Mr. Ken Hall Chairman Board of Trustees Umatilla Indian Tribe P.O. Box 638 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Mr. Richard Hayward Chairman Mashantucket Pequot Council P. O. Box 160 Ledyard, Connecticut 06339 Mr. Jim Hendrickson Chairman Grand Portage Reservation Business Committee DATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 3
LIST OF ADDRESSES The following list of addresses was generated on 86/04/10:
P. O. Box 428 Grand Portage, Minnesota 55605 Mr. Daniel Hester Supervising Tribal Attorney Umatilla Indian Nation P.O. Box 638 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Mr. William J. Houle Chairman Fond Du Lac Reservation Business Committee 105 University Road Cloquet, Minnesota 55720 Mr. James B. Hovis Hovis, Cockrill, Weaver, and Bjur 316 N. 3rd Street ,
P.O. Box 487 Yakima, Washington 98907 Mr. Terry Husseman Program Ofrector Office of High-level Nuclear Waste Managment State of Washington Department of Ecology Mail Stop PV-11 Olympia, Washington 98504 Mr. Russell Jim Nuclear Waste Project Manager Confederated Tribes and Bands Yakima Indian Nation P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, Washington 98948 Mr. Roger Jourdain Chairman Red Lake Tribal Council Red Lake, Minnesota 56671 Mr. Tom Kalitowski Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Capitol Square Building Room 100 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 OATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 4
LIST OF A00RESSES The following list of addresses was generated on 86/04/10:
Mr. James Kleinhans Executive Ofrector Radioactive Waste Review Board 921 Tenney Building 110 E. Main Street Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Mr. Greg Larson State of Minnesota Capitol Square Building Room 100 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Mr. Leonard Ledbetter Director ~
Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street 12th Floor - East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. Robert R. Loux Director Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office Capitol Complex, Suite 252 1802 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89710 Mr. Joseph Lumsden President
- Sault Ste. Marie Tribe 206 Greenough Street Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783 Dr. William McLemore State Geologist Department of Natural Resources Agriculture Building 4th Floor, Capitol Square Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. James I. Palmer State Liaison Officer State of Mississippi P.O. Box 139 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. Harry Philemon Chairman DATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 5
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Hannahville Tribe Route 1 Wilson, Michigan 48986 Mr. Michael Prescott President Lower Sioux Indian Community Council Rural Route 1, Box 308 Morton, Minnesota 56270 Mr. Don Provost State of Washington Department of Ecology Mail Stop PV-11 Olympia, Washington 98504 Mr. Joseph Rapheal Chairman .
Grand Traverse Band Route 1, Box 118 Suttons Bay, Michigan 49682 Mr. Joe Reed Menominee Tribal Planning Department P.O. Box 397 Keshena, Wisconsin 54135 Mr. J. Herman Reuben Chairman ,
NPTEC P.O. Box 305 Lapwai, Idaho 83540 Mr. Wyatt M. Rogers Senior Projects Engineer Council of Energy Resource Tribes 1580 Logan Street, Suite 400 l Denver, Colorado 80203
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Mr. Carl Sampson Board of Trustees Umatilla Indian Tribes P.O. Box 638 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Mr. Melvin R. Sampson
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Yakima Tribal Council
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Confederated Tribes and Bands Yakima Indian Nation P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, Washington 98948 Mr. David G. Scott State of New Hampshire Office of State Planning 2 Beacon Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Ms. Teresa Secord Penobscot Nation 6 River Road Indian Island, Maine 04468
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Mr. Arnold Sowmick Chief Saginaw Chippewa Tribe 7070 E. Broadway Road Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858 Mr. Pat Spurgin Director State of Utah High Level Nuclear Waste Office 355 West North Temple 3 Triad Center, Suite 330 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180-1203 Mr. Al Steele Nuclear Waste Coordinator Indian Township Passamaquoddy Reservation P.O. Box 301 Princeton, Maine 04668 Mr. Wade Teeple President Bay Mills Executive Council Route 1, Box 313 Brimley, Michigan 49715 Mr. Gordon Thayer Chairman Lac Courte Oreilles Governing Board Route 2 Hayward, Wisconsin 54843 DATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 7 n
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Mr. Myrtle Tolonen President Keweenaw Bay Tribal Council Tribal Center Building Route 1 Baraga, Michigan 49908 Mr. Dean Tousley Harmon, Weiss, and Jordan 2001 S Street, NW Suite 430 Washington, DC 20009 Mr. George Watson Chief Narragansett Indian Tribe RF0 #2 Kenyon, Rhode Island 02836 Mr. Hartley White '
Chairman Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee Box 308 Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633 Mr. Dwight Wilcox Reservation Biologist White Earth Reservation P.O. Box 418 White Earth, Minnesota 56591 Mr. Jack Wittman Associate Director State of Utah High Level Nuclear Waste Office 355 West North Temple 3 Triad Center, Suite 330 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180-1203 Mr. Robert Youngdeer Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians P. O. Box 455 Cherokee, North Carolina 28719 DATE OF PRINTOUT: 86/04/10 PAGE: 8 e
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