ML20205Q912

Summary of 870306 Meeting W/Util in Bethesda,Md Re Low Level Waste Mgt.List of Attendees,Viewgraphs & APTR-42, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station In-Situ Decommissioning/Low Level Waste Mgt, Encl

ML20205Q912
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Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	03/20/1987
From:	Sears P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Thadani A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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,; $ 2 01987 Docket No.'50-309 MEMORANDUM FOR: Ashok C. Thadani, Director PWR Project Directorate #8 Division of PWR Licensing-B FROM: Patrick M. Sears, Project Manager

. PWR Project Directorate #8 l Division'of PWR Licensing-B

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SUMMARY

OF MEETING HELD ON MARCH 6, 1987 CONCERNING LOW-LEVEL.

, WASTE MANAGEMENT AT MAINE YANKEE-ATOMIC POWER STATION

The above meeting was held in Bethesda, Maryland, and the names of the attendees 4 are. listed in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2. lists specific points made at the meeting. Enclosure 3 contains a. copy of material included in Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company's (MYAPCo) presentation. Enclosure.4 is a document thet was presented by MYAPCo as a conceptual overview of the proposal for In-Situ i

Deconmissioning/ Low Level Waste Management.

Representatives of MYAPCo presented a concept which involves'(1) storing all of the State of Maine's low-level radioactive waste along with.the plant's low-level-waste in a temporary storage facility at the Maine. Yankee site.

4 until the termination of the plant's operating license (October 21, 2008);

j (2) decommissioning the plant (2009-2011) and preparing the containment building

for use as an active low-level waste repository;-(3) . operating the decommissioned 3

containment building as a state-owned low-level waste site for receipt of all low-level waste generated in Maine (2012-2041); and (4) permanently closing the

, low-level waste site (2042).

- The MYAPCo representative indicated that their next step was to present this i

concept to the State of Maine's Low-level Waste Commission for its approval.

. If approved by that Commission, the concept would have to be approved by-

] the voters in the State, according to State law, in order to be implemented.

The NRC staff indicated to the MYAPCo representatives that, although there are

, many technical issues that need resolution, principal concerns at-this stage

! relate to the policy, legal, and regulatory-implications of such a concept.

i The staff noted the potential precedent-setting nature of such a proposal and i identified several policy issues that would need to be addressed before the i NRC could_ consider the proposal. Some of these concerns are presented in p Enclosure 2.

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Charles E. Monty, President Mr. P. L. Anderson, Project Manager Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Yankee Atomic Electric Company 83 Edison Drive 1671 Worchester Road Augusta, Maine 04336 Framingham, Massachusetts 07101 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman Mr. G. D. Whittier Manager - Washington Nuclear Licensing Section Head Operations .

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Combustion Engi eering, Inc. 83 Edison Drive 7910 Woodmont Avenue Augusta, Maine 04336 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 John A. Ritsher, Esquire Ropes & Gray 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 State Planning Officer Executive Department 189 State Street Augusta, Maine 04330

, Mr. John H. Garrity, Plant Manager

? Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company l P. O. Box 408 Wiscasset, Maine 04578 i

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 First Selectman of Wiscasset Municipal Building U.S. Route 1 Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Mr. Cornelius F. Holden Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box E Wiscasset, Maine 04578 l

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Enclosure 1 LIST OF ATTENDEES FOR MEETING HELD WITH MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY ON MARCH 6, 1987 Name Affiliation Phone No.

Pat Sears NRR 492-8006 Frank Miraglia NRR 492-7207 Mal Knapp NMSS 427-4433 Paul Lohaus Region I 215-337-5246 Ed Wenzinger, Sr. Region I 215-337-5224 Regis Boyle NMSS 427-4799 Michael Tokar NMSS 427-4748 Tom Cardone NMSS 427-4684 Peter Loysen NMSS 427-4205 Steve Salomon OSP 492-9881 Carl Feldman RES 443-7699 Cardelia Maupin OSP 492-9888 Jane Mapes OGC 492-8695 Robert Fonner OGC 492-8692 Faith Brenneman NRR 492-4415 Ashok Thadani NRR 492-4553 G. D. Whittier Maine Yankee 207-623-3521 J. B. Randazza Maine Yankee 207-623-3521 G. S. Mizuno OGC 492-8505 Renee Perfetti NRR 492-8799 Pete Erickson NRR 492-8194 i

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Enclosure 2 NRC COMMENTS o It was stated that endorsement by NRC was not possible without a detailed submittal from Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (MYAPCo),

followed by an NRC review and exploration of policy, legal, and 4 technical issues.

o The potential impact of this proposal on the low-level waste activities of other states is unclear.

o The use of the containment building for low-level waste disposal may be inconsistent with NRC's decommissioning rule. The link between low-level waste management and decommissioning generates questions about legal implications, current policies, and rules. -

o This proposal appears to be inconsistent with NRC several policies or regulations. For instance, a low-level waste disposal system should not require long-term " active" maintenance such pumping and treatment of water from a desposal unit. Such policies or regulations would have to be considered by the applicant.

o There are many unanswered questions, such as how this proposal affects decommissioning of the plant, and what manpower and detailed tasks are required to maintain the facility.

4 o MYAPCo's proposed feasibility study should be presented to the NRC Commissioners prior to the initiation of an in-depth NRC staff effort.

o The NRC staff suggested the term " Topical Report" used on the report was an inappropriate term for this document in view of NRC review procedures.

MYAPCo COMMENTS o Waste would be packaged to meet requirements for burial at commercial disposal facilities.

o MYAPCo does not foresee large amounts of hazardous waste (chemicals or biological materials mixed with radioactive waste) being stored at the site in the future.

o The NYAPCo representative indicated that they would consider disposing of greater than Class C wastes although the Low-Level i Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 specifies that 3

disposal of greater than Class C waste is a responsibility that may be assumed by the federal government.

o Funds saved from not dismantling the containment building would be placed in a trust to cover the cost of monitoring the low-level waste facility.

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