ML20205S978
| ML20205S978 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/06/1986 |
| From: | Clark A NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Hannum W ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| REF-PROJ-M-32 NUDOCS 8606121011 | |
| Download: ML20205S978 (2) | |
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FCAF r/f RECunningham JUN 0 61986 LCRouse Project M-32 REBrowning RBoyle JSaraka Dr. William H. Hannum, Director ATClark West Valley Project Office NDavison U.S. Department of Energy-Idaho Operations FBrown P.O. Box 191 JRoth, RI West Valley, NY 14171
Dear Dr. Hannum:
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,.a This letter is in respon se' to your letter of pril-19, 1986, indicating your intent to issue a Findin'g of No Significant Impact.related to the disposal of project low-level waste.
he development of-e-sdtisfactory plan for the disposal of low-level wastes at the West Valley site requires considerable study. The Department of Energy's (DGE) ef forts-for that-portsibn' of the plan related to project low-level wastes has been substantial. Agl pay be discerned from my letters of February 27,. =
and. April 7,_1986,ggparaenting on DOE's Environmental Assessment, we believe that additional work is necegsary before your conclusion is adequately supported regaraing~t'he-disposal'o M tcject low-level waste in an 9
engineered tumulus and trMes. It_is.ptema_tutMf@r us to support DOE's Finding of No Significant Impact without reviewing the additional necessary work.
7 - _ _ 209 As stated in my letter of April r,~19867 we sho M e kept fully and timely review and assessment of yvur pl ns for. projetqt ileW,so important that a thorough informed on these details as you proceed.
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evel waste be scheduled after design is complete, but weKjn3dvance of ini<:ial emplacement of the waste. To be included in the reassessment-weul h :he consideration of the achievement of performance objectives as based on more complete knowledge of tumulus and trench design and a satisfactory hydrogeologic model. We request participation in the assessment.
I appreciate the opportunity you have provided to the NRC staff to review information related to disposal of project low-level waste as it was being developed. The promptness of our reviews and evaluation depends, in large part, on being kept cur ent. This aspect will be crucial over the next several months.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
061 g 1 e60606 A. Thomas Clark, Jr.
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