ML20209E287
| ML20209E287 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/31/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| REF-WM-39 NUDOCS 8609100198 | |
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July, 1986 i
UMTRAP STATUS REPORT q Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management I. Site Summaries WM-42 CANONSBURG, PA (NMSS:WM) .
The NRC lead has been transferred from the Division of Fuel Cycle to the Division of Waste Management. The NRC has concurred in the Remedial Action Plan (RAP), and remedial action consisting of stabilization-on-site is essentially complete. NRC has reviewed Canonsburg's Revised Site Maintenance and Surveillance Plan and the Remedial Action Inspection Plan. NRC has
- concurred in a proposed modification of the remedial action. consisting of disposal of a small volume of contaminated material outside the encapsulation cell. NRC staff has conducted a final on-site inspection (July 23, 1986) of the site, as well as the Burrell Township vicinity property. As part of a court decision, NRC must notify, through the Department of Justice, a party of
, local plaintiffs of any action relating to or leading to NRC licensing of the Canonsburg site. An incomplete certification package for Canonsburg's completion of remedial action was received in mid-June 1986 for NRC review.
NRC staff are reviewing the package to the extent possible, pending receipt of the remaining information.
Following an NRC inspection of Canonsburg and the Burrell Township Vicinity Property (VP) on April 6-9, 1986, NRC staff notified management and DOE of technical concerns with the remedial action construction being performed at the VP. A meeting between DOE and NRC technical staff took place in San Francisco on May 15, 1986 to clarify certain tecanical issues and unresolved concerns.
NRC staff has documented concerns regarding the adequacy of the present design and what course of action remains for the DOE to satisfy applicable standards.
This documentation was transmitted to DOE on June 25, 1986.
WM-41 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (NM3S:WM)
Concurrences in the RAP and RAIP have been given and construction has started.
To date, approximately 55% of the tailings and contaminated materials have been moved to the Clive site, and completion of tailings relocation is forecast for mid-November 1986. Placement of radon barrier has begun at the north end of the pile, with approximately 25,000 square yards placed to date. An NRC construction site visit was conducted on May 5-6, 1986 and the inspection report was completed by URF0 on June 17, 1986- Review of two proposed RAP modifications has been completed (see issues summary).
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. WM-58 SHIPROCK, NM (NMSS:WM)
Conditional concurrence in the RAP has been given, and construction is underway. Contaminated material placement has been completed. A seven foot thick radon barrier has been placed on all sides of the recontoured pile.
Radon barrier placement and compaction on the top of the pile is in progress.
Approximately 95% of the radon barrier has been placed. All rock has been processed and stockpiled and placement of bedding material and rock in the ditches and on the side slopes has begun. Approximately 27% of the total rock placement has been completed. Seepage barrier placement along the escarpment is complete and pit run gravel placement in that area is 65% complete. The present forecast for completion of remedial action is November 1986, at which time DOE has indicated that a closing ceremony will be held. See the attached issues summary for the status of the remaining conditional concurrence issue.
Review of the Shiprock draft Surveillance and Maintehance Plan is presently in progress.
WM-48 DURANGO, C0 (URFO)
The preliminary final Remedial Action Plan (RAP), presenting a preferred -
alternative o,f relocation to Bodo Canyon, is currently undergoirig NRC review.
The RAIP has been reviewed, and NRC comments have been incorporated into a .
revised document. Mi- The subcontract documents have been received and review comments were forwarded to DOE on May 15, 1986.
NRC/URF0 has completed .its review of the EA and RAP. The preferred alternative consists of trucking the tailings and other contaminated site material to a site seven road miles NW of its present location. URF0 issued comments on the RAP, RAIP and Final Design Subcontract in April. Most site design issues (see attached issues summary) have been resolved. On February 7, 1986 NRC/URF0 prepared a Preliminary Technical Evaluation Report resulting from the NRC review of DOE's proposed action at Lakeview.
NRC has concurred in the fencing subcontract and RAIP. Conditional concurrence on the RAP was provided in June 1986. Reviews of the noncontaminated woodchip subcontract document, the health physics monitoring plan, the Lakeview processing site woodchip characterization / northwest raffinate pond report, and A
the mill area windblown tailings subcontract were completed in July.
ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 9, 1986; R. D. Smith of URF0 attended.
WM-60 RIVERTON, WY (NMSS:WM)
The NRC has reviewed draf ts of the NEPA report n.d the RAP. The preferred alternative is stabilization-in place (SIP) However, consolidation of the Riverton tailings with an active mill site 'e the Gas Hills of Wyoming, 45 miles away, has been suggested by the State o.' Wyoming. The project is on hold pending progress in resolving whether to c r,ijer this suggestion. DOE has formally notified the Governor of Wyoming : tat SIP is safe and still the preferred alterna ive, although alternatives would still be taken into
consideration. On January 10, 1986 the Governor responded unfavorably to the suggestion that SIP remained the preferred option. On February 24, 1986 the Wyoming Congressional Delegation formally requested DOE to seriously consider the co-disposal of the Riverton' tailings at the ANC Gas Hills Title II site.
d The State of Wyoming engaged an independent group to provide a third party review of the various options for remedial action for the Riverton UMTRAP waste. The recommendations from this study are available and are going to be provided to NRC in late July /early August. A meeting between Governor Herschler of Wyoming and R.G. Romatowski of the Department of Energy took place j on July'14, 1986 to discuss possible resolutions for the deadlock on disposal -
of Riverton wastes. As part of a generic review of the feasibility of disposal of UMTRAP wastes at commercial tailing sites, NRC prepared a legal response on June 16, 1986 for the possibil,ity of disposal at the Gas Hills site.
WM-6'1 GUNNISON, C0 (TBD)
Preliminary draft and draft EA's and RAP's presenting a preferred alternative of stabilization-on-site have been reviewed by NRC. In response to NRC review
. and local and. state comments, DOE is revising the EA and RAP to consider additional alte'nate r sites. Review of revised EA/ RAP is scheduled to begin Ap~ril, 1987.
WM-67 AMBROSIA LAKE, NM (URF0)
Initial EA and RAP reviews for Ambrosia Lake have been completed.
WM-73 TUBA CITY, AZ (URF0)
Initial EA review for Tuba City has been completed. NRC review of the DRAP, which presented the preferred alternative of SIP, was completed on 2/26/86. No major problem.s were identified.
Initial EA review for Mexican Hat was completed in April and the draft RAP review was completed in May 1986.
WM-65 FALLS CITY, TX (NMSS/WM)
> The NRC has received and reviewed TAC's data collection subcontracts.
1 Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in September 1986.
WM-70 MONUMENT VALLEY, AZ (URFO)
The initial EA review was completed in April, 1986. The DRAP was reviewed by NRC, and comments were provided to DOE on June 6, 1986. Because of significant flooding and erosion conditions as well as potential foundation problems at the site, NRC discouraged SIP and recommended that consideration be given to relocating the pile.
WM-54 GRAND JUNCTION, C0 (URFO-EIS; WM-RAP) l The DEIS review began in May 1986, and comments will be sent to 00E by August 1, 1986. The draft RAP review is, scheduled to begin in August 1986.
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WM-66 NATURITA, C0 (URF0)
The draft CADSAR was reviewed and comments were transmitted to DOE on July 24, 1986. The draft EA and RAP reviews are scheduled to begin in March 1987.
l WM-68 GREEN RIVER, UT (URFO)
The draft CADSAR was reviewed and preliminary comments were telefaxed to DOE in early July 1986. Formal transmittal of comments took place on July 17, 1986. A site visit by NRC is tentatwely planned for late August /early September.
The draft CADSAR review is scheduled to begin in September 1986. Initial EA and RAP reviews are scheduled to begin in September 1987.
WM-62 RIFLE, C0 (NMSS/WM)
Initial EA review scheduled to begin in September 1986, and draft RAP review scheduled to begin in December 1986.
WM-69 MAYBELL, C0 (NMSS/WM)
Draft CADSAR. review is scheduled to begin in August 1986, initial EA and ,
RAP reviews are scheduled to begin in February 1987.
Draft CADSAR review scheduled to begin in December 1986, initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in February 1988.
WM-75 BELFIELD, ND -
(TBD)
Draft CADSAR review scheduled to begin in December 1986, initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in February 1988.
WM-86 SLICK ROCK, C0 ,. (NMSS/WM)
The draft CADSAR has been received and is currently under review.
Comments will be sent to DOE in August. Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin April 1987.
Draft CADSAR review scheduled to begin in October, 1986. Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin September 1987.
II. Generic Activities Construction Inspection Procedures: WMLU has worked with I&E staff to prepare guidance for the performance of NRC inspections during performance of remedial action construction at inactive tailings sites. I&E manual chapter 2620 on this subject was issued in final form on March 21, 1986.
NRC Licensing Plan: WMLU has developed a licensing plan for VMTRAP sites which describes procedures for the licensing procefis. The plan will be transmitted to DOE and other interested parties shortly. . Verbal Office Director approval to pursue a generic license rulemaking has been obtained during a June 12 l
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. briefing. Documentation for formal approval has been prepared and is being transmitted.
DOE Certification Plan: The staff is presently reviewing DOE's revised i certification plan for the UMTRA Program which will serve as a generic guide for reviewing site-specific certification reports. Further work on the DOE Certification Plan has been halted until specifics of the Canonsburg site have been resolved. Due to uncertainty regarding the EPA groundwater standards, DOE has postponed work on the generic plan. Through review of the site-specific reports, NRC will execute its concurrence role in the completion of remedial action at each site.
NRC Standard Review Plan (SRP)/ DOE Technical Approach Document (TAD): The NRC staff has reviewed DOE's TAD, which describes technical approaches and design criteria to be used in preparation of remedial action plans. Comments were transmitted by letter dated February 26, 1986. A Final TAD dated May 1986, has been received and distributed to appropriate staff. Comments from DOE on NRC's SRP have been received and reviewed by approporiate technical staff. A response to comments together with proposed changes to the SRP was sent to DOE
- by letter dated May 1, 1986. Revision 1 of the SRP will be issued following completion of the erosion protection regulatory guide. .-
Other Generic Reviews: The staff has recently reviewed and commented on two generic DOE documents. Comments on " Alternate Site Selection Process for UMTRAP Project Sites" were sent to DOE by letter dated May 27, 1986, and comments on "D0E Plan for UMTRA Project Water Protection Standards were transmitted to DOE on May 21, 1986. DOE responses to comments on the latter of these documents were recently received and their review is in progress. In addition, a review of DOE's VMTRAP Site Management Manual was recently completed, and comments were transmitted on July 29, 1986.
j NRC-D0E Memorandum of Understanding: NRC nas reviewed and revised the present l UMTRA Memorandum of Understanding. The revised (MOV) has been reviewed by management and transmitted with comments to DOE on May 7, 1986. Subsequently, DOE provided an updated proposed revision incorporating some of NRC's recommendations and reflecting the revised document preparation procedures.
NMSS received this version on July 14, 1986, and is presently reviewing it in coordination with URF0.
i Disposal of Title I Waste at Title 11 Sites: DOE has requested NRC's formal position on disposal of UMTRAP wastes at active uranium mills. 0GC (formerly ELD) has reviewed the request in light of flexibility in UMTRCA to follow this type of disposal strategy. NRC transmitted the conclusions of the OGC analysis to DOE on June 16, 1986. The State of Wyoming also requested similar information and has been notified of the NRC response.
Transfer of Casework to URF0: WM staff is working with the RIV/URF0 staff in the assignment of site-specific UMTRA casework to the Denver office (URF0). As of June 26, 1986 all site casework for VMTRAR except for Canonsburg, Riverton, Salt Lake City, Grand Junction, Green River, and Shiprock had been transferred l to URF0. In light of URF0's increased active site licensing activities (New Mexico Program), much of the program has been returned for NMSS reassignment.
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6-It is expected that all UMTRAP construction, inspection, vicinity property, certification, and licensing work will be carried out by the Denver office in FY 87. Overall program management will remain as a headquarter's function.
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UMTRAP SITE ISSUES
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Certification /t.icensing Issues ,
Canonsburg 1. Surveillance and Monitoring procedures at 1. NRC awaiting further information from WM42 Canonsburg. D0E. Baseline monitoring is being performed to provide action levels for i licensed custody period.
4 RAP Conditional Concurrence Issues Shiprock 1. Groundwater contamination in San Juan 1. Rap modification 3 received and reviewed.
WM-58 Alluvium. -
A request for additonal information pertinent to institutional controls and contamination characterization is being sent to DOE. I RAP Modification Issues Salt Lake City 1. Proposed elimination of moisture . 1. Elimination of moisture bounds unaccept-WM-41 requirement bounds for compacted able; revision of bounds to -3 to +5 tailings. of optimum approved. Awaiting formal
- 2. Proposed increase in rock cover maximum RAP mod submittal.
absorption specifications / gradation -
- 2. Approved; awaiting formal RAP mod changes. submittal. l RAP Review Major Issues Durango 1. Design of erosion control (amount and 1. Revised design under review.
WM-48 size of rock).
- 2. - Suitability of soil cover material. 2. Awaiting additional information ;
pertinent to the dispersive characteristics of the proposed cover t
soil.
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RAP Review Major Issues Gunnison 1. PMF calculation and resulting flood 1. .On hold pending revised DEA and WM-61 protection. DRAP considering additonal sites.
RAP Review Major Issues ,
Riverton 1. Stabilization-on-site or relocation to
State of Wyoming on alternatives.
- 2. Geomorphology; river migration / aggradation 2-6. Awaiting additonal information of tailings piles. pending resolution of preferred
- 3. Characterization of regional - alternative.
9eology/ seismology.
- 4. Liquefaction analysis.
- 5. Characterization of groundwater regime;
- connunication between confined and unconfined aquifers; buffering capacity of sediments.
- 6. Need for groundwater restoration / controls.
RAP Conditional Concurrence Issues Lckeview 1. Final design of radon barrier. 1-2. Awaiting additional information.
WM-64 2. Groundwater strategy and cleanup.
RAP Major Review Issues Monument Valley 1. Flooding & erosion site characteristics 1-2. Awaiting response to RAP review.
WM-70 2. Foundation stability
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