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NUCLEAH REGULATORY C O T.l f.il C S i O N W /G Ht N C T O tl, D. C. 205 5 5 e
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Dear Governor Carroll:
This. refers to your TUX of April 30, 1975, to Chairrian Andern, r( quant ing the thiclear Ecgulatory Coniacion (tmC) to ascens the current nituat:lo; at the Maxey Tlats, Kentuelty, corracreial uaste burial grcuaJ, and to providc you with ciur findings. You may recall that members of my r.taff met u1th your representatives on May 7, 1975, to discuss the nature af the review ubich ue vould nake.
Chairman Anders' letter to you of June 20,.1975, confirmed the action uc were taking in response to u ur request.
An MEC revicu group vas oppointed consisting of staff rembers kno.ileJ:,. W in Agrectnent State relationships, hydrology, and radiologien t acom: rat to conduct this revf.cw.
This group revivued nvniinhle-i n Dy m t i nr:
regarding the nite, the State's Deccr.iner 1974 proj ec t repon. t he rcp.
of the State's Envirome. ental Study Decign Committe2. and recent e.ca wental uonitor.4ag data.
The review group visited '.he nite en
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Enclosed is the report of the NRC revieu group, ubich inclula ec:t~fn recommendations for the State's consideration.
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that there is no significant public heelth prohteu nococi..imi d M i hr relen' n of ra.'ioactive riaterial from thic hturial ';i.tc.
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cbrclusion chac the Stcte hna been tahJng appropr?.nte acL;,. ecner. ca -
irip3 eventation of the recomriendations vs enatalued i'1 the ti;
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The recommendati.no deal principe.lly ui'.h 1. 4thodn fm ny oc L g uator uanagenent at the site co an to ninimize it. grar. ion of recie-
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inatcrial.
Ue have niso tuccived a letter dated May 13, 1975, fco*. C. 1.a d:
Dnuson, Secretary, Departront for 1!uman Rencurres, ': ? qte n i.u y,, e technical and fin:mcini nocirtnose in the conduct of. the ; t u ; m o ~:-
lined by the State's Envircn nent.al Study Dami;n Co: dit:
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Un are..aoJ ;. c cet, our report to Mr. Duunou arid vill, at tha vr" iIru, i nP_ ). U ni o c.
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i If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report and ite recommendations, please let ne know.
If you think it vould be helpful, we would be pleased to mec:
after you hav'e a chance to revicu it.vith you or your staff to discuns the report Sincerely,
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Enclosure:
Report of HRC Review Group O
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Press Advisory July 17, 1975 I
Governor Julian Carroll issued the following statement today upon receipt of a report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commiss.io Review Group.
"In a report just received from the 1 ederal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that agency has now fully responded to my request.for a prompt' evaluation of the situation at the Maxey Flats nuclear waste disposal site.
"The seven member multi-disciplinary review team from NRC has reached two important conclusions:
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There is no danger associated with the release of
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radioactive material from this burial site.
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Action has been taken to implement previous recommendations which NRC has made.
1 "This report thus supports the corrective action previous
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implemented by the Radiation Control Branch of the Bureau of Health Services.
Although NRd concludes that there are no public health hazards at this site, I have instructed the Radiation Control Branch-to continue to improve the site and closely monitor the situation in order to preclude and prevent..the occurance of any problem whatsoeve:
"NRC recommends several specific actions.
These recommen.
ations have been referred to the Department of Iluman Resources for implementation.
I have directed the department to advise me as soon as possible concerning their plans for implementation of NRC's re-commendations."
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btyC\\f, y$ .g . Enha a gnhg 34_nk gg g z., C v s SPECIAL KENTUCKY SAMPLES r ANALYTICAL DATA Activity pC1/ml Plutonium ERF " ' : Kent eky "Sr-11 Specific 8 Gnmma _ _ L _ cmc BpW. IlF-13'97 '144 i 4% 7.3X10 1 0.3% "'Ru 11. 3% 2soPu 29.2 9'% 5 187Cs 106 1. 2% 2 nPu 0.3 16% $413' q7.,. 234Cs 10 10% Co 146 1' 2% '0 h000 3pW-IfF-1401 205 1 3% 1.0X10' i 0.3% 3 "RIu 103 ! 6% 2uPu 0.34 1 15% 1 " Cs 16s - 2% 2 "Pu 0.03 i' 42% 2414 3 8' Cs ~24'1 7% N O/N C5z 49 '*Co 558 t 2% MF 1402 105 1 4% 2.2X10 ! 0.3% 1 "Cs 29 1 5% 2 n Pu 1.30 11% 5 1 234Cs 6 1 14% 2 "Pu 0.05 33% SpW- '2415 5"Mn '4 1 28%
- 2n.
6 t 50% ,( l3, fgj() "Co 143 i 3% SpW. };F-1359 243 3% 2.9X10 0.3% 32s b 14 13%
- "Pu 27.4 i
9% 5 s 16'Ru - 29 i 11%
- !Pu 3.8 1
10% 2r'9 / 3 "Cs 13 1 13% ~ Y/b. 134Cs 3 t 22%' 11n
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l 64 ~ 2n 27 10% '5 Co 131 3% s SpW-liF-1360 279 1 3% 3.0X10 1 0.3% Sb ~'il2 ! 5%' Pu 5.9 10% 288 8 12S 306Ru 157 1 5% 2 "Pu 0.7 13% 2520 1 "Cs 621 1 10% Cs 95 i 4%- ^ 1s4 $3 i " Co 249 2% ~ SpW-11F-1363 116 1 4% 1.6X10' i 0.3% 1 " Ru' )83 8% Pu 104' .9% 2n 3 "Cs 4210 1 0.3% 2"Pu 5.7 i 11% ' 2521 3, s 38'Cs 632 '1% ) 5"Mn 13 1 18% /'/,6j; "Co 593 1 2% ..l l SpW-Ifr-1364 286 1 3% 1.5X10 1 0.3% 1'ss b' 49 15% 2 nPu ( 6 S 1 " Ru 235 1 5% 2 "Pu 2522' 2 "Cs 1304 1 6% 2 " Cs 193 1 2% 6;.5 D Co 766 1 1% . V - er I
m g 4 ps. ",, [.. SPECIAL KENTUCKY SAMPLES ANALYTICAL DATA Activity pCi/ml ^ Plutonium Sr 11 Specific 8 RF ' 1:entuch:- _ Gamma _ G fd240 IM-MF5376 267 3% 5.1X10' O.3% 1Ru 27 i 20% 2 "Pu 1.4 1 11% 3870s 539 1% 2 sPu 0.2 1 18% 2 s s'Cs 29 5% 001- -[.6 22eAc 74 1 9% ~ m ~ /!, yp Co 241 1 2% l 0.2 17% lpW-MF-1378-24.8 1 147. 2.7X10 1 0.3% Ru .,2,0 t 27% ,P u 7 308 '187Cs 29'*2 5% Pu 0.2 1 46% i Co 351 i 1% ' gr) L402-jfg
- "Pu 0.4 1
13% 1pW-MF-1380 36.2 1 4%.. 1.' OX10 t 0.3% 0s 36 1 6% 7 137 2 "Pu 0.02 45% ~ Co 775 1% .2403 . *A 2"Pu 4.0 1 9% SpW - MF-1381 - 39.6 4% 2.?X1'0' 1 0.3% 28'Cs 20 1 9% lb, S -% 2 "Pu. 0.1 1 33% ' Co 529 1* 1% 288 0 '. 5 i 9% 2404 t/ MF-1f82 19.2 14% 2.1X10 1 0.3% 1 " Ru 6 24% Pu yff% 5
- "Pu 0.02 28%
2 "Cs 17-6% lSpW. Co 7 1 11% l2405 2 " Pu 3.7 1 10% 7J,069 Sp..-~ MF-1384 416 i '2% 5.4X10 i Oc3% 1 " Cs 64 4% 5 2"Pu s o.2 1 2f% , " Co 560 1 1%. 2406 '28 "Pu 172 1 9%, $86 84.8't 5% 3.9X10 1 0.3% 3 "Ru 11'i 24%3% 2"Pu 2.3 1 9% 5 " ' Cs 59- $SpW ' MF 18 Cs ' 4 1 16%
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.N Co' 58 1 4% '0 262OD 2 "Pu 1.2.i 18'% SpW-MF-1380 li98 i' 4% 2.4X10 t 0.3% 1"Cs 1612 ' 1% 3%. 8"Pu 0.1, 58% 5 " Co
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SpW ' MF-1390 1810 1 4%- 2.8X10 10.3%i 3 "Cs 835 2 1% 2.E,600 5 " Co - 340 ! '2% 36 2 nPu 7.8 14% ' 2409 6 0.3% 1"Cs '142 ! 1% 2 "Pu 0.5 2 39% 1.kX10 " Co 86 1 2% SpW-IF 32 2124'! 2% Pu 3.6 12% 2410 .y 6 1 0.3% I " Cs 214 i 1% 238 Pu 1.9 1 13% D MF-1[7.0c 2n 95 1011 4% 1.9X10 1 " Cs 7 1 18% SpW- .'2411 yfy * "Co 419 1 1% 3. 7 i 52 4 % 1.3X10 1 0.37. 3 "Cs 148 i 1% * "Pu ' 7.3 10% a g75~. 6 ""Pu 3.2 11% 1 " Cs 12 1 8% SpW-MF-139 N "Co 94 ! 3% 2412 g a .I
3 SPECIAL KENTUCKY SAy!PLES 4 s-ANALYTICAL DATA Activity pCi/ml D.. Kentucky. Sr 8 11 Specific Plutonium fadA-CML., J9. mig SpW.- 17-1361 261.1 3% 1.4X10' 1 0.3% 30'Ru 135 1 6%..* "Pu 41.7 ' i 7% 0s 854 1 1% ""Pu 48 1-7% ~ 18 7 2393 3 ~, I8*Cs 131 1 2% /gfjo Co 200 i.2%
- SpW-
~1F-1362 307. 3% 1.6X10 0.3% lRu 116 '6% 288Pti 37.2 6%' l 6 0s 534 ' 1% 2 "Pu 4.4 1 6% 387 .-.2394 ..[ 3 8 4'Cs
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, 3, /03 '0 4 / Co 165'1 2% SpW-
- 17-1366 173 3%
1.4x10' O.3% 1 "Ru 160 1 7% '2"Pu-10.7 1 10%c '2395 Cs 1401 1% 2 "Pu 0.5 1 15%: 187 l 384 Cs 202 1 3% f /6 /6F Co 819 1 1% j SpW-IIF-1367 517 1 2% 2.0X10 0.3% 1 "Ru 11 1 37% 2 "Pu 67.7 / 8% l 6 0s 274 1% 2 "Pu 2'. 6 ! 9%: 387 .j 2396 384 Cs 15 7% 22o l/, / 0.4 Ac 12 .25% Co 42 5%. 4W-IIF-1368 533 . 2% 2.3X10 1 0.3% 1"Ru 19 1 21% ""Pu 1497 '8% 5 2 'Pu '*74.0 10% 1"Cs 158 2% s97 2 8 Cs 15 1 7%
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)(,, l,,*6 Co 128 3% 23e 6 1 0.3%' lRu 47 1 14% Pu 94.9 i 9% I SpW-IfF-1369 404 i 2% 2.2X10 2n 2398' Il 3 "Cs 664 1 1% Pu 8.3 9% 184 Cs 40 4% s /[I", 228 Ac 294 3% . Co 137 1 2% l 238 SpW-MF-1370 57.3 1 7% 7.2X10' O.3% 10'Ru 32 i'14% Pu 5.0 '9% Cs 414 1% 28'Pu 0.2 8% 187 2399 ' //L '384 Cs 35 ! 4% ' pgg Co 78 ! 3% SpW-IfF-1375 202 1 4% 2.2X10 1 0.3% 3 "Cs 374 ! 1% 2 'Pu 16.4 i 8% 6 2400 y 18 C s , 16 i 9% 8 "Pu 1,. 0 1 10% 22e Ac 42 i 18% //;60'I " Co 409 1% 4 dr"
g.1 1 'SPECIAL,KEUTUC)W SAMPLES s ANALYTICAL DA'"A Activity pCi/ml. t k* Kentucky "Sr . - 11 Specific Plutonium 8 GEW
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2se l- - 11F-13'65 ' 176 1 3% 1.6X10' O.3% 12sSb 37 8% Pu 80.8 - 8% Ru 113 5% **'Pu 21 1 13% 106 l3 7' 187 i Cs 39 5% 134 /0[/03 Cs 5 1 20% ' ' Co. 231 2% 7% *n 2 Pu 7.0 1 9% 6 125 1E-1371 188 i 3% 6.7X10 0.3% Sb 99 .'18'1 1 5%
- [Pu 0.3 16%.
- 206 Ru
/~3 ' 24 - 187 Cs 937 1 1% '"~ [Uh, 184 Cs '94 3% Co 960 1% 2% *2 s' Pu 13.1 1 9% 8 387 W-17-1372 '468 ! 2% 2.9X10 i.0.3% Cs 191 Cs 9 10% Pu 0.4 1 19% r 184 25 fy Ac 17 1 23% 228 N Co 9,6 2% f 2%,'3 Pu 6 187 C 171 U-IT-1373 458 1 2%. 3.1X10 1 0.3% 18 4 c,s c 8 '11% Pu j v26 2283c 24.i 18% g 60 'o 112 1 2% .l C )U-MF-1374 470 1 2%
- 3.1X10' i 0.3%
Ru 12 1 32% 28'Pu ih9.1 9% ' f g g;+) soc ^ 187Cs' '184 ! 1% 28S Pu 9.2 100% 527 / 384Cs 9 i 11% / t 22eAc 31 1 17% h/f66/ Co 163 i 2% j 1 5 387Cs 98 2% 2 3ePu 4.6 1 21% pW-- HF-1377, 4751 i 2% 2.6X10 1 0.3% Co 201 i 2% 2 9Pu
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G 528 i 8 387Cs 1.7 1 22% 288Pu 0.03 19% / 760-1E 379 14.1 4% 5.7X10 0.4% Mn 18 -6% 23sPu ND pH-54 529 g 6'Co 3 29% 11, 6') 3 .pW-IW-1383 371 1 2% 7.0X10 1 0.3% Ru 23 1 12% '2 3 8Pu 281.0 1 9% 5 "6 Cs 58 i 3% 239Pu 8.1 i 11%, 387 '530 '2ifo '*Co 45 4% f3,000
- pu-IT-1'385 66.0 1 6%
2.2X10s 1 0.3% Cs 53 2% 23ePu 1.1 i 13% 287 Cs 4 i 12%. 2 3sPu .07 18% 284 2531 ~27 Co 69 i 4% ,M.,4 5.'l 1 j .g. i O
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Kentucky "Sr 11 Specific Plutonium 8 Cn_rgga Mc .,., Cod e ~ LW-..MFM87 92.4 4% 8.1X10 2 0.3% Cs 89 2% 2 "Pu 93.0 1 9% 5 237 2n Co 98 3% Pu " 2. 2 i 10% 60 532 32 >W - - MF-1388 1223 i '4% 2.2X10 1 0.3% 2 "Cs 330 1 1% 2 "Pu '0. 21 't 7% 13,2'*3 5 Co 27 i 8% "Pu .005 i 11% 533-JJ i z,49.. 2 "Pu 0.19
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pW-MF-1391 887 1 4% 4.9X10 i 0.3% 3 "Cs .. 21 7% 5
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Co 21'5 1 2% 534., <q?@ 5 3'6 "Pu 1.27 i '11% c80') pW- 'MF-1393 ~1215 t 4% 2,8X10 1 0.3% Ru 11 1 28% 2 "Pu 0.08 26% 3 "Cs 88 1 3%
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5 %In 7 13% '*2n .7 1 13% lC,9 \\ ') Co 76 1 3% - ipW-MF-1394., 2151 1 4% 1.1X10 2 0.3% 2 "Cs 144 2% Pu 5.65 10% 6 Cs 2 28% Pu 0.20 1 19% 184 !536' 3C) C,o 40 5% 3, fo(J ,pV-MF-1398 126 i '4% 5.1X10 0.3% ' 3 "Cs 165 1 2%'
- Pu 610.0 7%
5 3 3 "Cs 2 1 21% Pu 17.8 1 10% B .g ' Co 7 1 11% llj 5 '>n 238 5 F 3pW-MF-1399 770 1 4% 5.1X10 0.3% 1 "Cs 154 1 2% 2n" 1 " Cs 3 1 27% Pu $538 /g G,509 2a SpW-MF-1400 153 1 4% 1.3X10 0.3% Ru 32 18% Pu 31.5 8% 6 ~ 10 6 3 "Cs 126 2% 2 "Pu 0.9. 9% 2539 .g. la4 Cs 9 1 14% "Mn 29 1 7% /$$0.% '5Zn 143 1 4% j Co 378 i.1% ) i l J j ~
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