ML20236N290
| ML20236N290 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/09/1987 |
| From: | Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | James Anderson ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
| References | |
| REF-WM-60 NUDOCS 8708110435 | |
| Download: ML20236N290 (2) | |
Text
l}
l WM-60/GCP/87/06/29 l JUL 9 1987 WM Record Fild WM Project b Dcht No.
Mr. James R. Anderson, Project Manager PDR Uranium Mill Tailings Project Office LPDR >
U.S. Department of Energy , Distribution-Albuquerque Operations Office !
P.O. Box 5400 _
__ {
j Albuquerque, NM 87115 [ Return to WM,623 SS)_ _ _ . . _ . !
Dear Mr. Anderson:
We have reviewed the Department of Energy's final Remedial Action Plan and Site l Design for Stabilization of the Inactive Uranium Mill Tailings Site at i Riverton, Wyoming. Our review found that, for the most part, DOE adequatel considered our comments on the preliminary final Remedial Action Plan (RAP)y and incorporated those comments, as appropriate, into the final RAP. Several l
comments remain unresolved, but because they relate to groundwater protection we believe their resolution is best postponed until after promulgation of the Title I groundwater standards. Our review also found that the remedial action proposed by DOE - excavation of the Riverton tailings and other contaminated materials, transportation and disposal of these materials to a licensed Title II site as well as restoration of the Riverton processing site - will comply with the applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.
Based on these findings, and in accordance with Section 108(a)(1) of UMTRCA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concurs with the proposed remedial action for the Riverton site. Recognizing that groundwater standards for Title I sites have not been promulgated by the EPA at this time and the legal / institutional ;
complexities associated with disposal of Title I tailings at a licensed Title '
II site, our concurrence is conditioned upon the following factors:
- 1. Upon promulgation of EPA groundwater standards for Title I sites, DOE will review data on groundwater conditions at the Riverton processing site and ,
will make an assessment of the reed for further remedial action to come !
into compliance with those standards in a timely maniar. DOE's proposed '
course of action will be submitted to NRC for review and concurrence.
- 2. DOE's contractor / designee will have in place prior to the beginning of remedial action, an amendment to their NRC Source Material License l approving a revised reclamation plan and allowing for the receipt, I disposal, stabilization and ultimate reclamation of the Riverton tailings at a licensed facility. The contractor / designee will also have in place a financial surety arrangement adequate to assure reclamation of the l Riverton tailings in the event of default. 1 L
B708110435 PDR 870709 j WASTE WM-60 PDR l
- y. .
WM-60/GCP/87/06/29
_2-If you.have any questions regarding this concurrence, please contact George.
Pangburn of my staff at FTS 427-4160.
Sincerely,
.I Paul H. Lohaus, Acting Chief 0perations Branch Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning cc: J. Turi, DOE /HQ S. Miller, DOE /HQ N. Freudenthal, State of Wyoming J. Kelly, BLM, Lander Resource Area !
R. Shaffer, WDEQ 1 l
DISTRIBUTION:
- 'LLWM"5/fh l NMSS r/f l l LLOB r/f i
! GCPangburn j l JGreeves i DSollenberger j HThompson 1 GGnugnoli l MKnapp RFonner, 0GC WBrown, RIV MFliegel MKearney RDSmith, URF0 JKendig, GPA PLohaus J$urmeier HPettengill, URF0 0 ., .1 0FC: LL
- LL
. . . . . . . . . .K. ., A :LLOBgp___:LLOB) ___ .
.......p____...........
- 0GC pg l NAME:GCPangburn/cr:GG Yy ....___li:MFliegel:PLohaus :RFonner :
DATE:07/0/ /87 :07/o6/87 :07/C//87 :07/ 9 /87 :07/di/87:
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY.
_ _ - _ - _ - _ _ - _ - - - ---___ __ - _ _ a