ML20237C373

Provides Update on Status of Application (IW007) for Specific License to Import Radwaste & Requests Submission of Addl Info Neccessary to Complete Review

ML20237C373
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Issue date:	08/14/1998
From:	Hauber R NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To:	Greenman W DURATEK CORP.
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NUDOCS 9808210120
Download: ML20237C373 (3)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 30666 0001

.....l August 14,1998 Mr. William Greenman Vice President GTS Duratek 1560 Bear Creek Road P.O. Box 2530 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-2530

SUBJECT:

Application for Specific License to import Radioactive Waste (NRC assigned license number IWOO7)

Dear Mr. Greenman:

This is to bring you up-to-date on the status of the subjec; application and to request the submission of additionalinformation which is necessary for us to complete our review, as follows:

1.

10 CFR 110.32(f)(5) states that for proposed imports of radioactive waste, the ultimate disposition (including forms of management) of the waste shall L: described. Your application does not describe in sufficient detail the ultimate disposition of the waste.

a) Your application states that radioactive contamination will be removed by chemical solutions and by abrasive methods, but does not state the disposition of the waste after it is removed. The application also states that the decoratamination solution will be reused, but does not address the disposition of the solution and the radioactive waste contained in it, nor does it address contamination removed by abrasive methods, b) The application states that " secondary waste," such as gloves, booties, and tape, shall be co-mingled with waste from other sources and treated as GTS Duratek generated waste and disposed of in accordance with existing procedures and applicable licenses i

and permits. You should provide specific information on the ultimate disposition of the waste; i.e., the procedures that will apply, and the disposal facilities that will be used.

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10 CFR 110.43(d) states that, for the import of radioactive waste, "an appropriate facility has agreed to accept the waste for management or disposal." This information should be provided, both for " secondary waste" as described above, for the waste discussed in 1.a), and for radioactive contamination in tubing that will be recycled into " shielding blocks."

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Because the application did not fully address the requirements for ultimate disposition of the waste, it is not clear which States and compacts should be consulted regarding the waste disposal arrangements. For example, if Barnwell were to be proposed as a disposal facility for this waste, the State of South Carolina would need to be consulted as t

well as the Southeast Compact. Please advise us of the outcome of contacts you have l

initiated with such interested State (s) and compact (s) to inform them of your proposal, I

l.e., whether they have indicated any objection to your plans in regard to the waste disposal aspects.

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The license application states that decontaminated material meeting the surface contamination limits in Regulatory Guide 1.86 will be free released and sold as clean scrap metal. Additionalinformation should be provided on the measurement techniques for surveying decontaminated material. The minimum detectable activity (or concentration) of the measurement method should be furnished as well as a comparison with the MDA's of radiation detection equipment that is used to survey incoming material at an unlicensed commercial recycle facility.

If you need additional clarification regarding the requested information, please call me or Betty Wright at 301-415-2344.

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Ronald D. Hauber, Director Division of Non-proliferation, Exports and Multilateral Relations Office of international Programs I

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Because the application did not fully address the requirements for ultimate disposition of the waste, it is not clear which States and compacts should be consulted regarding the waste disposal arrangements. For example, if Barnwell were to be proposed as a disposal facility for this waste, the State of South Carolina would need to be consulted as well as the Southeast Compact. Please advise us of the outcome of contacts you have

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initiated with such interested State (s) and compact (s) to inform them of your proposal, i.e., whether they have indicated any objection to your plans in regard to the waste disposal aspects.

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The license application states that decontaminated material meeting the surface contamination limits in Regulatory Guide 1.86 will be free released and sold as clean scrap metal. Additionalinformation should be provided on the measurement techniques for surveying decontaminated material. The minimum detectable activity (or

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concentration) of the measurement method should be furnished as well as a comparison l

with the MDA's of radiation detection equipment that is used to survey incoming material at an unlicensed commercial recycle facility.

If you need additional clarification regarding the requested information, please call me or Betty Wright at 301-415-2344.

Sincerely, OriginalSigned by Ronald D. Heuber l

Ronald D. Hauber, Director i

Division of Non-proliferation, Exports I

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