ML20237E344
| ML20237E344 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/27/1998 |
| From: | Mcgaffigan E NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20237E329 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-98-155-C, NUDOCS 9808310156 | |
| Download: ML20237E344 (2) | |
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RESPONSE SHEET TO: John C. Hoyle, Secretary FROM: COMMISSIONER MCGAFFIGAN '
SUBJECT:
SECY-98-155 - TRANSITION FROM SITE DECOMMISSIONING MANAGEMENT PLAN TO COMPREHENSIVE DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAM Approved X Disapproved Abstain Not Participating COMMENTS:
See attached comments.
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6 Commi==ioner McGaffinan's Commenta on SECY-98-155:
I spprove the staff plan to transition the Site Decommissioning Management Plan to a more comprehensive agency-wide decommissioning program. I agree with the refonnulation of the SDMP as a management tool, the increased intra agency coordination on complex sites and the
- heightened visibility of this important regulatory program area through the use of such tools as the Agency Operating Plan and the establishment of the Decommissioning Management Board.
When the staff submits its status report in January 1999, I would be interested in a brief discussion on whether these management tools have proven effective and efficient in their early usage.
While not explicitly stated in the paper but directed by the Commission in the December 11, 1997 staff requirements memorandum, I assume that the staff will continue to consult with the Commission in cases where a license issued to a current SDMP site is proposed to be terminated for unrestricted use under SDMP criteria and the site does not comply with the release standards identified in the license termination rule.
With regard to the outline for the Standard Review Plan proposed in Attachment 2, the staff should ensure that item 8 includes an assessment and evaluation of the complex modeling associated with the groundwater pathway since it is clear from the license termination rule (LTR) guidance documents recently approved by the Commission that it is extremely difficult to develop a generic groundwater model. In addition, the staff developing the SRP should continue to keep abreast of the evolution of the LTR guidance documents since during the 2-year interim use period those documents will more than likely undergo revision that may potentially impact the contents and scope of the SRP. i Finally, with regard to the status of existing SDMP guidance documents, Attachment 3 states that the staffintends to communicate with licensees on the status of the draft branch technical position on former burials. I encourage the staff to communicate wi'5 licensees on the status of all SDMP-related guidance by issuing an Information Notice that provides the table in Attachment 3 or a similar easy to read format.
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%,oe *** p# August 27, 1998 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY MEMORANDUM TO: L. Joseph Callan E utiv Dire orforOperations
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FROM: J n C. Hoyle, ecretary
SUBJECT:
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-98-155 - TRANSITION FROM SITE DECOMMISSIONING MANAGEMENT PLAN TO COMPREHENSIVE DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAM The Commission has approved the staff's trc..dion plan which retains the Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) for management of complex sites, replaces the SDMP Action Plan criteria with the new guidance developed to implement the license terminadon rule (LTR), establishes the Decommissioning Management Board (the Board) and uses the Agency Operating Plan and the Board to manage emerging decommissioning policy issues. In the January 1999 status report, the staff should provide a brief discussion on whether these management tools have proven effective and efficient in their early usage.
(EDO) (SECY Suspense: 1/29/99)
The staff should continue to consult with the Commission in cases where a license issued to a current SDMP site is proposed to be terminated for unrestricted use under SDMP criteria and the site does not comply with the release standards identified in the license termination rule.
With regard to the outline for the Standard Review Plan (SRP) proposed in Attachment 2, the staff should ensure that item 8 includes an assessment and evaluation of the complex modeling associated with the groundwater pathway since it is clear from the LTR guidance documents recently approved by the Commission that it is extremely difficult to develop a generic groundwater model. In addition, the staff developing the SRP should continue to keep abreast of the evolution of the LTR guidance documents since during the 2-year interim use period those documents will more than likely undergo revision that may potentially impact the contents and scope of the SRP.
The staff should communicate with licensees on the status of all SDMP-related guidance by issuing an Information Notice that provides the table in Attachment 3 or a similar easy to read format.
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