ML20246F072
| ML20246F072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/03/1989 |
| From: | Moeller D NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE (ACNW) |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NACNUCLE, NUDOCS 8905120118 | |
| Download: ML20246F072 (2) | |
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May 3, 1989 The Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr.
Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
Dear Chairman Zech:
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED WASTE CONFIDENCE DECISION BY THE WASTE CONFIDENCE REVIEW GROUP During its ninth meeting, April 26-28, 1989, the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) met with members of the NRC Staff to discuss the preliminary draft of the proposed Waste Confidence Decision (see refer-ence) by the Waste Confidence Review Group.
This matter was also a subject of discussion during a meeting held on April 19, 1989 by an ACNW Working Group.
On August 31, 1984, the NRC issued a final decision on what has come to be known as its " Waste Confidence Proceeding." The current review is an update of that assessment, and a significant feature in this latest review is the incorporation of the changes brought about by the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of December 1987.
On the basis of our discussions on this matter, we offer the following comments:
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We believe the present report appears to be technically sound, and in this assessment, we endorse both the expande' application of the generic approach to the majority of nuclear power plants and the incorporation into the proceedings of a more realistic timetable for the availability of a licensed repository and an extended time interval for the storage of spent fuel.
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We continue to have concerns about the ability of the NRC staff to confirm that the repository complies with the probabilistic stan-dards developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The explanations given in the proposed Waste Confidence Decision on how this is to be accomplished do not illuminate the process nor do they provide convincing arguments that it can be accomplished.
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v-6 The Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr. May 3, 1939 The report also needs organizational and editorial changes to enhance the ease with which it can be read and assimilated.
Sincerely, Dade W. Moeller Chairman
Reference:
Memorandum dated April 17, 1989 from Robert M.
Bernero, Director, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, to Dade Moeller, Chairman, ACNW,
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