ML20248F269
| ML20248F269 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/21/1989 |
| From: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Synar M HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 8910060317 | |
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The Honorable Mike Synar, Chairman Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am writing as a follow-up to my testimony on the decommis-sioning of nuclear facilities before your Subcommittee on August 3, 1989. Enclosed for the hearin the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) g record licensees that is have a list been of approved to perform burials under 10 CFR 20.302 since 1981.. During the hearing we discussed several issues and specific cases, and a number of commitments were made. I want to re-iterate that'we will ensure, within the scope of our authority, that all currently and formerly licensed sites are properly decontaminated. Regarding site evaluations for residual radioactivity, we will request funds in our fiscal year 1991 budget to review our records of all sites decommissioned since 1965 to ensure that they were adequately decontaminated. We are already evaluating the site at Cushing, Oklahoma, and are determining appropriate actions for the sites at Pawling, New York, and West Lake land-fill near St. Louis, Missouri. We will also ensure that the existing groundwater contamination and the potential for future contamination at the Kerr-McGee site at Cimarron, Oklahoma, are thoroughly evaluated before the license is terminated. With respect to improving our regulatory requirements, we will expeditiously develop a policy on radiation levels that are "below regulatory concern" and issue interim guidance on acceptable levels of residual radioactivity based on that policy. Licensees will be advised that facilities decommis-sioned in accordance with this interim guidance may require further decontamination should the Environmental Protection Agency impose significantly more restrictive standards in the future. We will also update and expand our regulatory guidance on the appropriate survey techniques for detection of residual 9
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r_7--- , n [. F , radioactivity. Lastly, to ensure the completeness and accuracy-of NRC records of decommissioned facilities, we will require licensees to list in one document all land, buildings, and equipment. involved with licensed operations. If you need additional information on these matters, please contact me. Sincerely,- c.,m M b Kenneth M. Carr
Enclosure:
NRC Approvals of Burials cc: Representative William F. Clinger, Jr.
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVALS OF BURIALS PURSUANT TO 10 CFR SECTION 20.302 SINCE 1981-
'NRC regulations in 10 CFR Section 20.302 require a licensee to submit an l
application for approval of disposal by burial, including information necessary for NRC to make a determination that such disposal would not have any adverse affect on the health and safety of the public. The attached list presents information on NRC approvals for burial of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to 10 CFR 20.302 since January 1, 1981. NRC staff in Headquarters and the Regions have reviewed the information in the list to provide reasonable assurance of its completeness, although the list was
. compiled without docket-by-docket search due to the thousands of docket files involved. The data is presented for both reactors and non-reactor cases.
Note that the list does not include Agreement State approvals under State regulations that are equivalent to 10 CFR 20.302. Those records are separately maintained by each State as part of their regulatory files. ENCLOSURE
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