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Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Request for Alternate Disposal and Exemptions for Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Waste Disposal at the Us Ecology Idaho Facility
ML21202A111
Person / Time
Site: Westinghouse
Issue date: 10/04/2021
From: David Tiktinsky
NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To: Jacob Zimmerman
NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
DTiktinsky NMSS/DFM/FFL 301.415.8740
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EPID L-2021-LLA-0101
Download: ML21202A111 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 4, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Jacob I. Zimmerman, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: David H. Tiktinsky, Sr. Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management David H. Digitally signed by David H. Tiktinsky Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Tiktinsky Date: 2021.10.04 13:33:58 -04'00'

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ALTERNATE DISPOSAL AND EXEMPTIONS FOR COLUMBIA FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY WASTE DISPOSAL AT THE US ECOLOGY IDAHO FACILITY (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2021-LLA-0101)

On June 1, 2021, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (WEC) requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approve an alternate disposal request (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21153A001) under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 20.2002, Method for obtaining approval of proposed disposal procedures, for the disposal of specified low-activity radioactive materials from the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility.

A request for additional information (RAI) was sent by the NRC to Westinghouse on September 13, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21257A468). Westinghouse responded to the RAI on September 14, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21257A439) and indicated that they were going to split the request for an exemption into two parts. The September 14, 2021 request is only for disposal of 133,000 ft3 of Calcium Fluoride waste material which is contaminated with byproduct material and special nuclear material. The other waste material discussed in the June 1, 2021 request will be submitted under separate cover. US Ecology, Inc. (USEI), in coordination with WEC, requested corresponding specific exemptions from 10 CFR 30.3 and 10 CFR 70.3 pursuant to 10 CFR 30.11(a) and 10 CFR 70.17(a) (ADAMS Accession No. ML21166A092 and ML21258A221) to accept this material for disposal.

Characterization of the material identified byproduct material and special nuclear material. The CONTACT: David Tiktinsky, NMSS/DFM 301-415-8740

J. Zimmerman 2 NRCs approval of the 10 CFR 20.2002 request, along with the requested exemptions, would allow WEC to transfer waste meeting the established criteria for disposal at the USEI Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C disposal facility rather than requiring the disposal of the material in a 10 CFR Part 61 low-level waste disposal facility.

Enclosed is the staffs Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for this request. In the SER, the NRC staff concludes that the requested alternate disposal of 133,000 ft3 of CaF2 sludge at the USEI facility is acceptable under 10 CFR 20.2002.

Docket No. 70-1151 License No. SNM-1107

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report cc: Westinghouse_ff@listmgr.nrc.gov

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NAME DTiktinsky ELee AGendelman JZimmerman CMcKenney DATE 9/21/2021 9/30/2021 10/4/2021 9/30/2021 10/4/2021