ML21242A510

U.S. NRC Letter for Report for August 12, 2021, Onsite Observation Visit to U.S. DOE Savannah River Site Saltstone Disposal Facility

ML21242A510
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Site:	PROJ0734
Issue date:	09/28/2021
From:	Patricia Holahan Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs
To:	Comeau C US Dept of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office
Harry Felsher, 301-415-6559
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Mr. Charles Comeau Waste Disposition Programs Division U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office P.O. Box A Aiken, SC 29802

SUBJECT:

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AUGUST 12, 2021, ONSITE OBSERVATION VISIT REPORT FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY

Dear Mr. Comeau:

The enclosed Onsite Observation Visit (OOV) Report describes the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) OOV on August 12, 2021, at the Savannah River Site Saltstone Disposal Facility (SDF). The OOV was conducted in accordance with Section 3116(b) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA), which requires the NRC, in coordination with the NDAA-Covered State, to monitor certain disposal actions taken by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for assessing compliance with the performance objectives set out in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 61, Subpart C. The five 10 CFR Part 61 Subpart C performance objectives are: §61.40 (General Requirements); §61.41 (Protection of the General Population from Releases of Radioactivity);

§61.42 (Protection of Individuals from Inadvertent Intrusion); §61.43 (Protection of Individuals during Operations); and §61.44 (Stability of the Disposal Site after Closure).

This was the 22nd SDF OOV since the NRC began monitoring the DOE SDF disposal actions under NDAA Section 3116(b) in October 2007. The main activities conducted during the August 2021 SDF OOV were: (1) discuss operating and disposal structure status; and (2) tour the construction of Saltstone Disposal Structure (SDS) 8 and SDS 9. Those OOV activities were consistent with the activities described in the NRC Guidance for the August 2021 SDF OOV dated July 27, 2021 (available via the NRC Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] at Accession No. ML21210A156).

That Guidance was developed using the SDF Monitoring Plan, Rev. 1, dated September 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13100A113) and the five NRC letters to the DOE that supplemented the 2013 SDF Monitoring Plan (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17097A351, ML18033A071, ML18107A161, ML18219B035, and ML19150A295). The NRC 2013 SDF Monitoring Plan, as supplemented, contains the monitoring areas and monitoring factors established to evaluate performance of the SDF. The August 2021 SDF OOV did not result in any changes from the 2013 SDF Monitoring Plan, as supplemented.

If you have any questions, or need additional information, regarding this OOV Report, please contact Mr. Harry Felsher of my staff at Harry.Felsher@nrc.gov or at (301) 415-6559.

September 28, 2021

C. Comeau In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely, Patricia K. Holahan, Director Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. PROJ0734

Enclosure:

NRC Onsite Observation Visit Report Signed by Holahan, Patricia on 09/28/21

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/RTAB NMSS/PMDA NMSS/DUWP/RTAB NAME HFelsher ARidge MRalph CMcKenney DATE Aug 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 Sep 1, 2021 Sep 2, 2021 OFFICE NMSS/DUWP NAME PHolahan DATE Sep 28, 2021