ML21333A009
| ML21333A009 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | PROJ0736 |
| Issue date: | 11/29/2021 |
| From: | Melissa Ralph NRC/NMSS/DDUWP/LLWPB |
| To: | Mullis J US Dept of Energy, Office of Environmental Management |
| Maurice Heath, 301-415-3137 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML21333A009 (3) | |
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Mr. John A. Mullis II Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585-1290
SUBJECT:
PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DRAFT WASTE INCIDENTAL TO REPROCESSING EVALUATION FOR THE TEST BED INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATION FOR DETAILED TECHNICAL REVIEW (DOCKET NUMBER PROJ0736)
Dear Ms. Connell:
By letter dated October 29, 2021 (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions [NRCs] Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML21322A138), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) submitted to the NRC a request to conduct a consultative review of the Draft Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) Evaluation for the Test Bed Initiative Demonstration (Draft WIR Evaluation).
The Draft WIR Evaluation assesses whether the waste is incidental to the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, is not high-level radioactive waste, and may be managed as low-level radioactive waste, under the criteria in Section II.B.(2)(a) of the DOE Manual 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual.
The NRC has completed its administrative preliminary review of the Draft WIR Evaluation. The NRC finds that the submittal is complete, and the NRC will proceed with the detailed technical review. An approximate schedule for completion of this review is indicated in the following table.
November 29, 2021
J. Mullis If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated in separate correspondence.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager, Maurice Heath at 301-415-3137 or by e-mail, Maurice.Heath@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Melissa Ralph, Acting Branch Chief Low-Level Waste and Projects Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.:
PROJ0736 cc: S. Ross, DOE Action Schedule Test Bed Initiative Demonstration submittal October 29, 2021 NRC Preliminary Review November 29, 2021 Issue Request for Additional Information (RAI)
January 20, 2022 Receive RAI responses February 28, 2022 Complete Draft Technical Evaluation Report (TER)
April 1, 2022 NRC and DOE discussion on TER (if necessary)
April 15, 2022 NRC transmits TER to DOE May 6, 2022 Signed by Ralph, Melissa on 11/29/21
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/LLWPB NAME MHeath GAlexander CMcKenney MRalph DATE Nov 29, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 Nov 29, 2021