ML22129A137
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| ML22129A137 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/31/2010 |
| From: | Maurice Heath NRC/NMSS/DDUWP/LLWPB |
| To: | |
| Heath M | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML22124A176 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2009-0520 | |
| Download: ML22129A137 (4) | |
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Regulatory Considerations Public Meeting on Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Maurice Heath Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection January 2010
Background
- Path forward: Guidance, Policy Statement, Rulemaking?
- Waste classification rulemaking
- Compatibility
- Concentration Averaging BTP
Background
- Volume Reduction Policy Statement
- Attribution
- Risk-informed, performance-based regulation policy
Questions for Discussion
- How should NRC implement a position on blending of LLRW (i.e., by rulemaking, guidance, policy statement or other means)?
- If a rule were to be promulgated, what compatibility category should it be; i.e., how strictly must Agreement States follow any NRC rule?
- Given that Agreement States are not required to adopt NRCs guidance on blending, how are different States addressing this issue? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches?
- What oversight might be needed to ensure that blending is performed appropriately?
- If blended waste could not be attributed to the original generator of the waste, what issues does this raise?
- What would be a risk-informed, performance-based approach to addressing blending?
- NRC is budgeting resources to initiate a long-term rulemaking to revise the waste classification system. How might alternative waste classification systems be affected by blending?