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MONTHYEARML24355A0462025-01-0202 January 2025 Letter to T.E. Sellmer Revision No. 6 of Certificate of Compliance No. 9212 for the Model No. RH-TRU 72 Transportation Package and Enclosure 2: Safety Evaluation Report for Review of CoC No. 9212, Model No. RH-TRU 72 Package Revision 12 ML24353A0882024-12-18018 December 2024 Energysolutions, LLC - 10CFR 71.95 Event Report – Certificate of Compliance USA/9204/B(U)F-96, Model 10-160B Transport Package ML24337A2322024-12-16016 December 2024 Response Letter Review of 2024 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report ML24346A3582024-12-11011 December 2024 Simco - Certificate of Compliance No. 9212, Model No. RH-Tru 72-B Package ML24327A0412024-11-25025 November 2024 Letter - Certificate of Compliance No. 9390, Revision No. 4, for the Model No. Optimus L - Package ML24337A2332024-10-30030 October 2024 Incoming Cover Letter - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report for Reporting Period April 1, 2022, Through March 31, 2024 ML24281A1452024-10-11011 October 2024 Cover Letter - Request for Additional Information for the Review of the OPTIMUS-L Sealed Sources Package ML24264A1162024-09-25025 September 2024 Letter - Revision No. 28 of Certificate of Compliance No. 9218 for the Model No. TRUPACT-II Transport Package ML24255A8132024-09-10010 September 2024 Submittal of NAC OPTIMUS-L Safety Analysis Report (Sar), Revision 2 for, Certificate of Compliance 71-9390 ML24219A4222024-08-0606 August 2024 Salado Isolation Mining Contractors LLC (Simco) - Certificate of Compliance No. 9218, Model No. Trupact-II Package ML24218A1762024-08-0505 August 2024 Cover Letter - Certificate of Compliance 9392 for the Optimus H Package ML24211A0522024-07-29029 July 2024 Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (Simco), - Submittal of Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95 Regarding the Use of the Type B Packaging Model Number TRUPACT-II, Serial Number 148 ML24191A0442024-07-0808 July 2024 Request for a Revision to NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) 71-9390 ML24151A3522024-05-30030 May 2024 Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (Simco) - Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95 ML24150A1402024-05-30030 May 2024 NRC Fabrication Inspection Report for Doe/Wipp Facility ML24108A1532024-04-17017 April 2024 Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (Simco) LLC - Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95 ML24032A3212024-02-0606 February 2024 Certificate of Compliance No. 9390, Rev. No. 3, for the Model No. OPTIMUS-L Package ML23352A3462023-12-18018 December 2023 NAC International, Request for a Revision to NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package ML23345A0952023-12-14014 December 2023 Certificate of Compliance No. 9390, Revision No. 2, for the Model No. Optimus-L Package ML23345A2112023-12-11011 December 2023 NAC International, Inc., Submittal of Replacement Pages for Supplemental Responses to the NRCs Request for Additional Information to NACs for the NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package and Safety Analysis Report, Revision 1 ML23320A2022023-11-15015 November 2023 Submission of Supplemental Responses to the NRCs Request for Additional Information to NACs for the NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package, Certificate of Compliance 71-9390, and Safety Analysis Report, Revision 1 ML23261C4022023-09-25025 September 2023 Letter - Second Request for Additional Information for the Review of the OPTIMUS-H Package ML23251A1362023-09-0808 September 2023 NAC International, Inc., Submittal of Responses to the NRCs Request for Additional Information (RAI) to NACs for the NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package ML23193A5482023-07-19019 July 2023 Letter - Request for Additional Information for the Review of the OPTIMUS-L TRISO Package ML23137A4412023-06-0202 June 2023 Authorization for Shipment of the Model No. Halfpact Package - Inner Containment Vessel No. 506 ML23117A0722023-04-27027 April 2023 Response to Request for Additional Information on the Halfpact Docket No. 71-9279, Request for Authorization of One-Time Shipment of Model No. Crediting the Outer Confinement Vessel as the Containment ML23095A1102023-04-17017 April 2023 Transmittal letter-RAI for the Letter Authorization for the Model No. Halfpact Package ML23081A2062023-03-22022 March 2023 NAC International, Inc., Additional Drawing Changes for the Request for a Revision to NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package, Certificate of Compliance 71-9390 ML23067A4362023-03-16016 March 2023 Application for a Letter Authorization Related to Coc No. 9279, Model No. Halfpact - Accepted for Review - CAC No. 001029, EPID No. L-2023-LLA-0030 ML23061A1422023-03-0606 March 2023 Letter - Request for Additional Information for the Review of the OPTIMUS-H Package ML23046A4542023-02-15015 February 2023 Request for Authorization of One-Time Shipment of Model No. Halfpact Crediting the Outer Confinement Vessel as the Containment Boundary ML23012A3312023-01-19019 January 2023 NAC International - USNRC Inspection Report 71-9390-2022-201 ML22333A7272022-12-14014 December 2022 Review of 2022 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Biennial Environmental Compliance Report ML22312A4042022-11-21021 November 2022 Transmittal Letter-Revision No. 27 of Certificate of Compliance No. 9218, Model No. TRUPACT-II, and Revision No. 11 of Certificate of Compliance No. 9279, Model No. Halfpact, Transport Packages (EPIDs L-2022-LLA-0123 and L-2022-LLA-122) ML22306A1092022-11-0202 November 2022 NAC, Request for a Revision to NAC OPTIMUS-L Transportation Package, Certificate of Compliance 71-9390 ML22283A0292022-10-10010 October 2022 Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, Response to Request for Additional Information on Revision 26 of the Trupact-II Shipping Package ML22270A1562022-10-0404 October 2022 Application for the Model No. OPTIMUS-H Package - Acceptance Letter ML22256A3062022-09-19019 September 2022 Transmittal Letter- Request for Additional Information, Model Nos. TRUPACT-II and Halfpact ML22230C9202022-08-18018 August 2022 Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, Revision 26 of the Trupact-II Shipping Package Application, and Revision 9 of the Halfpact Shipping Package Application ML22203A1492022-07-22022 July 2022 NAC International, Inc. - Notification of Fabrication of the NAC International OPTIMUS-L and -H Transportation Packagings ML22333B0292022-05-0909 May 2022 Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95, Model No. TRUPACT-II Package Unit 188, Incorrect Qualification Related to Flammable Vocs ML22115A1972022-04-28028 April 2022 Cover Letter - Request for Supplemental Information for the Review of the OPTIMUS-H Package ML22118B1442022-04-28028 April 2022 Transmittal: Letter Certificate of Compliance No. 9218, Rev. 26, Model No. TRUPACT-II and Certificate of Compliance No. 9279, Rev. 10, Model No. Halfpact Transport Packages ML22055A6292022-02-24024 February 2022 Transmittal Letter: TRUPACT-II Package Application, Revision 25, Docket No. 71-9218, and Halfpact Package Application, Revision 8, Docket No. 71-9279 (Epids L-2021-LLA-0033 and L-2021-LLA-0034) ML22020A1702022-01-25025 January 2022 Certificate of Compliance No.. 9390, Rev. No. 1, for the Model No. OPTIMUS-L Package Letter ML22014A0202022-01-14014 January 2022 Nuclear Waste Partnership, Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95 Regarding the Use of the Type B Packaging Model Number TRUPACT-II, Serial Number 154 ML21361A0902021-12-22022 December 2021 NAC International, Inc., Request for Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Approval of the NAC OPTIMUS-H Transportation Package ML21344A0502021-12-16016 December 2021 Letter - 9390.R0, Certificate of Compliance No. 9390, Revision No. 0, for the Model No. Optimus-L Package ML21343A2292021-12-16016 December 2021 71-9319.R13 Letter, Revision No. 13 of Certificate of Compliance No. 9319, for the Model Nos. Map-12 and Map-13 Transportation Packages ML21322A1212021-11-18018 November 2021 Nuclear Waste Partnership, Revision 25 of the TRUPACT-II Shipping Package Application, Docket No. 71-9218, and Revision 8 of the Halfpact Shipping Package Application, Docket No. 71-9279 (Epids L-2021-LLA-0033 and L-2021-LLA-0034) 2025-01-02
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Harry Shah, Chief, Land, Chemical and Redevelopment Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF 2024 WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT BIENNIAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT
Dear Harry Shah:
This letter is in response to a letter from Mark Bollinger, Manager, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Carlsbad Field Office seeking assistance in providing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with evidence that the DOE was in compliance with the laws administered by this agency applicable to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) project during the time period from April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2024, as required by the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act.
As stated in the letter, DOE is periodically required to submit to the EPA and the State of New Mexico documentation of continued compliance with applicable Federal laws pertaining to the public health and the environment. The WIPP Land Withdrawal Act requires DOE to use packages certified by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the transportation of transuranic (TRU) waste to WIPP for disposal.
The report discusses compliance with the applicable laws administered by the NRC from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024. While the NRC does not have regulatory authority over DOE or WIPP, the NRC regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 71 promulgated under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, do apply to packages designed and utilized for shipments of TRU waste. In addition to pertaining to the certification of packages, these regulations also set the criteria and requirements for quality assurance programs as applied to transportation packages.
The NRC has certified several design packages for DOEs use in transporting TRU waste to WIPP. Below are summaries of each design Certificate of Compliance (CoC) number and associated model number issuance date. Status of the CoC and expected expiration date are also included.
December 16, 2024
H. Shah Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No.
Model No.
Initial Certificate issuance date Current CoC revision No. and issuance date Current CoC revision No.
expiration date No. 9218 TRUPACT-II August 30, 1989 No. 28, issued on September 25, 2024 September 30, 2029 No. 9204 CNS 10- 160B November 02, 1990 No. 23 issued on February 11, 2020 October 31, 2025 No. 9212 RH-TRU 72-B March 03, 2000 No. 11 issued on December 02, 2019 January 31, 2025 No. 9279 HalfPACT Waste Shipping Container November 02, 2000 No. 11 issued on November 21, 2022 November 30, 2025 No. 9305 TRUPACT-III package June 24, 2010 No. 11 issued on June 24, 2020 July 31, 2025 No. 9390 OPTIMUS - L December 16, 2021 No. 3 issued on February 06, 2024 December 31, 2026 No. 9392 OPTIMUS - H August 05, 2024 No. 0 August 31, 2029 The NRC staff conducted the following quality assurance (QA) inspections on various packages during the reporting period. On August 9-11, 2022, a QA inspection was conducted of the NAC International, CoC No. 9390, model number OPTIMUS - L. The NRC staff determined that the QA program was satisfactorily implemented, and that fabrication, assembly, and testing QA requirements of 10 CFR Part 71 have been met.
On March 12-14, 2024, a QA inspection was conducted of the DOE WIPP, applicable to the ongoing fabrication and assembly of the HalfPACT transportation packaging, CoC No. 9279.
The NRC staff determined that the HalfPACT packaging fabrication activities reviewed and witnessed were performed in a manner that satisfied NRCs QA requirements.
On April 23-25, 2024, a QA inspection was conducted of Orano Federal Services, LLC (OFS),
CoC No. 9305, model number TRUPACT-III. The NRC staff determined that OFSs QA program was satisfactorily implemented, and that design and procurement, and QA requirements of 10 CFR Part 71 have been met.
In light of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act, the NRC staff has reviewed the records and relevant portions of Chapter 14.0 of the WIPP compliance report. Based on our review, we consider DOE is in compliance with the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act as evaluated against applicable sections of 10 CFR Part 71, promulgated under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act during the WIPP Biennial Environmental Compliance Report time period.
H. Shah If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Haimanot Yilma of my staff at (301) 415-5286.
Sincerely, Shana Helton, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos: 71-9204, 71-9212, 71-9218, 71-9279, 71-9305, 71-9390, 71-9392 cc: J. Adkins, DOE, CBFO G. T. Basabilvazo, DOE, CBFO M. Gerle, DOE, CBFO R. Knerr, DOE, CBFO M. P. Navarette, DOE, CBFO M. Bollinger, DOE, CBFO Signed by Helton, Shana on 12/16/24
ML24337A231 (pkg), ML24337A232 (ltr)
OFFICE NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NAME H. Yilma S. Figueroa Y. Diaz Sanabria S. Helton DATE 12/4/2024 12/4/2024 12/9/2024 12/16/2024