ML25042A595
| ML25042A595 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | PROJ0734 |
| Issue date: | 03/06/2025 |
| From: | Duane White NRC/NMSS/DDUWP/LLWPB |
| To: | Maul J US Dept of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office |
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| Download: ML25042A595 (1) | |
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Mr. Joel Maul 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 REPORT FOR THE DECEMBER 4, 2024, ONSITE OBSERVATION VISIT TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE TANK FARMS
Dear Joel Maul:
The enclosed Onsite Observation Visit (OOV) Report describes the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) OOV on December 4, 2024, at the Savannah River Site (SRS) Tank Farms (TFs). The SRS TFs consist of the F-Tank Farm (FTF) and the H-Tank Farm (HTF). The December 2024 TFs 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 Requirement);
§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 10th OOV at SRS at one or both tank farm facilities since the NRC began monitoring the DOE TFs disposal actions/ under NDAA Section 3116(b) in June 2012. The main activities conducted during the December 4, 2004, TFs OOV were: (1) discuss recent TFs activities; (2) discuss the DOE TFs Performance Assessment Maintenance Plan; (3) discuss the status of development of the DOE H-Tank Farm Performance Assessment; (4) discuss the NRC review of preliminary H-Tank Farm Performance Assessment supporting references documented in NRCs Note to File (ML23361A032); and (5) Tour of TFs. Those OOV activities were consistent with the activities described in the NRC Guidance for the December 2024 TFs OOV dated November 27, 2024, (ML24334A047).
The OOV Guidance (ML24334A047) was developed using the TFs Monitoring Plan, Rev. 1, dated October 2015 (ML1238A761). The NRC 2015 TFs Monitoring Plan contains the monitoring areas and monitoring factors established to evaluate performance of the TFs. The December 2024 TFs OOV did not result in any changes from the 2015 TFs Monitoring Plan.
In accordance with 10 CFR Section 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, 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 Website at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html.
March 6, 2025
J. Maul 2
If you have any questions or need additional information, then please contact Gianni Nelson of my staff at Gianni.Nelson@nrc.gov or at 301415-3550.
Sincerely, Duane E. White, Chief Low-Level Waste and Projects Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. PROJ0734
Enclosure:
NRC Onsite Observation Visit Report cc: w/
Enclosure:
WIR ListServ Signed by White, Duane on 03/06/25
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/RTAB NMSS/DUWP/RTAB NMSS/DUWP/RTAB NAME GNelson CBarr GAlexander CMcKenney DATE Feb 12, 2025 Feb 12, 2025 Feb 14, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 OFFICE NMSS/DUWP
/LLWPB NAME DWhite DATE Mar 6, 2025