ML14143A040

Commission'S Final Policy Statement on Waste Valley Demonstration Project

ML14143A040
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Site:	West Valley Demonstration Project, P00M-032
Issue date:	05/28/2014
From:	Glenn C NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/MDB
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Commission's Final Policy Statement onWestValleyDemonstrationProject on West Valley Demonstration ProjectPresentation at the West Valley Quarterly Public Meeting May 28, 2014 Chad Glenn 1

Polic y Statement To p ics ypWVDP Decommissionin g Criteria gLicense Termination Rule (LTR)Decommissioning of West ValleyApplication of LTR to WVDPNRC-Licensed Disposal Area (NDA) and S(S)State-Licensed Disposal Area (S DA)Decommissioning Criteria for License CSF-1(NRCSiteLicense)(NRC Site License)Incidental WastePreviousAuthorizedBurials Previous Authorized BurialsEnvironmental Analysis 2

WVDP Decommissioning CriteriaLicenseTerminationRule(LTR)as License Termination Rule (LTR) as Decommissioning CriterionLTR Criterion Applies to:

o Hi gh Level Waste (HLW) Tanksg()oFacilities Used in Solidification of Waste oMaterial and HardwareCriteria for Incidental Waste 3

Decommissioning of West ValleyCldUiSitC omp l ex an d U n i que Sit eDecommissioned to Extent Technically and Economicall y Feasible y 4 The Application of LTR to WVDPTwo Step Process:NRC Prescribes the LTREvaluate if Preferred Alternative Satisfies Criteria after Completion of EIS 5

NRC-License Disposal Area (NDA) and State-LicenseDisposalArea(SDA)

State-License Disposal Area (SDA)LTR Applies to NDANDAPidUiChllNDA P rov id es U n i que Ch a ll engesEIS Analysis of Impacts Beyond 1,000 YearsSDA Re g ulated b y State of New York gyCooperative Approach with State should be Utilized 6 Decommissioning Criteria for License CSF-1(NRCSiteLicense)

CSF-1 (NRC Site License)LTR Criteria Applies to Termination of NYSERDA'sLicenseNYSERDAs LicenseAny Exemption or Alternate Criteria Also Applies to NYSERDA 7

Incidental WasteEarlyResolutionofCriteriaisImportant Early Resolution of Criteria is ImportantIncidental Waste Criteria:ProcesstoRemoveKeyRadionuclidestoMaximum Process to Remove Key Radionuclides to Maximum Extent Technically and Economically PracticalManage so that the Safety Requirements Comparable tthPfObjtifPt61SbtC t o th e P er f ormance Obj ec ti ves o f P ar t 61 , S u b par t C , are SatisfiedResultingCalculatedDosesIntegratedwithallResulting Calculated Doses Integrated with all Other Calculated DosesEIStoConsiderImpactsofIncidentalWaste EIS to Consider Impacts of Incidental Waste 8 Previous Authorized BurialsAnalysis of Site-Specific Impacts and CostsGeneral Exemption Provisions of Part 20 Available CNDA Contains Buried Radioactive MaterialEIStoEvaluateDispositionofPreviousBurialsEIS to Evaluate Disposition of Previous Burials 9 Environmental Anal y sis yLTR Does Not Establish New Requirements SitSifiDiiiDiiSit e-S pec ifi c D ecomm i ss i on i ng D ec i s i onEvaluateVariousAlternatives Evaluate Various AlternativesNRC Will Rely on Decommissioning EISFull or Partial License Termination Requires an Environmental Review 10 NRC Roles and ResponsibilitiesAtomic Energy Act (AEA)West Valley Demonstration Project Act (WVDPA)

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