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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Commissions Final Policy Statement on West Valley Demonstration Project Presentation at the West Valley Quarterly Public Meeting May 28, 2014 Chad Glenn 1

Policy y Statement Topics p WVDP Decommissioning g Criteria License Termination Rule (LTR)

Decommissioning of West Valley Application of LTR to WVDP NRC-Licensed Disposal Area (NDA) and S

State-Licensed Disposal Area (SDA)

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Decommissioning Criteria for License CSF-1 (NRC Site License)

Incidental Waste Previous Authorized Burials Environmental Analysis 2

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

o High g Level Waste ((HLW)) Tanks o Facilities Used in Solidification of Waste o Material and Hardware Criteria for Incidental Waste 3

Decommissioning of West Valley Complex C l and d Unique U i Sit Site Decommissioned to Extent Technically and y Feasible Economically 4

The Application of LTR to WVDP Two Step Process:

NRC Prescribes the LTR Evaluate if Preferred Alternative Satisfies Criteria after Completion of EIS 5

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

LTR Applies to NDA NDA P Provides id U Unique i Ch Challenges ll EIS Analysis of Impacts Beyond 1,000 Years SDA Regulated g by y State of New York Cooperative Approach with State should be Utilized 6

Decommissioning Criteria for License CSF-1 (NRC Site License)

LTR Criteria Applies to Termination of NYSERDAs NYSERDA s License Any Exemption or Alternate Criteria Also Applies to NYSERDA 7

Incidental Waste Early Resolution of Criteria is Important Incidental Waste Criteria:

Process to Remove Key Radionuclides to Maximum Extent Technically and Economically Practical Manage so that the Safety Requirements Comparable t the to th Performance P f Objectives Obj ti off Part P t 61, 61 Subpart S b t C,C are Satisfied Resulting Calculated Doses Integrated with all Other Calculated Doses EIS to Consider Impacts of Incidental Waste 8

Previous Authorized Burials Analysis of Site-Specific Impacts and Costs General Exemption Provisions of Part 20 Available NDA Contains C Buried Radioactive Material EIS to Evaluate Disposition of Previous Burials 9

Environmental Analysis y LTR Does Not Establish New Requirements Site-Specific Sit S ifi DDecommissioning i i i D Decision i i Evaluate Various Alternatives NRC Will Rely on Decommissioning EIS Full or Partial License Termination Requires an Environmental Review 10

NRC Roles and Responsibilities Atomic Energy Act (AEA)

West Valley Demonstration Project Act (WVDPA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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Interface with Stakeholders 11