ML120060439

1/5/12 Ltr to Ralph. Andersen Re Participation in Commission Meeting on Proposed Revisions to Part 61 and the Low-Level Waste (LLW) Volume Reduction Policy Statement on 3/8/12

ML120060439
Person / Time
Issue date:	01/05/2012
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	Andersen R Nuclear Energy Institute
References
Download: ML120060439 (6)

Text

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 January 5, 2012 Ralph Andersen Senior Director, Radiation Safety and Environmental Protection Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006

Dear Mr. Andersen:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pleased that you will participate in a public Commission meeting on proposed revisions to Part 61 and the Low-Level Waste (LLW) Volume Reduction Policy Statement, on March 8, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners' Conference Room on the first floor of the NRC's Headquarters building at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The Commission is interested in hearing the industry's perspective on the Part 61 site-specific analysiS rulemaking and the LLW Volume Reduction th Policy Statement. The draft final policy statement is due January 10 , and the draft proposed rule is due February 1st. As soon as the papers are publicly released, my staff will provide them to you.

I am enclosing a copy of the draft meeting agenda for your information (enclosure 1). My staff will keep you informed of any updates to the agenda.

To assist the Commission in preparing for the meeting, please e-mail any written material, including slides/viewgraphs, to Ms. Rochelle Bavol and Ms. Sandy Joosten (rochelle.bavol@nrc.gov and sandy.joosten@nrc.gov) in the Office of the Secretary, by March 1, 2012, so that it can be distributed to the Commission for review in advance of the meeting. Enclosed are guidelines for slides, if you choose to use them (enclosure 2).

PowerPoint is the preferred format, but other electronic presentation formats may be used. This Comrnission meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: www.nrc.gov. If you intend to use slides, they will also be posted on the NRC website prior to the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bavol at 301-415-1651.

Your presentation at the Commission meeting should be based on the assumption that Commissioners are familiar with the content of your written material. Please plan your oral presentation for 10 minutes, discussing the important points on which you wish to focus the Commission's attention.

The NRC Headquarters building is located opposite the White Flint Metro Station on Rockville Pike and Marinelli Drive, Rockville, Maryland. The White Flint Metro Station is on the Red Line of the Washington area subway system. Reserved visitor parking for Commission guests is available. If you wish to use reserved parking, please notify Ms. Bavol in advance. If reserved

~ 2~

parking has been arranged, please check-in with the security staff at the entrance to the NRC campus on Marinelli Drive when you arrive. A Security Guard will call for an escort. Please note that visitors will be screened through metal detectors, will have their packages x-rayed, and will be required to present a picture identification card prior to signing in at the registration desk.

Sincerely, 4bs~~

Secretary of the Commission

Enclosures:

1. Draft Agenda

2. Briefing Visuals Guidance

Enclosure 1 Draft: 1/5/12 SCHEDULING NOTE

Title:

BRIEFING ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART 61 AND THE LOW-LEVEL WASTE (LLW) VOLUME REDUCTION POLICY STATEMENT (Public)

Purpose:

To receive presentations on the final LLW Volume Reduction Policy statement and proposed revisions to Part 61 and provide the Commission with a broad overview of issues and activities within the LLW regulatory arena.

Scheduled: March 8, 2012 9:00 am Duration: Approx. 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> and 20 minutes st Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1 fl OWFN

Participants:

Panel 1 - External Stakeholders 50 mins.*

Ralph Andersen, Senior Director, Radiation Safety and 10 mins.*

Environmental Protection, Nuclear Energy Institute (materials and reactors perspective)

Tom Magette, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Regulatory Strategy, 10 mins.*

EnergySolutions (LLW Operator)

William Dornsife, Executive Vice President, Licensing and 10 mins.*

Regulatory Affairs, Waste Control Specialists (LLW Operator)

Leonard Siosky, Rocky Mountain LLW Board 10 mins.*

(Alternate: Mike Garner, Northwest Interstate Compact)

(LLW compact perspective)

Chris Thomas, HEAL Utah (Environmental Group) 10 mins.*

Topics:

• Site-Specific Analysis Rulemaking

• LLW Volume Reduction Policy Statement Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Break 5 mins.

Enclosure 1 Panel 2 - Regulators (NRC and Agreement State) 55 mins.*

Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations Mark Satorius, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Rusty Lundberg, Director, Utah Division of Radiation Control and Organization of Agreement States (10 mins.*)

Susan Jablonski, Director, Radioactive Materials Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Organization of Agreement States (10 mins.*)

Dave Allard, Director, Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection and Organization of Agreement States (State that exports LLW) (10 mins.*)

Gregory Suber, Chief Low-Level Waste Branch, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, FSME Andrew Carrera, Health Physicist, Rulemaking Branch A, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking, FSME Topics:

• Site-Specific Analysis Rulemaking .

• LLW Volume Reduction Policy Statement Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Discussion - Wrap-up 5 mins.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's Documents:

- Final Volume Reduction Policy Statement due 1/10/12.

- Proposed Rule for Option 2-limited scope rulemaking in 10 CFR Part 61 to specify a requirement for a site analysis for the disposal of large quantities of DU and technical requirements for such an analysis due 2/1/12.

Staff background material due to SECY: February 23, 2012.

Slides due to SECY: March 1, 2012.

N

~

J (J) o u

c UJ

Slide Title - Arial Black 36

• Text (Arial Black 32) on white.

• Top and Side margins 1 inch min.

• Bottom margin 2 inch min.

• Number pages

• .Explain acronyms or include a separate slide with list 2