ML20128C649

Responds to 701102 Ltr Re Burial of Radwastes in State of Mn

ML20128C649
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	12/10/1970
From:	Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Badalich J MINNESOTA, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 9212040498
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Q . DEC 101970 Mr. Jeha p. Badalish Emmestive Direeter state of Minnesota Felletten Centrol Agency 717 Delaware Street, 8.E.

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 Dear Mr. nadalieh I as pisased to respeed to your letter of November 2,1970, addressed to Chairman Seaborg saaeersing the burial of radioactive westos in the-8 tate of Minnesota.

! De statesset mde by an Atomic Raergy Ceumisstaa representative at the ' Mantieelle hearing, to which you referred La year-letter, was made la response to statements ande and questicas raised by persons who had made limited appearenees. Mr. D. B. Yassalle, of the Commission's Divistaa l, of Rosetor Licensing, made the following statement esseerains the burial of radiomative weste 4

                                    "In regard to some eeneera related to burist grounds, all solid

! raditeetive weste, such as filtar sludges, spent resias, and spent l eentrol blades acci-=1ated from the Monties11e eperaties will be - ekipped to AEC-approved dispeesi arena leested entside the State of Minnesota. De transportattom of these unstes will be im l asserdanes with the regulations I have already diosassed. It should be seted that there are ao such disposal areas located in the State of Minaaeeta." he statammet made by Mr. Vassallo is correct. - 'tecause of the quanti-ties involved, the wastes mentioned by Mr. Yassalle, if disposed of by land burial, saa be buried only at'a facility spesifies11y authertsed by the AEC or by an Agreement state. Such disposal facilities most be em land owned by the Federal goveransat or by a state' government. We burials described by St Campany in the report they submitted to you en September 9,1970, are burials which were authertsed under the l- l l 9212040498 701210 , PDR ADOCK 05000263 '

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I 6 e Mr. Joka F. Bedelieh , provisions of section 20.304 end Appendia C of 10 CFR Part 20 Any ABC licenses may dispose of eas11 quantities of redicestive asterial by buriel with the in previsions soil to the of esteet Seetles that20. theMburials 4. Emelesedare made is seeerdenee l are the previe'ene of Seetles 20.M4 and e sepy of Appendix C of Part 20 es it appeared in the coussission's rules and regulations et the time the M burials teek place. f sincerely, ( siped ) Ham!d L. Peke Harold L. Price Director of Regulation F.nclossroe s

1. Sect. 20.304. 10 CFR Fort 20 2 Appendia C, 10 CFR Part 20 Distribution:

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