ML20151K457

Ack Receipt of 970603 Ltr Describing Progress in Reducing Inventory of Stored LLW & That Milestone Cannot Be Met Due to Delay in Bringing Modular Extraction/Recovery Facility on-line

ML20151K457
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	07/29/1997
From:	Hardin K NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Maas L SIEMENS CORP.
References
NUDOCS 9708060085
Download: ML20151K457 (2)

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July 29, 1997 '

ifr. L. J. Maas

! <* Manager. Regulatory Compliance i

i Siemens Power Cor) oration 2

i- ~2101 Horn Rapids Road )

P.O. Box 130

) Richland. Washington 99352-0130 I

SUBJECT:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROGRESS IN REDUCING LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE INVENTORY i

Dear Mr. Maas:

We have received your letter dated June 3.1997. which describes Siemens Power Corporation's (SPC's) progress in reducing the inventory of stored low-level radioactive waste (LLW). We agree that SPC has made significant progress in i this area as evidenced by a 58 percent reduction in the volume of LLW stored at SPC and by the 50 percent reduction in SPC's LLW generation rate since

, 1994.

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'In your June 3.1997. letter, you stated that the projected waste reduction milestone specified in your March 1.1994, letter to the NRC cannot be met.

This milestone was gpecified as a reduction in the stored, containerized LLW volume to 26.000 ft by September 1997. The NRC staff acknowledges that this

milestone cannot be met due to the delay in bringing the Modular Extraction / Recovery facility on-line and, to a lesser extent due to the later

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than anticipated restart of the Solid Waste Uranium Recovery (SWUR) i incinerator, as well as the lower than anticipated SWUR throughput rates. l 1

Therevisedwastereductionschedule,outlinedinyourJyne3.1997. letter. l which spepifies solid waste inventory goals of 51.000 ft by September 1997. l

! 31,000 ft by March 1998, and 10.000 ft by September 1998 appears reasonable. 1 Thank you for keepin us informed of the status of your waste management j

program, including p ans to further reduce the stored LLW inventory. We look forward to your continued progress in this area.

j Sincerely.

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Kimberly J. Hardin

Licensing Section 2 2

Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch

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l Mr. L. J. Maas Manager. Regulatory Compliance Siemens Power Corporation 2101 Horn Rapids Road P 0. Box 130 Richland. Washington 99352-0130

SUBJECT:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROGRESS IN REDUCING LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE INVENTORY J

Dear Mr. Maas:

We have received your letter dated June 3, 1997, which describes Siemens Power Corporation's (SPC's) progress in reducing the inventory of stored low-level radioactive waste (LLW). We agree that SPC has made significant progress in this area as evidenced by a 58 percent reduction in the volume of LLW stored at SPC and by the 60 percent reduction in SPC's LLW generation rate since 1994.

In your June 3, 1997. letter, you stated that the projected waste reduction milestone specified in your March 1.1994, letter to the NRC cannot be met.

This milestone was ppecified as e reduction in the stored. containerized LLW volume to 26.000 ft by September 1997. The NRC staff acknowledges that this milestone cannot be met due to the delay in bringing.the Modular Extraction / Recovery facility on-line and, to a lesser extent, due to the later i than anticipated restart of the Solid Waste Uranium Recovery (SWUR) incinerator, as well as the lower than anticipated SWUR throughput ~ rates.

Therevisedwastereductionschedule,outlinedinyourJyne3.1997, letter, which spepifies sc> lid waste inventory g,oals of 51.000 ft by September 1997.

31.000 ft by March 1998, and 10.000 ft by September 1998 appears reasonable.

Thank you for keeping us informed of the status of your waste management program, including plans to further reduce the stored LLW inventory. We look forward to your continued progress in this area.

Sincerely.

-s imberly . ardin Licensing Section 2 Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Docket 70-1257 License SNM-1227