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SELECTED NRC PRODUCTS HIGH-LEVEL WASTE PROGRAM INTRODUCTION The purpose of this list is to identify selected NRC High-Level Waste Program products and provide a summary of current and planned documents issued by the NRC staff. The list is not intended to be directive in nature but rather to offer a collection of products generated by the HLW program in order to provide timely guidance / advice for prelicensing and eventual licensing phases. It is necessary to use a variety of documents to provide such guidance because of: a) variability in the nature of the technical issues in HLW; b) the site specific nature of many of the issues; c) the evolving nature of issues with time as the exploratory site investigations are carried out; and d) variability in what is an appropriate level of detail that must be addressed in guidance.

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) has established by law schedules for certain accomplishments in the HLW program. For many reasons, DOE will meet the milestones while, in some cases, they may be unable to meet the schedule. Due to the uncertainties in investigative results and changes of ,

priorities and schedules, guidance flexibility is also needed The variety of I existing documents and procedural forms allows the staff to take a flexible approach in assuring efficient, timely and complete guidance in the prelicensing and licensing phases. This summary permits interested parties who have limited time and who cannot, practically speaking, follow the great amount of detail that is the subject of the prelicensing guidance process to be informed of how the process is working. This summary offers a listing of generic as well as site-specific products which have been or are being planned. The document will be reviewed and reissued on a periodic basis.

The summary is divided into three major components: Regulations, Licensing Guidance Process; and NRC Review Plans. Copies of the referenced documents can be obtained from the USNRC Public Document Room.

I. REGULATIONS While there are a number of NRC and other Federal agencies rules and regulations which pertain to the prelicensing and licensing actions, this list includes only those products produced by the HLW Program.

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10 CFR Part 60--Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories.

TITLE ISSUE DATE o Licensing Procedures for HLW in Geologic February 1981 Repositories

- NEPA/EIS Adoption (Proposec) TBD Site Characterization and State / Tribal July 1936*

Participation (Final) o Technical Criteria for HLW in Geologic Repositories June 1983 Unsaturated Zone July 1985

- Definition of High-Level Waste (Proposed) September 1986*

- EPA Standard (Proposed) July 1986*

II. LICENSING GUIDANCE PROCESS This section is divided into eight areas: Site Characterization Analysis (SCA) and Semi-annual update reviews; Regulatory Guides; Staff Technical Positions; Documented Technical Meetings; Environmental Assessment Reviews; Contractor Reports (Research and Special Studies); State / Tribal Interactions; and Program Planning and Management Reviews.

A. SITE CFARACTERIZATION ANALYSIS AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS The SCA's are issued by NRC as a NUREG document as a result of the staff evaluations of the DOE's Site Characterization Plans (SCP's). An SCP is issued before an exploratory shaft is sunk at any candidata site. Follow up will be prcviced by semi-annual reports issued by the staff. The NRC reports would be in response tc the DOE's semi-annual reports which are also required under the hhPA (Section 113).

TITLE ISSUE DATE EWIP Site Characterization Analysis--NUREG-0960 April 1983 BWIP Site Characteri.7ation Anuiysis Early FY87**

hNWSI Site Characterization Aralysis Early FY87**

Salt Site Characterizatior Acclysis FY87**

• Projected Issue Date

• • Projected release dates of COE's Site Characterization Plans (SCP's). NRC's Site Characterization Analyses would be ccrpleted six months after SCP Release.

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. 4 B. REGULATORY GUIDES Regulatory Guides are drafted by the staff to establish a standard approach to licensing. They are not directives, but reflect acceptable procedures or actions which would be considered acceptable by the staff.

The current plans are to issue standard content and format documents as Regulatory Guides.

TITLE DESCRIPTION ISSUE DATE

1. Regulatory Guide 4.17 Standard Format and Content February 1985*

of Site Characterization Plans for High-Level Waste Geologic Repositories (Proposed Revision 1)

2. Regulatory Guide Safety Analysis Report TBD Format Guide C. STAFF TECHNICAL POSITIONS Staff Technical Positions have been divided into two types: Generic Technical Positions, dealing with issues which relate to licensing activities for repositories independent of the technology or site selected; and Site Technical Positions, which give site specific guidance / advice.

1. SITE TECHNICAL POSITIONS (STP'S)

STP's provide a format for establishing the staff's positions on site specific issues. The set of STP's for a given site provides a means of Issue-oriented Site tracking and tracing Technical Positions (positions taken by the staff.ISTP's) are generated in each technic (hydrogeology, etc.) for each site. ISTP's constitute what the staff considers to be a systematic and comprehensive identification of issues which need to be resolved for licensing. Other detailed STP's are issued as appropriate thrcughout the pre-licensing perico. They establish acceptable methods of analysis, minimum information needs, or acceptable methods of data gathering and form the basis for tracking issues over time.

The concept of STP's was developed to provide maximum flexibility in completing a series of technical positions that have sufficient formality to record staff positions and to notify the prospective licensee (D0E). STP's (other than ISTP's) will be initiated by the need for documentation of a staff concern or in response to a major questien raised by the licensee.

• Projected issue date for the final guide is October 1986.

, 5 a) Issue-oriented Site Technical Positions (ISTP's)

The ISTP's were coordinated with DOE /NRC workshops in individual program areas.

TITLE ISSUE DATE BWIP Geology / Geophysics (Draft) September 1984 (i) September 1984 (ii) Geochemistry (Draft)

September 1984 (iii) Waste Package (Draft)

(iv) Repository Design / Rock Mechanics (Draft) September 1984 (v) Hydrogeology (Draft) September 1984 NNWSI (1) Geology / Geophysics (Draft) September 1984 (ii) Geochemistry (Draft) September 1984 (iii) Waste Package (Draft) September 1984 (iv) Repository Design / Rock Mechanics (Draft) September 1984 (v) Hydrogeology (Draft) September 1984 SALT (i) Geology /Gecphysics (Draft) September 1984 (ii) Gecchemistry (Draft) September 1984 September 1984 (iii) Waste Package (Draft)

(iv) Repository Design / Rock Mechanics (Draft) September 1984 (v) Hydrogeology (Draft) September 1984 b) Other STP's BWIP I

(i) Hydrology Testing Strategy (Draft) December 1983 (ii) In Situ Testing (Draft) TBD l (iii) Hydrazir.e Testing (Deaft) TBD (iv) Others as Identified NNWSI i

(i) Others as Ider.tified SALT (1) Others as laentified

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2. GENERIC TECHNICAL POSITIONS (GTP'S)

The specific issues that must be addressed in a potential licensing case will be site specific. Therefore, the principal mechanism for documenting guidance is through the site specific guidance described in the SCA section II.A. above, and in section II.D. (Technical Meetings). Notwithstanding this, some issues can be grouped in generic non-site specific categories. From the experience gained in the consultation process at various sites, the staff is identifying areas where it would be useful to document guidance in this

generic fashion. For the most part, this would involve repetition of staff  ;

positions already developed and documented. The following lists generic technical positions already developed or under development. Also listed are i technical areas where the staff is tentatively considering developing GTP's.

o Waste Package Reliability Analysis (Final) December 1985 l

o Determination of Radionuclide Sorption for HLW January 1986 Repositories (Draft) )

o Groundwater Travel Time (Draft) July 1986*

o Borehole and Shaft Seals (Final) February 1986 o Determination of Radionuclide Solubility in November 1984 Groundwater for Assessment of High-Level Radionuclide Waste Isolation (Final) o In-Situ Testing During Site Characterization (Final) December 1985 o Design Information Needs in Site Characterization December 1985 Plans (Final) o Seismo-Tectonic Evaluation Methodology (Draft) August 1986*

o Interpretation and Identification of the Disturbed July 1986*

Zone (Draft) o Documentation of Computer Codes, NUREG/CR-0856 June 1983 48FR31761, 7/11/83 o Modeling Strategy Document for HLW Performance July 1984 Assessment o Licensing Assessment Methodology for HLW Geologic July 1984 Repositories (Draft)

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TITLE ISSUE DATE o Performance Confirmation TBD o Structures, Systems and Components Important to Safety July 1986*

and Barriers Important to Waste Isolation (Draft) o Configuration Management for Conceptual Design (Draft) TBD I

o Qualification of Existing Data (Draft) TBD TBD o Peer Review (Draft)

• Projected Issue Date D. DOCUMENTED TECHNICAL MEETINGS The purpose of the technical meetings is to assure that an information flow is maintained between the NRC and DOE which facilitates the accomplishment by each agency of its responsibilities relative to site investigation and site characterization. Technical meetings are held to review data, review and consult on interpretation of data, identify potential licensing issues, agree on the adequacy of methods and approaches for acquisition of information and data as well as available data. Schedules of activities pertaining to these

technical meetings will be made publicly available to all interested parties.

A written report agreed to by both NRC and DOE will be prepared for each meeting including agreements reached. The meetings are open to State / Tribal representatives and allow public attendance as observers.

BWIP WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS MEETING DATE Hydrology Meeting December 9-10, 1985 Exploratory Shaft Design Workshop December 3-4, 1985 Design of Seismic Survey May 23, 1985 Hydrology Workshop May 22, 1985 Management Meeting April 10, 1985 Hydrologic Characterization December 12-13, 1984 QA Visit December 10-11, 1984 4 Geology Data Review October 22-26, 1984

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8 BWIP WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS (Continued) hEETING DATE Geology Data Review July 30-31, 1984 Hydrologic Characterization Plans June 12-13, 1984 Barrier Material Test Plan May 8-9, 1984 Geology Workshop March 13-15, 1984 Rock Mechanics Data Review January 23-26, 1984 Hydrologic Data Review January 9-16, 1984 i Geochemistry Workshop January 9-12, 1984 Exploratory Shaft and Underground Testing November 29-December 2, 1983 Performance Assessment August 29-September 1, 1983 Technical Management Meeting August 4-5, 1983 Hydrology Testing July 11-15, 1983 Site Issue Meeting June 13-16, 1983 Hydrology Meeting June 7-10, 1983 Management Meeting May 27, 1983 Geology and Geologic Stability April 11-15, 1983 Repository Design October 5-6, 1982 Hydrologic Modeling of Pasco Basin September 27-28, 1982 Waste Package / Geochemistry August 9-12, 1982 Hydrology July 21-27, 1982 Underground Testing Plans for the SCR June 9-10, 1982 Hydrology January 12-13, 1982 Site Technical and Program Review September 22-26, 1981

9 BWIP WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS (Contir.ued)

MEETING DATE Site Technical and Program Review July 7-17, 1980 NNWSI WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS Management Meeting June 12, 1986 Management Meeting February 19-20, 1986 Exploratory Shaft Design / Construction August 27-28, 1985 Waste Package July 23-25, 1985 l

! Management Meeting March 11, 1985 Sample Acquisition for Topopah Spring Member February 4, 1985 and Calico Hills Tuff 4

December 13-14, 1984 QA Visit Geology Data Review September 17-28, 1984 Hydrology Data Review July 25-28, 1984 Design / Rock Mechanics Data Review July 17-20, 1984 Geochemistry July 10-13, 1984 Waste Package October 18-19, 1983 3

Geology October 4-6, 1983 i September 20-21, 1983 Hydrology Hydrology Data P.eview January 27-28, 1983 Conceptual Design January 24-25, 1983 l Hydrology January 18-19, 1983

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Geochemistry January 12-13, 1983 Site Technical and Program Review May 17-19, 1982 Peer Review of NNWSI August 24-28, 1981 Site Technical and Program Review February 16-24, 1981

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MEETING DATE Site Technical and Program Review September 24-25, 1979 Geochemistry and Hydrogeology March 2, 1979 Site Technical and Program Review February 23-24, 1978 Seismic / Geologic Design Criteria for January 25, 1978 Waste Repository SALT WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS Management Meeting June 9-10, 1986 Waste Package January 22-24, 1986 Structure and Tectonics of the Palo Duro Basin November 19-21, 1985 Permian Basin Core Examination (Data Review) August 5-8, 1985 Management Meeting June 18, 1985 QA Visit December 18-19, 1984 Geophysics Data Review (Paradox Basin) October 16-18, 1984 Geochemistry August 22-24, 1984 Rock Mechanics Data Review August 21-24, 1984 Information Management Systems Meeting August 8, 1984 Site Security and Safeguards May 23, 1984 Hydrology Data Review May 14-18, 1984 Repository Design, Exploratory Shaft, and October 25-26, 1983 In-Situ Testing Waste Package Design and Performance August 9-10, 1983 NRC Guidance on SCP Content June 27-28, 1983 DOE Salt Project Overview April 19-20, 1983 Review of the DOE Site Screening in Salt, May 11-21, 1981 Paradox Basin (meetings and site visits)

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MEETING DATE Survey of Salt Dome Investigations (meetings September 8-19, 1980 and site visits)

GENERIC WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS Level of Detail in the SCP May 7-8, 1986 j Pilot Project Demo / Status of NWPA Program April 29, 1986 EA Site Ranking Methodology Briefing April 23, 1986 Licensing Support System Coordinating Group April 22, 1986 Rod Consolidation December 17, 1985 Generic QA Meeting December 4-5, 1985 Generic Seismo-Tectonics Meeting December 3-4, 1985 Site Characterization Plans--Chapter 8 October 29-30, 1985 Subsystem Performance Allocation September 26-27, 1985 DOE Position Paper on Retrievability and July 31, 1985 Retrieval Exploratory Shaft Facility Design / Construction, July 18, 1985 Licensing Issues, and the Exploratory Shaft ,

l Test Plans Q-list Methodology July 1, 1985 Appendix 7 to Site Specific Agreement--On-Site June 14, 1985 Representatives Activities Management Meeting with DOE May 30, 1985 Design Information Needs for SCP's April 18, 1985 Performance Allocation Meeting April 17, 1985 Review of Report " Recommended Safety, April 11, 1985 Rdliability, QA and Management Techniques with Possible Application by DOE to the HLW Repository Program" I

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MEETING DATE Discussion of NRC Comments on DOE's Draft EA's April 8-9, 1985 DOE Annotated Outline for Site Characterization February 13, 1985 Plans Development of Licensing Issues and Information February 8, 1985 Management Systems QA Site Visits Sumary Briefing January 28, 1985 Briefing on NRC Licensing Process January 28, 1985 NRC's Coments on DOE Draf t Mission Plan December 17, 1984 Preparation for QA Visits to Project Sites November 30, 1984 Transportation Model Workshop November 27-28, 1984 NRC Licensing Process Briefing to DOE Field November 5-8, 1984 Offices QA Review Plan and Upcoming QA Site Visits October 24, 1984 QA Site Visits Planning Meetings October 18, 1984 September 17, 1984 In-Situ Testing Planning Meeting August 9, 1984 DOE Siting Guidelines April 18, 1984 Discussion of the OCRWM Mission Plan April 11, 1984 l l

NRC Review Plan of QA for Site Characterization May 12, 1983 E. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) REVIEWS On May 28, 1986, DOE announced the selection of three sites that would undergo detailed site characterization as candidates for the first high level waste geologic repository. The sites are Yucca Mountain, NV; Deaf Smith, TX; and Hanford, WA. The NRC staff will be reviewing the final EA's prepared by DOE, that support the selection of the three sites, to determine how DOE resolved coments raised by the NRC on D0E's draft EA's (issued in December 1984) and inform the Comissioners.

i F. CONTRACTOR REPORTS In establishing the basis for guidance, the NRC staff periodically requires assistance from contractors. Reports giving details of the results of such assistance are published as NUREG/CR documents. Some NUREG/CR reports are a reflection of results of experimental programs whereas others are technical

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'these reports into seven technical review areas and also differentiate reports produced for the Office of NMSS from those prcduced for the Office of Research (RES).

1. Performance Assessment TITLE NUMBER DATE a) NMSS o Suggested Nuclear Waste Management NUREG/CR-0579 July 1979 Radiological Performance Objectives i

o SWIFT Self-Teaching Curriculum NUREG/CR-1968 March 1982 o Repository Site Definition in Basalt, NUREG/CR-2352 March 1982 Pasco Basin, WA o DNET Self-Teaching Curriculum NUREG/CR-2391 March 1983 '

o PATH 1 Self-Teaching Curriculum NUREG/CR-2394 October 1982 o NRC Report on Dosimetry and Health NUREG/CR-2422 March 1983 Effects Self-Teaching Curriculum o Summary of Repository Siting Models NUREG/CR-2782 July 1982 (Final Report) o Repository Site Data Report for Tuff: NUREG/CR-2937 November 1983 Yucca Mountain, Nevada o Parameters and Variables Appearing in NUREG/CR-3066 December 1982 Repository Siting Models o Benchmark Problems for Repository NUREG/CR-3097 December 1982 l

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o Parameters and Variables Appearing in NUREG/CR-3160 June 1983 Radiological Assessment Coces o A Summary of Computer Codes for NUREG/CR-3209 March 1983 Radiological Assessment o Evaluation of Engineeririg Aspects of NUREG/CR-3218 May 1984 Backfill Placement for PLW DEEP Geologic Repositories

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NUMBER DATE TITLE o Technical Assistance for Regulatory NUREG/CR-3235 April 1983 Development: Review and Evaluation of the EPA Standard 40 CFR 191 for Disposal of High-Level Waste o Verification of the Network Flow and NUREG/CR-3378 June 1984 Transport / Distributed Velocity Method (NWFT/DVM) Computer Code o A Summary of Repository Design Models NUREG/CR-3450 November 1983 o Benchmark Problems for Radiological NUREG/CR-3451 August 1983 Assessment Codes o Benchmark Problems for Repository NUREG/CR-3636 February 1984 Design Models o A Summary of Computer Codes for Waste NUREG/CR-3699 April 1984 Package Performance Assessment o Repository Site Data Report for NUREG/CR-4110 November 1985 Unsaturated Tuff: Yucca Mt, Nevada o Repository Environmental Parameters NUREG/CR-4134 May 1985 Relevant to Assessing the Performance of HLW Packages l l

o Methodologies for Assessing Long-Term NUREG/CR-4477 January 1986 Performance of HLW Packages b) RES o Literature Review of Studies Related GA-A17653 July 1984 to the Safe and Permanent Disposal of I Nuclear Wastes (Preclosure) o Risk Methodology for Geologic Disposal I

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-- Distributed Velocity Method of NUREG/CR-1376 October 1980 Solving Convective-Dispersion Equation

-- Model Description and User Manual NUREG/CR-1636 May 1981 for Pathways Model Vol. 1

-- Sensitivity Analysis of the Vol. 2 May 1981 Environmental Transport

-- Asymptotic Preperties of the Vol. 3 May 1981 Environmental Transport

-- Effects of Variable Hydrologic Vol. 4 April 1982 Patterns on the Environmental Transport Model

-- Dosimetry and Health Effects NUREG/CR-2156 October 1981

-- The DNET Computer Code User's NUREG/CR-2343 April 1982 Manual o User's Manual for the Sandia Waste- NUREG/CR-2324 January 1982 Isolation Flow and Transport Model (SWIFT) Release 4.81 o An Assessment of the Proposed Rule NUREG/CR-3111 August 1983 (10CFR60) for Disposal of HLW in Vols. I and 2 Geologic Repositories o Preliminary Scenarios for the NUREG/CR-3353 November 1983 Release of Radioactive Waste from a Hypothetical Repository in Basalt of the Columbia Plateau o The Role of Geochemical Factors in the NUREG/CR-3490 March 1984 Assessment and Regulation of Geologic Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste o Reliability of Geotechnical, NUREG/CR-3494 November 1983 Environmental, and Radiological Instrumentation in Nuclear Waste Repository Studies o On the Development of Environmental NUREG/CR-3714 July 1984 Radiation Standards for Geologic Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste

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NUMBER DATE TITLE o Uncertainties in Long-Term Repository NUREG/CR-3832 August 1984 Performance Due to the Effects of Future Geologic Processes o Climatic Calibration of Pollen Data NUREG/CR-3847 June 1984 o A Three-Dimensional Computer Model to NUREG/CR-4042 January 1985 Simulate Fluid Flow and Containment Transport Thru a Rock Fracture System o Critical Parameters for a High-Level NUREG/CR-4161 May 1985 Waste Repository--Vol .1: Basalt

2. Hydrology a) NMSS o An Appraisal of Nuclear Waste Isolation NUREG/CR-3158 October 1983 in the Vadose Zone in Arid and Semiarid Regions (with Emphasis on the NTS) b) RES o Field and Theoretical Investigation of U of AZ TR February 1982 Mass and Energy Transport in Subsurface Materials at Waste Disposal Sites o Unsaturated Flow and Transport Through NUREG/CR-3206 March 1983 Fractured Rock Related to HLW Repositories o Pressure Testing of Fractured Rocks-- NUREG/CR-3213 July 1983 A Methodology Employing 3-Dimensional Cross-Hole Tests o Prediction of Far-Field Subsurface NUREG/CR-3612 March 1984 Radionuclide Dispersion Coefficients from Hydraulic Conductivity Measurement o Relationship Between the Gas NUREG/CR-3680 April 1984 Conductivity and Geometry of a

, Natural Fracture o Field and Theoretical Investigations NUREG/CR-3736 August 1985 of Fractured Crystalline Rock Near Oracle, Arizona

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3. Geochemistry a) NMSS TITLE NUMBER DATE o Proceedings of the Conference on the NUREG/CP-0062 June 1985 Application of Geochemical Models to High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository Assessment o Selected Hydrologic and Geochemical NUREG/CR-2983 January 1983 Issues in Site Characterization for Nuclear Waste Disposal; Flood Basalts at the Hanford Reservation 5

o Status of Geochemical Problems Relating NUREG/CR-3062 March 1983 to the Burial of High-Level Radioactive Waste, 1982 o Evaluation of Radionuclide Geochemical NUREG/CR-3730 March 1984 Information Developed by DOE High-level Nuclear Waste Repository Site Projects o Review and Assessment of Radionuclide NUREG/CR-3763 September 1984 Sorption Information for the Basalt Waste Isolation Project Site (1979 through May 1983) o Progress in Evaluation of Radionuclide NUREG/CR-3851 Geochemical Information Developed by DOE (Oct-Dec 1983) Sep 1984 Vol 1 High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository Site (Jan-Mar 1984) Oct 1984 Vol 2 Projects (Apr-Jun 1984) Feb 1985 Vol 3 (Jul-Sep 1984) Oct 1985 Vol 4 NUREG'Jl.4236 (Oct-Dec 1984) Oct 1985 Vol 1 0r Dec 1985 Vol 2

(- pn.,Fe' 1985) a 1985) Apr 1986 Vol 3 b) RES o Method for Characterizing Geochemical AAEC TR October 1982 Retardation in the Field o Amorphous Iron Hydroxide Controls on AAEC March 1983 Uranium Actinide and Technetium ORNL TR Mobility Identified in Field and Lab o CHEMTRN User's Manus 1 LBL/ PUB 3031 March 1983 e

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NUMBER DATE TITLE o Mobile Anionic and Non-ionic Species PNL TR March 1983 o NRC Nuclear Waste Management NUREG/CP-0052 May 1984 Geochemistry 1983 o Uncertainties in Geologic Disposal '

NUREG/CR-2506 July 1983 of HLW - Groundwater Transport of Radionuclides and Radiological Consequences o Valence Effects on Adsorption: A NUREG/CR-2863 February 1983 Preliminary Assessment of the Effects of Valence State Control on Sorption o Radionuclide Migration Around Uranium NUREG/CR-3941 October 1984 Ore Bodies--Analogue of Radioactive Waste Repositories o Valence Effects on Solubility and NUREG/CR-4309 March 1986 Sorption

4. Design / Rock Mechanics a) NMSS o Survey of Existing Underground Openings LBL-12600 April 1981 for In-Situ Experimental Facilities o Experiments, Conceptual Design, LBL-13190 September 1981 Preliminary Cost Estimates and Schedules for an Underground Facility o Information Base for Waste Repository NUREG/CR-0495 March 1979 ,

Design Vols. 1-7 o Identification of Characteristics Which NUREG/CR-2613 April 1984 Influence Repository Design--Domal Salt o Identification of C! aracteristics Which NUREG/CR-2614 April 1984 Influence Repository Cesign--Tuff o Evaluation of Alterretive Shaft Sinking NUREG/CR-2854 March 1983 l Techniques fcr HLW Ceep Geologic Repositories o Thermal Impact of haste Emplacement NUREG/CR-2910 March 1983 and Surface Cooling Associated with Geclogic Disposel of Nuclear Waste

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NUMBER DATE TITLE o Relationship of an In Situ Test Facility NUREG/CR-2959 March 1983 to a Deep Geologic Repository for HLW o In Situ Test Programs Related to Design NUREG/CR-3065 March 1983 and Construction of HLW Deep Geologic Vols.1 and 2 Repositories o Assessment of Retrieval Alternatives NUREG/CR-3489 May 1984 for the Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste o Parameters and Variables Appearing NUREG/CR-3586 January 1984 Repository Design Models b) RES o Shaft or Borehole Plug-Rock Mechanical U of AZ TR December 1980 Interaction o Borehole Wall Damage Induced by Drilling U of AZ TR July 1982 o Polyaxial Testing of Borehole Plug U of AZ TR July 1982 Performance o Rock Mass Sealing--Experimental NUREG/CR-3473 September 1983 Assessment of Borehole Plug Performance, Annual Report, 6/82-5/83 o Axial Strength of Borehole Plugs in NUREG/CR-3594 December 1983 Granite and Basalt

5. Waste Package a) NMSS 1981-1982 l o Corrosion Study of HLW Container BNL/NUREG-51449 Materials o Proceedings of Conference on High-Level NUREG/CP-0005 December 1978 Radioactive Solid Waste Forms, December 19-21, 1978 at Denver, C0 o Nuclear Waste Management Technical NUREG/CR-2333 February 1982 Support in the Development of Nuclear Vols. 1-3 Waste Form Criteria for the NRC

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TITLE NUMBER DATE o Review of DOE Waste Package Program NUREG/CR-2482 Feb 1982 Vol 1

-- National Waste Package Program (Parts 1 and 2) Apr 1983 Vol 2 (Apr82-Sep82) Mar 1983 Vol 3 (Oct 82-Mar 83) Sep 1983 Vol 4 (Apr 83-Sep 83) Aug 1984 Vol 5 (Oct 83-Mar 84) Mar 1985 Vol 6 (Apr 84-Sep 84) Mar 1985 Vol 7 (Oct84-Mar 85) Dec 1985 Vol 8 (Apr 85-Sep 85) Dec 1985 Vol 9 o Packing Material Testing Required to NUREG/CR-2755 January 1983 Demonstrate Compliance with 1000-Year BNL/NUREG-51544 Radionuclide Containment o Review of Waste Package Verification NUREG/CR-3091 Tests, Semi-Annual Report (Apr 82-Sep 82) Apr 1983 Vol 1 (Oct 82-Mar 83) Aug 1983 Vol 2 (Apr 83-Sep 83) Feb 1984 Vol 3 Oct83-Mar 84) Jul 1985 Vol 4 Apr 84-Sep 84) Jul 1985 Vol 5 Oct 84-Mar 85) Oct 1985 Vol 6 (Apr85-Sep85) Jan 1986 Vol 7 o Waste Package Performance After NUREG/CR-3219 Repository Closure Vol. 1 July 1983

-- Post-Emplacement Monitoring Vol. 2 May 1983 o Waste Package Reliability NUREG/CR-4509 February 1986 b) RES o Solidification of High-Level NUREG/CR-0895 July 1979 Radioactive Wastes o Long-Term Performance of Materials NUREG/CR-3427 Us'ed Mr HLW Packaging (Apr 83-Jun 83) Aug 1983 Vol 1 (Jul 83-Sep 83) Dec 1983 Vol 2 (Oct 83-Dec 83) Mar 1984 Vol 3 (Annual Report) (Apr83-Apr84) Jun 1984 Vol 4 NUREG/CR-3900 (Apr 84-Jun 84) Sep 1984 Vol 1 (Jul 84-Sep 84) Jan 1985 Vol 2 (Oct84-Dec84) May 1985 Vol 3 (Annual Report) (Apr 84-Apr 85) Jul 1985 Vol 4 l l

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TITLE NUMBER DATE o Long-Tenn Performance of Materials NUREG/CR-4379 Used for HLW Packaging (Apr 85-Jun 85) Sep 1985 Vol 1 (Jul 85-Sep 85) Jan 1986 Vol 2 (Oct 85-Dec 85) Mar 1986 Vol 3 o Fracture in Glass /HLW Canister NUREG/CR-4198 May 1985 o Investigation of the Stability of NUREG/CR-4585 March 1986 Clay / Basalt Packing Materials

6. Geology / Geophysics a) NMSS o Effects of Earthquakes on Underground UCID-20505 August 1984 Facilities: Literature Review and Discussions o High-Level Waste Repository Site NUREG/CR-0578 July 1979 Suitability Study--Status Report o Information Needs for Characterization NUREG/CR-2663 July 1985 of High-Level Waste Repository Sites Vols. I and 2 in Six Geologic Media o Repository Site Data and Information in NUREG/CR-3129 November 1983 Bedded Salt: Palo Duro Basin, Texas b) RES I

o Indirect Rock Mass Investigations for NUREG/CR-3143 Optimizing Borehole Drilling Programs

--Executive Summary Vol . 1 October 1983

--Summary of Wave Propagation Vol. 2 November 1983 Geophysical Techniques

--Ray Optic Geotomography Vol. 3 October 1983

--Wave Diffusion Geotomography Vol. 4 October 1983 o Geomorphic Controls on the Management NUREG/CR-3276 October 1983 of Nuclear Waste

o. Crosshole Geophysical Methods Used to NUREG/CR-3758 August 1984 Investigate the Near Vicinity of High Level Waste Repositories

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a) NMSS TITLE NUMBER DATE o Recommended Safety, Reliability, QA NUREG/CR-4291 July 1985 and Management Aerospace Techniques with Possible Application by DOE to the HLW Repository Program o QA Plan for Computer Software Supporting NUREG/CR-4369 January 1986 the U.S. NRC's HLW Management Program G. STATE / TRIBAL INTERACTIONS NWPA Section 117(a) states that NRC must provide the States and Indian Tribes timely and complete information regarding its determinations or plans made regarding siting, development, or design for licensing, construction, operation, regulation, or decommissioning. A summary of NRC's recent efforts are discussed below.

In a continuing effort to keep the States and Tribes involved, the Commission has held several public meetings during the last two years. For example:

State and Tribal comments on DOE's proposed siting guidelines, NRC's final concurrence decision on the DOE repository guidelines, the September 6, 1985 meeting on Section 114(f) of the Act (" Preliminary Determination" issue), and the January 24, 1986 meeting on proposed amendments to 10 CFR 60, Licensing Procedures.

Staff have made numerous pr2sentations to the States and Indian Tribes on the role of NRC in the NWPA process. Recent examples are briefings provided to the National Congress of American Indians in March 1986 (coordinated with OSP) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) HLW Working Group in Richland, WA, in April 1986.

Several members from the division atterided a briefing 4/30-5/1/86 organized by kNPC with the first and second round states / tribes in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss streamlining the licensing process and the Licensing Support System.

The states and tribes have also been involved in recent meetings of the NRC/D0E Coordinating Committee on the Licensing Support System. The first meeting was held in February and the second in April.

WMPC is holding discussions with Washington, Nevada, and Texas regarding establishment of additional HLW local public document rooms near the proposed sites and in the state capitols.

23 A notice of upcoming meetings, both firmly established and tentative, between NRC, DOE and/or other parties, is updated and sent on a weekly basis to State and Tribal representatives. Also, copies of various NRC documents which may be of interest are sent regularly to the States and Tribes. In addition to the weekly listing of meetings and to provide information to State and Tribal representatives and the general public, a toll free telephone recording service was established for the announcement of upcoming meetings related to the NRC Waste Management Program.

Sumary of Presentations to States and Tribes In FY86, NRC staff have made 10 presentations to the states and Indian tribes on various aspects of NRC's role in the NWPA process and on the Licensing Support System. In FY85, 14 presentations were given, FY84--over 20 presentations, and FY82-83--4 presentations.

H. PROGRAM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT REVIEWS TITLE ISSUE DATE NRC comments on the DOE Draft Mission Plan Juiy 31, 1984 NRC coments on the DOE draft report to the President, Oct. 5, 1984 An Evaluation of Comercial Repository Capacity for Disposal of Defense High-Level Waste SECY-84-449, Recomendations of the DOE Panel on Alternative Nov. 26, 1984 Means of Financing and Managing Radioactive Wastes (AMFM)

NRC coments on the DOE Project Decision Schedule, Mar. 4, 1985 Preliminary Draft Staff coments to the Chairman on DOE AMFM Mar. 8, 1985 NRC coments on the Draft 00E Project Decision Schedule Oct. 24, 1985 NRC comments on level of detail in Section 8.3 cf the DOE Dec. 12, 1985 Site Characterization Plan Report on Section 10 of draft Project Decision Schedule Dec. 16, 1985 transmitted from NMSS to DOE NRC comments on DOE Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Feb. 5, 1986 Facility SECY-86-66, Status of Activities Under the Nuclear Waste Feb. 26, 1986 Policy Act of 1982, to Comission

- 24 III. NRC REVIEW PLANS Review Plans document the procedure which will be used by the staff in reviewing major documents submitted by the DOE. They identify the questions that will be asked and the independent analysis that will be performed by the staff. The primary purpose of review plans is to standardize and organize the staff's review of licensing documents. They provide, indirectly, guidance to the licensee in terms of the kinds of data and information that is expected in documents such as SCP's. They also provide useful information to interested parties about how NRC is doing its job. Draft review plans for SCA's, for Quality Assurance programs, and for Environmental Assessments have been written. Other review plans, such as the Review Plan for an Application for a Construction Authorization, will be prepared as needed.

TITLE ISSUE DATE Standard Review Plan for Site Characterization Plans August 1983 (Draft)

Review Plan for Quality Assurance Programs for Site June 1984 Characterization of High Level Nuclear Waste Repositories Standard Review Plan for Draft Environmental Assessments January 1985 Standard Review Plan for Final Environmental Assessments March 1986

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