ML20198N115

Submits Status of Response to NRC Request for Addl Info, for Licenses TR-3 & R-93.Request for Commitment to Complete Decommissioning Activities by 2007 Has Been Persued Up Through Nasa Mgt

ML20198N115
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point, Plum Brook
Issue date:	01/20/1998
From:	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
To:	NRC
References
TAC-M79569, NUDOCS 9801200263
Download: ML20198N115 (2)

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. The following is the status of NASA 0s reply to the NRC request for additional:: _ _

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'information reference (TAC No, M79569] dated 11/21/97 for License No. TR-3, Docket L

, ?50-30 and license R-93; Docket 150-185.: j

- Question #1.  ;

The calculation 'of rediological exposures based on_ the energy effects of specific isotopes.-

has been completed as requested. L '

- 4 Question #2:

s The request for a commitment to complete decommissioning activities by 2007 has been -

pursued up through NASA management. Our parent organization, NASA Lewis -

i Resecrch Center (LeRC), located in Cleveland was ma'de aware of need for this~ >

(ccmmitment in early December when the request was received at Plum ifrook. -In order Sto provide a PBRF status briefing by LeRC Plum Brook to the required NASA .  :

F , f Headquarters personnel, it was necessary to delay the briefing until January 7,1998.

Additional briefings have been arranged with the NASA LeRC Director, Mr. Don a

_ Campbell on February 11 th. and with General John Daly, NASA Associate _

# Administrator en March 3rd at NASA Headquarters. In addition, Mr. Dan Goldin, -

NASA Administrator has been made aware of the PBRF situation by NASA -

' Headquarters Staff, though no formal briefing has been made to him yet by LeRC Plum -

Brook.--

An independent PBRF study effort was initiated in October of 1997 prior to the current

NRC request to investigate _several issuea involving the PBRF. This study includes :

i detailing the scope of decommissioning activities, updating the radiological; characteristics of the PBRF, updating the radioactive material inventory and developing -

a current estimate of the quantity and classification of the low level rad waste to be -

produced by decomissioning. In addition, this study addresses the availability of LLW -

- storage and their ability and willingness to enter long term agreements. A comparison

_ . based on costs and radiological exposure of different decommissioning approaches will =

( be made resulting in a recommended option.

G ENASA)is currently reviewing this on going study effort to determine whether it can be- gol&

expanded to include, completion of a formal PBRF decommissioning plan as requested -

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by the NRC for the ensof1999.

Based'orfour current pr6gress, a reply to the NRC within the original 60 day request, ~

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l January )18th, doss not'seem feasible. NASA proposes to provide responses to both -

79uestionc to the.NRC by March 31,1998. If this is acceptable tc, the NRC, NASA would ~

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iappreciate a confirnution of this communiqua.

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