ML20154M646
| ML20154M646 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/15/1986 |
| From: | Kussel C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | NRC |
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| REF-WM-39 NUDOCS 8603140383 | |
| Download: ML20154M646 (7) | |
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JAN 1 S 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Distribution List FROM: Colette Kussel, Project Manager Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management
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STATUS OF NRC UMTRAP ACTIVITIES Enclosed for your information is the January report of the status of NRC work related to the UMTRA Program. Monthly updates of this report will be distributed to staff and management involved in the program.
A Colette Kussel, Project Manager Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management
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'I. Site Sumaries WM-42 CANONSBURG, PA (NMSS:FC)
The' NRC lead is The Division of Fuel Cycle. The Division of Waste Management
- provides technical assistance at Fuel Cycle's request. The NRC has concurred
- in the Remedial Action Plan (RAP), and remedial action consisting of stabilization-on-site is nearing completion. NRC has recently reviewed and <
commented on Canonsburg's Site Maintenance and Surveillance Plan. In addition, NRC staff has reviewed revisions to the Remedial Action Inspection Plan. NRC -
staff is reviewing a proposed modification of the remedial action consisting of '
disposal of a'small volume of contaminated material outside the encapsulation
' cell. The staff is also reviewing DOE responses to NRC coments on earlier modifications, which were transmitted to DOE October 24, 1985.
WM-41 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (NMSS:WM)
Concurrence in the RAP has been given and ernstruction is underway. Review of
! two proposed RAP modifications is in progre/s; the staff is awaiting additional i information pertinent to these proposals (se status of issues attached). NRC ,
concurrence in the Remedial Action Inspectiot Plan (RAIP) has been given by i letter dated November 7, 1985. A F0IA request for all NRC documents pertinent L _to the Salt Lake City UMTRA site has been submitted by the Argee Corporation, contractor to the State of Utah. The request has been prompted by a
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construction issue between the State and Argee related to moisture conditioning of'the contaminated materials.
E-58 SHIPROCK, NM (NMSS:WM) !
Conditional concurrence in the RAP has been given, and construction is underway. Additional information has recently been submitted by DOE pertinent to the conditional concurrence issues. The staff is in the process of reviewing a revised erosion protection design and supplemental seismic studies.
.Infonnation on the other two issues (see issues summary) is still outstanding.
NRC concurrence in the RAIP has been given by letter dated November 29, 1985.
DOE has submitted a response to the moisture control nt *confonnance identified
- .in the NRC's October 1, 1985 site inspection; review is in progress.
WM-48 DURANGO, CO (URF0)
. Draft and final EIS and the Draft RAP, presenting a preferred alternative of l l relocation to Bodo canyon, have been reviewed by NRC. A revised RAP is being i
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prepared by DOE based on NRC staff concerns related to erosion protection design and suitability of soil cover material.
NRC/URF0 has completed its review of the EA and RAP. The preferred alternative consists of trucking the tailings and other contaminated site material to a site seven road miles NW of its present location. DOE, NRC and the State of Oregon are presently resolving aspects of the site preliminary design.
Construction is tenatively scheduled to begin in Spring, 1986. On December 13, 1985, a hearing took place regarding a petition to requiro Oregon to issue a site certificate to DOE for disposal of the Lakeview tailings at the Collins Ranch disposal site. The Energy Facility Siting Council turned down the petition request.
WM-60 RIVERTON, WY (NMSS:WM)
The NRC has reviewed drafts of NEPA support and the RAP. The preferred alternative is stabilization-in-place (SIP). However, consolidation of the Riverton tailings with an active mill site in the Gas Hills of Wyoming, 45 miles away, has been suggested by the State of Wyoming. The project is on hold pending progress in resolving whether to consider this suggestion. DOE has formally notified the Government of Wyoming that SIP is safe and still the preferred alternative, although alternatives would still be taken into consideration.
WM-61 GUNNISON,-CO (URFO) l Preliminary draft and draft EA's and RAP's presenting a preferred alternative
! of stabilization-on-site have been reviewed by NRC. In response to NRC review
( and local and state comments, DOE is revising the EA and RAP to consider additional alternate sites. Review of revised EA/ RAP is scheduled to begin in October, 1986.
WM-67 AMBROSIA LAKE, NM URF0)
WM-63 MEXICAN HAT, UT NMSS:WM)
WM-73 TUBA CITY, AZ URF0)
WM-70 MONUMENT VALLEY, AZ NMSS:WM)
NRC staff have visited these sites and participated in discussions with DOE / TAC on preliminary characterization and design. In particular, NRC has provided guidance to DOE on location and number of additional wells for further groundwater characterization at Tuba City, Monument Valley, and Mexican Hat.
( Initial EA/ RAP reviews are scheduled to begin as follows:
l l TUBA CITY - January, 1986 l AMBROSIA LAKE - January,1986 l MEXICAN HAT - February, 1986 i MONUMENT VALLEY - February, 1986
1 WM-65 FALLS CITY, TX (NMSS:WM)
The NRC has received and reviewed TAC's data collection subcontracts. Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in August, 1986.
WM-54 GRAND JUNCTION, C0 (URF0)
EIS review scheduled to begin in January,1986.
WM-66 NATURITA, CO (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in July,1986.
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in December, 1986.
WM-72 SP0OK, WY (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in March, 1987.
WM-6E RIFLE, C0 (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in October, 1986.
WM-69 MAYBELL, CO (URFO)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in February, 1987.
WM-74 B0WMAN, ND (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in January,1987.
WM-75 BELFIELD, ND (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin in January,1987.
WM-86 SLICK ROCK, C0 (URF0)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin December, 1986.
WM-43 LOWMAN, ID (URFO)
Initial EA/ RAP review scheduled to begin August, 1987.
II. Generic Activities Construction Inspection Procedures: WMLU is working with IAE staff to prepare guidance for the performance of NRC inspections during performance of remedial action construction at inactive tailings sites. WMLU input has been transmitted to I&E. I&E has used this input to form a final draft of proposed manual chapter 2620. The final draft is being reviewed by Region IV and should be finalized by the end of January.
NRC Licensing Plan: WMLU is developing a licensing plan for UMTRAP sites which will describe license application information requirements, and establish l procedures for the licensing process. A draft plan has been prepared and is presently being reviewed within WMLU.
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, UMTRAP SITE ISSUES
SUMMARY
Site Issue Status RAP Modification Issues Canonsburg 1. Burial of organics in cell. 1. Fesolved WM-42 2. Chromic acid contamination characterization. 2. Resolved
- 3. Contaminated soil lens in Area B. 3. Resolved
- 4. Area C decontamination / deletion of portion of 4. Resolved riprap wall.
- 5. Exclusion from cell of contaminated material 5. Submittal from DOE is being from around several telephone poles. reviewed by NRC staff.
RAP Conditional Concurrence Issues Shiprock 1. Groundwater contamination in San Juan alluvium. 1. Awaiting info. pertinent to WM-58 characterization and possible proposed actions to control or mitigate contamination.
- 2. Erosion protection design; Main issue is design of 2. Revised design has been diversion ditches. submitted and reviewed--comments being transmitted to DOE.
- 3. Seismotectonic characterization. 3. Supplemental seismic studies received and under review.
- design based on additional diffusion coefficient testing.
Issue From Review of Construction
- 1. Deviation from specifications for moisture content 1. DOE assessment and proposed of compacted contaminated material. resolution of non-conformance has been received and is under review.
RAP Modification Issues Salt Lake City 1. Proposed elimination of moisture requirement 1. Awaiting further justification WM-41 bounds for compacted tailings, analysis due to effects of higher moisture content on strength and compression properties.
- 2. Proposed increase in rock cover maximum 2. Approved, subject to verification absorption specifications. of rock stockpile gradation and effects of new gradation on filter design.
RAP Review Major Issues Durango 1. Design of erosion control (amount and I. Awaiting submittal of revised WM-48 size of rock). design.
- 2. Suitability of soil cover material. 2. Awaiting additional info.
pertinent to the dispersi.e characteristics of the proposed cover soil.
RAP Review Major Issues Gunnison 1. PMF calculation and resulting flood protection 1. On hold pending revised DEA and WM-61 DRAP considering additional sites.
- RAP Review Major Issues Riverton 1. Stabilization--on-site or relocation to Title 1. Awaiting resolution of DOE and
- WM-60 II ANC Site (Gas Hills). State of Wyoming on alternatives.
- 2. Geomorphology; river migration / aggradation of 2.-6. Awaiting additional info.
tailings piles. pending resolution of
- 3. Characterization of regional geology / seismology. preferred alternative.
- 4. Liquefaction analysis.
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Riverton 5. Characterization of groundwater regime; casumunication Cont. between confined and unconfined aquifers, buffering
- capacity of sediments.
l 6. Need for groundwater restoration / controls.
- 7. Slurry wall design aspects. -7. Resolved; slurry wall proposal withdrawn.
RAP Review Ma.ior Issues Lakeview 1. Erosion protection design; design and durability 1.-4. Awaiting additional info.
W64 - specification of rock for pile and diversion ditches.
- 2. Water quality sampling data.
- 3. Characterization of geology / seismology of the site.
- 4. Geothermal characterization.
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