ML23342A109
| ML23342A109 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | PROJ0735 |
| Issue date: | 12/19/2023 |
| From: | Chris Mckenney NRC/NMSS/DDUWP/LLWPB |
| To: | Balsmeier G US Dept of Energy, Idaho Operations Office |
| References | |
| Download: ML23342A109 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 19, 2023 Mr. Greg Balsmeier INTEC Program Manager for Calcine Disposition Project U.S. DOE Idaho Operations Office 1955 Fremont Ave Idaho Falls, ID 83401
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DRAFT BASIS FOR SECTION 3116 DETERMINATION FOR CLOSURE OF THE CALCINED SOLID STORAGE FACILITY AT THE IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY SITE (DOCKET NUMBER PROJ0735)
Dear Ms. Connell:
By letter dated October 20, 2023 (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23304A012), the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) submitted to the NRC a request to conduct a consultative review of the Draft Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) Draft Basis for Section 3116 Determination for Closure of the Calcined Solids Storage Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, (Draft WIR Evaluation).
The Draft WIR Evaluation assesses whether the waste is incidental to the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), is not high-level radioactive waste (HLW), and may be managed as low-level radioactive waste (LLW), under the criteria in Section II.B.(2)(a) of the U.S. DOE Manual 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual.
The NRC has completed its administrative acceptance review of the Draft WIR Evaluation. The NRC finds that the submittal is acceptable. The NRC will proceed with the detailed technical review. An approximate schedule for completion of this review is indicated in the following table.
Action Schedule Calcine Retrieval Project submittal October 20, 2023 NRC Acceptance Review December 21, 2023 Issue Request for Additional Information February 28, 2024 (RAI)
Receive RAI responses June 27, 2024 Complete Draft Technical Evaluation March 5, 2025 Report (TER)
NRC and DOE discussion on TER (if April 8, 2025 necessary)
NRC transmits TER to DOE June 8, 2025
G. Balsmeier 2 If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated in separate correspondence.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager, Maurice Heath at 301-415-3137 or by e-mail, Maurice.Heath@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Signed by McKenney, Christepher on 12/19/23 Christepher McKenney, Chief Risk and Technical Analysis Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: PROJ0735 cc: S. Ross, DOE
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