ML19246A142

New Presentation Slides for September 6, 2019, Meeting on RIS 2016-11

ML19246A142
Person / Time
Issue date:	09/06/2019
From:	Stephen Dembek Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs
To:
Dembek, Steve
References
RIS 2016-11
Download: ML19246A142 (9)

See also: RIS 2016-11

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Path Forward in Response to

Comments on the NRCs Regulatory

Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-11

Presentation by NRC Staff

September 6, 2019

Purpose

To discuss the NRCs proposed path forward to

address concerns regarding RIS 2016-11 and to

receive feedback from stakeholders.

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Recent History of Relevant

10 CFR 20.2002 Guidance

• Agreement State (AS) Letter FSME-12-025

(ML12065A038)

• Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-11, Requests

to Dispose of Very Low-level Radioactive

Waste Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2002

(ML16007A488)

• South Texas Project (STP) Enforcement Issue

EA 18137 (ML18260A250)

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Stakeholders Letters

• Nuclear Energy Institute (ML19086A320)

• EnergySolutions (ML19121A550)

• Waste Control Specialists (ML19206A452)

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Two-Step Process for Offsite Disposals

- Generator of waste requests approval of

proposed disposal procedures

• NRC receives 10 CFR 20.2002 request from its licensees

- Recipient of Waste receives approval to receive

and dispose of VLLW

• Agreement State, if applicable, approves disposal in

non-licensed facility and grants exemption to non-

licensed facility

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NRCs Path Forward

• For any 10 CFR Part 50 or 52 licensees that have used

Agreement State approvals

- case-by-case Enforcement Discretion, as appropriate

• Review of 20.2002 Requests

- NRC, if applicable, will consider any Agreement State review and

decision

• Update RIS 2016-11 (issue draft for comment) to describe

how NRC will consider Agreement State review, if

applicable, to facilitate NRC review of 20.2002 requests

• 10 CFR 20.2001 Approval

- Potential change in scope of acceptable disposal of VLLW

- Very Low-Level Waste Scoping Study

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Open Discussion

• Comments from NEI, EnergySolutions, Waste

Control Specialists, STP, and Agreement States

on NRCs Presentation

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Public Comments

• Comments from the public should be

addressed to the NRC staff.

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Conclusion

• NRCs discussion of results of today's meeting

• NRCs plan for formal responses to incoming

letters

• Please contact Stephen Dembek if you have

additional comments at:

Stephen.Dembek@nrc.gov or 301-415-2342

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