[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10661]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NUREG-1702, Final Report]


Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for 
the Tank Waste Remediation System Privatization Project: Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
completion and availability of NUREG-1702, Final Report, entitled 
``Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for the 
Tank Waste Remediation System Privatization (TWRS-P) Project.''

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG-1702, Final Report, may be obtained by 
writing to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing 
Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also 
available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port 
Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. A copy of the document is 
available for inspection and/or copying for a fee in the NRC Public 
Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (lower level), Washington, DC 20555-
0001. A copy is also posted on the NRC's internet web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/indexnum.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Tokar, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Telephone: (301) 415-7251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 19, 1999 (64 FR 13613), NRC 
announced the availability of draft NUREG-1702, ``Standard Review Plan 
for the Review of a License Application for the Tank Waste Remediation 
System Privatization (TWRS-P) Project,'' and requested comments on it. 
This draft NUREG report was the first specific guidance developed for 
the NRC staff to review a possible future license application for 
immobilizing highly radioactive waste in underground tanks at the 
Department of Energy (DOE) reservation in Hanford, Washington.
    If NRC were to receive a license application for a TWRS-P facility, 
it is anticipated that the application would be reviewed under 10 CFR 
part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material. The NRC is 
currently considering revisions to 10 CFR part 70 and the associated 
standard review plan (SRP), draft NUREG-1520, ``Standard Review Plan 
for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility,'' 
(see http://techconf.llnl.gov/cgi_bin/topics). To provide facility 
specific guidance for the review of a license application for a TWRS-P 
facility, the NRC simultaneously developed NUREG-1702.
    At the present time, NRC is assisting DOE in developing an 
effective regulatory program for proposed licensing of a TWRS-P 
facility. NRC and DOE interactions during this initial phase are 
governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed January 1997. 
This MOU is currently undergoing revision.
    NRC staff considered all public comments received in the 
preparation of the final NUREG report.
    The final version of NUREG-1702, is now available for use by 
applicants, NRC license reviewers, and other NRC staff. This ``standard 
review plan,'' (SRP) provides guidance for the evaluation of health, 
safety, and environmental protection in a license application. Its 
principal purpose is to ensure quality and uniformity of staff reviews 
of the application and any later amendments to the license. In 
addition, it provides information about review acceptance criteria to 
interested members of the public and the regulated industry. Each SRP 
section addresses the regulations pertinent to specific technical 
matters, the acceptance criteria used by the staff, how the review is 
accomplished, and the conclusions that are appropriate for the Safety 
Evaluation Report.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of January 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. Weber,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS.
[FR Doc. 00-10661 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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