[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66472-66473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6056]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Public Scoping Meeting and Solicitation of Scoping
Comments Related to the Standard Review Plan for Waste Determination
Reviews
AGENCY: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice; Scoping meeting and opportunity to comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC announces its intent to conduct a public scoping
meeting to present an overview of the proposed outline for the Standard
Review Plan (SRP) for Waste Determination Reviews and to accept oral
and written public comments. The meeting date, time and location are
listed below:
Meeting Date: Thursday, November 10, 2005.
Meeting Location: Hilton Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877, 301-977-8900, http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml; jsessionid= LMCCLDIIWRZ1KCSG BIX2VCQKIYFCXUUC?
ctyhocn=GAIGHHF.
SRP Meeting Agenda:
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Meeting Registration
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Welcome & Introductory Remarks
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. NRC Roles & Responsibilities
1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. SRP Overview
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Questions
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Comments on the Scope of the SRP
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Closing Remarks
Background
On October 9, 2004, the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA) was passed by Congress
and was signed by the President on October 28, 2004. Section 3116 of
the NDAA allows the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine that
certain waste stemming from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is not
high-level-waste (HLW). However, the NDAA is applicable only in the
States of South Carolina and Idaho and does not apply to waste
transported out of these States. The NDAA requires that: (1) DOE
consult with NRC on all of its waste determinations in South Carolina
and Idaho, and (2) NRC, in coordination with the State, monitor
disposal actions taken by DOE for the purpose of assessing compliance
with NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 61, subpart C. If the NRC
determines that any disposal actions taken by DOE are not in
compliance, the NDAA requires NRC to inform DOE, the affected State,
and congressional subcommittees. In addition to NDAA activities
conducted at the Savannah River Site (SRS) and Idaho National
Laboratory (INL), DOE may make similar waste determinations at its
Hanford site and at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and
may request NRC to provide technical reviews of those determinations.
The staff has described its plans for implementing its activities under
the NDAA in SECY-05-0073 and the Commission approved the plans in the
corresponding Staff Requirements Memorandum dated June 30, 2005.
The NRC staff is developing a waste determination Standard Review
Plan (SRP) to provide guidance to staff on reviewing waste
determination information and analyses. This meeting is an opportunity
for interested parties to submit comments on the scope of the SRP. The
draft SRP will also be published for public comment and the comments
received will be considered by the staff during development of the
final SRP.
Draft SRP Outline
Introduction
Background for SRP
How To Use the SRP
Updating the SRP
Structure of the SRP
Introduction to WIR and NDAA
Role of NRC in NDAA
Site-Specific and General Information
Site-Specific System Description Information
Applicable Waste Criteria
Prior Waste Determinations
Site-Specific Criteria for West Valley (West Valley Final Policy
Statement), Hanford (DOE Order 435.1), Savannah River and Idaho
National Laboratory (National Defense Authorization Act, Section 3116)
Removal of Radionuclides
Concentration Limits
Compliance With Performance Objectives of 10 CFR Part 61, Subpart C
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Disposal
Modeling Approach
Source-Term Development
Climate and Infiltration
Engineered Barriers and Near-Field Radionuclide Transport
Far-Field Radionuclide Transport
Modifying Scenarios, Pathways, and Receptor Groups
Conceptual Models
Computer Codes/Models
Input Parameter Values
Evaluating Model Results
ALARA Analyses
References
Protection of Individuals During Operations
Inadvertent Intrusion
Scenarios for Modeling
Site Stability
Quality Assurance Program
Monitoring
Monitoring Methods
Demonstrating Compliance With 10 CFR 61, Subpart C
Noncompliance Reports
Appendices
The SRP scoping meeting officially begins at 1 p.m. and will
include: (1) A presentation summarizing NRC roles and responsibilities,
(2) an overview of the proposed draft SRP, and (3) an opportunity for
interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to
provide comments on the scope of the SRP. This meeting will be
transcribed by a court reporter. Persons wishing to provide oral
comments will be asked to register at the meeting entrance. Individual
oral comments may have to be limited to 5 minutes each, depending upon
the number of persons who register. Please note that comments do not
have to be provided at the public meeting and may be submitted at any
time before November 25, 2005, as described in the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections of this notice.
DATES: The public comment period on the SRP begins with publication of
this notice and continues until November 25, 2005. Written comments
should be submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. Comments submitted by mail should be postmarked by that date to
ensure consideration. Comments received or postmarked after that date
will be considered to the extent practical. A public meeting to discuss
the proposed draft SRP will be held on November 10, 2005 as described
in the SUMMARY section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments to the Division of Waste Management and Environmental
Protection, Low-Level Waste Section Chief, Mail Stop T7-J08, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Please note
Docket No. POOM-32, PROJ0734, PROJ0735, PROJ0736 when submitting
comments. Comments will also be accepted by e-mail at [email protected] or
by facsimile to (301) 415-5397, Attention: Anna Bradford with a subject
line containing the document identifier: SRP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to the Standard
Review Plan, please contact Anna Bradford at (301) 415-5228. For public
scoping meeting questions, please contact Michele O'Shaughnessy at
(301) 415-6659.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of October 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ryan Whited,
Chief, Low-Level Waste Section, Environmental and Performance
Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-6056 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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