U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Standard Review Plan for Activities Related to U.S. Department of Energy Waste Determinations
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) can determine that certain material resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is not high-level waste (HLW), and therefore does not need to be disposed of in a geologic repository in order to manage the risks that the waste poses. Section 3116 of the NDAA requires DOE to consult with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding DOE's non-HLW determinations performed pursuant to the NDAA. The NDAA also requires the NRC to monitor DOE's disposal actions to assess compliance with 10 CFR 61, Subpart C. The NDAA applies only to the States of Idaho and South Carolina; however, the NRC expects to perform similar technical reviews for waste determinations performed for waste at DOE's Hanford site and West Valley Demonstration Project. Because the NRC expects that the number of waste determinations submitted for review will increase, the NRC decided to develop a Standard Review Plan (SRP) for waste determination reviews. The SRP provides technical guidance to NRC staff performing reviews of waste determinations and helps to ensure consistency among reviews. This paper provides an overview of the SRP and describes key aspects of how the NRC intends to conduct its reviews of waste determinations. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21290823
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--09-WM-07217
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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