Clean up standards for decontamination and decommissioning of the West Valley Demonstration Project
Conference
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OSTI ID:225535
The purpose of this paper is to describe the process for developing decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) criteria for the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP). The WVDP is a project being conducted to demonstrate solidification techniques that can be used for preparing high-level radioactive waste (HLW) for disposal. The D and D criteria for the WVDP is being developed in a unique and evolving regulatory environment. The basis for the development of the D and D criteria for the WVDP is the assumption that NRC will execute its responsibilities for the WVDP in a manner consistent with its rules, regulations, and licensing processes, even though DOE is not subject to NRC licensing requirements. This is a reasonable assumption because upon completion of the WVDP, the DOE will turn over operational responsibility to New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the licensee. NYSERDA will then be subject to the NRC license requirements. Within the licensing context there are four options: (1) license termination and unrestricted release of the facility, (2) license conversions (3) amending the existing license, and (4) rulemaking. These options are evaluated to address a means for the DOE to satisfy its commitments in completing the WVDP and to then turn operational responsibility for the site back to NYSERDA.
- OSTI ID:
- 225535
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950917--; ISBN 0-7918-1219-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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