Comment request letter on changes to Procedure SA109, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program"

ALL AGREEMENT STATES, VERMONT, WYOMING

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT REVISION TO OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURE SA-109, “REVIEWING THE NON-COMMON PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM” (STC-17-xx)

Purpose: To provide the Agreement States the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) (formerly the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME)) Procedure SA-109, “Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program”

Background: This procedure is being revised to reflect the current NMSS organization (post FSME merger), to update with the current Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) practices, and make a distinction between the requirements for reviewing an operational versus a closed low level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facility. Half of the LLRW disposal facilities reviewed under IMPEP are no longer accepting waste or closed.

Discussion: Enclosed for your review and comment is a draft revision to NMSS Procedure SA-109, “Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program.” The current draft revision is provided in red line strikeout format from the last revision in January 2010 and also a clean (readable) copy. We are particularly interested in comments from Agreement States with operational and closed low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal sites. We would appreciate receiving your comments¹ within 30 days from the date of this letter.

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340, or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Duncan White E-MAIL: [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (301) 415-2598

Daniel S. Collins, Director

Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal

and Rulemaking Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

As stated

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