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Large scale blending of LLRW – Issued interim guidance in 3/2011
LLRW Storage Guidance Working Group – Issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) on storage in 8/2011
Revisions to Branch Technical Position (BTP) on Concentration Averaging – Issue draft BTP in 9/2011 and final BTP by 6/2012
Part 61 limited rulemaking - Site specific analysis for demonstrating compliance with the performance objective in Part 61 – Commission paper expected by 12/2011 and proposed final rule by 12/2012
Proposed approach to risk-informed, performance-based revisions to Part 61 – Commission paper expected by 12/2012
Volume Reduction Policy Statement (VRPS) – issue draft VRPS by 10/2011 and final VRPS by 12/2012
* NRC documents are available via https://www.nrc.gov Agency-wide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS)
NRC Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program: Key Activities and Projected Milestones
Proposed Revisions to Part 61 Regulations(SECY-10-0165)
Emergence of potential waste streams not considered in the original Part 61 rulemaking
DOE’s increasing use of commercial facilities
Extensive international operating experience in the management of waste
1. Risk-inform waste class
-Limited to waste classification tables 1&2 of 61.55
-Apply ICRP Pub 103 (ICRP, 2007)
-Add uranium to waste classification tables
2. Comprehensive Revision
-Revise entire Part 61 regulations
-Includes both existing and emerging waste streams
3. Site-specific Waste Acceptance Criteria
-Adopt site specific WAC for each facility
-No waste classification tables
4. International Alignment
-Adopt IAEA GSG-1 recommendations
-Includes a new category of exempt waste
-No waste classification tables
5. Maintain Status Quo
-No changes other than the limited rulemaking
Proposed Options for Revising Part 61
National Environmental Policy Act – NEPA
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act
Implementation
Clearance
Proposed Part 61 RevisionsKey Policy Issues