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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

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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

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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

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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

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National Environmental Policy Act – NEPA

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act

Implementation

Clearance

Proposed Part 61 RevisionsKey Policy Issues