NRC Oversight on Storage of Special Nuclear Material

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NRC Oversight on Storage of Special Nuclear Material Maurice Heath, Project Manager Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum Denver, Colorado October 30, 2014

Topics NRC Authority Definition of SNM NRC role SNM storage SNM storage at WCS 2

NRC Authority Governing legislation Atomic Energy Act of 1954 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 NRC responsibilities under AEA and LLRWPAA Regulatory framework for LLW disposal Assistance to NRC Agreement States 3

NRC Authority cont’d Special Nuclear Material Transuranic Waste plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235 Transuranic Waste material contaminated with elements that have an atomic number greater than 92, including neptunium, plutonium, americium, and curium, and that are in concentrations greater than 10 nano- curies per gram, or in such other concentrations as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may prescribe to protect the public health and safety 4

Special Nuclear Material Agreement State authority Authority to regulate special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass 10 CFR 150.11 quantities for critical mass SNM NRC maintains regulatory responsibility for SNM greater than critical mass 5

SNM Storage Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, TX State of Texas (NRC Agreement State) issued Radioactive Materials License to WCS Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is WCS Regulator Holds NRC Order, allowing certain waste containing SNM greater than the amount specified in 10 CFR 150.11 6

SNM Storage WIPP Radiological Event, February 2014 Shipments to WIPP stopped shortly after DOE, Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) Waste containers with SNM Need to store multiple waste package Desire waste WCS for storage WCS sent NRC an exemption request Exempt WCS from 10 CFR Part 70 license 7

NRC Role NRC has issued Orders to WCS NRC Order supported Exempting site from Part 70 license Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material NRC Order supported Environmental Assessment Safety Evaluation Report 8

Conclusion Regulatory Authority is defined in Governing Legislation Storage of SNM has safety evaluation and environmental review NRC and Agreement States maintain communication to provide an effective and stable regulatory structure 9

Questions? 10