1. Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum Fall 2015 Meeting – Chicago, IL October 22, 2015
Utah Activities Update
Rusty Lundberg
Deputy Director
Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control

2. Utah Legislation – 2015 General Session
H.B. 78 – Generator Site Access Permits Amendments
New provision – permit may be issued if NRC or an Agreement State has regulatory jurisdiction regarding handling, packaging or transporting radioactive materials

3. Utah Legislation – 2015 General Session
S.B. 173 – Financial Assurance Determination Process Review
Applies exclusively to LLRW disposal facility
Allows for arbitration or special adjudicative proceeding for a challenge to a “permit (license) order” or a financial assurance determination
Requires rulemaking by the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board to promulgate rules to implement financial assurance process

4. Utah Legislation – 2015 General Session
S.B. 244 – DEQ Modifications
Creates new Division within DEQ by consolidating the Division of Radiation Control and the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Creates new Board – Waste Management and Radiation Control Board (12 members)

8. Current Boards SB 244 Board Waste Management & Radiation Control Board
Solid & Hazardous Waste Board
Radiation Control Board
Waste Management & Radiation Control Board
UDEQ Executive Director
UDEQ Executive Director
UDEQ Executive Director
Non-Industry Expert in Waste Mngmt or Professional Engineer
Health Physicist/ trained in radiation safety
Medical or Health Physicist/ trained in radiation safety
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Government Rep (Non-Fed)
Public (Environmental NGO or Community Interest NGO)
Public (Environmental NGO or Community Interest NGO)
Public (Environmental NGO or Community Interest NGO)
Public-Trained in Public Health & licensed Doctor or Dentist
Public-Trained in Public Health
Public-Trained in Public Health
Non-Industry Expert in Waste Mngmt or Professional Eng.
Manufacturing, Mining or Fuel Industry
Radioactive Waste Management
Radioactive Waste Management
Private Solid or Hazardous
Waste Disposal
Uranium Milling
Uranium Milling
Private Hazardous Waste Recovery
Regulated Industry & knowledgeable on Radiation
Manufacturing, Mining or Fuel Industry
Private Solid or Hazardous Waste Disposal
Private Hazardous Waste Recovery

9. DRC Activities Radiation Control Board Rulemaking actions
Categorize and set time frames for LLW licensing and permitting actions for LLRW disposal facilities
Implementation of AEA requirements for public participation in 11e.(2) byproduct material licensing actions
Incorporation of 10 CFR Part 37 requirements

10. Additional Services/Activities
Increased transparency, accessibility and availability of information
DEQ rebranding

11. Availability of Information

12. EnergySolutions – Clive Facility
Mixed Waste disposal
Byproduct disposal
LLRW disposal N

13. EnergySolutions Activities
LLRW
Radioactive Materials License Renewal
New final cover design
RCRA Part B Permit renewal for mixed waste disposal
License & Ground Water Permit renewals
GWP Renewal
Approved –October 2014
Environmental Monitoring Plan Revision
Approved – October 2014

14. EnergySolutions Activities
LLRW
Evaluation of Performance Assessments
Erwin ResinSolutions (SempraSafe) evaluation
Depleted Uranium
Web site
Various site operations changes

15. EnergySolutions Activities

16. EnergySolutions Activities
11e.(2) Byproduct Material
License renewal
Implementation of additional public participation procedures
DOE long-term stewardship

17. Contact Information
Rusty Lundberg
Deputy Director
Utah Division of Waste Management & Radiation Control
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
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