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Proposed Approval of Central
Characterization Project’s Transuranic
Waste Characterization Program at
Idaho National Laboratory
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability; opening
of public comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of, and soliciting public
comments on the proposed approval of
the transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste
characterization program implemented
by the Central Characterization Project
(CCP) at Idaho National Laboratory
(INL). INL CCP is characterizing waste
from the Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Project (AMWTP) and the
Idaho Closure Project (ICP),
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respectively, for disposal at the
Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
In accordance with the EPA’s WIPP
Compliance Criteria, EPA inspected the
INL CCP’s characterization of TRU
debris waste, solid waste and soil/gravel
waste from May 3–5, 2005. EPA’s
inspection team determined that the INL
CCP waste characterization program was
technically adequate, and therefore,
EPA is proposing to approve the INL
CCP waste characterization program in
the configuration observed during the
inspection and as described in EPA’s
inspection report. In addition to
proposing the approval of the INL CCP
waste characterization program, EPA is
proposing a tiered structure for
reporting changes to the waste
characterization program demonstrated
by INL CCP. The results of the EPA’s
evaluation of the INL CCP program and
the proposed approval are described in
the EPA’s inspection report which is
available for review in the public
dockets listed in ADDRESSES. We will
consider public comments received on
or before the due date mentioned in
DATES.
This notice summarizes the waste
characterization processes EPA
evaluated and EPA’s proposed approval.
As required by the 40 CFR 194.8, at the
end of a 45-day comment period EPA
will evaluate public comments, address
relevant public comments in the final
inspection report, and issue the final
report and an approval letter to the DOE
Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO). INL CCP
is currently authorized to characterize
TRU waste, however, INL CCP waste is
not eligible for disposal at WIPP until
EPA issues an approval letter to DOE.
DATES: EPA is requesting public
comment on the docketed document.
Comments must be received by EPA’s
official Air Docket on or before October
24, 2005.
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submitted by mail to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation
Docket, Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA West, Mail Code 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Attention
Docket ID No. OAR–2005–0162.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically, by facsimile, or through
hand delivery/courier. Follow the
detailed instructions as provided in
Unit I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rajani Joglekar, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air, (202) 343–9462. You can
also call EPA’s toll-free WIPP
Information Line, 1–800–331–WIPP or
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visit our Web site at https://www.epa/
gov/radiation/wipp.
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Attention Docket ID No. OAR–2005–
0162.
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II. Background
DOE is operating the WIPP near
Carlsbad in southeastern New Mexico as
a deep geologic repository for disposal
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of TRU radioactive waste. As defined by
the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA)
of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–579), as amended
(Pub. L. 104–201), TRU waste consists
of materials containing processes having
atomic numbers greater than 92 (with
half-lives greater than twenty years), in
concentrations greater than 100
nanocuries of alpha-emitting TRU
isotopes per gram of waste. Much of the
existing TRU waste consists of items
contaminated during the production of
nuclear weapons, such as rags,
equipment, tools, and sludges.
On May 13, 1998, EPA announced its
final compliance certification decision
to the Secretary of Energy (published
May 18, 1998, 63 FR 27354). This
decision stated that the WIPP will
comply with EPA’s radioactive waste
disposal regulations at 40 CFR part 191,
subparts B and C. WIPP began receiving
shipments of TRU radioactive waste in
March 1999.
The final WIPP certification decision
includes conditions that (1) prohibit
shipment of TRU waste for disposal at
WIPP from any site other than the Los
Alamos National Laboratories (LANL)
until the EPA determines that the site
has established and executed a quality
assurance program, in accordance with
§§ 194.22(a)(2)(i), 194.24(c)(3), and
194.24(c)(5) for waste characterization
activities and assumptions (Condition 2
of appendix A to 40 CFR part 194); and
(2) with limited exceptions, until EPA
has approved the procedures developed
to comply with the waste
characterization requirements of
§ 194.22(c)(4) (Condition 3 of appendix
A to 40 CFR part 194), LANL or any
other site may not ship TRU waste for
disposal at WIPP. The EPA’s approval
process for waste generator sites is
described in § 194.8.
In July 2004, EPA promulgated
changes to the ‘‘Criteria for the
Certification and Recertification of the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s Compliance
with Disposal Regulations’ (69 FR
42571–42583, July 16, 2004). Some of
these changes modified EPA’s approval
of waste characterization (WC) programs
at DOE’s TRU waste sites. EPA will now
conduct baseline inspections for each
waste generator site that is
characterizing contact-handled (CH)
TRU waste. During a baseline inspection
EPA evaluates a waste characterization
program by sampling the equipment,
procedures and personnel training,
qualifications and experience that are
involved in several WC processes. EPA
will then propose to approve a site’s
TRU waste characterization program
based on the waste characterization
ability demonstrated during the
inspection. As a part of the approval,
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EPA will also specify how changes to an
approved WC program must be reported
to EPA. EPA will designate changes to
an approved waste characterization
program as Tier 1 (T1) or Tier 2 (T2)
depending on their potential impact on
data quality. A T1 designation requires
DOE to notify EPA of proposed changes
to an approved WC program prior to
implementing the change. EPA may
choose to inspect a site before approving
changes. A T2 designation allows DOE
to implement changes to an approved
WC process component without EPA
approval, however, DOE is required to
notify EPA of such changes. EPA may
continue to conduct inspections at any
time to evaluate waste characterization
programs at the approved sites under
the authority of § 194.24(h).
The new site inspection and approval
process requires EPA to issue a Federal
Register notice proposing the baseline
compliance decision, docket the
inspection report for public review, and
seek public comment on the proposed
decision for a period of 45 days.
III. Proposed Baseline Compliance
Decision
The CBFO Quality Assurance (QA)
Manager sent an e-mail March 14, 2005,
notifying EPA that INL–CCP was
prepared to ship waste and wants to
demonstrate to EPA its ability to
properly characterize TRU waste and
meet regulatory requirements. EPA
performed a baseline inspection (EPA
Inspection No. EPA–INL–CCP–05.05–8)
of the TRU waste characterization
activities of the DOE’s Central
Characterization Project (CCP) at the
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) from
May 3–5, 2005. The CCP is a mobile
characterization program that assists
TRU waste generator sites with waste
characterization activities. Regardless of
the CCP location, EPA evaluates and
approves all sites that utilize the CCP as
an independent waste characterization
site. At INL, the CCP is characterizing
waste from the Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Project (AMWTP) and the
Idaho Closure Project (ICP).
The purpose of EPA’s inspection of
INL CCP was to evaluate the adequacy
of the sites’s WC programs for the
contact-handled (CH) TRU waste
intended to be disposed at WIPP. EPA’s
inspection focused on equipment,
procedures and personnel training/
qualifications and experience for the
following waste characterization
processes: acceptable knowledge (AK),
non-destructive assay (NDA), visual
examination technique (VET) for newlygenerated waste, visual examination/
real-time radiography (VE/RTR) of
retrievably-stored waste, load
management, and the WIPP Waste
Information System (WWIS). The
activities examined during the
inspection included:
—AK and load management for the
AMWTP’s CH, retrievably-stored,
TRU debris waste and solid waste.
—VET for CH, newly-generated, debris
waste, solid waste and soil/gravel
waste from ICP, Pit 4.
—VE/RTR for the AMWTP’s CH,
retrievably-stored, debris waste and
solid waste.
—NDA and the WWIS for CH,
retrievably-stored, and newlygenerated, debris waste, solid waste,
and soil/gravel waste from AMWTP
and ICP, Pit 4.
In addition to reviewing individual
components (procedures and
equipment) of each of the WC processes,
EPA interviewed and reviewed training
records of the personnel responsible for
compiling data, analyzing waste
contents, operating equipment, and
preparing data for WWIS tracking.
EPA also required radioassay replicate
analysis on containers from the five
waste categories that INL CCP is
currently characterizing. The purpose of
the replicate testing is to enable EPA to
verify that the radioassay equipment
being assessed for approval can provide
consistent, reproducible results for
determining the quantity of each of the
10 WIPP-tracked radionuclides (241Am,
137Cs, 238Pu, 239Pu, 240Pu, 242Pu,
90Sr, 233U, 234U, and 238U) and the
TRU alpha concentration.
At the time of the inspection, EPA
identified no findings and two (2)
concerns for the INL CCP waste
characterization program. At the end of
the inspection EPA gave DOE a written
description of the concerns. Prior to the
end of the inspection, DOE responded to
EPA’s concerns. EPA evaluated DOE’s
response for completeness and
adequacy, and concluded that the
corrective actions taken by DOE
adequately resolved EPA’s concerns.
The details of EPA’s findings and
concerns from the INL CCP inspection
can be found in the inspection report.
Based on the results of the inspection
discussed in EPA’s report, EPA is
proposing to approve the INL CCP waste
characterization program in the
configuration observed during this
inspection. This includes the following:
(1) AK and load management process
for CH retrievable-stored, TRU debris
and solid waste stored at AMWTP.
(2) Three non-destructive assay
systems (Tomographic Gamma Scanner,
Waste Assay Gamma Spectrometer,
SWEPP Gamma-Ray Spectrometer) for
assaying CH TRU solid, soil/gravel, and
debris waste.
(3) VE as a quality control check of
the RTR process and RTR of CH
retrievably-stored, solid and debris
waste.
(4) VET process for newly-generated
debris, solid, and soil/gravel waste.
(5) WWIS process for tracking of
waste contents of debris, solid, and soil/
gravel waste.
EPA proposes to approve CCP’s TRU
waste characterization processes listed
above. This approval does not cover
remote-handled TRU waste.
Any changes to the waste
characterization program from the
baseline inspection must be reported to,
and, if applicable, approved by EPA
according to the following table.
Additional details for the tiering
designation can be found in EPA’s
inspection report.
TIERING OF TRU WASTE CHARACTERISTICS PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED BY CCP AT INL (BASED ON MAY 3–5, 2005
BASELINE INSPECTION)
WC process elements
INL–CCP WC process specific T1
changes
INL–CCP WC process specific T2
changes *
INL–CCP general T2 changes *
AK including load management .....
Any new waste category ..............
Changes to WWIS algorithms
specific to load management.
Updates or additions to Waste
Stream Profile Forms for waste
stream(s) within an approved
waste category.
Changes to load management
status of approved waste
stream(s).
Changes to site procedures requiring CBFO approvals.
Changes in key areas of expertise.
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TIERING OF TRU WASTE CHARACTERISTICS PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED BY CCP AT INL (BASED ON MAY 3–5, 2005
BASELINE INSPECTION)—Continued
INL–CCP WC process specific T1
changes
WC process elements
NDA ...............................................
RTR ................................................
VE and VET ...................................
WWIS .............................................
INL–CCP WC process specific T2
changes *
New equipment of physical modi- Changes to software for approved
fications to approved equipment.
equipment.
Changes to approved calibration Changes to operating range(s)
range for approved equipment.
upon CBFO approval.
N/A ................................................ New equipment or changes to approved equipment.
N/A ................................................ N/A ................................................
N/A ................................................ N/A ................................................
INL–CCP general T2 changes *
Same as above.
Same as above.
Same as above.
Same as above.
* Upon receiving EPA approval, every three (3) months INL–CCP will report to EPA all T2 changes.
Availability of the Baseline Inspection
Report for Public Comment
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
EPA is seeking public comment on
our proposed approval of the INL CCP
waste characterization program and the
proposed tiering structure for changes to
the INL CCP waste characterization
program. EPA’s inspection report of INL
CCP’s waste characterization program is
in the public dockets described in
ADDRESSES. This report can also be
found online in EDOCKET ID No. OAR–
2005–0162 and at our Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp. In
accordance with 40 CFR 194.8, EPA is
providing the public 45 days to
comment on EPA’s proposed approval
and inspection report.
EPA will evaluate public comments
and revise the inspection report as
necessary. If appropriate, EPA will then
issue a final inspection report and a
letter to DOE approving the INL CCP
waste characterization program for
disposal of TRU waste at WIPP. Any
approval letter and final inspection
report will be available from the
DOCKETS and from our WIPP Web site.
EPA will not make a determination
regarding the approval of the INL CCP
waste characterization program before
the end of the 45-day comment period
ends.
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Dated: August 3, 2005.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation.
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final
NPDES general permits MAG910000
and NHG910000: The Remediation
General Permit (RGP).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of
Ecosystem Protection at the
Environmental Protection Agency’s New
England Regional Office (EPA–NE), is
issuing National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general
permits to cover discharges of
contaminated ground and surface waters
in Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire
(NH), as well as in Indian Country lands
located in MA, to surface receiving
waters (waters of the United States)
related to the following: groundwater
remediation activities; construction
projects where chemical contamination
is present in the water; well
development or rehabilitation and
aquifer pump testing at formerly
contaminated sites; clean-up of
industrial sumps; hydrostatic testing of
pipelines and tanks; and short-term
testing at dredging projects not covered
by a permit issued by the Army Corps
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requests, on December 8, 2004, EPA–NE
extended the comment period from
December 17, 2004, to January 18, 2005.
During the public comment period,
EPA–NE received 18 sets of comments
regarding the RGP. EPA–NE prepared a
response-to-comments document and
made a number of corresponding
changes to the RGP, including, but not
limited to: removing utility vaults and
manholes from the applicability,
allowing the use of historic data in
certain circumstances, expanding the
period of intermittent shutdowns from
90 to 120 days, etc. The response-tocomments document is available with
the final general permit.
The final RGP establishes notification
requirements, effluent limitations,
monitoring requirements, and
administrative requirements, as well as
other standards, conditions,
prohibitions, and management practices
for discharges to both fresh and marine
waters. The RGP does not cover new
sources as defined under 40 CFR 122.2.
Also, the final RGP does not cover
discharges from utility vaults and
manholes, as proposed. Rather, EPA
plans to develop a separate general
permit for that discharge category.
DATES: The general permit shall be
effective September 9, 2005. See the
general permit for specific application
deadlines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
final permit may be obtained between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding holidays,
from: (1) Steven Rapp (617–918–1551)
or Roger Janson (617–918–1621), Office
of Ecosystem Protection, EPA–NE, 1
Congress St., Suite 1100 (mail code:
CMP), Boston, MA 02114–2023; e-mail:
Rapp.Steve@epa.gov or
Janson.Roger@epa.gov; (2) Mr. Paul
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[Notices]
[Pages 53659-53663]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7965-3]
Proposed Approval of Central Characterization Project's
Transuranic Waste Characterization Program at Idaho National Laboratory
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of, and soliciting public comments on the proposed
approval of the transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste characterization
program implemented by the Central Characterization Project (CCP) at
Idaho National Laboratory (INL). INL CCP is characterizing waste from
the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) and the Idaho
Closure Project (ICP),
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respectively, for disposal at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
In accordance with the EPA's WIPP Compliance Criteria, EPA
inspected the INL CCP's characterization of TRU debris waste, solid
waste and soil/gravel waste from May 3-5, 2005. EPA's inspection team
determined that the INL CCP waste characterization program was
technically adequate, and therefore, EPA is proposing to approve the
INL CCP waste characterization program in the configuration observed
during the inspection and as described in EPA's inspection report. In
addition to proposing the approval of the INL CCP waste
characterization program, EPA is proposing a tiered structure for
reporting changes to the waste characterization program demonstrated by
INL CCP. The results of the EPA's evaluation of the INL CCP program and
the proposed approval are described in the EPA's inspection report
which is available for review in the public dockets listed in
ADDRESSES. We will consider public comments received on or before the
due date mentioned in DATES.
This notice summarizes the waste characterization processes EPA
evaluated and EPA's proposed approval. As required by the 40 CFR 194.8,
at the end of a 45-day comment period EPA will evaluate public
comments, address relevant public comments in the final inspection
report, and issue the final report and an approval letter to the DOE
Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO). INL CCP is currently authorized to
characterize TRU waste, however, INL CCP waste is not eligible for
disposal at WIPP until EPA issues an approval letter to DOE.
DATES: EPA is requesting public comment on the docketed document.
Comments must be received by EPA's official Air Docket on or before
October 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA West, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2005-0162. Comments may also be
submitted electronically, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I.B of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rajani Joglekar, Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air, (202) 343-9462. You can also call EPA's toll-free WIPP
Information Line, 1-800-331-WIPP or visit our Web site at https://
www.epa/gov/radiation/wipp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. OAR-2005-0162. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include any Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for
public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket
Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is
(202) 566-1742. These documents are also available for review in paper
form at the official EPA Air Docket in Washington, DC, Docket No. A-98-
49, Category II-A2, and at the following three EPA WIPP informational
docket locations in New Mexico: In Carlsbad at the Municipal Library,
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6
p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; in Albuquerque at the Government
Publications Department, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico,
Hours: Vary by semester; and in Santa Fe at the New Mexico State
Library, Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. As provided in EPA's
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, and in accordance with normal EPA docket
procedures, if copies of any docket materials are requested, a
reasonable fee may be charged for photocopying.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket identification number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B. EPA intends to work towards
providing electronic access to all of the publicly available docket
materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket
visit EPA
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Dockets online or see 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002.
B. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or
through hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
identify the appropriate docket identification number in the subject
line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your
comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.''
EPA is not required to consider these late comments. However, late
comments may be considered if time permits.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside
of any disk or CD-ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying
the disk or CD-ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/
edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To
access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page,
select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once
in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. OAR-
2005-0162. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to a-
and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2005-0162. In
contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not
an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly
to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket,
EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air
and Radiation Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Mail
Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2005-0162.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Air and
Radiation Docket, EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. OAR-
2005-0162. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation as identified in Unit I.A.1.
4. By Facsimile. Fax your comments to: (202) 566-1741, Attention
Docket ID. No. OAR-2005-0162.
C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at your estimate.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternatives.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket
identification number in the subject line on the first page of your
response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date, and
Federal Register citation related to your comments.
II. Background
DOE is operating the WIPP near Carlsbad in southeastern New Mexico
as a deep geologic repository for disposal of TRU radioactive waste. As
defined by the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA) of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-
579), as amended (Pub. L. 104-201), TRU waste consists of materials
containing processes having atomic numbers greater than 92 (with half-
lives greater than twenty years), in concentrations greater than 100
nanocuries of alpha-emitting TRU isotopes per gram of waste. Much of
the existing TRU waste consists of items contaminated during the
production of nuclear weapons, such as rags, equipment, tools, and
sludges.
On May 13, 1998, EPA announced its final compliance certification
decision to the Secretary of Energy (published May 18, 1998, 63 FR
27354). This decision stated that the WIPP will comply with EPA's
radioactive waste disposal regulations at 40 CFR part 191, subparts B
and C. WIPP began receiving shipments of TRU radioactive waste in March
1999.
The final WIPP certification decision includes conditions that (1)
prohibit shipment of TRU waste for disposal at WIPP from any site other
than the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) until the EPA
determines that the site has established and executed a quality
assurance program, in accordance with Sec. Sec. 194.22(a)(2)(i),
194.24(c)(3), and 194.24(c)(5) for waste characterization activities
and assumptions (Condition 2 of appendix A to 40 CFR part 194); and (2)
with limited exceptions, until EPA has approved the procedures
developed to comply with the waste characterization requirements of
Sec. 194.22(c)(4) (Condition 3 of appendix A to 40 CFR part 194), LANL
or any other site may not ship TRU waste for disposal at WIPP. The
EPA's approval process for waste generator sites is described in Sec.
194.8.
In July 2004, EPA promulgated changes to the ``Criteria for the
Certification and Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's
Compliance with Disposal Regulations' (69 FR 42571-42583, July 16,
2004). Some of these changes modified EPA's approval of waste
characterization (WC) programs at DOE's TRU waste sites. EPA will now
conduct baseline inspections for each waste generator site that is
characterizing contact-handled (CH) TRU waste. During a baseline
inspection EPA evaluates a waste characterization program by sampling
the equipment, procedures and personnel training, qualifications and
experience that are involved in several WC processes. EPA will then
propose to approve a site's TRU waste characterization program based on
the waste characterization ability demonstrated during the inspection.
As a part of the approval,
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EPA will also specify how changes to an approved WC program must be
reported to EPA. EPA will designate changes to an approved waste
characterization program as Tier 1 (T1) or Tier 2 (T2) depending on
their potential impact on data quality. A T1 designation requires DOE
to notify EPA of proposed changes to an approved WC program prior to
implementing the change. EPA may choose to inspect a site before
approving changes. A T2 designation allows DOE to implement changes to
an approved WC process component without EPA approval, however, DOE is
required to notify EPA of such changes. EPA may continue to conduct
inspections at any time to evaluate waste characterization programs at
the approved sites under the authority of Sec. 194.24(h).
The new site inspection and approval process requires EPA to issue
a Federal Register notice proposing the baseline compliance decision,
docket the inspection report for public review, and seek public comment
on the proposed decision for a period of 45 days.
III. Proposed Baseline Compliance Decision
The CBFO Quality Assurance (QA) Manager sent an e-mail March 14,
2005, notifying EPA that INL-CCP was prepared to ship waste and wants
to demonstrate to EPA its ability to properly characterize TRU waste
and meet regulatory requirements. EPA performed a baseline inspection
(EPA Inspection No. EPA-INL-CCP-05.05-8) of the TRU waste
characterization activities of the DOE's Central Characterization
Project (CCP) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) from May 3-5,
2005. The CCP is a mobile characterization program that assists TRU
waste generator sites with waste characterization activities.
Regardless of the CCP location, EPA evaluates and approves all sites
that utilize the CCP as an independent waste characterization site. At
INL, the CCP is characterizing waste from the Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Project (AMWTP) and the Idaho Closure Project (ICP).
The purpose of EPA's inspection of INL CCP was to evaluate the
adequacy of the sites's WC programs for the contact-handled (CH) TRU
waste intended to be disposed at WIPP. EPA's inspection focused on
equipment, procedures and personnel training/qualifications and
experience for the following waste characterization processes:
acceptable knowledge (AK), non-destructive assay (NDA), visual
examination technique (VET) for newly-generated waste, visual
examination/real-time radiography (VE/RTR) of retrievably-stored waste,
load management, and the WIPP Waste Information System (WWIS). The
activities examined during the inspection included:
--AK and load management for the AMWTP's CH, retrievably-stored, TRU
debris waste and solid waste.
--VET for CH, newly-generated, debris waste, solid waste and soil/
gravel waste from ICP, Pit 4.
--VE/RTR for the AMWTP's CH, retrievably-stored, debris waste and solid
waste.
--NDA and the WWIS for CH, retrievably-stored, and newly-generated,
debris waste, solid waste, and soil/gravel waste from AMWTP and ICP,
Pit 4.
In addition to reviewing individual components (procedures and
equipment) of each of the WC processes, EPA interviewed and reviewed
training records of the personnel responsible for compiling data,
analyzing waste contents, operating equipment, and preparing data for
WWIS tracking.
EPA also required radioassay replicate analysis on containers from
the five waste categories that INL CCP is currently characterizing. The
purpose of the replicate testing is to enable EPA to verify that the
radioassay equipment being assessed for approval can provide
consistent, reproducible results for determining the quantity of each
of the 10 WIPP-tracked radionuclides (241Am, 137Cs, 238Pu, 239Pu,
240Pu, 242Pu, 90Sr, 233U, 234U, and 238U) and the TRU alpha
concentration.
At the time of the inspection, EPA identified no findings and two
(2) concerns for the INL CCP waste characterization program. At the end
of the inspection EPA gave DOE a written description of the concerns.
Prior to the end of the inspection, DOE responded to EPA's concerns.
EPA evaluated DOE's response for completeness and adequacy, and
concluded that the corrective actions taken by DOE adequately resolved
EPA's concerns. The details of EPA's findings and concerns from the INL
CCP inspection can be found in the inspection report.
Based on the results of the inspection discussed in EPA's report,
EPA is proposing to approve the INL CCP waste characterization program
in the configuration observed during this inspection. This includes the
following:
(1) AK and load management process for CH retrievable-stored, TRU
debris and solid waste stored at AMWTP.
(2) Three non-destructive assay systems (Tomographic Gamma Scanner,
Waste Assay Gamma Spectrometer, SWEPP Gamma-Ray Spectrometer) for
assaying CH TRU solid, soil/gravel, and debris waste.
(3) VE as a quality control check of the RTR process and RTR of CH
retrievably-stored, solid and debris waste.
(4) VET process for newly-generated debris, solid, and soil/gravel
waste.
(5) WWIS process for tracking of waste contents of debris, solid,
and soil/gravel waste.
EPA proposes to approve CCP's TRU waste characterization processes
listed above. This approval does not cover remote-handled TRU waste.
Any changes to the waste characterization program from the baseline
inspection must be reported to, and, if applicable, approved by EPA
according to the following table. Additional details for the tiering
designation can be found in EPA's inspection report.
Tiering of TRU Waste Characteristics Processes Implemented by CCP at INL (Based on May 3-5, 2005 Baseline
Inspection)
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INL-CCP WC process INL-CCP WC process INL-CCP general T2
WC process elements specific T1 changes specific T2 changes * changes *
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AK including load management......... Any new waste category. Updates or additions to Changes to site
Changes to WWIS Waste Stream Profile procedures requiring
algorithms specific to Forms for waste CBFO approvals.
load management. stream(s) within an Changes in key areas of
approved waste expertise.
category.
Changes to load
management status of
approved waste
stream(s).
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NDA.................................. New equipment of Changes to software for Same as above.
physical modifications approved equipment.
to approved equipment. Changes to operating
Changes to approved range(s) upon CBFO
calibration range for approval.
approved equipment.
RTR.................................. N/A.................... New equipment or Same as above.
changes to approved
equipment.
VE and VET........................... N/A.................... N/A.................... Same as above.
WWIS................................. N/A.................... N/A.................... Same as above.
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* Upon receiving EPA approval, every three (3) months INL-CCP will report to EPA all T2 changes.
Availability of the Baseline Inspection Report for Public Comment
EPA is seeking public comment on our proposed approval of the INL
CCP waste characterization program and the proposed tiering structure
for changes to the INL CCP waste characterization program. EPA's
inspection report of INL CCP's waste characterization program is in the
public dockets described in ADDRESSES. This report can also be found
online in EDOCKET ID No. OAR-2005-0162 and at our Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp. In accordance with 40 CFR 194.8, EPA is
providing the public 45 days to comment on EPA's proposed approval and
inspection report.
EPA will evaluate public comments and revise the inspection report
as necessary. If appropriate, EPA will then issue a final inspection
report and a letter to DOE approving the INL CCP waste characterization
program for disposal of TRU waste at WIPP. Any approval letter and
final inspection report will be available from the DOCKETS and from our
WIPP Web site. EPA will not make a determination regarding the approval
of the INL CCP waste characterization program before the end of the 45-
day comment period ends.
Dated: August 3, 2005.
William L. Wehrum,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
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