Proposed Approval of the Central Characterization Project's Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Program at Sandia National Laboratory, 62062-62066 [2011-25860]
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Notification of Public Advisory
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
Proposed Approval of the Central
Characterization Project’s RemoteHandled Transuranic Waste
Characterization Program at Sandia
National Laboratory
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Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability; opening
of public comment period.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or we) is announcing the
availability of, and soliciting public
comments for 45 days on, the proposed
approval of the radioactive, remotehandled (RH), transuranic (TRU) waste
characterization program implemented
by the Central Characterization Project
(CCP) at Sandia National Laboratory
(SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This waste is intended for disposal at
the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in
New Mexico.
In accordance with the WIPP
Compliance Criteria, EPA evaluated the
characterization of RH TRU debris waste
from SNL–CCP during an inspection
conducted in three steps: Observation of
the Visual Examination (VE) and
sampling process at SNL on March 8,
2011; dose-to-curie (DTC) measurements
on May 10, 2011 at SNL; and, the formal
baseline inspection on June 7–8, 2011 in
Golden, Colorado. Using the systems
and processes developed as part of the
U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)
Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) program,
EPA verified whether DOE could
adequately characterize RH TRU waste
consistent with the Compliance Criteria.
The results of EPA’s evaluation of SNL–
CCP’s RH program and its proposed
approval are described in the Agency’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 evaluated by
EPA 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 received, and
if appropriate, finalize the reports
responding to the relevant public
comments, and issue a final report and
approval letter to DOE.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2011–0786, by one of the
following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
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• E-mail: to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1741.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Attn: Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2011–0786. The Agency’s policy is that
all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rajani Joglekar or Ed Feltcorn, Radiation
Protection Division, Center for Waste
Management and Regulation, Mail Code
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II. Background
DOE is developing 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 that have 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.
TRU waste is itself divided into two
categories, based on its level of
radioactivity. Contact-handled (CH)
TRU waste accounts for about 97
percent of the volume of TRU waste
currently destined for the WIPP. It is
packaged in 55-gallon metal drums or in
metal boxes and can be handled under
controlled conditions without any
shielding beyond the container itself.
The maximum radiation dose at the
surface of a CH TRU waste container is
200 millirems per hour. CH waste
primarily emits alpha particles that are
easily shielded by a sheet of paper or
the outer layer of a person’s skin.
Remote-handled (RH) TRU waste
emits more radiation than CH TRU
waste and must therefore be both
handled and transported in shielded
casks. Surface radiation levels of
unshielded containers of remotehandled transuranic waste exceed 200
millirems per hour. RH waste primarily
emits gamma radiation, which is very
penetrating and requires concrete, lead,
or steel to block it.
On May 13, 1998, EPA issued a final
certification of compliance for the WIPP
facility. The final rule was published in
the Federal Register on May 18, 1998
(63 FR 27354). The Agency officially
recertified WIPP on November 18, 2010
(75 FR 70584). Both the certification and
recertification determined that WIPP
complies with the Agency’s radioactive
waste disposal regulations at 40 CFR
part 191, subparts B and C, and is
therefore safe to contain TRU waste.
The final WIPP certification decision
includes conditions that (1) Prohibit
shipment of TRU waste for disposal at
WIPP from any site other than Los
Alamos National Laboratories (LANL)
until EPA determines that the site has
established and executed a quality
assurance program, in accordance with
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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 the exception of specific,
limited waste streams and equipment at
LANL) prohibit shipment of TRU waste
for disposal at WIPP (from LANL or any
other site) 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). The
Agency’s approval process for waste
generator sites is described in 194.8
(revised July 2004).
Condition 3 of the WIPP Certification
Decision requires EPA to conduct
independent inspections at DOE’s waste
generator/storage sites of their TRU
waste characterization capabilities
before approving their program and the
waste for disposal at the WIPP. The
Agency’s inspection and approval
process gives EPA (a) Discretion in
establishing technical priorities, (b) the
ability to accommodate variation in the
site’s waste characterization
capabilities, and (c) flexibility in
scheduling site waste characterization
inspections.
As described in Section 194.8(b),
EPA’s baseline inspections evaluate
each waste characterization process
component (equipment, procedures, and
personnel training/experience) for its
adequacy and appropriateness in
characterizing TRU waste destined for
disposal at WIPP. During an inspection,
the site demonstrates its capabilities to
characterize TRU waste(s) and its ability
to comply with the regulatory limits and
tracking requirements under 194.24. A
baseline inspection may describe any
limitations on approved waste streams
or waste characterization processes
[194.8(b)(2)(iii)]. In addition, a baseline
inspection approval must specify what
subsequent waste characterization
program changes or expansion should
be reported to EPA [194.8(b)(4)]. The
Agency is required to assign a Tier 1
(T1) or Tier 2 (T2) designation to the
reportable changes depending on their
potential impact on data quality. A T1
designation requires that the site must
notify EPA of proposed changes to the
approved components of an individual
waste characterization process (such as
radioassay equipment or personnel),
and EPA must also approve the change
before it can be implemented. A waste
characterization element with a T2
designation allows the site to implement
changes to the approved components of
individual waste characterization
processes (such as visual examination
procedures) but requires EPA
notification. The Agency may choose to
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inspect the site to evaluate technical
adequacy before approval. EPA
inspections conducted to evaluate T1 or
T2 changes are follow-up inspections
under the authority of 194.24(h). In
addition to the follow-up inspections, if
warranted, EPA may opt to conduct
continued compliance inspections at
TRU waste sites with a baseline
approval under the authority of
194.24(h).
The site inspection and approval
process outlined in 194.8 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. The report must
describe the waste characterization
processes EPA inspected at the site, as
well as their compliance with 194.24
requirements.
III. Proposed Baseline Compliance
Decision
EPA has performed a baseline
inspection of RH TRU waste
characterization activities at SNL–CCP
(EPA Inspection No. EPA–SNL–CCP–
RH–06.11–8). The purpose of EPA’s
inspection was to verify that the waste
characterization program implemented
at SNL–CCP for characterizing RH TRU,
retrievably-stored, debris waste is
technically adequate and meets the
regulatory requirements at 40 CFR
194.24.
The inspection took place in three
steps: observation of the Visual
Examination (VE) and sampling process
at SNL on March 8, 2011; dose-to-curie
(DTC) measurements on May 10, 2011 at
SNL; and, the formal baseline
inspection on June 7–8, 2011, held in
Golden, Colorado. The Agency’s
inspection team evaluated: acceptable
knowledge (AK) records; DTC, in
conjunction with radionuclide-specific
scaling factors supported by
radiochemical analyses of smear
samples from the parcels; and VE to
confirm the physical and radiological
contents of waste containers.
The inspection’s scope included one
RH waste stream, SNL–HCF–S5400–RH,
consisting of research and experimental
debris generated at SNL from 1973
through 1992. Decontamination
operations conducted at SNL from
1995–1997 produced a total of 32
parcels of RH TRU waste that comprise
Waste Stream SNL–HCF–S5400–RH.
During this inspection, however, EPA
evaluated the characterization process
for containers from a subset of this
waste stream, specifically 19 waste
parcels of the waste group PKE00044,
referred to as PKE00044 in the
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accompanying inspection report. The
remaining 13 parcels of Waste Stream
SNL–HCF–S5400–RH are in two other
waste groups, PKE00047 with nine
parcels and PKE00027/54 with four
parcels. Both of these PKEs will require
separate Tier 1 approvals prior to
disposal of waste containers belonging
to these groups at WIPP.
EPA is proposing to approve the SNL–
CCP waste characterization program
implemented to characterize RH debris
waste from the waste group PKE00044
that was evaluated during this baseline
inspection and documented in the
accompanying inspection report. The
proposed approval includes the
following:
(1) The AK process for 19 parcels of
the retrievably-stored TRU debris waste
from the waste group PKE00044
belonging to SNL Waste Stream SNL–
HCF–S5400–RH.
(2) The radiological characterization
process using DTC and scaling factors
for assigning radionuclide values to 19
parcels of waste from the waste group
PKE00044 from Waste Stream SNL–
HCF–S5400–RH that is documented in
CCP–AK–SNL–501, Revision 1, and
supported by the calculation packages
referenced in this report.
(3) The VE process to identify waste
material parameters (WMPs) and the
physical form of the debris waste SNL–
HCF–S5400–RH.
This baseline inspection evaluated
SNL–CCP’s RH waste characterization
program for technical adequacy and,
when approved, SNL–CCP will continue
to use the approved program
components to characterize RH waste in
accordance with the conditions and
restrictions discussed in this report.
This proposed approval applies to 19
parcels from the waste group PKE00044.
Upon final approval, however, SNL–
CCP may add containers to SNL RH
waste group PKE00044, provided the
following conditions are met:
1. Additional containers have a
pedigree similar to the containers in
PKE00044 described in the
accompanying inspection report; and
2. SNL–CCP can demonstrate that the
radionuclide scaling factors used for
PKE00044 are technically appropriate
for use in the DTC determination of the
radiological characterization of the
additional containers.
When SNL–CCP RH identifies
additional containers to be added to the
waste group PKE00044, notification and
submission of the appropriate
supporting documentation to EPA will
be necessary prior to disposal at the
WIPP. Upon receiving the AK and
radiological content documentation for
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the newly-generated RH waste
containers to be added to PKE00044,
EPA will verify (a) the adequacy and
applicability of the scaling factors
discussed in the baseline inspection
report to the additional containers, (b)
the common radiological aspects of the
19 original parcels of PKE00044 and the
additional containers, and (c) the
technical adequacy of the AK
documentation. EPA will evaluate this
documentation and, upon determining
it to be adequate, SNL–CCP may dispose
of the additional containers at the WIPP
facility.
In addition, RH containers with
different AK pedigree and new or
different radionuclide scaling factors
that may belong to the waste group
PKE00044 and RH containers from the
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remaining two waste groups (PKE00047
and PKE00027/54) will require a T1
evaluation and approval prior to
disposal at the WIPP.
Table 1 below (which is outlined in
the accompanying inspection report)
identifies the proposed tiering changes
based on the baseline inspection
elements.
TABLE 1—TIERING OF RH TRU WASTE CHARACTERIZATION PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED BY SNL–CCP
[Based on June 6–8, 2011 baseline inspection]
RH Waste characterization process
elements
SNL–CCP RH Waste characterization process—
T1 changes
SNL–CCP RH Waste characterization process—
T2 changes*
Acceptable Knowledge (AK) ................
Two remaining waste groups (PKE00047 and
PKE00027/54) belonging to a debris waste
stream SNL–HCF–S5400–RH and any new RH
waste stream not approved to date or modification of an approved waste stream to include additional containers, if new or different radionuclide scaling factors are required (AK1).
Substantive modification(s)** that have the potential to affect the characterization process to
CCP–AK–SNL–500
or
CCP–AK–SNL–502
(AK2, AK6).
Notification to EPA:
• Upon completion of revisions of CCP–AK–
SNL–500, CCP–AK–SNL–502, CCP–TP–
005, or nonconformance and corrective action procedures that require CBFO
approval*** (AK2, AK5, AK6, AK14).
• When the final or revised WSPF, CRR, and
related attachments are available (AK10).
• When AK accuracy reports are completed,
prepared annually at a minimum (AK11).
Radiological Characterization (RC), including Dose-To-Curie (DTC).
Visual Examination (VE) ......................
Application of new scaling factors for isotopic determination other than those documented in
CCP–AK–SNL–501 (RC4, RC5).
Use of any alternate radiological characterization
procedure other than DTC with established scaling factors as documented in CCP–TP–504 and
CCP–AK–SNL–501, Revision 1, respectively, or
substantive modification** thereof (RC4, RC5).
Any new RH waste stream not approved to date
or the addition of containers to an approved
waste stream that requires changing the established radionuclide scaling factors or radiological
characterization process (RC1).
VE by reviewing existing audio/visual recordings
for Summary Waste Category not covered by
this approval (VE2).
VE by any new process for S5000 debris wastes
(VE2).
• When Attachment 4 of CCP–TP–005 is
generated to reflect the updated AKSR
Source Document Reference List (AK6).
• When Add Container Memoranda have
been prepared (AK5).
• When additional Discrepancy Resolution
Reports have been prepared (AK4).
• If a Correlation and Surrogate Summary
Form (CSSF) is prepared (AK11).
Notification to EPA upon completion of revisions of
CCP–AK–SNL–501 or CCP–TP–504 that require CBFO approval*** (RC1, RC8).
Notification to EPA of availability of a revised radiological characterization report, if required for
the addition of containers to the approved waste
streams (RC5).
Notification to EPA upon completion of changes to
VE procedure(s) that require CBFO approval***
(VE1)
Addition of new S5000 debris waste streams
(VE2).
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* SNL–CCP will report all T2 changes to EPA every three months.
** Substantive modification refers to a change with the potential to affect SNL–CCP’s RH waste characterization process, e.g., the use of an inherently different type of measurement instrument or the use of probes not described in CCP–TP–504, excluding changes related to solely to
safety or to address administrative concerns.
*** Notification to EPA is not necessary when document updates are editorial in nature or are required solely to address administrative
concerns.
IV. Availability of the Baseline
Inspection Report for Public Comment
EPA has placed the report discussing
the results of the Agency’s inspection of
the SNL–CCP Site in the public docket
as described in ADDRESSES. In
accordance with 40 CFR 194.8, EPA is
providing the public 45 days to
comment on these documents. The
Agency requests comments on the
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proposed approval decision, as
described in the inspection report. EPA
will accept public comment on this
notice and supplemental information as
described in Section 1 above. The
Agency will not make a determination
of compliance before the 45-day
comment period ends. At the end of the
public comment period, EPA will
evaluate all relevant public comments
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and revise the inspection report as
necessary. If appropriate, the Agency
will then issue a final approval letter
and inspection report, both of which
will be posted on the WIPP Web site.
Information on the certification
decision is filed in the official EPA Air
Docket, Docket No. A–93–02 and is
available for review in Washington, DC,
and at the three EPA WIPP
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informational docket locations in
Albuquerque, Carlsbad, and Santa Fe,
New Mexico. The dockets in New
Mexico contain only major items from
the official Air Docket in Washington,
DC, plus those documents added to the
official Air Docket since the October
1992 enactment of the WIPP LWA.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
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Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.
ADDRESSES:
This
meeting of the Board will be open to the
public (limited space available). In order
to increase the accessibility to Board
meetings, persons requiring assistance
should make arrangements in advance.
The matters to be considered at the
meeting are:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Open Session
A. Approval of Minutes
• September 8, 2011.
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B. New Business
• Proposal to Form Farm Credit
Foundations, a Service Corporation.
• Farmer Mac Non-Program
Investments and Liquidity—Proposed
Rule.
Dated: October 4, 2011.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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[File No. 112 3084]
Phusion Projects, LLC, et al.; Analysis
of Proposed Consent Order To Aid
Public Comment
Federal Trade Commission.
Proposed Consent Agreement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The consent agreement in this
matter settles alleged violations of
federal law prohibiting unfair or
deceptive acts or practices or unfair
methods of competition. The attached
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes both the allegations in the
draft complaint and the terms of the
consent order—embodied in the consent
agreement—that would settle these
allegations.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 2, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
comment online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘Phusion Projects, File No.
112 3084’’ on your comment, and file
your comment online at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
phusionprojectsconsent, by following
the instructions on the web-based form.
If you prefer to file your comment on
paper, mail or deliver your comment to
the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Room H–113 (Annex D), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet Evans (202–326–2125) or Carolyn
L. Hann (202–326–2745), FTC, Bureau
of Consumer Protection, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 6(f) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C.
46(f), and § 2.34 of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is
hereby given that the above-captioned
consent agreement containing a consent
order to cease and desist, having been
filed with and accepted, subject to final
approval, by the Commission, has been
placed on the public record for a period
of thirty (30) days. The following
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes the terms of the consent
agreement, and the allegations in the
complaint. An electronic copy of the
full text of the consent agreement
package can be obtained from the FTC
Home Page (for October 3, 2011), on the
World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/
os/actions.shtm. A paper copy can be
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obtained from the FTC Public Reference
Room, Room 130–H, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580,
either in person or by calling (202) 326–
2222.
You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before November 2, 2011. Write
‘‘Phusion Projects, File No. 112 3084’’
on your comment. Your comment—
including your name and your state—
will be placed on the public record of
this proceeding, including, to the extent
practicable, on the public Commission
Web site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/
publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of
discretion, the Commission tries to
remove individuals’ home contact
information from comments before
placing them on the Commission Web
site.
Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for
making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive personal
information, like anyone’s Social
Security number, date of birth, driver’s
license number or other state
identification number or foreign country
equivalent, passport number, financial
account number, or credit or debit card
number. You are also solely responsible
for making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive health
information, like medical records or
other individually identifiable health
information. In addition, do not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or
financial information which is obtained
from any person and which is privileged
or confidential,’’ as provided in Section
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2).
In particular, do not include
competitively sensitive information
such as costs, sales statistics,
inventories, formulas, patterns, devices,
manufacturing processes, or customer
names.
If you want the Commission to give
your comment confidential treatment,
you must file it in paper form, with a
request for confidential treatment, and
you have to follow the procedure
explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR
4.9(c).1 Your comment will be kept
confidential only if the FTC General
Counsel, in his or her sole discretion,
grants your request in accordance with
the law and the public interest.
Postal mail addressed to the
Commission is subject to delay due to
1 In particular, the written request for confidential
treatment that accompanies the comment must
include the factual and legal basis for the request,
and must identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public record. See
FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62062-62066]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0786; FRL-9476-3]
Proposed Approval of the Central Characterization Project's
Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Program at Sandia
National Laboratory
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability; opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or we) is announcing
the availability of, and soliciting public comments for 45 days on, the
proposed approval of the radioactive, remote-handled (RH), transuranic
(TRU) waste characterization program implemented by the Central
Characterization Project (CCP) at Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. This waste is intended for disposal at the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico.
In accordance with the WIPP Compliance Criteria, EPA evaluated the
characterization of RH TRU debris waste from SNL-CCP during an
inspection conducted in three steps: Observation of the Visual
Examination (VE) and sampling process at SNL on March 8, 2011; dose-to-
curie (DTC) measurements on May 10, 2011 at SNL; and, the formal
baseline inspection on June 7-8, 2011 in Golden, Colorado. Using the
systems and processes developed as part of the U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE's) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) program, EPA verified
whether DOE could adequately characterize RH TRU waste consistent with
the Compliance Criteria. The results of EPA's evaluation of SNL-CCP's
RH program and its proposed approval are described in the Agency'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
evaluated by EPA 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 received, and if appropriate, finalize the reports responding
to the relevant public comments, and issue a final report and approval
letter to DOE.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0786, by one of the following methods:
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https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0786. The Agency's policy is that all comments received will
be included in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rajani Joglekar or Ed Feltcorn,
Radiation Protection Division, Center for Waste Management and
Regulation, Mail Code 6608J, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-
9601; fax number: 202-343-2305; e-mail address: joglekar.rajani@epa.gov
or feltcorn.ed@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
DOE is developing 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 that have 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.
TRU waste is itself divided into two categories, based on its level
of radioactivity. Contact-handled (CH) TRU waste accounts for about 97
percent of the volume of TRU waste currently destined for the WIPP. It
is packaged in 55-gallon metal drums or in metal boxes and can be
handled under controlled conditions without any shielding beyond the
container itself. The maximum radiation dose at the surface of a CH TRU
waste container is 200 millirems per hour. CH waste primarily emits
alpha particles that are easily shielded by a sheet of paper or the
outer layer of a person's skin.
Remote-handled (RH) TRU waste emits more radiation than CH TRU
waste and must therefore be both handled and transported in shielded
casks. Surface radiation levels of unshielded containers of remote-
handled transuranic waste exceed 200 millirems per hour. RH waste
primarily emits gamma radiation, which is very penetrating and requires
concrete, lead, or steel to block it.
On May 13, 1998, EPA issued a final certification of compliance for
the WIPP facility. The final rule was published in the Federal Register
on May 18, 1998 (63 FR 27354). The Agency officially recertified WIPP
on November 18, 2010 (75 FR 70584). Both the certification and
recertification determined that WIPP complies with the Agency's
radioactive waste disposal regulations at 40 CFR part 191, subparts B
and C, and is therefore safe to contain TRU waste.
The final WIPP certification decision includes conditions that (1)
Prohibit shipment of TRU waste for disposal at WIPP from any site other
than Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) until EPA determines that
the site has established and executed a quality assurance program, in
accordance with
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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 the exception of specific, limited
waste streams and equipment at LANL) prohibit shipment of TRU waste for
disposal at WIPP (from LANL or any other site) 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). The Agency's approval process for waste generator sites is
described in 194.8 (revised July 2004).
Condition 3 of the WIPP Certification Decision requires EPA to
conduct independent inspections at DOE's waste generator/storage sites
of their TRU waste characterization capabilities before approving their
program and the waste for disposal at the WIPP. The Agency's inspection
and approval process gives EPA (a) Discretion in establishing technical
priorities, (b) the ability to accommodate variation in the site's
waste characterization capabilities, and (c) flexibility in scheduling
site waste characterization inspections.
As described in Section 194.8(b), EPA's baseline inspections
evaluate each waste characterization process component (equipment,
procedures, and personnel training/experience) for its adequacy and
appropriateness in characterizing TRU waste destined for disposal at
WIPP. During an inspection, the site demonstrates its capabilities to
characterize TRU waste(s) and its ability to comply with the regulatory
limits and tracking requirements under 194.24. A baseline inspection
may describe any limitations on approved waste streams or waste
characterization processes [194.8(b)(2)(iii)]. In addition, a baseline
inspection approval must specify what subsequent waste characterization
program changes or expansion should be reported to EPA [194.8(b)(4)].
The Agency is required to assign a Tier 1 (T1) or Tier 2 (T2)
designation to the reportable changes depending on their potential
impact on data quality. A T1 designation requires that the site must
notify EPA of proposed changes to the approved components of an
individual waste characterization process (such as radioassay equipment
or personnel), and EPA must also approve the change before it can be
implemented. A waste characterization element with a T2 designation
allows the site to implement changes to the approved components of
individual waste characterization processes (such as visual examination
procedures) but requires EPA notification. The Agency may choose to
inspect the site to evaluate technical adequacy before approval. EPA
inspections conducted to evaluate T1 or T2 changes are follow-up
inspections under the authority of 194.24(h). In addition to the
follow-up inspections, if warranted, EPA may opt to conduct continued
compliance inspections at TRU waste sites with a baseline approval
under the authority of 194.24(h).
The site inspection and approval process outlined in 194.8 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. The report must describe the waste characterization processes EPA
inspected at the site, as well as their compliance with 194.24
requirements.
III. Proposed Baseline Compliance Decision
EPA has performed a baseline inspection of RH TRU waste
characterization activities at SNL-CCP (EPA Inspection No. EPA-SNL-CCP-
RH-06.11-8). The purpose of EPA's inspection was to verify that the
waste characterization program implemented at SNL-CCP for
characterizing RH TRU, retrievably-stored, debris waste is technically
adequate and meets the regulatory requirements at 40 CFR 194.24.
The inspection took place in three steps: observation of the Visual
Examination (VE) and sampling process at SNL on March 8, 2011; dose-to-
curie (DTC) measurements on May 10, 2011 at SNL; and, the formal
baseline inspection on June 7-8, 2011, held in Golden, Colorado. The
Agency's inspection team evaluated: acceptable knowledge (AK) records;
DTC, in conjunction with radionuclide-specific scaling factors
supported by radiochemical analyses of smear samples from the parcels;
and VE to confirm the physical and radiological contents of waste
containers.
The inspection's scope included one RH waste stream, SNL-HCF-S5400-
RH, consisting of research and experimental debris generated at SNL
from 1973 through 1992. Decontamination operations conducted at SNL
from 1995-1997 produced a total of 32 parcels of RH TRU waste that
comprise Waste Stream SNL-HCF-S5400-RH. During this inspection,
however, EPA evaluated the characterization process for containers from
a subset of this waste stream, specifically 19 waste parcels of the
waste group PKE00044, referred to as PKE00044 in the accompanying
inspection report. The remaining 13 parcels of Waste Stream SNL-HCF-
S5400-RH are in two other waste groups, PKE00047 with nine parcels and
PKE00027/54 with four parcels. Both of these PKEs will require separate
Tier 1 approvals prior to disposal of waste containers belonging to
these groups at WIPP.
EPA is proposing to approve the SNL-CCP waste characterization
program implemented to characterize RH debris waste from the waste
group PKE00044 that was evaluated during this baseline inspection and
documented in the accompanying inspection report. The proposed approval
includes the following:
(1) The AK process for 19 parcels of the retrievably-stored TRU
debris waste from the waste group PKE00044 belonging to SNL Waste
Stream SNL-HCF-S5400-RH.
(2) The radiological characterization process using DTC and scaling
factors for assigning radionuclide values to 19 parcels of waste from
the waste group PKE00044 from Waste Stream SNL-HCF-S5400-RH that is
documented in CCP-AK-SNL-501, Revision 1, and supported by the
calculation packages referenced in this report.
(3) The VE process to identify waste material parameters (WMPs) and
the physical form of the debris waste SNL-HCF-S5400-RH.
This baseline inspection evaluated SNL-CCP's RH waste
characterization program for technical adequacy and, when approved,
SNL-CCP will continue to use the approved program components to
characterize RH waste in accordance with the conditions and
restrictions discussed in this report.
This proposed approval applies to 19 parcels from the waste group
PKE00044. Upon final approval, however, SNL-CCP may add containers to
SNL RH waste group PKE00044, provided the following conditions are met:
1. Additional containers have a pedigree similar to the containers
in PKE00044 described in the accompanying inspection report; and
2. SNL-CCP can demonstrate that the radionuclide scaling factors
used for PKE00044 are technically appropriate for use in the DTC
determination of the radiological characterization of the additional
containers.
When SNL-CCP RH identifies additional containers to be added to the
waste group PKE00044, notification and submission of the appropriate
supporting documentation to EPA will be necessary prior to disposal at
the WIPP. Upon receiving the AK and radiological content documentation
for
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the newly-generated RH waste containers to be added to PKE00044, EPA
will verify (a) the adequacy and applicability of the scaling factors
discussed in the baseline inspection report to the additional
containers, (b) the common radiological aspects of the 19 original
parcels of PKE00044 and the additional containers, and (c) the
technical adequacy of the AK documentation. EPA will evaluate this
documentation and, upon determining it to be adequate, SNL-CCP may
dispose of the additional containers at the WIPP facility.
In addition, RH containers with different AK pedigree and new or
different radionuclide scaling factors that may belong to the waste
group PKE00044 and RH containers from the remaining two waste groups
(PKE00047 and PKE00027/54) will require a T1 evaluation and approval
prior to disposal at the WIPP.
Table 1 below (which is outlined in the accompanying inspection
report) identifies the proposed tiering changes based on the baseline
inspection elements.
Table 1--Tiering of RH TRU Waste Characterization Processes Implemented
by SNL-CCP
[Based on June 6-8, 2011 baseline inspection]
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SNL-CCP RH Waste SNL-CCP RH Waste
RH Waste characterization characterization characterization
process elements process--T1 changes process--T2 changes*
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Acceptable Knowledge (AK)... Two remaining waste Notification to EPA:
groups (PKE00047 Upon
and PKE00027/54) completion of
belonging to a revisions of CCP-AK-
debris waste stream SNL-500, CCP-AK-SNL-
SNL-HCF-S5400-RH 502, CCP-TP-005, or
and any new RH nonconformance and
waste stream not corrective action
approved to date or procedures that
modification of an require CBFO
approved waste approval*** (AK2,
stream to include AK5, AK6, AK14).
additional When the
containers, if new final or revised
or different WSPF, CRR, and
radionuclide related attachments
scaling factors are are available
required (AK1). (AK10).
Substantive When AK
modification(s)** accuracy reports
that have the are completed,
potential to affect prepared annually
the at a minimum
characterization (AK11).
process to CCP-AK-
SNL-500 or CCP-AK-
SNL-502 (AK2, AK6).
When
Attachment 4 of
CCP-TP-005 is
generated to
reflect the
updated AKSR
Source Document
Reference List
(AK6).
When Add
Container
Memoranda have
been prepared
(AK5).
When
additional
Discrepancy
Resolution
Reports have
been prepared
(AK4).
If a
Correlation and
Surrogate
Summary Form
(CSSF) is
prepared (AK11).
Radiological Application of new Notification to EPA
Characterization (RC), scaling factors for upon completion of
including Dose-To-Curie isotopic revisions of CCP-AK-
(DTC). determination other SNL-501 or CCP-TP-
than those 504 that require
documented in CCP- CBFO approval***
AK-SNL-501 (RC4, (RC1, RC8).
RC5). Notification to EPA
Use of any alternate of availability of
radiological a revised
characterization radiological
procedure other characterization
than DTC with report, if required
established scaling for the addition of
factors as containers to the
documented in CCP- approved waste
TP-504 and CCP-AK- streams (RC5).
SNL-501, Revision
1, respectively, or
substantive
modification**
thereof (RC4, RC5).
Any new RH waste
stream not approved
to date or the
addition of
containers to an
approved waste
stream that
requires changing
the established
radionuclide
scaling factors or
radiological
characterization
process (RC1).
Visual Examination (VE)..... VE by reviewing Notification to EPA
existing audio/ upon completion of
visual recordings changes to VE
for Summary Waste procedure(s) that
Category not require CBFO
covered by this approval*** (VE1)
approval (VE2). Addition of new
VE by any new S5000 debris waste
process for S5000 streams (VE2).
debris wastes (VE2).
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* SNL-CCP will report all T2 changes to EPA every three months.
** Substantive modification refers to a change with the potential to
affect SNL-CCP's RH waste characterization process, e.g., the use of
an inherently different type of measurement instrument or the use of
probes not described in CCP-TP-504, excluding changes related to
solely to safety or to address administrative concerns.
*** Notification to EPA is not necessary when document updates are
editorial in nature or are required solely to address administrative
concerns.
IV. Availability of the Baseline Inspection Report for Public Comment
EPA has placed the report discussing the results of the Agency's
inspection of the SNL-CCP Site in the public docket as described in
ADDRESSES. In accordance with 40 CFR 194.8, EPA is providing the public
45 days to comment on these documents. The Agency requests comments on
the proposed approval decision, as described in the inspection report.
EPA will accept public comment on this notice and supplemental
information as described in Section 1 above. The Agency will not make a
determination of compliance before the 45-day comment period ends. At
the end of the public comment period, EPA will evaluate all relevant
public comments and revise the inspection report as necessary. If
appropriate, the Agency will then issue a final approval letter and
inspection report, both of which will be posted on the WIPP Web site.
Information on the certification decision is filed in the official
EPA Air Docket, Docket No. A-93-02 and is available for review in
Washington, DC, and at the three EPA WIPP
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informational docket locations in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, and Santa Fe,
New Mexico. The dockets in New Mexico contain only major items from the
official Air Docket in Washington, DC, plus those documents added to
the official Air Docket since the October 1992 enactment of the WIPP
LWA.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
Michael P. Flynn,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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