authorize and operate LLW Disposal Facilities. 11.0 11.1 Provide Technical The cost savings will be 11.1.1 Expect to provide assistance to West Valley’s considerable since the specific recommendations and Waste Classification of spent alternative approach will be to draft wording changes to the fuel cuttings and vitrification classify these waste streams as Classification Documentation cell/off-gas materials to enable Spent Fuel and HLW. If this as a result of WIPP and disposition as TRU or LLW. waste is not examined to General Council Reviews for Also determine its actual DOE-EM and West Valley in Expect to provide Assist in modification of WIR classification and defaults to FY18. Citation Procedure as needed. Spent Fuel or HLW, there is assistance in WIR Citation currently no disposition path for modification as needed. this waste. This waste consists of 79 30-gal drums of vitrification facility materials (about 320 cubic feet or 9 cubic meters, not considering overpacks) and over 300 30-gal drums of HEC floor debris (about 35 cubic meters). 12.0 12.1 Provide continued support The cost savings due to 12.1.1 Expect to provide to the Office of River Protection implementation of the lessons specific recommendations and (Hanford) and DOE HQ for the learned in interaction between draft wording for the WIR Waste Incidental to NRC, DOE and the States are Evaluation, Radioactive Waste Reprocessing (WIR) difficult to quantify as the end Management Basis (RWMB), Evaluations and Integrated product of this work is methods, the IDF PA, Technical Basis Disposal Facility (IDF) guides, and lessons learned. Documents, and the Idaho Performance Assessment (PA), The goal is to reduce the review Waste Determination in FY18. other technical basis time of each organization and documents, and Idaho Waste significantly reduce the rework Determination Documents as a of regulatory documents result of the High-Level Waste resulting in HLW Tank closures. (HLW) WIR Lessons Learned A conservative estimate of the Workshop conducted at WM13. accomplishments and activities exceeds $5-10 million across the complex. 13.0
authorize and operate LLW Disposal Facilities. 11.0 11.1 Provide Technical assistance to West Valley’s Waste Classification of spent fuel cuttings and vitrification cell/off-gas materials to enable disposition as TRU or LLW. Also Assist in modification of WIR Citation Procedure as needed. The cost savings will be considerable since the alternative approach will be to classify these waste streams as Spent Fuel and HLW. If this waste is not examined to determine its actual classification and defaults to Spent Fuel or HLW, there is currently no disposition path for this waste. This waste consists of 79 30-gal drums of vitrification facility materials (about 320 cubic feet or 9 cubic meters, not considering overpacks) and over 300 30-gal drums of HEC floor debris (about 35 cubic meters). 11.1.1 Expect to provide specific recommendations and draft wording changes to the Classification Documentation as a result of WIPP and General Council Reviews for DOE-EM and West Valley in FY18. Expect to provide assistance in WIR Citation modification as needed. 12.0 12.1 Provide continued support to the Office of River Protection (Hanford) and DOE HQ for the Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) Evaluations and Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF) Performance Assessment (PA), other technical basis documents, and Idaho Waste Determination Documents as a result of the High-Level Waste (HLW) WIR Lessons Learned Workshop conducted at WM13. The cost savings due to implementation of the lessons learned in interaction between NRC, DOE and the States are difficult to quantify as the end product of this work is methods, guides, and lessons learned. The goal is to reduce the review time of each organization and significantly reduce the rework of regulatory documents resulting in HLW Tank closures. A conservative estimate of the accomplishments and activities exceeds $5-10 million across the complex. 12.1.1 Expect to provide specific recommendations and draft wording for the WIR Evaluation, Radioactive Waste Management Basis (RWMB), the IDF PA, Technical Basis Documents, and the Idaho Waste Determination in FY18. 13.0
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