Standard Review Plan for the Review of the Department of Energy Plans for Achieving Regulatory Compliance at Sites With Contaminated Ground Water Under Title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act; Draft Report for Comment

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of Availability and Request for Comments.

SUMMARY:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of, and requesting comments on, NUREG-1724, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of DOE Plans for Achieving Regulatory Compliance at Sites with Contaminated Ground Water under Title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act.”

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is conducting ground-water corrective actions under the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Groundwater Project. This Standard Review Plan will provide guidance to NRC staff performing safety and environmental reviews of ground-water quality compliance activities conducted by the DOE under Title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act.

The purpose of this Standard Review Plan is to ensure the quality and uniformity of NRC staff reviews of site-specific documents describing DOE plans for achieving regulatory compliance at sites with contaminated groundwater. The standard review plan is written to cover a variety of site conditions and plans. Each section provides a description of the areas of review, review procedures, acceptance criteria, and an evaluation of findings.

DATES:

The comment period ends October 10, 2000. Comments received after that time will be considered if practicable.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to: David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Hand-deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays.

Persons who are considering submitting public comments may request a free single copy of draft NUREG-1724 by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: William Ford, Mail Stop T7J8, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Alternatively, requests may be submitted through the Internet by addressing electronic mail to whf@nrc.gov. A copy of draft NUREG-1724 is also available for inspection, and copying for a fee, in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001.

The NRC requests comments on this licensing guidance NUREG. Comments should be sent to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mr. William Ford, T-7-J8, Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-6630; electronic mail address: whf@nrc.gov.

Electronic Address

NUREG-1724 is available electronically by visiting the NRC's Home Page at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/indexnum.html or http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/wwwforms.html.