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Issues Re.>Ated to the Closing of the Nuclear Fuel Services,
Incorporaced, Repror-essing Plant at West Valley, Nw York.
EMD-77-K7. B-151475. March 8, 1977. 15 pp. + enclosures (34
pp.).
Report to Rep. Leo J. Ryan, Chairman, House Committee on
Governsent Operations: Conservation, Energy and Natural
Resources Subcommittee; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller
Genera .
Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantial Energy
Source [1608).
Contact: Enerqy and Minerals Div.
Budget Function: Na~tural Resources, Environment, and Energy:
Ene.qy (305).
Organization Concer',ed: Nuclear Regulatory Ccmission; Energy
Research an0 D-velopment Administration.
Congressional AeIaoaxice: House Committee on Government
oiezat4ons: onservation, Energy and Natural Resources
Sacmitte-I
Authority: Entazq Reorgarization Act of 1974 t;42 U.S.C. 5841).
The 'uclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) plant at West
Valley, .NY, t,-e ony cmmercial nuclear reprocessing facility
operated i, the Unitod States, vas closed in 1972 for
;iodificati~as aimed at limiting effluent releases, reducing
perIsonel exposures to radiation, and increasing plant capacity,
ReccumAenations: 71o help in formulating an appropriate waste
a isposal technolugy for this waste, the Nuclear Eegulatory
Commission (NRC) should: develop ,aaste performance criteria;
deoi1 p criteria for decommissioning waste storage facilities:
:.if ' alternative processes for waste management and
atete,'aine their technical and economic feasibility; characterize
toe Physical and chemical properties of this waste sludge;
Troceed on a priority basis in the current analyses to assess
the seismic integrity of the waste tanks; include a review of
the stress relieving data in determining tank life to assure
that the proper techniques were used; and assess the condition
of the vault system and the surrounding soil character. In
addition, NRC should: require New York State to report its Flans
on the future use of the West Valley site; prepare NFE and State
guidelines for decommissioning the plant and site and require a
plan from them for decommission and correcting problems at the
low-level waste burial site; and require the State to set up
long term care requirements for the site. (Author/QM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabsz0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)