oas meeting august 2012 jennifer opila (co) and david allard (pa)
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OAS Meeting
August 2012
Jennifer Opila (CO) and David Allard (PA)
What is ASTSWMO?Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management OfficialsRadiation Focus Group
Representatives from each of the EPA RegionsBroad backgrounds; Radiation Program
Officials, Federal Oversight Officials, Hazardous Waste Management Officials
ASTSWMO Radiation Focus Group MissionIdentify National
Level Radiation Issues
Coordinate State Input
Partnership between State and Federal Agencies
Resource to States-papers and fact sheets
Past Projects2007- Published results of State survey
regarding regulation of radioactive materials in solid waste landfillsRequested ANSI standard and CRCPD SSR
model regulation for radiation monitoring of solid waste
2009-Published regulator’s guide on cleanup of radiological constituents at DOD facilitiesRegulators who oversee cleanup of DOD
facilities may not have training or experience in radiological issues
Tritium Exit SignsPaper published July
2009Lack of ControlContamination of
Landfill LeachateRecommendations:
NRC evaluation of safety assessments
NRC evaluation of H-3 exit signs regulations and the need for registration program
H-3 Exit Signs Petition to NRCLetter sent to NRC in November 2009Express concern over disposal of H-3 exit
signs in solid waste landfillsRequests revision of regulations to improve
recognition and accountabilityNRC issued Notice of Petition for Rulemaking
in January 2010
NRC Response to ASTSWMO PetitionDecember 2011Petition Denied“NRC’s current regulations are adequate to
protect public health and safety.”“General licensee accountability may be
strengthened by enhancing regulatory guidance and improving communications between the NRC (and Agreement States) and manufacturers”
NRC encourages ASTSWMO involvement in the NUREG 1556 revision
ASTSWMO Response letterSent to NRC August 2, 2012Pleased that NRC agreed that general licensee
accountability may be strengthened by enhancing guidance and improving communication
Disappointed in denial of petition to rulemaking to improve labeling and accountability.
Improper disposal of exit signs in landfills increases the burden on States that regulate solid waste landfills
Potential impact on groundwaterIf exit signs aren’t the source of the H-3 found in
landfill leachate, then what is?
Technologically Enhanced NORM (TENORM)Guidance for Solid Waste Managers
published April 2011Fact Sheet-Drinking Water Treatment
Residuals May 2011
Fact Sheet- TENORM Associated with Shale Gas Operations
Published July 2012Information for solid
waste officials on TENORM residuals produced in shale gas operations
Topics coveredTENORM generationResiduals managementHealth and SafetyRegulatory Framework
http://astswmo.org/Charles Reyes, ASTSWMO Federal Facilities Staff Associate(202) 624-7882, [email protected]
Jennifer Opila, Radiation Focus Group ChairState of Colorado Radiation Program(303) 692-3403, [email protected] Allard , Commonwealth of Pennsylvania(717) 787-2480, [email protected]