1. Leigh Ing Executive Director
Presented at:
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum
Chicago, Illinois
October 2015

2. Presentation Overview
About our Compact
We’ve Revised our Rules
We have New Forms – They will be fillable!
Rethinking the Import Approval Process
The Management Rule

3. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Federal Compacts

4. Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
In spite of the name, our compact includes the very important state of VERMONT.
In spite of the name, we are not a State of Texas agency.
The TLLRWDCC is a “legal entity separate and distinct from the party states…”
The TLLRWDCC must comply with its federal compact law.
We protect the capacity of the Compact Facility for Texas and Vermont generators.

5. What Our Compact Does Not Do
The Compact does not own or operate the Compact Facility; it is owned by State of Texas, operated by WCS.
Nor set limits on Curies; the State of Texas by statute set a limit on disposal of 275,000 Curies per year.
The Compact does not set surcharges or charge fees.
The Compact does not determine licensing requirements nor license the facility. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) licenses the Compact Facility.
The TCEQ is processing the volume reduction rules, not the Compact.

6. What Our Compact Does
It is the TLLRWDCC’s informal policy to follow State of Texas’ legislative directives associated with its Compact Facility
Maintain and abide by Texas’ Curie limits.
Operate on the Texas operational or fiscal year (September 1 to August 31).
Authorize imports and exports in alignment with Texas policy and law and to ensure protection of capacity.

7. The Texas Compact Commissioners
Chair, Brandon Hurley- TX
Vice-Chair, John Salsman– TX
Peter Bradford – VT
Judge Richard Dolgener - TX
Linda Morris – TX
Richard Saudek – VT
Clint Weber – TX
Robert C. Wilson - TX
Jane O’Meara Sanders – VT Alternate

8. Compact Meetings
We have a Compact meeting approximately every 6 weeks.
All meetings are posted on our web-site.
Most meetings are in Austin, but one a year is in Vermont.
We are meeting in February 2016 in Andrews, Texas – the home of the Compact Facility.

9. TLLRWDCC Revises Its Rules
The TLLRWDCC finalized the rule revision for 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) – Import and Export of Low-Level Radioactive Waste.
Includes a new section for definitions – 31 TAC – with an expanded definition of “generator”.
The requirement to report radionuclides has been removed.
Applications no longer deemed received the first of a month.
Import applications and some amendments continue to have a comment period.
The revised rules became effective September 9, 2015.
The rules can be found on our web-site on the “Rules” page.

10. New Rules – New Forms
The revised rules required a new Import Application Form a.k.a. “Annex A”. It is currently available as a pdf on our web-site.
We are finalizing an Export Application Form.
We are finalizing a new Generator Authorization Form.
All three forms will be provided on our web-site.
All three forms will be fillable.

11. Rethinking Import Applications
The Compact has always accepted applications based on the Curies a generator/broker predicts they may need.
This approach no longer works; in September 2015 the Curies requested exceeded 275,000 Curies.
The Commission is rethinking an approach based on:
A policy to ensure maximum disposal of allowed Curies.
The need for flexibility based on the regulatory and industry hurdles generators/brokers encounter.
A need for a fair and unbiased allocation of Curie availability.
The Commission will seek input from stakeholders – Date TBA.

12. A Rule for Management of Low-Level Waste
Commissioner Morris chairs the committee to draft rules for management of low-level radioactive waste in our Compact.
These rules would potentially have applicability in Vermont.
The scope of the rule is under consideration.
The committee is meeting in November to begin its work.

13. http://www.tllrwdcc.org/ Leigh Ing, Executive Director : 512-217-8045or