1. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum Spring 2019 Meeting – Alexandria, VA
April 17-18, 2019
Utah Activities Update
Don Verbica
Section Manager

2. Utah Activities Update
New Division Director
Ty Howard
Legislation
House Bill – Radioactive Waste Amendments
NRC – IMPEP
This September
Clive Facility
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
11e.(2) Byproduct
Mixed Waste
Depleted Uranium

3. 2019 Utah Legislation – Radioactive Waste Amendments
House Bill 220 – Commercial Waste Fee Amendments
Modifies provisions relating to the disposal of radioactive waste:
Provides that certain waste classifications are determined at the time of acceptance.
Allows the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control to authorize alternate requirements for waste classification and characteristics that allow an entity to accept certain waste at a specific site.
Such as allowing waste greater than Class A if, based on disposal method, the dose does not exceed Class A limits.

4. 2019 Utah Legislation – Radioactive Waste Amendments
House Bill 220 – continued
Directs the director to require certain actions related to concentrated depleted uranium, such as.
Require an approved performance assessment for more than one metric ton of concentrated depleted uranium.
Require the Department of Energy to accept perpetual management of a federal cell (if approved) for disposal of concentrated depleted uranium, title to the land on which the federal cell is located, title to the waste in the federal cell, and financial stewardship for the federal cell and waste in the federal cell.
Requires notice to a legislative committee.
Imposes tax on certain waste.
Makes technical and conforming changes.

5. EnergySolutions – Clive
Photo - EnergySolutions

6. EnergySolutions – Clive – LLRW
License renewal – The Division has recently issued license amendment 25 and continues to work on license renewal.
Ongoing oversight / activities
Incoming shipments
Containerized waste – waste classification verifications
Waste management operations & site monitoring program
Final cover construction for a portion of LLRW Cell
Rehabilitating clay borrow pits
LLRW DISPOSAL

7. EnergySolutions – Clive
11e.(2) Byproduct Material
Very low volume
Groundwater Permit
The Division is working with the facility to gather data by performing destructive testing of the Cover Test Cell.
The Permit amendment is under review.
11e.(2) Byproduct Disposal

8. EnergySolutions – Clive – LLRW
Evaluation of Performance Assessments
Depleted Uranium
The Division’s contractor submitted their final review and safety evaluation report. The Division is in the process of reviewing it.
LLRW DISPOSAL

9. EnergySolutions – Clive
Mixed Waste
The Division has been working with EPA Region 8 on revising the Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Permit to resolve the treatment in the cell issue.
Mixed Waste Disposal

10. Thank You Don Verbica Section Manager
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
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