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WOEF,"5(128+)
United States Government
memorandu mDATE: October 20, 198 8
REPLY T OATTN OF : EH-23 1
SUBJECT :
TO :
Department of Energy
Further Clarification on the RadioactiveMixed Waste Interim
permit Statu s
Expanded Distribution List
on September 23, 1988 , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published the attached Federal Register notice " Clarification of
Interim Status Qualification Requiremnts for the HazardousComponents of Radioactive Mixed Waste" ( 53 FR 37045 )
outlines the requirements that must be followed in order for
facilities that treat , store or dispose of radioactive mixed
waste to obtain interim status pursuant to Subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) .
Historically ,the status of radioactive mixed waste treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs ) has been a confusing
issue to both the States with and without EPA authorization to
administer a base hazardous waste program, and to the owners and-
operators of radioactive mixed waste TSDFs .
EH-231 has developed the accompanying Attachments A and B in
order to provide an easily-referenced guide that summarizes the
requirements of the Federal Register notice. Attachment A
categorizes the States according to their status regarding RCRA
authorization (non- authorized , base program authorization without
authority to regulate radioactive mixed waste, and baseauthorization with authority to regulate radioactive mixed
waste ), while Attachment B summarizes the various requirements
and deadlines that must be followed by radioactive mixed waste
facilities in order to obtain interim status in Stateswithin
nrimeach of the three categories
. Obtaining and maintainin g
status is important because, without such status or afinal
RCRApermit , facilities cannot legally treat, store or dispose
hazardous waste or radioactive mixed waste .
if you have any questions regarding Attachments A and B, or theFederal Register notice, please do not hesitate to call
Timothy Harms at FTS 896 - 6073, or Rich Dailey at FTS 896-7117.
Questions regarding your particular facility ' s status should be
directed to your EH - 232 Compliance Coordinator.
09256 1,44 ~~u-- •a ~ ►~. v ~,~. _ ~~--e W . Sale s
R~RA/CERCLA Uni t
Environmental Guidance Divisio n
3 Attachments
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The Expanded Distribution List
Bill Dennison, GC-1 1
Jay Rhoderick, NE-33Raymond Hunter, NE-47George Sherwood, NE-47Steve Miller, GC-11
Dan Ruge, GC-11Tillie Fleming, DP-50
Leanne C . Waldo , DP-122
David Caughey, DP-133.1
Joseph A. Coleman, NE-24
Barry Nichols, SAI C
Elizabeth Hughes, SAIC h Energy Tech . Center
Jerry L . Hebb, Pittsburgh EnergyTech . Center
M .C . Keller , PittsbIdaho operations officeMichael J . Virgil
, operations office
Lisa A . Green, Idaho Op
Thomas Spicher ,Alaska Power Administration
Stan Sieczkowski ,Alaska Power Administration
Michael W . Tiernan ,Richland Operations
office
Richard Hudson ,Richland Operations Office
Ron Izatt ,Richland Operations Offic
e
Ron Gerton , Richlandoperations office
Liz Braken ,Richland Operations Office
Roger Freeburg , Richlandoperations office
Doug Smith ,Richland Operations Office
Gary Bracken , Richlandoperations office
Bob Brown ,Richland Operations Offic
e
Bob Carosino , Richland operations office
JoAnn Clummins -Rieck , Richland Operationsoffice
John Patterson , Richland operations office
William J .B]orklund, Pacific Northwest Lab
. Elizabeth Grigsby, Kaiser Engineers Hanford
Hymen Lee, Kaiser Engineers HanfordWarren Bodily, Kaiser Engineers Hanford
Herb Ray, Kaiser Engineers Hanford
Terry Surles, Argonne National Laboratory
Reed ,Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Margar M. Wilson, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
Charles Abrams,Argonne National Lab .-West
Ron Lerch, WestinghouseHanford Company
Hank
Westinghouse Hanford Companynk E E
.
. McGuire ,
Steve Weigman ,Westinghouse Hanford Company
Carol Geier ,Westinghouse Hanford Company Company
Cherri Defigh-Price , Westinghouse Hanfor dCompany
George Carpenter , Westinghouse Hanford
Larry Brown ,Westinghouse Hanford Company
George Jackson, Westinghouse Hanford Company
Continued
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Karen Hoewing , Westinghouse Hanford CompanyMark Hanson , Pacitic Northwest LaboratoryGlenn Hoenes , Pacific Northwest LaboratoryDave Broussard , Pacific Northwest LaboratoryRobert Casey , Brookhaven National Lab .Gerald Kinne , Brookhaven National Lab .Robert Wynveen, Argonne National Lab. EastJames Talboy , Argonne National Lab. EastMichael Butler , Brookhaven Area OfficeGary Marshall , Argonne Area OfficeJeffrey Baker , SERI Area OfficeEdward Bucki, Batavia Area OfficeJuris Balodis, Princeton Area OfficeRonald Duncan , Solar Energy Research Inst .Larry Coulson , Fermi National Accelerator Lab .Joseph Stencel, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab .Lowell Mathison , Ames LaboratoryKarl E . Tucker , Southeastern Power AdministrationGary W . Frey, Western Area Power AdministrationBob Curnow , Western Area Power AdministrationMichael Skougard, Western Area Power AdministrationChuck Saylor, Western Area Power AdministrationBill Melander , Western Area Power AdministrationNancy Weintraub , Western Area Power AdministrationLloyd Nelson, Western Area Power AdministrationFrank E . Bingham , Nevada Operations Offic eL .J . Ferderber , Lawrence Livermore National Lab .E .J . Sowder , Los Alamos National Lab .J .D . Kennedy , Sandia National Lab .B .J . Bonner , Wackenhut Services, Inc .J .A . Cross , Fenix & Scisson, Inc .Peter H . Zavattaro , EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc .E .H . Weintraub , Reynolds Electrical & Engineering
Co ., Inc .
J .W . LaComb , Defense Nuclear Agency (TDNV)A .E . Gurrola , Holmes & Narver, Inc .Roger Jacobson , Desert Research InstituteRichard Ragaini , Lawrence Livermore National Lab .Steve Lafflam, Rockwell International Corp .-*"'Gary Warren , Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterJensen Young , Lawrence Berkeley LaboratoryMark Kamiya , San Francisco operations officeMarjorie Gonzalez, Lawrence Livermore National Lab .Joseph Cullen , Livermore Site OfficeLoren Maas , Hanford Environmental Health FoundationDr . Joyce Teerling , Boeing Petroleum Services, Inc .
Dan Grace , Morgantown Energy Technology CenterDonald Leske , UMTRA Project Offic eWilliam Glover , Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc .
Continued
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M .J. Sires, III, Savannah River operations office (4)
R .P . Whitfield , Savannah River operations office (4)
Joe Estrelledo Jr ., Westinghouse Hanford Co.
Lee W . Roberts, Westinghouse Hanford Co .
Delphine H . Delaneuville , General Electric Co .
John M . Ramirez , Allied-Signal Aerospace Co .
Curtis L . Valle , Bendix Kansas City Division
Milo M . Larsen , EG&G Idaho, Inc .
Dan Sanow , EH&G Idaho, Inc .
John H . McMenamin , Mason & Hanger- Silas Mason Co ., Inc.
Julie D ' Ambrosia , Automated Sciences Group ,
Ann C .Ficklin, Rockwell International Corp
. Co., Inc .Gene Kendall , Reynolds Electrical & Engineerin g
Carl Soong, Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co ., Inc .
R .A. Heckman, Lawrence Livermore National Lab .
Dan Newquist ,Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserve
s
Dave McCallister , Lawrence-Allison & Associates West, Inc .
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ATTACHMENT A
AlaskaCaliforniaConnecticutHawaii
Idah o
IowaN . Mariana Islands
Ohi oPuerto RicoVirgin Islands
Wyoming
A
Alabama
ArizonaArkansasD . of Columbi a
DelawareFloridaGeorgia
GuamIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisiana
MaineMarylandMassachusetts
MichiganMinnesotaMississippi
Missouri
B
MontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth Dakota
OklahomaOregon
PennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth Dakota
Texa s
UtahVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsi n
C
ColoradoSouth Carolina
TennesseeWashington
A =
B =
C =
Non-Authorized State s
States With Base Program Authorization/Without Radioactive
Mixed Waste Authority
States With Base Program Authorization
Mixed Waste Authority
and With Radioactiv e
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ATTACHMENT B
A : NON-AUTHORIZEDSTATES
(operatingor under
1 . If your facility was in existenc e a radioactive mixedwaste
t3ed1986t
,
construction ) a sdisposal facility (TSDF)
storage or disp tatus .you may qualify for interim s ermit
2 . To application
indicating radioactive mixed waste activityby
appMarch 23, 1989 . ou must also submit
3. If your facility conducts land disposal, y with certification o f
assurancea RCRA Part B permit application,
compliance with groundwater monitoring aFasssuurre to observe
requirements ,by September 23, 1989 .
requirements will result in lossOf interim status for
these requ the affected units and
possibly
osal units must submita
4• applicationin accordance with the scheduleate .
for the
PartlBtpermo~haPpthan landlona1 Office in which theyoperate .
the EPA Re gestablished by
radioactiventification Number
TSDFowners and operators handlidde
r
5 . Form 8700-12 to theobt d waste muEPA Noatiinfian P
Amixeby submitting Tonal Office .appropriate EPA
Regional
WITH BASEAUTHORIZATION/WITHOUT
RADIOACTIVE MIXED
STATE SWASTE AUTHORIZATION not otther
radioactive mixed waste (but athes
1 . Facilities handling are not subject to RCRA regot
ro ram to
unt iRCRA
lha zthe
rd Stouaste
wastes) and
o regulate radioactivemixed
a the, State
tncel rvudeeaed p 9autho
red revisess its hazardbyou
s EPA
was Te p
as changerthe "regulatorypro ram
receives EPA authorization will be RCRA re requirements
that subjectsthes :e
must lfollowState permiu ittrin
gem nts. Until
then , the facility
and deadlines. ain operation or under construction) a a
s
2 . TSDFs facilityexistence ( on the effective date forradioactive mixed waste acilit
y
stateradioactive mixed waste authorization may
qualify
interim status . July 3, 1986in States with base authorization byndled othe r
some TSDFs status because they revisedmay already have interim wither six
hazardous was te. These facilities must submit
a
RCRAapplication
indicating mixed waste activity
Part A app receipt of radioactive mixed waste
months of fromSEPAes
authority
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Part A application indicating mixed waste activity within six
months of the State's receipt of radioactive mixed waste
authority from EPA .
4 . Radioactive mixed waste land disposal facilities obtaining
interim status in authorized States must submit the State
analogue of the Part B permit application and required
groundwater monitoring certification within 12 months of the
effective date of State authorization to regulate mixed
waste .
5 . Facilities other than land disposal must submit Part B permit
applications in accordance with deadlines established by the
State .
6 . TSDF owners and operators handling radioactivemixed waste must obtain an EPA Identification Number
by submitting EPA Notification Form 8700-12 to the
appropriate EPA Regional Office .
C : STATES WITH BASE AUTHORIZATION AND WITH RADIOACTIVE MIXED
WASTE AUTHORITY
1 . States with EPA radioactive mixed waste authorization on
September 23,1988 have full authority to establishregulations, requirements and deadlines for facilities
handling radioactive mixed waste . Radioactive mixed waste
facilities within these States must make sure that they are
aware of and comply with all appropriate State rules .
2. Facilities that operate in states receiving EPA mixed waste
authorization after September 23, 1988 must submit a RCRA
Part A application in accordance with either specific State
deadlines, or no later than six months after the State's
receipt of mixed waste authority from EPA. State deadlines
may be more stringent than the six month requirement.
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subject to theauthorised hazardous waste tender the facility lrequirements to Lave a permit under
to to include authority to regulate section menu (21 the owner or operatorCbfttmdm Cos_
. Abele. ue: APB 15. 1 9• Its ex
`s
Co ubc t eel FR AelJr. 955-41M P lies with the noti fi cation-
4Re•Revie+r radioacti ve mixed waste . owners and comp
~o of RCRA :published de i1-13-67 operators must then comply with uftemmts of section
submits aperiod extended. applicable State requirementi regardrr►v amend (31 the owner
aoperato
r PT. Nationwide Biological USF Defense Interim status. RCRA Part A permit application (40 CFR
RAT. Nation grae ,e-
tOctober 4, 1068. South Carolina,Tenn es see.c
col, Interim sis retained until
Implementation, D
uam, Continuation To date. faun States [t.e- Coau
d lOradsr•envy or
status atu authorized State makes a
A4 decision to haze or deny the finaloa have been authorized to theentContact CFRrier baser 1301 b43r Od mate dioactive mixed wastes. ID
must tot
El
l published FR svie those States , owners and operators ~F~~ded by section 30oe(b) ofNo.
extended, with the applicable State law ItC A. States may capplytio to EPA for
w* hitzm DS National F Ost M. comply interim status for radioactive star and enforce
Wallowa Whitman National Forest. mi e dwaste au
thorirationwastee pro
tatestringent than the otherwise applicable
plan. mixed waste Iscili ti es If it it morl cable a bazardom A11thonu Stat e
Additional Alterna
gram pursuant to
land and Resourcestive. MaI Implementation. Subtitle C of RCRA
Baker, Union Wallowa. Grant . MalbouT Idaho OR and Adams. Provisions of this notice- Programs are carried out lieu Sof EPA.
s wast
e Nez
of Solid Wastes final hazardouswaste program . O f
McMillan 1211368, Contact Bruceprotectio
n iAg Envirartments] histreet SW . . these forty-four States. only four (L4-
McMillan 523 319. 382-2221• Colorado. South Carolina . Tennessee,
Published d F F52.3
. R 9 t~88_ .Review period Washington. DC 20460. 12D2)have received the
extended, incorrect date published in 9- OLWMAMUff NV ORtu►nost and Washington)addi ti onal authonsation needed to
9-66 FR A sadcg2otmd regulate radioactive mixed waste . In
Dated : September >n.1Da6In 1976, The Resourra Conservation &at States. which had bse progra m
CtA1 as amended• tlon by July had base the State'sFit and Recovery Alt for development authorize status for mixedDepvfy
Directo rDeputy Dirrlon a of Federal Mt+r t,rei passed to provide enent regula
tions on laltrim
in Doc. tae-naez Flied s-12,41& 145 amt and Lmplementatioo of a compnh Mute facilities control.
sauce coot _._ program to protecthuman health mad • e other forty States with baseprogram authorization must still revise
the environment from theit their existing programs to include
management of hazardous waails.ste.
late the hazardoustt Rt .-i4s3-iI _ Specifically. Subtitle C of RCRA creates authority to regulate
rest system intended to ensure component of radioactive mixed waste .
Hazardous of kneelers States - a manage Nc twelve States and trust territories
Rualific tivi axed e+t►e• for >A9 that hazardous wasafely lo frnalm~ erscan Samoa .
µszardous Components ol from the point of generation ti-e . Alaska' American Samoa, Idaho .
disposal . To acomplish this. Subtitle C t:alifornl,• Conr iRadioacliva Yt:ed W assts
. requires the Agency first to define and Iowa . Marianna na I Ohio . Puerto
dous waste . SecA> . a.mc . Environmental Protection characterize hazar Rico . Virgin Islands . sl llslan& and Wyoming)
out their ownAgency (}PA). hazardous waste manifest system was unauthorised to carr y
XCTXM clarification notice . implemented to track the movement of RCRA hazardous wast e Agency JU pm ra act t oradioactive mixed waste is gram
. rn
~Aoay publishing aachon venera ti on to ultimate disposal . Federal hazardous waste regulatio
~ (EPA) ) is s toda ywhich clarifies req dispose
for traln
nsp dorten must
employ appropriate I•listoricaliy substantial confusionnotice w transporters mainfacilities that that, store or ispo practices and pedures a hR ave t o surroun dhazared the
hazardousradioactive mixed waste 10 obtain m ►r'agem eleffective operation of the asnd nr bi ta
interim status pursuant to endue C of man f~system Third . owners and wastes containinS certain radioactiv
e the• special nuclear or
materials (l.e. . nScertain
the Resource es aclM operators hies ant. storage or
Recovery Act (RCRA). DFs must comply
sl facilities [TS ] established byprod mate ial oas defined f i9uas ,mended
mixed wastes
are
are wall es that contain epos at may Atomic Energy Act both hazardouswaste subject to RCRA under section
r sectI ron
ds 3 t00h
4he
of R that Agency (0
8 ASta t tomic 923)1 This uncertaint y 195" as
Additioaafiy be aecesary to protect bum"health stemmed, to a large enter iclelatandand radioctive waste subject to the
und stemmed sourza
addigy
rcAct [ )' and the envtmmneuL" Iles" standards of the defu% tio u exclusio
n this noticehandlers of -notification-Atomic Ener Ctiea are implemented exclusively Mm an d byproduct materiel from
requirementa for handlers of ndiw permits Issued to TS DF own -laerd of solid waste under section iteo4(T7l of
mixed ruts. • tors of fstilltid operators by the Ag are Issue RSA- responsibilities withDAM Owners and o
isStates. Until final permits To elan[y State m onenis of
in g of treatment. storage . and di pothe~jnter~ regard to the 11823 P
treating, storing, 01 0• ~cilities must comply radioactive mled waste, the EP
A tot au ne
n
radioactive mlxeptemsber M .1States 9U not
f published a notic exed in the Feder 1•pthoarised Abylta September mostly CO • Register of July 5.1986 (51 FRadminister the Feder a,~l wool submi
t waste m ,'• *'h were prod CFR }list notice recognized that States ba
d
by r Part licatlon to EPA M+Y d19 198D er RC • interim status, the ownerRCRA prA permit aPP ner RCRA o rats
not previously been suthorized underalit for interim R~ to regu ate radioactive debate
by Msrch 1,3 .1989 to qu y ~. of operator of aTSDFmay, e fac ty wast e
urrounbding ecaus
e the of c extent of ontinuin Rg
$letus. Facilities treating. storing ve without a final permit it, (11sog wastedisposing of radioactive mixed waste In existed on November 19
.1980 (or section over this catcg ~'
Slates lbat received aud"Or'zit'o'nje existed on ~e anges didaer RCCRA that ~'September re23
, gulations 8 aret not vubStet or regulator
y RCFtA regulations until the State tevlses clh
. . _ •
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Through that notice . EPA clarified Its .position that the hazardous -oomponent ( s) of mixed Waite wassubject to RCRA regula ti on.Accordingly. States were requi red torevise their existing hazardous wasteprograms and apply for RCRAauthorizati on to regulate radioacti ve -mixed waste in accordance with thedeadlines set forth in the July 3, 1986noti ce. Similarly , such authority mustnow be sought by States Initially -submitting an applica tion for RCRAfinal authorization. - • '
Sin ce publica tion of the July 3. 1066no tice , the Agen cy p romulgated newdeadlines for State hazardous wasteprogram modifica tions ( the "ClusterRule ." September 22, 1988 . 51 FR 33712).This subsequent rulemaking establishedannual deadlines for States to submitprogram changes in groups or clusterswhen seeking Agency authoriza ti on. ForState program changes occurring afterJune 19'34 the groups or dusters were tocorrespond to successive twelve-monthperiods beginning each July 7 andending J une 30 of the following ye ar. Inaccordan ce with the scheduleestablished by the Cluster Rule, Stateswhich app lied for final autho rizati onbefore July 3, 19M were required torevise existing ha zardous wasteprograms to include the authori ty toregulate the hazardous component ofradioactive mixed waste by July 1. IM(or by July I. IM if a statutoryamendment is necessary) . StatesInitially seeking final authori zation afterJuly 3. 1987 we re required to seekauthorization for radioactive mixedwaste as part of their application forfinal authorization. Any State applyingfor HSWA co rrective ac ti on mus tconcurren tly seek authority forradioactive mixed waste . The July 3.1986 notice addressing RCRA'sappli cabili ty to TSDFs handlingradioac ti ve mixed waste did not.however , address the issue of interimstatus.
IR Clari fication of the De finition ofByprodu ct Material
At the some time that EPA's rulesgove rn ing State programs forradioac ti ve mixed waste we re beingdeveloped and implementedcontrove rs y a rose over which wastesare mixed and there fo re subject toRCRA and which wastes are pure"byproduct material" and thereforeexempt from RCRA regula tions asprovided by section 1004( 27). Todelineate RCRA applicability to theirbyproduct material waste streams, theDepartment of Energy (DOE) issued aninterp re tive rule on May 1 .1987 (52 FR'15937). In that rule DOE stated that the
term byproduct material ai It applies to they are handling radioac ti ve 'mixed,DOE-owned wastes (i.e., any waste . . . - - -radioactive mate rial except special --- -'Ilse July 1. 1088 noti ce addressingnuclear material yielded in or made RCRA 's applicability to TSOFs handlingradioactive by exposure to the radiation radioactive mixed was te did not addressincident to the process of producing or the Issue of Interim status . Given that'U tilizing special nuclear material ) re fers omission and subsequent definitionalonly to the actu al radionuclides clarifications on which radioa ctivedispersed or suspended lathe w as te • waste st reams a re subject to RCRAsubstance. That interpretation Is regulation. EPA has determined thatconsistent with the posi tion Issued on substantial confusion about interimJanua ry 41987 by the EP6 and the status requirements existed. ThefJuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) primary purpose of this no ti ce , the re fore .In a document en ti tled "Guidan ce on the Is to clarify RCRA interim statusDefini ti on and identification of : . ' requirements with respect to TSDFsCommercial Mixed Low-Level • managing radioactive mixed waste. TheRadioactive and Hazardous Waste and requiremen ts are discussed below.
Answers to Anticipated Ques tions ." - - G Regcrireaxsnl That Facilities Be .'in7be re fore, as DOE cl arified in I ts May 1. E><istenoe"1087 byproduct rile, any matrixcontaining a RCRA ha za rdous waste as Inte rim status p ro vides temporary '
defined in 40 CFR 261 and a radioactive authorization to continue hazardous
waste subject to the AEA Is a . ' waste management activi ti es at
radioacti ve mixed waste. Such wastes facilities engaging in such activi ties at
are subject to RCRA haza rdo us waste the time that ey first become subject
regula ti ons regardless of further to RCRA regulation. Without interim
subclassi fica ti on of the radioactive status, the acti vi ties would have to
waste constituent as high-level, low.' cease unt il a permit appli ca tion was
level, transuranic; etc. Ned and reviewed and final perm it
C. Interim StatusIssued
One of the conditions for qualifying
As discussed p reviously . RCRA for inte ri m status under secti on 3005(e)
section 3005( a) prohibits treatment, is that the facility be "in existence"storage . or disposal of hazardo us waste • either on November 19, 2980 or on thewithout a permit after November 19, date of the regulatory or statuto ry
1980. However, sec ti on 3005 (e) of RC2 .A change which first subjects the facility -
provi des that facili ti es in existence on to RCRA porlQUitting re quiremen ts. Under
November IL 29W or on the date of - EPA regulations at 40 CFR 2e0.10 and
statutory or regulatory changes which 2701. to be In existen ce" (i .e ., to be an
subject the facili ty to RCRA existing ha za rdous waste management
requirements. may continue treatment. facili ty or existing facility] means that .
storage, or disposal under "interim the facility is either operating or
status" pending a final decision on Its construction of such a facility has
permit application. ' To qualify for commenced on the re levant data.
interim status under section 3005 (e), the As applied to facilities handlingowner or operator of a TSDF in radioactive mixed waste in Statesexistence must submit a Part A permit unautho rized to implement a hazardous
application and meet appli cable waste program (i.e., without base
noti fication requirements under section program authorization) as of the date of
3010 of RCRA. - this notice. EPA be lieves that facilities
EPA has become aware that many to operation or under construction as
TSDFs handling radioactive mixed radioac tive mixed waste treatment
waste, both in authorized and storage , or disposal facilities on July 3 .
unauthorized States (EPA -administered 1986 may qualify for inte rims to R~~
ha zardous waste programs), have been under section 3005 ( e)()( )(ii)
substanti ally confused about thr ; The Agency interprets this provision a s
lalorryy status of their particular mix applying to such facilities I nn existence8
of azardous waste. Further , these on J ul y 3. 1986 beca use the July 3.1988
owners and operato rs are unce
rtain notice was EPA's first official
shout how to qualify for interim stat us U pronounce ment to the general publicthat RGRA permitting require ments are
I Nowever. Ke fr II bas p.~►o4+•1y tied w . appli ca ble to radioac tive mixed waste.
interim suns terminated the [[.duty 1, barred by in view of the level of confusion
statute tics qualihina for totarim status foe a newly surrounding regulation of radioactive
Noted waste (RCRA sec ti on =(eltip. V orb mixed waste prior to that time, EPA will
ce rt ain ualls at the fac ility have pee .1y tied treat the July 3.1986 notice as theInterim st atus terminated then the lb mayoperee e ncwlyreautaled units ender interimltataa relevant reguisto ry change for
establishing that facilities in existence10" 40 crit ZM?4
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on that dale may qualify for interim - which is the trigger for I VQ10(e) instatus it other applicable requirements normal circumstances . As a result.are met. owners and operators In iOautborize d
Facilities trea ti ng, storing . or States could legitimately have beendisposing of radioactive mixed waste confused as to whether (and when) theybut not other hazardous waste In a Sta te . , were required to submit a Part A permitwith base program authoriza tion are not application. Under l 270.1o (e)(2). EPAsubject to RCRA regula tion until the finds that the confus ion is substantialState program Is revised and authorized and is attributable primarily to(1)to issue RCRA permits for radioactive ambiguities surrounding the 40 C FRmixed waste . The e ffective date of the parts 200-255 regulatory status of mixedState's re ce ipt of radioactive mixed waste, (2) the narrow scope of the July 1,waste regulatory authoriza tion from ioee no ti ce and (3) uncertainty regardingEPA will therefore be the regulatory DOE's final definition of byproductchange that subjects these TSDI"s to materi al which had direct bearing onRCRA permitting requirements . Any RCRA appli cabili ty to Federally-ownedfacility treating. storint or disposing of radioacti ve mixed wastes and indirectradioac ti ve mixed waste , or any such - bearing on co mmercial radioactive -facility at which construction mixed wastes. .commenced by the effective date of EPA, therefore , is exercising itsauthorization for the State's radioactive authority today under ! 27Ri0(e)(2) 1 omixed waste program revision may extend the Part A permit app lica ti onqualify for interim states if the other filing dates for owners and operators ofrequirements described below are met. facili ti es handling radi oactive mixedHowever , owners and operators of waste in unauthorized States. OwnersTSDF. in authorized States are subject and operators of radi oactive mixedto all applicable State laws . A State can waste facili ti es in opera tion or underestablish its own date for qua!Jfyin 'for cons truc ti on as of July 1, 1998 (See 45 FRinte rim status but, In order to be no less 33066, May 19, 19W) in unauthorizedstringent than the Federal program, that States must submit RCRA Part A permitdate may not be after the effec tive date spDlications or modifications within sixof z.i a authoriza tion to me Mate to months of the date of publi cation ofregu la te radioactive mixed waste. today's no tice to qualify for interimSome facilities In States with base status . This Is predicated on theprogram authori za tion as of July S,
under Agen cy's determina ti on that the timemay already have interim status under periods speci
fi ed in ; 270. 10(e) arehh lRCRA be cause they e otand er RtatA triggered as of the date of publication ofhazardous wastes . These fa cilities - this notice given the circumstancesshould submit a revised Part A permit presented herein . It should be noted .application re fl ecting their radioactive however
, that radioactive mixed wastemixed waste ac tivi ties within sixland di emonths of the State's receipt of posal fa cilities must also submit
authorization for radioactive trttxed a find (Part B) permit applica ti on and
waste. certification of compliance withapplicable ground- water monitoring and
2 Requirements to File a Permit . . financial assuran ce requirements withinApplication twelve months from the date of this
To quality for interim status under notice pursuant to sec tion 3005(e)f3) ofRCRA section 3005 (e) (1), the owner or •RCRA. Failure to do so may result inoperator of an "existing" facili ty must loss of Interim status for the affectedsubmit a Part A permit applica tiaa units and possibly for the facility . -Under 40 CFR 27o .10(e) . existing • Facilities other than land disposal mustfacili ti es in unauthorized States must submit Part B of the permit appli ca tionsubmit Part A of their permit application in accordance with deadlinesno later than six months after the data estab li shed by the EPA Regional Offcs .of "publication or regula tions" which . Mixed waste TSDFs in States withfirs t require them to comply with base program authorization musttechnical standards, or thirty days after , comply with applicable Statethey fi rs t become subject to the • requirements and deadlines fortechnical standards , whichever Is first "abtaining interim stat us as prescribed InAlthough the J uly 3. 19W notice clarified. ' uthorized Stale law. .Radioac ti ve mixedRCRA jurisdiction over radioac tive - • T . aste land disposal facilities obtaining
.'mined waste. it specificallyy addressed • interim status In authorized States areonly the Issue of State sutho rizatios.' nevertheless subject to the sectionAppli ca tion of the time periods speci fied a ~005(e)(3) one -y.tar provision on loss ofIn 40 CFR 270.10( e) to facilitieslocatsd : .• interim status for newly-listed wastesIn, unauthorized States was not • : ;,;: - '17ius , the owners or operators of lushaddressed. Furthermore , the July 11,.1986 fecfli (iei must submit the State analog' seenotice was technically not a regula ti on. ; yy=the. p4i•t 11 pertrjit- appli,alioP and t e
required certifi cations within twelvemonths of the effective date of theState's authorization to regulateradioactive mixed waste. Failure to •submit the Part B permit application orthe required certifications win result inloss of interim status for the affectedunits and possibly for the facility.Facili ties other than land disposal mustsubmit the Part B permit appli ca tion inaccordance with deadlines establishedby the authorized State program.
S. Requirement to Comply With section8010 Notification
The final condition for obtaininginte ri m status under section 3005(e) ofRCRA Is notification of hazardous wasteactivity under section 3010 (a) of RCRA .Sec ti on 3010(a) requires personshandling hazardous wastes at the timeof publi cation of EPA 's Initial hazardouswaste regula tions ( on May 19.1980) tonotify EPA of their hazardous wasteac ti vity within 90 days ( i .e . by AugustIS, 1980) . Secti on 3010( a) also allows theAdministrator discre tion on whether torequire pe rs ons to provide such 'no tifi ca ti on not later than 90 days afterpromulgation or regulations identifying isubstance they handle as hazardo uswaste thereby p roviding EPA with acurrent picture of the hazardous wasteuniverse .
Although many faciliti es currentlytreating, storing. or disposing ofradioactive mixed waste were doing soin May 1980. EPA believes that thestatus of radioac ti ve mixed waste wassufficiently unclear that no notificati onunder secti on 3010( a] was required byAugust IS, 19W for facilities handlingsuch waste (See 45 FR 76831 .3. .November 19.1980 ) . Nor has notifica tionsubsequently been required as part of:TA promulga tion of additional RCR A
gulations . Therefore . EPA hasdetermined that it is unreasonable topenalize owners and operators offacilities currently handling radioactivemixed waste for any failure to filenotifi cati on under Secti on 3070.
Further , EPA finds that TSDFs have"complied with the requirements ofsection 3010( a)" for purposes of section1005( e) interi m status under 40 CFR2:70.70(a)(1). This finding is predicatedlargel on the fact that radioactivemixedwaste will not be subject tohazardous waste regulations in the vastmajori ty of States until they revise theirprograms to include such authority .'I tese program revisions could take amtJuly 3, 1989. for States needing a -statutory amendment Because 'no ti fication would be linked toradioac ti ve mixed waste authorizationtor'these States, receipt of thi s
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