U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Policy and Guidance Directive FC 90-3, Licensing of Low-Level Radioactive W aste Storage by Materials and Fuel Cycle Licensees.
HPPOS-264 PDR-9306070250
Title: Policy and Guidance Directive FC 90-3, Licensing of
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage by Materials and Fuel
Cycle Licensees.
See the memorandum, issued as Policy and Guidance Directive
FC 90-30, from R. E. Cunningham dated March 29, 1990. This
memo includes two enclosures, "Guidance for Review of
Amendment Requests for Extended Interim Storage of
Low-Level Radioactive Waste", and Information Notice (IN)
90-09, "Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive
Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees". Directive FC
90-3 provides guidance for the review of amendment requests
for extended interim storage of low-level radioactive waste
(LLW) by materials and fuel cycle licensees. IN 90-09
contains general guidance for licensees on the information
needed in such requests and should be used to determine
completeness of an amendment request. The guidance
contained in the directive generally tracks the content of
IN 90-09. HPPOS-239 and HPPOS-278 contain related topics.
In a memorandum dated February 14, 1990, the Commission
informed the staff that "... the Commission will not look
favorably upon long-term on-site storage beyond January 1,
1996." That date is the final milestone of the Low-level
Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985. States
acting alone or as a part of a Regional LLW Compact, which
are unable to provide for LLW disposal by that date must
take title to and possession of LLW generated in their
state as well as be liable for any direct or indirect
damages for failing to do so promptly. Any amendment
requests received for on-site LLW storage to extend beyond
January 1, 1996, should be coordinated with headquarters.
Regulatory references: 10 CFR 30, 10 CFR 40, 10 CFR 70
Subject codes: 3.4, 9.0, 9.6
Applicability: Byproduct, Source, and Special Nuclear
Materials, and Fuel Cycle
