Committees, Working Groups, & Projects
LLW Forum, Inc. task forces, working groups, and discussion groups study specific policy issues on behalf of the LLW Forum, Inc.
Disused Sources Working Group
In September 2011, at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration/Global Threat Reduction Initiative (NNSA/GTRI), the LLW Forum formed the Disused Sources Working Group (DSWG) to develop recommendations for improving the management and disposition of disused sealed sources that pose a threat to national security.
Over a 30-month period, the DSWG solicited input from a broad range of stakeholders. The final report, which includes findings and recommendations from the working group, was released at the spring LLW Forum meeting in Austin, Texas on March 17, 2014.
Current information about the DSWG — including project highlights, summary of recommendations, resource material links and membership/staff contact information — can be found on the Disused Sources Working Group website.
Part 61 Working Group
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend Part 61 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 61) titled, “Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste,” to require new and revised site-specific technical analyses, to permit the development of site-specific criteria for low-level radioactive waste acceptance based on the results of these analyses, and to facilitate implementation and better alignment of those requirements with current health and safety standards. This rule would affect low-level radioactive waste disposal licensees or applicants that are regulated by NRC or Agreement States.
In early 2012, the LLW Forum formed a Part 61 Working Group (P61WG) to provide input and comment on the NRC’s Part 61 rulemaking initiative. The P61WG includes representatives of all four sited states—South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington—plus the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The P61WG developed a briefing paper on the Part 61 rulemaking initiative that may be downloaded and printed below.
Current information about the P61WG — including project highlights, summary of recommendations, resource material links and membership/staff contact information — can be found at the Part 61 Working Group website.
LLW Forum Projects
The LLW Forum has focused cooperative efforts on projects that will further effective low-level radioactive waste management. The LLW Forum:
adopted a Discussion of Issues Statement regarding the management of commercial low-level radioactive waste, (which was amended on September 18, 2006) that sets forth the board’s consensus views on and highlights some of the complexities associated with low-level radioactive waste management and disposal;
developed and implemented an interstate agreement to provide uniform guidelines regarding disposal responsibility for waste resulting from incineration and decontamination processes;
played a key role in development of the national uniform manifest for low-level radioactive waste shipment.