# /o/(/*)FfR~3L-l Si' = 7 3
Monitore dRetrievabl e Storag e Unde r th e Nuclea r

Wast e Polic y Ac t

(NWPA) , DO E i s directe dt o submi t

aproposa l fo

r on e o r mor e monitore d retrievabl e storag e (MRS ) facilitie s fo r storag e of

commer cial spen t fue l an dhigh-leve l wastes . MR S i s considere d a s abacku p t o repositor y developmen t an dwoul db e license db y th e NR C if

DO Ei s authorize db y Congres s t o procee dwit ha n MR S facility . Fo r th e proposal , du e t o Congres s b y Jun e 1 , 1985 , DO E ha s chose na s th e pre ferre ddesig naseale dconcret e storag e cas k concep t wit h adr y wel l concep t

a s th e alternate . Bot hdesign s woul d emplo y alarg e ho t

cel l comple x for

receipt , handling , an d packagin g operations . DO E ha s consulte dwit hNR C who , a s specifie db y th e Act , mus t prepar e comment s o n th e proposa l fo

r submitta l wit hth e DO E packag e t o Congress . I npreparatio nfo

r licensin g activities—shoul dCon
gres s authoriz e DO E t o procee dwit hMRS—th e staf f i s preparin g mino r

modification s t o it s regulation , 1 0 CF R Par t 72 , fo r Commissio nconsideratio n an dpublicatio nfo r comment . Thes e change s woul dmak e th e rul e applicabl e t o bot hinteri mstorag e o f spen t fue l outsid e reacto r

pool s an dt o monitore dretrievabl e storag e o f spen t fue l an d high-leve l waste . 

## MATERIALS LICENSIN G Th e NR C currentl y administer s approximatel y 890 0 license s for

th e possessio nan dus e of nuclea r material s i n application s othe r

tha nth e generatio no f electricity , o r operatio no f

aresearc hreactor . O f

these , abou t

30 0 ar e academic , 280 0 ar e medical , an d580 0 ar e industria l li
censes . Th e NRC' s licensin g progra mi s designe dt o en sur e tha t activitie s involvin g suc huse s o f radionuclide s d o no t endange r

th e publi c healt han dsafety . Th e agenc y too k mor e tha n580 0 licensin g action s durin g fiscal yea r 1984 . O f these , 80 0 wer e o n application s for ne w licenses , 360 0 concerne damendments , 120 0 wer e licens e re newals , an d20 0 wer e seale dsourc e reviews . I n additio n t o thes e NR C licenses , th e 2 7 Agreemen t State s admin
iste r approximatel y 13,00 0 licenses . Tlies e Agreemen t State s hav e authorit y ove r suc hmaterial s unde r

regulato
r y agreement s wit hth e NR C (se e Chapte r 9) . Regionalizatio nof

thes e licensin g function s continue d in198 4 (se e 1982 NRC

Annual Report, p . 6 6 an d198 3 NRC Annual Report, p . 58) . Additiona l categorie s o f li
censin g function s wer e delegate dt o th e Region s o n Apri l 2 , 1984 . Prio r

t o th e transfer , licens e reviewer s i n th e 

# MATERIAL

S LICENSE S ADMINISTERE D B Y NRC * (THROUG H SEPTEMBE R 1984 ) Type s o f License s Academi c Medica l Industria l 

## Licensin g Action s Take n i n F Y 198 4 Ne wLicense s Licens e Amendment

s Licens e Renewal s Seale d Sourc

e Review s 30 0 280 0 580 0 8900* *
80 0 360 0 120 0 20 0 5800* *

* I n additio n t o th e NRC licenses , som e 13,000 license s wer e administere d b

y2 7 state s whic h hav

e authorit yove rcertai n material s unde rregulator yagreements wit h th e NRC . "Total s ar

e approximate du e t o almost dail yfluctuatio n i n numbers .