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## 1986 OFFIC E O F SOLI D WAST E AN D EMERGENC YRESPONS E

Mr . Rober t Stern , Directo r Offic e o f Environmenta l Guidanc e (EH-23 ) U.S . Departmen t of ; Energ y Washington , D.C . j 2058 5 Dea r Mr . Stern : | ! Th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency' s (EPA ) Emergenc yRespons e Divisio n(ERD ) i s currentl yevaluatin g issue s and option s fo r adjustin g th e statutor yradionuclid e reportabl e quantit y(RQ ) unde r sectio n10 2 o f th e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , and Liabilit yAc t o f 198 0 (CERCLAo r Superfund) . Unde r th e presen t law , anyon e who release s on e pound o f an

yradionuclid e int o th e environmen t (land , air , water/groun d water ) mus t repor t thi s releas e t o th e Nationa l Respons e Center , unles s th e releas e i s exclude d fro mth e definitio no f "release " unde r CERCL Asectio n 101(22)(C ) o r i s federally-permitte d withi nth e meanin g o f tha t ter ma s se t fort hin sectio n101(10 ) o f th e Act . Becaus e th e EP Adoe s no t believ e tha t th e on e poun d R Q fo r radionuclid e release s i s appropriate , th e Agenc yha s initiate d regulator ydevelopmen t effort s t o adjus t th e RQ . Car l Welt yo n you r staf f i s a membe r o f th e interagenc yWor k Group fo r thi s regulator y developmen t effort . Car l ha s bee nextremel yresponsiv e an d ha s provide d valuabl e informatio nand recommendation s in th e Radionuclid e R Q Adjustmen t Wor k Group . Inorde r t o furthe r assis t u s in thi s effort , w e ar e askin g th e Departmen t o f Energy(DOE ) t o provid e u s wit hcertai ndata . Specifically , w e ar e intereste d i n receivin g summar ydat a o n report s o f accidenta l release s o f radionuclide s fro mDO E facilitie s ove r th e pas t thre e years . Ke yparameter s i n thes e dat a includ e th e dat e o f release , th e particula r radionuclid e and quantit yreleased , and , i f possible , whethe r o r no t a n emergenc yo r remedia l respons e wa s required
. Anyindicatio no f th e per mitte d o r acceptabl e releas e level s fo r thes e radionuclide s woul d als o b e usefu l fo r comparison
. Suc hdat a woul d hel p in identifyin g individua l radionuclide s fo r whic ha n R Q ma ybe'useful , th e distributio ni n siz e o f radionuclid e releases , and th e likelihoo d o f governmen t respons e onc e a releas e notificatio nha s bee nmade .P. 3

I I n addition , t o th e exten t tha t thi s informatio ni s availabl e and i s no t classified , w e als o reques t tha t DO E provid e dat a whic happroximate s th e tota l quantitie s o f differen t radionuclide s use d o r i n inventor yunde r DO E contracto r control . Dat a o n radionuclid e quantitie s woul d b e helpfu l inestimatin g th e likelihoo d o f a releas e o f certai nradionuclides
. Becaus e th e likelihoo d o f releas e i s als o dependen t o n th e radionuclid e form , any estimate s o f ho wmuc ho f th e DO E radionuclid e inventor yi s i n differen t form s (e.g. , seale d sources , liquids , and gases ) woul d als o b e valuable . I I woul d lik e t o tak e thi s opportunit yt o than k DO E fo r it s continue d participatio nand support . I f yo u hav e anyquestion s o r comment s concernin g thi s request , pleas e cal l Barbar a Hostag e o r Nanc yParkinso no n m ystaf f a t 382-2190 . 

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