Hanford Environmental Report
Dedicated to the Goal of 100% Environmental Compliance

Volume 18, Number 13 - May 9, 1997

NOTICE

Starting with the June 13 issue, the Hanford Environmental Report will be located on the Internet at http://www.hanford.gov/pubs/envnews/index.html. All subsequent monthly issues will be at this address the second Friday of every month. Paper copies will not be available after the May issue. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

From Washington, D.C.:

DOE RELEASES DRAFT GUIDANCES TO IMPLEMENT THE OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION RULES

On April 24, DOE published a notice in the Federal Register (62 FR 19940) announcing that several draft guidance documents that can be used for implementing 10 CFR Part 835, the Occupational Radiation Protection rules, are available for public review and comment. These draft guidance documents were prepared as a result of proposed changes to 10 CFR Part 835 published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67600). They are as follows:

• The draft "Radiological Control Standard" (DOE Technical Standard Program project number SAFT-0039) formerly called the "Radiological Control Manual" provides guidance on ways to implement the DOE radiation protection program for ionizing radiation. This guidance can be found on the Internet at http://apollo.osti.gov/html/techstds/tsdrafts/tsdrafts.html.
   
• The draft DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) Technical Standards include the "DOELAP Administration" (DOE Technical Standard Program project number SAFT-0062) and the "DOELAP for Radiobioassay" (DOE Technical Standard Program project number SAFT 0049). The first document discusses the accreditation process including references to other DOELAP documents on program specific performance criteria, on-site assessments, and granting of exceptions to the DOELAP. The second document describes the accreditation process for radiobioassay.
   
• The draft revised implementation guidances include 13 documents for implementing the ORP rules as proposed to be amended. These guidances can be found on the Office of Worker Protection Programs and Hazards Management web site for Part 835 at http://tis-nt.doe.eh.gov/wpphm/835/835.htm.

Comments on the guidances must be received in DOE as follows: May 23, 1997 for the draft Radiological Control Standard; May 27, 1997 for the two draft DOELAP Technical Standards, and May 28, 1997 for the 13 draft revised implementation guidances. For more information, contact Marsha Beery (360/493-0843) with FDH's Lacey Office.

From Olympia:

ECOLOGY DEVELOPS SOFTWARE TO MAKE ANNUAL REPORTING EASIER

Ecology recently announced that it has developed a computer software that can be used by hazardous waste generators to prepare and submit annual reporting data. The program is called TurboWaste and was designed to be a complete data management system. Generators can use the program to enter waste data directly, view the data on screen, do data quality checks, and get reports. They can also use it to electronically submit their Generation and Management, Waste Received and Off-Site Identification forms for annual reporting on floppy disk or over the Internet.

Companies, like Hanford, that have their own information system can import data into TurboWaste for making the required data quality checks. It also allows companies to do on-line editing of the data. TurboWaste uses Windows 95* or Windows NT* and IBM Compatible PC*s. It can be downloaded for free from Ecology's home page at http://www.wa.gov/ecology/hwtr. Ecology also has more information about the software on its Internet site at http://www.wa.gov/ecology. For more information, contact Marsha Beery.

* Windows 95 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Company. PC is a trademark of International Business Machines (IBM)

NOTICE

The University of Washington School of Law is sponsoring a conference entitled, "The New MTCA - Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in Washington". The purpose of the conference is to update interested parties on statutory, regulatory and policy changes that are occurring with MTCA. The conference will be held on May 30, 1997 at the Mountaineers, 300 Third Avenue West, Seattle from 8 am until 5 pm. The cost of the conference is $200. For more information, contact Marsha Beery.

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