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Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On November 8, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held an electronic meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, in the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the November 8, 2018 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Public Comment

III.    Declarations of Conflict of Interest

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 11, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 25, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  1. Underground Storage Tanks Update

VII.   Administrative Rules

  1. Approval of final adoption of proposed changes to Solid Waste Rules R315-301, to add a new subsection (R315-301-7) to establish self-inspection requirements in accordance with Section 19-6-109 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Act (Board Action Item)

VIII.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Items
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/utah-waste-management-radiation-control-board-meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Considers Request for Mass and Concentration Limitations Exemption

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On October 25, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The purpose of the meeting was to address a request from EnergySolutions for an exemption from R313-25-9(5) of the Utah Administrative Code regarding mass and concentration limits.

The materials for a special Board meeting on this topic that was held on August 30, 2018, including the EnergySolutions’ letter with detailed background information and an explanation of the basis for the requested exemption, can be viewed online at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/423003.pdf#page=2.

Overview

By letter dated August 24, 2018, EnergySolutions petitioned the Board for an exemption from the mass and concentration limitations of UAC R313-25-9(5)(a) and (c) in connection with the disposal of Class A depleted uranium solid metal penetrators (DU Penetrators).

UAC R313-12-55(1) allows the Board to “grant exemptions or exceptions from the requirements of the rules as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to public health and safety or the environment,” according to the EnergySolutions’ letter.  “Solid metal depleted uranium penetrators are less hazardous and less plentiful than the depleted uranium oxides which are the basis of the UAC R313-25-9(5) restriction and an exemption is warranted in accordance with the justification herein provided,” states EnergySolutions in its letter.

As further explanation, the EnergySolutions’ letter states as follows:

The U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC), working under the direction of the Product Director for Demilitarization, is responsible for the safe and compliant disposition of munitions waste.  The JMC seeks to transport and dispose of 30 mm munitions containing solid depleted uranium metal.  The DU Penetrators will be disassembled to remove the depleted uranium metal prior to packaging for transport and disposal.  The JMC plans to disassemble between 3.5 to 7 million penetrators each year, currently in storage at the Tooele Army Depot (Tooele, Utah) and Crane Army Ammunition Activity (Crane, Indiana).  The JMC expects to transport and dispose of approximately 667 yd3 of DU Penetrator Class A waste per year for up to 4 years (a projected DU Penetrator disposal volume of 2,668 yd3).  Disposal of this volume of class A depleted uranium metal will exceed the limitations promulgated in UAC R313-25-9(a).

On August 30, 2018, the Board held an emergency meeting to review EnergySolutions’ request for an exemption from R313-25-9(5) of the Utah Administrative Code regarding mass and concentration limits.  (See LLW Notes, July/August 2018, pp. 8-9.)

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/utah-waste-management-radiation-control-board-meetings.htm. 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On October 11, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board (Board) held a regularly scheduled meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting was open to the public.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the Board meeting:

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the September 13, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  1. Procedures for Public Comment

III.    Conflict of Interest

  1. Underground Storage Tanks Update
  1. 2018 PST Trust Fund Actuarial Report
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment on proposed changes to Hazardous Waste Rules UAC R315-273, Standards for Universal Waste Management (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment on proposed changes to Radiation Control Rules UAC R313-28, Use of X-Rays in the Healing Arts (Board Action Item)

VII.   Break

VIII.  Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section

  1. Presentation on R313-25-9(5)(a) (Informational Item Only)
  1. Public Comment
  1. Other Business
  1. Miscellaneous Information Items
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

The Board — which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate — guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

EnergySolutions Requests Exemption from Mass and Concentration Limitations

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On August 30, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held an emergency meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The purpose of the meeting was to review a request from EnergySolutions for an exemption from R313-25-9(5) of the Utah Administrative Code regarding mass and concentration limits.

The materials for the emergency Board meeting, including the EnergySolutions’ letter, which contains detailed background information and an explanation of the basis for the requested exemption, can be viewed online at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/423003.pdf#page=2.

Overview

By letter dated August 24, 2018, EnergySolutions petitioned the Board for an exemption from the mass and concentration limitations of UAC R313-25-9(5)(a) and (c) in connection with the disposal of Class A depleted uranium solid metal penetrators (DU Penetrators).

UAC R313-12-55(1) allows the Board to “grant exemptions or exceptions from the requirements of the rules as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to public health and safety or the environment,” according to the EnergySolutions’ letter.  “Solid metal depleted uranium penetrators are less hazardous and less plentiful than the depleted uranium oxides which are the basis of the UAC R313-25-9(5) restriction and an exemption is warranted in accordance with the justification herein provided,” states EnergySolutions in its letter.

“The U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC), working under the direction of the Product Director for Demilitarization, is responsible for the safe and compliant disposition of munitions waste,” states EnergySolutions’ letter.  “The JMC seeks to transport and dispose of 30 mm munitions containing solid depleted uranium metal.  The DU Penetrators will be disassembled to remove the depleted uranium metal prior to packaging for transport and disposal.  The JMC plans to disassemble between 3.5 to 7 million penetrators each year, currently in storage at the Tooele Army Depot (Tooele, Utah) and Crane Army Ammunition Activity (Crane, Indiana).  The JMC expects to transport and dispose of approximately 667 yd3 of DU Penetrator Class A waste per year for up to 4 years (a projected DU Penetrator disposal volume of 2,668 yd3).  Disposal of this volume of class A depleted uranium metal will exceed the limitations promulgated in UAC R313-25-9(a).”

Background

The Board — which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate — guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On September 13, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board (Board) held a regularly scheduled meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting was open to the public.

The following items, among others, was on the agenda for the Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the July 12, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes for the August 30, 2018 special Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

  1. Presentation by Attorney General’s Office on Conflict of Interest
  1. Underground Storage Tanks Update
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Approval of final adoption of proposed changes to the Used Oil Rules R315-15-16, Grants, to provide additional clarity and more detailed direction regarding the grant application, grant issuance, implementation and reimbursement processes (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval of final adoption of proposed changes to the Hazardous Waste Rules R315-260, Hazardous Waste Management System, and R315-261, General Requirements – Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste, to incorporate federal regulatory changes promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2018 at 83 Federal Register 24,664 (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment on proposed changes to Solid Waste Rules R315-301 to add a new sub-section (R315-301-7) to establish self-inspection requirements in accordance with Section 19-6-109 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Act (Board Action Item)

VII.   Hazardous Waste Section

  1. Approval of proposed Stipulation and Consent Order between the Board and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (Board Action Item)

VIII.  Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section

  1. EnergySolutions request for a site-specific treatment variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules – EnergySolutions seeks authorization to treat waste contaminated with dioxins and furans by macroencapsulation rather than by chemical means (Board Action Item)
  1. EnergySolutions request for an exemption from R313-25-9(5) of the Utah Administrative Code (Information Item Only)
  1. EnergySolutions presentation
  1. Heal Utah presentation in response to EnergySolutions’ request for an exemption from R313-25-9(5) of the Utah Administrative Code
  1. Other Business
  1. Miscellaneous Information Items
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

 

The Board — which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate — guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds Meeting

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On May 10 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held an electronic/telephonic meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. in accordance with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.

The anchor location of the Board meeting, which was open to the public, was the Red Rocks Conference Room 3132, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the May 2018 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the April 12, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. X-Ray Program
  1. Approval of Mammography Imaging Medical Physicists (MIMPs) in accordance with UCA-19-6-104(2)(b). (Board Action Item)
  1. Adjourn

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On April 12, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, in the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda  The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the April 2018 Board meeting:

  • call to order;
  • approval of meeting minutes for the February 8, 2018 Board meeting (Board Action Item);
  • underground storage tanks update;
  • administrative rules:

–     approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment on a proposed rule change to R313-37, Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Radioactive Materials, to incorporate federal regulatory changes promulgated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  (Board Action Item);

  • used oil section:

–     final adoption of rule changes to R315-15, Standards for the Management of Used Oil Rules.  (Board Action Item);

  • Director’s report:

–     proposed Stipulation and Consent Order between the Board and EnergySolutions, LLC.  (Information Item Only);

  • other business:
  • miscellaneous information item;
  • scheduling of next Board meeting;
  • election of Board Chair and Vice Chair (Board Action Item); and,
  • adjourn.

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds November 2018 Meeting

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On November 9, 2017, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 3132, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, in the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the November 2017 Board meeting:

I.   Call to Order

II.   Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 12, 2017 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.   Underground Storage Tanks Update

IV.   Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section

  1. EnergySolutions, LLC request for a site-specific treatment variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules. EnergySolutions seeks authorization to treat by stabilization waste containing High-Subcategory Mercury.  (Board Action Item)
  2. EnergySolutions, LLC request for a site-specific treatment variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules. EnergySolutions seeks authorization to receive Cemented Uranium Extraction Process Residues for disposal.  (Board Action Item)
  3. EnergySolutions, LLC request for a site-specific treatment variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules. EnergySolutions seeks authorization to dispose of waste containing hazardous constituents and PCBs as Underlying Hazardous Constituent.  (Board Action Item)

V.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  2. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting

VI. Adjourn

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.  

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On April 13, 2017, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the April 2017 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the February 9, 2017 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Solid Waste Rules: Approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment to remove paragraph R315-302-1(2)(a)(iii) that prohibits a new solid waste facility from being located within certain farmland classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Board Action Item)
  1. Solid and Hazardous Waste Rules: Approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and public comment to incorporate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) hazardous waste generator improvement rule (promulgated on November 28, 2016 at 81 Federal Register 85,732) into R315-15, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263, R315-264, R315-265, R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, R315-273, R315-301, R315-304-3 and R315-305-3 (Board Action Item)
  1. Director’s Report/ Legislative Update
  1. Open and Public Meetings Act, Utah Public Officers and Employees Ethics Act

VII.   Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting

VIII.  Election of Board Chair and Vice-Chair

  1. Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

 

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On February 9, 2017, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the February 2017 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Introduction of New Assistant Attorney General Bret Randall
  3. Laura Lockhart Retirement
  4. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the January 12, 2017 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  5. Underground Storage Tanks Update
  6. Underground Storage Tank Rules
    1. Approval to File Five-Year Review Notices for Underground Storage Tank Rules: R311-200, R311-201, R311-202, R311-203, R311-204, R311-205, R311-206, R311-207, R311-208, R311-209,  R311-210, R311-211 and R311-212 (Board Action Item)
  7. VII.   Used Oil Program
  8. Final Adoption of Changes to Used Oil Rules: R315-15-13 (Board Action Item)
  9. VIII.  Legislative Update
  10. Other Business
  11. Miscellaneous Information Item
  12. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  13. Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On November 10, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the November 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 13, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. Underground Storage Tank Rules
  1. Final Adoption of Changes to the Underground Storage Tank Rules R311-200, R311-201, R311-202, R311-206 and R311-212 (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval of a Change in Proposed Rule for R311-203 to incorporate comments made by the Environmental Protection Agency (Board Action Item)
  1. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section
  1. EnergySolutions LLC request for a site-specific treatment variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules. EnergySolutions seeks authorization to receive Cemented Uranium Extraction Process Residues for disposal. (Information Item Only)
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. EnergySolutions’ Petition to Initiate Rulemaking to repeal and reenact R313-25 and adopt 10 CFR Part 61 by reference (Information Item Only)

VII.   X-Ray Program

  1. Exemption Request for the Sensus SRT-100 machine from the requirements of R313-30-3(3), R313-30 -3(4), R313-30-3(5) and R313-30-3(6) (Board Action Item)
  1. Letter from Sensus Requesting the Exemption
  1. Comments from Patients or Relatives of Patients in Support of the Exemption
  1. Comments from the Medical Community in Support of the Exemption
  1. Comments from the Medical Community in Opposition to the Exemption

VIII.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds October Meeting

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On October 13, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the October 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Introduction of Nathan Rich—New Board Member

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes for the September 8, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

  1. Underground Storage Tanks Update
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Final Adoption of Repeal of Rule R313-27, Medical Use Advisory Committee (Board Action Item)
  1. Used Oil Program
  1. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and 30-Day Public Comment Period for Used Oil Rules, R315-15-13 (Board Action Item)

VII.   X-Ray Program

  1. Request for Exclusion from Certain Requirements of R313-28-31(5) (Board Action Item)

VIII.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds September Meeting

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On September 8, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the September 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the August 15, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. Underground Storage Tank Rules
  2. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and 30-Day Public Comment Period for Changes to the Underground Storage Tank Rules R311-200, R311-201, R311-202, R311-203, R311-206 and R311-212 (Board Action Item)
  1. X-Ray Program
  1. Exemption Request for the Sensus SRT-100 Machine from the Requirements of R313-30-3(3), R313-30-3(4), R313-30-3(5) and R313-30-3(6) (Board Action Item)
  2. Report to Legislature
  3. Review of Comments and Final Approval of the Evaluation of Closure, Post-Closure and Perpetual Care for Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities, Report to Legislature (Board Action Item)

 

VII.   Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  2. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting

 

VIII.  Adjourn

 

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management & Radiation Control Board Holds August Meeting

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On August 15, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the August 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the July 14, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. Proposed Non-Substantive Change to Underground Storage Tank Rule R311-210 (Information Item Only)
  1. X-Ray Program
  1. Approval of Mammography Imaging Medical Physicist (MIMP) in Accordance with UCA 19-6-104(2)(b) (Board Action Item)
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and 30-Day Public Comment Period for Repeal of Rule R313-27, “Medical Use Advisory Committee” (Board Action Item)

VII.   Report to Legislature

  1. Review of Comments on the Evaluation of Closure, Post-Closure and Perpetual Care for Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities, Report to Legislature (Board Action Item)

VIII.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

 

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds July Meeting

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On July 14, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the July 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the June 9, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  3. Underground Storage Tanks Update
  4. Administrative Rules
    1. Approve Change in Proposed Rule (CPR) for R315-319, Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Requirements in Landfills and Surface Impoundments and to Set an Effective Date of September 1, 2016 (Board Action Item)
    2. Final Adoption of Proposed Changes to Solid Waste Rule R315-310, Permit Requirements for Solid Waste Facilities and to Set an Effective Date of July 15, 2016 (Board Action Item)
    3. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and 30-Day Public Comment Period for Repeal of Rule R313-27, “Medical Use of Advisory Committee” (Board Action Item)
  5.  Hazardous Waste Section
    1. Proposed Stipulation and Consent Order Between the Board and Heckmann Woods Cross (Board Action Item)
  6. Other Business
    1. Evaluation of Closure, Post-Closure and Perpetual Care for Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities; Report to Legislature (Information Item Only)
    2. Miscellaneous Information Item
    3. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  7. Adjourn

 

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

 

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Proposes Hazardous Waste Rule Changes

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On July 10, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board approved amendments to R315-261 to be published in the Utah Bulletin and commence a 30-day public comment period.

The proposed amendments, among other things, change the word “variance” to “excluded” in several sections of the rule.

The public comment period started on July 2, 2016 and ended on July 31, 2016.

The proposed modifications to the rule can be viewed at http://www.deq.utah.gov/Laws_Rules/dshw/ProposedHWRules.htm.

For additional information about the Hazardous Waste Rules, please contact Ralph Bohn of the State of Utah at rbohn@utah.gov or at (801) 536-0212 or at (801) 536-0259.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds June Meeting

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On June 9, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the June 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the May 12, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. UST Program Overview and Summary of Proposed Changes to R-311, Underground Storage Tank Rules (Information Item Only)
  1. Administrative Rules
  1. Approve for filing with the Division of Administrative Rules a Five-Year Review Notice and Statement of Continuation for the Following Radiation Control Rules: R313-12 General Provisions; R313-14 Violations and Escalated Enforcement; R313-16 General Requirements Applicable to the Installation, Registration, Inspection and Use of Radiation Machines; R313-17 Administrative Procedures; R313-18 Notices, Instructions, Reports to Workers by Licensees of Registrants; R313-19 Requirements to General Applicability to Licensing of Radioactive Materials; R313-22 Specific Licenses; R313-25 License Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste; R313-28 Use of X-Rays in the Healing Arts; R313-32 Medical Uses of Radioactive Material; R313-36 Special Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations; and, R313-70 Payments, Categories and Types of Fees (Board Action Item)
  1. Final Adoption of Amendments to Hazardous Waste Rules R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-264 and R315-273 (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and a 30-day Public Comment Period for Amendments to the Hazardous Waste Rules R315-261 and to Set and Effective Date of August 15, 2016 (Board Action Item)
  1. Final Adoption of Proposed Changes to Radiation Control Rules R313-19 and R313-22 to Incorporate Changes Made by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (Board Action Item)
  1. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section
  1. EnergySolutions’ Request for a Site-Specific Treatment Variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules—i.e., EnergySolutions Seeks Authorization to Dispose of Waste Containing High Subcategory Mercury by Stabilization Rather than Retort and Recovery (Board Action Item)
  1. EnergySolutions’ Request for a Site-Specific Treatment Variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules—i.e., EnergySolutions Seeks Authorization to Not Be Required to Meet Land Disposal Restriction Treatment Standard for PCBs (Board Action Item)

VII.   Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting and Discussion of Possible Board Tours/Dates

VIII.  Adjourn

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Holds April Meeting

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On April 14, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, on the first floor of the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the April 2016 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the March 10, 2016 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)

III.    Underground Storage Tanks Update

  1. Administrative Rules
  2. Final Adoption of Proposed Changes to Hazardous Waste Rules R315-103, R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263 R315-264, R315-265, R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, and R315-273 and setting of an effective date (Board Action Item)
  3. Final Adoption of the Repeal of Hazardous Waste Rules R315-1, R315-2, R315-3, R315-4, R315-5, R315-6, R315-7, R315-8, R315-9, R315-12, R315-13, R315-14, R315-16, and R315-50 and setting of an effective date (Board Action Item)
  4. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and a 30-day Public Comment Period for Amendments to the Hazardous Waste Rules R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-264 and R315-273 (Board Action Item)
  5. Approval to Proceed with Formal Rulemaking and a 30-day Public Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Radiation Control Rules R313-19 and R313-22 to Incorporate Changes Requested by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (Board Action Item)
  6. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Section
  7. EnergySolutions’ Request for a Site-Specific Treatment Variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules—i.e., EnergySolutions Seeks Authorization to Dispose of One, 5-Gallon Bucket of Spent Lithium-Thionyl Chloride Batteries Following Macroencapsulation (Board Action Item)
  8. EnergySolutions’ Request for a Site-Specific Treatment Variance from the Hazardous Waste Management Rules—i.e., EnergySolutions Seeks Authorization to Dispose of High Concentration Arsenic Waste Following Macroencapsulation (Board Action Item)
  9. Director’s Report

VII.   Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Item
  2. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting

VIII.  Adjourn

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.  The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Comments Sought re Utah’s Proposed New Hazardous Waste Rules

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At its January 2016 meeting, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board (Board) authorized the following Hazardous Waste rules: R315-103, R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263, R315-264, R315-265, R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, and R315-273 to be published in the Utah Bulletin and to commence a 30 day comment period.

The Board also approved the publication and commencement of public comment on the repeal of following rules: R315-1, R315-2, R315-3, R315-4, R315-5, R315-6, R315-7, R315-8, R315-9, R315-12, R315-13, R315-14, R315-16, and R315-50.

The comment period will begin on February 1, 2016.  Written comments on both of these proposals will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. MT on March 3, 2016. Written comments should be submitted to the following mailing address:

Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments can also be hand delivered and must be received by 5:00 p.m. MT on March 3, 2016. Hand-delivered comments should be submitted to the following address:

Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

Comments can also be sent via electronic mail to swpublic@utah.gov.  Comments submitted via electronic format should be identified by putting, “Public Comment on Hazardous Waste Rules,” in the subject line. All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

An unofficial copy of the proposed hazardous waste rules will be made available on the Internet at http://www.deq.utah.gov/Laws_Rules/dshw/ProposedHWRules.htm.

For additional information, please contact Ralph Bohn of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at (801) 536-0212.

Utah Waste Management & Radiation Control Board Holds January 2016 Meeting

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On January 14, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in the Multi Agency State Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the Board meeting: call to order; approval of the meeting minutes for the December 10, 2015 Board meeting (Board Action Item); underground storage tanks update; hazardous waste rules including approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and 30-day public comment period for proposed Hazardous Waste Rules R315-103, R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263, R315-264, R315-265, R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, and R315-273 (Board Action Item) and approval to proceed with formal rulemaking and 30-day public comment period for repeal of Hazardous Waste Rules R315-1, R315-2, R315-3, R315-4, R315-5, R315-6, R315-7, R315-8, R315-9, R315-12, R315-13, R315-14, R315-16, and R315-50 (Board Action Item); presentation on the X-Ray Program; other business including a miscellaneous information item and the next Board meeting; and, adjournment.

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state. The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state. A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/waste/meetings.htm.

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.