RECEIVED PERMITS DIVISION JUL 19 1999
RECEIVED TNRCC- JUL 20 1999- UIC AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE

July 13, 1999

TNRCC
ATTN DALE BURNETT DIRECTOR, PERMITS DIVISION
MC 126
P O BOX 13087
AUSTIN TX 78711-3087

Re: Radioactive Material License No. L04971 and Log No. 1999-07-0283

Dear Mr. Burnett:

The Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control has received a request from Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) for approval to transfer electric arc furnace dust (United States Environmental Protection Agency designation KO61) contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137) to the WCS hazardous waste disposal facility (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Permit No. HW-50358) for disposal. This request is made under the provisions of Section (§) 289.202(ff)(2) of Title 25 of the Texas Administrative Code (25 TAC). A copy of the request is enclosed. The material in question is indicated to contain 275 millicuries (mCi) of Cs-137.

25 TAC § 289.202(ff)(5) requires that our agency consult with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to determine that the transfer of the material will not result in the hazardous waste disposal facility exceeding one (1) curie (Ci) of incident-related Cs-137. We request your confirmation, as the Director of the Industrial and Hazardous Waste Division, that the transfer of this material to the WCS hazardous waste disposal facility will not result in the facility possessing more than 1 Ci of incident- related Cs-137.

Our records indicate that 377.4 mCi of Cs-137-contaminated KO61 has previously been transferred to this facility. The additional 275 mCi represented by this request will result in a total of 652.4 mCi being received under the provisions of 25 TAC § 289.202(ff)(5).

If you have any questions regarding this request, Mr. Philip Shaver of my staff will provide you with the details. Mr. Shaver may be contacted by telephone at (512) 834-6688, extension 2210, or via the Internet at phil.shaver@tdh.state.tx.us.

Sincerely,
[signed]
Ruth E. McBurney, CHP, Director
Division of Licensing, Registration and Standards
Bureau of Radiation Control


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