05000454/FIN-2016003-03
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| Title | Failure to Properly Block and Brace a Radioactive Shipment for Transport |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and an associated NCV of 10 CFR 71.5(a) and 49 CFR 171.1(b)(12) was self-revealed when the licensee failed to properly block and brace a Radioactive Waste (Radwaste) Shipment that was shipped to a waste processing facility for disposal. The failure to properly block and brace the Radwaste Shipment caused a breach of the shipping package while in transit to the waste processing facility. When the shipment breach was discovered at the waste processing facility, contamination surveys were immediately conducted and it was determined that no loss of content had occurred during transportation. The surveys also determined that radiation dose limits from the package were below NRC and Department of Transportation (DOT) limits. The waste processing facility notified the licensee of the breach during transport and the licensee entered the event into their CAP as IR 02665985. The inspectors determined that the issue was more than minor because it was associated with the Program and Process attribute of the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone and adversely impacted the cornerstone objective of ensuring adequate protection to public health and safety from exposure to radiation from routine civilian nuclear operations. Specifically, the breach of the transportation package by its content could lead to the inadvertent spread of radioactive contamination to the public domain if conditions had been slightly altered. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance, or Green, in accordance with IMC 0609, Appendix D, Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process, dated February 12, 2008, because the finding did not involve: (1) a radioactive shipment above radiation limits; (2) a certificate of compliance issue; (3) the failure to make emergency notifications; or (4) a low-level burial issue. A breach of the transportation package occurred during transit. However, the shipment contained less than a Type A quantity of material (LSA II shipment), and there was no loss of package contents or radioactive contamination. The inspectors assigned a cross-cutting aspect in the Resources element of the Human Performance Area (IMC 0310 H.1) to this finding due to inadequate procedures. |
| Site: | Byron  |
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| Report | IR 05000454/2016003 Section 2RS8 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2016 (2016Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Pr Safety |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.08 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Thompson E Duncan G Edwards G Hansen J Draper J Mcghee K Pusateri |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 71, PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 10 CFR 71.5 49 CFR |
| CCA | H.1, Resources |
| INPO aspect | LA.1 |
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