IR 015000027/1980017
| ML20033F529 | |
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| Site: | 015000027 |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1980 |
| From: | Book H, Riedlinger B, Thomas R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| FOIA-89-556 15000027-80-17, NUDOCS 9003210352 | |
| Download: ML20033F529 (8) | |
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U. S. HUCLTAR REGUIATORY. CoreilSSION
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80-17 Report No.
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15000027 License No.
Safeguards Group Licensee:
P racility Name:
Nuclear Engineering Comnany i
Inspection at:
Beattv; Nevada
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Inspection conducted:
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B.A.Riedlingej,RadiationSpecialist-Date signed D te Signed
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Approved'by: ' R.D. T omas,. Chi f, Materials Radiological
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H.E.. Book, Chief, Fuel Facility and Materials Date signed S'afety Branch S u:=c ry :
Inspection on February 11-15, 1980 (Report No. 15000027/80-17)
This inspection was conducted to observe waste shipments and
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packages. Vehicle placarding, packaging conditions, and labels were observed.
Radiation survey were conducted and removable radioactive contamination samples were taken of'16 shipments.
This composite report details 12 shipments which were found to be in compliance with 00T and NRC regulations.
Four. shipments were noted with apparent items of noncompliance and are referenced in Inspection Reports 80-15, 80-16, 80-23, and 80-39.
The State of Nevada was represented onsite during 2/11-12/1980.
No 00T' representative was present. One container was opened.
See Report 80-39 for details.
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Results:
No items of noncompliance with NRC or DOT requirements l
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Persons Contacted
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Steve Carpenter, Site Manager, NECO Jim Cruickshank, Site Radiation Safety Officer, NECO Steve Bump,-Radiation Control Specialist, Nevada State Health Division.
Backaround This inspection was conducted between February 11 and 15, 1980.
A State of Nevada Representative was onsite on February 11 and 12, 1980.
No Department of Transportation representatives were on site during this inspection.
One package.was opened during_this inspection.
See report 80-39 for details.
The instrument used for radiation level surveys was NRC 005780 (Xetex Model 303A).
Recalibration of the instrument will be on or before March 20, 1980.
The instruments used for swipe counting were:
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Victoreen Thyac II Survey Meter, NRC N000376.
Recalibration will be due on 2/20/80, 2.
Ludlum Model 12 count rate meter, NRC N003564.
- Recalibration will be due on 3/20/80.
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Eberline Mini-Scaler, Model MS-2, NRC N006389.
The unit has an HP-210 pancake probe and a model SH4A sample changer, l.-
Licensee - Shipper:
Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, Nebraska w
Shipment Inspected:
February 11, 1980 Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit Trailer:
228146 Freight Bill:
332767 The load consisted of 14, fifty-five gallon drums of solid resins.
The drums were inside a cask used for shielding-purposes only.
A radiation survey of the vehicle showed a maximum dose rate of 3 mR/hr at the surface of the cask and 2.0 mR/hr at six feet from the trailer.
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radioactive contamination showed no significant removable contamination above background.
A State of Nevada represent-ative was on site when this shipment was unloaded.
No item of noncompliance was identifie R
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Licensee - Shippers Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, Nebraska
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Shipment Inspected:
February 11, 1980
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Nuclear Engineering Comapny
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Shipment Record No:
80-11-l The load consisted of 14, fifty-five gallon drums of solid resins, The drums were inside a cask used for shielding purposes only.
A radiation survey of the vehicle showed a maximum dose rate of 10 mR/hr at the surface,of the cask and 2.5 mR/hr at six feet from the trailer.
Checks for radioactive contamination showed no' removable contamination above background.
A State
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of Nevada representative was on site when this shipment
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No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
Arkansas power and Light Russellville, Arkansas shipment Inspected:
February 11, 1980 Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit Trailer No:
30611 P
Freight Bill:
334770 v
The load consisted of 3, fifty cubic feet containers of metal. oxides on filters.
Each container had its own shielding cask (1 "of lead shielding).
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" Radioactive" placards on both sides of the middle cask, and on the cab of the vehicle, but there was no placard on the cask at the back of the trailer.
The inspector could see tape marks where a placard may have been located.
The driver stated that the shipper.. placarded the vehicle
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and told him that the placarding was as required.
A radiation survey showed a maximum rate of 40 mR/hr at the surface of a cask and a maximum of 3.2 mR/hr at six feet from the trailer.
Under the trailer, the maximum i
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rate-was 9 mR/hr.
The level in the cab of the vehicle was 1.5 mR/hr.
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showed no removable contamination above background. A State of Nevada representative was on site when this
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shipment was unloaded.
No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
Arkansas power and Light Russellville, Arkansas
Shipment Inspected:
February 11, 1930-Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit
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Trailers 340162 Freight Bill:
334768 The load consisted of 3, fifty cubic feet containers of metal oxides on filters.
The containers were marked as
" Specification 7A".
Each container had its own shielding cask (lh" of lead shielding).
The cask on the back of the truck was placarded, as was-the cab of the truck.
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However, the placards on the sides of the middle cask had blown off during a storm (stated the driver, Victor Zinn).
Each cask had a radioactive yellow III label.
A radiation survey showed a maximum radiation level of 42 mR/hr at the surface of a cask an6 a maximum radiation level of'3.2 mR/hr at 6 feet from the trailer.
The maximum radiation level under the trailer was 20 mR/hr.
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The radiation level in the-cab of the vehicle was 1.5 mR/hr.
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Checks for contamination showed no removable contamination above background.
A State of Nevada representative was
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on site when this shdpment was unloaded.
No item of noncompl-iance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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Baltimore Washington Internation Airport Baltimore, Maryland Shipment Inspected:
February 11, 1980 y
Carrier:
Delta Lines / Consolidated Freightways
Shipping Order:
88UJ-HA-53199 L86 UJ-HA-53199 The load was 2, fifty-five gallon drums of solid salts.
Thic was not an exclusive use shipment.
The drums were marked with Radioactive White I labels.- A State of Nevada representative was on site when the drums were off-loaded.
No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
Allied Chemical f
Metropolis, Illinois-Shipment Inspected:
February 12, 1980 Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit Trailer:
440417 Freight Bill:
333493 The load consisted of 60, fifty-five gallon drums containing solid uranium oxides.
Tags attached to the drums read " contaminated waste material - Radioactive HLSA".
Vehicle surveys showed a maximum dose rate of 4.5 mR/hr st the surface of the trailer and 2.2 mR/hr at 6 feet from the trailer.
Checks for radioactive contamination showed no removable contamination in excess of DOT limits.: A State of. Nevada representative was on site when this shipment was unloaded.,
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No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
General Electric Company Wilmington, North Carolina
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Shipment Inspected:
February 12, 1980 Cerrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit Trailer:
444563 Freight Bill:
334673
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The load consisted of 40 wood boxes of materials contaminated with uranium oxides.
The materials were shipped as low y
specific activity, N.O.S.
The boxes were banded with metal strapping.
The vehicle was properly placarded.
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radiation survey of the vehicle showed that the maximum
dose rate at the surface of the trailer was less than 1 mR/hr.
The boxes completely filled the trailer.. The doors were sealed and padlocked.
The boxes were stencilled
" Radioactive LSA".
During unloading, one box was observed to be wet and something was dripping from it.
Swipes were taken to check for removable radioactive contamination.
There was no significant removable contamination above background.
On.further investigation, it was found that ice was still on top of the box and was melting.
The boxes had been loaded under winter weather conditions in North Carolina.
A State of Nevada representative was present when the shipment was unloaded.
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Licensee'- Shipper:
Thomas Gray.& Associates Orange, California
' Shipment Inspected:
February 15, 1980-Carrier:
Home Transportation Company, Inc.
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Trailer:
743006 Freight Bill:
2-0083
.The load consisted of 164, fifty-five gallon drums of LSA materials and 3 thirty gallon drums of LSA materials.
The vehicle was placarded with both " radioactive" and
" flammable" placards.
This was an exclusive use shipment.
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A radiation-survey of the vehicle showed a maximum dose rate of 200 mR/hr on the floor under the trailer between the front supporting struts.. The maximum dose rate at q
the side of the trailer was 25 mR/hr.
The maximum dose rate at 6 feet from the trailer was 3.2 mR/hr.
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had separated from the trailer before the inspector-j arrived on site.
The shipment contained seven, fifty-five
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gallon drums of LSA materialc from the University of Southern California (USC) who was banned from.using the site.
The RSR was missing radiation levels for_two drums.
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shown on the RSR was 115 mR/hr, but 200 mR/hr had been found underneath the trailer.
NECO returned the shipment to the shipper.
Nothing was off-loaded.
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Licensee-- Shippert General Electric Company Wilmington, North Carolina
' Shipment Inspected:
February 15, 1980
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Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit Company Trailer:
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Freight Bill:
334674 The load consisted of forty wooden boxes containing materials f
contaminated with uranium dioxide.
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the surface of the' trailer.
Checks for radioactive j
contamination showed no significant removable contamination
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above background.
i Mo item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
The Babcock and Wilcox Company c
Leechburg, pennsylvania i
Shipment Inspected:
Tebruary 1980
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Carrier:
Tri-State Motor Transit
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340751
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Freight Bill:
334586 The load was nine wooden boxes of Low Specific Activity material.
A radiation survey of the vehicle showed a
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maximum dose rate of less than 1 mR/hr at the surface of
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the trailer.
Checks for radioactive contamination showed no significant removable contamination above background
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levels.
The placard on the front of the trailer was
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missing, but the other three were intact.
The driver stated that the placard was lost in a storm.
The inspector could see where the placard had been stapled.
No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper:
D.C. Cook Nuclear Station
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Bridgman, Michigan Shipment Inspected:
February 15, 1980 Carrier:
Home Transportation Company Trailer:
330034
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Frr~ght Bill:
2-000103 The load was two large wooden boxes containing Radioactive LSA materials.
A radiation survey of the trailer showed a maximum dose rate of 5 mR/hr at the surface of the trailer and 1.6 mR/hr at six feet from the vehicle.
Checks for radioactive contamination showed no significant removable contamination above background.
No item of noncompliance was identified.
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Licensee - Shipper D.C. Cook Nuclear Station I
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Shipment Inspected:
February 15, 1980 Carrier:
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The load was two large wooden boxes containing i
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A radiation survey of
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the trailer showed a maximum dose rate of 9.5 mR/hr at the surface of the boxes and 2.2 mR/hr at six feet from the trailer.- Checks for radioactive contamination i
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