IR 015000034/1980021
| ML19347D799 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick, 02700047, 015000034 |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1980 |
| From: | Macarthur T, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19347D795 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000034-80-21, 50-333-80-24, NUDOCS 8103270832 | |
| Download: ML19347D799 (4) | |
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0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
50-333/80-24 (15000039/80-21)
Docket No.
50-333 License No.
DPR-59 Priority Category Licensee:
Power Authority of the State of New York P.O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 Facility Name:
James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Shipment Inspection at: Barnwell, South Carolina burial site Inspection conducted: November 6, 1980 Inspectors:
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date signed date signed date signed Approved by:
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date signed Inspection Summary:
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Region I Form 12 (Rev. April 77)
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Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTION: OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO 80-21 Licensee-Power Authority of the State of New York Shipper:
Disposal Site:
Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No. 15000039 Inspector: 8-
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Potter, Chief, FF&MS Section, FF&MS Branch Ditd Signed SUMMARY Inspection Dates:
November 6, 1980 visit to Chem-Nuclear Waste disposal site, Barnwell, South Carolina for unannounced inspections of licensee-shippers.
Areas Reviewed: Each licensee-shipper vehicle was inspected for compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regu-lations as follows:
(1) shipping paper requirements; (2) DOT Placarding require-ments; (3) radiation levels; (4) removable contamination; (5) DOT marking and labeling requirements for packages; (6) DOT and RRC requirements for external package features, and (7) prohibited articles or contents.
Results: Of the seven areas inspected involving this shipment, one item of non-compliance was identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Pe rsons Contacted -
R. Sappington, South Carolina, DHEC W. House, South Carolina, DHEC D. Ebenhack, CNSI 2.
General The NRC inspection consisted of a review of the shipping papers, radiation survey of the vehicle, contamination surveys and radiation level surveys of selected packages.
General surveys and observations were conducted to dete rmine if the vehicle had proper placards, proper seals, and if any obvious safety hazards existed. The contents of the vehicles were inspected for appropriate marking, labeling, tightness of seals, integrity of package construction or any evidence of leakage.
Chem-Nuclear assigns a control number for each shipment upon arrival at the site. These cumbers were called " shipment survey report numbers" (SSR No.)
and were used by the inspectors to identify licensee-shippers during this inspection.
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Shipments Inspected
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One shipment iaspected on November 6, 1980 was observed not to have the required Radioactive placard on the front of the tractor or the front of the trailer. This is a Severity Level VI Violation.
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Shipping Papers The shipping papers were reviewed for completeness and to ascertain if the I
contents of the shipment were properly identified, and if emergency notifi-cation procedures and instructions were included as required under 49 CFR 172. Subpart C.
Specific requirements for shipping papers were reviewed as follows:
Material shipping name 49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202
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Material class 49 CFR 172.200/172.202
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Name sequence 49 CFR 172.200/172.202
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Total quantity (volume)
49 CFR 172.200/172.202
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Limited quantity
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49 CFR 172.200/172.203 Name of each radionuclide 49 CFR 172.203
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Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203
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Activity in curies 49 CFR 172.203
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i Category or label 49 CFR 172.203
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l Notation of NRC/ERDA package approval 49 CFR 172.203
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Proper certification
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-2-In addittsn to the above, 49 CFR 177.817 requires carriers to maintain the above shipping papers readily available for inspection and recognizable by
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements (49 CFR 172, Subpart F and 49 CFR 173.392). The vehicles were also inspec*ed for compliance with the following:
Maximum transportation index of 50 - (49 CFR 177.842)
Loaded so as to avoid spillage (49 CFR 177.842)
Properly blocked and braced (49 CFR 173.392/177.842)
LSA vehicle survey (49 CFR 177.843)
One item of noncompliance was identified.
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Maximum Radiation Levels Each truck was surveyed for maximum radiation levels in the normally occupied portions of the vehicle, in a vertical plane at the edge of the flatbed or at the surface of the closed vehicles, in a vertical plane si-feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a representative package. Each shipping cask was surveyed at the surface.
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11o levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.
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Packaging A representative sampling of packages from each shipment was examined for conformance with DOT marking and labeling requirements. External features of the packages were examined for conformance with DOT and NRC requirments as noted below:
Low specific activity (LSA) packaging
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49 CFR 173.392 Tight packages - Ltd. Qty.,
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49 CFR 173.391 or 173.392 No release of material
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49 CFR 173.392/173.393 Radioactive material markings 49 CFR 172.310
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Security seals 49 CFR 173.393
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Gross weight requirements
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49 CFR 172.310 Proper shipping name 49 CFR 172.100/172.300
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LSA labeling 49 CFR 173.392
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Cask design specifications
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49 CFR 173.393a
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