IR 015000039/1980017
| ML20002A857 | |
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| Site: | Haddam Neck, 02700047, 015000039 |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1980 |
| From: | Macarthur T, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20002A848 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000039-80-17, 50-213-80-26, NUDOCS 8011210736 | |
| Download: ML20002A857 (4) | |
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Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO.
15000039/80-17 Reference:
TI 2840/1, (Rev. 1), " Waste Packaging Inspections", 10/10/79 Licensee-Shipper:
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant RR #4 Box 127E East Hampton, CT 06424 Disposal Site:
Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No. 15000039 Inspector: 7 & h tl k f[//f*
T. C. MacArthur, Radiation Specialist, Date Signed FF&MS Sect *on,
&MS Branch Approved by:
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J. P// Potter, Chief, FF&MS Section, FF&MS Branch Date, Signed SUMMARY Inspection lates:
July 28, 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-
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ments; (3) radiation levels; (4) removable contamination; (5) DOT marking and labeling requirements for packages; (6) DOT and NRC requirements for external package features, and (7) prohibited articles or contents.
Results: Of the seven areas inspected one item of noncompliance was observed in one sb% ment; Failure to properly placard the transporting vehicle (paragraph 3).
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted o - an, South Carolina, DHEC R. Sapr W. House, south Carolina DHEC
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D. Ebenhack, CNSI 2.
General
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The NRC inspection consisted cf 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 determine 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 assigna a control number for each shipment upon arrival at the site. These numbers 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 One shipment of 10 boxes of Radioactive-LSA material containing 1.07 Ci, shipped from Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant was inspected at the Chem Nuclear site on July 28, 1980. The shipment was carried by the Home Transportation Company Trailer #442222 (SSR #21598) and was found in viola-tion of 49 CFR 172.504(a) in that there was no " Radioactive" placard on either_the trailer or the Tractor (#2-289). This is a Severity Level IV noncompliance.
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Shipping Papers The shipping papers.were reviewed for completeness and to ascertain if the 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:
49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202 Material shipping name
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49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Material class
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49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Name sequence
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Total quantity (volume)
49 CFR 172.200/172.202
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49 CFR 172.200/172.203 Limited quantity
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49 CFR 172.203~
Name of each radionuclide
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49 CFR 172.203 Physical and chemical form _
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49 CFR 172.203 Activity in curies.
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Category or label 49 CFR 172.203
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Notation of NRC/ERDA
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49 CFR 172.203 package-approval
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49 CFR 172.204 Proper certification
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-2-In addition to the above, 49 CFR 177.817 requires carriers to maintain the
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above shipping papers readily available for inspection and recognizable by authorities in case of an accident.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements (49 CFR 172, Subr* t F and 49 CFR 173.392). - The vehicles were also inspected for compliance wim. 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)
No items of noncompliance were identified, except as shown in paragraph 3 above.
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Maximum Radiation Levels Each truck was surveyed for maximum radiation levels in the normally occupied portiens 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 six feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a rep.esenta-tive package. Shipping cask were surveyed at the surface.
No levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.
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Packaging A representative sampling of packages froe 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
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Tight packages - ltd. Qty.,
49 CFR 173.391 or 173.392
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No release of material 49 CFR 173.392/173.393
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Radioac'. ' 7e material markings 49 CFR 172.310
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Security seals
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49 CFR 173.393 Gross weight requirements 49 CFR 172.310
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Proper shipping name
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49 CFR 172.100/172.300 LSA labeling 49 CFR 173.392
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Cask design specificetions
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49 CFR 173.393a
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