IR 015000039/1980023
| ML18008A017 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point, 02700047, 015000039 |
| Issue date: | 02/23/1981 |
| From: | Macarthur T, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17340B049 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000039-80-23, 50-250-80-37, 50-251-80-35, NUDOCS 8104230927 | |
| Download: ML18008A017 (5) | |
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P0 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Special Report:
WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF I,ICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO.
50-250/80-37 AND 50-251/80-35 Licensee-Shipper:
Florida Power and Light Compnay
.,'ATTN:
,R. E. Uhrig, Vice President Advanced Systems and Technology P. 0.
Box 529100
'iami, FI 33152 Disposal Site:
Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
P. 0. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No.
15000039 Inspector:
, T.
C.
acArthur, Radiation Specialist,
'FFSMS Section, FFSMS Branch
/~ <i Date Signed Approved by:~J.
P. Potter, C
ef, FFSMS Section, FFSMS Branch SUMMARY ate igned Inspection Dates:
December 9,: 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 MC requirements for external packag'e features, and (7) prohibited articles or contents.
Results:
Of the seven areas inspected involving shipments, one item of noncom-pliance was identifie DETAILS Persons Contacted E. Williams, South Carolina, DHEC J. Purvis, CNSI J. Ott, CNSI A. J.
Gould, FPGL J. Sullivan, FPM P. Hughes, FPM, 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 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 assigns 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.
Shipments Inspected One shipment of waste material was received from the Turkey Point Plant in trailer //1720 on December',
1980; The shi'pment carried by'hem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., (Trailer 7/28) identified by SSR 823844 was found to be in violation of 49 CFR 173.392(c)(1)
in. that there was leakage of, material from some of the barrels.
This is a
Severity Level III violation (Supplement V).
Shipping Papers The shipping papers were reviewed for c'ompleteness 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
CFR 172, Subpart C.
Specific requirements for shipping papers were reviewed as follows:
Material shipping name Material class Name sequence Total quantity (volume)
Limited quantity Name of each radionuclide Physical and chemical form Activity in'curies
CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202
CFR 172.200/172.202
CFR 172.200/172.202
CFR 172.200/172.202
CFR 172.200/172.203
CFR 172.203
CFR 172.203
CFR 172.203
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In addition to the above,
CFR 177.817 requires carriers to maintain the above shipping papers readily available for inspection and recognizable by authorities in case of an accident.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
5.
Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements (49 CFR 172, Subpart F and 49 CFR 173.392).
The vehicles were also inspected for compliance with the following:
Maximum transportation index of 50 - (49 CFR 177.842)
I.oaded 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.
6.
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 s'ix feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a representa-tive package.
Shipping cask were surveyed at the surface.
No levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.
7. 'ackaging A representative sampling of packages from each shipment was examined for conformance with DOT marking and labeling requirements.
External features of'he 'packages were'examined for 'conformance with DOT and NRC requirments as noted below:
I,ow specific activity (LSA) packaging Tight packages
- ltd. Qty.,
No release of material Radioactive material markings Security seals Gross-weight requirements Proper shipping name LSA labeling Cask design specifications
49 CFR 173.392
CFR 173.391 or 173.392
CFR 173.392/173.393
CFR 172.310
CFR 173.393
CFR 172.310
CFR 172.100/172.300
CFR 173.392
CFR 173.393a
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