IR 05000321/1980032
| ML20002B930 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1980 |
| From: | Macarthur T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20002B924 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-321-80-32, 50-366-80-32, NUDOCS 8101070342 | |
| Download: ML20002B930 (3) | |
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101 MARIETTA sT.. N.W.. SUITE 3100 ?g...../ ATL ANTA. G EORGIA 30303 . Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO. 50-321/80-32 50-366/80-32 Reference: TI 2840/1, (Rev. 1), " Waste Packaging Inspections", 10/10/79 Licensee-Shipper: Georgia Power Company 270 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Disposal Site: Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 c N 1500003
Inspector: i /[[D , T. C.//acArthur, R diati/o Specialist, @te[ Signed FFSPIS &MS Br ch , Approved by: i// J. P ot er,' Chief, FF&MS Section, FF&MS Branch Ifate/ Signed SUMMARY Inspection Dates: July 31, 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 Commissica (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 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 shipment.
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DETAILS . 1.
Persons 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 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.
3.
Shipments Inspected One shipment of 69 55-gallon drums of low level radioactive waste totalling 871 mci shipped from the Hatch Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power Company was inspected at the Chem Nuclear site on July 31, 1980. The shipment was carried by the Home Transportation Company, Trailer #003 (SSR #21693) and was found in violation of 49 CFR 172.504(a) in that there was no " Radio-active" placard on either the front of the trailer or on the front of the tractor (#2-319). This is a Severity Level IV noncompliance.
4.
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: Material shipping name - 49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202 Material class 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 - Name sequence 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 - Total quantity (volure) 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 - Limited quantity - 49 CFR 172.200/172.203 Name of each radionuclide - 49 CFR 172.203 Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203 - Activity in curies - 49 CFR 172.203 Category or label - 49 CFR 172.203 Notation of NRC/ERDA package approval 49 CFR 172.203 - Proper certification - 49 CFR 172.204 - . - - -.. - - - -. _ - - - - . - -.... -.--.-..
~ . q . - t-2- . In addition to the above, 49 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.
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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 vehicle; were also inspected for compliance with the following: ' Maximum transportation index of 50 - (49 CFR 177.842) Loaded so as to avoid spillage (49 CFR 177.842) i 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 ncrmally 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 six feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a repesenta-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 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 - 49 CFR 173.392 Tight packages - Itd. Qty., - 49 CFR 173.391 or 173.392 No release of material - 49 CFR 173.392/173.393
l Radioactive material markings 49 CFR 172.310 - I Security seals 49 CFR 173.393 - Gross wei ht requirements - 49 CFR 172.310
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