IR 05000333/1981028
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1982 |
| From: | Clemons P, Knapp P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-333-81-28, NUDOCS 8202090425 | |
| Download: ML20040F624 (2) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
50-333/81-28 IE Investigation 81-01 Docket No.
50-333 License No.
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Power Authority of the State of New York P.O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 Facility Name: James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Inspection At: Wasta, South Dakota Report Pre t
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Radiological Protection Section
Technical Inspection Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection by Region IV Radiation Specialist on May 27-28, 1981.
The Power Authority of the State of New York was the. originator of a waste shipment which was inspected near Wasta, South Dakota Results: One apparent item of noncompliance was identified (delivery of radioactive material to'a carrier for transport in a container
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OETAILS On May 22, 1981, according to a licensee representative, the Power
' Authority of the State of New York dispatched a shipment of licensed material consisting of 71 drums containing a total of 124.5 millicuries of LSA radioactive waste to the U.S. Ecology, Inc. burial site at Richland, Washington.
The shipment was made in DOT 17A drums wi'.h plastic liners and carried in a tractor-trailer truck. The contents of the drums were reported to be contaminated turbine oil absorbed in "Sptedy Dry."
On May 27-28, 1981 near Wasta, South Dakota, as the result cf a report by the driver of the tractor-trailer truck, a Radiation Specialist from the Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region IV, inspected the shipment. The inspection' consisted of interviewing the involved personnel and examining a leaking contaminated drum, the tractor-trailer, and an oil spot on the ground.
A copy of the Investigation Report prepared by the Region IV inspector is attached. The report states that one D0T 17A drum was found to have leaked a portion of its contents (contaminated turbine oil) through a one-centimeter puncture hole located near the base of the drum. The drum label indicated that the drum contained approximately 1.5 millicuries of activated corrosion products. A small-amount of oil was found to have leaked from the drum to the truck bed and from there to the ground on May 26, 1981.
No significant contamination of drums, vehicle, or soil was observed.
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10 CFR 71.5 prohibits delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
49 CFR 173.392(c)(1) states, " Materials must be packaged in strong, tight packages so that there will be no leakage of radioactive material under conditions normally incident to transportation;."
Drum No. 190-81 was not a strong, tight package in that liquid was found to be leaking from it on May 26, 1981.
This represents noncompliance with 10 CFR 71.5 (81-28-01).
The James A. Fitzpatrick Assistant to the Resident Manager was informed of-this apparent item of noncompliance with NRC requirements in a telephone conversation with P. Clemons on December 24, 1981.