Information Notice 1988-16, Identify Waste Generators in Shipments of Low-Level Waste to Land Disposal Facilities

Identify Waste Generators in Shipments of Low-Level Waste to Land Disposal Facilities

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Issue date:	04/22/1988
From:	Knapp M Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 April 22, 1988 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 88-16: IDENTIFYING WASTE GENERATORS IN SHIPMENTS

OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE TO LAND DISPOSAL

FACILITIES

Addressees

Radioactive waste collection and service company licensees handling prepackaged

waste, and licensees operating low-level waste disposal facilities.

Purpose

This notice clarifies 10 CFR Section 20.311 regarding requirements for identifying

persons shipping low-level waste to land disposal facilities. The clarifications

and suggestions contained in this notice do not constitute new NRC requirements, and no written response is required.

Background:

A new Section 20.311 ("Transfer for disposal and manifests") was added to

10 CFR Part 20 inDecember 1982. Section 20.311 states that each shipment

of radioactive waste to a land disposal facility must be accompanied by a

manifest that describes the waste shipment. Among other requirements, this

description must include the name, address, and telephone number of the waste

generator. The purpose of identifying the waste generator is twofold: It

provides a source of information about the waste if questions or problems

arise. It enables development of a representative data base showing factors

such as actual generators, type of licensee, and state where generated, rather

than data skewed by large volumes from brokers or waste collectors.

For waste collector licensees who handle only prepackaged waste, Paragraph

20.311(e) provides two options for shipment manifest preparation. The first

option allows the waste collector to prepare a new manifest to reflect conso- lidated shipments. The new manifest serves as a listing or an index for the

detailed generator manifests, which must be attached to the new manifest. The

second option allows the waste collector to prepare a new manifest without at- taching the generator manifests, provided the new manifest contains for each

package the information contained in Paragraph 20.311(b).

Licensed waste processors who treat or repackage waste are considered in

Paragraph 20.311(f) to be the waste generators. Waste processors must

prepare a new manifest reflecting this responsibility.

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IN 88-16 April 22, 1988

Description of Circumstances

Contrary to Paragraph 20.311(e)(2), waste collectors who prepare new manifests

for shipping prepackaged low-level waste to land disposal facilities have some- times failed to either consistently identify the original waste generators or

consistently provide sufficient information to maintain the identity of the

waste generators for each specific waste container.

Discussion:

The intent of Section 20.311 is to ensure that each waste container delivered

to a land disposal facility is traceable to a specific waste generator. Waste

collector licensees should ensure that disposal facility shipment manifests

identify, for each container of prepackaged waste, the name, address, and

telephone number of the person generating the waste. Similarly, land disposal

operators accepting prepackaged waste from collectors should ensure that

container-specific waste generator information is included.

One acceptable approach would be to provide, for each container, a simple gener- ator code (e.g., A, B, C), and refer to an attached list for the name, address, and telephone number of the generator corresponding to the code. Another ac- ceptable approach would be to print the names, addresses, and telephone numbers

of the generators directly on the manifest continuation sheets. Other approaches

are-cceptabTe-pVor1ded-the ?diqu 1red waste generator inifof-oiAt1o7+correspondst-t6t

individual waste containers.

No written response is required by this information notice. If you have

questions, please contact this office or the appropriate NRC regional office.

Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Low-Level Waste Management

and Decommissioning

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

G. W. Roles, NMSS

(301)492-0595 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

Attachment

IN 88-16 April 22, 1988 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

NRC INFORMATION NOTICES

Information Date of

Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to

88-15 Availability of U.S. Food 4/18/88 Medical, Academic, and Drug Administration and Commercial

(FDA)-Approved Potassium licensees who possess

Iodide for Use in Emergencies radioactive iodine.

Involving Radioactive Iodine

88-14 Potential Problems with 4/18/88 All holders of OLs

Electrical Relays or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

88-13 Water Hammer and Possible 4/18/88 All holders of OLs

Piping Damage Caused by or CPs for nuclear

Misapplication of Kerotest power reactors.

Packless Metal Diaphragm

Globe Valves

88-12- Overgreasing of Electric ---- 4/12/88 ---All-'holders-of-OLs---

Motor Bearings or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

88-11 1 Potential Loss of Motor 4/7/88 All holders of Ols

Control Center and/or or CPs for nuclear

Switchboard Function Due power reactors.

to Faulty Tie Bolts

88-10 Materials Licensees: Lack 3/28/88 All NRC licensees

of Management Controls Over authorized to use

Licensed Programs byproduct material.

87-44, Thimble Tube Thinning in 3/28/88 All holders of OLs

Supp. 1 Westinghouse Reactors or CPs for nuclear

power reactors that

employ-a Westinghouse

NSSS.

88-09 Reduced Reliability of 3/18/88 All holders of OLs

Steam-Driven Auxiliary or CPs for nuclear

Feedwater Pumps Caused power reactors.

by Instability of Woodward

PG-PL Governors

OL = Operating License

CP = Construction Permit

IN 88-16 April 22, 1988

Description of Circumstances

Contrary to Paragraph 20.311(e)(2), waste collectors who prepare new manifests

for shipping prepackaged low-level waste to land disposal facilities have some- times failed to either consistently identify the original waste generators or

consistently provide sufficient information to maintain the identity of the

waste generators for each specific waste container.

Discussion:

The intent of Section 20.311 is to ensure that each waste container delivered

to a land disposal facility is traceable to a specific waste generator. Waste

collector licensees should ensure that disposal facility shipment manifests

identify, for each container of prepackaged waste, the name, address, and

telephone number of the person generating the waste. Similarly, land disposal

operators accepting prepackaged waste from collectors should ensure that

container-specific waste generator information is included.

One acceptable approach would be to provide, for each container, a simple gener- ator code (e.g., A, B, C), and refer to an attached list for the name, address, and telephone number of the generator corresponding to the code. Another ac- ceptable approach would be to print the names, addresses, and telephone numbers

of the generators directly on the manifest continuation sheets. Other approaches

are acceptable provided the required waste generator information corresponds to

individual waste containers.

No written response is required by this information notice. If you have

questions, please contact this office or the appropriate NRC regional office.

Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Low-Level Waste Management

and Decommissioning

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

Technical Contact:

6. W. Roles, NMSS

(301)492-0595 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

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IN 88- March31, 1988

Description of Circumstances

Contrary to Paragraph 20.311(e)(2), waste collectors who prepare new manifests

for shipping prepackaged low-level waste to land disposal facilities have

sometimes failed to either consistently identify the original waste generators

or consistently provide sufficient information to maintain the identity of the

waste generators for each specific waste container.

Discussion:

The intent of Section 20.311 is to ensure that each waste container delivered

to a land disposal facility is traceable to a specific waste generator. Waste

collector licensees should ensure that disposal facility shipment manifests

identify, for each container of prepackaged waste, the name, address, and

telephone number of the person generating the waste. Similarly, land disposal

operators accepting prepackaged waste from collectors should ensure that

container-specific waste generator information is included.

One acceptable approach would be to provide, for each container, a simple

generator code (e.g., A, B, C), and refer to an attached list for the name, address, and telephone number of the generator corresponding to the code.

Another acceptable approach would be to print the names, addresses, and

telephone numbers of the generators directly on the manifest continuation

sheets. Other approaches are acceptable provided the required waste generator

information corresponds to individual waste containers.

No written response is required by this Information Notice. If you have

questions, please contact this Office or the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Low-Level Waste Management

and Decommissioning

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

NRC

G. W. Roles, NMSS

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-4- IN 88- March , 1988

Description of Circumstances

Contrary to paragraph 20.311(e)(2), waste collectors who prepare new manifests

for shipping prepackaged low-level waste to land disposal facilities have

either not consistently identified the original waste generators or have not

consistently provided sufficient information to maintain the identity of the

waste generators for each specific waste container.

Discussion:

The intent of Section 20.311 is to ensure that each waste container delivered

to a land disposal facility is traceable to a specific waste generator. Waste

collector licensees should ensure that disposal facility shipment manifests

identify, for each container of prepackaged waste, the name, address, and

telephone number of the person generating the waste. Similarly, land disposal

operators accepting prepackaged waste from collectors should ensure that

container-specific waste generator information is included.

One acceptable approach would be to provide, for each container, a simple

generator code (e.g., A, B, C), and refer to an attached list for the name, address, and telephone number of the generator corresponding to the code.

Another acceptable approach would be to print the names, addresses, and

telephone numbers of the generators directly on the manifest continuation

sheets. Other approaches are acceptable provided the required waste generator

information corresponds to individual waste containers.

No specific action or written response is required by this Information

Notice. If you have questions, please contact this Office or the appropriate

NRC Regional Office.

Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Low-Level Waste Management

and Decommissioning

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards

NRC

Technical Contact:

G. W. Roles, NMSS :IRMS :Tech Editor

Telephone: (301)492-0595 :JHckey Krau(

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