ML17053B705
| ML17053B705 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 02700047, Nine Mile Point |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1980 |
| From: | Brown R, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17053B704 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000039-80-03, 15000039-80-3, NUDOCS 8006190230 | |
| Download: ML17053B705 (12) | |
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+~*y4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMlSSlON REGION II 101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Special Report:
WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF IICENSEE-SHIPPERS
Reference:
TI 2840/1, (Rev. 1), 'Waste Packaging Inspections",
10/10/79 Licensee-Shipper:
See Attachment A
Disposal Site:
Chem-Nuclear
- Systems, Inc.
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O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina Docket o.
15000 39 29812 Inspector:
R.
Brown, Radiat Specialist, GUS ti S Branch D te igned Approved by:J.
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otter, Chief, FFSMS Section, FFRiS Branch ate Signed
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Inspection Dates:
March 13>>14, 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 NRC requirements f'r external package features, and (7) prohibited articles or. contents.
Results:
Of the seven areas inspected involving 15 shipments, no items of noncompliance were identified.
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DETAIIS Persons Contacted R. Sappington, South Carolina DHEC W. House, South Carolina DHEC D.. Ebenhock, Chem-Nuclear
- Systems, Inc.
L. Reynolds, Chem-Nuclear
- Systems, Inc.
C. Hathaway, Chem-Nuclear
- Systems, Inc.
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.
e 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 Fifteen shipments were inspected during the period of March 13-14, 1980.
A listing of the shippers inspected and their assigned number is included as Attachment A.
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 Material class Name sequence Total quantity (volume)
Iimited quantity Name of each radionuclide Physical and chemical form Activity in curies Category or label Notation of NRC/ERDA 49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202 49 CFR 172.200/172 '02 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 49 CFR 172.200/172.203 49 CFR 172.203 49 CFR 172.203 49 CFR 172.203 49 CFR 172.203
package approval Proper certification 49 CFR 172.203 49 CFR 172.204 5.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
Each vehicle was inspected for conformance (49 CER 172, Subpart.
F and 49 CFR 173.392).
for compliance with the following:
j with DOT placarding requirements The vehicles were also inspected 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.
6.
Maximum Radiation Levels Each truck was surveyed for maximum radiation levels in the normally occupied portions of. the vehicle, in, a plane at the edge of the flat bed 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 representative package.
Shipping cask were surveyed at. the surface.
No levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.
Contamination Smears Each. vehicle and a representative sample package was surveyed for removable contamination by smearing over a 300 square centimeters area of the surface.
No more than two smears were taken from any package or vehicle.
Smears were taken from areas that would most likely be contaminated.
The smears were checked for gross Beta-gamma contamination at the site.
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No smears were found to be contaminated in excess of 49 CFR 173.397 limits.
l 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 Tight packages
- ltd. Qty.,
No release of material Radioactive material markings Security seals Gross weight requirements 49 CFR 173.392 49 CFR 173.391 or 173.392 49 CFR 173.392/173.393 49 CFR 172.310 49 l2R 173.393 49 CFR 172.310
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Proper shipping name LSA labeling Cask design specifications 49 CFR 172.100/172.300 49 CFR 173.392 49 CZR 173.393a No items of noncompliance were identified.
Verification of Package Contents.
Due to the lack of facilities for properly opening packages at the site, the criteria for opening packages was restricted to those packages containing solidified waste (to verify the absence of free-standing water) and/or where there was evidence of leakage.
No items of noncompliance were noted.
APR -7 ls80 ATTACHMENT A SSR NO.
019104 019110 019119 NRC
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-II CARRIER HITTMAN Tri-State Hittman TRAILER NO.
72233 72485 72237 LICENSEE.-SHIPPER I
Philadelphia Electric Compaay 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 Peach Bottom Plaat Docket No. 50-277 019113 019114 I
Chem"Nuclear I
Chem-Nuclear 049 044 Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019 Fitzpatrick Plant Docket No. 50-333 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporatioa 300 Erie Boulevard West
. Syracuse, NY 13202 Nine Mile Point Plaat Docket No. 50-220 019122.
Chem-Nuclear 040 Bostoa Edisoa Company 800 Boylstoa Street
- Boston, MA 02199 Pilgrim Plant Docket No. 50-293 019108 019111 019117 019100 Chem-Nuclear Chem-Nuclear Chem-Nuclear II Masoa-Dixon 022 050 007 41661 Virginia Electric 6 Power Company Attn:
J. H. Ferguson Executive Vice President-Power P.
O. Box 26666
- Richmond, VA 23261 Surry Plant Docket No. 50-280 Report No. 80-07 Carolina Power 6 light Company Attn:
J. A. Jones, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 411 Fayetteville Street
- Raleigh, NC 27602 Brunswick Plant Docket No., 50-325 Report No. 80-13 Tennessee Nuclear Specialties P. O..Box 158 Jonesboro, TN 37659 I
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R~e ion 019115 II CARRIER Chem-Nuclear TRAILER NO.
033 LICENSEE-SHIPPER Westinghouse Electric Corporation Attn:
M. D'more, Manager Columbia Plant
- Columbia, SC 29205 Report No. 80-07 019116 019107 019118 II Home Chem-Nuclear III Hittman 018 026 72230 Neoplastic Diseases Dr. Weisman 740 Magnolia Avenue
- Orlando, FL Duke Power Company Attn:
W. 0. Parker, Jr.
Vice President, Steam Production 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Oconee Plant Docket No. 50-269 Report No. 80-10 Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden Nuclear Power Station RR g1 Morris, IL 60450 Docket No.50-010 019105 III Hittman 72484 Commonwealth Edison Company P. 0. Box 767 Chicago, II, 60690 Quad-Cities Plant
.Docket No. 50-254