ML17053D001
| ML17053D001 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Lempges T NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17053D002 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8201250041 | |
| Download: ML17053D001 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1981025
Text
JAN 7
1S82
Docket No. 50-220
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
ATTN:
Mr. T,
E.
Lempges
Vice President
Nuclear Generation
300 Erie Boulevard
West
Syracuse,
13202
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Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection
50-220/81-25
This refers to an inspection
conducted
by
a representative
of the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control
on September
23,
1981 of a shipment of radioactive
waste
from Nine Mile Point Unit 1.
The
shipment
was inspected
upon its arrival at the Chem-Nuclear
Systems,
Inc.
burial site at Barnwell, South Carolina.
Areas
examined during this inspection
are described
in a report by a
representative
of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control, which is attached to the Office of Inspection
and Enforcement
Inspection
Report enclosed with this letter.
The inspection consisted
of a
review of shipping papers,
placarding,
marking and labeling, radiation
measurements,
and examination of the packages
and the tractor-trailer.
Based
on the results of this inspection, it appears
that
one of your activities
was not conducted
in full compliance with NRC requirements
as set forth in
the Notice of Violation enclosed
herewith
as Appendix A.
The violation in
Appendix A has
been categorized
at the severity level descr ibed in accordance
with the Interim Enforcement Policy as published in the Federal
Re ister
(45 FR'66754)
October 7,
1980.
You are required to respond to this letter,
and in preparing your response
you should follow the instructions specified
in Appendix A.
The violation for which you have
been cited has already
been
the subject of
enforcement
action
by the State of South Carolina.
On September
28,
1981,
the State of South Carolina assessed
a civil penalty of $ 1,000 against you.
You were also required to submit evidence that adequate
measures
had
been
implemented to assure
compliance with all applicable provisions of Federal
and State
law.
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In view of the circumstances
surrounding this matter,
we have exercised
our
discretion
under the Interim Enforcement Policy,(45 FR 66754) October 7,
l980,
and have
chosen
to issue at this time the enclosed
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corrective actions,
the
NRC will determine whether further
NRC enforcement
action is necessary
in order to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a),
a copy of this letter and the enclosure(s)
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room unless
you notify this
office, by telephone,
within ten days of the date of this letter and submit
written application to withhold information contained therein within thirty
days of the date of this letter.
Such application
must be consistent with
the requirements
of 2.790(b)(1).
The responses
directed
by this letter
and the accompanying
Notice are not
subject to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
PL 96-511.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Thomas
T. Martin, Director,
Division of Engineering
and
Technical
Inspection
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Office of Inspection
and Enforcement
Inspection
Report
No. 50-220/81-25 with attachment
cc w/encls:
T. Perkins,
General
Superintendent,
Nuclear Generation
T.
Roman, Station -Superintendent
J
~ Aldrich, Supervisor,
Operations
W. Drews, Technical
Superintendent
E.B.
Thomas, Jr.,
Esquire
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental
Control
Public Document
Room (PDR)
Local Public Document
Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center
(NSIC)
NRC Resident
Inspector
State of New York
Director, Regional
Motor Carrier Safety Office,
USDOT
bcc w/encls:
Region I Docket
Room (with concurrences)
Chief, Operational
Support Section
(w/o encls)
R. Starostecki,
Director,
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