ML17058A704
| ML17058A704 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1991 |
| From: | Joseph Furia, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17058A702 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-91-10, NUDOCS 9104160172 | |
| Download: ML17058A704 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1991010
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U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
39 td.
~5-2
RI-IR
Docket No.00-220
License
No.
Licensee:
Nia ara
Mohawk Power Cor oration
300 Erie Boulevard West
S racuse
13202
Facility Name:
-
Nine Mile Point Unit
1
Inspection At:
Kin
of Prussia
Penns lvania
Inspector:
9 tt
2
d td: Adtitt
J.
ria,
enior
a iation Specialist,
- acilities Radiological
Protection Section
(FRPS), Facilities Radiological
Safety
and
Safeguards
Branch
(FRSSB), Division of
Radiation safety
and Safeguards
(DRSS)
da
e
Approved by~
W. Pasciak,
Chief,
FRPS,
FRSSB,
-DRSS
Inspection
Summary:
Ins ection
on
A ril 3
1991
Ins ection
Re ort No. 50-
~220 91-10
Areas
Ins ected:
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
was the originator of a
waste
shipment which was inspected
at the Hanford Disposal
Site at Richland,
Results:
One violation was identified (excessive
non-fixed contamination
levels
on the exterior surface of the shipping container).
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DETAILS
On Harch 12,
1991,
Niagara
Hohawk Power Corporation shipped
from Nine Hile
Point Unit
1
a liner with approximately
45000 Curies of irradiated metal in an
IF-300 rail shipping cask.
Upon receipt at the Hanford Disposal Site in
Richland,
Washington, it was determined that on two separate
wipe/smear tests
taken from various .locations
on the cask, that the level of non-fixed
(removable)
contamination
was approximately
2000 dpm/sq
cm.
10 CFR 71.87 requires that non-fixed (removable)
contamination levels during
transport not exceed
220 dpm/sq
cm, unless
a greater limit is established
based
on determining the efficiency of the detection methodology.
Tests
conducted
at the Hanford Disposal site determined that its methodology
was
approximately
49% efficient,
and thus the regulatory limit for this shipment
was approximately
1100 dpm/sq
cm.
This is an apparent violation (50-220/91-
10).
Hr.
W. Thomson,
Radiation Protection
Hanager for Nine Hile Point Unit
1 was
informed of this apparent violation of NRC requirements
in
a telephone
conversation with Hr. J. Furia of the Region I Office on April 3,
1991.
The licensee
was
suspended
indefinitely from utilizing the Hanford Disposal
Site by the State of Washington, effective Harch 29,
1991, until such time
as
the licensee
takes appropriate corrective actions to prevent
a reoccurrence.