ML18092B061
| ML18092B061 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1986 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18092B062 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8603270295 | |
| Download: ML18092B061 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1986005
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Docket Nos. 50-272~~!£J-0!5
50-311
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
ATTN:
Mr. Corbin McNeill
Vice President - Nuclear
P.O. Box 236
Hancock 1 s Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Gentlemen:
MAR 2 4 1986
Subject:
Combined Inspection Nos. 50-272/86-05; 50-311/86-05
A routine safety inspection of your solid radioactive waste preparation,
packaging and shipping program was condu.cted by Mr. H. Bi cehouse of this
office on February 24-28, 1986 of activities authorized by NRC License Nos.
Our findings were discussed with Mr. J. Zupko and others
of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection on February 28, 1986.
The areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.
Within these areas, the
inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and representative
records, interviews with personnel and observations by the inspector.
We also
reviewed your actions taken in response to previously identified items.
Within the scope of this review, 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.
This violation has
categorized by severity level in accordance with the revised NRC Enforcement
Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C) published in the Federal Register Notice (47
FR 9987) dated March 8, 1984.
You are required to respond to this. letter and
in preparing your response, you should follow the instructions in Appendix A.
The violation involved failure to verify that packaging had been leak tested
for a shipping container used under a general license.
Another activity appears to be a deviation from your commitment to IE Bulletin
No. 79-19,
11 Packaging Of Low-Level Radioactive Waste For Transport and
Burial 11 *
This deviation involves failure to train two quality control
inspectors involved in preparing radioactive waste for transport.
You are
requested to respond to this deviation and in preparing your response, you
should follow the instructions in Appendix B.
An unresolved item related to the radiological controls associated with the
handling and preparation of primary reactor coolant system demineralizer
resins for disposal was also noted.
We are concerned over the potential for
serious radiation exposures to personnel associated with handling the resin
particularly during dewatering verification and high integrity lid placement
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operations.
We are also concerned over the possibility of spills of the
highly-contaminated resin which could result in serious airborne radioactivity
concentrations and unmonitored release to the environs.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Original Signed B":n
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Enclosures:
(1) Appendix A, Notice of Violation
(2) Appendix B, Notice of Deviation
(3)
NRC Region I Combined Inspection Report Numbers 50-272/86-05
and 50-311/86-05
cc w/encl:
R. L. Mittl, General Manager - Nuclear Assurance and Regulation
J.M. Zupko, Jr., General Manager - Salem Operations
E. A. Liden, Manager - Nuclear Licensing and Regulation
C. P. Johnson, Manager - Quality Assurance Nuclear Operations
General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review
A. J. Pietrofitta, General Manager, Power Production Engineering, Atlantic
Electric
M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
DRP Section Chief
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