ML18135A153
| ML18135A153 | |
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| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 7909280159 | |
| Download: ML18135A153 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES N~EAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'IIII' REGION II 101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
... SEP 14 1979 Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
W. L. Proffitt Senior Vice President, Power P. 0, Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information Notice No. 79-21, "rransportation and Commerical Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21
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List of Information Notices issued in last six months Sincerely, O'Reilly Director
Virginia Electric and Power Company cc w/encl:
W.R. Cartwright, Station Manager Post Office Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117 P. G. Perry Senior Resident Engineer Post Office Box 38 Mineral, Virginia 23117 W. L. Stewart, Manager Post Office Box 315 Surry, Virginia 23883 e
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SSINS:,.870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 7908220108 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of Nevada, South. Carolina, and Washington notified NRC Chairman Hendrie of the serious and repeated disregard for the rules governing the shipments of low-level radioactive wastes to their burial facilities.
The problems causing the Governors' concern may be summarized as contaminated packages; improper loading of packages which results in unneces-sary radiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; improper labeling of packages; and improper paperwork for shipments.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subject.
The enclosures to this Notice provide information regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radioactive material.
The requirements for packaging and transport referenced herein are applicable to shipments of all radioactive material.
The enclosed summary of radioactive waste burial criteria defines the current burial-site license and State requirements on waste form and packaging.
A summary of the requirements for transportation is in the enclosed DOT publication, 11A Review of the DOT Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Materials."
The enclosures are intended only.as a convenient reference; they are neither a substitute for the actual regulations nor a copy of the-burial site license or other burial site documents.
The DOT regulatory requirements can be found in 49 CFR Parts 170-179 (Oct. 1, 1977).
The NRC requirements are in 10 CFR Part 71.
To conduct your waste disposal operations properly you must comply with NRC and DOT requirements for packaging and transportation, and the waste packaged for eventual disposal at any of the three operating waste-burial sites must be in a form authorized in the particular burial-site license and State requirements.
To assure that the latter requirements are met, you should coordinate your waste disposal activities with the waste collection companies and/or the waste burial site operators.
The sites receiving was_tes for burial are operated either by the Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(206-.827-0711).
Questions about licensing requirements for NRC packages can be addressed to.the NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-4122).
Questions about DOT packaging and transport requirements'can be addressed to the Materials Transportation Bureau of DOT (202-426-2311).
Questions about the IE Bulletins or this Information Notice can be addressed to the appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix D.
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 September 7, 1979 Page 2 of 2 No written response to this Information Notice is requi-red.
Enclosures:
- 1. Burial Criteria
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DOT Publication
e IE Information Notice No. 79-21 September 7, 1979 Enclosure #1 Page 1 of 2 LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE BURIAL CRITERIA AS OF JULY 11, 1979
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WASTE FORM Liquid scintillation fluids packed in 2x absorbent (a) vermiculite as absorbent (b) diatomaceous earth as absorbent (c) other absorbents (not rags, tissue etc.)
Other liq~ids packed in 2x absorbent for immobilization Unpackaged bulk solids (e.g.
ores, rubble)
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Solidification media:
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(a) cement, urea for for-maldehyde, Dow media, Delaware custom (b) other Radiological hazard greater than chemical unless spe-cifically approved Pyrophoric material SITE South Carolina1 Disposal not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Permitted but specific approval required Permitted for aqueous wastes Not permitted Permitted Not permitted 1
2 Barnwell, S.C., operated by Chem-Nuclear.
3 Beatty, Nevada, operated by NECO.
2 Nevada Disposal permitted but specific approval required Permitted Specific approval required Not Permitted Permitted but specific approval required Permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted unless specif-ically approved Washington3 Disposal permitted but specific approval required Permitted Specific approval required Permitted, but no free standing liquid No_t Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted unless specif-ically approved 4 Hanford, Washington, operated by NECO.
Liquids alternated with layers of absorbent form (2x absorbent for liquid present or likely to be the most effective pac:ig-ing formed in transit).
IE Information Notice No. 79-21
,September 7, 1979 Enclosure Ill Page 2 of 2 LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE BURIAL CRITERIA AS OF JULY 11, 1979 WASTE FORM
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Biological wastes (e.g.,
carcasses) packed in 4
equivalent to 2x absorbent
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Oil Content
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Dewatered resins
- 10. Evaporator bottoms
- 11. KE 85 and Xe 133
- 12. Curie content per package for radiation control and hand-ling;
- 13. Transuranics greater than 10 nanocuries/gram
- 14. SNM package content
- 15. DOT containers as received at the site
- 16. Liners removed from DOT shipping containers
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Nevada Permitted, but Permitted rock salt to pre-serve is preferred.
No more than 1%
No specification by volume.
Permitted Permitted Must be solidi-fied with agents in //4.
Permitted in DOT pkg, 1.5 atm, 100 Ci/pkg.
Special if>
2500 Ci.
Not permitted Special if>
50 g.
Permitted Permitted Must be a solid Permitted in DOT pkg, 1 atm, 100 Ci/pkg, 1000 Ci in special pkg.
Special if>
1600 Ci for dispersed or if
> 50 Ci for sealed sources.
Not permitted 350 g U-235 or 200 g U-233 or ratio < 1.
Permitted except fiberboard or cardboard or similar materials Permitted Washington3 Permitted No specification Permitted Must be a solid Permitted in DOT pkg, 1.5 atm, Ci/pkg.
Special handling for large quantities..
Permitted 100 g U-232 or 60 g U-233 or
.Pu or ratio< 1;
~ 15g/ft. 3 Permitted Permitted
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 (Rev. 1)
Information Notice No. 79-21 79-20 (Rev. 1) 79-20 79-19 (Correction -
Enclosure) 79-19 79-18 79-17 79-16 79-15 79-14 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Subject Transportation and Commer-cial Burial of Radioactive Materials NRC Enforcement Policy NRC Licensed Individuals NRC Enforcement Policy NRC Licensed Individuals Pipe Cracks in Stagnant Borated Water Systems at PWR Plants Pipe Cracks In Stagnant Borated Water Systems At PWR Plants Skylab Reentry Source Holder Assembly Damage Damage From Misfit Between Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate Nuclear Incident at Three Mile Island Deficient Procedures NRC Position of Electrical Cable Support Systems Date Issued 9/11/79 9/7/79 8/14/79 7/18/79 7 /17 /79 7/6/79 6/20/79 6/22/79 6/7/79 6/11/79 Enclosure Page I.of 2 Issued To All Licensees as Supple-mental Information to IE Bulletin Nos. 79-19
& 79-20 All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Holders of Reactor OLs All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Research Reactors and Test Reactors with OLs All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Power Reactor Facili1:jes with a CP
e IE Information Notice No. 79-20 (Rev. 1)
September 7, 1979 Information Notice No. 79-13 79-12 79-11 79-10 79-09 79-08 79-07 79-06 79-05 LISTING OF INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Subject Date Issued Indication of Low Water 5/29/79 Level in the Oyster Creek Reactor Attempted Damage to New 5/10/79 F.uel Assemblies Lower Reactor Vessel Head 5/7/79 Insulation Support Problem Nonconforming Pipe 4/16/79 Support Struts Spill or Radioactivitely 3/30/79 Contaminated Resin Interconnection of 3/28/79 Contaminated Systems with Service Air Systems Used As the Source of Breathing Air Rupture of Radwaste Tanks 3/26/79 Stress Analysis of 3/23/79 Safety-Related Piping Use of Improper Materials 3/21/79 in Safety-Related Components Enclosure Page 2 of 2 Issued To All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Fuel Facilities Research Reactors, and Power Reactors with an OL or CP All holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All power reactor facilities with a CP All power reactor facilities with an OL All power reactor facilities with an OL and PU Processing fuel facilities All power reactor facilities with an OL or CP All Holders of Reactor OL or CP All power reactor facilities with an OL or CP
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