ML18139A428
| ML18139A428 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 05/28/1980 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Ferguson J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18139A429 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-80-028, EA-80-28, NUDOCS 8007140169 | |
| Download: ML18139A428 (3) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-280 50-281 EA-80-28 e
MAY 2 8 1980 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN:
J. H. Ferguson Executive Vice President-Power Post Office Box 26666 Richmond, VA 23261 Gentlemen:
On.April 14, 1980, a truck carrying radioactive waste left your Surry facility for Barnwell, South Carolina.
Subsequent radiation surveys at'Barnwell on April 22 and 23, revealed an area on the outer truck surface with radiation levels approximately 1.4 times regulatory limits.
Our evaluation of this matter indicates the problem was caused by 1improper radiation surveys of waste drums delivered to a carrier for transport and improper radiation surveys of the transport vehicle after loading.
A similar event involving surface radiation levels above Department of Transportation regulatory limits was revealed a year ago and discussed in IE Inspection Report No. 50-280/79-16; 50-281/79-24.
These events indicate an inadequacy in your radiation survey program as it relates to radioactive waste management and shipment.
In this specific case, it was noted that the three separate surveys which were performed during the course of preparing the waste for shipment and its loading onto the transport vehicle failed to detect a package exhibiting high radiation levels (600-800 mrem/hr).
The specific event and our concerns relative to your survey program in general were discussed in a meeting on April 30, 1980, in the Region II Office in Atlanta, Georgia, between Mr. James P. O'Reilly, Director of Region II and his staff, and Mr. J. H.
Ferguson of your staff.
As the result of our inspection of these matters, and our con*cerns as discussed during the April 30 meeting, we propose to impose civil penalties for the items of noncompliance set forth in Appendix A to this letter, in a total amount of $8,000.
Appendix 8 to this letter is a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties.
You are required to respond to this letter, and in preparing your response you should follow the instructions in Appendices A and
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CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
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MAY 2 8 1980 Virginia Electric and Power Company In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC 1s 11 Rules of Practice 11, Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the Commission's Public Document Room.
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation Sincerely,
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Victor J. Stello, Jr.
Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement
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Appendix B, Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties cc:
J. L. Wilson, Manager Post Office Box 315 Surry, VA 23883 U.S. Department of Transportation ATTN:
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MAY 2 8 1980 Virginia Electric and Power Company Distribution:
PDR NSIC LPDR ACRS SECY CA V. Stello, IE R. C. DeYoung, IE J. Sni ezeK, IE C. Moseley, IE F. Ingram, PA J. Murray, ELD H. Denton, NRR Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health ATTN:
Mr. Charles R. Price Bureau of Radiological 109 Governor Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Health Offici of the Attorney General ATTN:
Hon. J. Marshall Coleman Attorney General Supreme Court Building Richmond, Virginia 23219 State Corporation Commission ATTN:
Mr. James R. Wittine, Director Division of Public Utility Blanton Building Richmond, Virginia 23219 bee: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission D. J. Burke, Resident Inspector Post Office Box 959 Williamsburg, VA 23185 J. Lieberman, ELD J. Crooks, MPA Enforcement Coordinators RI, RII, RIII, RIV, RV J. Cummings, OIA IE Files Central Files CP Book CON XOOS Reading File EDO Reading D. Neighbors, NRR G. W. Kerr, SP