ML19208C360
| ML19208C360 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Groce R VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260115 | |
| Download: ML19208C360 (1) | |
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REGION I 3 %h 1 [ 8 o, 631 PARK AVENUE d KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANI A 19406 Docket No. 50-271 ggp 7 gg79 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation ATTN: Mr. Robert H. Groce Licensing Engineer 20 Turnpike Road Westborough, Massachusetts 01581 Gentlemen: Enclosed is Information Notice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal Tf radioactive material. Sincercly, ) MuY n oyce H. Grier - Director
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1. IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2. List of IE Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months cc w/encls: W. F. Conway, Plant Superintendent Ms. J. Abbey, Technical Secretary A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council 790926 oIlT 1012 127
ENCLOSURE 1 79082201[J Accession No: SSINS: 6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Infonnation Notice No. 79-21 Date: September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 2 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL 0F RADI0 ACTIVE 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 unnecessary radiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to Le 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 attachments to this Notice provide infonnation regarding the regulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radio-active 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 requiremants on waste form and packaging. A summary of the requirements for transportation is in the attached 00T publication, "A Review cf the DOT Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Materials." The attachments are intended only as a convenient reference; they are neither a substitute for the actual regulations nor a copy of the buriaT~ 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 cperations properly you must comply with NRC and D0T 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 wastes for buria Q g. operated,e,i,ther,.by_,, y the Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502 tp ~ ~~~ ^ - ' ' " ' " ' ~ * (206-827-0711). .. DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Y* Entire document previously entered p into system under: Of&QfCj ANO No. of pages: h L --m-~... __}}