ML19208C381
| ML19208C381 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Iowa |
| Issue date: | 09/12/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Burnet G IOWA STATE UNIV., AMES, IA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260179 | |
| Download: ML19208C381 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g
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REGION 111 U[
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GLEN ELLYN. ILLINOIS 60137 e
o Docket No. 50-116 SEP 121979 Iowa State University ATTN:
Dr. George Burnet, Head Department of Nuclear Engineering Ames, IA 50010 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is IE Information Notice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material", which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely, QS n
FJames G. Kepp er Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2.
List of Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months cc w/encls:
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6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF 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 unneces-sary radiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are nnt 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 info'mation 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, "A 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 00T 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 wastes 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 packaces can ho addracead
+a 68 NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427
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transport requirements can be address DUPLICATE DOCUMENT of~ DOT (202-426-2311).
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