ML19208C392
| ML19208C392 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1979 |
| From: | Pappas H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260206 | |
| Download: ML19208C392 (1) | |
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%.... *o SEP 131979 MEMORANDUM FOR: Those on Attached List FR01i:
Helen Pappas, Chief, Administrative Branch
SUBJECT:
IE Information Notice No. 79-21 The attached IE Into mation Notice No. 79-21, titled " Transportation and Conroercial Bural of Radioactive Materials" was sent to the following licensees on September 7, 1979, for information:
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan Power Company D. C. Cook 1, 2 (50-315, 50-316)
Commonwealth Edison Compary Dresden 1, 2, 3 (50-10, 50-237, 50-249)
Quad-Cities 1, 2 (50-254, 50-265)
Zion 1, 2 (50-295, 50-304)
Consumers Power Company Big Rock Point (50-155)
Palisades (50-255)
Dairyland Power Cooperative LACBWR (50-409)
Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Duane Arnold (50-331)
Northern States Power Company Monticello (50-263)
Prairie Island 1, 2 (50-282, 50-306)
Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse ] (50-346)
Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1, 2 (50-266, 50-301)
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Kewaunee (50-305) 1012 31'8 790926 0 JO
Those on Attached List SEP 131979 '
Dow Chemical Company (50-264)
University of Illinois (Triga and Lopra)
(50-151, 50-356)
Iowa State University (50-116)
Michigan State University (50-294)
University of Michigan (50-2)
University of Missouri (Columbia, Rolla)
(50-186, 50-123)
Ohio State University (50-150)
Purdue University (50-182)
Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor (Zion)
(50-87)
University of Wisconsin (50-156)
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Enclosures:
1.
IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months cc w/encls:
Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b Local PDR NSIC TIC D. W. Kane, Sargent and Lundy 1012 3\\9
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Addressees Memorandum dated-l,
-. 21, 1979 IE Files AD/FFMSI/IE NMSS/FCSL (AD)
NMSS/FCWM (AD)
NMSS/FCMS (AD)
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Accession No:
7908220108 SSINS:
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 end 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, "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 1 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 00T 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 requiremt NRC's Transportation Branch (301-4 PLICATE DOCUMENT 101232 i E
transport requirements can be addre of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions a Entire document previously Notice can be addressed to the appr entered into system under:
Part 20, Appendix D.
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