ML19208C399
| ML19208C399 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Reed College |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Bragdon P REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260260 | |
| Download: ML19208C399 (1) | |
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September 10, 1979 Docket No. 50-288 Reed College Reed Reactor Facility Portland, Oregon 97202 Attention: Paul Bragdon President Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information Notice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
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R. H. Engelken Director
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20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information tiotice tio. 79-21 TRAilSPORTATIO!! Af1D COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of t!evada, South Carolina, and Washington notified fiRC Chaiman 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; inproper labeling of packages; and improper papenvork for shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin flo. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subject.
The enclosures to this flotice provide information regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radioactive material.
The requiremenits 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 forn and packagino.
A summary of the requirements for transportation is in the enclosed DOT publication, "A Review of the D0T 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 cooy of the burial site license or other burial site documents. The DOT regulatory requirements can be found in 49 CFR Parts 17TI179 (Oct.1,1977). The llRC requirements are in 10 CFR Part 71.
To conduct your waste disposal operations properly you must comply with f4RC 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 fluclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502 476-71601.or Chen-fluclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
Questions about licensing requirements DUPLICATE DOCUMEtTI1012 3 4 9 llRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-41 Entire document previously transport requirements can be addressed entered into system under-of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions about WC 8ggd[G 3 flotice can be addressed to the appropri ANO Part 20, Appendix D.
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