ML19208C401
| ML19208C401 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000113 |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Seale R ARIZONA, UNIV. OF, TUCSON, AZ |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260266 | |
| Download: ML19208C401 (1) | |
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o WALNUT CREE K, CAllFOHNIA 94596 September 10, 1979 Docket flo. 50-113 University of Arizona College of Engineering Tucson, Arizona 85721 Attention:
Dr. Robert L. Seale, Head fluclear Reactor Laboratory Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information flotice flo. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely,
'T R. H. Engelken Director E nclosure:
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IE Information flotice flo. 79-21 1012 346 7909260 466
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7908220108 SSINS:
6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IllSPECTION AND ENFORCEMEtlT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information flotice No. 79-21 TRANSPOP,TATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADICACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of Nevada, South Carolina, and Washington notified NRC 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 tuthorized to be buried; leaking packages; inproper labeling of packages; and improper papemork for shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin flo. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subj ect. The enclosures to this Notice provide infornation regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation ar.d 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 tha 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 copy of_ the burial site license or other burial site documents.
The b3T 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 theNuclearEngineeringCo.,Inc.(502-]C7160). nr Chem-fluclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
1012 347 Questions about licensing requiremen.
NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-Entire document previously transport requirements can be addres:
entered into system under:
of 00T (202-426-2311).
Questions abi O SMC/O3 Notice can be addressed to the appro ANo Part 20, Appendix D.
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