ML19208C402
| ML19208C402 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Berkeley Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Schrock V CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260267 | |
| Download: ML19208C402 (1) | |
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- ,e WALNUT CREE K, CALIFOHNI A 94596 September 10, 1979 Docket No. 50-224 University of California Department of fluclear Engineering Berkeley, California 94720 Attention: Professor Virgil Schrock Reactor Administrator Gertlemen:
Enclosed is Information flotice !!o. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive fiaterial," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
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R. H. Engelken Director
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6870 UNITED STATES kUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND EtlFORCEMEtlT WASHIfiGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRAtlSPORTATI0f! AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of Nevada, South Carolina, and Washington notified tiRC 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 not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; inproper labeling of packages; and improper paperwork for shipments.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulk tin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subject.
The enclosures to this tiotice provide iniormation 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 00T 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 D07 regulatory requirements can be found in 49 CFR Parts 170-179 (Oct. 1, 1977). The fiRC 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 letter requirements are met, you should coordinate your waste disposal activitiei. with the waste collection companies and/or the waste burial site operators. TM sites receiving wastes for burial are operated either by the fluclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chen-fluclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711) doc ="1012 345 Questions about licensing re uirement NRC's Transportation Branch 301-427-Entire document previously transport requirements can be address entered into system under:
of 00T (202-426-2311). Questions abo 790 M80[OY flotice can be addressed to the approp ANo Part 20, Appendix D.
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