ML19208C403
| ML19208C403 | |
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| Site: | University of California - Irvine |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Mcgauth J CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260269 | |
| Download: ML19208C403 (1) | |
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SUITE 202, WALNUT CR EE K PLAZA WALNUT CREEK. CAllFORNIA 9459G September 10, 1979 Docket tio. 50-326 University of California, Irvine Department of Chemistry Irvine, California 92717 Attention:
J. L. McGauth Vice Chancellor 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.
Sincerely, WA~efSu R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosure:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 1012 342 7909260Ad s... ~
Accession No:
7908220108 SSItS:
6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7,1979 IE Information flotice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL 0F RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of tievada, 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 not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; inproper labeling of packages; and improper papenvork 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 forn and packaging.
A summary of the requirements for transportation is in the enclosed DOT publication, "A Review of the 00T 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 DDT regulatory requirenents 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 D0T 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 Cie waste burial site operators.
The sites receiving wastes for burial are operated either by the fluclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-4m {
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w (206-827-0711).
QuestL,is about licensing requirements f DUPLICATE DOCUMEM i 2 34 3 flRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-412 Entire document previously transport requirements can be addressed entered into system under:
i of 00T (202-426-2311). Questions about flotice can be addressed to the appropria O hb f ANO Part 20, Appendix D.
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