ML19208C404
| ML19208C404 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000433 |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Kroes R CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, SANTA BARBARA, CA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260271 | |
| Download: ML19208C404 (1) | |
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WALNUT CREEK. CAllFORNI A 94596 September 10, 1979 Docket No. 50-433 Regents of the University of California c/o University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California 93106 Attention:
R. J. Kroes Associate Vice Chancellor Gentlemen:
E nclosed is Information flotice flo. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive fiaterial," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely, W5 ebC' R. H. Engelken Director
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6870 UNITED STATES fiUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IflSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHIfiGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Infornation Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMEP,CIAL BURIAL 0F RADI0 ACTIVE !'ATERI AL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement St.'tes of Nevada, 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 v. hen liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; inproper labeling of packages; and improper paperwork for shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this s ubj ec*..
The enclosures to this Notice provide infor ation 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 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 a cooy of the burial site license or other burial site _ documents.
The DGT regulatory requirements can he 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 lattar requirements are met, you should coordinate your waste disposal activities with the waste collection companies and/or We waste burial site operators. The sites receiving wastes for burial are operr.ed either by the Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502 426-7160). or Chen-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
N Questions about licensing re uirements.
URC's Transportation Branch 301-427-41:
Entire document reviousiY transport requirements can be addressed ent red into system under:
of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions about Motice can be addressed to the ap9ropri ANO ] f O f h C / M Part 20, Appendix D.
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