ML19208C405
| ML19208C405 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000139 |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Carlson D WASHINGTON, UNIV. OF, SEATTLE, WA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260273 | |
| Download: ML19208C405 (1) | |
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SulTE 702. WALNUT CHEE K PLAZA WALNUT CR E E K, CAllFORNI A 91595 September 10, 1979 Docket flo. 50-139 University of Washington Seattle, Lfashington 98105 Attention: Dr. Dale Carlson Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information !!otice.lo. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial f
Burial of Radioactive taterial," which provides infornation on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely, b-~p00 R. H. Engelken Director E nclosure:
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IE Information flotice fio. 79-21 1012 336 novac o73
Accession No:
7908220108 SSINS:
6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL 0F RADI0 ACTIVE MATEP,IAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States 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 contaninated 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 shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subject. The enclosures to this flotice provide infomation 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 surrnary 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 buriaTsite license or other burial site documents. The DOT 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 NPC 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 conpanies and/or the waste burial site operators. The sites receiving wastes for burial are operated either by the Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chen-Nuclear Systems. Inc.
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Questions about licensing re uirements f NRC's Transportation Branch 301-427-412 Entire document previously transport requirements can be addressed entered into system under:
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$MO[dh Notice can be addressed to the appropria ANO Part 20, Appendix D.
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