ML19208C406
| ML19208C406 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Washington State University |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Filby R WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PULLMAN, WA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260274 | |
| Download: ML19208C406 (1) | |
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,,e WALNUT Ci1EEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 September 10, 1979 Docket flo. 50-27 Washington State University fluclear Radiation Center Pullman,ifashington 99163 Attention:
R. H. Filby 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.
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R. H. Engelken Director
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IE Infc ; tion Notice flo. 79-21 1012 334 7909260 M
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6870 UNITED STATES flUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI0il 0FFICE OF IllSPECTIO!! Afl0 EfiFORCEf tEilT WASHI!iGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information flotice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE f4ATEP,IAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of flevada, 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 contaninated packages; improper loading of packages which results in unneces-sary adiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; improper labeling of packages; and improper papenvork for shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin flo. 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 forn and packag1ng. 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 copy of the burial site license or other burial site documents. The DVi regulatory requirenents can be found in 49 CFR Parts 170-179 (Oct. 1, 1977). The flRC 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 the fluclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chem-fluclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
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DNCAE DOCMNT 1012 33!
Questions about licensing reo(uirement flRC's Transportation Branch 301-427.
Entire document previously transport requirements can be address' entered into system under:
of D0T (202-426-2311). Questions abo d 8M[O 3 Notice can be addressed to the approp ANO Part ?0, Appendix D.
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