ML19208D242
| ML19208D242 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909280146 | |
| Download: ML19208D242 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION o
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In Reply Refer To:
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F. L. Clayton, Jr Senior Vice Presioent Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information Notice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commerical Burial of Radionctive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely,
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N James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2.
List of Information Notices issued in last six months 190028 o t 46 1038
Alabama Power Company.
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A. R. Barton Executive Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham Alabama 35291 J. T. Young Vice President-Production Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 C. Biddinger, Jr.
Manager-Corporate Quality Assurance Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. O. Thrash Manager-Nuclear Geaeration Post Office Bor 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. G. Hairston, III Plant Manager Drawer 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 R. E. Hollands, Jr.
QA Supervisor Post Office Box 0 Ashford, Alabama 36312 1038
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6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AhD ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 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 contaminated packages; improper loading of packages which results in unneces-sary radiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liouids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; im;ioper labr ling of packages; and irLproper paperwork for shipments.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subject. The enclosure to this Notice provide information regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radioactive material. The requirements for packaging 7nd transport referenced herein are applicable to shipments of all r_adioactive 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 DOT publication, "A Review of the DOT Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Material.."
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 DOT regulatory requirements 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 yo : 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-ourial 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 Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
Questicas about licensing requirements for NRC packages can be addressed to the NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-4122). Questions about DOT packaging and transport requirements can be addressed to the Materials Transportation Bureau of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions about t' " o"a"a-thic Tnformation av Notice can be addressed to the pp.op. + -
Part 20, Appendix D.
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