ML19208D245
| ML19208D245 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909280151 | |
| Download: ML19208D245 (1) | |
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ATLANTA, G EORGIA 303')3 SEP 141979 In Reply Refer To:
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Florida Power Corporation Attn:
W. P. Stewart, Manager Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 14042, Mail Scop C-4 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information Notice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commerical Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
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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 ID092ecly; 1038
Florida Power Corporation '
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G. P. Beatty Jr.
Nuclear Plant Superintendent Post Office Box 1240 Crystal River, Florida 32629 d-
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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 OF RADI0 ACTIVE 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; peckages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; improper labeling of packages; and improper paperwork for shipments.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on thia subject. The enclosures to this Notice provid.e 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 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 Materials."
The enclosures are intended only as a unvenient reference; they are neither a substitute for the actual regulations nor a copy of the burial site license or other buriai 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 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 Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-426-7160), or Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
Questions about licensing requirements for NRC packages can be addressed to the NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427_ ;-'
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of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions ab DUPLICATE DOCUMl'NT j
Notice can be addressed to the apprc Part 20, Appendix D.
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