ML19209A764

Responds to IE Bulletin 79-19.Current Set of DOT & NRC Regulations Maintained.Made 39 Shipments of Low Level Radwaste in 1978-1979

ML19209A764
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Site:	Shoreham, Barnwell  File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	09/21/1979
From:	Baxter R ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP.
To:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 7910050352
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RII:JPO cc 50-332 Attention: Mr. J. P. O'Reilly Director, Region II .-

Gentlemen:

In response to your letter of August 10, 1979 concerning I. E.

Bulletin No. 79-19, the following information is submitted for your consideration.

1) AGNS maintains a current set of the appropriate DOT and NRC Regulations concerning the transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radioactive waste material. Up-dates are received on a regular basis.

2) AGNS maintains a current set of requirements (license) placed on the waste burial firm by the Agreement State of South Carolina. If a special shipment to another burial facility is contemplated, the license requirements are obtained prior to shipment.

3) The established AGNS administrative and operating proce-dures designate the personnel responsible for the safe transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radio-active material.

4) The procedures noted in Item 3 have been reviewed and approved by appropriate levels of AGNS Management (re-view and approval cycles are procedurally established) .

Procedural content includes controls on the acceptable chemical and physical form of low-level radioactive waste, as well as instructions on ensuring container integrity. An additional procedure is being generated in this area and should be issued by November 1, 1979.

~ 5) AGNS has had a training and retraining program in oper-ation since 1974. One portion of that training and retraining program has been the review of DOT and NRC 7910050 35 72b 223 RstOYce Box 847 Barnen. South Q3dina 29812 (SO3)259-17D

, Mr. J. P. O'Reilly September 21, 1979

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Regulatory requirements. To ensure that all personnel involved in the transfer, packaging and transport of radioac '.ve material receive retraining, special train-ing classes are to be held. Completion of this. training requirement is estimated to be December 15, 1978. AGNS maintains a record of training dates, attendees, and sub-ject material for future inspections by NRC personnel.

6) AGNS provides training and periodic retraining to those em-ployees who operate the processes which generate waste to assure that the volume of low-level radioactive waste is minimized and that such waste is processed into acceptable chemical and physical form for transfer and shipment to e low-level radioactive waste burial facility.

7) AGNS has established and implemented a management-controlled audit function of all transfer, packaging and transport ac-tivities to provide assurance that personnel, instructions and procedures, and process anc transport equipment are functioning to ensure safety and compliance with Regulatory requirements.

8) AGNS will perform, within 60 days of the date of this bulle-tin a management-controlled audit of its activities associ-ated with the transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radioactive waste. AGNS will maintain a record of all audits for future inspections by NRC or DOT inspectors.

9) Pursuant to I. E. Bulletin No. 79-19, Item No. 9, the follow-ing responses are offered for your information:

1. How many low-level radioactive waste shipments did you make? What was the volume of low-level radio-active waste shipped?

1978 1979 Number of Shipments 26 13 Volume 6562 ft.3 5315.5 ft.3

2. What was the quantity (curies) of low-level radioac-tive waste shipped? What were the major isotopes in the low-level radioactive waste?

1978 1979 1978 1979 33.555 Curies .5 Curies U238 U238 1126 224

Mr. J. P. O'Reilly September 21, 1979

9) Continued

3. Did you generate liquid low-level radiocctive waste?

If the answer is "yes", what process was us6d to solidify the liquid waste? Liquid low-level radioactive waste was generated and prepared for shipment from two sources: Process - U238 waste, concentrated via evaporator and solidified with cement in drums. Laboratory - Pu waste solidified using Urea-for-maldehyde or cement. All records are available for review at the next NRC Inspection. Very truly yours , orctM-C. Baxter 1' esident RCB: j r w 1126 225}}