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Responds to IE Bulletin 79-19.No Low Level Liquid Radwaste, Except for Contaminated Oil,Was Generated During 1978 & First Six Months of 1979.Slightly Contaminated Oil Is in Storage Awaiting Acceptable Disposal Method
ML19209A790
Person / Time
Site: Hatch  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 09/21/1979
From: Widner W
GEORGIA POWER CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
NUDOCS 7910050398
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement RII: JPO Region II - Suite 3100 50-321/50-366 101 Marietta Street I&EB 79-19 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ATTENTION: Mr. James P. O'Reilly Georgia Power Company hereby submits the following infotn tion in response to your letter of August 10, 1979, which transmitted Bulletin 79-19, " Packaging of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Transport and Burial".Bulletin 79-19 identified actions to be taken by Licensees to assure the safe transfer, packaging, and transport of low-level radioactive waste. The following are plans of action and schedules for completion for each item specified in the Bulletin.

1. A current set of NRC regulations is maintained at Plant Hatch Units 1 and 2. A current set of DOT regulations has been ord, ed and should be available within thirty days.
2. Plant Hatch ships all radioactive wastes to Chem Nuclear in Barnwell, S.C. A current set of requirements placed on Chem Nuclear by the State of louth Carolina is maintained by Plant Hatch personnel.
3. Responsibility for the safe transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radioactive material is delegated through the Plant Manager to the Operations Superintendent and Health Physicist-Radiochemist. Implementing procedurea designate those individuals who are responsible for assuring *.he regulations are adhered to. A review o! these procedures is in progress to make certain the responsibilitites are clearly defined. This review will be complete by Noveuber 15, 1979.
4. Management approved, detailed instructions and operating procedures for th'e transfer, packaging, and transport of low level radioactive material are provided to personnel involved in the transfer, packaging and transport of low level radioactive material. These procedures and instructions will be reviewed and revised, where necessary, to emphasize controls on the chemical and physical form of the material and on the containment integrity of the packaging. This review will be completed by November 15, 1979.

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5. A training program will be developed for training personnel involved in the transfer, packaging and transport of radioactive. material. A formal training class will be conducted by April 3, 1980. Retraining classes will be conducted on a bi-annual basis. Records of training dates, attendees, and subject material will be maintained for compliance inspections. Personnel involved in the shipment of radioactive material will be kept informed, on a timely basis, of any changes to the regulatory requirements affecting these shipments.
6. A training program will be deieloped for training employees who operate the processes which generate waste. A formal training class will be conducted by April 1, 1980. Retraining will be conducted on a bi-annual basis. The training will emphasize the minimization of waste and shipping requirements as to chemical and physical form and container integrity.
7. The Hatch FSAR commits to an audit function of the Radioactive Waste Program on an annual basis. This requirement is achieved by the site Quality Assurance Department performing audits against 10 CFR 50 Appendix B requirements.

The Quality Assurance Department audits of the Radioactvie Waste Program are on file in the plant documentation files and are available for NRC review. .

8. The Hatch Quality Assurance Department has performed two audits of the Radioactive Waste Frogram in 1979. In combination, these two audits have been associated with personnel qualifications, tiansfer, packaging and transport of low level radioactive waste. The audit function meets the intent of this audit requirement.

9.1 This information can be found in the Semi-Annual reports for radioactive releases for Plant Hatch.

9.2 This information can be found in the Semi-Annual reports for radio-active releases for Plant Hatch.

9.3 No low level liquid radioactive waste, except for contaminated oil, was generated for 1978 and the first six months of 1979. The slightly contaminated oil is in storage at Plant Hatch awaiting a satisfactory and acceptable disposal method.

If you have any questions or comments in this regard, please contact

_ my office.

Very truly yours, W. A. Widner Manager of Nuclear Operations i126 323

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