ML19224B727
| ML19224B727 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | Mcgoey R GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| To: | Rusche B GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906220132 | |
| Download: ML19224B727 (1) | |
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Inter-Office Memorandum I.
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May 18, 1979 l
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l The issue concerning the solidification of spent resins for shipping and burial has been discussed at several meetings.
It is important that vou understand the position that has been taken on this issue.
NRC representative R. Weller has participated in these meetings and is fully aware of our proposed course of action.
1 There is presently no regulation or requirement that dictates the need to solidify spent resins for shipping or burial.
The practice now in use is to 1
dewater the resin prior to shipment.
This is fully acceptable with regard to j
present NRC, DOT, Stata, and burial ground requirements.
J The DCT has issued a proposed regulation in the Federal Register (49 CFR Parts 127, 171 to 177 dated January 8, 1979), identifying the need for solidifying resins, especially those with high specific activities.
It is apparent from John Collins and R. Weller that the NRC will also propose
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this requirement in the near future.
It is difficult to proj ect exactly when
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such a requirement will be imposed and its final position with regard to spent resin liners existing on a site ready for shipment.
However, in anticipation 1
j of this potential requirement, the following criteria on the EPICOR 2 liners 2as been inacted:
q CRITERIA: All three process vessels of EPICOR 2 will be designed to dllow removal by slu1Cing of resins f rom the process vessel j
to a solidification vessel should solidification be required at a future date.
It is important to note that a manway cover (22" diameter) is available in the top of each container such that some form of inplate solidification could possibly be performed.
One such concept has been discussed with EPICOR, but is strictly conceptual.
i The implimentation of this criteria does not detrimentally effect the processing t
efficiency, nor design of the container, yet provides flexibility to comply with a future regulation that might be imposed.
It is suggested that this same design j
flexibility be included in any new systems containing process resins.
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