ML19249E052
| ML19249E052 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Idaho State University |
| Issue date: | 09/12/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Coulter B IDAHO STATE UNIV., POCATELLO, ID |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260044 | |
| Download: ML19249E052 (1) | |
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September 12, 1979 In Reply Refer To:
Docket No. 50-284 Idaho State University ATTN:
Dr. Byron Coulter, President Pocattello, Idaho 83201 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is IE Information :Totice No. 79-2', "Transporation and Commerical Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packa31ng and disposal of radioactive material.
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2.
List of Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months 7 909 2 6 004Y-1010 042
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0hMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
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September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 2 TRANSPORTATION AND COTJfERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of Nevada, Scath Carolina, and Washington notified NRC Chairman Hendrie of the serious and repeated disregard for the rules governing the shipments of lou-level radioactive wastes to their burial facilities. The proviems causing the Governors' concern may be summarized as contaminated packages; improper loading of pat.kages which results in unneces-sary radiation exposure; packages 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 this subject. The enclosures to this Notice provide informat. ion regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportat. ion and disposal of radioactive material. The requirements for packaging and transport referenced herein are applicable to shipmects of all radioactive paterial.
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 Mat.erials."
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 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 siten 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 burici 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).
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