ML19249E055
| ML19249E055 | |
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| Site: | 05000148 |
| Issue date: | 09/12/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Kraft D KANSAS, UNIV. OF, LAWRENCE, KS |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260049 | |
| Download: ML19249E055 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-148 University of Kansas ATTil:
Dr. David Kraf t, Dean School of Engineering i vrence, Kansas 66044 Gentlemen:
Etclosed is IE Information Notice No. 79-21, "Iransporation and Con =erical Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive naterial.
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20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 September 7,1979 Page 1 of 2 TRANSPORTATION AND CO.TIERCIAL 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 tbnir 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; 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 information regarding tbc reg-ulatory requirements for the packaginq, transportation and disposal of radioactive material. The requirements for packaging and transport refer nced 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 Materialc."
The enclosures are intended oniy 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 d,cuments. 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 nast 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).
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