ML19249E074
| ML19249E074 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Crane P PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260225 | |
| Download: ML19249E074 (1) | |
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SulTE 202, WALNUT CREEK PLAZA WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 September 10, 1979 Docket No. 50-133 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Street San Francisco, California 94105 Attention: Mr. Philip A. Crane, Jr.
Assistant General Counsel Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information flotice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely,
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' R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosure:
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IE Information flotice No. 79-21 cc w/ enclosure:
W. Barr, PG&E W. Raymond, PG&E E. Weeks, PG&E, Humboldt Bay I-1001 306 7909260A46
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7908220108 SSIrlS:
6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND C0'iMERCIAL 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 their 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; inproper 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 infomation regarding the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radioactive material. The requirements for packaging and transport referenced 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 Materials."
The enclosures are intended only as a convenient reference; they are neither a substitute for the actual regulations nor'a cooy 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 D0T 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 raquirements 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. (502-42NOL or _ Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Questions about licensing re uirements f h"ttire document previous 1y entered NRC's Transportation Branch 301-427-412 system under:
transport requirements can be addressed of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions about
_7 9g Mo Notice can be addressed to the appropri Part 20, Appendix D.
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