ML19249E075
| ML19249E075 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Goodwin C PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260227 | |
| Download: ML19249E075 (1) | |
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WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNI A 9459G September 10, 1979 Docket th. 50-344 Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204 Attention: Mr. Charles Goodwin Assistant Vice President Gentlemen:
Enclosed is Information !!otice No. 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
Sincerely, Ben-a-.
R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosure:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 cc w/ enclosure:
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6870 UNITED STATES fluCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AtlD ENFORCEMEflT WASHIllGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice flo. 79-21 TRAtlSPORTATION AfiD COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of flevada, South Carolina, and Washington notified fiRC 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 papenvork for shipnents.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin flo. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subj ect.
The enclosures to this Notice provide information 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 forn 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 burialT1te documents. The DOT regulatory requirements can be found in 49 CFR Parts 170-179 (Oct.1,1977). The 'IRC 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 cventual 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 the fluclear Engineering Co., Inc. (g wastes for burial are operated either by site operators. The sites receivin 502-426-7160), or Chen-fluclear Systems, Inc.
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