ML19249E077
| ML19249E077 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Mattimoe J SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260231 | |
| Download: ML19249E077 (1) | |
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WALNUT CREE K, CALIFORNI A 9%D6 September 10, 1979 Docket tio. 50-312 Sacrarento t'unicipal Utility District P. O. Box 15830 Sacramento, California 95813 Attention: Mr. John J. Mattimoe Assistant General Manager Gentlenen:
Enclosed is Information Notice flo. 79-21, " Transportation and Ccamercial Burial of Radioactive Material," which provides information on packaging and disposal of radioactive material.
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R. H. Engelken Director
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6870 UNITED STATES fiUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IllSPECTION AfiD ENFORCEMENT WASHIfiGTON, D.C.
20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL BURIAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL On July 10, 1979, the Governors of the Agreement States of flevada, South Carolina, and Washington notified NRC Chaiman 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 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 the reg-ulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radioactive material.
The requirements for packaging and transport referenced herein are applicable to shiprents 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 D0T publication, "A Review of the DDT 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 copy of the burial site license or other burial site documents. The D7)T 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 pwperly you must comply with NRC and 00T 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 requirenents 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 fiuclear Engineering Co., Inc. (502-4?A,7.160)._or_ Chen-fluclear Systems, Inc.
(206-827-0711).
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