ML19254B234
| ML19254B234 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1979 |
| From: | Pappas H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wright G ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909260152 | |
| Download: ML19254B234 (2) | |
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GLEN ELLYN ILLINOIS 60137 SEP 131979 SEP 131979 State of Illinois Department of Public Health ATTN:
Mr. Gary N. Wright, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 79-21, titled "Transporation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Materials" was sent to the following licensees on September 7, 1979, for information:
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan Power Company D. C. Cook 1, 2 (50-315, 50-316)
Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden 1, 2, 3 (50-10, 50-237, 50-249)
Quad-Cities 1, 2 (50-254, 50-265)
Zion 1, 2 (50-295, 50-304)
Consumers Power Compa);
Big Rock Point (50 155)
Palisades (50-255)
Dairyland Power Cooperative LACBWR (50-409)
Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Duane Arnold (50-331)
Northetn States Power Company Monticello (50-263)
Prairie Island 1, 2 (50-282, 50-306)
Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse 1 (50-346)
Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1, 2 (50-266, 50 301)
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Kewaunee (50-305) 1909260 %
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o State of Illinois Dow Chemical Company SEP 131979 (50-264)
University of Illinois (Triga, Lopra)
(50-151, 50-356)
Iows State University (50-116)
Michigan State University (50-294)
University of Michigan (50-2)
University of Missouri (Columbia, Rolla)
(50-186, 50-123)
Ohio State University (50-150)
Purdue University (50-182)
Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor (Zion)
(50-87)
University of Wisconsin (50-156)
Sincerely,
$Ca b Ad Helen Pappas, ff'ief Ch Administrative Branch
Enclosures:
1.
IE Information Notice No. 79-21 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in the Last Six Months cc w/encls:
Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b Local PDR NSIC TIC D. W. Kane, Sargent and Lundy}
s Accession No: 79082201gd SSINS: 6870 1 / UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 TRANSFORTATION AND COMMERCIAL 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; p d. ages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water aa not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; improper labeling of packages; and improper pape mork for shipments. Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 7a-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 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 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 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 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). Questions about licensing requirements for NRC packages can be addressed to the NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-41f' transport requirements can be addresse DUPLICATE DOCUMENT of DOT (202-426-2311). Questions abou Notice can be addressed to the appropri Entire document previously entered Part 20, Appepdix D. into system under: MC$22d[d3 ANO No. of pages: b .}}