ML19259C478
| ML19259C478 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/15/1979 |
| From: | Carbon M Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906220159 | |
| Download: ML19259C478 (3) | |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS J
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May 15, 1979
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Honorable Joseph M. Hendrie Chairman U.S. N alear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
SUBJECT:
ACRS REVIEd OF PROPOSED RULES CN SHIPMENT OF SPENT FUEL
Dear Dr. Hendrie:
The Commission, in a letter dated January 13, 1976, requested the ACRS to comment on proposed rules concerning the packaging and transportation of plutonium and other radioactive materials when and if they should be developed. The ACRS was (dvised in 1977 by the Office of Standards Developnent and the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards that the estimated health effects of a radiological release from transport of radioactive materials in non-urban areas were not so substantive as to warrant rule-sking action.
A further study by the NRC Staff, relating to transportation of radio-active materials in urban areas, has resulted in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards proposing that, until a research program is performed, certain interim safeauard _ measures should be applied to spent fuel shipnents. A proposed rule regarding such measures has been sent to the Commission by memorandum of April 18,1979 (SECY-79-278) for approval.
The ACRS interpreted the Commission's January 13, 1976 request to the ACRS as applying to risk to public health and safety resulting from normal and accident conditions during radioactive material shipnents.
Since the proposed rule change discussed in SECY-79-278 applies to risks associated with sabotage events, the ACRS is reluctant at this time to divert its attention from other mat-ters of high priority to review and comment on the proposed change; consequently, the ACRS_does not intend to qview the proposed rule change discussed in SECY-79-278 unless specifi-cally requested to do so by the commission.
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t Honorable Jeseph M. Hendrie May 15, 1979 In connection with this pro m sed rule change, the ACRS suggests that the admonition contained in the attached letter to Mr. Gossick is applicable also to this circumstance.
Sincerely,
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Max W. Carbon Chairman
Attachment:
Ltr. to Mr. L. V. Gossick, EDO, NRC, from M. W. Carbon, ACRS Chairman dtd. 3/13/19 2281 022
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j WASHINGTON. D. C. 20555 March 13, 1979 Mr. Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, DC 20555
SUBJECT:
'IRANSPOR'IATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Dear Mr. Gossick:
During its 227th meeting, March 8-10, 1979, the Advisory Comittee on Reactor Safeguards was briefed by the NRC Staff concerning pssible h
courses of action being considered in relation to the regulation of highway routing of radioactive materials.
'Ibe Comittee wishes to observe that there are very large quantities of nonradioactive, hazardous materials shipped by highway, and that many of these materials are equally or more hazardous than spent nu-clear fuel under conditions of accident or pstulated sabotage. 'Ihe Comittee believes that regulations concerning the transportation of radioactive material by highway should be evaluated and adopted with full cognizance of the risks for nonradioactive material, and recem-mends that the NRC Staff assure that information concerning risks from both radioactive and nonradioactive shipents be made available to the Nuclear Regulatory Comission and the Department of Transportation.
Sincerely, Max W. Carbon 2281.023
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