ML19274F801
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| Site: | 02700039 |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1979 |
| From: | Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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tor.m wd..r J STA IS OF UfIRICA NUCLy.AR 720i1CC?.Y CO.T.1SS10N In che 11.::ar of 1.TCLEAA IMUI3EIPMC CCM?ANY, INC.
(Shefficid, Illicais Low-Level Li: esse No. 13-10042-01
'adicac:tva h*asce Disposal Sita)
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OROIA TO SF.CW CAUSE Cs }is c's 8, 1979, the Nuclear Engi=aaring Ce:pany (NICC), a C.:
- ssion licanmus under Liscese No.13-1C0!.2-01, notified the NP.C :ha:
cffective 10 01 s.=. ths: da';e 1: veuld :er:sinate its f icanae for all' ac:ivi:ias at tha Sheffield, Illinois L:w-level Radioactive !?as:e Disposc1. Site.
Os }it:ch 9, the Direc:or of Eha FAC Office f Nucia[r Ma:erials $4f acy and Saf aguards, =c:ified NECO :ha: NICO lacked the 3 License and diree:ad NICO to
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au herity :o te==.is.ste u=11ater " y 1:
- ake.sil necessary action to assura ha: -la heal _h and safe:y of :he public was adequa aly p;otac:ed at the vite.-
On P. arch 20, 1979, the -
sDirec:o of :he Office of Nuclear M2:a 121 Safaty and Safeguards issued as Ordar :o Show Cause why XICO should so: resu=e it.s :esponsibil t:tas under the license.
W.is order su;ple: ants :he c:da: o f
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1979.
De receipt, possessi:= and dispossi 'of s:urce, by-produe: 2Ed special nuclea: =sterials a: :he Sheffield si:e, a e==cref al l ev-l evel radioactive vasca d'sposal fac'1':y, was licensed by :he A::=le Inergy C.:W asion in 1966 and 1967.
In 1958, NICO filed a ci=ely applica:i:n s racev cha: license.
Under 3 U.S.C. 558 a:d NRC re;;ula:ie:s, 10 CTI 2.109, :he 1967 li:ense has been con:1 ced in e"c. : pending fi::a1 agency action on the appliestice for recevtl.
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52=a ico: pic analysis of the su p sa=ple indies:es concen::a:10:s of radiscuclides greater the: 1% of u===stricted affluen: 'discharse r,
and 30 picoeuries per lizar of radiu=-226,'notifica:1er( shoiild a
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State Cepa::=.ent of ?.adielegical 'daalth respec:ive represen:a:1vas as regards 1 / further ac:icn to be :aken.
Stese accidns 22y l=clude-i solidific.ation o'f the s==p water a:d subseque== burial, discharge as surfaca -a ar runoff if :he ec cen::ation is belev 1% of the u :ascricted.2Cv, u: certain contingency actf ens curlined in 9.7 of the NucisEr I*ntinaarin Csecanv ?tdiological Cent:cis and Safety fo 3urial Sites l'.:nual.
A:. i:spector f:c: the Cc dssic='s Office of I: spec:1on and Enforca=e::
(Fa5 on III) vist:ed :he 5heffield f aeility c &rch 21 th::u;;h 21, t
1979, and deter:.ised that va:er had accu =: lated in :he su ;s of
- ar.chas 1!.A~and 23C.
Sa:ples of water f::= thasa st=ps are taken by representatives of cha S:a a of Ill' nots a:d :he 2GC.
A=alysis of
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chase aa:ples by :he State of Illinois shows cha: the sus of :he
- di ::clide co:cen::1: lens in the sunps of trenches 14A sud 2f C are a factor of 1.5 and 20-30 ti.,. es the 11 1:. raspec:ively, spec' ^ ad 10 CyR 20 for release to u= as: ic:cd areas.
I: 4: affidavit filed before the A:c_ic Saf a y and Licanatag 3 card
= 0-ace =5 e: 4,1973, M.ichael.I.
3 ell, Chief of the Lov Iavel ',isste Iranch, Division of y..cl Cycle and Ma:arirls Safaty, Office of Nuclea:
'da:erial Safety and Safegaards, of the Eucica: Icsule:o:f Cc=ission JLaced that vaste already buried c= :he licensad 20 acre site does net represen: an {=:.hant threa: :s prJ lic health and safe:y.
This sta:ere::
vas sde -ith :he belief tha: the concentra:1ces of radienucli:h:s in lucha:es and the envi =-~::a1 samples ha
.-: ya axcW.ad 10 CTI 20 li=1:s i: res :'::ed areas.
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c 1 In an affidavic filed before the A:::10 Safety and licensing 3 card en Occambe
,4, 1973, by ov:n O. The=pson, Cao echnicci Ensincer, 1
Cco ech: $csi En5 neering See:1ca, Gecsciences 3:anch, Divisie= of 1
Resctor Site Safe:y cad hvir=== ental Analyses, Of fice of Nucles:
Reg.la:1:n, sca:es : hat it has : : been de:e:.ined whe:her or co:
con:huous sand lanses underlie' :he 20 acre site.
n an af fidavi: filed before the 1:c J: Safety and I.icensing 2 card ca Cecschar 4, 1973, by F. ~uri and Willis= S. 3ivins, Hyd: ulic T.5 neers, on the s:sf f of the Hydraulic In::heering See:ien of :he i
21 liyd::clogy, Meteu:ulogy 3:sn:h, Civisica o f site Saf c:y.r.d Envi:===sa:
A..alysas, Office of Nuclear Reacco: Regulation stare:
recei.ed 1:fer=stics indidates *'- - -he sa'nd lenses ou che 20 acre si ta.src ex:ensivs and possibly cen:inuous.
Adii:iceal data p :vided by XICO on Msy 10. 1973, rer.11:ed incnnelusive.
f If :he leacha:es 6 cence ::acices in e:: cess of tha u :as::ic:ed area-
"2C reach the sand lenses, and if henc sand tenses are centinous, then i-is likel-that e cent:2: ices of radi::uclides in.cate 6
ex: ass of ena unrestrictad area PSC will rasch off site ::::s, h view o f the foresui=g, the -a.. i...
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Cc _isaica's regula:1ons !
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G 0 show canaa why 1: chould to: ahhar pu=; :he va e fr:: -he
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- . :c;h sand lanses to the unrescrie:ed atea cu:si:!e cf N CO's 20 This Order is r.sde af f ae:ive '~ distaly and vill ec :ba a::a si:e.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSICN' b <DEgsacitd k
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1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Motion To File Out Of Time," and " Motion 37 Nuclear Engineering Company, Inc. To i
Supplement Its Motion For Reconsideration," dated July 19, 1979, in the captioned matter, have been served upon the fol-lowing by deposit in the United States mail, this 19th day of July, 1979:
Alan S.
Rosenthal, Esq.
Dr. Linda W.
Little Chairman, Atomic Safety and Member, Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 5000 Hermitage Drive Commission Raleigh, North Ca::clina 27612 Washington, D.C.
20555 Atcmic Safety and Licensing Richard S.
Salzman, Esq.
Appeal Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i
Appeal Board Panel Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C.
20555 l
Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Dr.
W. Reed Johnson U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Atomic Safety and Licensing Commission Appeal Board Panel Washington, D.C.
20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edwin J. Reis, Esq.
Washingten, D.C.
20555 Counsel for the NRC Staff Offic of the Executive Andrew C.
GoodhoPe, Esq.
Legal Director 3320 Estelle Terrace U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Wheaton, Maryland 2090c Ccemission Washington, D.C.
20535 Dr. Forrest J. Remick 305 E.
Hamilton Avenue D. J.
McRae, Esq.
State Colle24 7ennsylvania 217 West Second Stree:
16801 Kewanee, Illinois 61443
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T.'.is C dar is issued in furtherence of ha cc _issica's regula:o ry
- esponsibi.11:Les under Saced. css 53, 62 and SI of :he A::=ic Energy Act o f 1954, as a_,asdad 4 2 U.S.C. $ 20 73, 209 2, and 2111.
7:ilure to
- = ply :.d subject ECO to civil pen:1:ias as peascribed under See:icn 231 of :ha Act, 42 U.S.C. 2232, and ec such fur:her.acessary and appropriate c force =ent acticns as the Cc- 'ssion :ay seek ic the Faderal Courts. '
l D.e Lice. see =.2y, withia :venty days o f the dat. of :his C:dcr, file a w-i::an answer :o this C: der under ca:h c: affir_atica.
Wi thin the sa:ne t'~~[ the T. ice:.sae and,
=y other person whose int.4 ca: :sy he at:ac:ac :ty raques; a..saring.
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'.ss:.:n vill issue as order designating :he t*-a and place fc: hearing.
Ay reques: for a hearius shall to s:ay :he i==edia:e af factiveness of this o:dar.
Of a hes:ing is requasted, the issue to be considared a: such i
hearing shall be:
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Actions appropriate c prevent the migration of i
i radiocuel' des in cance :ra:1::s is e::: ass of :he l' ':s
. in 10 C73. 20 to the :::estricted area.
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.. Conald D.
Ru= ley, Esq.
Cocke ing and Service Sectica Sco : Madsen, Esq.
Office of the Secretary 601 Scuch Main Street U.S.
Nuclear Regula: cry Prince:On, Illincis 61356 Cccmission Washington, D.C.
20555 Oean Hansel-1, Esq.
Assistan: Attorney General Charles F.
Easen, Esq.
State of Illinois Nuclear Engineering Company, Inc.
Envizcamental Control Division 1100 17th Street, N.W.
138 West Randciph Stree:
Suite 1000 Suite 231S Washington, D.C.
20036 Chicago, Illinois 60601 R.
Lee Armbruster, Esq.
John M.
Cannen, Esq.
General Ccunsel Suite 2245 Nuclear Engineering Cc=pany, Inc.
20 North Wacker Drive Post Office Scx 7246 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Louisville, Kentucky 40207 Susan Sekuler, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General C.., k S.a.e o_e v.3.,.4..o.4 s S,a=cel J.
nti Environmental Control Division secretary, 0:,,s,ce or_
133 West Randolph Street
- he Secretary U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory 5 u_i _ a_
737-_a Chicaco, Illinois 60601 Cecnission Washing:en, D. C.
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