ML19289G305
| ML19289G305 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/31/1979 |
| From: | Mattson R NRC - TMI-2 LESSONS LEARNED TASK FORCE |
| To: | Jaffe L PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE MILE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908220148 | |
| Download: ML19289G305 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 Accession No: 7908220108 SSINS:
6870 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Infomation Notice No. 79-21 Date: Septembe-7, 1979 Page 1 of 2 TRANSPORTATION 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 sumarized as contaminated packages; improper loading of packages which results in unnecessary radiation exposure; packages containing liquids when liquids or free-standing water are not authorized to be buried; leaking packages; improper labeling of packages; and improper paperwork for shipments.
Recently, you should have received either IE Bulletin No. 79-19 or 79-20 on this subj ect. The attachments to this Notice provide information regarding the regulatory requirements for the packaging, transportation and disposal of radio-active material. The requirements for packaging and transport referenced herein are applicable to shipments of all radioactiee 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 attached D0T publication, "A Review of the 00T Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Materials."
The attachments are intended only as a convenient reference; they are neithet a substitute for the actual reculations nor a cooy of the burial site license or other burial site documents.
The DOT rr.gulatory 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 cperations 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 fom 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.
(206-82/-0711).
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2 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 Date: September 7, 1979 Pcge 2 of 2 Questions about licensing requirements for NRC packages can be addressed to the NRC's Transportation Branch (301-427-4122). Questions about DOT packagino and transport requirements can be addressed to the Materials Tra.'sportation ~,oreau of D0T (202 426-2311). Questions about the IE Bulletins or this Information Notice can be addressed to the cppropri te NRC Regional Office listed in 10 CFR a
Part 20, Appendix D.
No written response to this Information Notice is required.
Attachments:
1.
Burial Criteria 2.
00T Publication 9
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ATTACHMENT NO. 1 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 Date: September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 2 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE BURIAL CRITERIA AS OF JULY 11, 1979 WASTE FORM SITE l
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South Carolina Nevada Washington 1.
Liquid scintil'.ation f peckedin2xabsorbent}uids (a) vermiculite as Disposal not Disposal permitted Disposal permitted absorbent permitted but specific but specific approval required approval required (b) diatomaceous earth as Not permitted Permitted Permitted absorbent (c) other absorbents (not Not permitted Specific approval Specific approval rags, tissue etc.)
required required 2.
Other liggids packed in 2x Not permitted Not Permitted Permitted, but absorbent for immobilization no free standing liquid 3.
Unpackaged bulk solids (e.g.
Permitted but Permitted but Not Permitted ores, rut,ble) specific approval specific approval required required 4.
Solidification media:
(a) cemant, urea for for-Permitted for Permitted Permitted maldehyde, Dow media, aqueous wastes Delaware custom (b) other Not permitted Permitted Permitted 5.
Radiological hazard greater Permitted Permitted Permitted than chemical unless spe-cifically approved 6.
Pyrophoric material Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted unless specif-unless specif-ically approved ically approved bBarnwell,S.C.,operatedbyChem-Nuclear.
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jBeatty, Nevada,operatedbyNECO.
Hanford, Washington, operated by NECO.
4 Liquids alternated with layers of absorbent form the most effective packaging (2x absorbent for liquid present or likely to be formed in transit).
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IE Information Notice No. 79-21 Date:
September 7, 1979 Page 2 of 2 LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE BURIAL CRITERIA AS OF JULY 11, 1979
-Continued-WASTE FORM SITE l
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South Carolina Nevada Washington 7.
Biological wastes (e.g.,
Permitted, but Permitted Permitted carcasses) packed in rock salt to pre-4 equivalent to 2x absorbent serve is preferred.
8.
Oil Content No more than 1%
No specification No specification by volume.
9.
Dewatered resins Permitted Permitted Permitted
- 10. Evaporator bottoms Must be solidi-Must be a solid Must be a solid fied with agents in #4.
- 11. KE 85 and Xe 133 Permitted in DOT Permitted in DOT Permitted in 00T pkg, 1.5 atm, pkg, 1 atm, 100 pkg, 1.5 atm, 100 Ci/pkg.
Ci/pkg, 1000 Ci Ci/pkg.
in special pkg.
- 12. Curie content per package for Special if >
Special if >
Special handling radiation control and hand-2500 Ci.
1600 Ci for for large ling.
dispersed or if quantities.
> 50 Ci for sealed sources.
- 13. Transuranics greater than 10 Not permitted Not permitted Permitted nanocuries/ gram
- 14. SNM package content Special if >
350 g U-235 or 100 g U-232 or 50 g.
200 g U-233 or 60 g U-233 or ratio < 1.
Pu or ra io < 1;
<15g/ft}.
- 15. 00T containers as received Permitted Permitted except Permitted at the site fiberboard or cardboard or similar materials
- 16. Liners removed from 00T Permitted Permitted Permitted shipping containers 2225 018
ENCLOSURE 2 IE Information Notice No. 79-21 Date:
September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 2 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS Information Subject Date Issued to Notice No.
Issued 79-05 Use of Improper Materials 3/21/79 All power reactor in Safety-Related Componen+s facilities with an OL or CP 79-06 Stress Analysis of 3/23/79 All power reactor Safety-Related Piping facilities with an OL or CP 79-07 Repture of Radwaste Tanks 3/2G/79 All power reactor facilities with an OL or CP 79-08 Interconnection of 3/28/79 All power reactor Contaminated Systems with facilities with an Service Air Systems Used OL and Pu Processing As the Sour:e of Breathing fuel facilities Air 79-09 Spill of Radioactivity 3/30/79 All power reactor Contaminated Resin facilities with an OL 79-10 Nonconfccming Pipe 4/16/79 All power reactor Support Struts facilities with a CP 79-11 Lower Reactor Vessel Head 5/7/79 All power reactor Insulation Support Problem facilities with an OL or CP 79-12 Attempted Damage to New 5/11/79 All Fuel Facilities, Fuel Assemblies Research Reactors, and Power Reactors with an OL or CP 79-13 Indication of Low Water 5/29/79 All power reactor Level in the Oyster facilities with an Creek Reactor OL or CP 2225 019
IE Information Notice No. 79-21 Date:
September 7, 1979 Page 2 of 2 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN 1979 Information Subject Date Issued to
!%tice No.
Issued 79-14 Safety Classification of 6/11/79 All applicants for, Electrical Cable Support and holders of a Systems power reactor CP 79-15 Deficient Procedures 6/7/79 All power reactor facilities with an OL or CP 79-16 Nuclear Incident at 6/22/79 All research and Three Mile Island test reactors with an OL 79-17 Source Holder Assembly 6/20/79 All holders of reactor Damage from Misfit Between OLs and cps Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate 79-18 Skylab Reentry 7/5/79 All holders of reactor OLs 79-19 Pipe Cracks in Stagnant 7/17/79 All power reactor Borated Water Systems at facilities with an PWR Plants OL or CP 79-20 NRC Enforcement Policy -
8/14/79 All Holders of Reactor NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators 79-21 Same Title as 79-20 9/7/79 Same as 79-20 (Revision No. 1) 2225 020 e