ML19290E022
| ML19290E022 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000687 |
| Issue date: | 11/28/1979 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19290E010 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-0687-79-05, 70-687-79-5, NUDOCS 8003040020 | |
| Download: ML19290E022 (2) | |
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ANENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Union Ca61de Corporation Docket No.70-687 Medical -ducts Division Tuxedo, N, York 10987 License No. SNM-639 Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on October 29-31, 1979, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC regulations and the conditions of your NRC License No.
SNM-639 as indicated below. Items A and B are infractions.
Items C and D are deficiencies.
A.
License Condition 9 incorporates a letter dated November 5,1970 into your facility license which states, in part, in Paragraph e, " Operational Control and Reviews," that the Nuclear Safeguards Committee continually reviews the conditions of the experiments to ascertain that procedures are being properly followed. An undated, untitled procedure located in the manual of health physics procedures maintained in the Health Physics Office states that, " Hoods and dry boxes are protective devices used to confine radioactive materials.
The rate of intake of air into hoods should be sufficiently high to keep contaminated air out of the room; yet, it must not be too high so that small light articles are upset by moving air. A hood face velocity of 100-150 linear feet per minute is required."
Contrary to the above, on October 29, 1979, the Nuclear Safeguards Committee did not ascertain that procedures are being properly followed in that air velocity measurements taken on a hood located in the Plating Laboratory showed that under the conditions of use, at the time of this inspection, the air velocity in the operator's breathing zone was 50-75 linear feet per minute rather than the required 100 to 150 linear feet per minute.
B.
License Condition 9 incorporates a letter dated June 13,1973 into your facility license which states under the title, " Drills," that drills of the Hot Laboratory evacuation procedure will be conducted semi-annually.
Contrary to the above, no evacuation drills were scheduled and conducted semi-annually during the time period October,1978 to October 31, 1979.
C.
Amendment No.1, dated November 8,1976, incorporated License Condition 15 into your facility license which states that the licensee shall post all storage and use locations with criticality safety signs which indicate the maximum quantity of special nuclear material that is authorized at each location and the actual amount that is present at each location.
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Contrary to the above, on October 29-30, 1979 the storage of unirradiated U-235 contaminated waste in drums was not posted with criticality safety signs which indicate the maximum quantity of special nuclear material that is authorizied and the actual amount that is present in the target makeup area on the second floor, outside the Quality Control Laboratory or in the tunnel at the drum counting station.
D.
10 CFR 71.12(b)(1)(ii), in part, requires a person holding a general license for delivery of licensed material to a carrier to comply with the terms and conditions of the license, certificate or other approvrl.
Contrary to the above, on October 31, 1979, it was determined that the two Model B-3 shipping casks used to transport irradiated U-235 waste to burial, were not constructed in accordance with Battelle Memorial Institute (BMI) Drawing No. 9958-8501-000E, Revision B or C, specified in Certificate of Compliance No. 6058, Revision 4, dated April 27, 1979. The two casks were built in accordance with Protective Packaging Incorporated (PPI) Drawing 0-35136.