ML19290E498
| ML19290E498 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 01/16/1980 |
| From: | Bowers C UNC RECOVERY SYSTEMS, UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
| To: | Shealy H SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8003140131 | |
| Download: ML19290E498 (2) | |
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J nu ry 16, 1980 CEB 80-09 South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Mr. llayward Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological lleal t h Columbia, South Carolina 29210 ai g~
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Dear Mr. Shealy:
Ej UNC Recovery Systems is currently operating under an NRC 1
requirement to decommission its lagoon system prior to July 1, 1982.
This will entail the disposal of at least 60,000 cubic feet of uranium-contaminated material.
Under current State of South Carolina license limits, the opera-tor of the burial site at Barnwell, S.C.
has indicated that UNC Resources will only be allocated approximately 600 cubic feet of burial volume per month for the period of January through March, 1980.
To absolutely minimize UNC's burial requirements, the Com-pany has undertaken a project to significantly reduce the amount of material to be buried.
Over the next nine to eighteen months, UNC Recovery Systems will spend over two million dollars to reduce the volume of material to be buried from an original 194,000 cubic feet to the targeted 60,000 cubic feet.
Thus the present allocation would re-sult in a burial schedule spanning over eight years.
Accordingly, UNC Recovery Systems respectfully requests that a one-time expansion of the license limits be granted to the operators of the Barnwell burial site.
This change is requested so that they may accommodate solid material contained in our lagoons.
While the period during which UNC Recovery Systems is perr..i tred by the NRC to decommission the lagoons extends to July 1, 1982, we will do everything feasible to escalate disposal.
Therefore, we request that UNC burial limits permit a maximun volume of 75,000 cubic feet with no rate limit, other than a completion date of July, 1982.
In addition to the above, we are currently evaluating the potential shutdown of this facilit3 (including decontam-ination and decommissioning).
If the decision to terminate operations is made, we will
. ave. acd for significant addi-tional burial space for low-level,astes (currently esti-mated to be 30,000 cubic feet).
Therefore, we request consideration of this po t en t i:a l need at this t i rs e.
He will, of course, give you prompt notification as soon as a firm decision is made.
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UDC CEB 80-09 January 16, 1980 Page 2 Due to the strict posture of ::RC regarding our burial requirements, we believe that we are being placed into an unwarranted dilemma with no apparent options.
Accord-ingly, your cooperation is urgently requested, to prevent possible non-compliance with NRC mandates.
If you have any questions concerning this request, please feel free to contact our Manager, Quality Assurance l
(Mr. Robert Gregg),
t Very truly yours, l vr e^*1' y
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Bowers President CEB: maw cc:
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