ML19305E107
| ML19305E107 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 02700047, 07001143 |
| Issue date: | 01/18/1980 |
| From: | Peery W, Potter J, Woodruff R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19305E101 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000039-79-07A, 15000039-79-7A, NUDOCS 8004220402 | |
| Download: ML19305E107 (7) | |
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- 8 101 MARIETTA sT N.W., sulTE 3100 g.%'./....p ATLANTA, GEORGIA 303o3 Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO.79-07A
Reference:
TI 2840/(Rev. 1), Waste Packaging Inspection, 10/19/79 Licensee-Shipper:
Chem-Nuclear System, Inc.
P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Dockeg No. 1500 039 l'IrIf$b Inspectors:
1 % /?it A sun W R. L.) Woodruff, Radfation Specialist g
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SUMMARY
Inspection Dates: December 12-13, 1979, visit to Chem-Nuclear Waste disposal site, Barnwell, South Carolina for unannounced inspections of licensee-shippers.
Areas Reviewed: Each licensee-shipper vehicle was inspected for conpliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regula-tions as follows: (1) shipping paper requirements; (2) DOT Placarding requirements; (3) radiation levels; (4) removable contamination (5) DOT marking and labeling requirements for packages; and (6) DOT and NRC requirements for package external features.
1 Results: Of the six areas inspected involving 36 shipments, no items of noncom-j pliance me identified.
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Persons Contacted r
i Emory Williams, South Carolina Department of Health Richard J. Bluemle, South Carolina Department of Health i
David Ebenhack, Health Physicist, Chem-Nuclear, Inc.
t John Ott, Compliance Coordinator, Chem-Nuclear, Inc.
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General The NRC inspection consisted of a review of the shipping papers, radiation survey of the vehicle, contamination surveys and radiation level surveys of j
selected packages.
General surveys and observations. were conducted to determine if the ve' icle had proper placards, proper seals, and if any a
obvious safety harzards existed. The contents of the vehicles were inspected for appropriate marking, labeling, tightness of seals, integrity of package e
construction or any evidence of leakage.
Chem-Nuclear assigns a control number for each shipment upon arrival at the site.
These numbers were called " shipment survey report numbers" (SSR No.), and were used by the inspectors to identify the licensee-shipper during this inspection.
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Shipments Inspected Thirty-six shipments were inspected during the period of December 12-13, 1979. A listing of the shippers inspected and their assigned SSR number is included as Attachment A.
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Shipping Papers The shipping papers were reviewed for completeness and to ascertain if the contents of the shipment were properly.'dentified, and if emergency notifi-I cation procedures and instructions were included as required under 49 CFR 172, Subpart C.
Specific requirements for shipping papers were reviewed as follows:
Material shipping name 49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202 Material class 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Name sequence 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Total quantity (volume) 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Limited quantity 49 CER 172.200/172.203 Name of each radionuclide 49 CFR 172.203 Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203 Activity in curies 49 CFR 172.203 Category of label 49 CFR 172.203 Notation of NRC/ERDA package approval 49 CFR 172.203 Proper certification 49 CFR 172.204
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.'I No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements j
(49 CFR 172, Subpart F and 49 CFR 173.392). The vehicles were also inspected l
for compliance with the following-l Maximum transportation index of 50 -
(49 CFR 177.842)
Loaded so as to avoid spillage (49 CFR 177.842) l Properly blocked and braced (49 CFR 392/177.843)
LSA vehicle survey (49 CER 177.843)
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Maximum Radiation Levels Each truck was surveyed for maximum radiation levels in the normally occupied portions of the vehicle, in a plane at the edge of the flat bed or at the surface of the closed vehicles, in a vertical plane six feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a representative package. Shipping casks were surveyed at the surface.
No levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.
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Contamination Smears Each vehicle and a representative sample package was surveyed for removable contamination by smearing over a 300 square centimeters area of the surface.
No more than two smears were taken from any package or vehicle.
Smears were taken from areas tcat would most likely be contaminated. The smears were checked for gross Beta-gamma contamination at the site.
No smears were found to be contaminated in excess of 49 CFR 173.397 limits.
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Packaging A representative sampling of packages from each shipment was examined for conformance with DOT marking and labeling requirements. External features of the packages were examined for conformance with DOT and NRC requirements as.noted below:
Low specific activity (LSA) packaging 49 CFR 173.392 Tight packages - Ltd. Qty., or 173.392 49 CFR 173.391 No release of material 49 CFR 173.392/173.393 Radioactive material markings 49 CFR 172 310 Security seals 49 CFR 173.393 Gross weight requirements 49 CFR 172.310 Proper shipping name 49 CFR 172.000/172.300 LSA Labeling 49 CFR 173.392 Cask design specifications 49 CFR 173.393(a)
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Verification of Package Contents Due to the lack of facilities for properly opening packages at the site, the criteria for opening packages was restricted to those packages containing solidified waste (to verify the absence of free-standing water) and/or where there was evidence of leakage.
No packages were selected for opening.
No items of noncompliance were noted.
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Interviews Interviews were not held during this inspection.
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s ATTACHMENT A SSR NO.
NRC REGION SHIPPER 017967 II Babcock and Wilcox P. O. Box 785 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 r
017971 III Commonwealth Edison and Quad Cities Station i
017990 P. O. Box 767 Chicago, Illinois l
Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 l
l 017973 III Honeywell, Inc.
l Dr. John H. Fossum I
600 - 2nd Street, N.E.
l Hopkins, Minnesota 44343 017988 III Commonwealth Edison and Dresden Nuclear Power Station 018008 P. O. Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 017995 III Commonwealth Edison and Zion Generating Station 017996 P. O. Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 017974 I
Northeast Nuclear Energy Co.
and Box 28 i
017997 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 017975 II Tennessee Valley Authority I
and Attn:
H. G. Parris 017981 Manager of Power 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee I
017976 I
Owens-Illinois Leon Ostrowski Old Boston Road Pittston, Pennsylvania 18640 s
017977 I
Combustion Engineering, Inc,.
1000 Prospect Hill Road Power Systems Group,
- Windsor, Connecticut- 06099 L
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NRC REGION SHIPPER 017978 II Duke Power Company and Oconee Nuclear Station 017984 Atta: Mr. William O. Parker Vice President l
P. O. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 117979 II Carolina Power and Light Company Atta:
J. A. Jones, Executive Vice Presidec 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 017980 I
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Gas and Electric Building Baltimore, Maryland 21203 017982 I
Southwest Nuclear Company 906 Montgomery Street Sawrel, Maryland 20810 017987 I
Public Servicc Electric and Gas.
80 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07101 Docket No. 50-272 017989 II Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
W. L. Proffitt, Senior Vice President Power P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 017995 III Monsanto Research Corporation Mound Facility P. O. Box 32 Klamisburg, Ohio 45342 017998 III Honeywell, Inc.
600 - 2nd Street, N.E.
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 017999 II Indiana and Michigan Power C'ompany 2 Broadway New York, New York 10004 018000 III Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall 8th Floor Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 v
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SSR NO.
NRC REGION SP.IPPER j
018001 III Kerr McGee Chemical Systems 258 Ann Street West Chicago, Illinois 60185 018003 V
Fairchild AFB Washington 99011 018004 IV USPFD For Idaho P. O. Box 45 Boise, Idaho 83707 018005 IV Hill AFB T. O. Ogden, AIC Utah 84056 018006 III Department of the Army l
Rock Island Arsenal Logistics Support Directorate Rock Island, Illi,nois 61299 t
018007 I
Consolidated Edison Company and of'New York, Inc.
018011 4 Irving Place New York, New York 018009 III Wisconsin Public Service Corporation P. O. Box 1200 Green Bay, Wisconsin 54305 018010 I
Philadelphia Electric Company Peach Bottom Plant i
P. O. Box 8699 Philadelphla, Pennsylvania 19101 Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 018012 I
Power Authority of the State of New York J. A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant 10 Columbus Circle i
New York, New York 10019 018013 I
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 3 Gateway Center P. O. Box 355 Pittsburg, Pennslyvania 15230 i
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