ML19309B306
| ML19309B306 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Quad Cities, Zion, 02700047 |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1980 |
| From: | Peery W, Potter J, Woodruff R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19309B298 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000039-79-07A, 15000039-79-7A, NUDOCS 8004040023 | |
| Download: ML19309B306 (7) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT O
REGION III Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT No.79-07A Licensee-Shipper:
Commonwealth Edison Company Quad-Cities (Shipments No. 017971 and No. 017990)
Zion Generating Station (Shipments No. 017995 and No. 017996)
Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Shipments No. 017988 and No. 018008)
Disposal Site: Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
P. O. Box 726 Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No. 15000039 Inspectors:
R. L. Woodruff, Radiation Specialist FF6MS Section, FF6MS Branch, Region II W. W. Peery, Radiation Specialist FF6MS Section, FF6MS Branch, Region Il Approved By:
J. P. Potter, Section Chief FF6MS Section, FF6MS Branch, Region II
SUMMARY
Inspection Dates: December 12-13, 1979, Visit to Chem-Nuclear Waste Disposal Site, Barnwell, South Carolina for Unannounced Inspection of Licensee-Shippers.
Areas Reviewed: Each licensee-shipper vehicle was inspected for compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations 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 require-ments for package external features.
Results: Of the six areas inspected involving 36 shipments, no items of noncompliance were identified.
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Persons Contacted Emory Williams, South Carolina Department of Health Richard J. Bluemle, South Carolina Department of Health David Ebenhack, Health Physicist, Chem-Nuclear, Inc.
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 selected packages.
General surveys and observations were conducted to determiae if the vehicle had proper placards, proper seals, and if any obvious safety harzards existed. The contents of the vehicles were inspected for appropriate marking, labeling, tightness of seals, integrity of package 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.
3.
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.
4.
Shipping Papers The shipping papers were reviewed for completeness and to ascertain if the contents of the shipment were properly identified, and if emergency notifi-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 Naterial class 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 Name sequence Total quantity (volume) 49 CFR 172.200/172.202 49 CFR 172.200/172.203 Limited quantity 49 CFR 172.203 Name of each radionuclide Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203 49 CFR 172.203 Activity in curies 49 CFR 172.203 Category of label Notation of NRC/ERDA 49 CFR 172.203 package approval 49 CFR 172.204 Proper certification t
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, No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements (49 CFR 172, Subpart F and 49 CFR 173.392). The vehicles were also inspected
, for compliance with the following:
Maximum transportation index of 50 -
(49 CFR 177.842)
Loaded so as to avoid spillage (49 CFR 177.842)
Properly blocked and braced (49 CFR 392/177.843)
LSA vehicle survey (49 CFR 177.843)
No items of noncompliance were identified.
6.
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 that would moat 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 172.100/172.300 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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ATTACHMENT A 0
SSR NO.
NRC REGION SHIPPER 017967 II Babcock and Wilcox-P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 017971 III Commonwealth Edison and Quad Cities Station 017990 P.O. Box 767 Chicago, Illinois Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 017973 III Honeywell, Inc.
Dr. John H. Fossum 600 - 2nd Street, N.E.
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.
0 7997 x 8 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 017975 II Tennessee Valley Authority and Attn:
H. G. Parris 017981 Manager of Power 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 017976 I
Owens-Illinois Leon Ostrowski Old Boston Road Pittston, Pennsylvania 18640 017977 I
Combustion Engineering, Inc.
100 Prospect Hill Road Power Systems Group Windsor, Connecticut 06099
Attechment A.
SSR NO.
NRC REGION SHIPPER 017978 II Duke Power Company and Oconee Nuclear Station 017984 Atta:
Mr. William'O. Parker Vice President P.O. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 017979 II Carolina Power and Light Company Attn:
J. A. Jones Executive Vice President 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 017980 I
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Gas and Electric Building Baltim re, Maryland 21203 017982 I
Southwest Nuclear Company 906 Montgomery Street Sawrel, Maryland 20810 017987 I
Public Service Electric and Gas 80 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07101 Docket No. 50-272 017989 II Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
W. L. Profitt, Senior Vice President Power P.O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261
'017995 III Monsanto Research Corporation Mound Facility P.O. Box 32 Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 017998 III Honeywell, Inc.
600- 2nd Street, N.E.
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 017999 II Indiana and Michigan Power Company 2 Broadway New York, New York 10004 018000 III Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall 8th Floor hunneapolis, Nunnesota 55401
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NRC REGION SHIPPER 018001 III Kerr McGee Chemical Systems 248 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 Rock Island Arsenal Logistics Support Directorate Rock Island, Illinois 61299 018007 I
Consolidated Edison Company and of New York, Inc.
018011 4 Irving Place New York, New York l
018009 III Wisconsin Public Service Corporation P.O. Box 1200 Green Bay, Wisconsin 54305 018010 I
Philadelphia Electric Company Peach Bottom Plant P.O. Box 8699 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 018012 I
Power Authority of the State of New York J. A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 018013 I
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 3 Gateway Center P.O. Box 355 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15230 l
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