ML19309G000
| ML19309G000 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1980 |
| From: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Kay J YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19309G001 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005020122 | |
| Download: ML19309G000 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000029/1980005
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Docket No. 50-29
MAR 18 M
vankee Atomic Electric Company
ATTN: Mr. James A. Kay
Senior Engineer - Licensing
25 Research Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection 50-29/80-05
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. W. Kinney of this office on
February 19-20, 1980 at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Rowe, Massachusetts of
activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-3 and to the discussions of our
findings held by Mr. W. W. Kinney with Mr. N. N. St. Laurent of your staff at
the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discussion
between Mr. St. Laurent and Mr. Kinney on March 10, 1980.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of Inspection
and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.
Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the
inspector.
Within the scope of this inspection, no items of noncompliance were observed
even though a trailer containing low specific activity radioactive waste from
your facility had surface radiation readings greater than the 200 mR/hr limit
given in 49 CFR 173.393(j), when the trailer arrived at the Chem-Nuclear Systems,
Inc. , Barnwell, South Carolina burial site.
Your activities were in accord with
the pertinent regulations; however, you did make improvements in your procedures
for packaging the waste and in your specific instructions to carriers for maintenance
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of the exclusive use shipment controls to maintain compliance with the requirements
of 49 CFR 173.393(j) during transport of the waste from your facility to the
burial site.
These improvements, if properly implemented, should avoid recurrence
of the situation.
Your strict attention to proper implementation of these
improvements are required to assure future compliance with the regulations.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title
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10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection
report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains
any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is
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necessary that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to
withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such application must be
accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information, which
identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a
statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items which will be
considered by the Comission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section
2.790. The infonnation sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as
possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear from you in
this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public
Document Room.
No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions
concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to ciscuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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. Smith, Chief
Fuel Facility and Materials Safety
B7anch
Enclosure:
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection
Report Number 50-29/80-05
cc w/ encl:
H. Autio, Plant Superintendent
J. E. Tribble, President
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