ML19323E458

Waste Packaging Insp Rept 80-02A on 800206-08. No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas inspected:licensee- Shipper Vehicles,Including Shipping Paper Requirements & DOT Placarding Requirements

ML19323E458
Person / Time
Site:	02700047, 04002940
Issue date:	02/20/1980
From:	Brown R, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	NL CHEMICALS (USA), INC.
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ML19323E452	List: ML19323E451 ML19323E458
References
15000039-80-02A, 15000039-80-2A, NUDOCS 8005230569
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Oy REGION 11 101 MARIETTA sT., N.W., SUITE 3100

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Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO.80-02A

Reference:

TI 2840/1, (Rev. 1), " Waste Packaging Inspections", 10/10/79 Licensee-Shipper:

See Attachment A Disposal Site:

Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No.

5000039 Inspector:

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R.A.Byjkn,Radiationybffialist, Dath Si/gned H&MSVSection, H S B:Mnch Approved by:

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ter, Chief, H &MS Section, H &MS Branch Da[eS8i.gned

SUMMARY

Inspection Dates:

February 6-8, 1980 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 compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regu-lations as follows:

(1) shipping paper requirements; (2) DOT Placarding require-ments; (3) radiation levels; (4) removable contamination; (5) DOT marking and labeling requirements for packages; (6) DOT and NRC requirements for external package features, and (7) prohibited articles or contents.

Results: Of the seven areas inspected involving 29 shipments, no items of non-compliance were identified.

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b DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted R. Sappington, South Carolina DHEC E. Williams, South Carolina DHEC S. Finklea, South Carolina DHEC J. Shuler, USDOT R. Tate, USDOT D. Smith, USDOT F. Punch, USDOT J. O'Connell, USDOT 2.

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 deter-mine if the vehicle had proper placards, proper seals, and if any obvious safety hazards 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 licensee-shippers during this i

inspection.

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Shipments Inspected Twenty-nine shipments were inspected during the period of February 6-8, 1980.

A listing of the shippers inspected and their assigned 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 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 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 CFR 172.200/172.203 Name of each radionuclide 49 CFR 172.203 Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203 l

Activity in curies 49 CFR 172.203 Category or label 49 CFR 172.203 Notation of NRC/ERDA package approval 49 CFR 172.203 Proper certification 49 CFR 172.204 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 transportatior index of 50 - (49 CFR 177.842)

Loaded so as to avoid spillage

- (49 CFR 177.842)

Properly blocked and braced

- (49 CFR 173.392/177.842)

LSA vehicle survey

- (49 CFR 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 that 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 requirments as noted below:

Low specific activity (LSA) packaging 49 CFR 173.392 Tight packages - ltd. Qty.,

49,CFR 173.391 or 173.392 No release of material 49 CFR 173.392/173.393 Radioactive material markings 49 CFR 172.310 Security seals 49 CFR 173.393

s 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 173.393a 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 items of noncompliance were noted.

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l ATTACHMLNT A ADDRESSEE LIST SSR NRC Trailer Licensee-No'.

Region Carrier No.

Shipper 018639 I

Tri-State 72485 Philadelphia Electric 018642 I

Hittman 72237 Peach Bottom 018660 I

Hittman 72233 Docket No. 50-277 018650 I

NL Ind.

71522

~NL Industries 018655 I

NL Ind.

9079 1130 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12205 018640 I

McCormack 34 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation 20 Turnpike Rd.

Westfare, MA 01581 Docket No. 50-271 018657 I

Chem-Nuclear 28 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company' Millstone Plant P. O. Box 270 Hartford, CT Docket No. 50-245 018661 I

McCormack 217 Jersey Central Power and Light Oyster Creek Plant Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 Docket No. 50-219 018668 I

Saunders 037 Duquesne Light Company 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburg, PA 15219 018656 I

Tri-State 440278 Tech-Ops Burlington, MA 018654 I

Tri-State 440152 Babcock and Wilcox Company 609 North Warren Avenue Apollo, PA 15618 License No. SNM-145

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Region Carrier No.

Shipper (Continued) 018658 I

Spector 23250 Nuclear Metals, Inc.

2229 Main Street Concord, MA 018647 II Chem-Nuclear 041 Florida Power and Light 018663 Tri-State 128100 Turkey Point Plant 9250 W. Flagler Street P. O. Box 013100 Miami, FL 33101 Docket No. 50-250 018645 II Chem-Nuclear 038 Carolina Power and Light Company 018677 Tri-State 440225 Brunswick Plant 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27602 Docket No. 50-325 018635 II Tri-State TV-45 Tennessee Valley Authority 018675 Tri-State TV-83 Browns Ferry 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, TN 37401 Docket No. 50-259 i

018659 II Tri-State 544146 Virginia Electric and Power Company j

North Anna Plant j

P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, VA 23261 l

Docket No. 50-338 i

018664 II Chem-Nuclear 012 Duke Power Company l

Oconee Plant 422 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Docket No. 50-269 018652 II Chem-Nuclear 14 Medical College of Georgia

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Augusta, GA 018653 III Hacke 72231 Commonwealth Edison Company 018644 Hacke 72228 Zion Plant P. O. Box 767 Chicago, IL Docket No. 50-254 018676 III Hittman 72236 Commonwealth Edison Company 018639 Hittman 72484 Quad-Cities Plant P. O. Box 767 Chicago, IL -

Docket No. 50-254

FEB 2 61980 Attachment A.

SSR NRC Trailer Licensee-No.

Region Carrier No.

Shipper

-(Continued) 018674 III Hittman 72229 Commonwealth Edison Company 018651 Hittman 72230 Dresden Plant P. O. Box 767 Chicago, IL Docket No.50-010 018662 III Home 444010 Kerr-McGee Chemical Company Transport West Chicago, IL l

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