ML19329F783
| ML19329F783 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1980 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Brian Lee COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| ML19329F784 | List: |
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| EA-80-036, EA-80-36, NUDOCS 8007110131 | |
| Download: ML19329F783 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES EY. g('k NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION y
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 s p..... j JUN 2 01980 Docket Nos. 50-254, 50-265, EA-80-36 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN:
Mr. Byron Lee Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690
' Gentlemen:
An NRC inspection, conducted on January 31, 1980, at the waste burial site in Hanford, Washington, disclosed one waste shipment from the Quad-Cities Nuclear Station having external radiation levels which exceeded regulatory requirements.
This matter was discussed with you during a meeting with Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director, NRC Region III Office (Glen Ellyn, Illinois), on February 27, 1980.
As you know, NRC has taken steps to increase the standard of compliance in the area of transportation of radioactive waste materials.
The December 3, 1979 letter to all NRC licensees set forth the criteria for categorizing violations in this area and stated that severity level 1 or 2 noncompliance would normally result in civil penalties or more severe enforcement action.
The maximum radiation levels found on the external surface of the transport vehicle in the shipment in question have been categorized as a severity level 1 violation.
As the result of our inspection of this matter, and our concerns as discussed during the February 27. meeting, we propose to impose civil penalties for the item of noncompliance set forth in Appendix A to this letter, in the total amount of Four Thousand Dollars.
Appendix B to this letter is a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties.
You are required to respond to this letter, and in preparing your response you should follow the instructions in Appendices A and B.
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED i
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if JUN 2 01960 Commonwealth Edison Company.
~In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules'of Practice," Part 2, r
Title 10, Code-of Federal Regulations, a copy of this. letter and the enclosures will be placed in the Commission's Public Docur.ent Room.
Sincerely,
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Victor S 1 o, r.
Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation 2.
Appendix B - Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties
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Mr. D. L. Peoples, Director of Nuclear Licensing Mr. N. Kalivianakis, Plant Superintendent kt or e GeneEl b
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