ML19330B302

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Forwards Waste Packaging Insp Rept 15000046/80-32 on 800222 & 26
ML19330B302
Person / Time
Site: 02700048, Zion
Issue date: 06/30/1980
From: Davis A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Reed C
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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See also: IR 015000046/1980032

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Commonwealth Edison Company

Docket No. 05000295

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Mr. Cordell Reed

Docket No. 05000304

Vice President

Post Office Box 767

Chicago, IL 60690

Gentlemen:

This refers to the special inspection conducted by J. M. Dawson and

L. A. O'Reilly on February 22 and 26, 1980, of a waste shipment from

Zion to Nuclear Engineering Company and to the discussion of our findings

with you and others of your company following the inspection.

The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your

license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the

Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your

license. The inspection consisted of a selective examination of pro-

cedures and representative records, observations, independent measure-

ments, and interviews with personnel.

During this inspection, certain af your activities appeared to be in

noncompliance with NRC Requirements, as described in the enclosed

Appendix A.

We have reviewed the action taken to correct the identified

noncompliance and to prevent recurrence, as described in Attachment 3 of

your March 7, 1980 letter. Consequently, no reply to this noncompliance

is required and we have no further questions regarding this matter at

this time.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part

2, Title 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, except as follows. If this report contains information that you

or your contractors believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing

to this office, within twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to

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withhold such information from public disclosure. The application must

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include a full statement of the reasons for which the information is

considered proprietary, and should be prepared so that prop:.ietary

information identified in the application is contained in an enclosure

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A.

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IE Inspection Report No. 80-32

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Mr. D. L. Peoples, Director

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Mr. N. Wandke, Plant

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Appendix A

Code of Federal Regulations Section 173.393(j)(2) limits to 200 mR/hr

the exposure rate at the external surface of the vehicle.

Contrary to the above, on February 22 and 26, 1980, an exposure rate

of 220 mR/hr was measured at a side surface of Home Transportation

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drums cf waste shipped on February 17, 1980, from Zion to Nuclear

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