ML19332A353

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Notice of Nonroutine Event Involving Agreement State or Agreement Matl 80-30.State of Nv Reported Three Incidents of Low Level Radwaste Shipments Which Did Not Conform W/ Regulatory Requirements.Meeting Scheduled for 800910-11
ML19332A353
Person / Time
Site: 02700010
Issue date: 09/05/1980
From: Kerr B, Lubenau L
NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:
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NUDOCS 8009110578
Download: ML19332A353 (1)


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SEF 5 BE NOTICE OF NON-ROUTINE EVENT INVOLVING AGREEMEN i

AGREEMENT MATERIALS 30 This NOTICE constitutes an early report of events occurring in an Ag

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.as initially received without verification or eva uais known by S i

Nevada,

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NuclearEngineeringCo.(NECO),Beatty m

Incidents at Low Level Rad Waste Burial Site

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SUBJECT:

W Nevada infomed OSP of 3 incidents in B

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In the most recent case, a shipment of waste from Aerotet, C

However,

't. requirements. consisting of drums and boxes was off-loaded into tren

,? when the licensee prepared to cover the waste, o The box was opened and a 55 gallon

- P.of the boxes supposedly containing only dry waste./T dru 3rd.,

In the former, a shipment from

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)p Type B f the box.

~7, cask arrived with liquid leaking out oAdditionally, it was discovered the box ha Since the shipment was exclusive use, this is an appa the box contents were.

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requirements and D0T will follow up.

containing waste contaminated with natural uranium from Allied :hem When the next to last drum was moved to be placed into the tren

% out of the bottom of the barrel.

l The Board There has been considerable publicity given to t to O. W.,

deny NEC0's application for renewal of the license.

Since Aerojet Nevaca has temporarily banned all 3 generators from California is holding 5/14 and 5/17/79) Nevada is working closely with California.

a meeting today with Aerojet and GE to discuss the matter.

Catacts G. W. Kerr, L. O. Lubenau, 492-7767

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