ML19343B699
| ML19343B699 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 12/19/1980 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19297C358 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-81-007, EA-81-7, NUDOCS 8012300118 | |
| Download: ML19343B699 (2) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN:
Mr. Cordell Reed Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:
This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. J. F. Pang of our Region V office on July 23, 1980, of a waste shipment arriving at the waste burial site in Richland, Washington from the Dresden Nuclear Power Station.
During the inspection the lid on one bin was found unfastened.
Further, the lid had no provisions to be fastened, suggesting inadequate quality assurance in your waste packaging operation.
It should be noted that about two months before this inspection a similar item of noncompliance, although of lesser significance, was identified concerning a waste shipment from the Quad Cities Station. We are concerned that broad corrective actions were not taken by Commonwealth Edison Company to prevent the recurrence of similar noncompliance.
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 (44 FR 77135) set forth the criteria for categorizing violations in this area and stated that severity level I or II noncompliance normally would result in civil penalties or more severe enforcement action.
The fact. that the lid on one bin was unfastened has been categori:ed as a severity level II violation, based on the December 3,1979 guidance, because of an increase in the potential for personnel exposure or contamination.
As the result of our inspection of this matter, we propose to impose a civil penalty 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 a Civil Penalty.
You are required to respond to this letter, and in preparing your response you should follow the instructions in Appendices A and B.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT RE0 VESTED o,01230\\ M A
- Commonwealth Edison Company '
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the Commission's Fublic Document Room.
Sincerely, g
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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 Penalty cc w/encls:
Mr. J. S. Abel, Director of Nuclear Licensing Mr. D. J. Scott, Station Superintendent
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