ML19350C313
| ML19350C313 | |
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| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1980 |
| From: | Gregg R UNC RECOVERY SYSTEMS, UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
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| ML19350C297 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8103310903 | |
| Download: ML19350C313 (7) | |
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UNITED NUCLEAR CORPORATION SUPERCEDES iUBJECT PEINSPECTION, REh'ORK, AND PREPARATICN OF ~
LAGOCN FASTE CONTAINERS PPEPARED BY R. Gregg 1.
Purpose The purpose of this SOP is to set forth restrictions, proce-dures and documentation required fer reinspection, rework, and preparation of lagoon material containers for burial which were not packaged and inspected in accor' dance with SOP X-0.
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NIS Requirements 2.1 Company-supplied protective clothing shall be worn by all personnel assigned to work in the lagoon processing area.
2.2 Each person leaving the area at the end of the work day shall be required to shower.
2.3 Eye protection devices will be worn while working in this area.
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" hot-line" procedures when leaving the disposal area; extra care is necessary to a' void tracking lagoon materials i.Lo other plant areas.
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Special Restrictions None 4.
Responsibilities 4.1 The Manager, Operations is responsible for the reinspection, rework, and preparation of lagoon waste materials under full adherence to this procedure, and for assuring adequate materials, equipment, and maintenance services as required for full support.
4.2 The Manager, Quality Assurance is reapensible for monitoring adherence to this procedure, for providing forms, additional Manager, Compliance ~
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procedures, equipment, and inspection personnel to facilitate such monitoring,for overinspectice of all rework, and for scheduling all burial shipments.
4.3 The Manager, Compliance is responsible for auditing per-formance under this procedure to assure compliance with all applicable Company, state, and federal regulations.
50 Pr_ocedure 5.1 Reinspection Each container which was prepared prior to institution of the serialized " Radioactive LSA" label program (ref. SOP X-0) shall be reinspected in accordance with the following pro-cedure.
5.1.1 Open each container and check the contents.
If it does not contain lagoon material which has been processed through the Parkson filter press, it shall promptly be segregated from tne other containers and affixe,d with a red " reject" label on which is marked the type of contents (e. g. lagoon sludge, miscellaneous waste, etc.).
5. l'. 2 Containers cont'aining pressed lagoon materials will then be inspected, utilizing a Ottality Assurance check list.
Containers rejected for any character-istic (s). are to be inspected for all other charac-teristics on the check list.
Rejected containers will'be affixed with a red " reject" label, on which is marked all of the reject characteristics (e.g.
torn-liner, no cement, etc.).
Reject containers will be separated from accepted ones.
5.2 _ Container Preparation Each container which has been accepted for all character-istics on the Quality Assurance check list will be prepared as follows:
5.2.1 Record the gross weight of the container on a pre-
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'5.2.2 Remove all bungs from the drum cover (bungs on drum bodies are unacceptable) and wrap the threads with teflon tape or other approved thread sealant.
Replace the bungs into the bnne holes and rechanically
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5.2.3 The plastic liner shall then be tightly sealed by tape,_ tying, or heat closure.
On crates, both liners shall be independently sealed.
5.2.4 Install the lid on the drum, after first insuring that the-gasket is in place and is free from defects.
On crates, run a bead of caulking compound around the top, assuring that there are no gaps.
Then nail the top onto the crate, using threaded nails.
5.2.5 Install a,12-gauge bolted ring, a threaded l'ig, a 5/8-inch bolt, and a-lock nut on the drum. 5.2.6 On~ crates, plac,e a minimum of two uniformly spaced vertical metal bands so that the top, bottom, and all four sides are banded. (Two horizontal bands should already-be in place). 5.2.7 Clean the outside of each container to remove visible signs of-foreign material,-taking care not . to spread materials unnecessarily in the process. Do not use liquid when this cleaning operation is done on crates. 5.2.8 Container Specification and Inspection Report forms must be completed by the operators performing the inspection, and signed by the Operations Supervisor'. Those containers.to be randomly inspected.by . Quality Assurance-must be inspected prior to. closing .the container-and the inspection must be.so noted and signed-off by Quality Assurance on the Container Specification and Inspection Report. Manager, Compliance WALS: Date //.1-$ .\\* git, Q olity Assurance Mo/ er, e,otions Manager, Nuclear & Gen elMonoger, RS.- ..r 3 h a, m
5iANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE S.0 P No. Date [f fecieve Supersedes X-Q, Rev. 0 //-7-[(4 page 4 of 6 m) 5.2.9 Relocate the completeC. ready to ship containers to a storage area designated by the Manager, Operations. 5.3 Rework Procedures Certain reject characteristics can be reworked to bring them into compliance. All rework is to be signed and dated on the reject label by the person doing the work. Quality Assurance inspection and signoff is required in all such cases. All reject conditions not specifically provided for below are to be referred to Quality Assurance for disposition. Once all reject character /stics have been reworked and signed off on the reject label, th. container is then to be pre-pared for burial in accordance with Section 5.2. Reject labels may only be removed by Quality Assurance. 5.3.1 Unsealed or loosely sealed liner Remove all sealing tape, taking care not to damage the liner, and reseal the liner, using new tape. Crates whose liners are too short to seal may be reworked in accordance with the rework procedure i for holes.in liners (para. 5.3.8.2). 5.3.2 Surface of c'ontents not covered with cement Uniformly cover,the <'trface of the contents with cement, taking care to keep all dement inside the liner. Use three shovelsful of cement on drums, sixteen shovelsful on crates. 5.'3.3 -No " Radioactive - LSA" label / Damaged label Place a prenumbered label on the container (between rolling hoops on drums). Record the container gross weight.on the label. 5.3.4 No gross weight recorded on container Place a ' top on the container and weigh. Record the weight on the " Radioactive - LSA" label. Manager, Compliance \\ Date //.7.SO OVALS: %dr, gucigfy Assurance
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 5.0 P. No. Date Ef fectevc Supersedes X-0, Rev. 0 //-7.J(0 page 5 .of 6 5.3.5 Defective gasket Replace the gasket with one which is defect free, and destroy the defective one to preclude inah.artent use. 5.3.6 Missing or damaced closure components obtain new components, and destroy or discard damaged ones in a' manner so as to protect against inadvertent use. 5.3.7 Missing or improper banding on crates Replace-improper bands with new ones. Install missing bands. 5.3.8 IIoles in plastic liner After assuring that the material in the liner is fully covered with cement, complete the following procedure:- 5.3.8.1 Drums -(a) . Place a piece af plastic approxi-mately two feet square on top of the cement, and proceed to tightly seal the liner, by tape, tying, or heat closure. -(b) Place three. shovelsful of. dry cement on top of the liner, making sure that it ir; covered completely (i.e. the only visible portion of the liner is the sealed top). Alternatively, the space on top of the liner may be filled with a Quality Assurance approved material, such as an expanding plattic foam. Manager, Compliance 'ALSi p Date
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o Bl' RIAL CONTAINER REINSFECTION CHECKLIST INSPECT EACH CONTAltlER Ifl ACCORDANCE WITH S0P X-0, AtlD THIS u/ FORM. ALL REJECT C0tlDITI0tlS ARE TO BE RECORDED Otl A " REJECT" LABEL AFFIXED TO THE BODY OF THE CONTAltlER. 1. CONTENTS 1.1 REJECT ANY CONTAINER WHICH DOES ((QT C0flTAIN LAG 00tl MATERIAL WHICH HAS BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH THE PARKSON PRESS. RECORD THE CONTENTS Oil THE REJECT LABEL, AND SEGREGATE THE CONTAltlER. 2. PHYSICAL C0tlDITION 2.1 REJECT ANY CONTAINER HAVING CRACKS, HOLES, EXCESSIVE RUST, SIGNIFICA?!T DENTS, UNEVEtt RIMS, OR OTHER DEFECTS WHICH COULD COMPROMISE PACKAGE INTEGRITY. 2.2 REJECT ANY CONTAltlER WHICH IS DAMP OR WHICH SHOWS SIGILS INDICATING POSSIBLE INTERNAL LIQUIDS. 3. IllTERNAL QUALITY 3.1 8 EJECT ANY C0tlTAINER C0tlTAINING STAtIDIt!G LIQUID (CONDENSATION DROPS ON THE INSIDE OF THE LIllER ARE ACCEPTABLE). - 3.2 REJECT ANY CONTA!!1ER WHICH HAS A TORil LIflER OR A LItiER WITH HOLES IN IT. - 3.3 REJECT ANY CONTAINER WITH A LIllER WHICH Is fl0T SEALED AT THE TOP, OR WHICH IS LOOSELY SEALED. 3.4 REshCT ANY CONTAINER WHICH DOES tl0T HAVE THE TOP OF THE C0flTENTS COVERED WITH CEMENT. 3.5 REJECT ANY CRATE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE DOUBLE LIllERS. 4. OTHER GHARACTERISTICS 4.1 REJECT ANY DRUM HAVING A BUNG ON THE BODY 4.2. REJECT ANY CONTAINER WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE GROSS. WEIGHT RECJRDED ON IT. 4.3' REJf'CT ANY CONTAINER WHICH DOES t10T HAVE A "RADI0 ACTIVE-LSA ' LABEL FIRMLY AFFIXED, OR WHICH HAS A DAMAGED LABEL. LASELS ON DRUMS SHALL BE BETWEEN THE ROLLING HOOPS.
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REJECT-ANY CONTAINER WITH A DEFECTIVE GASKET w/ 4.5-~ REJECT ANY DRUM'NOT HAVING'A'(JD AND 12 GAUGE BOLTED CLOSURE _ RING, THREADED l LUG, 5/6 INCH BOLT, OR LOCK Nur. 16133 4.6 REJECT. ANY CRATE WITHOUT TWO UNIFORMLY SPACED HORI-i 10tlTAL STEEL BANDS.}}