ML19350E334
| ML19350E334 | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/20/1981 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| NUDOCS 8106170328 | |
| Download: ML19350E334 (2) | |
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s APPENDIX A O
NOTICE OF VIOLATI0id Jersey Central Power and Light Company License No. DPR-16 Forked River, New Jersey Docket No. 50-219 (Oyster Creek)
EA 81-35 As a result of an inspection conducted on December 30, 1980 by the State of Nevada resident inspector at the Nuclear Engineering Company, Beatty, Nevada burial site, of a shipment of radicactive waste shipped from your facility in Forked River, New Jersey on December 24, 1980, the following violations were observed:
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10 CFR 71.5(a) requires that NRC licensees comply with the applicable packaging and transportation requirements of the Department of Trans-portation (DOT) in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
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49 CFR 173.392(c)(1) requires that packaged shipments of low specific activity (LSA) materials transported in exclusive use vehicles must be packaged in strong, tight packages so that there will be no leakage of radioactive material under conditions normally incident to transportation.
Contrary to the above, on December 24, 1980, the licensee delivered LSA radioactive material to a carrier for exclusive use vehicle transport in a package which was not a strong, tight package in that there were four holes in the bottom of Drum No. 21 which allowed leakage of liquid radioactive material.
In addition, Drum No. 48 was not a strong, tight package in that upon arrival at the burial site the locking bolt was not on the locking ring and was found on the floor of the trailer.
This is a Severity Level III Violation (Supplement V.C.1) 2.
49 CFR 172.203(d)(1)(ii) requires that the shipping paper description for a shipment of radioactive material include a description of the physical and chemical form of the material.
Contrary to the above, on December 24, 1980, the licensee delivered LSA radioactive material to a carrier for transport without properly describing the physical form of the material in the shipping papers in that the material in Drum No. 21 was listed as solid and the material was liquid as well as solid.
This is a Severity Level III Violation (Supplement V.C.3a) l B.
10 CFR 30.41(a) requires that no licensee shall transfer byproduct material except as authorized pursuant to Section 30.41 of Part 30.
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Appendix A (Continued) Contrary to the above, on Decr.mber 24, 1980, the licensee transferred byproduct material without such transfer being authorized by 10 CFR 30.41. Specifically, the licensee transferred byproduct material in liquid form to Nuclear Engineering Company, Incorporated at their Beatty, Nevada burial site.
Nuclear Engineering Company, Incorporated is not authorized to receive and dispose of liquid byproduct material according to State of Nevada (an Agreement State) requirements.
Section 9B of the State of Nevada License No. 13-11-0043-02 states that all liquid radio-active waste shall be solidified prior to burial.
Further, a May 17, 1978 letter from the State of Nevada to Nuclear Engineering Company, Incorporated denied NECO's request to extend its authority to receive liquid waste and solidify it.
This letter stated, in part, "Beginning May 19,1978, only radioactive liquid waste material in scintillation vials... will be received for burial."
This is a Severity Level III Violation (Supplement IV.C.6)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Jersey Central Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1) admission or denial of the alleged violation; (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act if 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
Con-sideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
Ori;;inal si ved DI, IL C. DeYoung J Victor Stello, Jr.
Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement l
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