ML20004E671
| ML20004E671 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/02/1981 |
| From: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20004E667 | List: |
| References | |
| 15000027-81-02, 15000027-81-2, NUDOCS 8106150017 | |
| Download: ML20004E671 (1) | |
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v APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Docket No. 50-271 As a result of the inspection conducted on January 26, 27 and 29, 1981 of the shipment of radioactive waste which was shipped from your facility on January 21, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7,1980), the following violation was identified:
10 CFR 71.5 prohibits delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
49 CFR 173.392(c)(8) requires that the outside of each package of low specific activity radioactive materials transported in a sole use vehicle must be stencilled or otherwise marked " Radioactive LSA".
Contrary to the above, on January 21, 1981, the licensee delivered 153 packages of low specific activity (LSA) radioactive licensed material to a carrier for transport to the waste burial site on a tractor-trailer assigned for sale use and during unloading on January 29, 1981 nine packages were not stencilled or otherwise marked " Radioactive-LSA" to id atify the contents.
This is a Severity Level VI Violation (Supplement V.F).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Cor-paration is hereby required to submit to this office within twenty-five days ef the date of this Notico, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) admission or denial of the alleged item (s) of noncompliance; (2) the reasons for the item (s) of noncompliance if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of noacompliance; and (5) the date when full com-pliance will be achieved. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under o&th or af fi rmation.
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u w-Geor e H./Smitfi, Chief Fuel Facility and Materials Sa ety Branch
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