ML20004F699

Responds to NRC 810520 Ltr Requesting Info Re Waste Shipment Insp.Corrective Actions:Barrels of Low Specific Activity Matls Now Marked W/More Permanent Label by Manufacturer & Waste Loadcheck List Has Been Developed

ML20004F699
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	06/10/1981
From:	Gilberts D NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
To:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
References
EA-81-037, EA-81-37, NUDOCS 8106220197
Download: ML20004F699 (3)

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Dear Mr. Stello:

PRAIRIE ISIAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PIANT Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 In response to your letter of May 20, 1981, the following ia offered:

Violation 10 CFR 71.5 prohibits dell'.ery of 11 censed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with appl.f cable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.

49 CFR 173.393(j)(2) limits the radiation level at any point on the external surface of an exclusive use, closed transport vehicle to 200 mR/hr.

Contrary to the above, on October 30, 1980, a radiation level of up to 500 mR/hr was measured on the undersurface of the transport vehicle containing Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station waste shipment number 80-29 upon its arrival at the Richland, Washington waste disposal site.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement V.E.) .

Response

1. The violation o' urred as stated.

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2. Our interpretat! of contact radiation limits on the bottom of the l trailer has bee.. chat the bottom surface was defined by the place of the bottom flanges of the floor beams. We arrived at this interpre-tation because of the close spacing of the floor beams (about 6")

and the difficulty with which this space could be occupied for exposure.

Radiation levels did not exceed 200 mR/hr at the bottom of the trailer per our interpretation. While we have agreed to abide by the State of Washington's more conservative interpretation of the regulation for all future shipments, we do not believe this shipment violated the intent of 49 CFR 173.393 (j) (2).

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3. andL4'. A more' conservative interpretation has been adopted. Contact radiation levels on future shipments will not exceed 200 mR/hr at any

. external surface regardless of accessibility.

5. . Full compliance has been achieved.

Violation 49;CFR-173.392 (c)(8). requires that the outside of each package of low specific activity materials transported in transport vehicles assigned for sole use of that consignor must be stencilled or otherwise marked

" Radioactive - LSA."

': Contrary to the above,1on October 30, 1980, two drums - from' Prairie ' Island

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Nuclear Generating Station vaste shipment number 80-29 were not stencilled or'otherwise marked " Radioactive - LSA" upon arrival at the Richland, Wash-

. ington waste disposal site.

This is a' Severity Level V violation (Supplement V. E.).

Response

>- 1. The violation occurred as stated.

2. . The two barrels in question are undoubtedly of an older series which had plastic labels glued on them. The labels were either not applied

f or subsequent 1y'came off the drums. Barrels, we-are receiving presently have labeling of a more permanent nature applied by the manufacturer.

3. and 4. A waste loading checklist has been developed to address this concern and others. Use of this checklist will prevent recurrence.

I- 5. Full compliance has been achieved.

Yours truly,

) Mk D. E. Gilberts Senior Vice President Power Supply Attachment I cc: Mr. G. Charnoff Mr.:C. D. Feierabend DEG:nk

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PRAIRIE ISLANJ. NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT 4 Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 LETTER DATED JUNE 10, 1981 RESPONDING TO NRC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON WASTE SHIPMENT INSPECTION Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, by this letter dated June 10, 1981, hereby submits information in response to NRC request for information concerning an October 30, 1980 waste shipment inspection.

This request contains no restricted or other defense information.

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public in and for said County 9' personally appeared D. E. Gilberts, Senior '

Vice President Power Supply, and being first duly sworn acknowledged that he is authorized to execute this document on behalf of Northern States Power Company, that he knows the contents thereof, and that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the statements made in it are true and that it is not interposed for delay.

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