ML20008E454
| ML20008E454 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 01/16/1981 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Amy G UNC RECOVERY SYSTEMS, UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8103090011 | |
| Download: ML20008E454 (3) | |
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Subject:
Shipment of Process Residues, Shop Decontamination Waste, Contaminated Glass Raschig Rings and Filters from the UNC Recovery Facility in January 1981.
References:
1)
Letter, IAL 80-35, Boyce H. Grier to C. E. Bowers, dated October 1,1980.
2)
Letter, Shipment of Process Residues, and Dry Equipment from Inside the UNC Recovery Facility, Boyce H. Grier to G. O. An1y dated December 11, 1980.
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Letter, Shipment of Process Residues, and Dry Equipment from Inside the UNC Recovery Facility, Boyce H. Grier to G. O. Amy, dated December 16, 1980.
- 4) Letter, same subject, R. J. Gregg to Boyce H. Grier, dated January 8,1981.
5)
Telecopy, list of 90 drums to be shipped in January, tl. J.
Gregg to H. W. Crocker, dated January 13, 1981.
In Immediate Action Letter 80-35 (reference 1) the NRC confirmed its understand-ing of your commitment not to ship radioactive waste for burial, especially lagoon waste, until specific actions were taken.
In a letter dated December 11, 1980 (reference 2) the NRC gave the basis on which the shipment of non-lagoon waste for burial at the Barnwell, South Carolina, burial site in December, 1980 would be acceptable.
In the December 16, 1980, letter (reference 3) the i
NRC stated that 61 specific drums and 16 specific boxe contained no liquid waste and the packages were suitable for shipment and burial as verified by the Region I inspector on December 10, 11, 12 and 15, 1980.
In your letter of January 8,1981 (reference 4) you requested that packages containing non-lagoon waste such as process residues, shop decontamination wasta, and contaminated glass raschig rings be released for shipment to Barnwell for burial on or about January 20.
You indicated that you were reopening and reinspecting all containers you wish to ship in January even though some 4 the containers were prepared under your Quality Assurance Program for preraration of shipping containers and the imple-menting procedures.
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16 jag ;c37 On January 15 and 16, Region I inspectors examined your activities concerning the packaging of the 88 drums of non-lagoon waste listed in your telecopy of January 13,1981 (reference 5) for shipment and burial at the Barnwell, South Carolina, burial site during January 1981.
The inspectors verified by inspect-ing the contents of selected packages, observing the reclosure of the packages, and examining your quality assurance records for the initial packaging and reinspection of the packages that the packages contained no liquid waste and the packages were suitable for shipment and burial.
On the basis of this inspec-tion, we consider these 88 drums only to be acceptable for shipment and burial at the Barnwell, South Carolina burial site.
The identification numbers of the drums considered to be acceptable are listed in the attachment to this letter.
Sincerely, P-Boyce H. Grier Director
Enclosure:
As Stated
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State of Rhode Island R. J. Gregg, Plant Manager of UNC Recovery Systems l
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~ IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OF DRUMS FROM MC RECOVERY SYSTEMS ACCEPTABLE FOR JANUARY 1981 MIPMENT AND BURIAL Drum No.
Drum No.
' Drum No.
27322 27300-1 27358-7 27314-1 27300-2 27358-8 27314-2 27303 27358-9 27314-3 27304-1 27358-10 27308-1 27304-2 27358-11 27308-2 27174-1 27358-12 27308-3 27277-2 27358-13 27308-4 27277-1 27358-14 27310-1 27277-3 27358-15 27315-2 27326 27358-16 27315-1 27327 27358-17 27320-2 27000 27358-18 27320-1 27278-1 27358-19 27323-1 27278-2 27359-1 27288-1 26796 27359-2 27287-2 26533 27359-3 27287-1 2f,436 27359-4 27259 26603 27359-5 27258 26602 27359-6 27256 26441 27359-7 27255 26435 27359-8 27257 26437 27359-9 27288-2 26434 27359-10 27307 26442 27359-11 27323-2 27358-1 27359-12 27289-3 27358-2 27359-13 27289-2 27358-3 27359-14 27289-1 27358-4 27359-15 27290-2 27358-5 27290-1 27358-6
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