ML20032E621
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1981 |
| From: | Book H, Skov D, Thomas R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| 50-295-81-25, 50-304-81-21, NUDOCS 8111200747 | |
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See also: IR 05000295/1981025
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U.S. NUCLEAR RELJLATORY C0".MISS10ft
OFFICE OF lt4SPECTION AND CNFORCEMENT
REGION V
Report No. 50-295/81-25; 50-304/81-21
Docket No. 50-295; 50-304
Safeguards Group
Licensee:
co omrealth Edison Company
Post Offic,e Box 767
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Chicago. 11
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Facility Name: J.J.eduqlgar_ Power I?lant
inspection at:
Richland, Washington
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Insyection concocted:
August 24, 1981
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Inspector:
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Summary:
I,nspec tion of A rius t 24, 1981 (Report No. 50 .235L81-211_10-304/81-21)
As part of the inspection conducted August 24-28, 1981 of the Washington Burial
Site, a shipment of waste receivec o n August 21, 1981 from Commonweal th
Edison was inspected August 24. 1981, the results of which are detailed in
this report.
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One item of noncompliance with DOT /NRC regulations was identified.
It appears that that NRC Region III Of fice, the State of Nashington, and the Depart-
ment of Transportation are the appropriate organizations to take enforcement
action.
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Persons Cantacted
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Vernon Apple, Site Manager, L.S. Ecology, Inc.
Floyd Dickson, Padiation Control and Safety Officer,
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U.S. Ecolngy, Inc.
Rebecca Cropper, Radiation lechnician, U.S. Ecology. Inc.
Rob. Rittenburg, Radiation Technician, U.S. Ecology, Inc,
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Leo Mainhouse, State of Washington, Department of Social and
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Health Services
Suzanne Hille.an, State of Washington, Department of Soci,al and
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Sherman Miller, Senior Staff Engineer, Rad Wasta Management,
Commonwealth Edison
Rock Aker, Health Physicist, Connonwealth Edison
Gary Geer, Rad Waste Planner, Comnonwealth Edison
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Background
As part of the low-level waste inspection conducted during August 24-28, 1931
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at Richland, Washington, a shipn:ent of waste received on August 21, 1981
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from Commonwealth Edison Co., Zion, Illinois was examined on August 24, 1981
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for NRC/ DOT compliance.
This shipment was identified by the State of
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Washington inspector on August 21 as containing one metal box which was
leaking "a small amount" of liquid material from the bottom of the
container.
Inspection of this container and the remainder of the shipment
was performed by the NRC insoector on August 24, 1931.
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The instrument used for the radiation survey was a Xetex Model 305B,
serial number 8355, due for recalibration on October 10, 1981.
A check
for removable radioactive contamination was performed on a wipe with a
Nuclear Measurement Corp. Model PC-55 proportional counter.
Inspection
Licensee-Shipper:
Commonwealth Edison Co.
101 Shiloh Blvd.
Zion, Illinois
Docket Nos. 05000295
05000304
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Shipment Inspected:
August 24, 1981
Carrier:
Home Transportation Co.
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Trailer No.:
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Freight Bill No.:
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The shipment consisted of ten metal boxes containing Radioactive
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Material, Low Specific Activity, NOS, and was assigned to be under
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(See Appendix A)
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An inspection or survey of the trailer by the NRC inspector was not
possible since unloading of the shipment occurred August 21, 1981.
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Observation of metal box 213 of this shipment indicated a slight
leakage of liquid material along the bottom seam (see Appendix B,
photographs 1 and 2).
The leakage increased when the box was
til ted forward by a fork-lif t truck. The inspector observed approximately
one drop of clear liquid leakage per minute.
This appears to be an item of noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.392(c)(1)
which requires that radioactive material mest be packaged in a
manner which precludes any leakage of contects under the normal
condition of transport.
The State of Washington specific license issued to U.S. Ecology
authorizes 0.5 percent or one gallon (whichever is less) by volume
of free standing liquid in solid waste packages received for burial.
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The metal box was not opened so that it was not possible to establish
the quantity of contained liquid.
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Although loss of radioactive material from the package was not
confirmed using NRC analysis of a wipe taken of the liquid appearing
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outsida of the container, such confirmation was made from a wipe
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analyzed by U.S. Ecology which gave the following results:
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Radiation survey of the leaking metal box indicated a maximum
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exposure rate of 1.2 mr/hr at the surface.
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On August 26, 1981, licensee representatives visited the burial
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site to inspect the leaking container.
The licensee concurred
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in the observation that the container was not leak tight and explained
that the leakage problem was possibly due to a faulty weld which
may have gone undetected by a lack of adequate quality control
shipping procedures.
They also theorized that water may have
been trapped in valves and pipes which were packaged as radio-
active waste.
They further stated that the amount of water in
this case would not have exceeded about a pint.
The licensee
admitted that no absorbent was used to retain residual liquids
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within the container.
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Communication by phone on August 31, 1981 between E. Lee Gronemyer,
Transportation / Waste Management Unit, Department of Social and
Health Services, Suate of Washington (206-753-3462) and the Region V
Office revealed that the State of Washington would proceed to ban
the licensee from the Burial Site for the violation.
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