ML20033F307
| ML20033F307 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/12/1990 |
| From: | Greger L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20033F306 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-295-89-37, 50-304-89-33, NUDOCS 9003190346 | |
| Download: ML20033F307 (2) | |
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i NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-295; 50-304 As a result of the inspection conducted on February 6-26, 1990, and in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C. (1989) (Enforcement Policy) the following violations were identified:
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10 CFR 71.5(a) prohibits transport of licensed material outside the confines of a plant or other place of use, or delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport, unless the licensee complies with applicable requirements of the regulations, appropriate to the mode of transport, of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
49 CFR 173.425(b)(1) requires that exclusive use shipments of low specific activity (LSA) radioactive materials 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 January 12, 1990, at the Richland Washington low-level radioactive wacte burial facility, a Stcte of Washington inspector found that one of the 55-gallon drums of solidified radwaste in radioactive vaste shipment No.90-001, shipped by the licensee from Zion Station to the Richland-facility on an exclusive use truck, classified as Radioactive Material - LSA, was not found to be in a strong, tight package in that radioactive liquid had leaked from the drum onto the truck bed under conditions normally incident to transportation.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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Technical Specification 6.2.1 requires adherence to written Zion Station procedures. Zion Station Administrative Procedure No. ZAP 13-52-8, Preparation and Shipment of Radioactive Material, requires compliance with low-level radioactive vaste burial site requirements.
Contrary to the above, on January 12, 1990, at the Richland, Washington low-level radioactive vaste burial facility, a State of Washington inspector found radioactive waste shipment No.90-001, shipped by the licensee from Zion Station to the Richland facility on an exclusive use truck, consisting of 62 55-gallon drums of solidified radwaste classified as Radioactive Material - LSA, was in violation of burial site requirements in that Contrary to the requirements of Condition No. 21 of State of Washington Radioactive Materials License No. WN-1019-2, issued to the operator (US Ecology) of the Richland facility, upon arrival at the Richland facility, the shipment drums were found to contain free-standing liquid.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for esch violation:
(1) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (2) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown, t:
MAR 121990 Dated L Robert Greger, Chief
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Reactor Programs Branch I