ML20039C324
| ML20039C324 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 12/08/1981 |
| From: | Keimig R, Roth J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20039C314 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-0820-81-11, 70-820-81-11, NUDOCS 8112290227 | |
| Download: ML20039C324 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No. 70-820/81-11 Docket No.70-820 License No.
SNM-777 Priority 1
Category UR Licensee:
United Nuclear Corporation UNC Recovery _ Systems _
Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02894 Facility Name:
Fuel Recovery Operation Inspection at: Wood River Junction, Rhode Island Inspection conducted: November 20, 1981 Inspector:
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- 2, DR&PI I g ection Summary; Inspection on November 20, 1981 (Report No. 70-820/81-11).
Areas Inspected:
Special unannounced inspection by a region-based inspector of: crganization; review of operations; storage of processed lagoon sludge; and, status of decommissioning effort.
The inspection involved 3 inspector-hours on-site by one NRC region-based inspector and was initiated on the day shift.
Results:
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- R.J. Gregg,
Plant Manager K. Helgeson, Nuclear and Industrial Safety and Quality Assurance Manager D. McFadden, Operations Manager
- Denotes individual present at the exit interview.
2.
Organization The inspector determined that the following organizational structure is in effect at this site.
Mr. R.J. Gregg, Plant Manager reports to Mr. G.O. Amy, General Manager.
Reporting to Mr. Gregg are:
D. McFadden, Operations Manager J. Aiello, Operations Foreman R. Weber, Maintenance Foreman K. Helgeson, Nuclear and Industrial Safety and Quality Assurance Manager Fifteen operations personnel report to Mr. McFadden. Two health and safety technicians and three quality assurance personnel report to Mr. Helgeson.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
3.
Review of Operations The inspector made a physical examination of the facilities being decom-missioned, a.
Processing Building The inspector observed that all processing equipment had been removed from the original fuel processing area.
The licensee has initiated preliminary contamination surveys and cleanup, where necessary, of ceilings, support beams, walls and floors.
The licensee was in the process of solidifying the remaining lagoon sludge being removed from the liquid waste storage tank, located to the nc rth of the lagoon are., in the solution make-up room of the process area.
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The inspector noted that drums of solidified and/or pressed lagoon sludge were being stored in the warehouse.
The drums were placed on pallets, banded, and stacked three high, c.
Yard Area The inspector observed that the former lagoon area was filled in, leveled and seeded with grass. The former incinerator building was
' disassembled, removed, packaged and sent to an approved burial site.
d.
Lagoon Sludge Processing Area The licensee was evaporating liquid waste being removed from the liquid waste storage tank. Sludge from this process was transferred into the old process area for solidification. According to licensee representatives, upon completion of activities in this area, the equipment will be disposed of to the highest bidder. The inspector stated that equipment released for unrestricted use will have to be decontaminated to authorized levels and records will have to be maintained of the final contamination surveys.
e.
Parking Lot Drum Storage The inspector observed that drums of solidified lagoon waste were being stored in the facility parking-lot west of the plant and east of the existing office trailers. A " snow fence" was erected in front of these drums in order to restrict access to the drum storage area. The inspector questioned the use of a " snow fence" for this purpose. The licensee representative indicated that this fence met the intent of Amendment No. 15 in that it restricts access to this area so that only UNC employees can enter the area.
This position was concurred with by NRC-NMSS in a letter to the licensee dated November 30, 1981.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
4.
NRC-NMSS Personnel Accompaniment The inspector was accompanied during this examination of the licensee's facility by a member of the staff of NRC-NMSS. One purpose of this examination was to acquaint this individual with the current status of this facility.
5.
Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representative (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection at about 10:15 a.m. on November 20, 1981. The inspector presented the scope and findings of the inspection and stated that no items of noncompliance had been identified.
Comments made by the licensee representative during the exit interview have been incorporated into the applicable paragraphs of the report details.
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