ML20040A980
| ML20040A980 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Groce R Maine Yankee |
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| NUDOCS 8201230031 | |
| Download: ML20040A980 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1981027
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This refers to an inspection conducted by a representa'tive'ofdh6 South
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Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on September 18,
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1981 of a shipment of radioactive waste from the Maine Yankee Nuclear
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Station. The shipment was inspected upon its arrival at the Chem-
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Nuclear Systems, Inc. burial site at Barnwell, South Carolina.
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Areas examined during this inspection are described in a report by.a
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representative of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control which is attached to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement
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Inspection Report enclosed with this letter.
The~ inspection consisted
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of a review of shipping papers, placarding, marking and labeling, radiation
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measurements, selective contamination surveys, and examination of the
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packages and the tractor-trailer.
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Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your
activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as
set forth in the Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
The violation in Appendix A has been categorized at the severity level
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described in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy as published
in the Federal Register 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980).
You are required
to respond to this letter, and in preparing your response you should
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follow the instructions specified in Appendix A.
The violation for which you have been cited has already been the subject
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of enforcement action by the State of South Carolina. On September 24,
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1981, the State of South Carolina assessed a civil penalty of $1,000.00
against you. You were also required to submit evidence that adequate
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measures had been implemented to assure compliance with all applicable
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provisions of State and Federal law.
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In view of the circumstances surrounding this matter, we have exercised
our discretion under the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754
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(October 7,1980), and have chosen to issue at this time the enclosed
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Notice of Violation. After reviewing your response to this Notice of
Violation and your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine
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whether further NRC enforcement action is necessey in order to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosure (s)
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room unless you notify this
office, by telephone, within ten days of the date of this letter and
submit written application to withhold information contained therein
within thirty days of the date of this letter.
Such application must be
consistent with the requiremerits of 2.790(b)(1).
The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice
are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of
Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1980, PL 96-511.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Thomas T. Martin, Director,
Division of Engineering and
Technical Inspection
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection
Report Number 50-309/81-27
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E. Wood, Plant Superintendent
E. W. Thurlow, President
J. H. Garrity, Director, Nuclear Engineering & Licensing
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Director, Region I Motor Carrier Safety Office
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Building, Room 729
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Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of Maine
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Chief, Operational Support Section (w/o encis)
Director, DRPI
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