ML20040E857
| ML20040E857 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20040E852 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-293-81-26, NUDOCS 8202050451 | |
| Download: ML20040E857 (1) | |
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f APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear Docket No. 50-293 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-35 As'a result of an inspection conducted on July 20, 1981 by a representa-tive of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control of a shipment of radioactive waste sent from your facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 17, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforce-ment Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violation was identified:
10 CFR 30.41 prohibits transfer of byproduct material unless it is in a form authorized by the recipient's NRC or Agreement State license.
South Carolina License No. 097, an Agreement State license issued to Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., prohibits the receipt of solidified waste with" detectable free standing liquid" which is defined in the license as liquid in excess of 0.5 percent by waste volume for drums.
Contrary to the above, on July 20, 1981, a waste shipment of byproduct material, containing 0.134 curies of solid metallic oxides on gravel and trash, was transferred to Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., at Barnwell, South Carolina with detectable free standing liquid (from 0.8 to 1.34 percent liquid by waste volume) in each of four drums in the shipment.
This is a Severity Level III violation.
(Supplement IV.C.6)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation. Where good cause is sSown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
- " N"d D Dated Thomas T. Martin, Director Division of Engineering and Technical Inspection 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY O$$$ohh3 PDR
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