ML20040F622
| ML20040F622 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| 50-33-81-28, 50-333-81-22, 50-333-81-29, NUDOCS 8202090421 | |
| Download: ML20040F622 (2) | |
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Appendix A Notice of Violation Power Authority of the State of New York Docket No. 50-333 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant License No. DPR-59 As a resulE of inspections conducted on May 27-28, 1981 by an NRC inspector, on September 24, 1981 by a representative of the State of South Carolina, and on November 18, 1981 by a representative of the State of Washington, of shipments of radioactive waste sent from your tacility-in Scriba, New York on May 22, 1981, Septembe'r 22, 1981, and November 13, 1981, respectively, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7,1980), the following violations were identified:
A.
10 CFR 71.5 prohibit $ delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
49 CFR 173.392(c)(1) states, " Materials must 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; 1.
On May 22, 1981, a waste shipment of licensed. material containing 1.5 m.illicuries of LSA radioactive waste was delivered to a carrier for t' ansport to the U.S. Ecology, Inc. burial site at Richland, r
Washington in a container that was not a strong, tight package.
Drum No^.'.19081, a 55 gallon drom, used as a shipping container, had a one centimeter hole in its side.
2.
On November 13,1981,.a waste shipment of licensed material, containing 10 millicuries of LSA radioactive waste, was delivered to a carrier for transport to the 0.S. Ecology, Inc. burial site at Richland, Washington in a contai_ner that was Tot a strong, tight package.
Upon arrival, liquid was found to be leaking from all corners of Box No. 74-81.
This is a Sei,erity Level III violation (Supplement V.C.1).
B.
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 Licensa 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 1.0 percent by waste volume for high integrity containers.
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Contrary to the above, on September 24, 1981, a waste shipment of byproduct material containing 13.47 curies of solidified evapurator bottoms, was transferred to Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. at Barnwell, South Carolina in a high integrity Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. shipping cask, Model No.
14-195-H. The shipment-contained free standing liquid (4.1 percent by waste volume).
l This is a Severity Level III violation.
(Supplement IV.C.6)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Power Authority of the State of New York 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 autbority 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 shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
Dated Thomas T. Martin, Director, Division of Engineering and Technical Inspection l
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