ML20041B116
| ML20041B116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20041B110 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-0820-81-10, 70-820-81-10, NUDOCS 8202230286 | |
| Download: ML20041B116 (1) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION United Nuclear Corporation Docket No.70-820 Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02854 License No. SNM-777 As a result of the inspection conducted on August 19-21, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violations were identified:
A.
Condition No. 23 of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-777 requires the collection of representative water samples from the existing lagoon system and the storage tank on a monthly basis and analysis of the samples for a variety of substances and parameters.
Contrary to the above, representative water samples had not been collected from the storage tank and analyzed since the tank became operational in March 1979.
This is a Severity Level V Violation.
(Supplement VI) 8.
Condition No. 24 of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-777 requires storage tank leakage monitoring through the use of the detection pipe and sump system described in a letter to the NRC dated December 12, 1978. An attachment to the letter states, "... Inspection frequency of the leak detection sump is scheduled on a monthly basis (after initial leak testing).
If liquid is found in the seepage sump, it will be analyzed for... nitrate and fluoride ions."
Contrary to the above, liquid had been found in'the seepage sump in March 1979 and thereafter, and the liquid had not been analyzed for nitrate and fluoride ions.
This is a Severity Level V Violation.
(Supplement VI)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the United Nuclear Corporation 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 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 shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
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