ML20042E757
| ML20042E757 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001201 |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1990 |
| From: | Cline W NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | B & W Fuel Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20042E752 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-1201-90-02, NUDOCS 9005030042 | |
| Download: ML20042E757 (3) | |
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e APR 181990 ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION B&W Fuel Company Docket Nos. 70-1201 Commercial Nuclear fuel Plant License Nos. SNM-1168.
During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on March 6-9, 1990, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Acticas," 10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C (1990), the violations are listed below:
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10 CFR 20,311(d) requires that a shipment manifest be completed for each radioactive waste shipment sent to a land disposal facility or a licensed waste processor and that the manifest meet the requirements of 20.311 (b) and (c) including information concerning the total radioactivity in the shiprrant.
Contrary to the above, this requirement was not met in that, the manifest prepared for a shipment of radioactive waste sent to a waste processor on June 15, 1989, did not include the total radioactivity in the shipment.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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10 CFR 71.5 requires that each licensee who transports licensed material outside the confines of its plant or other place of use comply w(DOT) ith the applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation 49 CFR 170 through 189.
1, 49 CFR 172.203(d) requires that the shipping papers which accompany a shipment of radioactive material specify, among other things, the activity contained in each package in terms of curies, millicuries or microcuries and a description of the chemical and physical form of the material being shipped.
Contrary to the above, the D0T requirements were not met in that, the I
shipping papers for a waste shipment made on June 15, 1989, did not include the activity in each package, and the shipping papers for a shipment of field service equipment (Bill of Lading Number 56752) made on March 2,1990, did not contain the physical form of the material.
1 This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement V),
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49 CFR 173.427 states that packaging which previously contained radioactive material and has been emptied of contents as for as practical, is excepted from the shipping paper and certification.
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Comercial Nuclear Fuel Plant License Nos. SNM-1168 marking and labeling requirements provided that the internal contamination does not exceed 100 times the limit in 173.443 and the package is-prepared for shipment as specified in 173.421-1.
j 49 CFR 173.421-1 requires that excepted radioactive materials packages be certified as being acceptable for transportation-by having a notice enclosed in or on the package or-otherwise forwarded with the package which includes the name of the consignor or consignee and a statement that the package conforms to the conditions and limitations specified in 49 CFR 173.427 for excepted radioactive f
material, empty packages, UN2908.
Contrary to the above, the 00T requirements were not met, in that, on f
June 12, 1989, five shipments of Uranium Hexafluroide (UF6) cylinders' (Bill of Lading Nos. 56742. 56746, 56747, 56748, and 56749), which previously contained radioactive material and had been emptied, were made and internal contamination-surveys were not performed on-any of the cylinders. Also, the shipments were made without certifying that t
the shipments were acceptable for transportation because the required statement of conformance was not included on the shipping paperwork.
This is Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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49 CFR 173.475 requires that before each shipment of any radioactive material package, the shipper ensure by appropriate test that the external radiation and contamination levels are within allowable limits.
49 CFR 173.443 requires that the non-fixed (removable) radioactive contamination on the external surfaces of each package be below
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2200 dii; integrations per minute per 100 square centimeters (dpm/100 cm2) beta-gamma and 220 dpm/100 cme alpha contamination.
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October 12, 1989 and January 11, 1989, two fuel shipments (Bill of i
Lading Nos. 01201 and 01253, respectively) were - made : without performing non-fixed beta-gamma contamination surveys of the external surfaces of the shipping containers.
Also, one of the UF6 cylinders shipped on June 12, 1989, had no radiation and contamination. level surveys performed on the external surfaces.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, B&W Fuel Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident L
Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
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Docket Nos. 70-1201 l-Consnercial Nuclear Fuel Plant License Nos. SNM-1168 l'
This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and 7
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(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted. (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration wil? be given to extending the response time.-
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should. not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken, l
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