ML20054F150
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 05/28/1982 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Daltroff S PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20054F151 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8206150261 | |
| Download: ML20054F150 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000277/1982005
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Docket Nos. 50-277
50-278
Chiladelphia Electric Company
ATTN: Mr. S. L. Daltroff
Vice President
Electric Production
2301 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
Gentlemen:.
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Inspection Nos. 50-277/82-05; 50-278/82-05
This refers to an inspection conducted by a representative of the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control on February 18, 1982 of a
shipment of radioactive waste from the Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant. The
shipment was inspected upon its arrival at the Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
burial site at Barnwell, South Carolina. This matter was also discussed in
your letter of March 2, 1982.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in a report by the represent-
ative of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control,
which is attached to the NRC Region I Inspection Report enclosed with this
letter. The inspection consisted of a review of shipping papers, placarding,
marking and labeling, radiation measurements, selective contamination surveys,
and examination of the packages and the tractor-trailer.
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 by severity level in accordance with the NRC Enforcement
Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), published in the Federal Register Notice (47 FR 9987) dated March 9, 1982. You are required to respond to this letter, and in
preparing your response you should follow the instructions specified in Appendix
A.
In addition to Appendix A, previous Notices of Violation relating to
preparation of radioactive material for transport were issued to you on June
2,1981 and February 18, 1982.
Our concern over weakness in your program for preparation of radioactive
material for transport was the subject of an enforcement conference call on
March 18, 1982 between Mr. J. W. Gallagher, Manager of Electric Production and
members of hic staff and Mr. R. Starostecki, Director of the Division of
Project and xesident Programs and other members of the Region I staff.
In
your reply please describe measures you have taken to assure compliance with
transport requirements.
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The item described in the attached Notice of Violation, involving dose rates
in excess of 2 millirem per hour in a normally occupied position of a vehicle,
is classified as a Severity Level IV violation. As indicated in Supplement V
of the NRC Enforcement Policy, significant violations of this type are normally
classified at Severity Level III. However, after careful consideration of the
factors involved in this specific instance, including the facts that the
radiation level was low and was confined to only a small portion of the sleeper
cab, and the potential cumulative exposure to the individuals in the truck was
minimal considering the duration of the trip, we have exercised cur judger.ent
under the NRC Enforcement Policy and have classified this violation at Severity
Level IV.
Similar violations of this type in the future may result in additional
enforcement action.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures
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 requirements
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.
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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NRC Region I Inspection Report Nos. 50-277/82-05; 50-278/82-05
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