ML20128L255
| ML20128L255 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/09/1976 |
| From: | Book H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20127A306 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-92-473 NUDOCS 9302190146 | |
| Download: ML20128L255 (1) | |
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BUR!ALS UNDER 20.304 3
Burial of radioactive waste in soil as authorized by 10 CFR 20.304 is rather limited in Region V.
We were able to recall only two Itcensees using this method over the past few years.
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association. Honolulu, Hawaii vacated 1.
In the process of decontamination of the a facility in 1975.
Cs-137)y, about 10 millicuries of radioactive material (
facilit were disposed by burial in soil. This was a one-time situation and has been completed.
University of Alaska, College, Alaska (near Firbanks) routinelf' < > b 1
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buries each year one SS-gallon drum containing 5 to 10 millicuries t of radioactive waste. This is a mixture of isotopes, predominantly C-14 and H-3, from their broad licensed program. They expect to continue this type of disposal.
We have no infomation on the extent of such disposals by Agreement State licensees, but we suspect it may be substantial.
It used to be relatively comon for academic institutions to dispose of waste in this nanner, or Most of under a similar less restrictive authorization in their license.
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