ML20134C984
| ML20134C984 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/04/1974 |
| From: | Moseley N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Engleken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20134C952 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-85-298 NUDOCS 8508190010 | |
| Download: ML20134C984 (5) | |
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d R. H. Engleken, Director, Region V, Directorate of Regulatory Operations INSPECTION - CHEM-UUCLEAR SYSTEMS , INC. , BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON (BAPJNELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, BURIAL SITE) LICENSE NO. 46-13336-01 Enclosed is a draft enforcement letter to the subject licensee.
Although we found two violations during the inspection, neither involved a health and safety problem. We believe that the licensce's environmental sampling program as now being conducted is adequate to detect migrations of the buried wastes but is inadequate in that it does not meet the requirements found in Appendix 6 of the license. Also, although the licensee is exceeding the 15 grams of uranium 235 per package limit established in Condition 1C of the license, we found no evidence that this had created any safety problems. The total amounts of uranium 235 possessed at any one time had been limited to 350 grams but with individual packages containing up to 50 grams of uranium 235.
These were the limits previously stipulated in the State of South Carolina license.
For your information ue are enclosing a copy of our draf t inspection report which uas submitted to J. G. Davis on November 27, 1974, pursuant to his memorandum of November 25, 1974.
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DEC 4 L 5. heleksa Director, Basies V, Direeterate of Regulatory Operatione IEEFBCTIEW - CEB6-NUCLEAR 3Y3 TEM, IEC., BELLEVUE, WASEDICTUN (RAREWELL, sceTE CAROLIE&, EUnTAL 3ITI) LICEMBE NO. 46-13536-01 helmeed is a draft enforeement letter to the subject licensee.
Alt W um found two vielsrimma during the inspecties, neither involved a health and safety problem. IIe believe that the liesmaee's enviremmental i
esegling program as now being eseducted te adequate to detest migrations j of the buried westes but is fundequate in that it does met meet the requirements found in App ==div 6 of the lisenee. Also, although the i 11eenees is eseeeding the 15 greme of uranium 235 per peakage limit .. .y
- established in Ceedition 1C of the liessee, we found se evidense that this had erested any safety problems. The total assumts of 7 y' l uranium 235 peesseeed at any see time had been limited to 350 grams' ~.: -
! but with individual packages containing up to 50 greme of uranium 235.
These vers the limite previeuely stipulated in the State of South Carolina licanee.
For your information we are enclosing a copy of our draf t inspection report which was submitted to J. G. Davis on November 27, 1974, pursuant to his mesmrendum of November 25, 1974.
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Attn: Pz. Bruce W. Johnson, President P. O. Box 1866 4
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Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. P. R. Guinn and G. L. Troup
' of our Region II office on November 26, 1974, of activities authorized by AEC Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear Material License No. 46-13536-01 at your Barnwell, South Carolina burial site, and to the discussions of our findings held by Messrs. Guinn and Troup with Thomas J. McCord at the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was an examination of _the activities conducted under your license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and the conditions of your license.
The inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
During the inspection it was found~that certain activities under your license appear to be in violation of AEC requirements. The violations and references to pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosure to this letter.
This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the AEC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including: (1) corrective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date j when full compliance will be achieved.
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~~You should note that thie-letter and your reply to this letter will be disclosed to the public by being placed in an AEC Public Document Room, f Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.
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R. H. Engelken Director cc: N. C. Moseley, Region II T. J. !!cCord, Chem-Nuclear 9
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'. License No. 46-13536-01
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n' Certain activities under your license appear to be in violation of regulation requirements as indicated below:
Violations considered to be of Category II severity were as follows:
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j' A. Condition 1C of the license establishes the requirement that up to 850 grams of uranium 235 may be possessed at any one time provided i that no single package contains more than 15 grams of uranium 235. ,
Contrary to the above, on numerous occasions since July 1, 1973,
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packages of wastes for burial have been received which contained
,g more than 15 grams of uranium 235. Included in this total were 91 packages received during the period of October 18 through ;
- j October 31, 1974, which cos. ained from 15.1 to 49.0 grams each of uranium 235.
UI) B. Condition 2 of the license references the application dated h November 18, 1971, and the ammendment dated February 24, 1972,
,' which establish the requirement in Appendix 6 that the environ-
.c mental monitoring program shall include sampling and analysis :
1 of water, soil, vegetation and animal material at established El frequencies and locations. L 9 Contrary to the above, the environmental monitoring program being i conducted is not of the prescribed scope in that the required number i iih of wells and municipal water supplies are not being sampled and no '
animal material sampling has been conducted.
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