ML20151A872
| ML20151A872 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 06/23/1988 |
| From: | Kottan J, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20151A862 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-309-88-10, NUDOCS 8807200148 | |
| Download: ML20151A872 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1988010
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No. 50-309/88-10
Docket No. 50-398
License No. DPR-36
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Licen.ee: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
83 Edison Drive
Augusta, Maine 04336
Facility Name: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station
Inspection At: Barnwell, South Carolina
Inspection Conducted: May 27, 1988
Inspector:
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Inspection Sumary: Inspection on May 27, 1988, by a representativt af the
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State of South Carolina, Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Areas Inspected: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Coit.pany was the originator of a
waste shipment which was inspected at the Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. burial
site in Barnwell, South Carolina.
Results: One violation was identified - failure to properly classify the
shipment.
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On May 24, 1988, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station shipped dewatered filters
designated as Radioactive Material, LSA, n.o.s., to the Chem-Nuclear Systems,
Inc. burial facility in Barnwell, South Carolina.
The shipment was made by an
exclusive use carrier on a tractor-trailer containing Cask Model No. HN-215-2.
On May 27, 1988, a representative of the South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) inspected the shipment. The inspection
consisted of a review of shipping documentation, placarding, marking and
labelling, radiation measurements, contamination surveys, and examination of
packages on the vehicle.
A copy of the inspection report prepared by the SCDHEC is enclosed. The
report indicated that the waste shipment was improperly classified with
respect to Condition 38 of South Carolina Radioactive Material License 097
issued to Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
10 CFR 20.301(a), Waste Disposal, General Requirement, requires that no
licensee shall dispose of licensed material except by transfer to an
authorized recipient as provided in the regulations in Parts 30, 40, 60, 61,
70, or 72 of this chapter, whichever may be applicaole.
Transfer of byproduct material requires that before transferring byproduct
material to a specific licensee of an Agreement State, the licensee
transferring the material shall verify that the transferee's license
authorizes the receipt of the type, form and quantity of byproduct material to
be transferred.
According to the SCOHEC representative, the concentration of radioactive
materials with half lives greater than five years exceeded one microcurie per
cubic centimeter in filter number five.
This is in excess of the
requirements of Radioactive Material License 097 issued by South Carolina to
Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
The Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Station Superintendent was informed of
this apparent violation of NRC req
ements in a telephone conversation with
Dr. Walter J. Pasciak of the NRC Region I of fice on June 21, 1988.
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