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Supports Util Denial of Severity Level III Violation for Punctured Drums on Basis That Shipment Met Requirements for Bulk Shipment Per 49FR173.392(d).Draft Response to Util & DOT Ltr to Util Encl
ML20153H538
Person / Time
Site: Turkey Point, 05000000
Issue date: 09/02/1981
From: Alderson C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Thompson D
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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FOIA-88-353 NUDOCS 8809090226
Download: ML20153H538 (3)
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SUBJECT:

ENFORCEMENT p0LICY REGARDING 49 CFR 173.392 .

. (AITS NO. F02300071) 4 Most licensees package radioactive waste containing low specific activity .

(LSA) in metal drums or boxes for transport. This packaging is used to I

I seet the requirements of 49 CFR 173.392(c)(1) which require packaged LSA  ;

material to be shipped in "strong, tight packages". Shipment of unpackaged  ;

(bulk) LSA' material is authorized by 49 CFR 173.392(d), provided the consignor complies with the conditions of that section.

packaged waste made pursuant to 173.392(c)

Many meet the shipmentsconditions of of individually 173.392 (d) and thus couTd be legally shipped in ~

j bulk without individual packages. In such cases, the individual packages '

i are not required by regulation and thus enforcement action by the NRC .. -

i for breach of integrity of indivTdual packages appears inappropriate. . .; , '

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, package intet.=1ty without regard for_the provisions of 49 CFR 173.392(d).

i In a current case. Florida Power and Light Company has denied a Severity l  !!! violation for punctured drums.on tfle basis that the shi ment met the l requirements for bulk shipment specified by 49 CFR 173.392(p). d We plan l to accept this denial and withdraw the violation. Further, we do not '

plan to take enforcement action for future cases involving comparable circums tances. Please infom us whether or not you concur in this position.

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Advanced Systems and Technology P. O. Box 529100 Miami, Florida 33152 j Gentlemen:

Subject:

Report Nos. 60-250/80-37, 50-251/80-35 and 15000039/80-21 This refers to our letter of March 2,1981 which transmitted a Notice of Violation regarding failure to comply with packaging requiraeonts of 49 CFR 173 which was categorized as a Severity III violation in. accord-ance with the Interim Enforcement Policy (45 FR 66754). It also refers to your responses of March 27 and July 13. 1981 to that Not10.-

After careful evaluation of your responses and additional infomation which you supplied from the U.S. Department of Transportation. we have 3 coticluded that a vioTation of 49 CFR 173 (id not occur. Therefore, the -

citation is hereby withdrawn and our records will be corrected accordingly.

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t With regard to the circtsestances Which lead to the damage to W individual '

containers, we noted that your response described actions that you had taken to preclude recurrence and we have.no further questions at this time.

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