ML20195H288
| ML20195H288 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1988 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Radford Converse POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
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| ML20195H293 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8811300317 | |
| Download: ML20195H288 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000333/1988028
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H0V 161989
Docket No. 50-333
Power Authority of tile State of New York
James A.-FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
ATTN: Mr. Radford J. Converse
Resident Manager
P.O. Box 41
Lycoming, New York 13093
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection No. 50-333/88-28
This refers to an inspection conducted by a representative of the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control on October 11, 1988, of a
shipment of radioactive waste from the Jarres A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.
The shipment was inspected upon its arrival at the Chem-Nuclear Systems,
Inc., burial site at Barnwell, South Carolina.
Results of the inspection are summarized in the letter from the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control dated October 25 1988, which is
attachedtotheRegionIInspectionReportenclosedwiththislefter.
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inspection consisted of verifying the solidification and chemical content of the
decontamination resins contained in the package.
Based on the results of the inspection it appears that one of your activities
wasnotconductedinfullcompliancewIthNRCrequirements,assetforthinthe
Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
The transfer of byproduct
material to an Agreement State licensee in a form not authorized under the terms
and conditions of the transferee's license is a violation of 10 CFR 30.41.
This
violatior, has been categorized at Severity Level III in accordance with the
"General Statement if Policy and Precedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (10 CFR 2, Appendix C, 1988). You are required to respond to this letter and in
preparing your response, you should follow the instructions in Appendix A.
The violation for which you have been cited has already been the subject of
enforcement action by the State of South Carolina by the assessment of a civil
penalty in the amount of $1000.00.
In addition, the shipment was returned to
you and you were suspended from shipping solidified decontamination resins and
solutions to the Barnwell site until you are able to demonstrate that corrective
actions and/or procedural modifications have been implemented.
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In view of the circumstances surrounding this matter, we have exercised our
discretion under the NRC Enforcement Policy and have chosen to issue at this
time the enclosed Notice of Violation. After reviewing your response to this
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Notice of Violation and your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine
whether further ac(1on is necessary in order to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirem'ents.
Furthermore, any similar violations in the future may
result in more significant enforcement action by the NRC.
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