ML20199A930
| ML20199A930 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/08/1986 |
| From: | Nussbaumer D NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Greeves J, Higginbotham L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-WM-85 NUDOCS 8606160263 | |
| Download: ML20199A930 (4) | |
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'86 JAN -9 N1:53 jg 8 BE6 MEMORANDUM FOR: Leo B. Higginbotham, Chief Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS John Greeves, Chief Engineering Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS FROM:
Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
STATE OF WASHINGTON'S INTERIM APPROVAL 0F NUPAC'S HIC Enclosed is a December 26, 1985 letter to Richard Haelsig, Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated from the State of Washington authorifing additional containers under specified conditions.
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Donald A. Nuss aumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
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Dear Mr. Haelsig:
In response to'Mr. Snedeker's letter of December 11, 1985, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to March 31, 1986. This continuation of interim approval status is con-ditioned as follows:
1.- This interim approval is limited to a period beginning January 1 and ending March 31, 1986 unless restriction 4, below, is applied.
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The gross weight of any EA-50 container may not exceed 4,200 pounds.
The gross weight of any EA-142 container may not exceed 10,000 pounds.
The gross weight of any EA-190 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds.
The. gross weight of any EA-210 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds.
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Testing and certification by the generator must clearly indicate that the limitations stated on Pages 5-53 throu h 5-55 of the Topical Report (Nu-Pac Enviralloy HIC, Revision 0, 6/84 have been met.
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There will be an immediate recall and modification of containers in inventory which do not contain radioactivity when and if a design enhancement is required as a result of the topical report evaluation, now in progress.
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Each waste generator to be provided an Enviralloy container must be identified and approved in advance by the department.
No new Enviralloy customers of Nu-Pac will be approved by the department during this interim period. Approved utility customers are:
Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant, San Onofre Generating Station, WPPSS, Three Mile Island Unit Two, Norther States Power - Monticello Plant, Arkansas Power - Unit One, Pacific Gas & Electric - Diablo Canyon Plant, and Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 1.
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Class A, B, and C wastes are approved for disposal in the Enviralloy container; however, the limit for Class C waste shall be reduced to 25 percent of the allowable class C limits for each container as specified in Appendix E of US Ecology's license #WN-1019-2, Amendmerit 16, or successor document when issued.
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All Enviralloy containers received by US Ecology at the low-level waste disposal site on the Hanford reservation must be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes. For these requirements, please refer to the radioactive materials license issued by the department to US Ecology, Inc.
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A copy of this letter must accompany each shipment of waste made pursuant to this letter of authorization.
This interim approval is further restricted to the following number of' containers for each of these Nu-Pac customers:
MODEL (Series "A" Unless CUSTOMER NUMBER Otherwise Specified)
Utility Waste Generators
- Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant 3
EA-142 2
EA-50 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 3
EA-50 1
EA-142 1
EA-190 1
EA-210 1
EA-142 Series "C" WPPSS 3
EA-190 Three Mile Island - Unit Two 15 EA-50 3
EA-190 Series "C" Northern States Power - Monticello 1
EA-190 Arkansas Power - Unit One 20 EA-50 2
EA-142 4
EA-190 Pacific Gas & Electric - Diablo Canyon 4
EA-50 Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde 3
EA-50 Unit - 1 1
EA-142 This interim approval is based on compliance with the restrictions noted above and terminates at midnight, March 31, 1986 or sooner if restriction 4, above, is applied.
If during this interim approval period a certificate of compliance is issued for one or more model EA packages, the conditions.of the certificate of compliance shall take precedence over this interim approval. The use.of Enviralloy family packages if nonutility customers cannot be fully approved until the department specifically reviews the chemical form of the waste
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Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging Incorporated December 26, 1985 Page 3 proposed to be disposed and the suitability of the Enviralloy family to contain such waste.
If you have questions about these conditions, please feel free to contact me directly at (206) 753-3468.
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T. R. Strong, Head Radiation Control Section TRS:pm Donald Nussbaumer - Office of Agreemnt States Programs '"
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