ML20206N372
| ML20206N372 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07002955 |
| Issue date: | 03/16/1984 |
| From: | Kennedy R ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20204G588 | List: |
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| FOIA-86-118 NUDOCS 8607010446 | |
| Download: ML20206N372 (1) | |
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SPRINGFIELD ENF File Vj ea70e March 16, 1984 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Dear Madam / Sir:
A number of citizens from the East St. Louis, Illinois area have requested that our office explore who has regulatory control, both at the federal ano e
state levels of government, over the East St. Louis, Edlow Corporation site where uranium hexafluoride and yellowcake is warehoused prior to sale.
Our experience with the nuclear industry has been i; ited in large part to power generating facilities which require a number of permits from several federal and state agencies before many of the plant's features can be constructed.
We would like, therefore, a brief outline concerning what agencies actually regulate the operations of a warehouse facility such as Edlow's East St. Louis site.
Any information that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Please contact me if you have any questions concerning my request.
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0 7 D 0 2 4'c 7 P!.i. ! ' gt, License No. SMC-1377 Edlow International Company ATTN: Mr. Jack Edlow President 1815 H. Street, N.W.
Suite 910 Washington, DC 20006 Centlemen:
Thank you for your letter dated March 6,1984, regarding storage of natural UF6 at your East St. Iouis, Illinois facility. We agree with your inter-pretation of License No. SMC-1377 that indoor storage of natural UF6 is not authorized by your license.
i As a result of a recent inspection conducted by Mr. Gary Pirtle of my staff on March 8, 1984, we have some concerns regarding the safe storage of natural UF. Specifically, we are concerned about the radiological consequences that 6
could result from a train accident next to your facility and the possibility of liquid flarenable material affecting the natural UF6 storage area. In order to determine whether your license should be modified under 10 CFR Section 40.41 (e) to take into account the potential effects of such a rail accident, please provide us your evaluation of whether such an accident could affect the safe storage of natural UF6 in its present location. The report should address, as a fainimum, the following issues:
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Types and quantities of liquid flammable materials currently being transported by rail next to the facility.
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The likelihood of this type of accident and whether it will affect the natural UF6 storage area, with specific reference to the terrain characteristics between the rail bed and the natural UF6 storage area.
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' s Mr. Jack Edlow MAR 2 2 s34 You are requested to provide this analysis in twenty days to our office.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr.
W. L. Axelson of ary staff.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely, M.
ack A. Hind, Director Divisien of Radiological and Materials Safety Programs cc w/1tr dtd 3/6/84:
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