ML20207Q076
| ML20207Q076 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/08/1987 |
| From: | Nussbaumer D NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Knapp M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-WM-85 NUDOCS 8701220073 | |
| Download: ML20207Q076 (4) | |
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Y* '#4 , UNITED STATES t- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g- tyg i ,' J,['I T '. ishSWINGTON, D. C. 20555
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State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
STATE OF WASHINGTON INTERIM APPROVAL FOR NUPAC'S HIC Enclosed for your infonnation is a letter from the State of Washington dated December 24, 1986 extending the interim approval for certain enviralloy high integrity containers to March 31, 1987.
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- Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program l Office of State Programs l
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December 24, 1986 l I
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Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated 1010 South 336th Street
. Federal Way, Washington 98003
Dear Mr. Haelsig:
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! In response to Mr. Temus's letter of Decenber 11, 1986, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to March 31, 1987. This continuation of interim approval status is conditioned as follows:
- 1. This interim approval is limited to a period beginning January 1, 1987, and ending March 31, 1987, unless restriction 4, below, is applied.
- 2. The gross weight of any FA-142 container any not exceed 10,000 pounds.
- The gross weight of any FA-190 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds, i
The gross weight of any FA-210 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds.
- 3. Testing and certification by the generator must clearly indicate that the limitations stated on Pages 5-53 through 5-55 of the Topical Report (Nu-Pac Enviralloy HIC, Revision 0, 6/84) have been met.
- 4. There will be an inmediate recall and modification of containers in l
inventory which do not contain radioactivity when and if a design enhancement is required as a result of the topica]
- 1.t evaluation now in progress, i
i 5. Each waste generator to be provided an Enviralloy container must be s identified and approved in advance by the department. No new Enviralloy custaners of Nu-Pac will be approved by the dEprtment during this ,
interim period. Approved utility customers ar*: Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant, San Onofre Generating Station, WPPSS, Three
, Mile Island - Unit TW, Northern States Power - Monticello Plant, l Arkansas Power - Unit One, Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 1, Northeast Utilities ocupany - Millstone Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power
- Vogtle, Detroit Edison - Fermi, Boston Edison - Pilgrim, Iowa Light l
and Power - Duane Arnold, Ocenonwealth Edison - Dresden, and Sacramento l Municipal Utility District - Rancho Seco.
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1 Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Irn - m .ted Decembnr 24, 1986 Page 2
- 6. Class A, B, and C wastes are approved for disposal in the Diviralloy ,
container; however, the limit for Class C waste shall be raer=1 to 25 l percent of the allowable Class C limits for each container as specified in Appendix E, or US Ecology's License Nurter WN-IO19-2, Amendnent 16, or armaara document when issued.
- 7. All Enviralloy containers received by US Ecology at the low-level waste disposal site on the Hanford Reservation under this interim approval must be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes.
For these requirments, please refer to the radioactive materials ,
license issued by the department to US Ecology, Inc.
- 8. A copy of this letter must acocmpany endt shipment of waste made pursu-ant to this letter of authorization. -
This interim approval is further restricted to the following ntaber of containers for each of these Nu-Pac custaners.
Model (Series "A" Unless Otherwise CUSIEMER NUPEER Specified)
Portland General Electric 6 EA-142
- Trojan Plant San Onofre Nuclear Generating Plant 8 EA-142 3 EA-190 3 EA-210 1 EA-142 Series "C" 1 EA-210 Series "C" WPPSS 3 EA-190 3 EA-210 Ihree Mile Island - Unit Two 3 EA-190 Series "C" Northern States Power - Monticello 1 EA-190
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Arkansas Power - Unit One 4 EA-142 8 EA-190 Arizona Public Service 3 EA-210
! - Palo Verde - Unit One 3 EA-142 2 EA-190 l
EA-142 Northeast Utilities Conpany 1
- Millstone Nuclear Plant i EA-190 Georgia Power Corp - Vogtle i EA-210
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i Richard P. Haelsig, President
. Nuclear Packaging, Incw. g eted Deostbar 24, 1986 Page 3 Model (Seriesi"A" Unless Otherwise CUS'IDER NtNBD1 Specified)
Detroit Edison - Fermi 4 EA-190 Boston Edison Ocmpany - Pilgrim 4 EA-190 Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold 3 EA-210 Ocamenwealth Edison - Dresden 12 EA-190 12 EA-142 Sacramento Municipal Utility 3 EA-190 District - Rancho Seco 3 EA-210
'Ihis interim approval is hacad on ocmpliance with the restrictions noted above and terminates at midnight, March 31, 1987, or sooner if restrio-tion 4, above, is issued for one or more model EA packages, the conditions of the certificate of ocmpliance shall take in.acskaboe over this interim approval. 'Iha use of Enviralloy family packages by non-utility customers cannot be fully approved until the department specifically reviews the chemical form of the vaste p. W to be disposed and the suitability of the Enviralloy family to contain such waste.
Use of Model EA50/FL50 containers is subject to the terms and conditions of the department's certification of Otmpliance Number WN-HIC-02 for Package Identification Number DSHS-HIC-EA-50.
If you have any questions about these conditions, please feel free to contact me directly at (206) 753-3468.
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T. lR. g, Chie!i Office of Radiation Protection
' IRS:sn oc: / Donald Nnechaumer - Office of bas-init State Fr%=is Sid Wright - US Ecology, Imuisville, KY Steve Carpenter - US Ecology, Richland, WA Bob Bidstrup - DSHS, Richland Facility I;