ML20214N094
| ML20214N094 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/11/1986 |
| From: | Nussbaumer D NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Greeves J, Knapp M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-WM-85 NUDOCS 8609160085 | |
| Download: ML20214N094 (4) | |
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'86 JULJY A3 31 JUL 1 1 1986 Ref: SA/ CHM MEMORANDUM FOR: John Greeves, Chief Engineering Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS Malcolm R. Knapp, Acting Chief Low-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS FROM: Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
EXTENSION INTERIM APPROVAL OF CERTAIN ENVIRALLOY HIC'S Enclosed for your information is a letter dated June 30, 1986 from Terry Strong, Washington, Office of Radiation Control, to Richard Haelsig, Nuclear Packaging Inc., concerning the continuation of the interim approval status of certain enviralloy high integrity containers.
If you have any questions, please contact Cardelia H. Maupin at 492-9888.
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Dear Mr. Haelsig:
In response to Mr. Tmus's letter of June 20, 1986, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to Sept aber 30, 1986. This continuation of interim approval status is conditioned as follows:
- 1. This interim approval is limited to a period beginning July 1, 1986, and ending September 30, 1986, unless restriction 4, below, is applied.
- 2. 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.
l 3. Testing and certification by the generator must clearly indicate that l the limitations stated on Pages 5-53 through 5-55 of the Topical Report (Nu-Pac Enviralloy HIC, Revision 0, 6/94) have been met.
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- 4. There will be an innediate recall and modification of conta1ners in inventory which do not contain radioactivity when and if a design enhancment is required as a result of the topical report evaluation now in progress.
- 5. Each vaste generator to be provided an Enviralley container must be l identified and approved in advance by the department. No new Enviralloy l customers of Nu-Pac will be approved by the delertment during this l .
interim period. Approved utility custcmers are* Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant, San Onofre Generating S'.ation, WPPSS, Three
! Mile Island - Unit Two, Northern States Power - !Onticello Plant, l Arkansas Power - Unit One, Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 1.
l and Northeast Utilities Cmpany - Millstone Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power
- Vogtle, Detroit Edison - Fermi, Boston Edison - Pilgrim, Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold, and Commonwealth Edison - Quad City.
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- 6. 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, or US Ecology's License Number WN-IO19-2, Amendment 16, or successor 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 mu.;t be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes.
For these requirenents, please refer to the radioactive materials license issued by the department to US Ecology, Inc.
- 8. A copy of this letter must accompany each shipment of waste made pursu-ant 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 Otherwise CUSTOMER NUMBE Specified)
Portland General Electric 6 EA-142
- Trojan Plant San Onofre Nuclear Generating Plant 1 EA-142 4 EA-190 3 EA-210 1 EA-142 Series "C" 1 EA-210 Series "C" Bolted Top WPPSS 3 EA-190 i Three Mile Island - Unit Two 3 EA-190 Series "C" Northern States Power - Monticello 1 EA-190 Arkansas Power - Unit One 2 EA-142 4 EA-190 l
Arizona Public Service 1 EA-142
- Palo Verde - Unit One 2 EA-190 t
' Northeast Utilities Company 1 EA-142
- Millstone Nuclear Plant 1 EA-190 Georgia Power Corp - Vogtle 1 EA-210 i
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Model (Series "A" Unless Otherwise CUSTOMER NUMdm Specified)
Detroit Edison - Fermi 4 EA-190 Boston Edison Cmpany - Pilgrim 4 EA-190 Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold 2 EA-210 Cormionwealth Edison - Quad City 4 EA-190
'Ihis interim approval is based on compliance with the restrictions noted above and terminates at midnight, September 30, 1986, or sooner if restric-tion 4, above, 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 by non-utility customers cannot be fully approved until the department specifically reviews the chemical form of the vaste proposed 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 departrent's Certification of Compliance 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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. . rong, Ch3ef Office of Radiation Protection IRS:sm cc: '6onald Nussbaumer - Office of Agreement State Programs Sid Wright - US Ecology, Iruisville, KY Steve Carpenter - US Ecology, Richland, WA Bob Bidstrup - DSHS, Richland Facility Ralph Dunbar - DSHS, Olympia, WA
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