ML20215E149
| ML20215E149 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/01/1986 |
| 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 8610150082 | |
| Download: ML20215E149 (4) | |
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Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
STATE OF WASHINGTON'S INTERIM APPROVAL OF NUPAC'S HIC Enclosed is a September 30, 1986 letter to Richard Haelsig, Nuclear Packaging Incorporated from the State of Washington authorizing additional containers under specified conditions.
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.. e Wr STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES 0&mpia, Washrgron 9650H1095 September 30, 1986 Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated 1010 South 336th Street Federal Way, Washington 98003
Dear Mr. Haelsig:
In reft.onse to Mr. Tamas's letter of Septeber 15, 1986, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to Deomber 30, 1986. This continuation of interim approval status is conditioned as follows:
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This interim approval is limited to a period beginning October 1, 1986, and ending Decetber 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 ernaad 20,000 pounds, The gross weight of any EA-210 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds.
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Testing and certificatien by the generator nust 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 inventory which do not contain radioactivity when and if a design enhancenent is required as a result of the topical repu.t evaluation now in pivgress.
5.
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 depart 2nent during this interim period. Approved utility custaners are: Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant, San Onofre Generating Station, WPPSS, Three Mile Island - Unit Two, Northern States Power - Monticello Plant, Arkansas Power - Unit One, Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 1, and Northeast Utilities Ccmpany - Millstone Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power
- Vogtle, Detroit Edison - Fermi, Boston Edison - Pilgrim, Iowa Light l
and Power - Duane Arnold, and Ocmnonwealth Edison - DJad City.
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Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Irn m im ated Septenbar 30, 1986 Page 2 6.
Class A, B, and C wastes are approved for dipl in the Ehviralloy 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 Nunbar WN-IO19-2, Amen &ent 16, or emaa-docuent when issued.
7.
All Enviralloy containers received by US Ecology at the low-level waste di p l site on the Hanford Reservation under this interim approval nust be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes.
For these requirements, please refer to the radioactive natorials license issued by the department to US Ecology, Inc.
8.
A copy of this letter aust acompany each shipnent of waste nede pursu-ant to this letter of authorization.
This interim approval is further restricted to the following naber of containers for each of these Nu-Pac custmars.
Model (Series "A" Unless otherwise CUSWiR HlDEER Specified)
Portland General Electric 6
EA-142 j
- Trojar: Plant San onofre Nuclear Generating Plant 5
EA-142 1
3 EA-190 3
EA-210 1
EA-142 Series "C" 1
EA-210 Series "C" WPPSS 3
EA-190 Three Mile Island - Unit Two 3
EA-190 Series "C" lin.ti m u States Power - Monticello 1
EA-190 Arkansas Power - Unit One 2
EA-142 4
EA-190 Arizona Public Service 3
EA-210
- Palo Verde - Unit one 3
EA-142 2
EA-190 Northeast Utilities canpany i
EA-142
- Millstone Nuclear Plant i
EA-190 Georgia Power Corp - Vogtle 1
EA-210
Richard P. Heelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Irm - s tad September 30, 1986 Page 3 Model (Series "A" Unless otherwise
.GEilmER NUPSER Specified)
Detroit Edison - Fermi 4
FA-190 Boston Edison Ocupany - Pilgrim 4
EA-190 Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold 2
EA-210 Cannonwealth Edison - Quad City.
4 EA-190 This interim approval is haaari on capliance with the restrictions rcted above and terminates at midnight, December 30, 1986, or sooner if restric-tion 4, above, is issued for one er rcre model EA packages, the conditions of the certificate of conpliance shall take pwc dcuics 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 waste pd-i- =-1 to be disposed and the suitability of the Diviralloy family to contain such waste.
Use of Model EA50/fL50 containers is subject to the terms and conditions of the department's Certification of Ocupliance NLnber WN-HIC-02 for Package Identification NLmber DSHS-HIC-EA-50.
If you have any questions about these conditions, pleese feel free to contact me directly at (206) 753-3468.
Si
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, Chief Office of Radiation Protection
' IRS:sm oc: PDonald Nn==haumer - Office of Awwerent State Frcy.aus l
Sid Wright - US Ecology, Imuisville, KY Steve Carpenter - US Ecology, Richland, WA Bob Bidstrup - DSHS, Richland Facility Ralph Dunbar - DSHS, Olynpla, WA l
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