ML20215H705
| ML20215H705 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/15/1986 |
| 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 8610240096 | |
| Download: ML20215H705 (4) | |
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- g. g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Ref: SA/ CHM y ,j WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 OCT 151986 MEMORANDUM FOR: Malcolm R. Knapp, Acting 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 WASHIflGTON'S INTERIM APPROVAL OF NUPAC'S HIC Enclosed is an amendment to the September 30, 1986 letter to Richard Haelsig, Nuclear Packaging Incorporated from the State of Washington authorizing additional containers under specified conditions. This information was initally sent to you in letter dated October 1,1986.
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Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated 1010 South 336th Street Federal Way, Washington 98003
Dear Mr. Haelsig:
In response to Mr. T eus's letter of Septa ber 15, 1986, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to Deceber 30, 1986. This continuation of interim approval status is conditioned as follows:
- 1. This interim approval is limited to a period beginning October 1, 1986, and ending December 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 P.0,000 pounds.
The gross weight of any EA-210 container may not exceed 20,000 pounds.
- 3. Testing and certification 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 enhancement is required as a result of the topical report evaluation now in progress.
- 5. Each vaste generator to be provided an Enviralloy container nust be l 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 custcmers 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 Cm pany - Millstone Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power
- Vogtle, Detroit Edicon - Fermi, Boston Edison - Pilgrim, Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold, and Ccanonwealth Edison - Quad City.
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Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated Septanber 30, 1986 Page 2
- 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 Nurnber WN-IO19-2 Amencknent 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 nest be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes.
For these requirenents, please refer to the radioactive materials license issued by the depart 2nent to US Ecology, Inc.
- 8. A copy of this letter nust accanpany each shipnent 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 custaners.
Model (Series "A" Unless Otherwise CUSIOMER NUMBER Specified)
Portland General Electric 6 EA-142
- Trojan Plant San onofre Nuclear Generating Plant 10 EA-142 3 EA-190 6 EA-210 1 EA-142 Series "C" l
1 EA-210 Series "C" l
WPPSS 3 EA-190 Ihree Mile Island - Unit Two 3 EA-190 Series "C" l Northern 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 Ccunpany 1 EA-142
- Millstone Nuclear Plant i FA-190 Georgia Power Corp - Vogtle 1 EA-210
di Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Irn m im eted Septerober 30, 1986 Page 3 Model (Series "A" Unless otherwise CUSIU4ER NUMBER Specified)
Detroit Edison - Fermi 4 EA-190 Boston Edison Ocupany - Pilgrim 4 EA-190 Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold 2 EA-210 Cannonwealth FAison - Quad City 4 EA-190 This interim approval is based on ocupliance with the restrictions noted i above and terminates at midnight, Decernber 30, 1986, or sooner if restric-tion 4, above, is issued for one or more model EA packa p , the conditions of the certificate of ocupliance shall take prawinnoe over this interim l approval. The use of Enviralloy family packages by non-utility customers cannot be fully approved until the department specifically reviews the chenical form of the waste nu. --wi 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 j the department's certification of Canpliance Number WN-HIC-02 for Package i 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. R. Strong, Chief office of Radiation Protection TRS:sm cc: tonald Hussbaumer - Office of Autaisient State Programs Sid Wright - US Ecology, Louisville, KY Steve Carpenter - US Ecology, Richland, WA Bob Bidstrup - DSHS, Richland Facility
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