ML20236C178

Forwards,For Info,State of Wa Re Extension of Interim Approval Period for Certain Enviralloy High Integrity Containers to 871231

ML20236C178
Person / Time
Issue date:	10/14/1987
From:	Nussbaumer D NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
To:	Surmeier J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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REF-WM-85 NUDOCS 8710270044
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STATE OF WASHINGTON INTERIM APPROVAL OF HUPAC's HIC Enclosed for your information is a letter dated September 30, 1987 from the State of Washington concerning the extension of the interim approval period for certain enviralloy high integrity containers to December 31, 1987.

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Secretary STATI Of WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES Olytipia. Washirgton 485(MON 5 Septanber 30, 1987 (Amended)

Richard P. Haelsig, President Nuclear Packaging, Incorporated 1010 South 336th Street Federal Way, Washington 98003

Dear Mr. Haelsig:

In response to Mr. Tanus's letter of September 15, 1987, the interim approval of certain enviralloy high integrity containers is extended to Decenber 31, 1987. This continuation of interim approval status is conditioned as follows:

1.

This interim approval is limited to a period beginning October 1, 1987, and ending Decenber 31, 1987, 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.

3.

Testing and certification by the generator must clearly inoicate 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.

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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.

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Each vaste generator to be provided an Enviralloy container must be identified and approved in advance by the department. No new Enviralloy custczners of Nu-Pac will be approved by the department during this interim period. Approved utility custczners are: Portland General Electric - Trojan Plant, San Onofre Generating Station, WPPSS, Ihree Mile Island - Unit *Ivo, Northern States Power - Monticello Plant, Arkansas Power - Unit One, Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 1, Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde Unit 2, Northeast Utilities Company -

Millstone Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power - Vogtle, Iowa Light and Power -

Duane Arnold, Ccrmonwealth Edison - Dresden, Otanonwealth Edison -

l La Salle, Sacramento Municipal Utility District - Rancho Seco, and U.S. Navy - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

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Class A, B, and C wastes are approved for disposal in the Enviralloy container; however, tha limit for Class C waste shall be reduced to 25 percent of the allowable Class C limits for'each container as specified -

in Appendix B, of US Ecology's License Number WN-IO19-2, Amenchent 17, l

or successor document.when issued.

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A14 Enviralloy containers received by US Ecology at the low-level waste i

L disposal site on the Hanford Reservation under this interim approval' must be buried in accordance with the conditions for Class C wastes.

For these requirernents, please refer to the radioactive materials license issued by the department to US' Ecology, Inc.'

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A copy of this letter must acompany each shipment of waste made pursu-ant to this letter of authorization.

'Ihis interim approval is further restricted to the following number of containers for each of these Nu-Pac customers.-

Model (Series."A" Unless Otherwise

_CUSIMDI NUMBER Specified) 1 Portland General Electric 6

EA-142

- Trojan Plant San onofre Nuclear Generating Plant 10 EA-142 4

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2 EA-142 Series "C" 1

EA-210 Series "C" WPPSS 2-EA-190 2

EA-210 2

EA-142 Three Mile Island - Unit Two 6

EA-190 Series "C" Northern States Power - Monticello 1

EA-190 -

Arkansas Power - Unit One 6

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Georgia Power Corp - Vogtle

.1-EA-210 Sacramento Municipal' Utility-

.- 2 EA-142.

District, Rancho Seco Arizona Public' Service 2

EA-190

- Palo Verde - Unit.One 4.

EA-142 3-EA-210-Arizona Public Service 4

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3 Northeast Utilities.0cupany i

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- Millstone Nuclear Plant 1

EA-190 i

4 Iowa Light and Power - Duane Arnold 2

EA-210-

.l Commonwealth Edison - La Salle 4

EA-190 Ocamonwealth Edison - Dresden 14 EA-190 (Either Series "A" or "C")

20 EA-142 (Either Series "A" or "C")

U.S. Navy - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 2

EA-190 Series "C"'

9 This. interim approval is based on ocupliance with the' restrictions noted.

i above and terminates at midnight, Decader 31, 1987,:of sooner if restric-tion 4, above, is issued for one or more model EA packages, the-conditions of the certificate of coupliance shall take procedence.over this interim approval. The use of Enviralloy family packages.by non-utility custaners cannot be fully approved until the department specifically reviews the chemical form of the waste prW to be disposed and the suitability of the Enviralloy family to contain such vaste.

Use of Model EA50/FL50 containers is subject to.the terms and conditions of the department's certification of Conpliance Number WN-HIC-02 for Package Identification Number DSHS-HIC-EA-50.

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Nuclear Packaging, Inw wiated September 30, 1987

Page 4 If you have any questions'about these conditions, please feel free to contact me directly at (206) 753-3468.

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