ML20236P997

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PNO-TMI-87-004:on 871026,improperly Solidified Shipment of Class B Waste Identified.Waste Transported to Barnwell Disposal Site from Facility.Corrective Actions to Be Submitted to State No Later than 871125
ML20236P997
Person / Time
Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/12/1987
From: Dan Collins, Moslak T, Travers W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-TMI-87-004, PNO-TMI-87-4, NUDOCS 8711190133
Download: ML20236P997 (1)


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50320-871112 .

November 12, 1987 i NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL'0CCURRENCE-PN0-TMI-87-04 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events .of POSSIBLE- safety or_ a public interest significance. .The information is as' initially received without verifi- l cation or evaluation and is basically all that is known by NRC staff on this date.

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Facility: GPU Nuclear Corporation Licensee Emergency Classification:'-

Three Mile Island, Unit 2- X Not Applicable 3 Docket Number 50-320 l

Subject:

SOUTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIES IMPROPERLY SOLIDIFIED WASTE AT THE'BARNWELL 1 DISPOSAL SITE I An October 26, 1987 inspection by the South Carolina Department'of health and Environmental Control identified an improperly solidified shipment of Class .B (10 CFR 3' 61.56) waste from TMI, Unit 2. The waste, sludge solidified with cement, was l transported to the Barnwell disposal site from TMI-2. As a~ result, the State has. ,

prohibited further shipments of solidified sludge to Barnwell pending corrective-actions by the licensee to preclude a recurrence. Other low-level-' radioactive wastes i from TMI-2 are sti11' being acce'pted for disposal.. ..The state inspection revealed that - j the sludge, packaged in a steel liner, exhibited a moist, putty-like consistency..- a Corrective actions are' to be submitted to the state no later than November 25, 1987.

NRC site inspectors are reviewing the event and the licensee's' response.

This PN is for information only and is accurate as of 4:15 PM, Covember 12, 1987.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been notified.

Contact:

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