ML20237F045

Notice of Violation from Insp on 871116-20.Violation Noted: Failure to Properly Solidify Phosphoric Acid Liquid Waste Transported for Burial as Part of Radwaste Shipment 0687-019-A

ML20237F045
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	12/18/1987
From:	Dan Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20237F033	List: IR 05000302/1987039 ML20237F030 ML20237F045
References
50-302-87-39, NUDOCS 8712290321
Download: ML20237F045 (2)

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i ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302' Crystal River- License No. DPR-72'-

During - the'. Nuclear Regulatory Commission _ (NRC) inspection conducted on November 16-20,.1987, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved failure to properly solidify-liquid waste for burial. In.

accordance ' with the " General Statement of ~ Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"l10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987),-the violation.is listed below:

10 CFR 20.311(d)(1) requires any. generating licensee whc transfers radioactive waste to a land disposal facility to prepare all wastes so that the waste is classified according to 10 CFR 61.55 and meets the waste characteristic requirements in 10 CFR 61.56.

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10 CFR 61.56(b)(2) states that liquid wastes or wastes containing liquid, must be converted into a form that-contains as little free standing and

- noncorrosive liquid as is reasonably achievable, but in no. case shall the liquid exceed 0.5% of the. volume of the waste for waste processed to a stable form.

Contrary to the above, on June 8,1987, one 55-gallon drum of phosphoric acid processed to a_ stable form using cement. was transferred to a land disposal' facility as a part of Radioactive Waste Shipment No. 0687-019-A.

Upon receipt' at the land disposal facility, the-drum was- found to contain 1,585 milliliter of liquid (approximately 0.7%).

'This is a Severity Leval IV violation (Supplement IV).

Pursuant to the provisions. of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory

. Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to. the- NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and

. should ' include: (1) admission or denial of. the violation, (2) the reason for the violation.if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid-further violations, 'and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

.Where good causeis : shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not 8712290321 B712'1B -

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Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River 2 License No. DPR-72 be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION h

• Douglas M. Collins, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 191Lday of December 1987 I

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