ML20244B735

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 880227-0302.Violation Noted:Methods of Assessment for Nonfixed Radioactive Contamination of Two Casks Were Not Adequate
ML20244B735
Person / Time
Site: 07200001, 07001308
Issue date: 04/11/1989
From: Mallett B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20244B734 List:
References
72-0001-89-01, 72-1-89-1, NUDOCS 8904190371
Download: ML20244B735 (1)


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1 iL NOTICE OF VIOLATION General Electric Morris Operation License No. SNM-2500 As a result 'of the inspection conducted on February 27 through March 2,1989, and in accordance with the " General Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the following violation was identified:

10 CFR 71.87(i) requires that non-fixed radioactive contamination on the external surfaces of transport packages offered for shipment be kept as low as reasonably achievable, and that for packages transported as exclusive use shipments by rail or highway, the non-fixed beta gamma radioactive contamination measured by appropriately wiping the package surface not to '

exceed 220 dpm/cm2 (22,000 dpm/100 cm2) at anytime during transport if other methods of assessment are not used.

Contrary to the above, on January 13, 1989, the amount of non-fixed radioactive contamination measured by wiping the external surfaces of -i two empty IF-300 series casks shipped by the General Electric-Morris Operation exceeded 22,000 dpm/100 cm2 when surveyed upon receipt at Cooper Station by Nebraska Public Power District personnel. Other methods of assessment for non-fixed radioactive contamination of the two casks were not adequate. l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) the corrective actions that have been taken and the results achieved; (2) the corrective actions that will be taken to avoid further violations; (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

$+5b !b/W DMed Bruce S. Mallett, Ph.D., Chief Nuclear Materials Safety Branch 8904190371 890413 REG 3 LIC70 SNM-2SOO PDC