3F0121-01, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G

Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G

ML21019A458
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	01/19/2021
From:	Dixon P ADP CR3
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
3F0121-01
Download: ML21019A458 (3)

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Crystal River Nuclear Plant 2760 South Falkenburg Rd Riverview FL, 33578 Docket 50-302 Docket 72-1035 ADP CR3, LLC Operating License No. DPR-72 10 CFR 20, Appendix G January 19, 2021 3F0121-01 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Crystal River 3 - Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G.

Dear Sir:

This letter documents the results of an investigation performed with respect to the transportation of six (6) rail cars, three containing EXEMPT materials and three containing UN2912 LSA-1 materials, all of which exceeded the 20 day time limit for notification of receipt from the disposal facility as specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix G. The investigation, which was completed on January 15, 2021, determined that the railroad logistics contractor, I.C.E Service Group, traced the shipments on a daily basis. The disposal facility, Waste Control Specialists (WCS), and the Crystal River 3 waste operations personnel received daily updates for the various carriers such as Florida Northern Railroad (FNR), CSX Transportation (CSXT), Texas-New Mexico Railroad (TXN) and Union Pacific (UP).

10 CFR 20, Appendix G, Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifests,Section III.A(9) states for any shipments or any part of a shipment for which acknowledgment of receipt has not been received within the times set forth in this appendix, conduct an investigation in accordance with Section III.E of this appendix.

Section III.E states that any shipment or part of shipment for which acknowledgement is not received within the times set forth in this section must:

1. Be investigated by the shipper if the shipper has not received notification or receipt within 20 days after transfer; and

2. Be traced and reported. The investigation shall include tracing the shipment and filing a report with the nearest Commission Regional Office listed in Appendix D to this part.

Each licensee who conducts a trace investigation shall file a written report with the appropriate NRC Regional Office within 2 weeks of completion of the investigation.

Investigation On December 4, 2020, four (4) rail cars containing radioactive materials (3 DOT EXEMPT) and (1 UN2912 LSA-I) departed from the Crystal River 3 site at 15760 Power Line Street in Crystal River, Florida to Waste Control Specialists, LLC in Andrews Texas.

On December 11, 2020, one (1) rail car containing radioactive materials UN2912 LSA-I departed from the Crystal River 3 site at 15760 Power Line Street in Crystal River, Florida to Waste Control Specialists, LLC in Andrews Texas.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 3 3F0121-01 On December 16, 2020, one (1) rail car containing radioactive materials UN2912 LSA-I departed from the Crystal River 3 site at 15760 Power Line Street in Crystal River, Florida to Waste Control Specialists, LLC in Andrews Texas.

The rail cars were released to the first railroad carrier (Florida Northern Railroad) on the dates identified above. After release from the Crystal River 3 site, rail car ECXX 93295 was transported for 34 days before the shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/7/2021. Rail car ECXX 93314 was transported for 35 days before shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/8/2021.

Rail car ITFX 8015 was transported for 41 days before shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/14/2021. Rail car ITFX8125 was transported for 40 days before shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/13/2021. Rail car ITFX 8119 was transported for 33 days before shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/13/2021. Rail car ITFX 8121 was transported for 30 days before shipment was received at the disposal facility on 1/15/2021.

Crystal River 3 and Waste Control Specialists, LLC received daily tracking reports from the railroad logistics contractor, I.C.E Service Group, for all waste shipments transported by rail from the Crystal River 3 Site. The location of the subject shipments was verified and traced until receipt at the destination facility. Crystal River 3 and Waste Control Specialists, LLC tracked the progress of the shipments through the daily trace reports. At no time were the shipments lost or in an unknown location.

Below is the summary for the rail shipments that exceeded the time provided in 10 CFR 20, Appendix G. The summary includes the shipment identification numbers, rail car identification (ID) numbers, shipment dates, date of receipt at the waste disposal facility and the total number of days the shipments were in transit.

Date Shipment Rail Car ID Date Received at Total Days Number Number Shipped Waste Control In Transit Specialists, LLC.

NS-CR3-20-001 ECXX 93295 12/4/2020 1/7/2021 34 NS-CR3-20-003 ITFX 8015 12/4/2020 1/14/2021 41 NS-CR3-20-004 ITFX 8125 12/4/2020 1/13/2021 40 NS-CR3-20-005 ECXX 93314 12/4/2020 1/8/2021 35 NS-CR3-20-006 ITFX 8119 12/11/2020 1/13/2021 33 NS-CR3-20-007 ITFX 8121 12/16/2020 1/15/2021 30 The general issue of rail transit times has been documented in Condition Report CR 2021-001; corrective actions, as appropriate, are being tracked in this Condition Report.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 of 3 3F0121-01 This letter contains no new regulatory commitments .

If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Mark Van Sicklen, Licensing Manager, at (352) 436-5572.

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P~ Dixon, ISFSI Manager PAD/mvs cc: NMSS Project Manager Regional Administrator, Region 2 Regional Administrator, Region I