PNO-I-80-179, United Nuclear Corp Recovery Sys Granted Permission to Ship non-lagoon Waste to Barnwell,Sc,For Burial.Region 1 Inspected Packaging Consisting of 61 Drums & 16 Boxes of Waste for Qa.Waste Shipped on 801217 & 19
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| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1980 |
| From: | Crocker H, Kinney W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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PRELIMINARY NOTfFfCATION Date:
December 23, 1980 ;
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I-80-179 l
This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information oresented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
j Facility: UNC Recovery Systems j
Wood River Junction, Rhode Island i
DN 70-820 License No. SNM-777
Subject:
PERMISSION GRANTED TO UNC REC 0VERY SYSTEf15 TO SHIP NON-LAGOON WASTE l
TO BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR BURIAL UNC Recovery Systems received an allocation of burial space for December 1980
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from the State of South Carolina.
On December 10,11,12, and 15,1980, Region I performed an inspection of the i
packaging of this waste for shipment and burial. A representative of the Rhode Island Department of Health was present during part of this inspection.
The licensee prepared sixty-one drums and sixteen boxes of waste. These packages i
contained no lagoon or yard waste. The inspector verified by inspecting the 1
contents and closure of selected packages that the packages contained no liquids and that the licensee had packaged the material in accordance with the quality assurance programs and implementing procedures in effect at the time of packaging.
On December 16, 1980, on the basis of the above inspection, Region I considered these specific packages to be proper for shipment and burial.
The licensee, the j
i State of Rhode Island and the State of South Carolina were informed of that consideration.
I The licensee made one shipment on December 17 and two shipments on December 19.
The first shipment arrived at the burial site and was buried on December 19.
The second shipment arrived and was buried on December 22.
The third shipment arrived on December 22 and will be buried on December 23.
No problems were r
encountered by the burial ground operators with these packages.
The State of Rhode Island provided the press with the information concerning the 4
permission to ship the waste.
Region I did not and does not plan to issue a press release on this subject, but will respond to inquiries.
This Preliminary Notification is issued for information only.
The State of Rhode Island has been notified, i
The information is current as of 11:00 a.m., December 23, 1980.
Contact:
W. W. Kinney (488-1213)
H. W. Crocker (488-1217)
PRELIMINARY N0flFICATION Region I Form 83a (Rev. January 1980) 81010.50 M /
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