PNO-III-80-174, on 800909,licensee Reported That State Officials at Barnwell,Sc Waste Burial Site Found Free Standing Liquid in Hittman Liner Containing Radwaste Solidified W/Urea Formaldehyde
| ML17326A747 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1980 |
| From: | Fisher W, Peck C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| PNO-III-80-174, NUDOCS 8010080360 | |
| Download: ML17326A747 (4) | |
0 PREL IHINARY ROTI FICATION September 11 1980 PRELIMINARY N01IFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURENCE' PNO III 8P 17'age I of T})is re)iminar noti fkcation Constitutes EARl.Y notice of events of POSSIBLE
, safet nr ub) )e interest s1 nificance.
lie in ormntion resente is as initia 1~received without verification or eva oat>on and sa as>ca 1
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American Electrir. Power Service Corporation Indi ana and Ni chi gan Power Company b.
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.Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316 S ri dg man ~ MI Subject-FREE STANDING LIQVID IN HASTE CONTAINER
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The Licensee 1nformed Region III that on September 9
state representatives at the BarnweLL, So. Carolina waste buriaL site found free stcndinp Liquid'n one H1ttman Liner containing radioactive waste solidified with urea
.formaldehyde The voLume of Liquid was estimated to exceed tHe-IX Limit permitted by the buriaL site license.
The Licensee said that the waste in the container was solid1fied in Nsrch 1980, but that the contents had been inspected before, shipment and no fr ee
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liqu~d had been found.
Two other Liners in thc shi pment a Lso contained UF solidi fi ed Hast e.
Inspec-tion of these Liners at the burial site disclosed no free Liquid~ but one of the two had crystaline material on a drain plug at the bottom of the container.
The Licensee said the state is coricerned that the crystals are an indication that the conta1ner may have Leaked in transit.
A, Licensee representative is at the burial site where ar rangements arc being made to dra1n the L1qu1d from the Liner.
There are indications that the
, state does not intend to suspend the licensee's burial site permit.
Neither the Licensee nor Region III plans a press release.
This PH 1s being issued because of the current generaL interest in radioactive waste burial-The State of Nichigan wiLL be notified.
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