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| number = ML20140J472
| number = ML20212A135
| issue date = 03/27/1986
| issue date = 07/22/1986
| title = Insp Rept 50-213/86-04 on 860310-14.Violation Noted:Failure to Provide Quantitative or Qualitative Acceptance Criteria, to Identify Radionuclide Quantity,Identity & Total Activity on Waste Manifests & Improper Certification
| title = Discusses Insp Repts 50-213/86-04,50-245/86-06 & 50-336/86-06 on 860310-14 & 24-27 & Forwards Notice of Violation
| author name = Bicehouse H, Pasciak W
| author name = Murley T
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
| addressee name =  
| addressee name = Opeka J
| addressee affiliation =  
| addressee affiliation = CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO., NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
| docket = 05000213
| docket = 05000000, 05000213, 05000245, 05000336
| license number =  
| license number =  
| contact person =  
| contact person =  
| document report number = 50-213-86-04, 50-213-86-4, IEB-79-19, NUDOCS 8604040341
| document report number = EA-86-117, NUDOCS 8607280121
| package number = ML20140J454
| package number = ML20212A139
| document type = INSPECTION REPORT, NRC-GENERATED, INSPECTION REPORT, UTILITY, TEXT-INSPECTION & AUDIT & I&E CIRCULARS
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, NRC TO UTILITY, OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 14
| page count = 3
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
==REGION I==
Report N /86-04 Docket N License No. DPR-61  Priority -- Category C Licensee: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Facility Name: Haddam Neck Power Station Inspection At: Haddam Neck, Connecticut  l Inspection Conducted: March 10-14, 1986 Inspectors: Ao [ fe H.J. Bicehouse, Ra Wati&n Specialist
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date Effluents Radiation Protection Section Inspection Summary: Inspection March 10-14, 1986, (Report No. 50-213/86-04)
Areas Inspected: Routine unannounced safety inspection by a regionally-based inspector of the licensee's radioactive waste preparation, packaging'and shipping program including: previously identified items, management controls, quality assurance / quality control and implementation of the progra Results: Four apparent violations were identified (all relating to omissions of Iron-55 in shipment documents) including failure to provide quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria (Detail 4.2), failure to indicate the radio-nuclide identity, quantity and total activity on waste manifests (Detail 6.1),
improper certification on waste manifests (Detail 6.1), and failure to name Iron-55 and include its activity on shipping papers (Detail 6.4).
 
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DETAILS 1.0 Personnel Contacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel
  * H. Graves, Station Superintendent
  *J. E. Beauchamp, QA/QC Supervisor
  *G. H. Bouchard, Station Services Superintendent
  *H. Clow, Health Physics Supervisor
  *R. E. Haight, Radioactive Material Handling Supervisor
  *W. Heinig, Quality Assurance Engineering Specialist
  *J. J. LaPlatney, Station Services Staff Assistant Other licensee personnel were contacted or interviewed during this inspectio .2 NRC Personnel 7  *P. D. Swetland, Senior Re~sident Inspector
 
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2.0~ Purpose The purpose of this routine safety inspection was to review the licensee's program with respect to the following areas:
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* Quality Assurance (QA)/ Quality Control (QC); and
* Implementation of the Radwaste Preparation, Packaging and Shipping Program.
 
i 3.0 Status of Previously Identified Items 3.1 (Closed) Unresolved (50-213/83-02-01) Audit not done. The annual audit for radwaste shipments (Audit No. A-60197, "Radwaste Shipment")
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was completed in November 1983. This item is close .2 (Closed) Violation (50-213/84-11-01) Failure to follow procedure The licensee's actions (as described in the letter from J. F. Opeka, Vice President to T. T. Martin, NRC-Region I, dated 09/05/84) were reviewed. Receipt inspections of High Integrity Containers (HIC)
were performed on a sample of those containers reviewed during the inspection. The licensee appeared to be implementing actions as
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3.3 (Closed) Violation (50-213/84-11-02) Failure to conduct a QC Program regarding 10 CFR 20.311(d)(3). The licensee's actions (described in the 9/5/84 letter) were reviewed. Additional actions (including hold points in waste processing procedures) have'been implemented. This item is close .4 (Closed) Deviation (50-213/84-11-03) Failure to document training regarding IE Bulletin No. 79-19. Documentation of training on radioactive waste shipping, packaging and transportation was reviewed by the Resident. Inspector and appeared to be adequate. A formal program (described in Detail 4.3) has been developed and implemented. This item is close .5 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-01) Failure to adequately train QC Inspectors. The licensee presented a course on radwaste preparation, packaging and shipping requirements to QC inspectors in December 1985. This item is close .5 (Closed). Followup Item (50-213/85-09-02) Failure to identify Package 14-170 as an unapproved package designatio Licensee procedures and records were reviewed to determine if corrective actions ensured that shipping package designation corresponded to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) designations prior to shipment. The licensee appeared to have instituted adequate controls and quality control checks to ensure that shipping documents accurately reflected proper shipping container designations. This item is close .7 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-03) Lack of QC involvement in 10 CFR 61.55 and 61.56. Licensee procedures and records related to vendor-supplied radwaste solidification services were reviewed. QC inspection hold points (at appropriate steps in the procedure) were provided in the eight procedures reviewed and records indicated that QC inspections were completed at those holdpoints. This item is close .8 (Closed) Violation (50-213/85-09-04) Failure'to follow procedures for receipt inspections and failure to review / approve procedure Actions described in the licensee's letter (dated July 26, 1985) were reviewed. The licensee modified receipt procedures to ensure that appropriate QC inspections were performed. Vendor procedures governing operation and process control of radwaste solidification units were reviewed and approved as controlled plant procedure Review of records related to receipt of vendor-supplied solidifica-tion equipment showed that receipt inspections had been performe This item is close .
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3.9 (0 pen) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-04) QA Procedures will be revised to reflect QA Topical Report. A draft corporate procedure, ( Nuclear Engineering and Operations Procedure 6.07, " Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Station Radioactive Material Processing, Classification Packaging and Transportation"), was reviewed and it appeared to be generally adequate to address concerns raised in this ite However, the procedure had not been approved and implemented at the time of the inspection. This item will remain open pending final revision, approval and implementation of the' procedur .10 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-06) Review QA monitoring ,
frequencies. The applications of QA monitoring procedures to the radwaste transportation area were reviewed and discussed with the licensee's QA organization. The inspector noted that the frequency of QA monitoring in the area had not increased. However, increased QA surveillance activities were noted. The licensee appeared to be reviewing procedural adherence by the radwaste shipping and QC groups on a more frequent basis (i.e. approximately once per quarter). This item is close .11 (Closed) Followup. Item (50-213/85-09-07) Review RWTRG Report. The licensee's Radioactive Waste Transportation Review Group (RWTRG)
Report, action items and their completion were reviewed. The licensee appeared to have adopted suggested corrective actions in the RWTRG Report. This item is close .12 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-08) Review Administrative 4 Control Procedure (ACP) 1.2-13.5 for inclusion of correct sections 4 of Procedure RAP 6.3-5. ACP 1.2-13.5, " Entry and Exit From Station of Transporter for Nuclear By-Products Material (Rad Waste),"
Revision 10 (10/18/85) was reviewed and determined to contain correct references to implementing procedures. This item is
; close .13 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-09) Scaling factors were not controlled. Radiation Protection Procedure (RAP) 6.3-5,
" Radioactive Material Management," Revision 27 (12/26/85)
was reviewed to determine if scaling factors for difficult to measure radionuclides from the licensee's vendor analysis of radwaste streams had been included. Attachment W to the procedure provided the 1985 scaling factors. This item is close .14 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-10) Licensee did not maintain record of calculation In the licensee's letter (dated 7/26/85),
the licensee committed to maintaining a file for calculations utiliz-ing dose rate to curie conversion factors. The licensee had established a file containing memoranda from the licensee's corporate Radiological Assessment Branch (RAB) providing dose rate to curie conversion factors. However, the file did not contain the actual
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calculations'for the radwaste shipments covered by the RAB memoranda (see related item, Detail- 6.1). This item is closed administra-tivel .15 (Closed) Followup Item (50-213/85-09-11) Lack of administrative ,
JUL 2 21986 Docket Nos. 50-245 50-336    _
controls to prevent' shipments. Surveillance Procedure (SUR) 5.6-14, (" Sampling Guidelines for~10 CFR 61 Compliance, Revision 4, 3/6/86");
50-213 License Nos. OPR-21 DPR-65 DPR-61 EA 86-117 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company /
was reviewed. Guidance was provided in the surveillance procedure to evoke recharacterization of waste streams if significant ( factor of 10 or more) changes in reactor coolant activity were note This item is close .0 Management Controls The licensee's management controls were reviewed to determine if clear designations of responsibilities and controlled instructions were provided for radwaste processing, packaging and shipping activitie Criteria provided in the licensee's Technical Specifications, Updated Final Safety Analysis Report and NRC Regulations were used in this revie .1 Organization The organizational structure of the licensee's Radioactive Materials Handling _(RMH) group was reviewed. The RMH group (in the Radiation Protection Department) is supervised by the RMH Supervisor. The RMH Supervisor reports to the Radiation Protection Supervisor who in turn reports to the Health Physics Supervisor. The responsibilities of the RMH group were clearly described in RAP 6.3-5 with regards to receipt, use, storage, packaging, loading and shipping solid radwast Within the scope of this review, no violations were note .2 Procedures The licensee's procedures for preparation, classification, packaging and shipping radwastes were reviewed relative to criteria provided in:
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. F. Opeka Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations Group P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Gentlemen:
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Subject: NOTICES OF VIOLATION (NRC Combined Inspection No. 50-245/86-06 and 50-336/86-06; NRC Inspection No. 50-213/86-04)
10 CFR 20.311, 71.5 and 71.12;
This refers to ti.e NRC inspections conducted on March 10-14, 1986 at the Haddam Neck Power Station, and on March 24-27, 1986 at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, of your program for preparation, packaging and shipment of solid radioactive waste. The reports of these inspections were forwarded to you on March 27, 1986 and May 30, 1986, respectively. During the inspections, viola-tions of NRC and DOT requirements were identified. On June 18, 1986, an enforcement conference was conducted with Mr. E. Mroczka and other members of your staff during which the violations, their causes and your corrective actions were discusse The violations are described in the enclosed Notices of Violation and include failure to identify and list on shipping papers and shipping manifests the identity and activity of a specific radionuclide contained in several shipments of radioactive waste; improper labelling of a package containing radioactive material, and improper placarding of the vehicle transporting the package; inadequate training of certain personnel involved in handling radioactive waste materials; and inadequate control over a contractor used to solidify radioactive waste. Although these specific violations were of low safety significance, they demonstrate that deficiencies exist in procedures, training and the quality assurance programs for the preparation, packaging and shipment of radioactive waste. Since violations resulting from these program deficiencies were identified at both sites during the previous inspections of this area in April 1985, improved management control of the radioactive waste programs at both Haddam Neck and Millstone is needed to ensure that these
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Technical Specification'6.8, " Procedures;"
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The following procedures were reviewed for conformance to the criteria above and discussed with the members of the RMH Group:
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 2 Although the violations at Millstone have been classified individually at Severity Level IV, and the violations at Haddam Neck have been classified in the aggregate as a Severity Level IV problem, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" 10 CFR 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1986), we strongly emphasize that any similar violations in the future may result in escalated enforcement actio You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notices when preparing your response. In your re-sponse, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrenc Further, for Millstone you should describe the status of (1) upgrades in staffing and training in the radioactive waste transportation program; (2) procedural improvements in corporate QA oversight of these programs; and (3) improvement items identified in response to the enclosed Notices. In addition, for Millstone you are also requested to provide to the NRC, Region I, an update report every 90 days until all upgrades are complete In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51 . NED BY:
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JAMES M. ALLAN Thomas E. Murley Regional Administrator Enclosures: Notice of Violation - Millstone Notice of Violation - Haddam Neck cc w/ encl:
ACP 1.2-13.5, " Entry and Exit from Station of Transporter for Nuclear By-Products Material (Rad Waste)", Revision 10 (10/18/85);
E. J. Mroczka, Vice President, Nuclear Operations R. Graves, Plant Superintendent, Haddam Neck W. D. Romberg, Station Superintendent, Millstone D. O. Nordquist, Manager of Quality Assurance R. T. Laudenat, Manager, Generation Facilities Licensing Gerald Garfield, Esquire Public Document Room (PDR)
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RAP 6.3-5, " Radioactive Material Management," Revision 27 (12/26/85);
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Within the scope of this review, the following violation was noted:
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V requires, in part, that procedures include appropriate quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria for determining that important activities have been satisfactorily accomplishe Contrary to this requirement, neither ACP 1.2-13.5 nor RAP 6.3-5 provides quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria for verification of the identity of the radionuclides and activity levels (i.e. curie content) of the solid radwaste shipment Determining the identity of the radionuclides is an important activity since the identification affects determination of the acceptability of radwaste for disposal in shallow land burial sites under 10 CFR 20.311 and 10 CFR 61 and the packaging and handling of radwaste shipments under 10 CFR 71. Determining the curie content of solid radwaste shipments is also an important activity since it, too, affects the determination of the acceptability of the radwaste and its packaging'and handling requirements. (See related item in Detail 6). Failure to provide quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria for the verification of the identity and curie content of radwaste shipments constitutes an apparent violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix.B, Criterion V. 50-213/86-04-01 4.3 Indoctrination and Training The licensee's indoctrination and training program related to solid radwaste preparation, packaging and shipping activities was reviewed relative to criteria and commitments provided in the following:
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dated 9/17/79 in response to IE Bulletin No. 79-19,
  " Packaging of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Transport and-Burial," (8/10/79); and
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The schedules, lesson plans and performance of the training was reviewed for' selected members of the RMH Group and QC personne The licensee provided training inhouse and vendor-supplied training on alternate years for the personnel reviewed. Within the scope of this review, no violations or deviations were note .0 _ Quality Assurance / Quality Control The provisions of 10 CFR 71, Subpart H require the establishment of a QA program for the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials. A Commission approved QA program which satisfies the applicable criteria of Appendix 8 to 10 CFR 50 and which is established, maintained and executed with regard to transport packages is acceptable to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 71, Subpart H. The licensee elected to apply their currently established 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, QA program to the packaging and shipment of radioactive material Specific QC requirements to assure compliance with 10 CFR 61.55 and 61.56 are mandated by 10 CFR 20.311 in addition to the general QC requirements required by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B. A process control program for. waste solidification is required by Technical Specification 6.18, " Radioactive Waste Treatment Systems." The implementation of QA/QC activities to the preparation, packaging and shipment of solid radwaste was reviewe .1 Radwaste Generator QC Program The licensee's performance in the conduct of a QC program under 10 CFR 20.311(d)(3) and Technical Specification 6.18 was determined by review of procedures for preparing radwaste shipments, examination of records related to shipments of dewatered resins, solidified waste liquids and dewatered filters, independent determination of waste classification under 10 CFR 61.55 for selected shipments and discussions with the RMH Supervisor, members of the RMH Group staff, solidification vendor representatives and the QA/QC superviso Within the scope of this review, the following items were noted:
 
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Samples from the licensee's dry active waste, resins, reactor coolant, evaporator bottoms and filters were taken and sent to a contractor for analysis. Scaling factors for determining the activities of difficult to measure radionuclides were determined by the contractor and provided in annual report The vendor's Process Control Program for solidification of waste liquids was reviewed, incorporated into licensee's procedures and implemente Specific Inspection Hold Points related to dewatering and/or solidification were provided in controlled procedure .2 QC Inspection Activities The site QC organization provides inspections of radwaste preparation, packaging and shipping activities. The following procedures were reviewed for appropriate inspection hold points:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
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RAP 6.3-5, " Radioactive Material Management," Revision 27 (12/26/85);
DRP Section Chief M. McBride, RI, Pilgrim P. Swetland, SRI, Haddam Neck J. T. Shediosky, SRI, Millstone 3 J. Shea, LPM, NRR G. Walton, SRI, BV-2 T. Rebelowski, SRI, Millstone 1&2 B. Doolittle, LPM, NRR D. Holody, EC, RI (2 copies)
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Vendor Procedure SS-010, " System Setup / Removal Procedure for NUSPSC Radwaste Solidification System No. 8921," Revision B (10/3/84);
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Representatives of the site QC organization were interviewed to-determine the criteria by which successful completion of selected Inspection Hold Points was determined. The inspector noted that the site QC organization did not independently verify that the identity and activities of the various radionuclides in the shipping papers vere correct. The inspector also noted that peer review by qualified members of the Radiation Protection staff of the identities and activities of the shipped radionuclides wasn't routinely complete .3 QA Surveillance Activities The site QA organization provides periodic surveillance of solid radwaste preparation, packaging and shipping activities. As noted in Detail 3.10, surveillance frequencies had been increased by the licensee. However, QA surveillance activities did not include independent verification of the identities and activities of the radionuclides as presented in the shipping. paper .4 Audits The licensee's program for audits of radwaste . preparation, classification, packaging and shipping activities was reviewe Audit No. A60221 "Radwaste Shipment at Connecticut Yankee Power Station," (3/20 - 6/6/85) was reviewed. The audit was performed to verify the station's implementation of 10 CFR 20, 61, 71 and 49 CFR requirements. The audit was conducted by two QA auditors and a qualified technical specialist. The inspector noted that audit findings had been evaluated by licensee management (as required by 10 CFR 20.311(d)(3)). The audit failed to note the problem with Iron-55 identification and quantification in shipping and waste manifests (See Detail 6).
 
.6.0 Impiementation During 1985-86, the licensee made 29 shipments of solid radwaste. Those radwaste shipments were reviewed against criteria provided in:
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The Itcansee reported that the Agreement State in which the radwaste shipments were buried had not issued any violations or warnings for the radwaste shipments receive .1 Vaste Generator Requirements The following waste generator requirements were reviewed and discussed with the licensee:
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10 CFR 20.311(b)' requires, in part, that the manifest accompanying radwaste shipments indicate as completely as practicable the radionuclide identity and quantity and the total radioactivity of the shipment Contrary to this requirement, the licensee failed to identify the radionuclide Iron-55 and its activity on the following radwaste shipment manifests:
Total Listed Activity Shipment N Descript (curies) Date W-85-1 Dewatered resin 3.332 3/5/85 W-85-2 Dewatered filters 7,599 5/14/85 W-85-3 Cewatered filters 19.18 5/28/85 W-85-5 Compacted dry 0.747 2/20/85 activ'e waste W-85-8  Solidified ligulds 1.123 10/4/85 W-85-9 Dewatered resin 8.783 10/22/85 W-85-10 Compacted dry 0,6319 10/10/85 active waste W-85-11 Solidified liquids 0.1161 8/28/85 W-85-12 Dewatered resins 134.49 9/18/85 W-85-13 Solidified liquids 3.978 10/4/85 W-85-15 Solidified liquids 1.460 10/25/85 W-85-18 Dewatered resin 16.061 12/30/85
 
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.W-86-5  Solidified liquid 0.2041 2/13/86 W-86-6 Solidified liquid 5.305 2/25/86 W-86-8  Solidified liquid 1.741 3/11/86 W-86-9  Solidified liquid 2.5793 3/13/86 W-86-11 Solidified liquid 0.6091 2/10/86 The licensee's vendor analyses of various radwaste streams within the plant identified the presence of Iron-55 and provided the following scaling factors relative to cobalt-60 activity:
Waste Stream Analysed  Iron-55/ Cobalt-60 ratio Reactor coolant-liquid Resin Filter Dry active waste Evaporator bottoms The licensee determines the percent isotopic composition for the energetic gamma emitting radionuclides (e.g. cobalt-60) and a dose rate to curie conversion factor for the waste shipment container geometry based on gamma spectroscopic analysis and accepted computer programs. Calculations-of the activity of hard-to-identify radionuclides (e.g. Iron-55) are then made using the scaling factors provided in the vendor's analytical report. For example, licensee's shipment no. W-85-12 contained 5.16%. cobalt-60 by gamma spectroscopic analysis. The scaling factor for Iron-55 in dewatered
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Total Activity Percent Scaling Activity from Shipment N (Curies) Cobalt-60 Factor Iron-55 (Curies)
W-85-1  3.332 7 .9 4.52 W-85-2  7.599 1 .7 5.60 W-85-3  19.18 1 .7 17.09 W-85-5  0.747 2 .5 0.27
 
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Total Activity. Percent Scaling Activity from Shipment N (Curies) Cobalt-60 Factor Iron-55 (Curies) l W-85-8  1.123 47.98 .70 W-85-9  8.783 8.30 .38 W-85-10  0.6319 2 .5 0.27 W-85-11  0.1161 2.72 '.004 W-85-12  134.49  5.16 .18-W-85-13  3.978 57.27 .96 W-85-15  1.460 12.03 .22 W *5-13  16.061 0.294 1.9- 0.0897 W-85-19  2.192 0.691 .0287 W-86-5  0.2041 21.03 .0558 W-86-6  5.305 14.26 .983 W-86-8  1.741 23.34 .528 W-86-9  2.5793 27.57 .924 W-86-11  0.6091 15.17 .120 Since Iron-55 was not identified and its activity determined for each shipment, the manifests accompanying each shipment contained
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incorrect total activities for those shipment Failure to identify Iron-55, determine its activity in each shipment and include the radionuclide in the total radioactivity of.the shipment constitutes an apparent violation of 10 CFR 20.311(b). 50-213/86-04-02
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10 CFR 20.311(c) requires, in part, certification by the waste generator that the transported materials are properly described. Contrary to this requirement, the licensee certified that each of the radwaste shipments above were properly described when the identity of one of the radionuclides was missing and the activity due to that radionuclide was not identified and included in the total activity of the transported material Certification that each of the waste shipments were' properly described when they were not constitutes an apparent violation of 10 CFR 20.311(c).
 
50-213/86-04-03 6.2 Procurement and Selection of Packaging The licensee's program for the selection of packages was reviewed against the requirements of 10 CFR 71.12, " General License: NRC Approved Package" and the Department of Transportation (00T)
requirements of.49 CFR 173, " Shippers - General Requirements for Shipments and Packaging."
 
The licensee's performance relative to the criteria was determined by interviews of the RMH Supervisor and members of his staff, examinations of documents, procedures and shipping records and observations during plant tour Within the scope of this review, no violations were note .-
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6.3 Preparation of Packages for Shipment The licensee's program for preparing packages for shipment was reviewed relative to the requirements of 49 CFR Parts 172 and 173, 10 CFR 71.87 and Technical Specification The. licensee's performance relative to the criteria was determined by interviews of the RMH Supervisor and members of his staff, examination of procedures,~ shipping records and other documents, and observations during plant tours of handling, storage and loading areas and licensee preparations for shipment of a cas Within the scope of this review, the following item was noted:
On 9/11/85, the licensee was installing a high integr'ty container (HIC) in the " Resin Pit" area and connecting lines to the container for dewatering. An Auxiliary Operator, a Radwaste Technician and a Health Physics Technician were assigned to the operation working under Radiation Work Permit No. 8502183. The
  " Resin Pit" area was a high radiation area with radiation fields ranging from 100 millirem per. hour to 18,000 millirem per hour in the work area. The fitting on the HIC for the dewatering leg was a 2 inch fitting while the line used for_the dewatering contained a lh inch fitting. The Radwaste Technician was unable to make the connections for the dewatering and remained in the high radiation area attempting to connect the 2 inch fitting to the 1h inch lin The low-range, (i.e. 0-200 millirem), dosimeter for the Radwaste Technician was noted to be "offscale". Examination of his high range dosimeter indicated an exposure of approximately 950 millirems during the Radwaste Technician's attempts to connect the dewatering lin The licensee's investigation and resolution of the problems encountered during the entry were reviewed. This area will be further reviewed during a subsequent inspection. 50-213/86-04-05 6.4 Delivery of Packages to Carriers The licensee's program for delivering packages to carriers was reviewed relative to criteria provided in:
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licensee's Technical Specifications.and applicable procedure The licensee's performance relative to the criteria was determined by review of shipping records for radwaste shipments in 1985-86, discussions with cognizant licensee personnel and ubservation of preparations for a radwaste shipmen .
 
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Within the scope of this review, the following apparent violation was noted:
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10 CFR 71.5(a)(1)(vi) requires preparation of shipping papers in accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart C. 49 CFR 172.203(d)(i)
requires the name of each radionuclide in the shipment and 49 CFR 172.203(d)(iii) requires the activity of each package in the shipment be included in the shipping paper Contrary to the requirements, the licensee failed to include Iron-55 and the activity resulting from that radionuclide in the shipping papers associated with the radwaste shipments in Detail Failure to name Iron-55 and include the activity due to that radionuclide in the shipping papers associated with the radwaste shipments in Detail 6.1 constitutes an apparent violation of 10 CFR 71.5 (a) (1) (vi). 50-213/86-04-04 7.0 Exit Interview  ,
The inspector met with the licensee representativeshenojed,in i Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on Kirch 14,4986. The inspector summarized the scope of the inspection and findings asu ,
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The licensee's representative acknowledged the findings r' elated to the omission of Iron-55 in the waste manifests and shipping papers and provided the following corrective actions in response to the finding:
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Before the next radwaste shipment, the licensee will audit radwaste shipments 1984-86 to determine which shipments had incorrect' waste manifests and shipping papers due to the omisstor, of Iron-5 ,
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Before the next radwaste shipment, the licensee will notify the DOT and the State of South Carolina of the results of the audi Before the next radwaste shipment, the licensee will revise RAP ,
6.3-5 to include Iron-55 and to require an independent review of the identities and activities associated with each shipmen The licensee will provide corrected waste manifests and shipping papers to the DOT and the State of South Carolin The' licensee will update the Semiannual Radioactive Effluent and Waste Disposal Reports to include activities due to Iron-5 At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector. No information exempt from disclosure under ,
10 CFR 2.790 is discussed in this report.
 
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Discusses Insp Repts 50-213/86-04,50-245/86-06 & 50-336/86-06 on 860310-14 & 24-27 & Forwards Notice of Violation
ML20212A135
Person / Time
Site: Haddam Neck
Issue date: 07/22/1986
From: Murley T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Opeka J
CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO., NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
Shared Package
ML20212A139 List:
References
EA-86-117, NUDOCS 8607280121
Download: ML20212A135 (3)
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Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. F. Opeka Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations Group P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Gentlemen:

Subject: NOTICES OF VIOLATION (NRC Combined Inspection No. 50-245/86-06 and 50-336/86-06; NRC Inspection No. 50-213/86-04)

This refers to ti.e NRC inspections conducted on March 10-14, 1986 at the Haddam Neck Power Station, and on March 24-27, 1986 at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, of your program for preparation, packaging and shipment of solid radioactive waste. The reports of these inspections were forwarded to you on March 27, 1986 and May 30, 1986, respectively. During the inspections, viola-tions of NRC and DOT requirements were identified. On June 18, 1986, an enforcement conference was conducted with Mr. E. Mroczka and other members of your staff during which the violations, their causes and your corrective actions were discusse The violations are described in the enclosed Notices of Violation and include failure to identify and list on shipping papers and shipping manifests the identity and activity of a specific radionuclide contained in several shipments of radioactive waste; improper labelling of a package containing radioactive material, and improper placarding of the vehicle transporting the package; inadequate training of certain personnel involved in handling radioactive waste materials; and inadequate control over a contractor used to solidify radioactive waste. Although these specific violations were of low safety significance, they demonstrate that deficiencies exist in procedures, training and the quality assurance programs for the preparation, packaging and shipment of radioactive waste. Since violations resulting from these program deficiencies were identified at both sites during the previous inspections of this area in April 1985, improved management control of the radioactive waste programs at both Haddam Neck and Millstone is needed to ensure that these

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Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 2 Although the violations at Millstone have been classified individually at Severity Level IV, and the violations at Haddam Neck have been classified in the aggregate as a Severity Level IV problem, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" 10 CFR 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1986), we strongly emphasize that any similar violations in the future may result in escalated enforcement actio You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notices when preparing your response. In your re-sponse, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrenc Further, for Millstone you should describe the status of (1) upgrades in staffing and training in the radioactive waste transportation program; (2) procedural improvements in corporate QA oversight of these programs; and (3) improvement items identified in response to the enclosed Notices. In addition, for Millstone you are also requested to provide to the NRC, Region I, an update report every 90 days until all upgrades are complete In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51 . NED BY:

JAMES M. ALLAN Thomas E. Murley Regional Administrator Enclosures: Notice of Violation - Millstone Notice of Violation - Haddam Neck cc w/ encl:

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