ML20237A570

Notice of Violation from Insp on 871005-09.Violations Noted:Inaccurate Shipping Manifest & Certification Accompanying Shipment 86-44 & Inaccurate Description of Radionuclides on Shipping Papers Sent to Burial Site

ML20237A570
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	12/10/1987
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Shared Package
ML20237A567	List: IR 05000293/1987035 ML20237A564 ML20237A570
References
50-293-87-35, NUDOCS 8712150102
Download: ML20237A570 (1)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Boston Edison Company Docket No. 50-293 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License No. OPR-63 1

I As a result of the inspection conducted on October 5-9, 1987. and in accordance I with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement j Actions," 10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1986), the following violations were identified:

A. 10 CFR 20.311(b) requires, in part, that each .... aent of radioactive waste to a licensed land disposal facility mt. t be accompanied by a  !

shipping manifest which indicates as complete:/ as practicable the radionuclides identity and quantity and the total radioactivity of the shipment. 10 CFR 20.311(c), requires, in part, that the manifest must include a certification by the waste generator that the transported materials are properly described.

Contrary to the above, on or about June 27, 1986, licensee's shipment No. 86-44 was accompanied by a shipping manifest which indicated that the total radioactivity was 0.1 millicurie when the activity was 120.8 millicuries. Further, the certification which accompanied the manifest was also in error.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).

B. 10 CFR 71.5(a)(1)(vi) requires that shipping papers be prepared in accord-ance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart C. 49 CFR 172.203(d)(i) requires the name of each radionuclides in the shipment and 49 CFR 172.203(d)(iii) requires the activity of each package in the shipment be included in the shipping papers. 49 CFR 172.204(a)(1) requires a statement that the shipment is properly described in the shipping papers.  !

i Contrary to the above, on or about May 1, 1986, licensee's shipment No.

86-34 was sent to a burial site which contained several radionuclides including Iron-55 and the shipping papers did not include the identity of Iron-55 and the activity resulting from the radionuclides. In addition, the shipper's statement was in error, ,

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Boston Edison Company is hereby i required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time, e7121 PDR g g $ 2] gg  ;

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