IR 015000039/1980007

Waste Packaging Insp Rept 15000039/80-07 on 800515 & 16.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected;Compliance W/Nrc & DOT Regulations

ML19327A419
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry, Oconee, Brunswick, Westinghouse, BWX Technologies, 02700047, 015000039
Issue date:	06/23/1980
From:	Macarthur T, Troup G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML19327A417	List: IR 015000039/1980007 ML19327A416
References
15000039-80-07, 15000039-80-7, NUDOCS 8008060179
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Special Report: WASTE PACKAGING INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEE-SHIPPERS REPORT NO. 80-07 Reference:

TI 2840/1, (Rev. 1), " Waste Packaging Inspections", 10/10/79 Licensee-Shipper:

See Attachment A Disposal Site:

Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

P. O. Box 726, Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Docket No. 15000039

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Date Signed FF&MS Section, FF&MS Branch Approved by:

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G. L. Troup, CMief @ W 8ection FF&MS Branch Dite Signed SUMMARY Inspection Dates: May 15-16, 1980 visit to Chem-Nuclear Waste disposal site, Barnwell, South Carolina for unannounced inspections of licensee-shippers.

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Areas Reviewed: Each licensee-shipper vehicle was inspected for compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regu-lations as follows:

(1) shipping paper requirements; (2) DOT Placarding require-ments; (3) radiation levels; (4) removable contamination; (5) DOT marking and labeling requirements for packages; (6) DOT and NRC requirements for external package features, and (7) prohibited articles or contents.

Results: Of the seven areas inspected involving 20 shipments, no items of noncom-pliance were identified.

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DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted R. Sappington, South Carolina, DHEC W. House, South Carolina, DHEC V. Autry, South Carolina, DHEC 2.

General The NRC inspection consisted of a review of the snipping papers, radiation survey of the vehicle, contamination surveys and radiation level surveys of selected packages. General surveys and observations were conducted to deter-mine if the vehicle had proper placards, proper seals, and if any obvious safety hazards existed. The contents of the vehicles were inspected for appropriate marking, labeling, tightness of seals, integrity of package construction or any evidence of leakage.

Chem-Nuclear assigns a control number for each shipment upon arrival at the site. These numbers were called " shipment survey report numbers" (SSR No.)

and were used by the inspectors to identify licensee-shippers during this inspection.

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Shipments Inspected Twenty shipments were inspected during the period of May 15-16, 1980.

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included as Attachment A.

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Shipping Papers

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The shipping papers were reviewed for completeness and to ascertain if the contents of the shipment were properly identified, and if emergency notifi-cation procedures and instructions were included as required under 49 CFR 172, Subpart C.

Specific requirements for shipping papers were reviewed as follows:

Material shipping name 49 CFR 172.100/172.200/172.202

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Material class 49 CFR 172.200/172.202

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Name. sequence 49 CFR 172.200/172.202

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Total quantity (volume)

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Limited quantity 49 CFR 172.200/172.203

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Name of each radionuclide 49 CFR 172.203

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Physical and chemical form 49 CFR 172.203

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Activity in curies 49 CFR 172.203

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Category or label 49 CFR 172.203

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Notation of NRC/ERDA package approval 49 CFR 172.203

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Proper certification 49 CFR 172.204

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In addition to the above, 49 CFR 177.817 requires carriers to maintain the above shipping papers readily available for inspection and recognizable by authorities in case of an accident.

No items of noncompliance were identified.

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Each vehicle was inspected for conformance with DOT placarding requirements (49 CFR 172, Subpart F and 49 CFR 173.392). The vehicles were also inspected for compliance with the following:

Maximum transportation index of 50 - (49 CFR 177.842)

Leaded so as to avoid spillage (49 CFR 177.842)

Properly blocked and braced (49 CFR 173.392/177.842)

LSA vehicle survey (49 CFR 177.843)

No items of noncompliance were identified.

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Maximum Radiation Levels Each truck was surveyed for maximum radiation levels in the normally occupied portions of the vehicle, in a plane at the edge of the flat bed or at the surface of the closed vehicles, in a vertical plane six feet from the sides of the vehicle where possible, and on the surface of a representative package. Shipping cask were surveyed at the surface.

No levels were in noncompliance with 49 CFR 173.393 limits.

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A representative sampling of packages from each shipment was examined for conformance with DOT marking and labeling requirements. External features

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of the packages were examined for conformance with DOT and NRC requirments

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as noted below:

Low specific activity (LSA) packaging 49 CFR 173.392

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Tight packages - ltd. Qty.,

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49 CFR 173.391 or 173.392 No release of material

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49 CFR 173.392/173.393 Radioactive material markings 49 CFR 172.310

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Security seals 49 CFR 173.393

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Gross weight requirements 49 CFR 172.310

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Proper shipping name 49 CFR 172.100/172.300

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LSA labeling 49 CFR 173.392

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Cask design specifications

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49 CFR 173.393a No items of noncompliance were identified.

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ATTACHMENT A NRC SSR No.

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020259 III Tri-State 72235 Commonwealth Edison Dresden Reactor RR #1 Morris, IL 60450 020238 II CNSI 026 Duke Power Company P. O. Box 1437 Hwy 130 Seneca, SC 27678

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Docket / Report Nos. 50-269/80-19 50-270/80-14 and 50-287/80-13 020239 I

Tri-State 340680 Babcock and Wilcox Company Nuclear Materials Division 609 N. Warren Avenue Apollo, PA 15613 020241 II CNSI 049 Carolina Power & Light Company Box 10429 Southport, NC Docket / Report Nos. 50-325/80-22 and 50-324/80-19 020242 I

Tri-State 444544 Nuclear Metals, Inc.

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2229 Main Street C Concord, MS 01742 020243 I

CNSI 005 Boston Edison Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360 020240 I

CNSI 010 Boston Edison Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360 020249 II Tri-State TV-45 Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35602 Docket / Report Nos. 50-259/80-23 50-260/80-17 and 50-296/80-18 020248 I

Spector 7438 Nuclear Metals, Inc.

2229 Main Street C Concord, MA 01742

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20257 III Hacke 72238 Commonwealth Edison Zion Station 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099 020256 III Hacke 72484 Commonwealth Edison Quad Cities Station 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099 020261 II CNSI 024 Carolina Power and Light P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 020260 I

Tri-State 440320 Public Service Electric & Gas P. O. Box 168 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 020250 III Hacke 72230 Commonwealth Edison RR #1 Morris, IL 60450 020254 I

CNSI 018 Baltimore Gas & Electric Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Lysby, MD 20657 020255 II CNSI 011 Westinghouse Electric Company P. O. Drawer R Columbia, SC 29250 Docket / Report No. 70-1151/80-15 020253 I

Hittman 217 Jersey Central Power and Light Oyster Creek Station Rt. #9 Forked River, NJ 08731 020252 II Spector 25088 Babcock and Wilcox l

NNFD P. O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505 Docket / Report No. 70-27/80-8

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