ML20138D958
| ML20138D958 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/04/1985 |
| From: | Nussbaumer D NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| REF-WM-45 NUDOCS 8510240517 | |
| Download: ML20138D958 (6) | |
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OCT 4 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: All Regional Administrators Leo B. Higginbotham, Chief Low-level Waste Licensing Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS s
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Engineering Branch Division of Waste Management, NMSS Leonard I. Cobb, Chief Safeguards and Materials Program Branch, IE FROM:
Donald A. Nussbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
SOUTH CAROLINA CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR HIC Enclosed for your information is a copy of a certificate of compliance for Nuclear Packaging Inc. issued, by South Carolina for the use of NUPAC FL-50/EA-50 Ferralium 255 H,igh Integrity Container at Barnwell.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Schneider at 301-492-9893.
Donald A. Nustbaumer Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
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E Ssuth Carolino Department of Health and Environmental Control Board Moses H. Clarkson, Jr., Chairman 2600 Bull Sam Gerald A. Kaynard, Vice-Chairman Columbia S.C.29201 Oren L Brady, Jr., Secretary Barbara P. Nuessle James A.Spruill,Jr.
Cesamissioner William H. Hester, M.D.
Robert S. Jackson, M.D.
Euta M. Colvin, M.D.
September 25, 1985 i
Mr. Charles J. Temus Technical Director
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Nuclear Packaging, Inc.
1010 South 336th Street Federal Way, Washington 98003
Dear Mr. Temus:
Enclosed is Certificate of Compliance No. DHEC-HIC-hL-013 which approves the use of the NUPAC FL-50/EA-50 Ferralium 255 High Integrity Container at the Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., Barnwell Waste Management facility.
The Cerificate only applies to the above designed container.
Additional containers, or a family of containers must receive separate approvals.
I have enclosed a copy of our revised guide for any subsequent applications made through the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
This approval is contingent and does not constitute a final deter-mination by the Department.
These containers will be subjected to evaluation and assessed for their integrity to meet all specified conditions and criteria.
Should the evaluation determine that additional requirements are necessary, appropriate modifications shall be made before their continued use.
The Certificate is subject to revocation if warranted.
Please be advised that notification of users of the NUPAC-FL-50/
l EA-50 is required before shipments from these users can be accepted for burial.
This notification is to be made to the Department and Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
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Mr. Charles J. Temus Page 2 September 25, 1985 Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Division of RadioactiveJRaterial Licensing and Compliance Bureau of Radiological Health VRA:kn Enclosures cc:
Mr. Les Poppe w/ enclosure CNSI Mr. Richard Sappington w/ enclosure DHEC Inspector h
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Bureau of Radiological Health CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE High Integrity Container CERTIFICATE NO.:
DHEC-HIC-ML-013 (This number shall be Imprinted on all containers for which this Certificate is applicable)
ISSUED TO:
Nuclear Packaging, Inc.
Federal Way, Washington 1.
Application:
This certificate is applicable to containers specified below for use at Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. burial facility at Barnwell, South Carolina for containment and disposal of low-level radioactive waste as specified in South Carolina Radioactive Material License No. 097.
2.
General Design:
The design, meterials, manufacture and use of the containers shall conform to the specification.and analysis which has received approval of the Department and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission including the latest revision of:
" Topical Report Covering Nuclear Packaging, Inc. FL-50 A.
Container" January 30, 1984, and Volume 2 NuPac FL-50/EA-50
- ~-Responses to NLC Questions dated May,1985 (Proprietar.y)
Users Guide for the NuPac Enviralloy Containers OM-32, Rev. O B.
NuPac Enviralloy EA-50 High. Integrity Container X-20-241D, C.
Rev. C, Sheets 1-2.
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Applicable Approved Containers:
This Certificate shall apply to the NuPac FL-50/EA-50 Ferralium 255 High Integrity Container.
4.
Quality Assurance:
The containers shall be manufactured, stored and used in accordance with:
, A.
NuPac 10 CFR 71 Quality Assurance Program for Shipping Packages for Irradiated Fuel, High Level Waste and Plutonium, ~
Letter 4QA-78-1, Rev. 4, NRC Approval Number 0192.
B.
Users Guide for the NuPac Enviralloy High Integrity Container, OM-32, Rev. O.
C.
Pacific Nuclear Systems Quality Control Manual, NPQ 002, and Revisions thereto.
5.
User Requirements:
Use of this container shall be in accordance with the latest
, revision,of the following:
A.
Users Guide for the NuPac Enviralloy High Integrity Container, OM-32, Rev. O.
6.
Specific Limitations:
The following specific limitations for the NuPac FL-50/EA-50 Integrity Container identified in the Certificate shall, apply and l
be strictly adhered to:
A.
Free Standing Liquid:
Any free standing liquid must be
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non-corrosive and less than one-percent (14) by waste volume.
B.
Radiation:
The specific activity of dewatered resins shall not exceed 350 uCi/cc of, isotopes having greater than five year half-lives.
Other waste forms shall not exceed 1.0x108 rads (p',Y)maximumintegrateddoseto,thecontainer.
C.
Chemicals:
Chemicals that exceed those specified in the Users Guide for the NuPac Enviralloy High Integrity Containers, OM-32, Rev. O, are not allowed to be introduced into the container, nor the container subjected to these materials.
D.
Thermal Restrictions:
For waste media with a pH:
greater than 7.0 but less than 3.0 - the temperature cannot exceed 180*F less than 7.0 - the temperature must remain below 500* F and be cooled to less than 120* F within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.
In no case shall the temperature remain above 120' F for l
greater than 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.
E.
Weight:
The weight of the container and contents must not exceed the values in the following table at any time:
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... t Empty Weight Max. Total Weight Lift Apparatus Container (pounds)
(pounds)
Capacity (lbs.)
NuPac EA-50 1435 4200 4200 F.
A passive vent per Drawing X-20-241D, Rev. C, is mandatory.
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Volume:
The internal and external volumes shall be as follows for the purpose of burial records:
Internal Volume External Volume 44.0 ft3 51.0 ft3 H.
The high integrity container is limited to the following waste forms (Classes A, B and C):
(1) dewatered bead resins, powdered resin, and diatomaceous earth (2)
Compressible solid waste (3) non-compressive solid waste (4) filter elements and cartridges (5) solidified resins, sludges, and liquid waste (6) incinerator ash, residuals, or equivalent waste which have been rendered non-dispersable in a binding matrix I.
Waste such as mechanical or cartridge filters, scrap, or other sharp objects placed in the container shall not cause internal damage to the container nor shift about during transportation and handling.
All voids shall be filled.
Any modifications or changes of the container design,. materials or usage are subject to prior approval by the Department.
This approval is contingent and does not constitute a final determina-tion by the Department.
These containers will be subjected to further I
evaluations and assessed for their integrity and ability to meet all specified conditions and criteria.
Should such an evaluation determine that additional requirements are necessary, appropriate 1
modifications shall be made before their continued use.
This Certificate is subject to revocation if warranted.
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