Re: ANSI RAM Transportation Meeting -Reply

[DAVID HARRISON <DHARRISON@doe.lanl.gov>]

The difference between the two is that a Surface Contaminated Object
(SCO) is not itself radioactive, but has some rad contamination on its
surface(s); and a LSA material is itself radioactive, or at least has rad
material entrained in its matrix (contaminated soil, concrete, etc.).

Dharrison

All comments/opinions are mine, yada yada yada, sisboombah.
>>> <BRZGV@ccmail.ceco.com> 12/09/96 11:19am >>>
     Is there any additional information available at this time concerning 
     the differences between SCO and LSA?  I have heard opinions from 
     shippers concerning where they would draw the line between the
two 
     classes and some of the opinions seem reasonable and some not
quite so 
     reasonable.
     
     This debate is even more important for shippers who ship a wide 
     variety of items.  Individual shippers and utilities are making their 
     own opinions in the absence of any additional clarification from the 
     rule making bodies.  A set of "Questions and Answers" much like
those 
     generated for the implementation of the new 10 CFR 20 would be
very 
     helpful in shaping the opinions of shippers and help provide 
     consistency.  A Reg Guide with opinions concerning the shipping of 
     various types of equipment or materials would make a great basis for 
     shippers to make decisions about which class to use.
     
     I have already heard of shipments where items were shipped to a 
     facility as LSA or SCO, but the equipment was later shipped out as
the 
     opposite due to the opinion of the site shipper.
     
     A couple of quick problems off the cuff:
     
     Heat exchanger tube bundle
     Scaffold poles in a Sea-land container
     Scaffold knuckles in a box
     Electronic instrumentation with internal contamination
     Multistage centrifugal charging pump with internal contamination
     
     
     Sincerely,
     Glen Vickers
     brzgv@ccmail.ceco.com


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Subject: ANSI RAM Transportation Meeting
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
Date:    12/6/96 12:38 PM


      The annual meeting of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)  N14 accredited standards committee was held on November 7,
1996 at the  headquarters of the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).   The meeting was information rich and very well
seasoned.  The meeting was  managed by the Chairperson, John Arendt.
 John is a professional engineer  and consultant that serves as a
member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste  Technical Review Board.  John
presented a report on International  Regulatory Developments prepared
by Ron Pope of Oak Ridge National  Laboratory and Mike Wangler of
EM-76 as they were in Vienna and could not  attend the meeting. Charles
Haughney, Acting Director of the Spent Fuel  Project Office, provided
opening remarks of encouragement to the committee.
      The Department of Energy (DOE) had a strong presence at the
meeting.   Richard J. Serbu provided extensive information regarding the
National  Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 and the
resulting  potential impact on Federal Rule-Making and Standard-Setting. 
Richard  Brancato, Director of the DOE Office of Transportation,
Emergency  Management and Analytical Services (EM-76), spoke of the
changes ahead as  DOE changes emphasis from information services to
logistics.  Ted Needles  of EM-76 discussed the Packaging and
Transportation Safety Special  Interest Group (PATS SIG) and welcomed
participation in the group
Richard Boyle presented an update on activities at the Department of 
Transportation.  Work continues towards HM-169 and DOT is providing 
training to former Soviet block countries.
      Ross Chappell presented an update from the NRC.  The Commission
adopted  the 1985 IAEA transportation safety regulations in the past
year.  Future  fabrications of Type B packagings must operate under the
new rules by  1998.  A more complicated definition of
low-specific-activity (LSA) has  been established in the new rules and
LSA is to be regulated under DOT if  non-fissile.  The current LSA rules
were extended to 1998-1999; the LSA  must be based on the DOT and
use the IP-1, -2, -3 packagings as defined  in the new rules.  NRC
revised all Type B packagings
Beth Darrough of the United States Enrichment Corporation spoke of the 
recent compliance testing programs conducted in San Antonio for the 21
PF  overpacks.  Testing results were favorable and the owners will now
 consider certification options.
      Miriam (Mimi) Welch distributed information regarding the ANSI
internet  homepage and explained the ANSI policies regarding costs for
standards  and why they are not available on-line.
      Professional involvement in ANSI Standard development (particularly
on  writing groups) is sorely needed.  Volunteer Today...
     
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