RE: Shrink Wrap...Try again

[Bob Tabor <tabor@gtsd-nw.com>]

Louis,

I talked to Larry Larson at Trojan.  Our shipments went out as LSA and SCO.
 The Srink Wrap was not considered to be a strong tight container so the
components were put inside soft top sea lands as the outside container.
Larry's number at Trojan (503)556-7820

Bob  




At 03:43 PM 11/24/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Bob 
>Do you know if the shipments were made as LQ or were they LSA or SCO.
>Recent discussions with Mr. Rick Boyle of the DOT were very frustrating in
>that they (DOT) took the position that you could not make a LQ shipment if
>it had SCO in it.  It appeared to me that they felt the two were mutually
>exclusive.  I feel that 1608 allows you to ship SCO as LQ when the dose rate
>and the total activity is <10E-3 A2.  The question of shrink wrap as a STP
>is really moot when LQ is involved.  The packaging is excepted.  If you know
>of anyone else who has shipped with shrink wrap as the package I would
>appreciate hearing from them.  Thanks for the info.
>
>		Louis 
>
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>> From: 	Bob Tabor[SMTP:tabor@gtsd-nw.com]
>> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
>> Sent: 	Tuesday, November 24, 1998 6:58 AM
>> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject: 	Re: Shrink Wrap...Try again
>> 
>> Louis:
>> 
>> GTS Duratek completed a waste processing project at Trojan in March of
>> this
>> year.  At the completion of the project we Shrink Wrapped many of our
>> large
>> underwater components with shrink wrap and shipped them back to Oak Ridge.
>> The large components consisted of shielded equipment, underwater work
>> table
>> and fuel racks.  I'm sure that Trojan could provide you with dose rates
>> and
>> activity if required.
>> 
>> Bob Tabor
>> 1234 Columbia Dr. SE
>> Richland, WA 99352
>> tabor@gtsd-nw.com
>> (509)736-3883
>> 
>> 
>> At 02:35 PM 11/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Sorry forgot to attach contact information on this posting.
>> >
>> >Does anyone have any experience with the use of shrink wrap as meeting
>> the
>> >requirements of 49CFR173.410 or 173.427c for packaging rad material for
>> >shipping as SCO or as Limited Quantity.  This is mainly about shipping
>> >larger components.
>> >
>> >Louis T Claytor III
>> >Humboldt Bay Power Plant
>> >Sr Radwaste Engineer
>> >ltc3@pge.com
>> >707-444-0715
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