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Disputed Violations hell LLNL Sitl-� 300 Hazardous Waste Generator <br />September -October 20153 Inspection <br />Violation stands <br />Violation rescinded <br />LLNL response to EHL; decision <br />I - I E - C,"i'E - I V ED <br />R� 0 7 2 0 1 G <br />2/25/2016 <br />ESI; -EFA -WP- 16- 13611 <br />CCR <br />66262,11 -Failed to determine. if a waste is a hazardous waste <br />Violation <br />Violation Description <br />Dispute Explanation <br />EHD Response <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br /># 106 <br />At building 810 Bay .1, solid waste, Including <br />The solid waste was not stored in a hazardous <br />E H D D e c i s i o n <br />At the time of inspection, the operator of burding 81.0 Bay The violation <br />H-Atrit <br />LLNL Respon <br />--f."Jecision, <br />wipes and i was observed in a SS- <br />gallon drum that was identified by the <br />waste container. Refer to Attachr'nent 7, page <br />16, <br />stands because the container was <br />I told the inspector that the container was an empty identified as a hazardous waste container during the <br />I.LNI., accepts SKE11C's violation <br />building operator as a "Frofril 4 hazardous <br />hazardous waste container. The contents were not irlsPection but was storing an Unidentified waste, <br />waste container," <br />consistent with the type of container and may point to a <br />training issue for the operator of that location and <br />_06- <br />whomever deposited the waste into the container, <br />31 <br />A't"--Co—r,p-Y--a"r--d--8-4-3,-,-t-w-(-)-"5-5- _ga _1fo`n­J_rurr_) "a-ai A <br />The iron filings were purchased for use in air <br />Iron is not a hazardous waste uilless it was cciltar-ninated At this time, the violation <br />one open 5 gallon container of iron filings <br />evaluation of in Situ iron filings for Vo(' <br />stands. Please provide <br />with a hazardous waste such as VOCs, <br />LLNL disputes EHD's decision based on the following information. <br />were observed. <br />rernediation and are still considered product, <br />additional information regarding the use of the it -on <br />Refer to Attachment 7, page 5. <br />filings Were these particular iron filings used in the <br />LLNL's Environmental Restoration Department load conducted a treatability study <br />VOC remediation project? If so, a hazardous waste <br />to evaluate the effectiveness of iron filings in the ex situ treatinent of voCs in <br />determination must be made, <br />extracted gfOUVId water. Iron filings were purchased for use in the treatability <br />Study, and some of the filings were placed in the ex situ treatment unit, At the end <br />of the treatability study, not all of the Iron filings that had beer) purchased for rise <br />in the study were actually deployed into the treatability stridy treatment unit, The <br />drums of unused iron filings (pnoduct) were stored at Corp Yard 843 in the event <br />another applicaijojrqusce for the iron filings was determined in the future. Becal,)S(2 <br />the iron filings ill dr unrs at the 843 Corks Yard referenced in the inspection report <br />are Unused product that were never exposed tea VOC-contaminated ground water, <br />[T,NL contenrjs that the iron filings are not waste, hazardous or otherwise, <br />H 106 <br />At South of building 875, one 55 gallon <br />dream of unknown solid nearby a heavy <br />the, contents inside the churn were identified <br />lead <br />the LLNL response Identified the contents of the.. drurn as a The violation stands because a hazardous waste <br />I_LNL <br />equipment outside, <br />as pipe joint seal T.,,ioduct. It is usable <br />product, <br />I Csult of the violation, determination bad to be. made due to the unknown <br />accepts EHID's violation decision, <br />status of the drum at the time of inspection. <br />4202 <br />At building 806, oil leaking ficirn a <br />HSC 25189.5(a) <br />Disposed or caused disposal of a�1�zardQ)LdS Wash at �t1 unauthorized p oint <br />machine <br />was seen dripping Into the drain. The <br />The oil did not drip into the rion-hazardous <br />waste water" Trench (draln). The oil was <br />During the inspection, the dripping oil was ofil y U p At this tirne, the violation stands, Please provide <br />it -file <br />LLNL accepts SMEHICt's violation decision. <br />waste from the drain was confirmed as <br />frit-nediately cleaned up and placed in a <br />when \s(as pointed Out by the inspector. operator of additional information regarding how this leaking oil <br />the area explained to the inspector that any vaste in that <br />being hauled off as non hazafdou5 <br />Satellite AccunlUlation Area hazai 'do' -is waste <br />was prevented from critering the non-hazaidou s <br />trench would end up in the outside waste \witer collection waste water tote/tank as it is <br />However, H_NL. �,,sselts the oil never entered the waste eYater trench, The oil was <br />accumulation container. The container will be <br />unlikely the first time <br />tote/tank and is hauled off as non -hazardous waste. the machine leaked was during this hazaidous waste <br />wiped up immeJiatety and the oily rag placed in the hazardous waste coijection <br />transported to the B883 Waste Accumulation <br />container ill the room, To avoid fUtWe concerns, absorbents nts materials have been <br />E, <br />Area, then transfer red to the of) site TSDF, <br />inspection, At a Minirnurn this may be failed to <br />placed around Cie machine, It will be changed Out when the absorbent is no longer <br />before shipping to the off-site TSDF as <br />minit-nize the release of a hazai dous waste violation <br />effective and w�!: be maria�ed as hazardous waste, <br />a <br />hazardous Waste, <br />#202 <br />Outside of building 874, two rectangular <br />Particle size analysis indicate the metal fines <br />Two LLNL staff stated that all metal is recyclsd <br />scrap metal bins had rnetal fines. Both <br />Dawn Kramer Kenneth <br />are not less than 100 microns; therefore, the <br />and all This violation is rescided. There <br />metal fines are handled as hazardous waste, fines (meltals 100 micrnons less) were no metal <br />and Newman stated <br />metal is not considered hazardous waste due <br />or <br />the waste from the bins goes to metal <br />to particle size. The metal will be managed as <br />recycling, Mr. Newman confii rned that all <br />scrap metal, Refer to Attachment 8, Particle <br />metal fines are being managed as <br />Size Analysis. <br />hazardous waste, <br /># 301 <br />- - ---------- <br />At building 8278, metal fines <br />CCR 66265.31- <br />Particle <br />------- <br />Facility not maintained to minimize the release of a hazardous waste <br />generated <br />from sheet metals were observed <br />size analysis indicate the metal fines <br />Metals will be recycled and were not 100 micron s or less, This violation is rescindedThewere no etal <br />re m <br />on and <br />are not less than 100 microns; therefore, the <br />, <br />around the table vise, belt sander, and <br />metal is not considered hazardous waste due <br />fines (metals 100 microns or less) It should be <br />work table in the frrechanic shop, <br />to particle size. The metal will be managed as <br />noted that the metal recycling exclusion only applies <br />scrap rnetal, Refer to Attachment 8 Particle <br />when the metal is recycled. It should be cleaned up <br />Size Analysis, <br />at the end of each shift. <br />2/25/2016 <br />ESI; -EFA -WP- 16- 13611 <br />