IR 05000219/1989019
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1989 |
| From: | Bores R, Joseph Furia NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-219-89-19, NUDOCS 8908240352 | |
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L NUCLEAR REUIA'IORY CIM4ISSION
REGION I
c Repa t No.
50-219/89-19 Docket No.
50-219-License No.
DPR-16 Priority Category C Licensee: GPU Nuclear Corporation P. O. Box 388.
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Forked River, New Jersey 08731 F
Facility Name: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Inspection At: Forked River, New Jerscy
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Inspection Cordu
- August 2-4, 1989 JV do f!/[h Inspectors:
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, Chlef,l Effluents Radiation on Sect.on, FRSSB Inspection Summary: Inspection on August 2-4, 1989 (Inspection Report No. 50.219/89-19)
Areas Inspected: Routine unannounced inspection of the solid radioactive waste systems and transportation programs includirg: Management controls; audits; quality assurance; and implementation of the above pr e e.
Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were noted.
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DETAIIS 1.0 Personnel Cantacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel
- E. Fitzpatrick, Vice President and Director
- A. Wacha, Radwaste Ptugmtes Manager
- J. Andrescavage, Supervisor, Operations Technical Support
- M. Heller, Licensing Engineer D. MacFarlane, Site Audit Manager
- K. Brown, Quality Assarance lead Monitor W. Collier, Radwaste Shipping Supervisor R. MacFarlane, Radwaste Operator D. Errickson, Radwaste Operations General Supervisor
- R. Fitts, Quality Assurance Auditor 1.2 NRC Feusu u el E. Collins, Senior Resident Inspector
- D. Iew, Resident Tnspector
- Denotes those pre 5ent at the exit meetiry on August 4, 1989.
2.0 Purpose
'Ihe purpose of this tracine inspection was to review the licensee's pirgram in the area of the ability to properly prepare, package and ship licensed radioactive materials for transport ard dispcsal.
3.0 Previously Identified Items (Closed) Violation (50-219/87-12-01) Failure to maintain free standing liquid less than 1%. The licensee has amended procedures 351.17, 351.22, 351.23, 351.36, and 352.0 to stress the importance of ensuring all packages of waste meet the requirements for free standing liquids. 'Ihis item is closed.
4.0 Transportation and Solid Radwaste Preparation, packaging and transportation of solid radwaste are the responsibility of the Radwaste Operations Group within the operations Division as outlined in plant Technical Specifications ard Procedure 101.3, Rev 25, " Shipment of Radioactive Materials". The licensee preW evaporator bottoms and some resin streams by solidification ard dewatered some resins in High Integrity Containers (HIC) utilizing a Chem Nuclear Systems Inc. process, sorted and shipped Dry Active Wastes (DAW)
to Scientific Ecology Group (SEG) for conpaction or decontamination, and shipped contaminated laundry to Interstate Nuclear Services (INS).
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4.1 Quality Assurance / Quality Control
'Ibe licensee's Quality Assurance Department was tasked with performirg regular periodic audits of both the plant radwaste program and the vendor performing 10 CFR 71 Quality Assurance and 10 CFR 61.56 waste form and stabilization activities. Audit Report Number S-OC-88-09, dated June 21, 1989 reviewed the plant radwaste program.
All negative findings or deficiencies noted in the audit report were acted on promptly by the licensee with the exception of the failure of the Operations Quality Assurance (O(S) Department to perform surveillance on incoming radioactive materials shipments. No surveillance of this type were performed in 1988, and although identified to the OQA Manager in March 1989, no surveillance of this area have as yet been performed in 1989. 'Ihe OQA Manager. had committed to performiry surveillance of this type during the remainder of 1989 in his response to the audit report. Audit Report Number O-CCM-88-08, dated July 5,1988, reviewed the Quality Assurance Fr%tcuu at Olem Nuclear Systens, Inc., htlich is the vendor performing 10 CPR 71 and 10 CFR 61.56 activities. 'Ibere were no negative findings or deficiencies identified in this audit report.
OQA performed random surveillance of selected radwaste activities.
'Ihis prwicua provided adequate coverage of radwaste activities in terms of scope and depth. 'the inspector had no further questions in this area.
4.2 Transportation As part of this inspection, the inspector reviewed the records of eight receipt and 27 radioactive material shipnents. 'Ihese shipments included solidified resins and sludges, ur_-_m qwted DAW, dewatered resin, ard aantaminated laundry.
Documentation was available, including cask certifications, and licenses of receiving activities, to document compliance with 10 CFR 71.
All records were found to be complete, and to accurately classify the material in accenlance with 10 CFR 71 and 49 CFR Parts 100-179.
As part of the inspection, the procedures listed below were reviewed.
191.3, Rev 25, " Shipment of Radioactive Materials" 351.19, Rev 5, "Packagirg Radioactive Waste for Shiptent to Offsite Burial Site in Chem-Nuclear 01SI 21-300 Cask" 351.23, Rev 7, " Shipment of Type A, ISA Radioactive Material" 351.26, Rev 4, "Procu m eat and Receipt of Radioactive Material"
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351.31, Rev 2, "Off Site Shiptents of Non-Waste' Radioactive Materinl"
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351.32, Rev 9, " Packaging Radioactive Waste in the Chem-Nuclear (01S7)-8-120 Type A Shippirg Cask" 351.33, Rev 3, " Shipment of Limited Quantities of Radioactive material arxi Radioactive Devices" 351.35, Rev 9, " Packaging RaMrwtive Waste.in Chem Nuclear (01SI)14-195 Type A Radioactive Shipping Cask" 351.38, Rev 3, ", Packaging of QiSI's High Integrity Container (Overpack)
351.50, Rev 1, " Packaging and Shipment of Contaminated Protective clothug" 351.52, Rev 0, " Packaging Radioactive Waste in the Chem-Nuclear Q4SI 8-120 Type B Shippiry Cask" 351.59, Rev 0, " Packaging Radioactive Waste in a Q)em-Nuclear (Q4SI) 14-215H Type A Radwaste Shippirg cask"
'Ihese procedures were found to be comprehensive in scope and to adequately reflect the existing shippu g program.
4.3 Radwaste
'Ibe plant processes liquids through an evaporator system and through filters and demineralized beds, with the spent filters and resins either solidified or dewatered in IIICs, utilizirg Chem Nuclear Systems, Inc. supplied personnel, eguipment and topical report. As prt of this inspection, the following procedures were reviewed.
101.5, Rev 7, " Minimization of Radioactive Waste Geruion" 106.4, Rev 19, " Conduct of Operations Radwaste and Augmented Off-Gas Facilities" 351.4, Rev 14, " Solid Radwaste Operating Procedure" 351.21, Rev 5, " Radioactive Waste Container Control" 351.22, Rev 11, " Radioactive Waste Handling Procedures" 351.36, Rev 9, " Process Control Plan for Transfer and Solidification of Solid Wet Waste via 01SI Cement Solidification System"
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l 351.39, Rev 2, " Transfer of Rad Waste to C GI Disposal Liners in the NEM Building" 351.41, Rev 2, " Classification of Radioactive Waste for Shipment and Disposal" 351.42, Rev 3, " Advance Notification of Shipment of Nuclear Waste" 351.45, Rev 0, "Operatirg Instructiott; for the RADCDR Camputer Code / Process Cbntrol Plan for Irradiated Hardware
351.47, Rev 2, " Radioactive Waste Samplirg Piugcuu for Waste Classification" 351.53, Rev 0, " Dry Active Waste Segregation Procedure" 351.55, Rev 0, "Operatiry Procedure for the RAMSHP Computer Code on the IH4-PC" 351.57, Rev 0, " Operating Instniction for the Radman Camputer Code on the IH4-PC" 352.0, Rev 10, " Process Control Plan for Processirq Resin into a CGI High Integrity Container"
'Ihese procedures were found to be comprehensive in scope and to adequately reflect existirg radwaste processing.
Volumes of radwaste generated at the plant, especially the volume of spent resins and filter media, were approximately one-half that expected at a BWR, and reflected positively on the licensee's attempts to reduce radaaste volumes.
Scaling factors for plant wastes are currently e/aluated on an annual basis. The licensee campares new scalirg factors to a historical data base in determining those factors to be utilized. In addition, each resin, filter and evaporator bottom is sampled by 01emistry prior to dewatering or solidification to further verify the accuracy of these parameters. 'Ihe inspector had no further questions in this area.
4.4 Trainirn
'Ihe prupce for radwaste training was contained in Nuclear Training Procedure 6223-IGD-2651, Rev 0, " Rad 4aste Shipping". 'Ihis procedure outlines both initial ard continuiIg trainirg which must be completed by radwaste personnel. During the past three years, the licensee has
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1 sent personnel to training courses supplied by Chem 1Alclear Systems, Inc. and Waste Management Group Inc. (WMG). 'Ihis program was determined to meet the requirements of IRC IE Bulletin 79-19.
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6.0 Dcit Interview
'Ihe inspector met the licensee representatives (denoted in Section 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on August 4,1989. 'Ihe inspector summarized the purpose, scope, and findings of the inspection. At no time during the inspection did the inspector provide any written information to the licensee.
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