IR 05000293/1988029
| ML20206K337 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 11/18/1988 |
| From: | Ronald Bellamy NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8811290372 | |
| Download: ML20206K337 (3) | |
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NOV 18 1969 Docket No. 50-293 Boston Edison Company ATTN: Mr. Ralph G. Bird Senior Vice President - Nuclear Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station RFD #1 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection No. 50-293/88-29 This refers to your letter dated November 1,1988, in response to our letter dated September 8, 1988.
Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincerely, (. rHvt s:gned Erf:
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Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards p
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K. Highfill, Station Director R. Anderson, Plant Manager J. Keyes, Licensing Division Manager E. Robinson,' Nuclear Information Manager R. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager The Honorable Edward J. Markey s
The Honorable Edward P. Kirby The Honorable Peter V. Forman
B. McIntyre, Chairman, Department of Pubite Utilities Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Plyuh Civil Defense Director
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Boston Edison Company
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K. Highfill, Station Director R. Anderson, Plant Manager J. Keyes, Licensing Division Manager E. Robinson, Nuclear Information Manager R. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager The Honorable Eduard J. Markey The Honorable Edward P. Kirby The Honorable Peter V. Forman B. McIntyre, Chairman, Department of Public Utilities Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Plymouth Civil Defense Director P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Massachusetts S. Pollard, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources R. Shimshak, MASSPIRG Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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Attached is Boston Edison Company's response to your request for the corrective steps which will be taken to protect the on-site piles of excavated
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The actions to achieve a more effective barrier against wind and rain erosion l
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Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questiont on this response.
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Attachment cc: Mr. Hilliam Russell i
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ATTACHHP.T Reiponie__to Insnittion_ Report 50-293/88-29 Boston Edison Company Docket No. 50-293 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License No. OPR-35 Responte Background:
At the time of your inspection of August 18-20, 1988, approximately 65,000 cubic feet of excavated material containing detectable concentrations of byproduct material was configured in approximately 150 piles and located in a fenced-in area at the east end of the lower parking lot.
The p.ies of material were placed on top of a layer of polyethylene film and were covered with several pieces of polyethylene. A double layer of polyethylene was also attached to the fence frame.
Experience proved that exposure to wind and/or ral.i caused the sheets of polyethylene placed on top of the piles of material to move despite repeated efforts to secure the polyethylene.
Cause:
Both the configuration of the material (multiple piles) and the lack of a single sheet of polyethylene large enough to cover all the piles contritmted to the ineffectiveness of the covering.
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As interim action, periodic inspection and maintenance of the dirt
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A single sheet of polyethylene was procured to cover the material.
- The tops of the piles of material were flattened to create a single
mound with the exception of a small portion of the material consisting primarily of large boulders and concrete chunks.
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The mound and the pile of boulders and concrete were covered with l
polyethylene and secured with tires to provide a more effective barrier against wind and rain erosion.
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Untti final disposition of the material is achieved:
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seing corJucted daily, Honday through Friday) and maintenance as appropriate will continue, and
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in-situ measurements and soil samples will be obtained around the
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