IR 05000334/1990006
| ML20012D572 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/13/1990 |
| From: | Bores R, Joseph Furia NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20012D567 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-90-06, 50-334-90-6, 50-412-90-05, 50-412-90-5, NUDOCS 9003280077 | |
| Download: ML20012D572 (8) | |
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DPR 66
License Nos. NPF.73 l
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Milneport. Pennsylvania 15072
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Facility Name: Beaver Valley Power Station. Unit I and 2
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Inspection Conducted:
February 26 March 2. 1990 l
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on february 26 - March 2. l_990 (Cornbined j
Inspection Report Nos. 50.33T790 06: 50 41U90 05)
i Areas inspected: Routine unannounced inspection of the transportation and solid l
ra0 waste programs including: Management controls, audits, quality assurance,
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and Splementation of the above programs.
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Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were noted.
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DETAlts 1.0 Personnel Contacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel
- J. Belfiore Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
- E. Cohen, Director, Operations Radiological Operations. Unit 1 D. Coller, Radweste H. Cox, Training Instructor R. Freund, Senior Health Physics Specialist
- D. Girdwood, Director, Control TechnicianRadiological Operations, Unit 1 Radiological W. Hall,l, Manager, Health Physics J. Kosma Senior Licensin Supervisor
- F. Lipchick, Director, Qualit
- M. Pavlick Services
- D. Roman,$u>ervisor Qualit Assurance Maintenance
- B. Sepelsk
.icensin Engineer M. Shaw, Training in tructor
- R. Vento. Director Radiologica1 Engineering L. Winters,RadwesteOperations
- D. Yourd, Health Physics Specialist
- J. Zeidler, Health Physics Associate 1.2 NRC Personnel P. Wilson, Resident inspector 1.3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Personnel R. Janati, inspector, Department of Environmental Resources
- Denotes those present at the exit meeting on March 2, 1990.
2.0 Purpose The purpose of this routine inspection was to review the licensee's materials. properly prepare, package and transport licensed radioactive program to 3.0 Previously identified items (Closed? Ins ector Follow Up Item (50 334/87 05 01) Post Accident Sampling System LPASS - NUREG 0737 follow up. This item consisted of 11 subitems, nine of whic have been previously closed.
Subitems 6 and 8 remained open. The licensee has evaluated the projected dose to personnei dering PASS sampling and analysis, and concluded that the projected doses are within regulatory limits. The inspector reviewed the licensee's evaluation and arrived at a similar conclusion. This closes subitem 6.
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The licensee has installed and tested sensors to measure the pressure drop in the sempling system for iodine and other gases.
The inspector reviewed the modifications and had no further questions in this area. This closes subitem 8.
This item is now closed in its entirety.
i Consolid) ate Chemistry QC program and start intralab and in/88 08 01)
(Closed Inspector follow Up Item (50 334/8813 01: 50 412 terlab area requirement com)arisons. The itcensee has undertaken to participate in
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and has contracts with two commercial
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the EPA Cross C)eck Program,les for an internal QC analysis program.
laboratories to provide samp
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Based on the inspector's review of this area this item is closed, j
50 412 Breach of package The licen/90 04 01)see has amended its program for t
QClosed) Violation (50334/900501
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untegrity during transportstion.
the bracin of packages, presented trainino to all oersonnel involved in l
the packag ng of radioactive materials, and was working with the package j
vendor to evise a better package design. This item is closed, j
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4.0 Transportation and Solid Radweste
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In accordance with plant procedures, the radwaste program was split between the Operations and Health Physics Departments. Operations i
processed liquids within the two units and dewatered s>ent resins.
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Health Physics conducted surveys and wipe tests of pac (ages and vehicles,
managed the scaling factors analysis program, and prepared shippina
papers. Additionally. Health Physics collected and packaged for sfiipment all Dry Active W6ste (DAW and laundry except during unit outages, when r
thisfunctionwasassumed)byRadwastedperations, i
4.1 Quality Assurance / Quality Control l
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The licensee's Quality Assurance Program for radwaste consisted of plant audits surveillances and Quality Control (QC)
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vendor audits,Two audits of,the principle radwaste vendor, hold soints.
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were conducted in 1989,h the licensee was Chem iuclear Systems Inc NuclearProcurementIssues., Council (NUPIC),EnergyServicesCompany of whic
a member and one by ERC Environmental and
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behalf of the licensee.
Both audits identified some areas of i
concern, all of which had been addressed and closed.
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The licensee was conducting an internal radwaste audit at the time of j
this inspection.
The inspector spoke with the lead auditor and
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examined the audit checklist to be utilized. Additionally the t
inspector examined audit re 1989 whichwasthepreviousaudikortBV-C8909,'datedApril18Thescopesndlechnicali in this area.
depth of this audit, and for the 1990 audit, was determined to be excellent.
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I The licensee conducted periodic surveillances of the radwaste program i
which were documented in surveillance reports. No items of
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noncompliance involving issues havine safety significance were
identified. The licensee also had QC hold points throughout their redwaste and radiological controls procedures. This program aided l
the licensee in ensuring that all packages of radwaste were properly prepared for shipment.
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4.2 Transportation Preparation of documentation for the shipment of radwaste was the
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Health Physics. Within the Health responsibility of the Manager Physics Department theRadiologicalEngineering Unit I and Unit 2
effort.gicalOperafionsSectionsprovidedstaff10supportthis Radiolo
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i the ins Aspartofthisinshection26radioactivemateialshipmentsikactorreviewedthere sted below, i
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Volume (cu ft)
Activity (Ci)
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B 1288 2560.0 2.63E 02 Laundry
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B 1289 1351.5 8.89E 01 DAW
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B 1290 2560.0 1.96E 02 Laundry
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B 1291 1.4 7.16E 05 Sam les
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B 1292
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B 1297 (1.0 2.26E 09 Sam les B 1298
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B-1299 2560.0 1.96E 02 Laundry j
B-l!00 1351.5 4.62E 01 DAW
B 1301
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B 1302
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B 1303 1098.8 1.23E 03 Sea folding l
B 1304 1098.8 1.94E 03 Scaffolding l
B 1305 Unknown 4.80E 04 Decon Trailer i
B 1306 1351.5 3.44E 01 DAW l
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<l.0 5.32E 04 Sam les l
B 130B
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B 1311 2560.0 3.0$E 02 Scaffo B 1312 1351.5 7.43E-05 B 1313 1351.5 1.49E 04 Scaffolding i
B 1314 1351.5 9.89E 02 Miscellaneous
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B 1315 1.4 2.96E 03 Sam les B 1316
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All records were found to be com>1ete, and to accurately classify the material in accordance with 10 C:R 71 and 49 CFR Parts 100 179.
The licensee utilized a LOTUS Development Corporation LOTUS 12 3 computer program for the classification of radioactive materials for transportation and burial purposes. A licensee developed code was utilized for the determination of package activity by way of dose to curie conversions.
4.3 Radwaste The licensee processed liquids through filters and domineralizers, with the filters collected in liners, and the spent domineralizer DAW was collected within the plant with high resins dewatered.
activity material (that with a contact dose rate grealer than 300 being compacted by Radwaste Operations into millirem per hour) Low activity DAW was bulk loaded by unit into 55 gallon drums.
SeaVans for transport to the Quadrex Recycle Center.
Within Unit 1 the existing waste evaporator and associated cementation system had been secured in place and had not been utilized for approximately two years. Materials previously sent to these systems were now sent to waste demineralizers, with the resultant spent resins dewatered.
the waste evaporator had been secured and had not been Within Unit 2,itionally, the Stock cement system was not being utilized. Add utilized, although the metering pump and the high level storage area from this system were utilized. The pump was used in the transfer of spent resins to polyethylene High Integrity Containers (poly HICs while the storage area was used for short term radwaste storage and),the storage of high activity DAW.
the following procedures related to the As part of the inspection radwasteprogramwererevIewed.
ON 1/2.18.4A, Issue 3, 'Use and Handling of Vendor Shipping Casks or High Integrity Containers'
RP 3.2, Issue 3.d Material *'Labelina and Packaging Radioactive and/or Contaminate RP 3.3, Issue 3, ' Receiving Radioactive Materials'
RP 3.6, Issue 3, ' Radioactive Shipment Record'
RP 3.8, Issue 2, ' Segregation of Hazardous and Low level Wastes'
RP 3.9, Issue 4. ' Monitoring Vehicles *
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RP 3.10, Issue 4. ' Estimating Activity of Radioactive Material *
l RP 3.11, Issue 3, ' Shipping Solid Radioactive Material for Burial -
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i RP 3.12, Issue 4. ' Shipping Solid Radioactive Waste for Disposal -
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RP 3.13, Issue 1,f Radioactive Material Requirement Checklist for Shipping Greater Quantities o RP 3.17, issue 3 ' Drumming of Solid Waste *
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RP 3.22, Issue 2, ' Contaminated Laundry Shipments'
issue 1, ' Determination of Low Specific Activity for RP 3.23,ioactive Shipments'
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RP 3.24 issue 1
' Determination of A2 Quantities for Radioactive
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j RP 3.27, Issue 2, ' Shipment of Limited Quantities of Radioactive j
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RP 3.29, Issue 4; ' Inspection of Radioactive Material Packaging Prior l
to Shipment
RP 3.31, Issue 2. " Determination of Radioactive Waste Class'
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RP 3.32, Issue 2, ' Radioactive Waste Shipment Manifest Requirements'
l RP 3.36, Issue 2. * Estimating Curie Content of Radioactive Material
Contained in a High Integrity or fiberglass Reinforced
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Polyethylene Container'
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RP 3.37, Issue 1, ' Estimating Curie Content of Radioactive Material -
Laundry Bags'
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RP 3.38, Issue 1, ' Shipping low level Radioactive Waste in Land / Sea Boxes *
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t These procedures were determined to be comprehensive in scope and to adequately reflect current plant operations.
l Scaling factors were determined annually for DAW, while scaling factors for the primary spent resin, radwaste spent resin, and condensate spent resin waste streams were determined for each batch
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processed, through the submission of plant samples to Scientific Application International Corporation (SAIC) for analysis. The j
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submission of DAW samples on an annual basis exceeded the licensee's own procedural requirement of biennial analysis as stated in Radiological Engineerin!1on for Weste Classification *,AdministrativeProcedure4.104 Issue 1
' scaling Factor Utiliza was one of those effected by the SAIC scaling factor problem in 1989 (errors in the Salt determination of scaling factors for DAW).
Six DAW samples submitted by the licensee were affected. The licensee undertook to reevaluate all shipments made utilizing these scaling materials.nd provided revised data to the receivers of theseThe licensee's actions in factors a 4.4 Training The licensee had developed a comprehensive training program for
personnel in the Health Ph sics, Radwaste Operations, Quality
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Tr ining for(QC) organizations, involved inthese four groups
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Assurance (QA) and Qualit l
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in a two day program. The first day consisted of training in the i
a >plicable federal regulations, as set forth in Procedure LP.RWS 01,
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During the second day, lseparate training was presented to the
Health Physics personne in accordance with Procedure r
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QA, QC and Radwaste Operations personnel were presented training in i
accordance with Procedure 1/2 LP SQS 18.lA, ' Process Control Program
- Solid Waste *, This excellent training
>rogram meets the provisions
for radweste worker training, as set fort 1 in NRC IE Bulletin 7919.
j The licensee needs to better ensure that personnel from the i
Training Department assigned to this program are also given periodic
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retraining in the rules and regulations governing radwaste i
packaging and transportation.
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orocessing,ted to bring Chkm Nuclear Systems,for both p has contrac Inc. to l-present radwaste and transportation training
Training Department personnel. This will be the first formal
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training program given to the Training Department personnel since 1984.
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4.5 Interim Radwaste Storage l
The licensee constructed a Waste Handling Building (WHB) on the south radioactive waste and other radioactive materials. packagedThis facility was side of the plant site for the purposes of storing
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designed to store both packaged higher activity wastes such as spent
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were permitted to be opened within the WHB and no waste processing
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took place within the facility. Thebuildlngappearslargeenoughto
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store five years' worth of radwaste at the current generation rate for both units, i
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i 5.0 Exit Interview The inspector met the licensee representatives (denoted in Section 1) at i
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summarized the purpose, scope, and findings o (
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