ML070220076
| ML070220076 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 01/25/2007 |
| From: | John Hickman NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB |
| To: | Gerard van Noordennen Yankee Atomic Electric Co |
| Hickman J (301) 415-3017 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML070220076 (6) | |
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January 25, 2007 Mr. Gerard van Noordennen Regulatory Affairs Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367
SUBJECT:
YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION - APPROVAL OF FINAL STATUS SURVEY REPORTS OMB-06, OOL-15, BRT-01, NOL-04, AUX-02, OOL-16, SVC-01, OOL-13, NOL-05, OOL-07, AND OOL-09
Dear Mr. van Noordennen:
By letters dated August 9, 2006, August 23, 2006, August 31, 2006, September 7, 2006, September 18, 2006, September 21, 2006, September 26, 2006, October 5, 2006, October 6, 2006, and October 16, 2006, Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC) submitted final status survey reports (FSSRs) for the following survey units:
OMB-06 Concrete structure at discharge end of circulating water system known as the Seal Pit OOL-15 Open land area on northeast edge of industrial area BRT-01 Concrete foundations and support structures for the vapor container and reactor NOL-04 Open land area in southeast portion of the former radiologically controlled area AUX-02 Concrete structures, portion of primary auxiliary building not designed for radioactive materials OOL-16 Open land area, site of former visitors center SVC-01 Concrete structures, service building foundation OOL-13 Open land area, section of Sherman Reservoir Bank adjacent to the former radiologically controlled area NOL-05 Radiologically controlled land area, where RCA Warehouse, Waste Disposal Building, and the Radioactive Waste Compactor Buildings were OOL-07 Open land areas used for parking areas and soil stockpiling OOL-09 Open land area known as the southeast construction fill area outside the radiologically controlled area By letter dated July 12, 2006, the staff forwarded a request for additional information on the use of an in situ gamma ray spectroscopy (Canberras ISOCS [In Situ Object Counting System]) for final status survey scans. By e-mails dated October 6, 2006, and November 3, 2006, the staff forwarded requests for additional information on the subject FSSRs to YAEC. YAEC responded by letters dated August 16, 2006, and November 16, 2006. Those responses included an assessment regarding the effective dose equivalent (EDE) of Co-60 and Cs-137 hot particles.
G. van Noordennen Table 3 in the August 16, 2006, response indicated that the EDE for a 1.7 µCi Co-60 particle deposited on the skin would be approximately 2 mrem for a 24-hour exposure. Likewise, the EDE for a 5.77 µCi Cs-137 particle would be approximately 2 mrem for a 24-hour exposure.
YAEC stated that Co-60 and Cs-137 particles of this activity would be identified during ISOCS surveys or during the Elevated Measurement Comparison survey process. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements specify Total Effective Dose Equivalent as the dose assessment criteria for decommissioning activities. The determination of external dose (i.e., EDE in this case) is considered an appropriate dose calculation for hot particles, and the YR response of August 16, 2006 adequately addressed the NRC questions on the hot particle doses.
Based on our review of the submitted FSSRs and the licensees responses to NRC comments on the FSSRs and the ISOCS, we have determined that the subject FSSRs are acceptable.
The staff notes that the documentation of the locations where SPA-3 gamma scan surveys were done in class 2 & 3 survey units needs improvement and that YAEC has not provided the SPA-3 survey results in some of the FSSRs, but has agreed to provide this information in the future.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of General Applicability," a copy of this letter and the referenced correspondence will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS) at the referenced ML numbers. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-3017.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-029
Enclosure:
Reference List cc: Yankee Rowe Service List
G. van Noordennen Table 3 in the August 16, 2006, response indicated that the EDE for a 1.7 µCi Co-60 particle deposited on the skin would be approximately 2 mrem for a 24-hour exposure. Likewise, the EDE for a 5.77 µCi Cs-137 particle would be approximately 2 mrem for a 24-hour exposure.
YAEC stated that Co-60 and Cs-137 particles of this activity would be identified during ISOCS surveys or during the Elevated Measurement Comparison survey process. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements specify Total Effective Dose Equivalent as the dose assessment criteria for decommissioning activities. The determination of external dose (i.e., EDE in this case) is considered an appropriate dose calculation for hot particles, and the YR response of August 16, 2006 adequately addressed the NRC questions on the hot particle doses.
Based on our review of the submitted FSSRs and the licensees responses to NRC comments on the FSSRs and the ISOCS, we have determined that the subject FSSRs are acceptable.
The staff notes that the documentation of the locations where SPA-3 gamma scan surveys were done in class 2 & 3 survey units needs improvement and that YAEC has not provided the SPA-3 survey results in some of the FSSRs, but has agreed to provide this information in the future.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of General Applicability," a copy of this letter and the referenced correspondence will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS) at the referenced ML numbers. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-3017.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket No.: 50-029
Enclosure:
Reference List cc: Yankee Rowe Service List DISTRIBUTION:
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Yankee (Rowe) Nuclear Power Station Service List cc:
Mr. Wayne A. Norton, President Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Rocky Benner, Director of Decommissioning Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Micky Thomas, Vice President and CFO Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Joe Bourassa, Director of Site Closure and Project Support 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Joseph Fay, Esquire, General Counsel Yankee Atomic Electric Company c/o Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company 321 Old Ferry Road Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922 Mr. Gerard van Noordennen, Regulatory Affairs Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Greg Babineau, Technical Support and Radiation Protection Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Rd.
Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Frederick Williams, ISFSI Operations Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. James Connell ISFSI Program Manager 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Robert Capstick, Director of Government Affairs Yankee Atomic Energy Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Ms. Alice Carson, Licensing Engineer Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Kelley Smith Communication Manager/Yankee Rowe Community Advisory Board 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Alice Carson, RSCS, Inc.
12312 Milestone Manor Lane Germantown, MD 20876 Ms. Leslie Greer Assistant Attorney General Commonwealth of Massachusetts 200 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114 Robert Walker, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 305 South Street Boston, MA 02130 Mr. Michael Whalen Massachusetts Radiation Control Program 90 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02121 Mr. Dave Howland Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Western Regional Office 436 Dwight Street Springfield, MA 01103 Mr. James B. Muckerheide Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Edward Flynn, Secretary Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Room 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Peggy Sloan, AICP Franklin Regional Council of Governments 425 Main Street, Suite 20 Greenfield, MA 01301-3313 David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 120 State Street, Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05602 Diane Screnci, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Ernie Waterman, Acting Chief Chemicals Management Branch Office of Ecosystem Protection U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100 Mail Code CPT Boston, MA 02114 Mr. Anthony Honnellio U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023 Mr. Jeff Fowley Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100 Mail Code RAA Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Bonnie Gitlin Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Mr. Phillip Newkirk Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Office Building Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Citizens Awareness Network P.O. Box 83 Shelborne Falls, MA 01370 Jonathan M. Block Attorney at Law Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566
References:
- 1. YNPS-FSS-OMB-06 August 9, 2006 (ML070160273)
- 2. YNPS-FSS-OOL-15 August 9, 2006 (ML070160270)
- 3. YNPS-FSS-BRT-01 August 28, 2006 (ML070160537)
- 4. YNPS-FSS-NOL-04 August 31, 2006 (ML070160541)
- 5. YNPS-FSS-AUX-02 September 7, 2006 (ML070160490)
- 6. YNPS-FSS-OOL-16 September 18, 2006 (ML070160522)
- 7. YNPS-FSS-SVC-01 September 21, 2006 (ML070160544)
- 8. YNPS-FSS-OOL-13 September 26, 2006 (ML070160540 & ML062780397)
- 9. YNPS-FSS-NOL-05 October 5, 2006 (ML062970049, ML062970051, ML062970053, ML062970057, ML062970060, ML062970062, ML062970066, ML062970069, ML062970071, ML062970072 & ML062970075)
- 10. YNPS-FSS-OOL-07 October 6, 2006 (ML062970014, ML062970015, ML062970017, ML062970021, ML062970030, ML062970033, ML062970035, ML062970036, ML062970039,
& ML062970042)
- 11. YNPS-FSS-OOL-09 October 23, 2006 (ML062930081, ML062930082, ML062930083, ML062930084, ML062930085, ML062930087, ML062930090, ML062930091, ML062930093, ML062930094 & ML062930095)
- 12. NRC letter July 12, 2006 (ML061860231)
- 13. E-Mail NRC to YAEC October 6, 2006 (ML063410409)
- 14. E-Mail NRC to YAEC November 3, 2006 (ML063410415)
- 15. YAEC letter August 16, 2006 (ML062340104) 16 YAEC letter November 16, 2006 (ML063320439 & ML063320442)
Enclosure