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TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-i REV. 18, APRIL 2006 APPENDIX 11A - POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION TITLE 11.A POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.1 GENERAL

11.A.2 SOURCE TERMS FOR POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.3 CALCULATION OF DOSE RATE

11.A.4 CALCULATION OF DOSES OF PERSONNEL DURING POSTACCIDENT ACCESS TO VITAL AREAS

11.A.5 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

11.A.6 REVIEW OF PLANT AREAS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

11.A.7 REVIEW OF RADIATION EFFECTS ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

11.A.8 CONCLUSIONS OF POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.9 REFERENCES

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-ii REV. 18, APRIL 2006 LIST OF TABLES

TABLE TITLE 11.A-1 ISOTOPIC CORE INVENTORY

11.A-2 RADIATION DOSE RATE BY AREA

11.A-3 POST TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-iii REV. 18, APRIL 2006 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE 11.A-1 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. BLDG. & AIR INTAKE TUNNEL PARTIAL PLAN

11.A-2 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. & FUEL HAND. BLDGS. -El 281'-0"

11.A-3 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. & FUEL HAND. BLDGS. - El 305'-0"

11.A-4 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL RM. TOWER - El 285'-0" & El 305'-0"

11.A-5 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL BLDG - El 322'-0"

11.A-6 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL BLDG - El 355'-0"

11.A-7 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

INTERMEDIATE BLDG - El 295'-0"

11.A-8 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

INTERMEDIATE BLDG - El 305'-0"

11.A-9 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

DIESEL GENERATOR BLDG - El 305'-0"

11.A-10 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL ROOM TOWER - El 285'-0" & 306'-0"

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.1-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.1 GENERAL

Following the accident at TMI-2, a shielding evaluation identified the necessary action to be

taken for providing additional shielding in vital areas in which equipment may be unduly

degraded by the large radiation fields in a pos taccident environment and in which personnel may receive excessive exposures (References 1, 2, 3, and 4).

Systems, components, and areas considered subject to postaccident large radiation fields include: decay heat removal, reactor building spray recirculation, makeup and letdown, waste

gas, Rad Waste Control Center, and Liquid and Gas Waste Panel.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.2-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.2 SOURCE TERMS FOR POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

For the evaluation of a similar plant, Midland was used to represent TMI. The Midland core was modelled as an equilibrium cycle of 310 EFPD (effect ive full power days) at a power level of 2552 MWth, and used to develop the source terms in Table 11A-1. A comparison of dose rates

using the above power history with dose rates from a 2568 MWth, 661 EFPD core showed that

calculated dose rates increased by less than 5%.

This TMI Cycle 10 core as modelled is typical of expected future TMI cycles. Therefore, there are no significant changes to the postaccident

exposure rates expected due to this revised inventory, since this modest increase is accommodated by known conservatism s in the evaluation. [Reference 11]

The activity assumed for liquid source term calculations is based on the following:

a. Liquid Containing Systems

One hundred percent of the core equilibrium noble gas inventory, 50 percent of the core equilibrium halogen inventory, and 1 percent of all others are assumed to be mixed in

the reactor coolant and liquids recirculated by the high pressure injection (HPI) and low

pressure injection (LPI) systems. In determining the source term for recirculated, depressurized cooling water, it is assumed that the water contains no noble gases.

b. Gas Containing Systems

One hundred percent of the core equilibrium noble gas inventory and 25 percent of the core equilibrium halogen activity are assumed to be mixed in the containment

atmosphere.

Two liquid source terms are used in the evaluation.

For systems or portions of systems which contain postaccident recirculation fluid, the source term is based on diluting the liquid inventory

discussed previously with the m inimum expected volume of fluid in the bottom of the Reactor Building postaccident, including the core flood tanks (CFTs), borated water storage tank (BWST), and reactor pressure vessel (PV). This is designated as the Recirculation source.

For systems which will contain postaccident fluid fr om the reactor coolant system which will not be diluted as noted above, the source term is based on diluting the liquid inventory discussed

above with the volume of fluid in the reactor c oolant system. This is designated as the Reactor Coolant source.

The activity assumed for the containment gaseous source term calculations was based on 100

percent of the noble gas core inventory and 25 percent of the halogen core inventory. The

containment airborne source term was based on diluting the isotopic inventory of Subsection

11.A.2b with the air contained in the containment free volume. This is designated as the "Containment Gas" source.

The inventories and source terms discussed above are calculated for the time period

immediately after the postulated accident. For other time periods, the decay parameters given in References 5 and 6 are used to adjust the source terms for radioactive decay. The sources

are converted to standard shielding source term format as a function of time after the postulated

accident and are used as the basic input data to the shielding codes.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.3-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.3 CALCULATION OF DOSE RATES

Both the Shield Design Calculation Code (SDC), Reference 7, and the

Gilbert/Commonwealth-developed SPOT1 code have been used in performing the dose rate calculations. The SDC code uses the methodology of Reference 8, which represents the

cylindrical source by a equivalent line sour ce. The SPOT1 code uses the methodology originally presented in Reference 9, which repr esents the cylindrical source by an equivalent cylindrical annular segment. These codes give com parable calculational results; therefore, the use of one code or the other is based on convenience.

These codes are used to calculate dose rates at the midplane laterally from cylindrical sources.

Dose rate data are calculated for explicit pipe segments containing various sources. Dose rate

data are calculated for shielding and unshielding conditions and as a function of time after the

postulated accident. Dose rate data from tankage are also calculated utilizing these shielding

codes.

The dose rate was determined at a representative location within a given area, and that dose

rate was used as the general area dose rate. The criteria used for selection of a representative

location was two-fold: first, that the dose ra te should be reasonably representative of the area and, secondly, that the dose rate should be conservative for the area. Usually, the main

contribution of the dose rate comes from unshielded piping in the immediate area. Other

sources farther away or behind shield walls usually contribute significantly less to the general area dose rate.

As indicated above, midplane dose rate data versus lateral distance are calculated for explicit

pipe segments containing various sources. Then, the distance from a given pipe to the

representative location within the area is deter mined from the physical piping layout drawings.

This distance is then used to determine the dose rate from the dose rate versus distance data.

This being done for all pipes in the area, the dose rate contributions are added to obtain the

total dose rate at the representative location within the area. Where significant, dose rate

contributions from tankage or shielded pipes are also to obtain the total dose rate for an area.

Denoting time at the inception of an accident as time T=O, and noting that some operations may

be performed at times significantly after T=O dose rate may generally be reduced by

approximately a factor of 5 for T=8 hours, and by a factor of about 30 for T=5 days.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.4-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.4 CALCULATION OF DOSES TO PERSONNEL DURING POSTACCIDENT ACCESS TO VITAL AREAS

Personnel doses received in performing a specified operation in a given vital area are

calculated as the sum of the doses received during travel to and from the vital area and the

dose received while performing the specified operation in the vital area.

The doses received during travel are determined by calculating dose rates at selected locations (or at a single location if the dose rate along t he travel route is relatively uniform) along the travel route and multiplying the dose rates by t he appropriate travel time from each selected location along the travel route. It is assumed that the individual travels at a rate of 50 feet per minute along the travel paths.

Doses received while performing a given operation are determined by multiplying the dose rate for the given area by the time assumed to perform the operation. Dose rates for the given vital area are determined using the methodology discussed above.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.5-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.5 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The acceptance criteria for personnel access will be based on the following guidelines:

a. The postaccident dose rate in areas requiring continuous occupancy should not exceed 15 mr/hour.
b. The postaccident dose rate in areas which do not require continuous occupancy should be such that the dose to an individual during a required access period is less than 5 rem

whole body or its equivalent.

c. The minimum radioactive source terms used in the evaluation will be equivalent to the source terms recommended in Regulatory G uide 1.4 as clarified by documents of Reference 1, 2, 3, and 4.

These guidelines are design objectives and will not be a basis for limiting access in the event of

an accident.

The acceptability of equipment was determined based on the results of the review of electrical

safety related (Class 1E) equipment conducted in response to I&E Bulletin 79-01B and reported

separately. Further information on equipment qualif ication is contained in Appendix 6B of this FSAR.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.6 REVIEW OF PLANT AREAS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

Areas which will or may require occupancy to permit an operator to aid in the mitigation of or

recovery from an accident have been designated as vital areas. The Control Room, Technical Support Center (TSC), Operations Support C enter (OSC), sampling station and sample analysis area, post-LOCA hydrogen control system, motor control centers, instrument panels, emergency power supplies, security center, and radwaste control panels are included within this

designation.

Specific designation and discussion of these and other areas where postaccident access might

prove useful follow. All areas evaluated are identified by Roman numerals and are shown on Figures 11.A-1 through 11.A-10. A summary of the dose rate by area is given in Table 11.A-2.

This review is predicted on the fact that letdow n of reactor coolant outside containment will not be employed when coolant activity is at unsatis factory levels. Letdown will be automatically terminated via the containment isolation system and will not be reestablished if activity levels are unacceptably high.

Plant procedures address postaccident letdown as it relates to postaccident shielding.

High pressure injection and low pressure injection piping and components located outside the

Reactor Building will contain only the initial injection source following an accident. Also, there

will be no accumulation of radioactive gas resulting from the accident in the waste gas system and components located outside containment.

The radiation dose rates identified herein are based on the conservative assumption that any

systems and components may contain the source s listed in Section 11.3.1 will contain those sources at T=0. Actual recirculation of spilled reactor coolant may not occur until the clean

water in the borated water storage tank is expended.

a. Areas Requiring Access
1) Area I

Area I is located in the Fuel Handling Building at the 305-ft elevation, as shown on Figure 11.A-10. This area is part of the travel route to other areas in the

Auxiliary Building.

A radiation dose rate of 30 mrem/hour in this area results from the reactor coolant sample inlet line routed through Area V as shown on the figures.

The time to travel through the area will be less than a minute with resultant exposure of less than 0.5 mrem.

2) Area II

Area II is located on the 305-ft elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-3. It contains the liquid and waste gas control panels and the decay

heat removal pumps remote oilers. Also, Area II is in the travel route to Areas III

and IV on this elevation.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 The source of radiation in this area is the Auxiliary Building HVAC exhaust duct which runs the length of the area about 15 feet above the floor. The dose rate

from this source is less than 0.1 rem/hour at T=0 if all of the 0.01 percent per day

containment leakage goes through this duct.

A dose rate of less than 1.0 rem/hour at T=0 results from an assumed 1-gpm makeup system liquid leakage inside the Auxiliary Building. This dose rate

assumes a partition factor of 1 for the noble gases and 0.1 for the halogens. The

1-gpm leak rate greatly exceeds the anticipated leakage in the Auxiliary Building

through modifications for the leakage reduction program.

Postaccident access to Area II may be desired to perform liquid and gas waste transfers and read waste gas decay tank pressure. Occupancy time to perform

these activities are 10 minutes and 1 m inute, respectively, during which radiation exposures of less than 183 and 18 mrem, respectively, would be experienced by Area II occupants.

Access to Area II may also be required to add oil to the decay heat removal pump bearings via the remote oilers. Occupancy time to perform this operation

is 5 minutes with a resultant exposure of less than 92 mrem.

3) Areas III and IV

Areas III and IV are located on the 305' elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-3. Access to Area IV will be required immediately after an

accident, but before starting recirculation from the

Reactor Building sump, to open Makeup and Purification valve MUV-198 to bypass the reactor coolant pump seal injection filters, unlock and open DHV-64

for long term boron precipitation control, unlock and close CAV-371 to isolate

potential high activity leak path from RCS to Auxiliary Building atmosphere via

relief CAV-446. Access to Area III may be required to reset any thrown circuit

breakers at engineered safeguards motor control centers (MCCs) 1A and 1B

located in the area. An occupancy time of five minutes is estimated for any of

these operations.

A radiation dose rate in Area IV at T=0 (start of recirculation) of 1.2x10 4 rem/hour results from the following Makeup and Purification piping and components:

reactor coolant pump seal injection piping, high pressure injection piping to cold

legs 'C' and 'D', and the seal injection filters and valves. This would result in a

dose of 1000 rem to an operator occupying the area for the 5 minutes required to

open MUV-198. A procedural control for the operation of MUV-198, DHV-64, and CAV-371 has been instituted to operate the valves prior to starting

recirculation.

The radiation dose rate in Area III at T=0 (start of recirculation) would be 6,300 rem/hour, generated from the piping and components in Area IV. Assuming

access is not required to Area III until 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after an accident (i.e. T=8 hours)

the general area dose rate would be 1,300 rem/hour resulting in a dose to the

operator of 110 rem for a five minute staytime to reset breakers. A shield wall

consisting of iron and concrete has been erected on the 305' elevation Auxiliary TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-3 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Building between Area IV and the MCCs (reference 15). The resulting dose rates to Area III are 191 rem/hour at T=0 (start of recirculation) and 38 rem/hour

at T=8 hours. The dose to the operator at T=8 hours to access the 1A and/or 1B

MCC breakers would be 3.2 rem for the five minute staytime.

A remote valve operator has been installed for DHV-64 and situated so the valve handwheel receives the benefit of the shield wall, with access to the handwheel

resulting in doses identical to Area III.

The estimated radiation dose for travel to and from Areas III and IV is negligible in comparison to the dose received during area occupancy.

4) Areas XI and XII

Areas XI and XII are located on the 281' elevation of the Auxiliary Building (reference Figure 11.A-2). Two operations in these areas that may be required

after an accident are: (1) boron precipitation control and (2) continued operation

of the decay heat removal system if the postulated accident were the result of a

break in one of the low pressure injection lines and the decay heat pump in the unfaulted line failed. These operations require access into Areas XI and XII to

operate valves DHV-38A and B to ac hieve proper system alignment. These valves are located in the decay heat pum p pits with reach rod extensions for operation from elevation 281'.

A dose rate in Area XI of 7,000 rem/hour at T=0 emanates from Decay Heat Removal System piping associated with t he crossover lines from the decay heat coolers to the makeup pumps via valves DHV-7A and B, the piping legs back to MUV-14A and B, and the radiation sources located in Areas XIII and XIV.

A dose rate in Area XII of 2.0x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 results from decay heat piping associated with injection from the decay heat pumps via DHV-4A and B, reactor

building sump crossover via DHV-12A, the piping leg back to DHV-14 A and B, and the decay heat drop line to DHV-12A and B via DHV-3. The occupancy time

to realign DHV-38A and B is five minutes, and if performed at T=0, the dose to the operator would be 580 rem for Area XI and 1700 rem for Area XII.

For post-accident conditions, low pressure injection will be initiated using the Borated Water Storage Tank as the suction source. Since the BWST water has

very low levels of radioactivity, radiat ion levels at the remote manual operation point for DHV-38A and B would not increase to unacceptable levels until the

suction of the decay heat and building spray pumps are switched to the reactor

building sump. During operation via the BWST, DHV-38A and B would be

opened, if required, with minimal dose, in accordance with emergency operating

procedures.

The estimated radiation dose to travel to and from Areas XI and Area XII is negligible when compared to the dose received during area occupancy.

5) Areas XIII and XIV

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-4 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Areas XIII and XIV, as identified on Figure 11.A-2, are the general locations of decay heat valves DHV-12A and B and DHV-64 on the 281' elevation of the Auxiliary Building. DHV-12A and B are manual valves of which DHV-12A is

locked closed and DHV-12B is locked open during power operation. Access to

unlock and open DHV-64 is required for boron precipitation control. DHV-64 has

had a remote valve operator installed and valve operation is accomplished on the 305' elevation of the Auxiliary Building. Access to DHV-12A and B is not

required for boron precipitation control, since DHV-12B is locked open.

A radiation dose rate of 1.7x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 in Area XIV emanates from decay heat removal piping associated with injection from the decay heat removal pumps via valves DHV-4A and B, reac tor building sump crossover via DHV-12A, and the decay heat drop line to DHV-12A and B via DHV-3.

A radiation dose rate of 2.1x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 in Area XIII emanates from the same piping sources as for Area XIV.

The estimated occupancy time to unlock and open/close DHV-12A or B is five minutes. The resulting doses to the operator at T=0 is 1,750 rem for DHV-12A

and 1,400 rem for DHV-12B. The estimated radiation dose for travel to and from Areas XIII and XIV via Areas VI, VII, and VIII is 165 rem.

For long-term boron precipitation control, neither DHV-12A or DHV-12B has to be operated post-accident. Leaving DHV-12B locked open during power operation, in conjunction with opening DHV-64 prior to low pressure injection from the

reactor building sump, will ensure an active means of boron precipitation control

is available. Thus, the need for personnel access into these areas is eliminated.

6) Area XV

Area XV, located on the 281 feet elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-2, contains the engineered safeguards motor control center (MCC)

1C.

A radiation dose rate of 25 rem/hour at T=0 in this area comes from the unshielded reactor coolant sample recirculation line routed above MCC 1C. The

rate conservatively assumes a pure, undiluted reactor coolant sample is drawn at

T=0.

Access to Area XV may be required after an accident to reset thrown circuit breakers in MCC 1C. Occupancy time for resetting circuit breakers is estimated

to be 2 minutes resulting in a radiation dose of 0.83 rem to the operator.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-5 REV. 18, APRIL 2006

7) Area XVI

Area XVI comprises two associated plant functions: the Nuclear Sampling Room (Area XVIA) and the Radiochemistry Laboratory (Area XVIB) on the 306'

elevation of the Control Building as shown on Figure 11.A-4.

The radiation sources in these areas are due to the reactor coolant sampling and recirculation lines running into the Nuclear Sampling Room, which in an

unshielded configuration, would result in a general area dose rate of 276

rem/hour if sampling pure, undiluted reactor coolant at T=0 (reference 12).

Direct radiation from the reactor building contributes only 0.5 mrem/hour to the

area dose rates.

Lead shielding has been installed around the reactor coolant sample lines in the Nuclear Sampling Room, effectively r educing the dose rate in expected occupied areas to 104 rem/hour (reference 14). Post Accident Sampling methodology is

detailed in Section 9.2.2 of this FSAR.

8) Area XVIII

Areas XVIIIA and XVIIIB are located in the Intermediate Building as shown on Figures 11.A-7 and 11.A-8. These areas are the locations of the emergency

feedwater pumps and associated piping and components. Postaccident access

to these areas may be desirable for inspection and maintenance of equipment.

A dose rate at T=0 of 0.5 mrem/hour in Area XVIII results from direct radiation from the Containment Building.

9) Deleted
10) Areas XVII, XXI, and XXII

Area XVII is the Operations Support Center, shown on Figure 11.A-4. Area XXII contains the Control Room and Technical Support Center, both shown on Figure 11.A-6. Area XXI is the Backup Technical Support Center, as shown on Figure

11.A-5.

The Control Room and the Technical Support Center are on the 355 feet elevation of the Control Building. The Backup Technical Support Center is

located on the 322 feet elevation of the Control Building. The Operations

Support Center is located in the Health Physics Laboratory on the 306 feet

elevation of the Control Building.

The radiation dose rates for these areas come primarily from the reactor coolant sampling and recirculation lines running into the Nuclear Sampling Room (Area XVIA on Figure 11.A-4) and secondarily from direct radiation from the

Containment Building. The reactor coolant sampling and recirculation source is

conservatively estimated to contain the reactor coolant source at T=O. The

Containment Building direct radiation source is less than 0.5 mrem/hour.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-6 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 At T=0, the radiation dose rates in the Backup Technical Support Center (Area XXI), the Control Room/Technical Support Center (Area XXII), and the Operations Support Center (Area XVIIB) and monitor area (Area XVIIA) are 480, 1.7, 18, and 340 mrem/hour, respectively. The radiation dose rate in these areas

would be negligible if reactor coolant sampling was not assumed at T=O.

11) Area XXIV

Area XXIV is the Diesel Generator Building, as shown on Figure 11.A-9. Access to Area XXIV is required postaccident for operation/maintenance of the diesel

generators.

The radiation dose rate in Area XXIV comes from the Containment Building. At T=0 it is less than 10 mrem/hour. The estimated dose accumulated during travel from the Control Building through the Turbine Building to Area XXIV is negligible.

12) Security Access Center

The security access center is on a direct line of sight with the containment at a distance at about 285 feet. The postaccident dose rate at this location is 750

mr/hr at T=0. It will take approximately 10 days for the dose rate to decay to 15 mr/hr. The dose rate average over 30 days is less than 15 mr/hr.

b. Areas for Which Postaccident Access is Not Required

The remaining areas of Figures 11.A-1 through 11.A-10 are those for which postaccident access is not necessary. Access to these areas is not needed

because: 1) These areas contain equipment and piping necessary for accident mitigation but do not require personnel access, or 2) These areas do not contain any components for which postaccident operator access is necessary or desirable.

These areas are IX - Makeup pump components, XIX - Leak rate air dryer area and piping components, and XXIII - Decay Heat pits.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.7-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.7 REVIEW OF RADIATION EFFECTS ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

The review of safety related (Class 1E) electrical equipment has been performed and is detailed in Appendix 6B of this FSAR.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.8-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.8 CONCLUSIONS OF POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

a. The TMI-1 plant shielding has areas where postaccident radiation will preclude operator access. A summary of modifications and adm inistrative controls for postaccident access is given in Table 11.A-3.

Table 11.A-2 lists the plant areas evaluated and identifies the corresponding dose rates.

Areas where calculated dose rates and operator doses preclude postaccident access without appropriate modifications and/or administrative controls are:

Areas III and IV - Makeup and Purification System seal injection filter bypass valve MUV-198 and engineered safeguards MCCs 1A and

1B.

Areas XI and XII - Decay Heat Removal System valves DHV-38A and B for boron precipitation control.

Areas XIII and XIV - Decay Heat Removal System valves DHV-12A and B and DHV-64 for boron precipitation control and system

operation.

b. Dose rates in the following areas requiring continuous occupancy exceed 15 mrem/hour at T=0 but the dose rates averaged ov er 30 days are less than 15 mrem/hour:

Area XVIIB - Operations Support Center

Area XXI - Backup Technical Support Center

- Security Access Center

c. The calculated dose rates for the remaining areas of the plant where postaccident access might be desirable are low enough to allow access for the expected period of

occupancy.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.9-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.9 REFERENCES

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Subject:

Follow-up Actions Resulting from the NRC Staff Reviews Regarding the Three Mile

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Subject:

Discussion of Lessons Short-Term Requirements, dated October 30, 1979.

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Subject:

Preliminary Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements, dated September 5, 1980.

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TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.9-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006

17. GPUN Calculation C-1101-211-5300-030, "MUF-4 Radiological Effect."
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TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Table 11.A-1 (Sheet 1 of 1)

ISOTOPIC CORE INVENTORY

Total Core Total Core Inventory Inventory Isotope (Ci) Isotope (Ci)

Br 84 1.57 x 10 7 Xe 133 1.27 x 10 8 Br 85* 2.19 x 10 7 Xe 135m 3.26 x 10 7 Kr 83m 9.25 x 10 6 Xe 135 2.09 x 10 7 Kr 85m 2.19 x 10 7 Xe 138 1.17 x 10 8 Kr 85 5.30 x 10 5 I 129* 1.80 x 10 0 Kr 87 4.00 x 10 7 I 131 7.35 x 10 7 Kr 88 5.60 x 10 7 I 132 8.62 x 10 7 Sr 89 7.42 x 10 7 I 134 1.60 x 10 8 Sr 90 3.99 x 10 6 I 135 1.27 x 10 8 Sr 91 9.72 x 10 7 Cs 134 1.27 x 10 6 Sr 92 9.50 x 10 7 Cs 136 8.02 x 10 5 Y 90 3.96 x 10 6 Cs 137 4.99 x 10 6 Y 91 9.85 x 10 7 Cs 138 1.23 x 10 8 Mo 99 1.28 x 10 8 Ba 137m 4.67 x 10 6 Ru 106 2.29 x 10 7 Ba 140 1.25 x 10 8 Xe 131m 4.38 x 10 5 La 140 1.27 x 10 8 Xe 133m 3.07 x 10 6 Ce 144 7.50 x 10 7

  • Deleted as insignificant for subsequent calculations.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Table 11.A-2 (Sheet 1 of 1)

RADIATION DOSE RATE BY AREA

Figure Dose Rate at T=0 Area Reference (mrem/hr)

I 11.A.10 3.0 x 10 1 II 11.A-3 1.1 x 10 3 III 11.A-3 1.9 x 10 5 IV 11.A-3 1.2 x 10 7 V 11.A-10 1.3 x 10 4 VI 11.A-2 1.5 X 10 4 VII 11.A-2 8.8 x 10 4 VIII 11.A-2 2.1 x 10 6 IX 11.A-2 1.9 x 10 6 X 11.A-2 1.7 x 10 1 XI 11.A-2 7.0 x 10 6 XII 11.A-2 2.0 x 10 7 XIII 11.A-2 2.1 x 10 7 XIV 11.A-2 1.7 x 10 7 XV 11.A-2 2.5 x 10 4 XVIA/B 11.A-4 1.0 x 10 5 XVIIA 11.A-4 3.4 x 10 2 XVIIB 11.A-4 1.8 x 10 1 XVIII 11.A-8 0.5 x 10 0 XIX 11.A-8 6.1 x 10 3 XX 11.A-8 1.4 x 10 5 XXI 11.A-5 4.8 x 10 2 XXII 11.A-6 1.7 x 10 0 XXIII 11.A-1 4.0 x 10 7 XXIV 11.A-9 1.0 x 10 1

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-3 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 1 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Required Action Location Dose

Manually 305-ft elevation 1000 rem for open valve of the Auxiliary valve operation, MUV-198 to Building, Area IV, negligible for bypass seal Figure 11.A-3 travel

injection filters

Manually close valve 305-ft elevation 1000 rem for CAV-371 to isolate of the Auxiliary valve operation, flow path thru CAV-446 Building, Area IV, negligible for Figure 11.A-3 travel

Reset any thrown 305-ft elevation 110 rem for circuit breakers of the Auxiliary circuit breaker in motor control Building, Area III, reset operation, centers 1A, 1B Figure 11.A-3 negligible for travel

Manually operate 281-ft elevation of 580 rem in DH-V38A and B the Auxiliary Area XI, for boron precipitation Building, Areas XI 1700 rem in control and XII, Area XII, Figure 11.A-2 negligible for travel

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-4 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 2 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Major Source of Radiation Dose Modification and/or Administrative Control

Reactor coolant pump seal Emergency operating procedures have injection piping, filters been changed to require manual opening and valves; high pressure of MUV-198 prior to initiating recirculation injection piping to cold from reactor building sump legs "C" and "D" (i.e., before the BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant pump seal Emergency operating procedures have injection piping, filters been changed to require manual closing and valves; high pressure of CAV-371 prior to initiating recirculation injection piping to cold from reactor building sump legs "C" and "D" (i.e., before the BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant pump seal A shield wall has been constructed in injection piping, filters Area IV, to shield the MCCs from the and valves; high-pressure radiation sources in Area IV.

injection piping to cold

legs "C" and "D"

Makeup and purification Emergency operating procedures have system and decay heat been changed to open DHV-38A or B removal system piping as necessary to accommodate single failure criteria.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-5 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 3 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Required Action Location Dose

Unlock and open 281-ft elevation 1750 rem for valves DHV-12A & of the Auxiliary Area XIII, B and DHV-64 for Building, Areas XIII 1400 rem for boron precipi- and XIV, Area XIV, 165 tation control. Figure 11.A-2 rem for travel

Sampling and 306-ft elevation Unshielded dose analyzing reactor of the Control rates in the Nuclear coolant in nuclear Building, Area XVI, Sampling Room are sampling room and Figure 11.A-4 276 rem/hour.

radiochemistry

laboratory

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-6 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 4 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS Major Source of Radiation Dose Modification and/or Administrative Control

Decay heat system piping Operating procedures require DHV-12B to be locked open during power operations. A valve

operator reach rod extension has been installed on

DHV-64, with the handwheel positioned to benefit

from the shield wall installed in Area IV on the 305'

Auxiliary Building. Emergency operating

procedures have been changed to require manual

opening of DHV-64 prior to initiating recirculation

from the reactor building sump (i.e. before the

BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant sample Shielding has been installed in the Nuclear and sample lines Sampling Room to reduce dose to Chemists performing post-accident reactor coolant sampling.

Refer to Section 9.2.2 of this FSAR.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-i REV. 18, APRIL 2006 APPENDIX 11A - POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION TITLE 11.A POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.1 GENERAL

11.A.2 SOURCE TERMS FOR POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.3 CALCULATION OF DOSE RATE

11.A.4 CALCULATION OF DOSES OF PERSONNEL DURING POSTACCIDENT ACCESS TO VITAL AREAS

11.A.5 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

11.A.6 REVIEW OF PLANT AREAS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

11.A.7 REVIEW OF RADIATION EFFECTS ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

11.A.8 CONCLUSIONS OF POST ACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.9 REFERENCES

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-ii REV. 18, APRIL 2006 LIST OF TABLES

TABLE TITLE 11.A-1 ISOTOPIC CORE INVENTORY

11.A-2 RADIATION DOSE RATE BY AREA

11.A-3 POST TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A-iii REV. 18, APRIL 2006 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE 11.A-1 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. BLDG. & AIR INTAKE TUNNEL PARTIAL PLAN

11.A-2 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. & FUEL HAND. BLDGS. -El 281'-0"

11.A-3 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

AUX. & FUEL HAND. BLDGS. - El 305'-0"

11.A-4 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL RM. TOWER - El 285'-0" & El 305'-0"

11.A-5 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL BLDG - El 322'-0"

11.A-6 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL BLDG - El 355'-0"

11.A-7 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

INTERMEDIATE BLDG - El 295'-0"

11.A-8 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

INTERMEDIATE BLDG - El 305'-0"

11.A-9 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

DIESEL GENERATOR BLDG - El 305'-0"

11.A-10 RADIATION ZONES AND TRAVEL ROUTES -

CONTROL ROOM TOWER - El 285'-0" & 306'-0"

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.1-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

11.A.1 GENERAL

Following the accident at TMI-2, a shielding evaluation identified the necessary action to be

taken for providing additional shielding in vital areas in which equipment may be unduly

degraded by the large radiation fields in a pos taccident environment and in which personnel may receive excessive exposures (References 1, 2, 3, and 4).

Systems, components, and areas considered subject to postaccident large radiation fields include: decay heat removal, reactor building spray recirculation, makeup and letdown, waste

gas, Rad Waste Control Center, and Liquid and Gas Waste Panel.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.2-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.2 SOURCE TERMS FOR POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

For the evaluation of a similar plant, Midland was used to represent TMI. The Midland core was modelled as an equilibrium cycle of 310 EFPD (effect ive full power days) at a power level of 2552 MWth, and used to develop the source terms in Table 11A-1. A comparison of dose rates

using the above power history with dose rates from a 2568 MWth, 661 EFPD core showed that

calculated dose rates increased by less than 5%.

This TMI Cycle 10 core as modelled is typical of expected future TMI cycles. Therefore, there are no significant changes to the postaccident

exposure rates expected due to this revised inventory, since this modest increase is accommodated by known conservatism s in the evaluation. [Reference 11]

The activity assumed for liquid source term calculations is based on the following:

a. Liquid Containing Systems

One hundred percent of the core equilibrium noble gas inventory, 50 percent of the core equilibrium halogen inventory, and 1 percent of all others are assumed to be mixed in

the reactor coolant and liquids recirculated by the high pressure injection (HPI) and low

pressure injection (LPI) systems. In determining the source term for recirculated, depressurized cooling water, it is assumed that the water contains no noble gases.

b. Gas Containing Systems

One hundred percent of the core equilibrium noble gas inventory and 25 percent of the core equilibrium halogen activity are assumed to be mixed in the containment

atmosphere.

Two liquid source terms are used in the evaluation.

For systems or portions of systems which contain postaccident recirculation fluid, the source term is based on diluting the liquid inventory

discussed previously with the m inimum expected volume of fluid in the bottom of the Reactor Building postaccident, including the core flood tanks (CFTs), borated water storage tank (BWST), and reactor pressure vessel (PV). This is designated as the Recirculation source.

For systems which will contain postaccident fluid fr om the reactor coolant system which will not be diluted as noted above, the source term is based on diluting the liquid inventory discussed

above with the volume of fluid in the reactor c oolant system. This is designated as the Reactor Coolant source.

The activity assumed for the containment gaseous source term calculations was based on 100

percent of the noble gas core inventory and 25 percent of the halogen core inventory. The

containment airborne source term was based on diluting the isotopic inventory of Subsection

11.A.2b with the air contained in the containment free volume. This is designated as the "Containment Gas" source.

The inventories and source terms discussed above are calculated for the time period

immediately after the postulated accident. For other time periods, the decay parameters given in References 5 and 6 are used to adjust the source terms for radioactive decay. The sources

are converted to standard shielding source term format as a function of time after the postulated

accident and are used as the basic input data to the shielding codes.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.3-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.3 CALCULATION OF DOSE RATES

Both the Shield Design Calculation Code (SDC), Reference 7, and the

Gilbert/Commonwealth-developed SPOT1 code have been used in performing the dose rate calculations. The SDC code uses the methodology of Reference 8, which represents the

cylindrical source by a equivalent line sour ce. The SPOT1 code uses the methodology originally presented in Reference 9, which repr esents the cylindrical source by an equivalent cylindrical annular segment. These codes give com parable calculational results; therefore, the use of one code or the other is based on convenience.

These codes are used to calculate dose rates at the midplane laterally from cylindrical sources.

Dose rate data are calculated for explicit pipe segments containing various sources. Dose rate

data are calculated for shielding and unshielding conditions and as a function of time after the

postulated accident. Dose rate data from tankage are also calculated utilizing these shielding

codes.

The dose rate was determined at a representative location within a given area, and that dose

rate was used as the general area dose rate. The criteria used for selection of a representative

location was two-fold: first, that the dose ra te should be reasonably representative of the area and, secondly, that the dose rate should be conservative for the area. Usually, the main

contribution of the dose rate comes from unshielded piping in the immediate area. Other

sources farther away or behind shield walls usually contribute significantly less to the general area dose rate.

As indicated above, midplane dose rate data versus lateral distance are calculated for explicit

pipe segments containing various sources. Then, the distance from a given pipe to the

representative location within the area is deter mined from the physical piping layout drawings.

This distance is then used to determine the dose rate from the dose rate versus distance data.

This being done for all pipes in the area, the dose rate contributions are added to obtain the

total dose rate at the representative location within the area. Where significant, dose rate

contributions from tankage or shielded pipes are also to obtain the total dose rate for an area.

Denoting time at the inception of an accident as time T=O, and noting that some operations may

be performed at times significantly after T=O dose rate may generally be reduced by

approximately a factor of 5 for T=8 hours, and by a factor of about 30 for T=5 days.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.4-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.4 CALCULATION OF DOSES TO PERSONNEL DURING POSTACCIDENT ACCESS TO VITAL AREAS

Personnel doses received in performing a specified operation in a given vital area are

calculated as the sum of the doses received during travel to and from the vital area and the

dose received while performing the specified operation in the vital area.

The doses received during travel are determined by calculating dose rates at selected locations (or at a single location if the dose rate along t he travel route is relatively uniform) along the travel route and multiplying the dose rates by t he appropriate travel time from each selected location along the travel route. It is assumed that the individual travels at a rate of 50 feet per minute along the travel paths.

Doses received while performing a given operation are determined by multiplying the dose rate for the given area by the time assumed to perform the operation. Dose rates for the given vital area are determined using the methodology discussed above.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.5-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.5 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The acceptance criteria for personnel access will be based on the following guidelines:

a. The postaccident dose rate in areas requiring continuous occupancy should not exceed 15 mr/hour.
b. The postaccident dose rate in areas which do not require continuous occupancy should be such that the dose to an individual during a required access period is less than 5 rem

whole body or its equivalent.

c. The minimum radioactive source terms used in the evaluation will be equivalent to the source terms recommended in Regulatory G uide 1.4 as clarified by documents of Reference 1, 2, 3, and 4.

These guidelines are design objectives and will not be a basis for limiting access in the event of

an accident.

The acceptability of equipment was determined based on the results of the review of electrical

safety related (Class 1E) equipment conducted in response to I&E Bulletin 79-01B and reported

separately. Further information on equipment qualif ication is contained in Appendix 6B of this FSAR.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.6 REVIEW OF PLANT AREAS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

Areas which will or may require occupancy to permit an operator to aid in the mitigation of or

recovery from an accident have been designated as vital areas. The Control Room, Technical Support Center (TSC), Operations Support C enter (OSC), sampling station and sample analysis area, post-LOCA hydrogen control system, motor control centers, instrument panels, emergency power supplies, security center, and radwaste control panels are included within this

designation.

Specific designation and discussion of these and other areas where postaccident access might

prove useful follow. All areas evaluated are identified by Roman numerals and are shown on Figures 11.A-1 through 11.A-10. A summary of the dose rate by area is given in Table 11.A-2.

This review is predicted on the fact that letdow n of reactor coolant outside containment will not be employed when coolant activity is at unsatis factory levels. Letdown will be automatically terminated via the containment isolation system and will not be reestablished if activity levels are unacceptably high.

Plant procedures address postaccident letdown as it relates to postaccident shielding.

High pressure injection and low pressure injection piping and components located outside the

Reactor Building will contain only the initial injection source following an accident. Also, there

will be no accumulation of radioactive gas resulting from the accident in the waste gas system and components located outside containment.

The radiation dose rates identified herein are based on the conservative assumption that any

systems and components may contain the source s listed in Section 11.3.1 will contain those sources at T=0. Actual recirculation of spilled reactor coolant may not occur until the clean

water in the borated water storage tank is expended.

a. Areas Requiring Access
1) Area I

Area I is located in the Fuel Handling Building at the 305-ft elevation, as shown on Figure 11.A-10. This area is part of the travel route to other areas in the

Auxiliary Building.

A radiation dose rate of 30 mrem/hour in this area results from the reactor coolant sample inlet line routed through Area V as shown on the figures.

The time to travel through the area will be less than a minute with resultant exposure of less than 0.5 mrem.

2) Area II

Area II is located on the 305-ft elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-3. It contains the liquid and waste gas control panels and the decay

heat removal pumps remote oilers. Also, Area II is in the travel route to Areas III

and IV on this elevation.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 The source of radiation in this area is the Auxiliary Building HVAC exhaust duct which runs the length of the area about 15 feet above the floor. The dose rate

from this source is less than 0.1 rem/hour at T=0 if all of the 0.01 percent per day

containment leakage goes through this duct.

A dose rate of less than 1.0 rem/hour at T=0 results from an assumed 1-gpm makeup system liquid leakage inside the Auxiliary Building. This dose rate

assumes a partition factor of 1 for the noble gases and 0.1 for the halogens. The

1-gpm leak rate greatly exceeds the anticipated leakage in the Auxiliary Building

through modifications for the leakage reduction program.

Postaccident access to Area II may be desired to perform liquid and gas waste transfers and read waste gas decay tank pressure. Occupancy time to perform

these activities are 10 minutes and 1 m inute, respectively, during which radiation exposures of less than 183 and 18 mrem, respectively, would be experienced by Area II occupants.

Access to Area II may also be required to add oil to the decay heat removal pump bearings via the remote oilers. Occupancy time to perform this operation

is 5 minutes with a resultant exposure of less than 92 mrem.

3) Areas III and IV

Areas III and IV are located on the 305' elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-3. Access to Area IV will be required immediately after an

accident, but before starting recirculation from the

Reactor Building sump, to open Makeup and Purification valve MUV-198 to bypass the reactor coolant pump seal injection filters, unlock and open DHV-64

for long term boron precipitation control, unlock and close CAV-371 to isolate

potential high activity leak path from RCS to Auxiliary Building atmosphere via

relief CAV-446. Access to Area III may be required to reset any thrown circuit

breakers at engineered safeguards motor control centers (MCCs) 1A and 1B

located in the area. An occupancy time of five minutes is estimated for any of

these operations.

A radiation dose rate in Area IV at T=0 (start of recirculation) of 1.2x10 4 rem/hour results from the following Makeup and Purification piping and components:

reactor coolant pump seal injection piping, high pressure injection piping to cold

legs 'C' and 'D', and the seal injection filters and valves. This would result in a

dose of 1000 rem to an operator occupying the area for the 5 minutes required to

open MUV-198. A procedural control for the operation of MUV-198, DHV-64, and CAV-371 has been instituted to operate the valves prior to starting

recirculation.

The radiation dose rate in Area III at T=0 (start of recirculation) would be 6,300 rem/hour, generated from the piping and components in Area IV. Assuming

access is not required to Area III until 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after an accident (i.e. T=8 hours)

the general area dose rate would be 1,300 rem/hour resulting in a dose to the

operator of 110 rem for a five minute staytime to reset breakers. A shield wall

consisting of iron and concrete has been erected on the 305' elevation Auxiliary TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-3 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Building between Area IV and the MCCs (reference 15). The resulting dose rates to Area III are 191 rem/hour at T=0 (start of recirculation) and 38 rem/hour

at T=8 hours. The dose to the operator at T=8 hours to access the 1A and/or 1B

MCC breakers would be 3.2 rem for the five minute staytime.

A remote valve operator has been installed for DHV-64 and situated so the valve handwheel receives the benefit of the shield wall, with access to the handwheel

resulting in doses identical to Area III.

The estimated radiation dose for travel to and from Areas III and IV is negligible in comparison to the dose received during area occupancy.

4) Areas XI and XII

Areas XI and XII are located on the 281' elevation of the Auxiliary Building (reference Figure 11.A-2). Two operations in these areas that may be required

after an accident are: (1) boron precipitation control and (2) continued operation

of the decay heat removal system if the postulated accident were the result of a

break in one of the low pressure injection lines and the decay heat pump in the unfaulted line failed. These operations require access into Areas XI and XII to

operate valves DHV-38A and B to ac hieve proper system alignment. These valves are located in the decay heat pum p pits with reach rod extensions for operation from elevation 281'.

A dose rate in Area XI of 7,000 rem/hour at T=0 emanates from Decay Heat Removal System piping associated with t he crossover lines from the decay heat coolers to the makeup pumps via valves DHV-7A and B, the piping legs back to MUV-14A and B, and the radiation sources located in Areas XIII and XIV.

A dose rate in Area XII of 2.0x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 results from decay heat piping associated with injection from the decay heat pumps via DHV-4A and B, reactor

building sump crossover via DHV-12A, the piping leg back to DHV-14 A and B, and the decay heat drop line to DHV-12A and B via DHV-3. The occupancy time

to realign DHV-38A and B is five minutes, and if performed at T=0, the dose to the operator would be 580 rem for Area XI and 1700 rem for Area XII.

For post-accident conditions, low pressure injection will be initiated using the Borated Water Storage Tank as the suction source. Since the BWST water has

very low levels of radioactivity, radiat ion levels at the remote manual operation point for DHV-38A and B would not increase to unacceptable levels until the

suction of the decay heat and building spray pumps are switched to the reactor

building sump. During operation via the BWST, DHV-38A and B would be

opened, if required, with minimal dose, in accordance with emergency operating

procedures.

The estimated radiation dose to travel to and from Areas XI and Area XII is negligible when compared to the dose received during area occupancy.

5) Areas XIII and XIV

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-4 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Areas XIII and XIV, as identified on Figure 11.A-2, are the general locations of decay heat valves DHV-12A and B and DHV-64 on the 281' elevation of the Auxiliary Building. DHV-12A and B are manual valves of which DHV-12A is

locked closed and DHV-12B is locked open during power operation. Access to

unlock and open DHV-64 is required for boron precipitation control. DHV-64 has

had a remote valve operator installed and valve operation is accomplished on the 305' elevation of the Auxiliary Building. Access to DHV-12A and B is not

required for boron precipitation control, since DHV-12B is locked open.

A radiation dose rate of 1.7x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 in Area XIV emanates from decay heat removal piping associated with injection from the decay heat removal pumps via valves DHV-4A and B, reac tor building sump crossover via DHV-12A, and the decay heat drop line to DHV-12A and B via DHV-3.

A radiation dose rate of 2.1x10 4 rem/hour at T=0 in Area XIII emanates from the same piping sources as for Area XIV.

The estimated occupancy time to unlock and open/close DHV-12A or B is five minutes. The resulting doses to the operator at T=0 is 1,750 rem for DHV-12A

and 1,400 rem for DHV-12B. The estimated radiation dose for travel to and from Areas XIII and XIV via Areas VI, VII, and VIII is 165 rem.

For long-term boron precipitation control, neither DHV-12A or DHV-12B has to be operated post-accident. Leaving DHV-12B locked open during power operation, in conjunction with opening DHV-64 prior to low pressure injection from the

reactor building sump, will ensure an active means of boron precipitation control

is available. Thus, the need for personnel access into these areas is eliminated.

6) Area XV

Area XV, located on the 281 feet elevation of the Auxiliary Building as shown on Figure 11.A-2, contains the engineered safeguards motor control center (MCC)

1C.

A radiation dose rate of 25 rem/hour at T=0 in this area comes from the unshielded reactor coolant sample recirculation line routed above MCC 1C. The

rate conservatively assumes a pure, undiluted reactor coolant sample is drawn at

T=0.

Access to Area XV may be required after an accident to reset thrown circuit breakers in MCC 1C. Occupancy time for resetting circuit breakers is estimated

to be 2 minutes resulting in a radiation dose of 0.83 rem to the operator.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-5 REV. 18, APRIL 2006

7) Area XVI

Area XVI comprises two associated plant functions: the Nuclear Sampling Room (Area XVIA) and the Radiochemistry Laboratory (Area XVIB) on the 306'

elevation of the Control Building as shown on Figure 11.A-4.

The radiation sources in these areas are due to the reactor coolant sampling and recirculation lines running into the Nuclear Sampling Room, which in an

unshielded configuration, would result in a general area dose rate of 276

rem/hour if sampling pure, undiluted reactor coolant at T=0 (reference 12).

Direct radiation from the reactor building contributes only 0.5 mrem/hour to the

area dose rates.

Lead shielding has been installed around the reactor coolant sample lines in the Nuclear Sampling Room, effectively r educing the dose rate in expected occupied areas to 104 rem/hour (reference 14). Post Accident Sampling methodology is

detailed in Section 9.2.2 of this FSAR.

8) Area XVIII

Areas XVIIIA and XVIIIB are located in the Intermediate Building as shown on Figures 11.A-7 and 11.A-8. These areas are the locations of the emergency

feedwater pumps and associated piping and components. Postaccident access

to these areas may be desirable for inspection and maintenance of equipment.

A dose rate at T=0 of 0.5 mrem/hour in Area XVIII results from direct radiation from the Containment Building.

9) Deleted
10) Areas XVII, XXI, and XXII

Area XVII is the Operations Support Center, shown on Figure 11.A-4. Area XXII contains the Control Room and Technical Support Center, both shown on Figure 11.A-6. Area XXI is the Backup Technical Support Center, as shown on Figure

11.A-5.

The Control Room and the Technical Support Center are on the 355 feet elevation of the Control Building. The Backup Technical Support Center is

located on the 322 feet elevation of the Control Building. The Operations

Support Center is located in the Health Physics Laboratory on the 306 feet

elevation of the Control Building.

The radiation dose rates for these areas come primarily from the reactor coolant sampling and recirculation lines running into the Nuclear Sampling Room (Area XVIA on Figure 11.A-4) and secondarily from direct radiation from the

Containment Building. The reactor coolant sampling and recirculation source is

conservatively estimated to contain the reactor coolant source at T=O. The

Containment Building direct radiation source is less than 0.5 mrem/hour.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.6-6 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 At T=0, the radiation dose rates in the Backup Technical Support Center (Area XXI), the Control Room/Technical Support Center (Area XXII), and the Operations Support Center (Area XVIIB) and monitor area (Area XVIIA) are 480, 1.7, 18, and 340 mrem/hour, respectively. The radiation dose rate in these areas

would be negligible if reactor coolant sampling was not assumed at T=O.

11) Area XXIV

Area XXIV is the Diesel Generator Building, as shown on Figure 11.A-9. Access to Area XXIV is required postaccident for operation/maintenance of the diesel

generators.

The radiation dose rate in Area XXIV comes from the Containment Building. At T=0 it is less than 10 mrem/hour. The estimated dose accumulated during travel from the Control Building through the Turbine Building to Area XXIV is negligible.

12) Security Access Center

The security access center is on a direct line of sight with the containment at a distance at about 285 feet. The postaccident dose rate at this location is 750

mr/hr at T=0. It will take approximately 10 days for the dose rate to decay to 15 mr/hr. The dose rate average over 30 days is less than 15 mr/hr.

b. Areas for Which Postaccident Access is Not Required

The remaining areas of Figures 11.A-1 through 11.A-10 are those for which postaccident access is not necessary. Access to these areas is not needed

because: 1) These areas contain equipment and piping necessary for accident mitigation but do not require personnel access, or 2) These areas do not contain any components for which postaccident operator access is necessary or desirable.

These areas are IX - Makeup pump components, XIX - Leak rate air dryer area and piping components, and XXIII - Decay Heat pits.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.7-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.7 REVIEW OF RADIATION EFFECTS ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

The review of safety related (Class 1E) electrical equipment has been performed and is detailed in Appendix 6B of this FSAR.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.8-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.8 CONCLUSIONS OF POSTACCIDENT SHIELDING EVALUATION

a. The TMI-1 plant shielding has areas where postaccident radiation will preclude operator access. A summary of modifications and adm inistrative controls for postaccident access is given in Table 11.A-3.

Table 11.A-2 lists the plant areas evaluated and identifies the corresponding dose rates.

Areas where calculated dose rates and operator doses preclude postaccident access without appropriate modifications and/or administrative controls are:

Areas III and IV - Makeup and Purification System seal injection filter bypass valve MUV-198 and engineered safeguards MCCs 1A and

1B.

Areas XI and XII - Decay Heat Removal System valves DHV-38A and B for boron precipitation control.

Areas XIII and XIV - Decay Heat Removal System valves DHV-12A and B and DHV-64 for boron precipitation control and system

operation.

b. Dose rates in the following areas requiring continuous occupancy exceed 15 mrem/hour at T=0 but the dose rates averaged ov er 30 days are less than 15 mrem/hour:

Area XVIIB - Operations Support Center

Area XXI - Backup Technical Support Center

- Security Access Center

c. The calculated dose rates for the remaining areas of the plant where postaccident access might be desirable are low enough to allow access for the expected period of

occupancy.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.9-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 11.A.9 REFERENCES

1. Letter from D. G. Eisenhut (NRC) to All Operating Nuclear Power Plants,

Subject:

Follow-up Actions Resulting from the NRC Staff Reviews Regarding the Three Mile

Island Unit 2 Accident, dated September 23, 1979.

2. Letter from H. R. Denton (NRC) to All Operating Nuclear Power Plants,

Subject:

Discussion of Lessons Short-Term Requirements, dated October 30, 1979.

3. Letter from D.G. Eisenhut (NRC) to All Licensees of Operating Plants and Applicants for Operating Licenses and Holders of Construction Permits,

Subject:

Preliminary Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements, dated September 5, 1980.

4. Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirement s, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations, Division of Licensing, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG-0737, Section

II.B.2, October 1980.

5. C. M. Lederer, J.M. Hollander, and J. Perlman, "Table of Isotopes", Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1967.
6. A. Tobias, "Data for the Calculation of Gamma Radiation Spectra and Beta Heating from Fission Products (Rev. 3)." RD/B/M2669, CNDC (73) P4, Central Electricity Generation

Board, Research Dept., Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories, United Kingdom, June (1973).

7. E. D. Arnold and B. F. Maskewitz, "SDC - A Shield Design Calculation Code for Fuel Handling Facilities," ORNL-3041, March, 1966.
8. Reactor Shielding Design Manual , ed. by T. Rockwell, Technical Information Service, Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C. (1956).
9. H. Oho and A. Tsuruo, "An Approximat e Calculation Method of Flux for Spherical and Cylindrical Sources with a Slab Shield".
10. K. Shure and O. J. Wallace, "Compact Tables of Functions for Use in Shielding Calculations". Nuclear Science and Engineering, 56 pp. 89-94, January 1975.
11. GPUN Technical Data Report 121, "Design Review of Plant Shielding and Radiation Qualification for Post Accident Operations Outside Containment."
12. GPUN Technical Data Report 183, "Shielding and Exposure Study for Post Accident Sampling."
13. GPUN Technical Data Report 494, "TMI-1 Post-Accident Sampling Radiological Analysis." 14. GPUN Calculation 6612-92-024, "Primary System Upgrade MM-9227."
15. GPUN Engineering Change Memo #242, "Post-Accident Shielding."
16. Letter from J. F. Stoltz (NRC) to TMI-1:

Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Regulation Supporting NUREG-0737 Item II-B.2, "Plant Shielding," dated December 26, 1984.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.9-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006

17. GPUN Calculation C-1101-211-5300-030, "MUF-4 Radiological Effect."
18. GPUN Calculation C-1101-211-5300-031, "MUF-4 Modification, Radiological Effect-Area 15."

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-1 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Table 11.A-1 (Sheet 1 of 1)

ISOTOPIC CORE INVENTORY

Total Core Total Core Inventory Inventory Isotope (Ci) Isotope (Ci)

Br 84 1.57 x 10 7 Xe 133 1.27 x 10 8 Br 85* 2.19 x 10 7 Xe 135m 3.26 x 10 7 Kr 83m 9.25 x 10 6 Xe 135 2.09 x 10 7 Kr 85m 2.19 x 10 7 Xe 138 1.17 x 10 8 Kr 85 5.30 x 10 5 I 129* 1.80 x 10 0 Kr 87 4.00 x 10 7 I 131 7.35 x 10 7 Kr 88 5.60 x 10 7 I 132 8.62 x 10 7 Sr 89 7.42 x 10 7 I 134 1.60 x 10 8 Sr 90 3.99 x 10 6 I 135 1.27 x 10 8 Sr 91 9.72 x 10 7 Cs 134 1.27 x 10 6 Sr 92 9.50 x 10 7 Cs 136 8.02 x 10 5 Y 90 3.96 x 10 6 Cs 137 4.99 x 10 6 Y 91 9.85 x 10 7 Cs 138 1.23 x 10 8 Mo 99 1.28 x 10 8 Ba 137m 4.67 x 10 6 Ru 106 2.29 x 10 7 Ba 140 1.25 x 10 8 Xe 131m 4.38 x 10 5 La 140 1.27 x 10 8 Xe 133m 3.07 x 10 6 Ce 144 7.50 x 10 7

  • Deleted as insignificant for subsequent calculations.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-2 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 Table 11.A-2 (Sheet 1 of 1)

RADIATION DOSE RATE BY AREA

Figure Dose Rate at T=0 Area Reference (mrem/hr)

I 11.A.10 3.0 x 10 1 II 11.A-3 1.1 x 10 3 III 11.A-3 1.9 x 10 5 IV 11.A-3 1.2 x 10 7 V 11.A-10 1.3 x 10 4 VI 11.A-2 1.5 X 10 4 VII 11.A-2 8.8 x 10 4 VIII 11.A-2 2.1 x 10 6 IX 11.A-2 1.9 x 10 6 X 11.A-2 1.7 x 10 1 XI 11.A-2 7.0 x 10 6 XII 11.A-2 2.0 x 10 7 XIII 11.A-2 2.1 x 10 7 XIV 11.A-2 1.7 x 10 7 XV 11.A-2 2.5 x 10 4 XVIA/B 11.A-4 1.0 x 10 5 XVIIA 11.A-4 3.4 x 10 2 XVIIB 11.A-4 1.8 x 10 1 XVIII 11.A-8 0.5 x 10 0 XIX 11.A-8 6.1 x 10 3 XX 11.A-8 1.4 x 10 5 XXI 11.A-5 4.8 x 10 2 XXII 11.A-6 1.7 x 10 0 XXIII 11.A-1 4.0 x 10 7 XXIV 11.A-9 1.0 x 10 1

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-3 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 1 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Required Action Location Dose

Manually 305-ft elevation 1000 rem for open valve of the Auxiliary valve operation, MUV-198 to Building, Area IV, negligible for bypass seal Figure 11.A-3 travel

injection filters

Manually close valve 305-ft elevation 1000 rem for CAV-371 to isolate of the Auxiliary valve operation, flow path thru CAV-446 Building, Area IV, negligible for Figure 11.A-3 travel

Reset any thrown 305-ft elevation 110 rem for circuit breakers of the Auxiliary circuit breaker in motor control Building, Area III, reset operation, centers 1A, 1B Figure 11.A-3 negligible for travel

Manually operate 281-ft elevation of 580 rem in DH-V38A and B the Auxiliary Area XI, for boron precipitation Building, Areas XI 1700 rem in control and XII, Area XII, Figure 11.A-2 negligible for travel

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-4 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 2 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Major Source of Radiation Dose Modification and/or Administrative Control

Reactor coolant pump seal Emergency operating procedures have injection piping, filters been changed to require manual opening and valves; high pressure of MUV-198 prior to initiating recirculation injection piping to cold from reactor building sump legs "C" and "D" (i.e., before the BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant pump seal Emergency operating procedures have injection piping, filters been changed to require manual closing and valves; high pressure of CAV-371 prior to initiating recirculation injection piping to cold from reactor building sump legs "C" and "D" (i.e., before the BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant pump seal A shield wall has been constructed in injection piping, filters Area IV, to shield the MCCs from the and valves; high-pressure radiation sources in Area IV.

injection piping to cold

legs "C" and "D"

Makeup and purification Emergency operating procedures have system and decay heat been changed to open DHV-38A or B removal system piping as necessary to accommodate single failure criteria.

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-5 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 3 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS

Required Action Location Dose

Unlock and open 281-ft elevation 1750 rem for valves DHV-12A & of the Auxiliary Area XIII, B and DHV-64 for Building, Areas XIII 1400 rem for boron precipi- and XIV, Area XIV, 165 tation control. Figure 11.A-2 rem for travel

Sampling and 306-ft elevation Unshielded dose analyzing reactor of the Control rates in the Nuclear coolant in nuclear Building, Area XVI, Sampling Room are sampling room and Figure 11.A-4 276 rem/hour.

radiochemistry

laboratory

TMI-1 UFSAR APPENDIX 11A 11A.10-6 REV. 18, APRIL 2006 TABLE 11.A-3 (Sheet 4 of 4)

POST-TMI-2 MODIFICATIONS FOR POSTACCIDENT ACCESS Major Source of Radiation Dose Modification and/or Administrative Control

Decay heat system piping Operating procedures require DHV-12B to be locked open during power operations. A valve

operator reach rod extension has been installed on

DHV-64, with the handwheel positioned to benefit

from the shield wall installed in Area IV on the 305'

Auxiliary Building. Emergency operating

procedures have been changed to require manual

opening of DHV-64 prior to initiating recirculation

from the reactor building sump (i.e. before the

BWST is depleted).

Reactor coolant sample Shielding has been installed in the Nuclear and sample lines Sampling Room to reduce dose to Chemists performing post-accident reactor coolant sampling.

Refer to Section 9.2.2 of this FSAR.