ML17252A992
| ML17252A992 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1973 |
| From: | Worden W Commonwealth Edison Co |
| To: | Anthony Giambusso US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) |
| References | |
| Download: ML17252A992 (2) | |
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POST OFflCE BOX 767 *CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60690 wPW Ltr.#244-73 Mr. A. Giambusso Deputy Director for Reactor Projects
- Directorate of Licensing U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D. C.
20545 Morris, Illinois Karch 29, 1973
SUBJECT:
LICENSE DPR 19-25, DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 SECTION 6.6.B.3 OF THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
Dear Mr. Giambusso:
This is to report a condition relating to the operation of the
.s.ta.tion in which on March 20, 1973, *the *Radwaste *Waste *surge Tanlc was found to contain 5.6 curies which exceeds the Technical Specification limit as stated in Section 3.8.D.
PROBLEM AND INVESTIGATION The following circumstances led* to the.Waste Surge Tanlc content of 5. 6 curies:
"A" waste collector filter had been taken out-of-service on March 13, 1973 due to suspected crud leaks in the filter septums.
On March 19, 1973 at 2110, "B" waste collector filter and the Radwaste demin-eralizer were taken out-of-service due to high differe.ntial pressure across the filter.
Steam cleaning of "B" filter was required.
Also at 2110 the water.level in the Waste Collector Tank reached 80 percent and continued increasing *
. In order to decrease tanlc levei,water from the Waste Collector Tanlc was transferred to the Waste Surge Tank without the decontamination factor provided by the filter and demineraliz~.-~--
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Mr. March 29, 1973 At-0015 on March 20, 1973, the Waste Surge0-Tank -was placed on recirculation for a sample.
At 0130 hours0.0015 days <br />0.0361 hours <br />2.149471e-4 weeks <br />4.9465e-5 months <br />, a sample from the Waste surge Tank was taken and the analysis indicated 4.3xl07 uuCi/l _and a tank curie content of 5.6 curies.
Initial.action taken to eliminate the problem consisted of steam cleaning of "B" Waste Collector Filter and placing the filter.and demineralizer back in service.
At 0926 onMaJ;ch 20, 1973, the Was.te Surge Tank was:* processed through the filter and demineralizer to "C" Waste Sample Tank.
Sample results from "C" Waste Sample Tank at 1400 hours0.0162 days <br />0.389 hours <br />0.00231 weeks <br />5.327e-4 months <br /> indicated the tank curie content was below Technical Specification limits.
The presence of 5. 6 curies of 13 Y radioactivity in the wa"ter in the
. above *ground tanks did not *present a *haza-rd to the public since the contents of the tank were not released to the river and the tank f3 r radioactivity was reduced to less than Technical Specification limits within 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br /> following collection and analysis-of the first sample. *Had a failure of the Waste Surge Tank occurred, as described in Admendment #9,Section V.C.l of the S.A.R., and the radioactivity contained in the tank been released to the aquatic environment, the limits as specified in 10 CFR 20.106 would not*
have been exceeded when averaged over one year.
CORRECTIVE ACTION In order to minimize the potential for future incidents of this nature, a procedure will be issued by April 3, 1973~ requiring sample analysis and calcu'latlons o"f curie content prior to proce*ssing the Wa*ste Collect.or
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Tank to above ground radwaste storage tanks without the ~se of either a Waste Collector Filter or the Radwaste Demineralizer.
Sincerely, W. P. Worden Superintendent
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