ML18018A438

Forwards Addl Info Requested by NRC 821120 Ltr Re Vol Reduction Sys.Info Addresses All Items Necessary for Des Input.Remaining Info Will Be Submitted as Available

ML18018A438
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	12/13/1982
From:	Mcduffie M CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ACCESSION NBR:8212160036 DOC DATE: 82/12/13 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET

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FACIL:50-400 Shearon Harr is Nuclear Power PlantE Unit 50-401 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Planti Unit 2i Carolina BYNAME ii Carolina 05000400 05000401 AUTH AUTHOR AFF ILIATION MCDUFFIEPM,A. Carolina Power 8 Light Co.

REC IP 0 NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DENTONPH Rs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulationi Director

SUBJECT:

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a CRQE, Carolina Power tt Light Company DEC 13 1982 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS ~ 50-400 AND 50-401 SAFETY REVIEW QUESTION RESPONSE CLARIFICATION

Dear Mr. Denton:

In response to NRC letter dated N'ovember 26, 1982, Carolina Power &

Light Company (CP&L) hereby transmits one original and forty copies of the requested 1nformation concerning the Shearon Harr1s Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP) Volume Reduction System. This information provides additional detail to CP&L's original response to F1nal Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) Safety Review Question 460.30. The attached information addresses identified as being necessary for the Draft Environmental Statement input, as all the items discussed with Mr. N. P. Kadambi of your staff. The remaining information will be provided as it becomes available.

If you have any questions concerning this material, please contact our staff.

Yours very truly, M. A. McDuff1e Senior Vice President Engineering & Construction JHE/pgp (5864C4T6)

Enclosure CC: Mr. N. Prasad Kadambi (NRC) Mr. John D. Runkle (w/o attachment)

Dr. Phyllis Lotchin (w/o attachment) Dr. Richard D. Wilson (w/o attachment)

Mr. G. F. Maxwell (NRC-SHNPP) Mr. Wells Eddleman (w/o attachment)

Mr. J. P. O'Reilly (NRC-RII) Ms. Patricia T. Newman (w/o attachment)

Mr. Daniel F. Read (CHANGE/ELP) Chapel Hill Public Library Mr. Travis Payne (KUDZU) Wake County Public Library qOe I 8212160036 821213 PDR ADOCK 05000400 D PDR i 411 Fayetteville Street o P. O. Box 1551 ~ Raleigh, N. C. 27602

I INFORMATION REQUESTED ON SHNPP VOLUME REDUCTION (VR) SYSTEM Type and volume of waste to be handled.

RESPONSE

Inputs to VRS for two (2) unit operation are given below. FSAR Table 11.4.1-1 will be revised in a future amendment to reflect this information.

Sources Type Volume (ft /yr.)

Waste Evaporator Bottoms 12% Na2B407 325 R.O. Concentrates Evaporator 12% boric and other Bottoms salts 2500 Secondary Waste Evaporator Bottoms 22% Na2S04 9350 Boron Recycle Evaporator Bottoms 4% H3B03 2050 Filter particulates 3% filter sludge 3600

2. Activity in each type of waste to be handled. Basis.

RESPONSE

The nuclide concentrations (design basis) of inputs to the VRS can be found in attached Tables 1 and 2, and FSAR Table 11.4.1-7. FSAR Tables 11.4.1-2 and 11.4.1-3 will be revised accordingly in a future amendment.

3~ What is the quantity of effluent releases by radionuclid e for gases an d liquids?

RESPONSE

The effluent releases from the VR System are: (1) a gas stream that is discharged to the plant vent through a filter assembly consisting of a pre-HEPA filter, charcoal adsorber and HEPA filter connected in series; and (2) condensate which is recycled to the floor drain system. The gas is essentially a mixture of air and water vapor which leaves the system at the rate of 70 SCFM, 180'F and relative humidit 30%.

u l y ess tth an The overall system DF for partic~late is 10 , while the overall, system DF for iodine is greater than 10 . The particulate, DF applies. to all isotopes except iodine. Thus, the effluent release by radionuclide is the input activity divided by the DF, either particulate or iodine.

4~ What is the quantity of additional liquid waste to be treated by'he liquid waste processing system as a result of the operation of" the VRS?

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RESPONSE

During the operation of the VRS, condensate is generated and recycled to the floor drain system. The condensate has the following nominal characteristics:

Flowrate: Approximately 1 gpm Temperature: 130'F pH: Approximately 7 Dissolved Solids Concentration: Less than 200 PPM Suspended Solids Concentration: Nil Organics: Nil k

State the DF for iodine across the venturi scrubber and DF across the gas-solids separator. What is the residence time across the charcoal adsorber? What is the thickness of the charcoal adsorber?

RESPONSE

The DF across the venturi scrubber for elemental iodine is about 10.

The DF for iodine across the gas-solids separator is 1. However, about 1/2. of the iodine is recovered in the fluid bed dryer with the solid product. Thus, the combined DF for iodine between the dryer and the gas-solids separator is about 2.

The residence time across the charcoal adsorber is 0.88 seconds. The charcoal adsorber unit has the overall dimensions of 24" x 24" x 11-1/2" thick with internal dividers. The unit is a Mine Safety Appliance Sure-Sorber Charcoal Filter, Model Number 457238, with charcoal identified as MSA i/85851 Description of the VR system process.

RESPONSE

The SHNPP VR system is identical to the VR system described in Topical Report No. AECC-, l-A, 1975, with exceptions as noted in Table 3.

What is the VR factor achieved on the wastes processed by the VRS?

RESPONSE

The total VR factor is directly dependent upon the type of input wastes. Using information supplied in Response 1 the VR factor achieved will be approximately eight (8).

0 TABLE 1 NUCLIDE ACTIVITY INPUTS TO THE SOLID RADWASTE SYSTEM EVAPORATOR CONCENTRATES (p-Ci/g) NORMAL OPERATIONS Waste RO Concentrate S. W. High Boron Concentrate Evaporator Evaporator Conductivity Evaporator Isotope Bottoms Bottoms Evaporator Bottoms Bottoms Br 83 1.24E-03 4. 69E-05 1.01E-04 Br 84 1.46E-04 1.25E-06 1.21E-05 I 130 2.71E-03 2.73E-04 1.62E-04 I 131 5.04E+00 5.93E>>01 3.42E-02 6. 7E-01 I 132 2.46E-02 8.91E-04 2.01E-03 8.2E-02 I 133 8.07E-01 9.18E-02 3.60E-02 6.8E-01 I 134 4.37E-03 6.11E-05 3.60E-04 I 135 1.34E-01 1.05E-02 1.00E-02 1.5E-01 Rb 86 3.13E-03 2.88E-04 1.10E-05 Rb 88 6.18E-03 2.98E-05 5.21E-04 Cs 134 1.93E+00 1.25E-01 3.29E-03 5.6E-01 Cs 136 3.69E-01 3.78E-02 1.68E-03 7.2E-01 Cs 137 1.42E+00 9. 27E-02 2.37E-03 3.7E-01 Cr 51 8.67E-03 7.23E-04 2.47E-04 54 2.31E-03 1.62E-04 4.07E-05 Fe 55- 1.24E-01 7.87E-03 2.10E-04 Fe 59 5.54E-03 4.20E-04 1.30E-04 Co 58 1.00E-01 7.18E-03 2.09E-03 Co 60 1.56E-02 1.09E-03 2.62E-04 Sr 89 2.02E-02 1.50E-03 4.57E-05 Sr, 90 7.86E-04 4. 96E-05 1.31E-06 Sr 91' 6.54E-04 6.03E-05 4.37E-05 90 ~ 7.66E-07 9.94E-08 1.42E-07 Y 91M 3.22E-06 4.31E-Q8 2.65E-06 Y 91 3.81E-04 2.78E-05 8.35E-06

93. 3.68E-06 3.48E-07 2.39E-06 Zr 95 3.69E-04 4.26E-05 7.84E-06 Nb 95 2.53E-04 4.29E-05 6.51E-06 Mo 99 5.54E-03 7.18E-04 9.94E-03 1.6E-01 Tc 99M'u 3.07E-04 2.27E-05 2.34E-03 1.5E-01 103 2.38E-04 2.01E-05 5.86E-06 Ru 106 7.52E-05 3.28E-05 1.31E-06 Rh 103M 4.59E-07 7.01E-09 3.78E-07 Te 125M 1. 73E-03 1.27E-04 3.79E-06 Te 127M 1.89E-02 1.29E-03 3.66E-05 Te 127, 8.23E-04 7.44E-05 5.58E-05 Te 129M 6.90E-02 5.53E-03 1.82E-04 Te 129 1.93E-04 3.49E-06 1.59E-05 Te 131M 7.24E-03 8.72E-04 2.58E-04 4.8E-03 Te 131 4.82E-05 3.23E-07 4.02E-06 Te 132 2.08E-01 2.71E-02 3.24E-03 6.7E-02 Ba 140 6.12E-03 6.32E-04 2.82E-05 La 140 6.02E-05 7.55E-06 1.66E-05 Ce 141 3.43E-04 2.76E-05 9.11E-06

TABLE 1 (Continued)

Waste RO Concentrate S. W. High Boron Concentrat'c Evaporator Evaporator Conductivity Evaporator Isotope Bottoms Bottoms Evaporator Bottoms Bottoms Ce 143 1.32E-05 1.62E-06 4. 26E-06 Ce 144 2.45E-04 7.38E-05 4.33E-06 Pr 143 1.46E-04 1.48E-05 6.42E-06 Pr 144 9.78E-07 4.52E-09 8.25E-08 Np 239 6.72E-03 8.68E-04 1.40E-04 TOTAL 1.03E+Ol 1.01E+00 1.10E-Ol 3.61E+00

TABLE 2 NUCLIDE ACTIVITY INPUTS TO THE SOLID RADWASTE SYSTEM EVAPORATOR CONCENTRATES (u-Ci/g) DESIGN BASIS Waste RO Concentrate S. W. High Boron Concentrate Evaporator Evaporator Conductivity Evaporator Isotope Bottoms Bottoms Evaporator Bottoms Bottoms Br 83 2.19E-02 8.23E-04 3.57E-03 Br 84 2.30E-03 1.97E-05 3.83E-04 I 129 3.22E-06 2.048-07 1.07E-08 I 130 2.42E-02 2.44E-03 2.90E-03 I'131 ' 5.11E+01 6.02E+00 6.948-01 6. 70E+00 132 6.31E-01 2.29E-02 1.03E-01 8. 20E-01 I 133 8.30E+00 9. 49E-01 7.40E-01 6.80E+00 I 134 4.698-02 6.548-04 7.72E-03 I 135 1.42E+00 1.11E-01 2.12E-01 1.50E+00 Rb 86 7.65E-01 7.05E-02 5.40E-01 Rb 88 1.218-01 5.83E-04 2.048-02 Rb 89 4.668-03 1.878-05 7.91E-04 Cs 134 1.69E+02 1.088+01 5.75E-01 5.60E+00 Cs 136 8.02E+01 8.21E+00 7.30E-01 7.20E+00 Cs 137 1.12E+02 7.10E+00 3.758-01 3.70E+00 Cs 138 4.768-02 4.11E-04 7.90E-03 Cr 51 2.38E-02 1.99E-03 1.368-03 Mn 54 2.84E-03 2 '48-04 9.99E-05 Mn 56 5.19E-04 2.08E-05 8.48E-04 Fe 55 1.70E-01 1.08E-02 5.75E-04 Fe 59 3.06E-03 2.32E-04 1.44E-04 Co 58 8.948-02 6. 488-03 3.73E-03 Co 60 1.41E-02 1. 17E-03 4.758-04 Sr 89 2.41E-01 1.79E-02 1.09E-03 Sr 90 8.98E-03 5.68E-04 3.00E-05 Sr 91 5.71E-03 5. 25E-04 7.63E-04 Sr 92 3.238-04 1. 35E-05 5.27E-05 Y 90 2.088-05 2.70E-06 7.71E-06 Y 91M 3.15E-05 4.22E-07 5.19E-05 Y 91 3.29E-03 2.40E-04 1.448-04 92 3.97E-05 2.09E-06 6.418-05 Y 93 3.748-05 3.54E-06 4.86E-05 Zr 95 3.86E-03 3.208-04 1.648-04 Nb 9S 3.178-03 3.12E-04 1.63E-04 Mo 99 5.91E-02 7.69E-03 1.72E-01 1.60E+00 Tc 99M 3.91E-03 2.89E-04 5.95E-02 1.50E+00 Ru 103 2.92E-03 2.30E-04 1.44E-04 Ru 106 1.00E-03 1.37E-04 3.508-05 Rh, 103M 4.97E-06 7.60E-08 8. 198-06 Ag 110M 9.83E-03 6.56E-04 3.49E-04 Te 125M 1.59E-02 1.168-"03 6.968-05 Te 1.27M 1,868-01 1 ~ 288-02 7 238 04 Te 127 1.03E-02 9.328-04 1.40E-03

TABLE 2 (Continued)

Waste RO Concentrate S. W. High Boron Concentrate Evaporator Evaporator Conductivity Evaporator isotope Bottoms Bottoms Evaporator Bottoms Bottoms Te 129M 8.92E-01 7.1'5E-02 4. 70E-03 Te 129 1.83E-03 3.30E-05 3.01E-04 Te 131M 6.92E-02 8.34E-03 4.94E-03 4. 8E-02 Te 131 4.75E-04 3.18E-06 7.93E-05 Te 132 2.23E+00 2.92E-01 6.98E-02 6.7E-01 Te 134 2.01E-03 2.26E-05 3.31E-04 Ba 140 1.13E-01 1.17E-02 1.05E-03 La 140 5.20E-04 6.52E-05 2.87E-04 Ce 141 2.98E-03 2.40E-04 1.58E-04 CB 143 1.59E-04 1.95E-05 1.02E-04 Ce 144 2.76E-03 3.30E-04 9.74E-05 Pr 143 1.81E-03 1.83E-04 1.58E-04 Pr 144 9.63E-06 4.45E-08 1.63E-06 TOTAL 4.28E+02 3. 37E+01 3. 81E+00 3.61E+01

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TABLE 3 The Difference Between the Topical Report AECC-l-A,'975 and SHNPP Deliverable Equipment Item Differences Reason Fluid Bed Dryer Dryer increases from 24 to 30 inches. The unit was scaled up to a11ow higher evaporator bottoms processing rate.

Scrubber/ a. Units have been separated. Provides a cleaner condensate for recycle back to the Condenser floor drain system (200 ppm solids as compared to 10,000 ppm solids).

b. Scrubber utilizes evaporator As described in the updated Topical Report, dated bottoms as scrubbing liquid. October, 1979, the reasons are:

(1) Captures all the fines from the gas fluid separator in the scrubbing liquid which is the feed to the fluid bed dryer. In this way, all the incoming wastes are processed by the system and almost none are returned back to the plant. Overall, process efficiency based on feed input to waste return to the floor drain system is 99.86% worst case.

(2) The scrubber is designed to automatically control the solids content of the scrubber liquid to 28% solids which is fed to the fluid bed dryer as long as the evaporator bottoms concentration is greater than 7% Critical controls of the evaporator are no longer necessary and the opera-tion of the fluid bed dryer is no longer dependent on the evaporator feed concentration allowing a more trouble free performance with'less operator dependance.

(3) If evaporator bottoms are approximately 7%, the feed rate to the scrubber can be as high as 80 gph, as compared in 20 gph, using the original system. This four-fold increase in processing rate at low evaporator bottoms con-centration is possible by recovering most of the waste heat from the fluid bed dryer.

TABLE 3 (CONT'D)

Item Difference Reason Product Storage Deleted Presently product storage is accomplished in the drum.

Hopper CP&L is currently reviewing,a proposal from SECO and AECC to incorporate a SECO pneumatic system which will handle product storage.

Liquid/Heat Exchanger for Replaced by Condenser Tubes Allows more efficient use of cooling water since eliminates the loss of pressure by two-fold indirect it Condenser heat exchange.

Charcoal Adsorber Replaced by nuclear grade commercial Improve reliability, utilizing standard existing (AECC design) unit (NSA design). equipment.

Additional HEPA Added to fluidizing air for fluid Prevents buildup of dust in wind box and distributor filter (F2 ANB) bed dryer. plate of fluid bed dryer. Reduces potential problems with dust buildup and reduces decontamination requirements.

t June 8, 1987 DISTRIBUTION:

Docket No. 50-400.3 PAnderson PD21 r/f

.DOCKET NO(S). 50-400

SUBJECT:

Environment51 Surveillance Report, January 1. 1986 - December 31, 1986, Shearon Harris Nuclear Poorer Plant The following documents concerning our review of the subject facility are transmitted for your information.

Notice of Receipt of Application, dated Draft/Final Environmental Statement, dated Notice of Availability of Draft/Final Environmental Statement, dated Safety Evaluation Report, or Supplement No. dated Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, dated Notice. of Consideration of Issuance of Facility Operating License or Amendment to Facility Operating License, dated Hi-Weekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Operating Licenses Involvingi o Significant Hazards Considerations, dated Lsee page(s) ]

Exemption, dated Construction Permit No. CPPR- , Amendment No. dated Facility Operating License No. , Amendment No. dated Order Extending Construction Completion Date, dated Monthly Operating Rep'ort for transmitted by letter dated Q Annual/Qggg@N gg Report-ddyy d d~

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Ecology and Conservation Division National Oceanic 5 Atmospheric Administration 14th and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20230 Dr. William B. Stroube, Jr.

FDA Research Chemist National Bureau of Standards Reactor Building 235, Room B-108 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Office ATTN: Regional Radiation Representative 345 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30365

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