ML18081A470
| ML18081A470 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/1979 |
| From: | Schneider F Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911020371 | |
| Download: ML18081A470 (3) | |
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Frederick W. Schneider Vice President Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark, N.J. 07101 201/430-7373 Production September 25, 1979 Mr. Boyce H. Grier, Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
Dear Mr. Grier:
NRC IE BULLETIN NO. 79-19 NO. l AND 2 UNITS SALEM GENERATING STATION In response to your letter of August 10, 1979, transmitting NRC IE Bulletin No. 79-19 which was received on August 16, 1979, the attached response is submitted for your review.
If you require additional information, we will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Sincerely, Attach.
CC:
NRC Of£ice of Inspection and Enforcement Division 0£ Reactor Operations Inspection Washington, D.C.
Mr. L. J. Norrholm NRC, Hancocks Bridge, N.J.
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. SALEM UNITS T AND 2 RESP-ONSES TO NRC.BULLETIN 79-*19 The enclosed information is provided in response to item 9, page 3 of 3,*of NRC IE Bulletin 79-19.
Ite:rri numbers and question numbers listed below are direct references to the paragraphs of the Bulletin:
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 I.tern 4 Item 5 Item 6 Salerri management maintains a current.set of all applicable NRC and DOT regulations, including those relating to the transfer, packaging, and transport of* low-level radioactive waste material.
No additional action is deemed necessary.
A current set of requirements, placed on the waste burial firm by the State of South Carolina, is maintained on-site at Salem and in the corporate office.
No additional action is deemed necessary.
Although departmental assignments of responsibility for qualified personnel involved in radwaste currently exist; the *management of Salem will specifically designate, in writing the people in the organization.who are responsible for the safe transfer, packaging, and transport of low-level radioactive *material by January 1, 1980.
All radioactive waste operations currently being performed at Salem are *performed in accordance*
with management approved, detailed instructions.
Additional procedures or instructions will be de-veloped as necessary due to changes* in processing methods or equipment.
No additional action is*
deemed required at this time; Although training in procedures and regulations regarding radioactive waste is currently part of* station departmental training programs, a supplemental program for training and retraining in DOT and NRC regulations, waste burial require.:..:
ments, and proce~ures and instructions for those personnel involved with transfer, packaging, and transport of radioactive *material will. be* develop-ed by January 1, 1980 and implemented by April 1, 1980.
Training and retraining of employees who operate processes which *generate waste,* to assure.that the volume of low-level radioactive waste is minimized and to assure *that proper processing of such waste is accomplished, will be included in the program and schedule specified in response to item 5, above.
Item 7 Item 8 Item 9 Item 9 2 -
PSE&G currently has an NRC approved quality as-surance program, including audits of certain por-tions of the radioactive*waste managerrierit.
Pro-cedures to cover any remaining portions of the radwaste management program will be prepared as necessary.
A management-controlled audit of the activities described, will be conducted within 60 days of August 10,. 1979, and records will be maintained and available for future 'inspection by NRC or DOT.
Questions l and 2 This information is reported in accordance with Technical Specifications on a semi-annual basis.
Question 3 Salem Unit 1 generated liquid low-level radio-active waste during the period described. _This waste *was processed by filtration and deminer-alization and the filters and resins shipped in dewatered form.
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