ML19221A444

Details Reorganization of Waste Mgt Activities

ML19221A444
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/24/1979
From:	Arnold R, Herbein J, Rusche B GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	Stello V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 7905230024
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mI 2 1-2 Recovery Organization Now that the reactor approaches a stable condition preparatory to establishing naturalcirculation cooling and releases of radioactivity to the environment are being controlled at acceptably low levels, it is timely to count a more vigorous effort to reduce accumulated liquid and solid wastes and restom the auxiliary building to near normal access and use.

Even though many of these waste management activities are independent of the ongoing operation to maintain core cooling, everyone must continue to recognize a si= cable effort must still be dedicated to core and primary system control.

Te increase the emphasis en waste management, a separate Unit 2 in-plant waste management organization is being established to:

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Ensure that piiblic health and saf ety will be adcquately protected during the cleanup and recovery operation.

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Ensure that necessary operations are carried out without undue personnel exposure.

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Provide a sharp focus on the waste manage =ent effort.

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Minimize interference between the primary-secondary system operations and waste management operations.

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Optimize utilization of available staff.

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Improve efficiency.

The new organization will build on the nucleus of the existing waste managenent' group augmented by separate operating and support groups drawn from the present plant operation.

The new organization vill be assigned responsibility for evaluation, planning and execution of all TMI-2 liquid, gaseous,and solid waste operations not directly related to reactor operations.

As a first approxi=stian, these activities will encompass most of the Auxiliary Building operations.

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Unit 2 waste canagcment operations will be separate and distinct from iUL L/U Unit 1 cperations.

In the case of solid waste operations, the new waste management activity will provide all the solid waste functions for Unit 2 and the final waste processing function, i.e.,

solidification, co=paction, etc., using the solid waste processing area in Unit 1.

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Ill Members April 24, 1979 TMI-2 Recovery Organization The new organization shown in Attachment 1 will be gradually put into place over the next week to provide self-contained support activities such as maintenance, health physics, sample coordination, and chemical and radiological analysis facilities.

Objectives of the Waste Management Activity are:

MAJOR OBJECTIVES

- Control (Contain) and manage radioactivity so as to minimize exposure to the public and onsite personnel.

- Develop and implement programs to manage and process contaminated water to:

- minimize releases of radioactivity

- optimize use of available storage capacity

- increase freeboard for contingency storage

- Develop and implement programs to minimize radioactive gas releases

- Develop and implement programs to manage solid radioactive waste

- volume reduction

- interim retention facility

- disposition

- Develop and implement decontamination programs to rentore the auxiliary building and equipment to near normal access and use.

- minimize personnel exposure

- d.e, contamination techniques

- strategies and programs

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11 I! cabers April 24, 1979 niI-2 Recovery Organization The organization for this effort is the result of discussions among many of us involved in the TMI-2 recovery efforts.

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GROUP F11 NOTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A statement of the " Functions and Responsibilities" is presented for each of the grot.ps in Waste Management Activities.

These group's functions are highly intcrrelated ar.d each should be interpreted in the context of the total organization.

These~ statements were developed in the light of the present perception of circumstances and objectives.

As experience.is gained with the organization, revisions and adjustments will be made to improve the effectiveness of operation.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Function and Renponsibility

1. Provide general technical support for short and mid-term WM activities.

2. Collect, analyze, interpret source and release data.

Recommend improvements in practices.

3. Conduct 'tudies and develop plans for water cleanup and management.

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4. Conduct studies and develop plans for solid waste management programs.

5. Develop plans and strat' gies for decontamination including methods, e

programs, and procedures.

6. Maintain current assessment of all waste volumes, movements,and plans.

Provide revised and improved plans as experience accumulates.

LIQUID WASTE Functions and Responsibilities

1. Maintain current assessment of waste management situation - volumes, composition, radioactivity 1cvels, options for control, contingency plans.

2. Develop strategies for short terr. management to optimize use of existing volumes.

3. Plan strategies for processing existing waste water in conjunc't'i'on with technical support.

4. Develop specification for new or modified facilities to carry out necessary functions. Maintain close coordination with System Plant Operations.

5. Assume that capabilities exist for chemical analysis needed for the processing operation and monitoring potential release pathways.

6. Provide liaison with engineering and construction as needed.

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CASECUS WASTE Functions and Responsibilities

1. Develop strategies for minimizing releases - timing, release points, filter and absorber replacement.

2. Maintain current assessment of gas management strategies - volumes and sources, chemical and radioactive composition, options for control, contingency plans.

3. Develon strategies for short term management.

4. Develop equipment and operational improvements to enhance confinement and collection effectiveness.

5. Provide liaison with engineering and construction as needed.

DECONTAMINATION Functions and Responsibilities

1. In conjunction with Technical Support, ider.tif y, evaluate, and recommend techniques for decontamination of Auxiliary Building.

2. In conjunction with Technical Support, develop methods and equipment k

and implement programs to manage and dispose of resulting wastes.

3. Recom=end strategies for selecting decontamination sequences to minimize exposure and return facilities to near normal use in lowest practical time.

4. Provide liaison with engineering and construction as needed.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Functions and Responsibilities

1. In conjunction with Technical Support maintain current assessment of solid waste manage =ent activities - solume, generation rate, radio-activity levels, form and nuclide distribur. ion.

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2. Develop estimate of future waste generation.

3. Develop and assist in bringing into operation volume reduction equipment.

4. Develop specification for interim storage and control programs and facilities.

5. Develop plans and programs for off-site disposition of waste.

6. Provide liaison with engineering, construction and contracts as needed, i62 275

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SYSTEM OPERATIONS Functions and Responcibil' ties

1. Carry out Waste Management Operations for TMI-2 on a 24 nr. basis.

2. Conduct operations with Guidancc and Technical Input of the WMA Support groups.

3. Conduct operations under TMI administrative and procedural system adapted to fit present circumstances.

4. Scope of Activities

a. All activitics in TMI-2 Auxiliary Building except those directly connected or associated with the primary or secondary reactor systems.

b. All solid waste activities for TMI-2 and final processing of TMI-1 solid wastes using com=on facilities in TMI-2.

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5. Provide basic maintenance support for waste canagccent operations augmented by other station staff as needed.

6. Provide construction and start-up surveillance as needed for construction proj ec cu.

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RADIATION PROTECTION AND CtlEMISTRY Functions and Responsibilities Health Physics

1. Provide monitoring and surveillance for reutina RWP 5 ark using standard plant procedures adapted as approved for present circumstances.

2. Provide special personnel aurvey and monitoring coverage.

Sauple Acauisition and Coordination

1. Coordinate all chemical, radioche=ical and physical sampling efforts for WMA.

2. Establi,sh.and maintain current priorities.

3. Act as expediter to acquire and prepare samples for analysis.m.

4. Maintain achieved records of all samples requested, taken, and results obtained.

Chemical and Radiological Analyses.

1. Provide chemical analysis capabilities to support water processing operations.

2. Provide radiological analysis capability for liquid, gaseous and solid samples at Icw and intermediate radioactivity levels.

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- m =.r a. 6 INTERFACES Establishment of a separate Waste Management Organization introduces a number of interfaces with existing

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As a means of defining the interfaccs as unambiguously as possible, a numbar of interface statements have been developed. As a general approach, in all areas where either both Unit 1 and Unit 2 share a common facility or where a single piece of equipment serves both prirary-secondary system operations and WMA, the organization desiring use of the facility or operation assumes responsibility to obtain cicarance from the working supervisor of the other organization before the use or operation is carried out.

Standard plant procedures will apply uniformly to both organizations each using their own approval chains.

It is important in the application of these procedures that a careful balance be drawn between steps aimed at protecting the public and plant personnel and those administratively more suited to normal operations.. Supervision at all levels should be informed i

of the need to make adjustments and adaptions when circumstances warrant so that scheduled work may proceed expeditiously.

Refinements and adjustments in the interface relationships will be made when experience warrants.

1. Geographical location of TMI-2 Waste Management Operation Operations of the TMI-2 WMA generally encompass all the activities carried on in the Auxiliary Building except those related directly to primary and secondary systems or within containment,

2. Management and processing of liquids Assigned to WMA WDL-T-1A WDL-T-lC RC Bleed Tanks WDL-T-1B WDL-T-Z Misc, Waste Holding Tank Operations of EPI -- COR 1 & 2 WDL-T-9A Evaporator Condensate Tank

-9B WDS-T-2 Concentrated Waste Tank WDS-T-8A Neu ra izer nxs

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Auxiliary Building Sump Tank WDL-T-5 Auxiliary Building Sump Tank

-[yf Contaminated Drain Tanks Assigned to Reactor Operations R Mate up tank for reactor operations DHR System Secondary System clean up i

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l Assigned to WMA Air Clean Up Systems A & B Auxiliary Clean Up Systems A & B Fuel Handling Building Systems Assigned to Reactor Operations Clean up for Condenser Air Ejector

4. Solid Waste Operation Assigned to WMA All Waste Management Operations for Unit 2 Auxiliary Building space in Unit 1 for solid waste operation Assigned to Reactor Operation Unit 1 Solid Waste Management in Unit 1 utilizing the WMA facilities in Unit 1

5. Decentaninstion Assigned to WMA All decontamination activities in Unit 2 Auxiliary Building Assigned to Reactor Operationc

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