ML19242C920
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| Issue date: | 05/29/1979 |
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e TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSE FOR RECEIPT, POSSESSION, STORACE, USE, TESTING. AND TRANSFER OF LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUEL MATEFIALS AT TVA 0FFICE OF POWER CENTRAL LABORATORIES, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 1.
CENERAL INFORMATION The Tennessee Valley Authority hereby applies far a special nuclear matecial license to provide for receipt, possession, storage, destruc-t ive testing, packaging for delivery to a carrier, transfer, and ship-ment of light water reactor fuel materials at the TVA Office of Power Central Laboratories located at Chickamauga Dam Power Service Center, Chnttanooga, Tennessee.
II.
Al'PI.ICANT ORGANIZATION A.
Name of Aoplicant Tennessee Valley Authority 11.
Description of Business of Applicant The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the Federal Government created by the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 [48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
831-831dc (1970; Supp.
V. 1975)].
C C.ir, orate O r z a r. i r a t i o n TVA's activities are conducted primarily in parts of Tenacssee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carclina, Georgia, and Virginia.
The offices of the TVA 30ard of Directors and Ceneral M.. nager are at Knoxville, Tennessee.
All of the directors and principal officers are United States citizens.
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g The names and s4.1ress of the directors and principals officers are as follows:
Directors Home Address Office Address S.
D.iv id Freeman-1431 Cherokee Trail 400 Commerce Avenue, (Chairman)
Unit 122 E12A7 Knoxville, TN 37919 Knoxville, TN 37902 Director (Vacant)
Richard Freeman 1539 G 400 Commerce Avenue.
(Director)
Coleman Road E12All Knoxville, TN 37857 Knoxville, TN 37902 Officers Home Address Office Address Leon E.
Ring 6094 Creschill Drive 400 Commerce Avenue, (General Manager)
Knoxville, TN 37919 E12B16 Knoxville, TN 37902 Herbert S.
Sanger, Jr.
5100 Malibu Drive 400 Commerce Avenue, (General Counsel)
Knoxville, TN 37918 E11333 Knoxville, TN 37902 Lewis B.
Nelson 1918 Courtney Avenue A214 National Fertiliter (Manager of Florence, AL 35630 Development Center agricultural and Muscle Shoals, AL 35660 Chemical Development)
Ccorge H.
Kimmons Williams Road, Route 3 400 Commerce Avenue, (Manager of Concord, TN 37720 Knoxville, TN 37902 Engineering Design and Construction)
Hugh G.
Parris 9211 Pleasant Lane 500C Chestnut Street (Manager of Power)
Coltewah, TN 37363 Tower II Chattanooga, TN 37401 The applicant is not owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government.
D.
Agency The applicant is not acting as agent or representative of another person in filing this application.
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3 III. ACTIVITY A.
Location The TVA Metallurgical Laboratory is located in Room 213 of the Cer. tral Laboratories Building in the Chickasauga Das Power Service Center
. complex. This facility is situated at the north end of Chicka=auga Dam at the intersection of Highway 153 and Access Drive near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
B. Organization The Metallurgical Laboratory is part of the Laboratory Section, Transmission Maintenance and Test Branch of the Division of Power System Operations within the Office of Power. This laboratory has been in. existence since 1942 doing various tests on =aterials used in TVA's power generation and transmission.sys:cs. It has occupied its present facilities since 1962.
C. General Plan of Operation Samples of low anriched uranius dioxide powder and pellets will be analyzed in the Metallurgical Laboratory to support TVA's nuclear fuel quality assurance efforts. These sa:ples, containing natural uranius or uranium enriched to less than, percen: in the urania -
235 isotope, will be obtained fro = TVA nuclear fuel suppliers as in-process or final products representative of the fuel =a:erials contained or to be contained in a given TVA nuclear fuel proj ect.
Laboratory analyses wt11 be condue:ed using selected procedures as detailed in A=erican Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Standard C-696-7?., which has been endorsed by the U.S. A:csic Energy Coccission as Regulatory Guide 5.5.
The only procedures lis:cd in C-695-72 that will not be performed are those requiring the use of a mass spectro =eter.
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4 Additional examinations of samples vill involve:
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Visual and di=ensional inspection of pellets 2.
Determination of pellet density via geometric and i=mersion techniques 3.
Inspection of pellet microstructure and pcrc ::rphelogy via natallographic mounting all re-At the conclusion of testing for a given fuel project, coverable uranius dioxide powder, pellet chunks and whole pellets will be appropriately packaged and stored for later ship =ent to the respective fuel supplier for recycle into that facility's laboratory waste, or otherwise disposed of at an approved burial site. All other vaste materials and equip =ent, except that which can be decontaminated for reuse, will be appropriately rackag2d and delivered to a TVA nuclear power plant for inclusion into that plant's radioactive waste disposal system er to an approved burial site.
IV.
PERIOD O? LICENSE It is requested that a license be issued to rerain in ef fect until ruch time as the licensee requests ter=ination.
V.
LICI'ISED MA*ERIAL A.
Na=e_
The material will be natural uranium anc uranius enriched to les; than 4 percent in the uraniwn-233 isotope.
3.
Aroun t_
The max 1=um a= cunt of material to be held at any given time is 340 gra:s of the uranium-135 isotope.
C.
Soecifications The sacarf21 will be in the form of uranium dioxide powder and reactor fuel pellets and the nor:al residues and vaste sateria's produced inci eut to the test activities described in paragraph III.C. of this application.
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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS The technical qualifications of the laboratory staf f authoriscd to be engaged in the licensed activity follow.
A.
John Rose, Supervisor, Chemical Laboratory 1.
Training M.
S., Chemistry, 1951, University of Tennessee a.
b.
Post-graduate courses in radiation chasistry and nuclear physics 3 days Radiological Hygiene Instruction - TVA Badiological c.
Hygiene 3 ranch d.
2 days Radiochemical Laboratory Trairing - Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2 days Radiochemic il Laboratory Training - General e.
Electric Company, Wilmine on Facility 2.
Experience 21 years - Chemical Laboratory work including conven: ions.
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wet che=ical techniques, instrucen:a1 analyses and super-visory functions - Velsical Chemical Company b.
7 years - Chemical laboratory work including conven:ional wet chemical techniques, instr = ental analyses and supervisory functions-- Tennessee Valley Aatherity 3-James C. West - Analytical Chemis:
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Training a.
B.
S., Chemistry,1943, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (University of Chattanooga) b.
Post-graduate courses in chemistry, physics, and netal-lurg'f 3 days Radiological Hygiene Instruction - TVA Radiological c.
.Eygiene 3 ranch
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2 days Radiochenical Laboratory Training - Oak Ridge National Laboratory e.
2 days Radiochemical Laboratory Training - General Electric Company, Wilmington Facility f.
12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> training
" Introduction to Nuclear Power" -
Tennessee Valley Authority 2.
Experience a.
5 years - Chemical and metallurgical laboratory work including supervisory functions - Chattem Drug and Chec -
ical Company b.
4 years - Chemical and metallurgical laboratory work in-
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4 years - Chemical and metallurgical laboratory work in-cluding research and teaching - University of Chattanooga Research Institute d.
23 years - Chemical and metallurgical laboratory work including supervisory functions - Tennessee Valley Autho rity V11.
T.CUIPML"" AND FACILITIES A.
Igboratorv The layout of the Metallurgical Laboratory and adjoining facilities is shown in the figure on page 14.
It consists of a =etallurgical laboratory roo=, a darkroom, and an etcning roc =.
'4 alls are indicated by dark heavy lines and work counter tops by the lighter lines. All three doorvsys are equipped w;th heavy metal-clad doors. Various equip = cat and work locations have been designated with a circled letter and identified by a legend on the figura, b I) b 0Dl Q0 ?.J
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Regulated Area A regulated area vill be established in one-half of the labora-tory room and the etching room as indicated by the non-shaded area of the figure. Dashed lines represent chains bearing
" Regulated Area" and appropriate radiation warning signs, which will be hooked frem the walls to the mid-room work counter top to establish access coutrol across the open floor areas. All testing of uranius samples will be conducted only within the regulated area and at times when access control is in ef f ect.
Upon completion of work requiring the cating of uranius sanples the area vill remain regulated until appropriate radiation monitoring has been pecforned to verify that the area =ay be reopened for nor=al access (see paragraph Vill.I).
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Eculement 1.
A locked metal cabinet c: drawer (A) will be provided in the regulated area for storage of sasfles and srmple residues.
2.
An open glove-box type cha:ber will be utilized inside the etching roca hoed (3) for sa=ple preparation and any other operations which could generate airborne conta=ination.
The t.od will have a face intake velocity at ICC feet per minute and will be exhausted through a HIPA filter.
T,iere will be provisions for locking covers over the open glove-box parts.
3.
A REPA filter will be provided for the exhaust line of the emission spectrograph (C) ventilation cystem.
4.
A vet, enclosed cut-of f wheel (D) ill be used for cutting operations so as to contain vaste cuttings and prevent air-borne contamination.
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A wet vibratory polisher (E) will be used for polishing operations so as to keep the radioactive dust vet and prevent airborne contamination.
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A 20 gallon cetal garbage can with a plastic bag liner (F) will be provided for solid radioactive saste. The can's lid will be equipped with a Iceking nechanism.
7.
Radiation monitoring will be perforned with a count rate meter capable of using various types of detectors. Avail-able detectors will ioclude a geiger tube and alpha scintil-lation probe. Smear counting will be accccplished using a scintillation alpha counter.
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I. PROCEDURE
S A. Accidental Criticality The type and a=ount of.special nuclear =aterial requested by this application is not sufficir. to achieve criticality regardless of configuration or moderation.
B. Security 1.
The laboratory is situated in a building cceplex known as the Chattanooga Power Service Center located at the TVA Chicka:auda Oas Reservation. The cuter access doors to the buildings are locked after work hours, and access is under control of key supervisory personael and the security guards for the reservation. The buildings and grounds are periodically patrolled internally and e.xternally by the guard force during nonwork hours, weekends, and holidays.
The laboratory building will be locked during nonwork hours, l veekends, and holidays, with access under the centrcl of the Laboratory Section Head and the security force.
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The ss=ple storage container (A) will be kept locked at all times other than when handling of licens-material is re-quir ed.
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Key control to the building complex, laboratory room, and storage containers will be exercised by the Supervisor, Chemical Laboratory.
C.
Control of Licensed Material The Supervisor, Chemical Laboratory, will be the Nuclear Material Custodian and will develop, imple=ent, and =enitor a nuclear material control system for the licensed activity. This system will be documented.
D.
Receiots 1.
Sauples will be received in scaled, plastic containers and marked as to weight and enrichuant. The plastic containers will be further packaged in wocden or metal shipping boxes and cushioned with packing material.
2.
The shipping bcxes sill be i=mediateJy smeared to check for surface contamination in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 20 205.
3.
Shipping boxes and packing =aterials f:und to have been conta-49.ited will be disposed cf in the solid radioactive waste container.
4 The exterior of plastic sample containers will be =cnitored for contamination, decontaminated if necessary, and placed in the radioactive caterial storage cabinet.
5.
Docu=entation of receipts will be accerplished in accordance with TVA internal procedures and 10 CFR regulacions.
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Sample Processing 1.
When sanples are being handled, all work counter tops in use vill be covered with disposable paper runners.
2.
Personnel vill wear protective laboratory clothing when in the regulated area. This protective clothing will not be worn outside the regulated area.
3.
Personnel departing the regulated area vill be required :o monitor their hands and clothing for conta=ination. Materials and equipment will,not be removed f rom the regulated area un-less monitored and the levels of transferable contamination are belev those values described in Section VIII.I.5.(a).
4.
All cperations which could generate airborne conta=ination will be perforced in the hood and glove-box arrange:ent.
5.
Cutting, grinding, and polishing operations will be perf or:cd vet. The fluids will be filtered and recycled. Filtrates f
will be discarded as solid radioactive waste.
6.
Unused portions of samples will be returned to storage.
F.
Waste Discosal 1.
Solid radioactive vaste will be collec:ed in the container as described in paragraph VII.C.6.
This vaste will be dis-posed of, as necessary, by.shiptent to a TVA nuclear pcwer plant for inclur on into tha: plan:'s radioactive was:e dis-posal sys:es ar to an approved burial site. l 2.
Liquid wastes may be disposed of in either of two ways. The first is as described in 1. above for solid wastes, i.e.,
shipment to a TVA nuclear plant. The c:her would involve
=enitoring, diluting if necessary and disposal throu;h the laboratory sewage systes in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 20.303.
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Unused sample material and sample residue will be packaged and returned either to the nuclear fuel vendor f rom which they were obtained or to an approved burial site.
C.
Shionents 1.
Unused sa=ples will be sealed in the same plastic containers in which they were received. These containers will be s= eared and decontaminated', if necessary.
2.
Sample containers will be further packaged into metal or voeden shipping boxes with appropriate packing materials. The boxes will be smeared and then decontaminated, if necessary.
3.
Shipment will be accomplished through the U.S. Postal Service, a ec==ercial carrier, or hand carried by a TVA employee.
4.
Documentation of ship =ent will be accosplished in accordance with TVA internal procedures and 10 CFR regulations.
H.
Dec on tamina tion 1.
Bef ore the regulated area becomes a non-regulated area the area and all equipment located therein will be nonitored and decontacinated to within acceptable levels (See paragraph
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2.
Laboratory clothing intended for extended use will.be sent to a TVA nuclear power plant f or laundering.
I.
Radiolazical Safety and Meniroring 1.
Radiological safety support will be provided by the T7A Divisicc of Occupational Realth and Safety, Radiological Hygiene 3 ranch.
Health physics and radiological hygiene scrvices will be made available as dee=ed necessary by tne Radiological Hygiene Branch.
2.
Disposable protective clotaing will be worn during labcratory activities involving licensed raterials. Ice =s of personal
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12 clothing belonging to laboratory personnel will be sonitored for contamination each time exit from the regulated area is desired.
3.
Contamination levels will be held as low as practicable while work with licensed material is in progress. Decon-tamination steps will be undertaken if periodic radiation monitoring indicates that conta=ination levels have exceeded 100 times the values listed in Section VIII.I.S.(a).
4.
At the conclusion of work involving the handling of licensed materials, the regulated area will remain intact until a swipe survey has been perfor:ed on all work surf aces and equip =ent to verify that contamination levels are within acceptable limits. All samples and radioactive wastes will be properly stored or discarded.
5.
Acceptable Radiation Levels (a) The regulated zone will re=ain intact until the radiation and contamination levels on work surfaces, floors, and equip =ent are below the following:
Direct Survei Transferabia (Snaa r)
Alpha Beta Garsa Alpna Ee ta-Ja:=a 2
(dps/100 C=2)
(= rad /hr*)
(dp:/lCC Cs ) (3p:f;;c 300
.05 (200 cpc) 10 200 (b) Equip =ent or packages leaving the regulated :One will meet the transferable contamination levels as s ated in 5. (a) above.
(c) Personal clothing of personnel exiting the regulated area vill be maintained at below the f ollowing radiation and contamination levels:
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Alpha Beta-Camca Alpha ac t.t-Ga.sa 2
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(d;.a/100 C 2) 150
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- Direct surveys vill normally be performed with a GM survey instru=cnt which gives a reading in counts per minute.
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