ML19242C971
| ML19242C971 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000054 |
| Issue date: | 07/13/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Konnerth C UNION CARBIDE CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908140282 | |
| Download: ML19242C971 (2) | |
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c,3.....p s,f Cccket No. 50-54 Mr. C. J. Konnerth, Manager Health, Saf 2:y & Environmental Affairs L'nion Caroide Cor: oration Medical Products Division P. O. Ecx 32A Tuxedo, New York 10987
Dear Mr. Kennerth:
'de have reviewed your letter of June 5,1970, recuesting clarification of the environmental consicerations contained in Section C cf the Safety Evaluation (SE) which was enclosed with Amendment No. la to Facility Operating License No. R-81 of your pool-type reactor at Tuxedo, New York.
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the SE states that the environmental portions c? the Amencment 3
Section C c Technical Scecifications (TS) include effluent releases frca the total facility which includes the reactor, under NRC licence, and the hot cells, under New York State l' en'se.
Such a condition is necessary because of the use of a common stack release which makes it imoractical to secarate radicactive effluents frcm the two licensed activities. Since the major source of release originates frcm the hot cells, it is cur intent to have New York State Cecartment of Environmental Ccnservation (NYSCEC) take the lead in establishing the final radicactivity effluent limits.
If necessary, wnen :ne NYSCEC limits are established, we intend to Icdify the environmental crtions of the T5 such tna: the require-ments of both agencies will be consistent.
We unde-stand that the NYSCEC consent creer you eceived in early 1973 includes a scnecule for obtaining certinent information so tha NYSCEC can evaluate anc esta:1 sn recuiremen:: :: mee: the icng term ocjectives of maintaining effluents as i:w as reascnably acnievable (ALARA),
The inf:rmation to be Octained inciaces not only accitional on-site meteorcicgical data but also calcuiatec cculation ex;csures, availability and ::s: cf affluent c;ntr01 systems anc the develocment of an expanded environmental m,cnitoring :rogram.
inal T5 to mee: the 1:ng term ALARA :bjectives can :nly be issued after NYSDEC nas ccmsletec the evaluaticn Of this information.
The c mpliance scheduie of the consent ceder provi;et a ;ericd uc to January 21, 193C, #ar y:u :: provice ne information.
The dsve100 ment of :ne NYSCEC's re-Ouirements decends, in part, on the ccmcieteness :# the inf:rTation submittal.
At present, :nere is ne schecule for One issuance of tnose recuirements by NYSCEO and could well rur. in:31981.
In :ne interim, the environmental crtiens of th/i
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Mr. C. J. K0nnerth Amendment No.14 to the TS provide controls en the radioact'vity releases such that, based on the limited informativ presentiy available to us, there is reasonable assurance that the dose limits and ALARA abjectives of 10 CFR 20 can be met.
Your letter states that, at the cresent time, you have four off-site air samolers running continuously. The Amendment No. la required two airborne environmental samplers at scecified lccations and may require relocating the presant sampiers.
Your effort and expense to imclement the amended TS snculd mostly be in ne administrative area.
In view of the fact that no schedule for the final NYSDEC limits is available and the fact that those final limits are not known acw to affect tne TS, we have determined that you shculd implement the environmental portions of the Amendment No. la TS as issued within the scecified time period.
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Mr. <. D. George Mr. John W. Paradiso
'Jnion Carbide Nuclear Center P. G. Box 324 Tuxedo, NY 10987 h
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