ML19249D300

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Requests Approval of Ltr Written in Response to Congressman Rs Walker Expressing Concern Over Release of low-level Liquid Radioactive Waste from TMI-2 Into Susquehanna River
ML19249D300
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 06/11/1979
From: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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Subject:

LIQUID. EFFLUENT RELEASES FROM THREE MILE ISLAND 1 9)

Purpose:

Approval-of a-letter to Congressman. Robert S. Walker- ? 3, '. ::. - : J' ] .s Discussion: On May. 7s 1979,-Congressman Wa1.ker (Enclosure 2) expressed con-s cern over the ' release of-low-level liquid radioactive waste from ] , _ Three Mile Island (THI) into the Susquehanna River. ]! l ~ The proposed response to Congressman Walker (Enclosure 1) reflects ~s the NRC responsibilities in reviewing all radiological waste opera- -{ t tions-at TML and explains the bases upon which liquid effluents are } l pemitted to be released. .} . (. . ;The letter states. that 1). NRC staff members on-site' at TMI review all. radiological waste management operations, 2) the NRC and i . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are presently notified of releases, } -3). no. highly radioactive. liquids ~ have.yet been processed, and <'4) liquid effluents released to date, and those anticipated to be j'g released 'in the-future,. will not" create a hazard to the health ', f,; l4: 'c.,' '. and safqtty of the, public. ./ s e Coordination: This has 'been; con [urred in by the Exe_cutive Leg'al Director. j m 1 ' . - OriginalSiped by I H.R.Denton ~? ~- 1 ) ~ ' Harold R. Denton, Director 4 Office of Nuclear R_eactor Regulation-f ;1 ~ -' - sl i %,- - ~ .y.

Enclosures:

--i .1. Proposed response to Congressman Walker l

2.. Letter from Congressman Walker-3; dated May.7, 1979 i

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Dear Congressman Walker:

't s l] s I am pleased to respond to your letter of May 7,1979, concerning alternatives' J to liquid releases from the Three Mile Island (TMI) facility to-the Susquehanna. j River- ~ Before addressing your' specific concerns, 'I wish to assure you that all a radiological waste. management operations at THI are reviewed by Nuclear Regula-J tory Commission-(NRC) staff members located onsite, in order to assure that the 9 . health and safety of the public is protected. 7 To date, no highly cont'aminated watet from within the Unit 2. containment or pri- .} o mary system has been processed or released. Prior to any processing or release,.

  • cleanup and disposal or discharge..' The plans and alternative analysis developed - ]

. Metropo.litan Edisan will be required to evaluate alternate methods of water ( by Metropolitan Edison wiTT receive.a-detailed review by the NRC in ordct to -}

1. ensure:th'at it' quid waste processing and disposal or discharge operations will be

- within the limits specified in.our regulat. ions. All of the written' material i .. associated with this review will be made available to the public. . 1 i - ~ / Presently, the NRC has approved a TNI procedure'which pennits the release of L 'l liquids containing low or nondetectable levels of radioactivity. The water that 1 has been released using this. procedure has originated mainly from Unit 1, which l was not involved in the accident. The procedure requires the NRC to be notified -prior to such releases and the. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in provided with a

A summary.of the liquid rhieases and resultant environmental impacts and doses,

j*l summary of releases on a daily basis. _' ~ ~ ]a 7 to the public fran March 28ithrough May 11,1979,' is~ attached. These releases l l l .have resulted in doses to the public which are far below the applicable annual i ~ design objectiv~ dose limits of-3 millfrem to the whole body or 10 millirem, to i e' j any organ, a.s found in our' regulations,- Appendix I to 10 CFR Part 50. As a' result, I .i I ~ { C ~ ~ 1 ] 7 s. 1 OFNEW ..."*..""."".a. .. =. < ". ".. "......... i SUmMANS W e " ". " " ".. " " BATW h t me somu m o.m acu aza

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e { y 3 Congressman R. S. Walker' ) .4 .1 .. '3,' the levels of_ radioactivity in the-Susquehanna are indistinguishabTe-from existing y background levels at public water supply' intakes fiam the river. This has-been confimed by independent measurements made by the NRC, Environmental Protection i ~ Agency (EPA), and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania._ )], r [_ - Sincerely, ,x i_ W .a

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Enclosure:

' ~ 1. Summary of liquid releases } from Three Mile Island-2. Letter:from Congressman Walker. 1 (j DISTRIBUTION: - si \\ H. Denton .,h, D S E BUTIONi (cont'd) 2 fo [, '., 1 R.Mattson. .. 1, AccalPDR. fj Vi Stella - " Docket File .o fe"-

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( of radioactive ay If discharges of these processed liqu s are planned by q Metropolitan Ediso and approv d by the NRC, we will requi that the conditions $.\\ .for release to the t-e r. ~ remain the same as or nom operation Our objective mmains to-ly assure the health.and.. afety the public h' rough our ,[ review and approval;of 1 uid waste management o rati s. -j -) >S e k k+.NM. .3 (u254 ~ M .] . Joseph. Hendrie Chai.an ~

Enclosure:

~ ,3 ~, ~ 1. Summary of liquid releases ~ 4 2. Letter from Congre'ssman Wa.lker d from Three Mile Islandt I - DISTRIBUTION: ~ -H..Denton e. , ~ DISTRIBUTI

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TMI EFFLUENT WATER RELEASE FOR THE PERIODS 3/28/79-5/11/79 vs 3/28/78-5/11/79 131 3 TOTAL VOLUME TOTAL 7 H RELEASED ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY YEAR (GALS) '(Ci) (Ci) (Ci) 1978 13 Billion 16.036 MDA 15.870 1979 31 Billion 12.738 0.239 12.433 4 e e e e 9 41B 100\\ 185

i' COMPARISONS OF DOSES TO MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL DRINKING TREATED SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WATER DOWNSTREAM 0F TM_I* Columbia i Intake Actual Upstream Control Environmental Dose from Actual Calculated From Sample " Measurements in Release Data Pathway Downstream Dose The Environment Downstream Dose 45 Day and Critical 3/28 to 5/11 3/28 to 5/11 3/28 to 5/11 Natural,.' Nuclide Organ 1979 1978 1979 1979

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