ML19254C487
| ML19254C487 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/25/1979 |
| From: | Lo R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML19254C487 (5) | |
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RLo LBarrett MEMORANDUM FOR: ti. Knighton, Chief. Environmental Evaluation Branch, DOR FROM:
R. Lo, Environmental Evaluation Branch, DOR THRU:
L. Barrett, Section Leader, Environmental Evaluation Branch, D0R
SUBJECT:
MEETINGS WITH LICENSEES AND VENDORS ON SOLID RADWASTE Low level waste burial licenses issued by Agreement States are authorized to receive wastes containing no free-standing water. The Agreement States are detemining the implementation schedule of requiring no free-standing water per test method of ANSI-55.1 for power reactor wastes arriving at the burial sites. The Agreement States are also considering placing solidification requirements on all wastes (including dewatered resins and filter-sludges) received by their waste burial licensees.
To assess the impact of these conditions on the NRC operating power reactor licensees, the staff has assembled a task group (from DOR, NMSS and DSE). The y
objective of the task group is to assess the existing capabilities and i
j experience of the operating reactors and to evaluate the extent and impact of I
modifications that may be necessary. The assessment will be surinarized in a i
report which should aid the waste burial states in arriving at an appropriate implementation schedule.
In order to obtain infomation on the operating reactors, on September IS and 19, 1979, the task group invited several utilities and radwaste processing systems vendors to meet and discuss areas of interest. Attachment I lists the i
areas of discussion and Attachments 2 and 3 are attendees' lists for the two days of meetings. The attendees that were invited provided a good represen-tation of waste processing methods and systems currently used by operating l
licensees. The meetings were infomative and provided the basis of the report i
on the assessment of existing systems, capabilities and expected impact on the i
licensees by the implementation of no free standing water and solidification
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requirements which is to be complete the week of September 24, 1979.
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O G. Knighton cc: H. Denton E. Case D. Eisenhut J. Miller R. Vollmer B. Grimes W. Gamill T. J. Carter 00R BCs W. Kreger J. Collins G. Bidinger J. Read R. Silver E. Reeves M. Grotenhuis L. Olshan S. Nowicki J. Hannon R. Bevan J. Shea OI&E(3) T. Johnscn W. C. Burke R. Weller J. S. Bland K. Dragonette M. Weinstein R. Bangart C. Bis"op NRC PCR 868 332
~. ATTACHMENT 1 Areas of Disassion 1. Facility and operating practices to meet the no free-standing water criteria. a. What is presently done for disposal of evaporator bottoms, resins and filter sludges and cartridge filters? b. Does it meet the no free-standing water (NFSW) criteria by test methods specified in ANSI /ANS-55.1-1979 (i.e., no drainable liquid with a 1 inch square hole punched at the bottom of the container and no visible liquid by sectioning of container)? c. If it does not meet the criteria, how close to NFSW does the current practice ccme to? d. What would it take to meet the ANSI /ANS-55.1-1979 criteria on NFSW in tems of the folicwing: time, expenditure, occupational exposure and other negative impacts? 2. Do you use absorbents to solidify bulk liquids? What is the impact if this practice is irrcediately prohibited? 3. Considerations of Solidification of Resins and Filter Sludges. a. Do you presently solidify spent resins and filter sludges? b. If current practice is to dewater resins for disposal, hcw mue water can be expected after the dewater process? c. What would be the impact of a requirement of solidificati6n of all resins and filter sludges using a solidificaticn 2 gent prior to disposal, in terms of lead time, ex:enditure, cccupational ex:osure and cther negative impacts? 4 How do you provide assurance that there is NFSW at snipment? 'he NFSW criteria is applicable at ne cis;csal sita, folicwing pcssible adverse effects en-route, e.g., vibration, free:e/ thaw, etc. How do you provide assurance of NFSW upon delivery at the dis:csal site? 868 333
ATTACHMENT 2 Solid Radwaste Meeting 9/18/79 Attendees: Tele. # Donald R. howard CECO 312-294-8546 Ronnie Lo NRC/EEB 301-492-8066 Tim Johnson NRC/WM 301-427-4433 Bo McKeen JCP&LCo Jim Knubel JCP&LCo 201-455-8753 Gerald P. Motl Chem-Nuclear 803-779-2190 Kitty S. Dragonette NRC/WM 301-427-4433 Charles Bishop NRC/WM 301-427-4433 James S. Harris NNECo 203-447-1791 Ralph Brisco NNECo (Millstone) 203-447-1791 J. Wynn Phillips HNDC 301-730-7800 Lawrence D'Apice Teledyne Energy 301-252-8220 Larry Donovan Dow 517-636-3402 Bruce Owen Dow 517-636-3380 Benjamin Sklar Boston Edison 617-424-2710 Vincent Stagliola Boston Edison 617-746-7900 James Keyes Boston Edison 617-424-2712 John E. Stewart Werner & Pfleiderer 201-652-8680 J. Stewart Bland NRC/0I&E 301-492-7551 Richard Bangart NRC/ETSB 301-492-7775 G. W. Knighton NRC/EEB 301-492-8056 Rick Weller NRC/ETSB 301-492-7649 W. C. Burke NRC/ETSB 301-492-7636 Den A. Adam Comed, Dresden 815-942-2920 Wm. C. Hall Teledyne 301-252-2220 868 334-
ATTACHMENT 3 Solid Radwaste Meeting 9/19/79 Attendees: Tele. # Lake Barrett EEB/COR 301-492-8066 Ronnie Lo EEB/ DOR 301-492-8066 Tim Johnson NRC/WM 301-427-4433 W. C. Burke ETSB/OSE 301-492-7637 Rick Weller ETSB/DSE 301-492-7649 Ronald L. Swetnam PSE&G 609-365-700, X542 Norman L. Millis PSE&G 201-430-6743 Stanley F. Wisla Con Edison 914-732-8014 Walter J. Grassie Con Edison 914-694-6000, X345 John C. Mills Con Edison 212-460-6260 Donald M. Rosh Con Edison 212-460-4536 John E. Stewart Werner & Pfleiderer 201-652-8600 James N. McLeod Southern Co. Serv. 205-870-6361 Lacy F. Tripp Carolina Pwr& Light 919-457-9521 Charles S. Bohanan Carolina Pwr& Light 919-836-7241 Larry D'Apice Teledyne Energy Sys. 301-252-8220 J. Stewart Bland NRC/01&E 301-492-7551 Kitty S. Dragonette NRC/WMLL 301-427-4433 William Kreger NRR/NRC 301-492-8026 John Hayes DCM 814-234-4452 Martin Weinstein NRC/ Standards 301-443-5910 Richard Bangart ETSB/NRR 301 492-7775 Charles Nesbitt Alabama Power 205-899-5156 Thomas P. Neal Palisades (CACO) 616-764-8913, X232 Gene T. Bahn Consumers Power Co. 517-788-1723 Steve Cashell Consumers Pcwer Co. 517-788-1571 Ocnald Hcward Ceco 312-294-8546 Themas Hillmer CECO, Zicn 312-746-2084 Scb English Consumers Power 517-788-2029 Larry Donovan Dow Chemical 517-636-3402 Bruce Owen Ocw 517-636-3388 Gerald Motl Chem Nuclear 803-779-2190 J. Wynn Phillips HNDC 301-730-7800 Jim McQueen Carolina Pwr$ Light 919-836-6687 868 335 .}}