ML19263B074
| ML19263B074 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001308 |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1978 |
| From: | Essig T, Greer R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML19263B073 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-1308-78-06, 70-1308-78-6, NUDOCS 7901040117 | |
| Download: ML19263B074 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III Report No. 70-1308/78-06 Docket No. 70-1308 License No. SNM-1265 Licensee: General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Facility name: Morris Operation Inspection at: Morris Site, Morris, IL Inspection conducted:,0ctober 26, 1978 II 4g Inspector:
R. J. Greer, N,T it I
Approved by:
T. H. Essig, Chief Environmental and Special Projects Section Inspection Summary Inspection on October 26, 1978 (Report No. 70-1308/78-06)
Areas Inspected:
(1) Routine, environmental protection inspection, including:
review of program management, program implementation, and quality control of analytical measurements; and (2) routine con-firmatory measurements inspection, including the submission of a spiked recent semi-particulate filter for analysis, and collection of the most annual particulate filter composite. The inspection involved four inspector-hours onsite by one NRC inspector.
Results: For the four areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- K. Eger, Senior Engineer, Licensing and Radiological Health J. McGrath, Safety Supervisor V. De rdo, Laboratory Superviso-
- Present at exit interview.
2.
General This inspection consisted of an examination of the licensee's activ-ities in the area of environmental protection. Program results and quality control checks were selectively examined. Management control aspects, including delegation of responsibilities and administrative control, were also reviewed.
3.
Environmental Program Management The Senior Engineer, Licensing and Radiological Health, is respon-sible for the administration of the environmental monitoring program.
The licensee participates in the environmental monitoring program of the Dresden Nuclear Generating Station.
Eberline Corporation is responsible for conducting the sampling and analysis of the liquids in the lagoon and evaporation pond. Murray and Trettel is the Meteorological contractor.
4 Environmental Program Implementation The inspector selectively examined the licensee's daily log book of environmental activities, Radioactive Waste and Environnental Monitoring report, and Meteorological Monitoring reports from September 1977 to September 1978.
Samples appeared to be taken on scheduled frequencies and required analyses performed except as noted. High results for gross beta for air samples in late March 1978 vere attributed to fallout from nuclear weapons tests conducted by the People's Republic of China.
The licensee is required to monitor effluent air at a location between the main stack and the sand filter, and analyze for gross beta on a weekly basis. Operations personnel are responsible for this monitoring. The inspector selectively examined weekly stack sa=ple analyses since the date of the last inspection.
The licensee is also required to analyze effluent water in the waste lagoon and evaporation pond and analyze for gross alpha
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and gross beta on a monthly basis. Eberline Corporation is respon-sible for the sampling, as well as the analysis. The inspector selectively examined results of the analyses which are reported in the Radioactive Waste and Environmental Monitoring reports from September 1977 to September 1978.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
5.
Quality Control of Analytical Measurements The Safety Department performs weekly compliance tests of the stack samplers. A saf ety technician performs the tests, which are reviewed by the Saf ety Supervisor.
Any problems identified are resolved by the Operations Supervisor an? Senior Engineer, Licensing and Radiological Health.
Source and background checks of the proportional counter used for counting the particulate filters are made once pe. shift.
Daily checks were selectively examined from the date of the last inspection.
The weekly particulate filters are ecmposited on a semi-annual basis and a gamma isotopic analysis performed. Quality control for the GeLi analyzer used for this is accomplished by the anal-ysis of blind standards. The licensee is presently starting to institute a sourca check once per shift for this instrument.
Unusual results in the environmental monitoring program are resolved on a case by case basis by the Senior Engineer, Licensing and Fadio-logical Health.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
6.
Confirmatory Measurements The inspector submitted a spiked particulate filter for the licen-see to analyze under the Confirmatory Measurements program.
The inspector also collected the latest semi-annual composite of particulate filters also for future comparison under the Confir-matcry Measurements program.
7.
Exit Int e rview The inspector met with the licensee representative denoted in Paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on October 26, 1978 and discussed the scope and findings of the inspection.