ML19273B314
| ML19273B314 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1979 |
| From: | Ippolito T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Groce R YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7904060119 | |
| Download: ML19273B314 (2) | |
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MARCH I 9 1979 Docket No. 50-271 Mr. Robert H. Groce Licensing Engineer Yankee Atomic Electric Company 20 Turnpike Road Westboro, Massachusetts 01581
Dear Mr. Groce:
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation is in the process of completing guidance for implenientation of the Federal Regulation, 40 CFR Part 190, Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Nuclear Power Operations.
This rule be:omes effective December 1,1979 for licensed reactors. This guidance on the method of implementation was anticipated on page 11 of NUREG-0133, Preparation of Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Plants. The draft Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications for BWR's, NUREG-0473, require compliance with 40 CFR Part 190, as specified in Section 3.11.2.5, Radioactive Effluents, Dose, Limiting Conditions for Operation.
In order to most effectively finalize the guidance for use by nuclear plant operators in assessing the dose to the most affected individual for compli-ance with Section 3.11.2.5 above, the NRC needs available infomation on the (direct, "skyshine", and plume) radiation that has been measured in the vicinity of the turbine building and the site boundary of BWR nuclear stations. We, therefore, request that you supply any available data from on-site survey instruments, area radiation monitoring instruments, and environmental radiation monitoring instruments that would indicate radiation levels attributable to plant operation (i.e., direct and "skyshine" radiation and radiation from the gaseous effluent plume).
Instrument readings taken during full power operation are desired that would give an indication of the radiation dose rate reaching various points on the site boundary or in the plant vicinity where members of the public are actually expected to be located.
A description of the instruments used and their perfomance speci-ficc. ion should al so be provided. This infomation is needed by April 20, 1979.
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Mr. Robert H. Groce cc:
Ms. J. M. Abbey John R. Stanton, Director Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Radiation Control Agency Corporation Hazen Drive 77 Grove Street Concord, New Harpshire 03301 Rutland, Vermont. 05701 John W. Stevens Mr. Donald E. Vandenburgh, Conse vation Society of Vice President Soutnern Vermont Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power P. O. Box 256 Corporation Townshend, Verment 05353 Turnpike Road,' Route 9 Westboro, Massachusetts 01581 Mr. David M. Scott Radiation Health Engineer John A. Ritsher, Esquire Agency of Human Services Ropes & Gray Division of OccuJacional Health 225 Franklin Street P. O. Box 607 Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Barre, Vermont 05641 Laurie Burt New Englanc Coa'4-icn on Nuclear Assistant Attorney, General Pol lut'i on Environmental Protection Division Hill and Dale Farm Attorney General's Office West Hill-Fara.av Road One Ashburton Place,19th Floor Putney, Vermont ~05346 -
Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Ricnard E. Ayres, Esquire Public Service Board
' Natural Resources Defense Counsel State of Vermont 91715th Street, N. W.
120 State Street Washington, D. C.
20005 Montpelier, Verront 05602 Honorable M. Jerome Diamond W. F. Conway, Plant Superintendent Attorney General Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power State of Vermont Corporation 109 State Street P. O. Box 157 Pavilion Office Building Vernon, Vermont 05354 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Brooks. Memorial Library John A. Calhoun
?24 Main Street Assistant Attorney General Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 State of Vermont 109 State Street Pavilion Office Building Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Anthony Z. Roisman Natural Resources Defense Council 91715th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
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