ML19276F031
| ML19276F031 | |
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| Site: | 07001193 |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1979 |
| From: | Sinke G KERR-MCGEE NUCLEAR CORP. |
| To: | Haughney C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 7903270017 | |
| Download: ML19276F031 (13) | |
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ntanuccre ctma. onu~cu em. onusen mzs. February 9,1979 6 -i_-.- 'Il CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQESTED Mr. Charles J. Haughney Fuel Reprocessing & Recycle Branch Division of Fuel Cycle & Material Safety U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D. C. 20555 RE: Docket #70-1193
Dear Mr. Haughney:
Enclosed, you vill find a copy of our production procedure KM4G-31-6 " Glove and Bag Changing" which you were interested in seeing. A pictorial sequence of a glove change cethod very similar to our pro-cedure can be seen beginning on page 47 of the booklet, " Safe Handling of Plutonium" which is Safety Series No. 39 of the IAEA, (1974). Our procedure uses an additional outer clamp. Also please find updated sections of our Cimarron Facility Emergency Manual which reestablish procedures to follow in the unlikely event of an accidental criticality. These procedures are Section 2, "Criti-cality Action Plan" and Section 6, " Post Accident Evacuation and Assembly Plan", both dated February 5,1979. All assigned manual holders are being furnished a copy of these revised procedures. Please update your copy of our Emergency Manual with these new procedures. If you need any additional information, please let me know. Sincerely, I V' [' W !U Gerald J Sinke, Coordinator 9 Radiation Health & Safety CJS/hw -\\ Enclosures ( ~ y,, Yl \\ I C
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s Docueen No: D!-NC-ll-16 Section: 2 f Revisien: 1 KERR-McGEE NUCLEAR CORPORATION CDIARRON FACILITY EMERGE CY MANUAL SECTION Th'O CRITICALITY ACTIO': P LA'I C 1 (
DOCIRIENT NO: D!-NC-ll-16 STCTION NO: 2 ,jT
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CRITICALITY ACTION PLAN REVISION-1 SL PAGE 1 of 1 PAGES DATE: Feb rua r-e 5, 1979 2.1 Criticality Action Plan The plutonium plan is equipped with devices which detect ionizing radiation above normal levels such as occurs during an accidental nuclear criticality incident. The equipment will automatically sound air horns in the event of a criticality. 2.1.1 Ecolovee Action In case of a criticality all employees are t'o promptly evacuate the building. Section six (6) of this manual is to be followed. 2.2 Testine the Alarm System No action is required for announced and posted testing of the alarm system. 2.3 Evacuation Drill For announced and posted training evacuation drills, evacuate the building when alarm is sounded. Af ter evacuation, Section six (6) (( of this manual is to be followed. mw b
Document No: Dt-NC-11-16 Section: 6 q Revision: 2 KERR-McGEE NUCLEAR CORPORATION CIMARRON FACILITY DIERGENCY MANUAL SECTION SIX POST-ACCIDENT EVACUATION AND ASSDIBLY PLAN ej .)5 = -e
DOCUMENT NO: D!-NC-ll-16 l SECTION NO: 6 37
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POST-ACCIDENT EVACUATION REVISICN: 2 ML AND ASSEMELY PLAN \\ PACE: 1 of 3 PAGES DATI: Februarv 5, 1979 6.1 Introduction Complete plant evacuation is autcratic in the event of an accidental criticality incident. Plant evacuation is also likely to be needed in the event of fire, release of hazardous material or because of damage frca severe weather. The severe weather evacuation plan is incorporated in the Severe Weather Erergency section of this manual. An orderly assembly and accounting of personnel cust be accomplished after a plant evacuation. Various plans in the manual describe actions to be taken if the personnel accounting indicates the need for rescue, personnel decontamination, care of injured and other. recovery actions. This plan describes the evacuation and assembly plan. 6.2 Evacuation and Assembiv Plan 6.2.1 Uhen the evacuation horn sounds, or when notified to evacuate, personnel are to immediatelv leave the buildinz bv the nearest exit. Personnel exitine throu2h the receotion roon will take the s12n-in-s12n-out 1o2 with them. Health Physics personnel will evacuate with portable survey instruments if this action di does not delay their evacuation of the building. 6.2.2 When out of the buildin2, go to the nearest emercenev 2 ate in the perimeter fence (See Figure 1). The first person to reach the gate will break the glass cover on the gate lock and unlock the gate. 6.2.3 Once outside the cerimeter fence running is not necessarv. Proceed without delav to the energencv assemblv area located out-of-doors immediatelv on the west side of the Emergenev Buildine. The evacuation rcutes to be taken are shcun in Figure 1 of this plan. i
DOCUMENT NO: Dt-NC-11-16 SECTION NO: 6 c
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POST-ACCIDENT EVACUATION REVISION. 2 .s AND ASSEMBLY PLAN PAGE 2 of 3 PAGES DATE: Februarv 5, 1979 6.2.4 At the assembly area, recort to vour irradiate suaervisor. Unnecessary talk, noise or anything tending to cause con-fusion should be avoided. Take no further action unless instructed by supervision and remain at the emergency assembly area until instructed otherwise. When questioned, report to the supervisory personnel any inf ormation relating to the emergency situation which you may consider important for evaluation or control of the incident. 6.2.5 Health Physics personnel will make a quick survey for radia-tion levels and otherwise assess the assembly area suitablity; reporting their findings to the Emergency Director. In the event that the emergency building assembly and control area are found unsuitable an alternate assembly area will be decided upon by the Director. If possible, the alternate area will be on Kerr-McGee property. The emergency building area is judged unsuitable: A. If it is destroyed, badly damaged or on fire. B. If heavy smoke, fumes or radioactive fallout are enveloping the area. C. For non-injured personnel when external radiation levels (field dose rates) enmited for the accident source (plant) exceed 50 mr/hr. D. For all personnel when external radiation levels (field dose rates) exceed 5 REM /hr. (Max. reading on " Cutie-Pie" instrument). 6.2.6 Supervisors will make a " head count" of the personnel assembled and determine if all are present and/or who are absent. 6.2.7 The Emergency Director or his assistant assigns an individual to be a " recorder". The recorder collects the vistors log books. He checks with each supervisor and makes the personnel accounting. He informs the Director of his accounting: wi:S partic'ilar attention to any persor :ho is missing.
~ DOCUMENT NO: D'-NC-ll-16 l SECTION NO: 6 C
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POST-ACCIDENT EVACUATION REVISION: 2 AND ASSEMBLY PLAN PAGE 3 of 3 PAGES s s' DATE: Fahruarv 5, 1979 6.2.8 b'henever possible, the Emergency Director vill make the control room (office area) of the Erergency Building his headquarters for subsequent action plans. 6.3 Ouick Sort Injured personnel and those who feel they have been exposed to high level radiation or affected by chemicals from a release of hazardous material are to make this known to their supervisor immediately af ter the head count. The supervisor will have these people stand in front of his group of personnel. Persons who subsequently feel ill (nausea, faint, shock, incoherent, etc.) will also be placed in front of the group. The supervisor will obtain first aid assistance fro = Health Physics personnel for those persons needing i= mediate attention. The supervisor will inform the Director of these individuals and the " recorder" will document the names and apparent condition of the affected personnel. In the event a criticality incident has occurred Health Physics personnel will survey affected persons for induced activity by placing the open probe of a GM type monitoring instrument towards the body under the left arm pit. (Deduct background readings and check for contamination). Readings of 1 Mr/hr (a-3,200 c/z) indicates a neutron exposure of approximately 50 rad. (Note - The civil defense type C.M. ins trument at the Emergency Building is calibrated for this evaluation). 6.4 Further Action 6.4.1 If personnel are injured and/or contaminated see Section 48 of this manual " Care of Injured and/or Contaminated Personnel". 6.4.2 Evaluate remaining hazards using Section 7 of this manual " Post Accident Hazard Evaluation and Re-Entry for Rescue". d t
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GLOVE AND BAG CHANGING ~ I ~ h A. INTRODUCTION ~ r ~ ~ Glove box gloves and transfer bags attached to glove. boxes, ~- ~~ must be periodically replaced with'new 'gloycs and/or, bags ,]~tfirst indication of failure. This, procedure describes a ~ .-how this isidone to. prevent escape of particulate contam-ination from the glove ~ box and the safe ty precautions re- ~ I\\ quired to control.contaminaticn release should it occur. ~.J Gloves: Gloves are made of different materials for use in specific l'ocations, are right Nand", "lef t hand" or 'lambid-extrous"and'desigIfedto.fitan8"gloveportring. (One ..c position i.n laboratory uses gloves fitting.a 5" glove port . ring). Gloves types are : a k_..__ l PREPARED BY-AUDITED BY-NUCLEAR SAFETY OFFICER / /[ / f) n /. e l a.,, hh[ l'L W.Rd ~,s.L. 7%':4); l REVIE'ilED BY-E 'ALTH PHYCCS-PU PLANT %UDI JED BY-HE ALTH P'- J5I.3 0FFICER
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O ' PLUTONIUM FACILITY Procedure No. KM-te-31-6 ~ STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Revision No. O Page 2. of 1. 0.030" thick Neoprene-Hypalon for general use in prod-uction glove boxes in dry or wet chemical. applications'. 2. 0.030" thick Neoprene for general dry processing use in production. - 3. 0.065" thick lead loaded Neoprene for production use in glove box positions involving significant gamma hand ex-posures. ~] 4.~ 0.030" thick lead loaded Neoprene for production use in a glove box positions involving noderate gamma hand ex-posures. 5. 0.015" thick Neoprene f.or light duty applications in dry handling such as in the laboratory and some QC inspection positions. 6. 0.015" thick Hypalon for'. light duty application in wet chemical laboratory operations. - 7. 0.015" thick neoprene 5" cuff for special la~ooratory use. Bags: Bags are made of 0.012" thick flexable polyvinyl chler-ide (PVC) sheet sealed into a tube of the correct diameter to fit specific size bagport rings. A cotten covered stranded
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y-( l 's PLUTONIUM FACILITY P roce dure No. 'ic1-2-31-6 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. Revision No. 0 3 ^ Page of' 7-rubber cord (Bungy Cord). is se'aled into one or both ends of the bag tube to hold the bag.in place on the, bag port. Single ended'. ' bags are use'd for thb. sealed transfer of materials, tools, 'supp- . lies, etc. into or out.'.of.' glove boxes. Double inded' bags are ~ . used f'or. connection and. : disconnection of th'e portable' transfer icart. .In addition, specially designed bags are fabricatdd and used for specific maintenance or production operations. Stand- ~ ard bags a're as follows:
- 1. ' 8" diameter by~ 6 feet long, 0.012" th'ick PVC,'Bungy Cord!on' one end..
.2. lI" diameter by ' 6'. feet-long, 0. 012" thick PVC, Bungy C6rd.'.on, one end. 3.' 15" diameter by,6 feet long, 0.012" thick'PVC, Bungy Cord on ~ - one end_. 4. 18" dianeter by 6 feet long, 0.012" thick PVC, Btmgy Cord on one end. '5. 2 2." n ameter by. 6 fee t lor.g, 0.012" thick PVC, Bungy Card en ~ one end. 6. S" diameter-x 2 feet'long, 0.012" thick 'VC, Bungy-Cord on both ~ ends. 4 0 6 M i'
av s 1 l i. Procedure No. Iot-a-31-6 PLUTONIUM FACILITY ~ STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Revision No. o i ~ ~ Page 4 of 7 g / i 5 p B. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ' Health physics regulations must. be rigi'dly followed. during att- . :achment of the new glove or bag and removal i_nt'o the glove-box , of. the '.used glove ",or ibag. Extreme, care must be taken '.tolassure . the new glove.or bag is ' firmly attached to the. port ring so it ~. cannot.come loose during removal of.th'e old glove or bag. ~Re-spirators.shall be worn'by personnel makin~g'the change as well _as by.lother personnel closer than 10 feet.. Any' loose contam-, ination resulting trom 'the ' change must be.immediately located by an alph'a survey around the port. and. a survey of. the floor and any other horizontal surfaces below the port. Any. located ' contamination greater than 1000 d/m per. prob}e area shall be ~ " 'immediately cleaned up. ~ C. NUdLEARSAFETY' CONSIDERATIONS ~ { No significant quantities of fissionable isotopes are' involved i., glove and bag' changes..Tf material.s are being introduced ~ into the glovebox along with the change, nuclear' safety consider-ations specified i - P.roce' dure No. G-100-1I. " Bagging Into and Out of. Glove Boxes" shall be observed. ~ e a e O D
PLUTONIUM FACILITY Procedure No. E-NP-31-6_ STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. Revision No. o Page 5 of' 7 D.. PROCEDURE I. Startup r 1. Glove and bag changes by previously qualified. operator. only. 2. Obtain.new bag.or glove of ' correct land'and typfe. ~ 3, Ob tain roll of.1" wide PVC tape and' 2 _ masking. tape. ' 4. Obtain surgeons gloves. ~ S '. Obtain' respirators for each operitor. ~' 6. 'Obtain paper wipes for decontamination'. 7. Obtain wash bcttle wi~th soap solution. ~ '8 0btain plastid waste disposal bag. 9 W(otify Health Physics. II.. Normal Operation-1.. Remove inner clamp ring, insert into new glove or bag ~ and reclamp inside old glove.or bag. 2. Check orientation. -(a) 32g Seam.in horizontal plane. (b) T:1umb position of ;:.cVe correct.. 3. Put en respira'tcr and surgeons glove 3. 7. O ..g
= J- \\- PLUTONIUM FACILITY' Procedure No. Iot-NP-31-6 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Revision No. o _Page -0' of 7 4. . Remove' tape around cuff of ord. glove or' bag. Old glove -or b'ag shoul'd be. in outer groove of por. lE O-ring (h9d } d iS i_n inner port. groove, move to outer groove and survey exposed port. ring with PAC. Deco _ntaminate with. paper wipes. dampened with soap solution. or alcohol if' contam-inated. ~ 5. Stretch bead of new ' glove or bag over port'. ring and .. locate bead in inner port groove.-
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Clamp' bead of neu glove or bag in. port groo_ve with outer-hose clamp. 7.. Remove inner clamp.~
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._old glove or bag into glove box.
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Reinstall inner c~1 amp in new glove or bag.
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Remove; outer clamp, move glove or bag bead to outer port groove. 11., Tape bead to port L::Y 1-1/2 turr.s o f. _ ' wide PVC tape. ~ stretched tight. Fold _ back last 1/2" af. tape to form pull' tab. 12 Loosen inner clamp, adjust glove or bzg.to remove wrinkles and reclamp.
x. PLUTONIUM FACILITY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. Procedure No. 101-te-31-6 gevision No. O ~ 7 of' 7 Page 13. Using a PAC, stirvey. around port as well as horizontal . surfaces and.tlie.. floor'immediately below port. ' A l's o,. survey surgeons.~ gloves of all ope.rators i,nvolved. - ' 14. Decontaminate any' surfaces indica. ting greater than- ~ ~. 1000 d/m ' fixed.or'500'd/m smearable. 15. Remove. respir.ator, clean up area,~ return supplies _to. storage, and dispose of contaminated waste, E. . EQUIPMENT LIST 1. Portable ~ alpha [ counter (PAC) .y*_ ~ t 4 ~ m. o t e e e e e" e F t m 5 e e m s O 4 y e =}}