ML19281B590
| ML19281B590 | |
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| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 03/22/1979 |
| From: | Reiter E WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| To: | Crow W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 7905250477 | |
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Prcpc y d Sc> lid WanLe Fj:ultion, Trar.cportition arc 3 Eu-i.al,
.S' '.:-1 LO7, Loc _'e' EJ 1 El Attached is a dev; rip:icn of prap
d operations to di : pas, of ur.nittn bndtri
- t. nato pre. mtly h.ng stored in 1:2gcens at the Cohnld a SiLe.
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ecnnstn of calc.ic Cuzide (Car.,), with trace cuantities of uraninu encn>,-
cu]atul.in the C Q
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The pmnnt authrf."ation to can2nct rnlid radioactive vaste disrecal is as-scrilxd in _'1mrmri.,n 2.?.6, pay 210 of the existing licene. Conce: par.]y, the atL;chci ret rac m c:,lt., an infcu.2 tic ' paJ:ew am.. c rtin th 2 cafer=> ct Tc a-stration maa inlicating ca dice.co with e::ichag lic:nce cc Oitic.u, the 1575 Westinjhourc Envirc.re ' al Dialuatwn, an-applict.ble refilations.
Tlr initial 9fforts will le directel tcwalrls dicrosing of mige in tw lec:> nc, East Ia: cen..nd Ca]cina Fluorida Lc pon #1 as clan in Figure 1.3.2.1 or t e er sting lic2nce. This will previce the opportunit',c to inspect thu Jagcnn tcr intajrlty pri.cr to tjuir rcucc an w r tu stomga basin.T.
nature fixation vi'.i be conductcd as requ.i red by operational and clora:p r.acdc.
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DDLID WN;Ti; FE ATF/1, TW/'SPUITATJO:! IDD EURIIL Pur[cq offic<a tien at.ed over 2 mtllion cJal}cnq Ligaid waste treatment operationn at ColunLia hwe gtn<The n]ey consit.tn of calcita fluoride of sluciw which is ston d in li.re a lago;no.
(CaF ), with trare quantition of uraniu.a encapsulatcA in the CaF2 nitrix.
2 Calcim fluoride in a relatis/eb jemt cr2rround with a nolubility product of 2.7 X
'1ha uranium can Invc th; nLoichicretric fom of any of tha uranica ext.ounA 10-3?
fou d in a fuel f abricarica plcnt, ard las li ttle or no aq aus coluicilit).
The rnrienc mf fixation is in furth r trannfon them sp;cien jrdn ohyaically codSolidificd c3nl e J
chcaimlly nu b]e mlids cutrcmely re: ir^anL to grc ud./ ur 1caclurer.
would thc n be tr rd e rrc d t o a lea 3 e* 'l r anienet wo wate la d al g rcun i f c r di g astl.
Thic diqccal chould mintnne th' need for any trlditieral on-site s' ermJe regaircra A.
Ex : criptirn OE 1hste.%teriah Sluche analve.cs are shcun in Table I.
The slut;c rermbles a c1rrr" which can ha pin a
transfcrred fma the lujoonc.
Fi':atic.n Imation Tho firt'on p-ccm will be perfortdl in a diked arca of approxi=.tely G5, COO f t.2 locatal E:w of the canitcry Ja;mn cirJ./n in Figure 1.3.2.1 of th; cxisting liceno.
vill be orc,ard by rcrevur7 a layer of top scil ad diking thu <cil to forra a basin to contain tu solidificd ulu? :e.
Dep'nd:ng upon th; c::mt di:r iciuc of tr e Tha arG basin, t2n diLc3 u? '> vili 6 apxcx9 ately six to ei<jht fcct hi.jh.
' ence at 1 cast cgaivalcent to that cn roareHm The basin will b; nutreurS:d by a chain lin':The total dicalcica area rcr.aw, Icas than 51 of the tJn e, ntin~ plant Lite.
cli o area as discua;d in the Ucntin', house aviro c mtal Draiuntica, March 1975.
Fixation Operations
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The fixation agent as an geoun cabible coliu:n silicate with a cmant rettingthe transferr 3 sludgaI This puterial will Le cuxc<1 vith th'2 cap dikcd hasin to hmica. Thin procecc hr, becn suc es nllly uscd by Delaware Custrn Intcrial, Inc. in the fix7 tion cf radiertive vaste and other tcxic catal uc.ctcs.
legcon. to a tai: ting tank whsre it ui.ll be The sluj,a will b2 pq transfe : red from th2Followin7 cc" alete mia:ing, the contrat s will to ccriined with tlhe fi: tion agents.
Apprc:-nmtely oaa day in regaircd for the mater al i
placed in the diked area to hardcn.
to set up; at tlns reint, its phynial charw:turistics resemble a cor. crc La mixt urc.
The initial fixation p!uce will take appremmately ixenty work days to ecnplcro.
Transportation riate tr tnn-The stabiliccd sludge will M transferrM frc:n the dikcil Lasin to en app:
The conhnts of e;: ' v hi"lc port vehicle using traditional carth reviny cquipumt.
Tronnp. tett wiU will 172 detemino] by either net weight or by voitne mw wments.
erfo:wd in accordance with the current DJi' rcgilations and lictnca cen<lition be Clra 1:uclear low level rad k <tive waare h na L The ruterial wi]3 1e trancportcd to t!- Th.c wi H lo inr oned in accontinee wit'i m pH--
r cite in Itarnwell, D. C. for diqcoal.
cable prcvinicas of Chmt Nuclear's federal and.Mc licenna aul int ern'l prccett et.
T1. w:! ot tal ien (Conr. )
A; pr u i: a tt}', ain" nonth ti11 1e I cg unA la * : < nJJ n t Llu ( s.L !re cv.t: a' u et th '
r at 'mgcon a.el calciu:n Ph.x Me L;pa i:1 a, ubmt.i in r2gute 2.3.2.1 ot the cxinting licence.
Radiolcaical. afety Control As indicato.i in Table 1, the uranian con 2nt rau.;m frai 330-803 pgn b2ned on colidr.,
with an avera p of 600 I qn.
ry.tcrn,1 radiation levela are att or near baci: ground. I t r.. wr, radiatier rmv 'yn e fixation oj.ecc i jans, and the [eritretcr vill b.1 perfoltn:d t o varify th.' exp: ctol lUd C:-
if G Jr e ra tCT..
Internal wr trama will In c;nta.ulled by li:nitire airMrne cmcentraliana to kall balca rn: :imza p c. ncible corantret ic:r..
For coluble ui nit:a the W for ocapational &
posure in 0.2 ngUnc.3 (10 C"a 20, Ap ndi;. D, nate 4).
For inacluble uranim, th for cucurutic:al carmare in 0.07 n@/c3 (bns] uren a srccific activity oi 1.4 uCi/g for 2.62 enr.ich.d unniun). Uai:q the SC for incoh61e uraniun and a :1eC.au ccauc-tration of GOD ppn urwic;n, nn airbmt concentr tion of 87 mg nlc ic gr *r) ic re-cuircd +o 2 cc rh ' N.
Thi' naiue in een :it 7cably hjchar th m thc_ reinu n1 d TbmInld Limit Wlu.
('J u!'s) for rh mid, (2 m;h 3) and calcito oxidc 'S mg/:n3).
It is alm, higher tinn ibe linir of 10 n wU for ' anal nuirm nce type dust:, such ao rger filern, pertlan1 c.
ut, starch, nPc Th20, th ' li:ni ting f actc-j a the cl..:ccl natute of t5a dust, nat LL.h i L is confm natei uith uranitra; and ro itina dust cunti.cl r.cacums skulc i
In tuff a r, t.
Ib airlomc proble. arc c, 2cted fran tM sk-to rareved frcra the lage r, cium tb nateri.al is in an
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2000~ ; y fi.2 tire, ::are t ying of tha 7.at m al m-y a
ocenz, hurcva, at this reint, l.otn tha fluorium r.nd uranic u are physically and chaica]ly bonded.
Air c c.oling aill lx mrfei se.1 uhere th 2re is a rotential for airbarna u'canitr.' a xi/cr fluoridcc
'I rpically mutinmus air arplin, will be entchlich.d Lo waiter the aru.
surroundiry tha dilni insin.
In dditicn, air %:c.i ling will 1c rerfonr.o1 to rronitor the transfer of fixcd chdge fraa th : Losin to the trannert vehicleo. Air carating rnay be rcdumi if cparimco hows tJut the rotential for airlorna ia mininr:1.,my such r.o3ificatione in the norveillance pccgrun sill be bred on un cnluat;en !r.i the Pata tion i>rotection Cmpom it basx1 upon criteria in sub.oragru..h 3.1.2 cf the cuincin]
i licansa.
Nuclear FaM y Control The resalts of ac tailed rmpling of the lagrx.nn have cho.m that the uranlun j n r:Whcr unifenaly rm:al with the cap. Darcd upon cirplint; ac varicun dcpths in tic lqcem, 3
no cett]ing of the uraniun han tren detected.
Ibo to thu canplcte mixture cf urc.ma within the aludge, criticality la considered inpossible. The fiyation procens douhi further immb11 ire th 2 uranjun.
The nuc] ear safety of th, sluto is ascund by the following (1) the concent ratic n of uraniun is lasc than 0.002 uCi/grma which in the up;rr Ihnit fcr "redj active : at erinl" as dcfin xd in Dar regulaticnn 49 CFR 173.380 (e) and (2) the unter coatent amul es tbt tha slnljo will alway: be over nuleratcd (11/U-235 ). 10,000)..
!.nv i rcn r.n tal Ca t et y Coni ro f.,.
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Prior to Iw.in <rc,r/aticn, rc'i>o' d a ti ve wil ' o M en will b3 taken trd analyrM ice u rn niu.r. ar a 1] e m:2 :',o to t, t M i: h t i... be tt m e n A t it u ;.
Folmijnq ruuaval d Ll."
treat.ed nJ ud n. frc a t he lmin, ti.; noi2 wa.]i he <
- kd f ur Let h ur, n iu.n and f ] L; r.ie to det.erni
- . thy e :tcut of: h uchin3 into Un neil.
i.n tra]uation vill thcn b, aet to det enair ' tho i n ct of tb reniaual erc. nitro,ul iluorio en tk environ'..ent.
'I he evaluation will include tin r.ct ent ial leoch.ina of tha.n cogent o int.o th ' wat cr 1:Me and the disoercion into th' atm>ng' re u:mr dry r.g corditienc,.
j Tyj >i. cal] /, tJu evaluaticus will use conrervative arcurnptions for 1.ovt m:nt cf tJn cx,ntnH nanta ihmejh tin no.O and into th wter t able D.n oi w inatica will to o
- 9 m1 to tra intain c.. rage qtouarl in' sr conmnia c Li<" a 1.e]r3; 5 : q p r liter f :ar ilt hr..nl 3c:a tJun MC for Unrestricted arec 'oru: n it 7.
For a i ' Fo r :
3, rc 'm En of th' natcr2 al t..
into at:u
.ro will b2 calculatcd u:-
r u; a: n 0 a J r.g ec viitions meca..
- iitd by high wind condi.tiune.
D mnU ninatir.n wi11 b2 craluct v.i to minMin ai.r cow:en! mticm,1:alr,
2 rag ter :u3 i..luoridt, an! h w tA.n m' a f or u.u catr.ictzi cro., for uranitta.
Sc >les of treated sh&e h c.:' iro sub iccted to lecrhire uttr.lico in s.hid de..i m !
z wab r i.m p el thro'c an tle nlub and U l tr rcd.
Th. ltach7te t:aa nuhjucted to de-Jayed neutren en:dysin witn uraalu cc:.
.t raticn bilow Llic uetc tion lj;.d.t of 0. U:d pga. Cc:v 2Cuently, no lev'tling pwblc1 are c m etel.
Test walln "do.wironn" of th; dikca hr.in will tx nitnr any Ic.igration of f]unric'e:> and u::cnic,.n to th '..ut c'- tabl e.
Typicall"I. tl.e wel]n ere 60 feat ciccn on2 c_:tcal intr' t),o wM ar taL1c.
.in < ?!i ti t.a, y1.c t..d u tt e c% dea vil l be c:;13 e< t<:0 2 rc.o a di r ca, : d en i s locatai "(..
'stre e" of thu basin. Wll mtc r d gr.eu:. t utor ne glea ul31 N colh et :d qu. st erl y md anal-
-d icr fluarja2, c.nl gcc:
alpL.
Tctica le'/cls still be ecocistcr.L o
with th. li tit..: 0% rile:1 al.uzo Ecr vrt'r conc cntr itions.
No cnvirt;
.t:11 r.j rlar r.c probb an t., ci c t.cC. The air ;,c., lim pu c., dacribf I
..c ur ;er "bliolcgicJ det) Centml" ab~;c mh chi 1.c ndeauc.tn ta vari fy t'c c:,pcatc-1 lo..
airb'rne - vel 3.
If rc iu ' J Ic.c} s dict r ti, ecnt in 'ou; envi ro:::r :Lul air n plin.
Uill ba er:UN i ch:xl t.o w !i t or
.j :mt u ; nl :. w nR d into tl:
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7.c b ' n l'r, l., ' '; 11 ba cenci ottnt with the li::d ts d-
^ rile d aN t for air!r>rno com;catratjcrs.
It n vr eta tint th 1.u ;in area ui.ll br ret air ti as the Aca f,r future fi: etic i opzra' ic:u.
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qu:ntly, t!n site wi!1 ba unntairuel as a "reatrici d Area" es detinui in nigalagr4 2.1.1 of the existirn lice:m..
Tob'i.' 1 h tc:
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Tot al Uranit'z.1 Content., Dr j Dani <,
330-800 u3 U/g (603 ug U/q.'r ta;o)
't Soli &.
33-50?, R/orage 4 0 6 API're.imate U-235 Enriciatent 2.6 Srtcific Cravity Tala Sltriga 1.3
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