ML19309H060

Forwards Response to J Mayes Concerns,In Response to Request.Proposed Decontamination Will Not Take Place Until NRC Has Ruled on Need for EIS

ML19309H060
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Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	04/09/1980
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Percy C SENATE
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Dear Senator Percy:

We have received your letter on the subject of the Dresden Unit No.1 decontamination which enclosed a letter from Ms. Jean Mayes.

Our response to Ms. Mayes is enclosed for your information. This response provides the background of the Dresden decontamination review and identifies the actions for which the Commission must prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

Please be assured that the Dresden decontamination will not take place until the Nuclear Regulatory Connission has ruled on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement.

We will inform you of our decision in this matter. Also, we are enclosing Ms. Mayes' correspondence as requested.

If we may provide any additional information, please feel free to contact us.

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Dear Ms. Mayes:

This is in response to your recent letter to Acting Chairman Ahearne, which expressed your concern related to the chemical decontamination of Eresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1.

4.'e have been reviewing this project since Comonwealth Edison's initial decontamination proposal on December 12, 1974. On December 9,1975, we issued a conditional authorization which allowed Cortmonwealth Edison to initiate the chemical decontamination subject to the completion of three items which would be resolved as follows:

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The testing program will be completed and the results submitted for the review and approval of the NRC staff prior to performing the proposed chemical cleaning.

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A pre-service inspection program for the primary coolant boundary will be formulated and submitted for NRC review and approval prior to returning the reactor to service.

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A post-cleaning surveillance program which includes additional surveillance specimens and a specimen withdrawal and examination schedule will be submitted for NRC review and approval prior to returning the reactor to service.

A copy of our Safety Evaluation in support of these actions is enclosed for your information.

Since cur 1975 authorization Comonwealth Edisen has ccepleted its materials test program and construction of the necessary support facilities to carry out the project in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner. Our review of the testing program and the facility construction is continuing and will be completed prior to the chemical cleaning that is currently scheduled for the first half of 1980.

The decontamination proce:s involves the circulation of a Dow Chemical Co pany cleaning solvent through the reactor primary cooling system.

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A':sr. sm:nl of -he uran'u:- fuel, the solven: will be circulated through

s :r' ary ccolant sys s-fcr approximately 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> at about 250*F.

A# s :f r:u:ni:n the s:1.ent and the dissolved oxides will be drained fr:

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Ar.y re..zining s:1ven will be cleaned from the reactor by rinsi.; with demineralizsd wa er.

The rinse water and solvent will be s :re in the waste trea::ent facility storage tanks until processed

c:n:en rate and sc!idify the solvent and dissolved radioactive cerr:sica products.

h: ds:cn arnination will be carried out entirely within a closed system and 11: waste prc:essing will be accomplished within a specially designed, s! :.;.aks prcof, leak ti;ht, building.

All transportation of radioactive

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si.; a :r::sss develc;ed by the Dcw Chemical Company for the s:' :i'icni:n cf low le.si radicactive wastes.

This solidification process ha: : sin :ss ed en ths NS-1 s:1 vent and produced a solid waste form that c: : tined c: f ree lic;ics.

The waste solidification precedures include a c u t i '

.e cen:rci procsss :sst On each barrel of waste to provide additional 1:1. t ce the ths li:cic was e has been properly solidified.

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w:. : :- ts incurrec i subsquent reactor decontamination at Dresden 1 l

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At this time there are no plans to decon-It ' 1 s -hs ;r' ary ::::'ng system Of other U. S. nuclear f acilities, l

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howeve, preliminary estirates of the cost for decontamination currently operatir.g U. S. reacters range from 1 million to 5 million dollars per reacter anc wculd vary depending on the extent of. modification required at a s:e:ific facility to perform the decontamination.

The deccatamination of reactor primary cooling systers will reduce the radiatica expcsure levels in the areas of these systens, therehy permit-ting greater access to the system for inspection, modifications, and repai rs. These activities provide greater assurance of the continued safe cperation of the reactor and are therefore in the best interest of the health and safety of the public.

Furthermore, the decontamination will reduce the occupational exposure of the individuals employed at Dresden.

With respect to requests fer the preparation of an Environmental Impact Staterer.t for the Drese'en Unit 1 decontamination, the Nuclear Regulatory Cerr,ission is fully committed to satisfying all requirements of the Natior.al Envi ronmental Policy Act (NEP A).

Our regulations which implement the ME?A requirements are centained in Title 10, Part 51.5, of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.

These regulations are in conformance with cuidelines issued by the President's Council on Environmental Quality which were in effect prior to July 30, 1979. They identify the following types cf actions for which NRC must prepare an environmental impact sta e.ar.t:

"(1) Issuance of a permit to construct a nuclear power reactor, testing f acility, or fuel reprocessing plant pursuant to Part 50 cf this chapter; l2) Issuance of a full poser or design capacity license to operate a nuclear poaer reacter, testing f acility, or fuel reprocessing

lant pursuant to Part 50 of this chapter; (3) Issuance of a permit to construct or a design capacity license to operate an isotopic enrichment plant pursuant to 50.22 of this chapter; (4) Issuance of a license to possess and use special nuclear material fcr processing and fuel f abrication, scrap recovery, or conversion cf uranium hexafluoride pursuant to Part 70 of this chapter; (5) Issuancs of a license to possess and use source material for uranium milling or production of uranium hexafluoride pursuant to

? art 40 of this chapter; (5) Issuance of a license authori:f r.g commerical radioactive waste dispcsal by land buriai ;ursuant :o ? arts 30, 40, and/or 70 of this chapter;

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lC Ccnversten of a ;rovisional operating license for a nuclear

?-er rea: cr esti.; f a:ility or fuel reprocessing plant to a

1. uil power or desigr capacity license pursuant to Part 50 of this chapter where no final environmental impact statement has been

rsvicusly prepared; (E) Issuance of a license to manufacture pursuant to Appendix M cf Part 50 of this Chapter; (5) Amendments of Parts 30 and 40 of this chapter concerning the exemption from licensing and regulatcry requirements of any equip-mE7t, device, connodi y or other product containing byproduct material or source raterial; and D2) Any othe'r ac

icn which the Ccamission determines is a rajor Oc7:ission action sienificantly affecting the quality of the human er Vi rCnDe r.t. "

Tas C:rr.issicn is pressr.:1 in the process of modifying our Environmental F rc e:-ica regulations :: :ake into account, voluntarily, the regulations p r:r. '. ;at a: by CEQ whi:n becams effective July 30, 1979. We have concluded taa-

-is acti:n is nc Ors Of these a:tions requiring an environmental im;a:: sta amer.: uncer current Commission regulations.

While cur regulations de n:t require the preparation of an environmental im;ac: staterent, we are e.aluating the environmental impact of the prop ad a:-ic-tc determine whsthe an environmental impact statement should be

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f it is deterrined that an environmental impact statement need r.:- ti :rs:ared, a negativs de:laratica and environmental impact appraisal will :s ;rspared in ac:crear.:e with Sections 51.7 and 51.50(d) of our pro-ce:;rss f or envi renrer. ai ;r:tsction. We will corplete our review and issue the a;;repriate statenar.: or a;praisal prior to the Dresden decontamination.

Wi-h rsgard to your ccmtr.er. s about the study done at Oak Ridge National Lai:ra::ry report in Science, June 30, 1979, Commonwealth Edison, the licensse fer Dresden Uni: i, has agreed to dispose of the Dresden I wla s a either Seatty, Nevada or Hanf:rd, Washington commercial low is.si + aste burial sites.

These sites differ significantly in their gs:1:;i: and hydrologi: characteristics from the Oak Ridge site where chslar -aided migratica :f radionuclices was observed.

S;s:f #i: ally, the Oak Ridge site, where migration occurred, experiences very

'; pracipitati:n and has a water table so shallow that it probably in s ss: s the disposal :i s and trenches during periods of heavy rain fa:i.

n addi-icn, the :ak ?.idge top graphy is hilly with steep slopes unds-:ai-by fractured snaie aterial which allows underground water and ra:f:a:-ive eas e c f1:e tre.- hill thr: ugh the fractures until it seeps

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Ccnversely, the uommercial vaste burial sites at Beatty and Hanford, where no migra: ion of radionuclides has been observed, are flat desert areas with very low precipitation, a water table approximately 300 feet below ground level and a distance of 8 to 10 miles to the nearest perennial stream.

In addition to these site characteristics, which prevent the migration of radioactive material from the desert waste burial sites, another significant difference between the proposed waste disposal technique and the now discontinued Oak Ridge methods is that the Dresden waste will be disposed of as a solid.

At Oak Ridge over 35 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste was pumped into the disposal trenches. We estimate that approximately 7 million gallons of liquid waste was disposed of in Trench No. 7, which was identified as a scarce of chelated radionuclides Because of the differences we have concluded that the Dresden wastes should be dispesed of in dry burial site.

With respect to your request for information relative to a public hearing on this matter, the Illinois Safe Energy Alliance (ISAE) by petition dated September 20, 1979, requested that the Nuclear Regulatory Conmission hold a public hearing on this issue.

This petition is under review in accordance with the T.ovisions of 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations.

I enclose for your information a copy of our letter accepting that petition.

We will provide you with a copy of our response to the ISEA petition when it is available.

In surcary, the Dresden decentamination has been carefully planned to improve the safety of the reactor and reduce the exposure of plant personnel to radiation.

The waste produced by the process is similar in ty;e and quantity to the waste routinely produced at Dresden and its processing, transportation, and disposal will not cause any new hazards not previously evaluated and deemed acceptable.

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Dear Ms. Shineflug:

This letter is to acknowledge receipt of your petition dated September 20, 1979, se:mitted on behalf of the Illinois Safe Energy Alliance, requesting that tr.e Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation institu*e puolic haarings on tne decontamination of the Dresden 1 nuclear reactor.

Your petition is being treated under 10 CFR 2.206 of the Cor: mission's reguia icns, anc a:cordingly, appropriate action will be taken on your peti icn within a reasonable time.

I enclose for your information a copy of the n:tice shich is being filed for publication with the Office of the Federal Register.

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Notice is hereby given that by petition dated September 20, 1979, the Illinois Safe Energy Alliance requested public hearings be held on the de-contamination of the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1.

This petition is being treated as a recuest for action under 10 CFR 2.205 of the Connission's regula-ions, and accordingly, action will be taken on the petition within a reasonable time.

Copies of the petition are available for inspection in the Comission's Public Document Roc = at 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20555 and -in i

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