ML19312B617
| ML19312B617 | |
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| Site: | 07000036 |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1979 |
| From: | Drey L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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515 16ct Point Avcnue University City, Missouri 63130 February 28, 1979 r
8:r. James G. Keppler, Director Regim !!!, Nuclear Regulatory Corealesion 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, 1111 nolo 60137 Deer Jime Ao I misreeding the WDC5 mmitoring reporte for the Nuclear Fuele Plant at Jiemitite, Missouri, or le it correct that Comeustion Engineering hee been exceeding the WC's radio-active af fluent limitatione established by 10 CFM Part 20 and the Missouri Clean Veter Ccmissim's limitaticsie established by the WDE5 permit No. PC-0000761, effective date Mzrth 12,19767 Are you aware of the following:
- 1. The reported groes alphe emissimo, everaged monthly, es given in the monitoring report covering the period October 1975 through Decenter 1978 (Outfall #001 - Sewer and Outf all #002 - Pond), ascend the *C 10 CFR 20 Appendix 3, Table II, Coluna 2 limiting welues for miatures of unknown radionuclides by 200 to 700 percent (that is, by factore bet.een two and seven). If one adds the two outfalle, se le logical because both ef fluents empty into the ases creek, then the grose alphe activity exceeds the NRC's lielting welues by 950% for October,197S3 7501 for hoveeers and 7D0% for Dec embe r.
'That is, the hAC limite the concentretim' of mixed radionuclides to 30 picacuries per liter (3 e 10-8 microcuries per milliter se per Footnote 2.d. of Appendia B, Part 207,
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ccrupered to which the reported svarege gross alphe activities per month et the Heestite plant eres
- a. Outfall #001 (eewer): 70 for October, 90 for November, and 147 for Decembers
- b. Outfall # 002 (pond): 220 for October,138 for Nove=6er, and 63 for Deceweer.
Remembering the EPA calculation from the publication, " Environmental Analysis of the Urenium Fuel Cycle, Part 1 - Fuel Cycle," (EPA.520/9 003.B. published in 19733 page A-13), that en adult member of the public, drinking two liters of water per day with a concentration of one picoeurie per liter would receive a done of nine millireme per year, does that not moon that the levels indicated in the C:zabusticn Engineering monitoring reporte correspcsid to e dose of approximately three re me (3000 millirene) per year for en edult drinking two liters of Joachie Creek water per day in the isomediate vicinity, downstream from the plant? And what about the ef fect on the fisherven and their families who set the fish caught downstreen?
The limiting welues set by the State of Missouri in the current NPDES pemit are more abringent then those contained in the NRC regulations. For emewle, a limiting welue of the alphe-emitting Radium-226 of 30 picoeuries per liter is set by the NRC, while three picoeuries per liter is set by the WW.5 permit. I realire that the alphe-emitting radioactive meterials monitered by Ccubustion Engineering would not just consist of Radium-226, however the state does not give e limiting value for radioactive material of a mixture of unkncmen radionuclide concentratione. The NRC, as you know, uses the some limiting value of 30 picoeuries por liter for a mixture of unknowns as it does for Re-226.
- 2. The reported gross bote emissions, as everaged monthly for October, November and December, 1978, and reported by Comeustion Engineering, exceed the NRC's mesimum pemissible values for mined radionuclides by frne 200 to 14C05 (that is, by fectors between 2 and 14). If one adde the two outfalls, the grose bate emissions exceed the NRC permissible limite by 16004 for October,15001 for Novencer, and 57Dn for Deceeer.
The state limit for the betowmeitting Strontite-90 is tan picoeuries per liter, compared to which the reported everage groes bete activitie's per acsith at the Hematits plant eres
- s. Ntfall #001: 67 for Octreer,174 for Noweeber, and 89 for Decenterg
- b. Atfall #002: 429 for October, 276 for Novencer, and 84 for December.
This corresponde to sucesses se great se 4000C above the state's NPDE5 limital Roughly the same levels of groes alphe activity given above were also reported to the Stato in 1976 for the second quarter (132 picoeuries per liter) and third quarter (168 41/1).
I would appreciate' it if you would let as know what the NRC hoe done about these excesolve levels of radioactivity, what you are going to do about thee, and why? What courses of action cre owsilable to the NRC or to anyone else to enforce those limitaticris or to seek genalties f;r violatione thereof? Thank you.
Sincerely.
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Mrs. Leo Drey (Key)
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DIVISIO:1 OF E! Vil10::1E!1TAL QUALITY
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NPDES liONITORING REPORT FOR NO:(-MUNICIPAL UASTEUATER DISCIIARCES f
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PERMIT NO.
MO-0000761 FACIbTYNA11E CE ?!nclear pnels Pl a nt - Iferatite Mo.
COUNTY Jefferson REPORT COVERING PERIOD October
, 1978 through Decerber gg 78, OtJITALL #001 ( Severl APJJ 1ETE_R I
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A'JALYTICAL ::ETHOD RI"A?.KS/CO G NT.
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_ Biochemical Oxygen Dein! nd 5.1 mg/l APHA Std Method Suspended Solids 15 ec/1 Filtration / Gravimetric Pecal Caliform N.A.
/100 ml pH - Units 7.2 pH Meter Dissolved Oxygen N.A.
ee/1 Tempera t ure 7ot Thermometer Rndioactive Materials:
1 alpha 70,90,147 oc /1 Alpha Counting beta 67.174.89 pc /1 Beta Counting COMMENTS:
1 Tast performed by:
CEP(Santa A N.M.)/CE He:ratite' Date: October-December 1978
. Keport Approved by Owner:
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Date: January 26,1979
' INSTRUCTIO"S :
NPDES MONITORIdG REPORT J.A. Rode, Plant Manager 2.
A report cust be sub=1tted cach quarter, unless the NPDES per=it requires core freque reporting.
If core than one sample is analy:cd, record results under ce= ents..
2.
Quarterly reports must be mailed to P. O. Box 1258, Jefferson City, liissouri 65101 b April 28, July 28, October 28, January.28.
3.
Reports nust be sdgned by owner or executive officer.
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4.
Form should be tyi.ed or neatly printed.
5, Facilitics that have intermittent discharges cu.st file a report, even when a discha' g.
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.did not occur.
Complete the identification section and write "No discharge" in the f.
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HPDES HO:11TORINC REl' ORT FOR 110:1-MUlilCII'AL IIASTEl?ATER DISCl!ARCCS
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PEPli1T NO.
MO-0000761 41LITY llMIE CE Uneicar poets Pl an t - Hemntfte Mo.
COIDITY Jefferson JEPORT COVERI;;G PERIOD October
,19 78 through December
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PM:A11ETER AVERAGE ANALYTICAL ::ETHOD RE'!!J.F.S /C0:0:i:' {
Fl ot' 0.10.0.13.0.60 M D Pronortional Weir Suspended Solids 7.0,6.0,4.5 ec/1 Fil tra tion /Gravime'tric r
SH - Units 7.7.8.5,7.2 pH Meter Dissolved Oxyeen n.A.
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_ Tempera tu r e
- 17. 12. 9 Therro eter (*C)
Fluoride (1. 0,2.0, <1 Ec/1 Specific ion electrode
'011 & Crease
<l. 0,2 3,4,2.,3c/1 APHA Std Method
. Radioactive Ma terials:
alpha ppn_1,o c, pe/1 Alnha Cnontine beta 429.276,84 pc/1 Beta Countino COMMENTS:
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CEP(Santa Fe, N.M.)CE Hematite Date:
October-Decembqr 1978 Report Approved by owner:
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_ Date:
January 26, 1979
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1NSTRUCTIO :S :
NPDES MONITOPJNC REPORT J. A. Rode, Plant Manager
.1.
A report must be submitted each quarter, unless the NPDES permit requires core freque reporting.
If more than one sanple is analy:cd, record results under com=cnts.
.2.
Quarterly reports must be mailed to P. O. Box 1.768, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 b April 28, July 28, October 28, January 28.
3.
Reports raust be signed by osiner or exec'utive bfficer.
4.
Form should be tyi.ed or neatly printed.
5.
Fac111 tics that have intermittent discharges %st file a report, even when a dischart did not occur.
Complete the identificardon section and write "No discharge" in the f Column.
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