ML19317D520
| ML19317D520 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1976 |
| From: | Parker W DUKE POWER CO. |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912060776 | |
| Download: ML19317D520 (2) | |
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June 9, 1976 Mr. Norman C. Moseley, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 818 230 Peachtree Street, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re:
Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Nos. 50-269, -270, -287 e
Dear Mr. Moseley:
Oconee Nuclear Station Appendix B Technical Specification 1.2, Table 1.2-1 specifies a limiting quantity of 4760 pounds of solid laundry detergent to be used per year at Oconee. On June 2, 1976, during the monthly bulk chemical inventory, it was noted that the total usage of solid laundry detergent for this year through May, 1976, was 5625 p'ounds.
The following is a description of details relating.to this incident.
In February,1976, a station modification was completed allowing eegregation of laundry wastes from other radioactive vastes. Prior to this time, laundry wastes had been mixed with other radioactive wastes in the low activity waste tank, and due to in-plant chemical problems caused by the detergent, the laundry system was used very infrequently.
Contaminated laundry was sent off-site for processing and on-site use of detergent was minimal.
However, segregation of laundry wastes cr.abled Oconee to begin processing all laundry on site, resulting in maximum usage of solid laundry detergent.
Additionally, the increased number of unit outages, both scheduled and unscheduled, during 1976, has led to an unusually high manpower requirement at Oconee and consequently, has resulted in a larger than anticipated amount of contaminated laundry to be processed.
The limiting value for laundry detergent usage, as stated in Table 1.2-1, was established prior to station operation and was based upon cn estimate at that time of the expected quantities of laundry waste to be generated.
However, due to increased manpower requirements and a higher than expected quantity of' laundry to be processed, this value has been demonstrated to be very overly conservative for present and future operation.
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Mr. Norman C. Moseley Pcge 2 June 9, 1976 Accordingly, Table 1.2-1 is being reviewed and will be revised to update i
chemical discharge limits to more realistic values while complying with current existing state and federal regulations regarding chemical dis-charges to the environment.
This review will be completed and appropriate Tcchnical Specifications change rtfuests will be submitted by September 1, 1976.
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