ML19317G204
| ML19317G204 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1977 |
| From: | Stewart W FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19317G197 | List: |
| References | |
| CS-77-179, NUDOCS 8002280841 | |
| Download: ML19317G204 (2) | |
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CS-77-179 Mr. James P.-O'Reilly, Director Docket #50-302 Office of Inspection & Enforcement License #DPR-72 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ref: RII:JCR 230 Peachtree.St. N.W., Suite 818
.50-302/77-12 Atlanta, GA 30303
Dear Mr. O'Reilly:
We submit the following response to the apparent Items of Noncom-pliance cited in the referenced inspection report.
"A.
Section 3.2 of the Environmental Technical Speci-fication states that the operational radiological monitoring program is outlined in Table 3.2-2 of the ETS.
Contr' ry to the above, during December 1976, sea-a water simples were not taken at stations 14M and 14G.
B.
Section 3.2.2 of the Environmental Technical Speci-fications states that environmental radiological samples -
shall provide concentration values with LLD which are equal to or less than those listed in Table 3.2-5 of the ETS.
Contrary to the above, during 1976, soil, vegetation, fish / meat / poultry, samples were not analyzed to levels specified in Table 3.2-5.of the ETS."
"A" - During the time that these samples were not taken, there wa's a
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misunderstanding on the part of the contractor Tesulting from the non-reportability of th'e results of the samples.
Because the requirement did not exist to report.the results from the
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stations in question it was believed that ' he collections were t
not. require'd.
Upon the issuance of Environmental Technical Specifications, a revision became effective which requires monthly surveillence interval rather than the "within'8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after a liquid affluent release" surveillance as previously required.
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Subsequent to the initial criticality all semples,which are collected and analyzed must be reported.
This is understood by the contractor.
A meeting was held on 5 August 1977 with representatives from the University of Florida at which tim the Environmental Sur-veillance Program was reviewed.
It v u stressed that all samples from all stations must be collected and analyzed at the frequency required by Technical Specifications.
This will preclude further noncompliance.
Full compliance, in accordance with the foregoing has been achieved.
"B" -
Efforts to lower the LLD's as reported in the 1976 Annual Report were underway prior to Inspection 77-12.
Refined procedures and improved j
equipment,, including a new Ge(L1) crystal approv4==t ly 10 times as
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e officien,t as the old crystal are currently in use.
The sample -types ;' -
specifically referenced in the Inspection Report.are collected at -
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semi-annual intervals (soil yearly).
Consequently, these have not
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yet been collected and analyzed employing the new procedures and equipment.
A review of monthly samples shows improvement in LLD's to the extent that in all cases the LLD is equal-to or lower-than that required by Environmental Technical Specifications.
In conjunction with our effortis to lower the I.LD's, a computer program is in the final stages of development, which will flag the LLD for any nuclide in a sample which exceeds the required LLD. Should this occur, each case will be addressed specifically to reduce the i
_ LLD in subsequent samples to acceptable levels.
i Full coupliance with the above will be achieved by 1 November 1977.
We find no proprietary information in the report of Inspection 50-302/77-12.
i Should you have any questions concerning thase responses, please contact us.
Very truly yours,
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W. P. Stewart l
Director, P'ower Production DWP/rc t
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