ML19336A450
| ML19336A450 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1980 |
| From: | Crocker H, Roth J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| 70-0820-80-11, 70-820-80-11, NUDOCS 8010230148 | |
| Download: ML19336A450 (5) | |
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- U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
70-820/80-11 Docket No.70-820 LicenseJ(o._. SNM-77 Priority 1
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UR Licensee:
United Nuclear Corporation Recovery Operations Wood River Junction, Rhode Island l
Facility Name: UNC Recovery Operations Inspection at: Wood River Junction, Rhode Island Inspection conducted:
July 7-8, and August 1,1980
. Inspectors:
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>[gd J. %th, Fuel Facilities Inspector date signed date signed i
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M g/o7ddh H. W. CrockWhief, Fuel Facility
/date 41gned Projects Section, FF&MS Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection on July 7-8, and August 1, 1980 (Report No. 70-820/80-11) l Areas Inspected:
Special, announced inspection by a region-based inspector for the purpose of obtaining water and solids samples from selected monitoring wells and all of the operating 1& goons.
Results:
Samples were obtained and no apparent items of noncompliance were ldentified.
' Region I Form 12 (Rev. April.77).
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted E. Barton, Acting Supervisor Nuclear and Industrial Safety (NIS)
T. Itillag, NIS Technician
- R. Gregg, Manager, Quality Assurance D. Schultz, Manager, Compliance
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
2.
Scope of Inspection l
This inspection was conducted on July 7-8 and August 1,1980 for the purpose of obtaining water and solids samples from selected monitoring wells and l
all of the operating lagoons.
Each of these samples were then split with the licensee.
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Monitoring Well Water and Lagoon Water Sampling Prior to sampling,each well was pumped for about 4-5 minutes in order to clear out the. lines of standing water and this water was discarded.
The licensee took a five (5) gallon sample and the NRC sample (one (1) liter)
I was split from the licensee's sample.
The conditions under which each well l
sample was obtained are shown in the following table.
1 Well and Lagoon Water Samoles Taken July 7 and 8, 1980 Well No.
Flow Rate Sampling Time Specific Conductivity' (approxgal/ min)
(minutes)
(umhos)
Wells T-1 30 2
30 T-2 20 3
90 Crack in Casing near top.
T-3 30 2
2400 T-6 50 2
1500 PW-1 100 2
40 PW-2 9
2 30 h" pipe W-B 30 2
150 W-D 30 2
50 W-3 30 3
150 W-8A 30 2
425 W-11 70 2
300 i
W-12 30 2
1100 76-U 30 2
400 77-B 50 2
2500 77-D 10 5
850
3 Lagoons A/B C
D G
Tank 70 2
The lagoon water samples shown in the table were taken from each lagoon by dipping a one (1) gallon container into the lagoon and then 500 to 1000 ml of the liquid was poured into each sample container (one for the licensee and one for the NRC).
4.
Lagoon Sludge Samples On August 1, 1980 the inspector obtained solid (sludge) samples from each available lagoon and a drum of processed lagoon solids as shown in the following table.
Sampling locations are also shown in the table.
Lagoon No.
Sampling Location A/B North End top surface C
East of Center on the south side D
Center on the west side F
East End slope Drum Product from Lagoon A/B taken 2:00 pm 8/1/80 In each case a large sample of lagoon solids were taken and then split with the licensee. The samples consisted of about 500 to 1000 ml of solids plus liquids.
5.
Sample Analysis The well water, lagoon water and lagoon solids samples obtained by NRC were sent to the USDOE Radiological and Environmental Services Laboratory located in~ Idaho Falls, Idaho for analysis.
The licensee's samples were sent to Controls for Environmental Pollution, Inc. located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Each sample was to be analyzed for the following by each labora-tory:
1.
Gross alpha 2.
Gross beta 3.
Strontium-90 4.
Cesium-137 5.
Uranium isotopic (i.e., 234,235,238) 6.
Thoriumisotopic(i.e., 228,230,232) 7.
Radium 226 8.
Radium 228 9.
Gamma spectroscopy 10.
Plutonium (solids samples only)
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1 ample Analysis Results i
The NRC sample analysis results will be forwarded to NRC-NMSS for analysis.
Region I will compare the analytical.results obtained from each laboratory.
Titis comparison will be the subject of a subsequent inspection report l
(80-11-01).
7.
10 CFR Part 20 Burial Sites While on site on August 1. 1980 the inspector examined the site of the l
Part 20 burials which took place during 1967 and 1968 and were exhumed and sent to a licensed burial ground during July 1979.
i A copy of the information obtained from the bronze plaques which marked i
the burial locations is attached to this report.
This information was l
obtained from the plaques during July 1979 prior to transporting the material off site.
The inspector surveyed the area involved and for about 50 feet around l
the area for radiation level us b 1 a Ludlum Model 16 analyzer equipped with a Model 44-3 low energy gamn.a scintillator which was calibrated in counts / minutes on July 17, 1980.
No radiation above background (ca l
150-200 c/m) was observed.
8.
Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representative (denoted in paragraph
- 1) at the conclusion of the inspection at about 4:15 pm on August 1, 1980.
The inspector summarized the scope and observations made during the inspection.
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i These are the markings on the burial 4
site plaques for purposes of l
value assignments.
l Original initialled by i
R. Gregg, 7/20 i
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UNCFRP MARKER UNCFRP BENCHMARK i
Burial Log No. 68-1 B. L. No. 67-1 Volume 30 yards 46 Y i
j U-235 0.48 Grams 0.74 g i
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U-235 30.0 Microcuries 46.0 Mc i
U-234 0.3 microcuries 0.4 Mc d
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