ML19343B059
| ML19343B059 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 08/19/1975 |
| From: | Vandenburgh D YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| WYR-75-89, NUDOCS 8011250240 | |
| Download: ML19343B059 (7) | |
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(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)
(b) USAEC Letter to Yankee Atomic Electric Company, dated November 21, 1974.
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to the request for a license amendment delineated in Reference (b) and Section 50.59 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Yankee Atomic Electric Company hereby requests the authorization to make the following changes:
PROPOSED CHANGE: Reference is made to Yankee Atomic Electric Company Operating License No. DPR-3 as amended by Amendment No. 4, issued October 11, 1962, Yankee Atomic Electric Company Technical Specifications (Appendix A to Operating License No. DPR-3), and the Yankee Nuclear Power Station Final Safety and Analysis Report submitted on our Proposed Change No. 112, dated January 3, 1974.
Ee propose to modify these documents as follows:
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Cperating License No. DPR-3, Amendment No. 4 Replace Paragraph 2.B with the following:
2.B Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation as described in the Final Hazards Summary Report, as rupplemented and amended:
Change the number of Paragraph 2.C to 2.G and add the following new Paragraphs 2.C through 2.F:
2.C Pursuant to the Act and.10 CFR Part 30, 40 and 70 to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source, and special C335 80112502kO F
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 19, 1975 Attn: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Page Two nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed scurces for calibration of reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; i
2.D Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30 to receive, possess and use at any time 100 millicuries each of any byproduct material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration; 5
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Pursuant to-the Act and 10 CFR Parts 40 and 70 to receive, possess
.and use at any time 100 milligrams each of.any source material or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibrationi 2.F i
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30 to' receive and-transfer by-product ~ material-consisting of mixed fission and corrosion products in the form of. contamination affixed to equipment used for reactor system repair, maintenance, testing and/or surveillance, not to exceed 3 curies total.
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(8) Test results, in units of microcuries, for leak. tests performed'on licensed sealed sources.-
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Record of annual physical inventory. verifying accountability of licensed sources on record.
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Technical Specifications 4
to Appendix A, Technical Specifications, of the' License.No.1DPR-3.
add a new Page 509:4, Routine and Continuing Tests, Enclosure (1).
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Final Safety Analysis Report
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Add a new>Section 12.4 (2 pages) " Radioactive Materials Safety,"l (Enclosure 2), to the FSAR' submitted on our Proposed Change No. 112,.
dated January 3, 1974..
REASON FOR' CHANGE:.This'Propcsed Change will' incorporate into the Yankee.
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C C-United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 19, 1975 Attn: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Page Three BASIS: The above described proposed changes are based upon the need for more generalized license provisions identified in Reference (b).
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: This proposed change does not present any hazard considerations not described or implied in the license application as amended.
This proposed change has been reviewed by the Nuclear Safety Audit and Review Committee.
Respectfully submitted, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY D. E. Vandenburgh Vice President CCPJ:ONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS)
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COUNTY OF WORCESTER
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Then personally appeared before me, D. E. Vandenburgh, who, being duly sworn, did state that he is a Vice President of Yankee Atomic Electric Company, that he is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing request in the name and en the behalf of Yankee Atomic Electric Company, and that the statements therein are true to the best of his knowledge-and belief.
444 M Armand R. Soucy Notary Public My Commission Expires September 9, 1977
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509:4 Draft Radioactive Source Leak Tests - Licensed radioactive sealed sources shall be Icak tested for contamination.
Tests for leakage and/or contamination shall be performed by the licensee or by other persons specifically authori:cd by the Commission o'r an agreement State as follows:
A.
Each licensed sealed source except startup sources and fission detectors subject to core flux, containing radioactive materials, other than Hydrogen 3, with half-life greater than thirty days and in any form other than gas shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months.
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In the absence of a certificate from a transferor indicating that a leak test has been made within six months prior to the transfer, scaled sources shall not be put into use until tested.
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Startup sources shall be leak tested prior to and following any repair or maintenance and before being subjected to core flux.
The Icakage test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie of radioactive material on the test sample.
If the test reveals the presence of 0.005 microcurie or more, of removable contamination, it shall immediately be withdrawn from use, decontaminated, and repaired, or be disposed of in accordance with Commission regulations.
Notwithstanding the periodic leak tests required by this Technical Specification, any scaled source is exempt from such leak test when the source contains 100 microcuries or less of beta and/or gamma emitting material or 10 microcuries or less of alpha emitting material.
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c' 12.4 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SAFETY 12.4.1 Materials Safety Program All Yankee Atomic plant personnel are given training in radiological safety after employment. This general plant training covers the follow-ing areas:
- Radioactivity
- Sources of Radiation
- Radiation Dose Units
- Radiation / Contamination
- Maximum Permissible Exposure
- Personnel Monitoring Devices
- Radiation Protection Program
- Respiratory Protection Program
- 10 CFR 19 Additionally, those personnel in the Chemistry and Health Physics Department whose job entails the handling of' sealed and unsealed sources, are given departmental training, as outlined in departmental procedures.
Other departmental procedures detail methods of leak testing sealed sources an.d receipt, handling, and storage of radioactive materials.
Calibration procedures outline specific techniques for the safe and expeditious handling of all calibration sources.
Accountability of licensable sources is maintained in inventory records which are updated semi-annually. Source accessibility control is achieved through storage areas that are maintained locked to. unauthorized personnel.
While in use, sources and their use are kept.under the surveillance of an authorized individual.
This system of procedures, training, access control and accountability is periodically audited by the Yankee Nuclear Services Division under the authority of the Operational Quality Assurance Department.
Through this ccchanism, compliance with applicable regulations is assured.
12.4.2 Facilities and Equipment The station includes a laboratory with adequate facilities and equipment for detectigg, analyzing and measuring radioactivity and for evaluating any radiological problem that may bc. anticipated. Counting equipment such as a multi-channel analyzer, GcLi and NaI detectors, liquid scintillation, proportional counters and a computer for analysis of calibration and count data are provided in an appropriately designed counting room.
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12.4.3 Personnel and Procedures Qualification of station personnel who implement the radiation protection program at Yankee Atomic complies with ANSI N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Nucicar Power Plant Personne)", and Regulatory Guide 8.10,
" Operating Philosophy for Maintaining Oe'apational Radiation Exposure As i
Low As Practicable".
Radiation safety instructions to personnel are discussed in FSAR Section 12.4.1.
12.4.4 Required Materials All byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials used as reactor fuel, sealed neutron sources for reactor startups, scaled sources for calibration of reactor instruments and radiation monitoring equipment, and fission detectors are possessed in the amounts required for reactor operation.
All byproduct materials in any form other than scaled sources used for sample analysis or instrument calibration are possessed in amounts not exceeding 100 millicuries each isotepe.
All sourcc and special nucicar materials in any form used for sample analysis or instrument calibration are possessed in amounts not 4
exceeding 100 milligrams each isotope.
Ali byproduct materials consisting of mixed fission and corrosion products in the form of contamination affixed to equipment used for reactor system repair, maintenance, testing, and/or surveillance may be received in amounts not exceeding 3 curies total.
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