ML20003E680
| ML20003E680 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/14/1981 |
| From: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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| ACRS-1807, NUDOCS 8104080270 | |
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Eb-ISSUE DATE: 1/14/81 CERTIFIED: 1 17-81 MINUTES OF THE ACRS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINC ON REACTOR RADIOLOGICAL EFFECTS DECEMBER 12, 1980, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The ACRS Subcommittee on Reactor Radiological Effeds held a meeting on December 12, 1980 in Room 1046, 1717 H St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss with government and industry repre-sentatives the status of rulemaking by EPA and NRC on radiation protection standards and the latest thinking in the area of health physics and dose limits for radiation workers. The meeting also provided an open forum for interested parties to hear and comment on these issues. The entire meeting was open to the public. Notice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 26, 1980. A copy of this riotice is included as Attachment A.
A list of attendees is included as Attachment B, the schedule for the meeting is included as Attachment C, and a list of all reference material for the meeting is included as Attachment D.
There were no written statements from the public but there were three requests for time to make oral statements by EEI Utility Occupational Radiation Standards l
Group, AIF Subcommittee on Occupational Radiation Protection, and EEI Health Physics Committee. A complete set of handouts has been included in the ACRS files. The Designated Federal Employe.e for this meeting was Mr. John C.
McKinl ey.
NRC Staff Presentation on 10 CFR 20 Rulemaging Status Mr. J. Guibert of the NRC Staff presented a status report on the proposed modification of 10 CFR 20 regarding radiation protection standards. An advance notice of rulemaking was issued in March 1980 and 71 comments were b
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. received. The fAC Staff plans to use the comments to develop a list of principal issues and an NRC position by May 1981. In July 1981, the NRC Staff plans to have public meetings on this issue, however, EPA and OSHA are also planning public meetings around July 1981 and NRC plans to coordi-nate its schedule to prevent conflicts with the EPA meetings. A proposed rule change to 10 CFR 20 is scheduled to be published in February 1982 with a final rule to be published in February 1983.
The NRC changes to 10 CFR 20 will frcorporate the guidance given by EPA on occupational fadiation standards. The EPA standards are currently being developed. The NRC Staff presently supports a 5 Rem annual limit and the elimination of the 5(N-18) formula.
Mr. Guibert indicated that draft staff papers on principal issues and staff positions will be available in January 1981. These papers will be made available for ACRS review at that time.
EPA Presentation on Radiation Guidelines Mr. A. Richardson of EPA discussed the status of federal guidance being de-l veloped by EPA for radiation protection of workers. The review of this issue i
began in 1974 and an advance notice of issues and intent to hold hearings was published in September 1979.
l A draft EPA is preparing a Federal Register notice on the proposed guidelines.
l copy of the proposed recomendations was supplied to the meeting attendees.
The Federal Register notice should be issued shortly.
. Mr. Richardson described the organizational scope of the E?A guidelines.
Although the EPA guidance is not binding on NRC or the states, it is advisory and apparently NRC plans to follew it.
Mr. Pichardson also discussed the number and categorization of radiation workers. Of all radiation werkers, 7% are in the nuclear power plant industry and 19% of the total collective dose is to nuclear power plant workers. Hospital s and clinics represent the largest percentage of radiation workers.
Mr. Richardson discussed the risk estimates used by EPA and how these estimates are being used in establ.ishing guidelines for dose limits.
These estimates show that the maximum permitted lifetime radiation risk equals or exceeds the average risk of accidental death in hazardous i ndustries.
It is interesting to note that the averace lifetime radi-ation risk is significantly less than the average risk of accidental death in the safest industries. Also discussed was the radiation risk to the unborn and the legal problems' presented by the equal opportunity laws in regard to separate standards for wonen.
NRC Staff Presentation on SEIR-III Mr. M. Parsont of the NRC Staff presented a status report on the work being done in regard to risk estimators to be used in health effects, calculations for exposure to low-level ionizing radiation. These risk estimators will be based on the BEIR-III report. A Staff position paper is scheduled to be issued within a month concerning this subject.
I 4-eel Presentation on Radiation Guidelines Mr. S. Wisla of Con. Ed. (representing EEI) presented a position on the proposed changes to 10 CFR 20 and the EPA guidelines. He basically stated that the EDA limit of 100 Rem lifetime exposure was not based on health effects studies or public safety considerations and that the limit n s arbitrary. He also defended the 235 Rem lifetime exposure (235 Rem is based on 5(N-18) at age 65) that is currently required.
AIF Presentation on Radiation Gui@ lines Mr. L. Lewis of Duke Power (representing AIF) also presented a position on the EPA and NRC rulss. He basically stated that the 100 Rem limit was based on faulty reasoning and that if the 5(N-18) formula is dis-carded, it should be replaced with standards based on ICRP Publication #26.
NRC Staff Presentation on Health Physics Appraisal Program Mr. L. Cunningham of the NRC Staff presented a status report on the Health Physics Appraisal Program. The program began in January 1980 and eight teams were established to visit and inspect 48 reactor sites.
l To date, 39 sites have been visited and the remaining sites will be visited by February 1981. Individual reports are being issued for each site with the last report scheduled for April 1981. A final or compre-hensive report will then be issued by each of the eight teams in roughly six months.
Mr. Cunningham indir.ated that the significant problem areas identified so far are:
Qualification and Training -50%'of the facilities inspected had deficiencies in the area of HP technician training and qualiff-cations.
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. Staffing -25% of the facilities inspected had inadequate staffing in the radiation protection department.
Surveillance -35% of the facilities inspected had deficiencies in their surveillance procedures and practices.
Emergency Planning -35% of the facilities inspected had inadequate training and assignment of emergency duties to the radiation pro-tection personnel.
Personnel Contamination Control -25% of the facilities had weaknesses in the practices for controlling personnel contamination.
ALARA -25% of the facilities had poorly formalized ALARA programs.
Instrumentation -25% of the facilities had deficiencies with the health physics instrumentation.
NRC Staff Presentation on Radiation Protection Plan Mr. T. Murphy of the NRC Staff discussed the Radiation Protection Plan being developed by the NRC. The plan is being developed to strengthen the health physics programs at the reactor sites and to address the many problems found during the Health Physics Appraisal Program. The plan is scheduled to be published for comment in February 1981, issued in final form in June 1981, and made part of the Technical Specifi-cations in August 1981.
EEI Presentation on Health Physics Programs
. Mr. S. Wisla of Con. Ed. (representing EEI) briefly discussed the in-dustry viewpoint on the Health Physics Appraisal Program and the Radiation Protection Plan. He endorsed the appraisal program as being very helpful but questioned why the problems identified with ISE were not being addressed as part of the program. He indicated that more in-dustry input should have been sought on the Radiation Protection Plan and that the forcing of such a plan on the utilities would discourage professionalism within.the health physics departments.
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6-General Discusrion Mr. S. Wisla, Mr. R. Zavadoski (INPO), Mr. N. Millis (BG&E), and Mr. S. Harris (EEI), then answered questions from the Subcommittee.
A general discussion of the need for more trained health physicists and what was being done by industry to encourage this training resulted.
The recorded portion of the meeting ended at 4:07 p.m. and the Sub-committee then went into executive session that was open to the public to discuss the writing of the appropriate chapters of the RSR' report to Congress on the 1982 NRC budget.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 p.m.
For additional details, a complete transcript of the meeting is available in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555 or from Alderson Reporters, 300 7th St., S.W.. Washington, D.C. (202) 554-2345.
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