ML20012D950

Annual Status Rept,Jan-Dec 1989

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Issue date:	12/31/1989
From:	Pfanner H, Saunders N NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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The following, Annual Status' Report for the period January 1,

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1989,- through December 31, 1989, has been. prepared pursuant to SectionE3;3.1 of the Plum Brook Reactor-Facility PBRF'TR-3.

License effective January 28~ 1987, and Mock-Up-Reactor License = effective January-12, 1987.

Both of the above-mentioned reactors are' licensed as " possess-but-not-operate."

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Status of Reactor Facility:

At the time NASA requested a Dismantling Order, funding for

-the: reactor dismantling: project-was anticipated and:an active dismantling effort.was planned and scheduled;

However, because*of continuing federal budget restrictions, NASA has continued to find it ne'cessary to defer funding for this project.

..As a result, no major dismantling activities have been performed to date, nor are1 any planned.

4 Since 1982, NASA has continued to remove various uncontami-nated tools,1 spare parts,:and experimenta1' hardware not required.ifor maintaining protected safe storage or-supporting future dismantling efforts.

This is being done to make such items available to NASA and other Government agencies.

L In its letterT o NASA dated August-16,.1984, the USNRC t

directed NASA to either request reinstatement of the

" possess-but-not-operate" status.for the two. Plum Brook Reactors, or submit a revised dismantling plan and. schedule.

NASA. responded in a letter dated October 29, 1984,' stating i

that it intended to formally request. return to the " possess-but-not-operate" licensing status.

On July 26, 1985, NASA submitted'to the'USNRC applications and' supporting documents for the " possess-but-not-operate" status.

The PBRF TR-3

License.was issued January 28, 1987, and the MUR R-93 License was issued January 112, 1987.

Both licenses are in effect for

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In addition to providing adequate resources and funding for past, present and future protected safe storage of the reactors, NASA funded an engineering study in 1984 to docu-ment the existing conditions at the site.

The study was initiated near the end of CY84, and major field work began in early 1985.

The purpose of the study was to gather data on 1

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L3;. organization:

I During the reporting period, Mr. Henry G..Pfanner continued

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responsible for maintaining the protected safe storage mode of'the~ reactors.

The daily security, surveillance,_and maintenance activities were performed by an on-site contractor, Sverdrup Technology, Inc. (SVT).. Sverdrup

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Technology replaced.Teledyne Isotopes as the Plum' Brook Station-support service contractor as of January 1, 1989.

The day-to-day maintenance and surveillance of the PBRF continue to be performed by the same personnel.

As before, Mr. Harry.E. McCune continued to serve as First Alternate

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Mr. Albert B. Smith,. NASA; Lewis' Health

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Engineer-.

Mr. Robert'P. Kozar continued to serve-as the General; Manager of the Plum Brook Station.

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'Mr. Dean Sheibley. replaced Mr. Richard Schuh'as ch' airman of l

the Plum Brook Reactor Facility (PBRF) Safety' Committee m

(PSC).

Mr..Sheibley has' served on the PSC for 11 years and had worked atJthe PBRF for 13 years during its' operation.

There-were-two PSC meetingsLconducted during 1989.-

The day-to-day: Level 2 management of the PBRF' remained under i

the Plum Brook Management' Office.' 'However, organization

-changes that occurred-during late:1988Lwithin1theLNASA Lewis Research-Center required an~ amendment to theitechnical

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These amendment. requests were discu'ssed inothe 1988 Annual Report

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Issuance of Amendment-No. 8 to the

-Facility License No. TR-3, Plum Brook Reactor Facility,'was

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4. -Condition of-Systems and' Components:

The condAtlon of all systems and components vital to maintaining safe protective storage has been carefully reviewed.

All systems are performing satisfactorily.

As reported in previous years, the Containment Vessel (CV) cathodic protection system remains energized, but is pro-viding less than the recommended level of cathodic protection 2

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Ultrasonic testing at four

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The ultrasonic testing continues on an annual basis.

In addition,JNASA has established annual visual-inspections and;

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No-significant corrosion has been-observed during the first four years of data evaluation.

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security and surveillance Measures:

Security inspections'are conducted at the PBRF twice daily and each of the major buildings is inspected by a' guard once each day.

In addition, other security _ checks, such as o

inspection of fences and locks, are conducted monthly.

l Surveillance of operating systems and components, absolute

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Surveillance inspections are performed for some non-operating systems and components to assure that the protected safe storage conditions are maintained.

All of the security:and surveillance inspections are accomplished by use'of Inspection and Test Report (ITR) checksheets to insure they are promptly and properly completed.

Completed ITRs are reviewed and' approved.by the Engineer', PBRF'and/or alternates and filed in the PBRF Vital Records..ITRs indicating corrective action is required are a

-responsibility of the PBRF Engineer and the Plum Brook 3

Management Office.

Equipment Maintenance Records (EMRs) are utilized tol document maintenance on vital components, equipment, systems and facilities which are not otherwise covered under the routine ITR system (See Section 8).

Personnel access to areas of the reactor site with signifi-cant known or suspected levels of radiation is controlled under a Safe Work Permit (SWP) system.

The security and surveillance program in effect at the PBRF appears to be adequate to maintain the facilities in a pro-tected safe storage mode.

A total of two SWPs were issued during 1989, and all y

personnel exposures were well within permissible limits of 10 CFR 20.

A statistical breakdown of the exposure levels as per 10 CFR 20.407 is given below.

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One Facility Change (FC) was initiated in 1989.- A'brief-m summary of this.'FC is given below.

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As a result of'recent' EPA regulations,'it became apparent'that additional surveillance.or removal,of.

a three underground' storage' tanks (UST) would'be required within theEPBRF fenced area.

These' tanks'consistedLof O

two.7,.500 gallon fuel oil tanks and one.500.galloni

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These tanks were'not'in use, and it i

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was-determined they had no further value to the PBRF.

t The removal =of'these three tankswas:according'to

-Federal and State EPA regulations..,The dob is complete-

except ;for final removal of disturbed dirt cand grading.

Although'the tanks were in excellent condition and no evidence of leaks was found, there had been previous-s non-rad solvent spills'in the' area. -The affected dirt-is. scheduled ~to be transported to=an approved landfill J

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Infaddition, Facility Change FC 88-01 reported on.the 1988.

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--The 1989 monitoring data continued tc include direct tradiation, surface contamination, airborne and waterborne activity, stream silt, and precipitation / fallout radio-activity.

These parameters did not vary significantly from data obtained during the previous 16 years of standby or protected safe storage of the PBRF.

All data indicates the radioactivity within PBRF is being safely contained.

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Work 1 covered under;the Equipment Maintenance. Record (EMR) 1 System! involved-routine maintenance and other minor repairs-made to:: equipment within the Reactor' complex'.

This work 1was normally_ performed by the on-site support service contractor:

that conducted-normal day-to-day maintenance and surveillance at the'PBRF.

L There were a total of 19 maintenance tasks completed under.

the EMR system described.

Eighteen EMRs were-classified as routine maintenance.. The remaining task involved work in completing the' Facility: Change FC 89-01 and was described in the 1988. Annual Report.

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Audits and'Inspectionn:

EDr. Ira T. Myers remains chairman of the Plum Brook Reactor Facility: (PBRF) audit-team.

Mr. Michael W. Sudsina and Mr. Edward F, Stevenson are audit team members.

Mr. Sudsina and.Mr. Stevenson have been members of-the PSC for. ten years.

Dr. Myers was associated with'the experimental programs'at

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All three members of this committee are currently l

employed by NASA Lewis-Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

One audit of the PBRF was conducted on December 14, 1989, by the PBRF Audit Team.

No items of non-compliance;were noted

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during this audit.

No on-site inspections were performed by the NRC during 1989.

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There were no unusual occurrences at the PBRF during 1989 which were reportable to USNRC under the criteria of 10 CFR 21.3, 10 CFR 21.4 and 10 CFR 50.72.

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Disposal of Excess Plum Brook Station Property GSA cont'inues toLinvestigate the possible transfer of 604 acres in;the' western' area of Plum Brook Station to other government

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will be modified to conform to the new Station perimeter.

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