ML20024A764
| ML20024A764 | |
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| Site: | Berkeley Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1983 |
| From: | Thomas C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Kaplan S CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA |
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| NUDOCS 8306220296 | |
| Download: ML20024A764 (6) | |
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NRC PDR JUN 09 E PRC SSPB R/F Docket No. 50-224 RECarter PAnderson CThomas a
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at Berkeley Berkeley, - California 94720
Dear Professor Kaplan:
The staff has completed its initial review of the University of California, Berkeley Research Reactor Emergency Plan submitted on October 25, 1982. The plan was reviewed against the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 and the guidance criteria set forth in Revision i to Regulatory Guide 2.6 and ANSI /ANS-15.16-1982, " Emergency Planning or Research Reactors." Non-power reactor licensees were requested by generic letter dated June 16, 1982 to use these documents to meet the requirements of the amended emergency planning regulations.
Based on its review, the staff has concluded that the University of California Research Reactor Emergency Plan does not currently meet the requirements or the guidelines of the above-mentioned documents. Accordingly, we request that you provide the additional information identified in the enclosed staff Emergency Plan Review within 30 days of the date of this letter. Following receipt of your revisions, the staff will continue its review.
If you have any questions, please contact your Project Manager, Robert Carter at (301) 492-9795.
Sincerely, 1
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Cecil.0. Thomas, Chief Standardization & Special j
Projects Branch Division of Licensing
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. t INTRODUCTION The University of California, Berkeley filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion its emergency plan for their facility licensed pursuant to Title 10 Code of Federal. Regulations, Part 50.
This report provides an evaluation of the emergency plan for the research reactor, License No. R-101, at the University of California,
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The plan was reviewed against the requirements of Appendix E,to'10 C R Part 50.
In addition, the staff review extended to ascertaining the dagree of conformance with the guidance criteria set forth in Revision 1 to Regula. tory' Guide 2.6 and i
American National Standard ANSI /MS-15.16 as a method acceptable to the NRC staff for compliance with specific parts of the Commission's regulations.
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Based,on our review, the staff concludes that the emergency plan for the research reactor at the University of California, Berkeley.is' not acceptable because it does not adequately address the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.
For specific guidance, the staff recommends that the licensee consult ANSI /ANS-15.16 - 1982 for a more detailed discussion of research reactor emergency planning.
The additional information necessary to correct the.following identified deficiencies should be consistent with the planning; standards specified therein.
This report follows the format of Section 3 of ANSI /ANS-15.16 - 1982.
Section 3.3, Organization and Facilities 1.
The plan should include arrangements and agreements, confirmed in writing, with all offsite support organizations that may be relied on during an emergency.
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The plan shoul'd identify, by title,.the individual within the Campus Public Information Office (to include a line'of srecession) who is responsible for i
relating information about the emergency situation to the news media and the public.
l Section 3.4, Emergency Classification System 1.
The plan should discuss provisions for handling emergency situations.(e.g.,
personnel injury with contamination) that have less severe offsite con-sequeness than the least severe standard class, Notification ~of Unusual Events.
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Section 3.5, Emergency Action Levels 1.
Section 5.0 of the plan, " Emergency Action Levels," should indicate that the EALs found in Table 1 of the plan are used to initiate protective actions within the operations boundary.
Section 3.6, Emergency Planning Zone 1.
Section 6.0 of the plan, " Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ)," should be revised such that it either designates 4 n EPZ'in accordance with Table 2 of ANSI /ANS-15.16 or provides the calculations:..necessary to demonstrate the size of the EPZ actually needed. y
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, Section 3.7, Emergency Response f-heplanshouldprovidegreater'd$tailconcehningthemethodsusedfor 1.
gathering and processing information.and data on which to base decisions to escalate or de-escalate emegency" response actions.
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The plan should identify assembly are'as (alid alternates if appropriate) and evacuation routes.
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For each class of emergency, additional.information should be provided in the plan for the following areas:
(1)protectivemeasures'(e.g., methods used to determine onsite radiation doses to emergency personnel); (2) emer-gency equipment (e.g., protective clothing, respirators, and portable radiation detection equipment); (3) assessment methods (e.g., methods for monitoring radiation dose rates and contamination levels).
Section 3.8, Emergency Facilities and Equipment,
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The plan should provide additional infor$ation concerning decontamination methods and supplies for personnel and facilities.
Section 3.9, Recovery 1.
Additional information about the recovery phase of emergency response i
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written and approved as necessary)g., that recovery, procedures will be
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Section 3.10, Maintaining Emergency Preparedness 1.
Additional information should be provided in the plan for the following '
areas:
(1) the type of trainipg tha't onsite personnel receive (speci-fically training for those individuals responsible for the primary facets of emergency response); (2) the frequency of training for onsite. personnel; (3)theextentoftrainingofoffsitesupportorganization' personnel (e.g{,
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training for firefighters or for individuals that are responsible for handling contaminated injured persons).
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The plan should provide for annual onsite emergency drills.
- Further, additional information should be provided in the plan describing provisions for the annual drills to exercise all areas of the emergency response.
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