ML20027E620
| ML20027E620 | |
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| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1982 |
| From: | Cunningham A, Montgomery D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20027E610 | List: |
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| 70-1151-82-19, NUDOCS 8211150543 | |
| Download: ML20027E620 (5) | |
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QCT 121982 Report No. 70-1151/82-19 Licensee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation Columbia, SC Facility Name:
Nuclear Fuel Division Docket No. 70-1151 License No. SNM-1107 Inspection at Nucl pFT Division site nea Columbia, SC Inspector:
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SUMMARY
Inspection on September 22-24, 1982 Areas Inspected This routine, unannounced inspection involved 22 inspector-hours on site in the areas of radiological environmental monitoring including management controls; review of previous inspection findings; status review of monitoring program; inspection of monitoring stations; and review of monitoring records and data.
Results Of the five areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identified.
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a REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- E. F. Bonanno, Manager, Chemical Operations
- M. D'Amore, Plant Manager
- C. F. Sanders, Manager Regulatory and Environmental Engineering R. Fischer, Senior Regulatory and Environmental Engineering
- E. Reitler, Fellow Engineer
- W. L. Goodwin, Manager, Regulatory Compliance
- R. C. Dalton, Quality Control Compliance
- J. R. Bush, Manager, Quality Control
- W. H. Britton, Manager, Chemical and Mechanical Operating
- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on September 24, 1982, with those persons indicated in paragraph 1 above.
3.
Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters (Closed) Violation (70-1151/80-06-01):
Failure to Implement Fish Sampling as Per License Condition No 39.
Inspection disclsoed that fish samples were collected at the assigned sampling stations on an annual basis as required by License Condition No. 39.
There were no further questions regarding this item.
(Closed) Unresolved Item (70-1151/80-06-32):
Failure to Conduct Gross Beta Analysis of Air Particulate Filters.
Inspection disclosed that this requirement was never intended and was subsequently deleted as ordered by Amendment 5 to the License No. SNM-1107 (June 19, 1980).
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
5.
Status Review of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program a.
Condition 39 of License No. SNM-1107 requires implementation of the site radiological monitoring program and respective radiochemical analyses detailed in the Table for Condition 39.
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thirty-three sampling stations and included the following parameters, viz.:
soil, sediment, vegetation, surface and ground water, fallout, fish, and direct radiation.
Inspection consisted of detailed reviews
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and discussions of the following items with cognizant licensee repre-sentatives:
(1) verification of sampling station locations referenced in the subject license condition; (2) records and data verifying collection of environmental samples during January 1,1981, through August 31, 1982; (3) analytical results for samples collected during the period cited above, b.
The inspector accompanied a licensee representative on a tour of all sampling stations to verify compliance with the sampling points defined in the referenced License Condition.
Inspection disclosed the following findings:
(1) air particulate monitors were deployed at the four locations defined in the cited reference; (2) the number and location of groundwater test wells were consistent with program requirements; (3) the number and locations of soil, sediment, surface water, and vegetation sampling stations were deployed as defined in the referenced License Condition; (4) air particulate monitors were periodically calibrated and maintained to assure that assigned air sampling volumes were met.
The later finding closes a previously identifieditem(70-1151/80-06-03).
Inspection confirmed that locations of the radiological environmental monitoring sampling stations were consistent with the requirements of the License Conditions.
In reference to the air particulate monitors, inspection disclosed that the particulate filters in all air sampling stations were not adequately shielded against damaging rain or other weather conditions.
The inspector further noted that each particulate monitor was calibrated on September ?3,1982; however, the monitors were carelessly left partially outside the protective housing, thus exposing the filter to adverse weather conditions.
These findings were discussed with licensee representatives who stated that plans were finalized for replacement of the air monitors; however, adequate shielding of the particulate filters would be promptly implemented to assure protection from adverse weather conditions while allowing required air sampling.
The inspector informed licensee representatives that this item would be reviewed during subsequent inspections (70-1151/82-19-01).
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Inspection included a detailed review of records verifying collection of environmental samples during the period January 1,1981 through August 31, 1982.
Similarly, records of radiochemical analyses of the respective samples collected during the above cited period were also inspected.
Inspection disclosed the following findings:
(1) all required samples were collected at the assigned frequencies and submitted to the licensee vendor for analysis; (2) review of analytical records and data for samples submitted to the vendor during the referenced period confirmed that sample analyses (including gross alphc, gross beta, and total uranium) were implemented as required; (3) analytical data for gross alpha, gross beta, and total uranium in all sampling media were significantly below the action levels assigned by the licensee; (4) concentrations of isotopic uranium in air and water samples were significantly below MPC for unrestricted areas as
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3 defined in 10 CFR 20, Appendix B, Table 2; (5) periodic summaries of results of the vendor's intralaboratory analytical quality control program (including split, duplicate, and blank samples) were submitted to the licensee.
Inspection disclosed that the monitoring program mented by the license was consistent with the requirements defined in Condition 39 of License No. SNM-1107.
There were no questions regarding this item.
6.
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Procedures Inspection included review and discussion of written procedures developed by the licensee to assure implementation of environmental monitoring require-ments specified in Condition 39 of the subject license.
The procedures listed below were compiled in the Regulatory and Environmental Engineering Procedures Manual.
Under Section 06-006-Health Physics (Rev. 2,3/31/82),
the procedures included guidance and schedules consistent with License Condition 39 for sampling of air, surface water, groundwater (wells),
fallout, fish, sediment, direct radiation, vegetation, and soil.
Radiochemical analysis of collected samples, except air particulate filters, are contracted to two vendors.
The inspector reviewed vendor procedures, including analytical quality control.
Inspection disclosed that both sampling and analytical procedures were consistent with accepted industry practice. The inspector had no questions regarding this item.
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Management Controls a.
Management controls were reviewed and discussed with cognizant licensee representatives regarding the following items:
(1) organizational and management responsibility for implementation of the radiological environmental requirements defined in License Condition 39; (2) environmental monitoring program procedures discussed above; (3) assurance of compliance of radiological monitoring with license conditions and requirements.
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The inspector reviewed specific organizational and management responsibility for assuring implementation of the monitoring program.
Inspection disclosed thc following findings:
(1) The Radiological Environmental monitoring program is administered by the Manager of Regulatory and Environmental Engineering; (2) Environmental Monitoring, including sampling, sample preparation, and submission of samples to license contractors for radiochemical analyses are conducted by health physics technicians under the direct supervision of the Senior Regulatory and Environmental Engineer who reports directly to the manager cited in item (1) above;
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4 (3) Authorization, review, and approval of monitoring and sampling procedures is implemented within the Regulatory and Environmental Engineering Division.
Inspection disclosed that management of the radiological environmental program was consistent with accepted industry practice and should assure compliance of the program with applicable license conditions and-requirements. There were no questions regarding this item.
8.
State Program (Muclear Facility Monitoring)
The inspection included review of the Annual Report of Data (January 1,1981 to December 31, 1981) for the environmental surveillance of radioactivity and radiation levels within the fuel facility environs conducted by the Bureau of Radiological Health of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control under NRC Contract No. NRC-05-80-273.
Isotopic uranium analyses were performed by the Radiological and Enviror mental Sciences Laboratory of the Department of Energy.
All other analyses were performed by the State Division of Radiological Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance Laboratory.
The interlaboratory analytical comparative program with the licensee included split and/or duplicate sample analyses for gross alpha and total uranium (U-234, U-235, and U-238) in surface and ground water (on-site test well), sediment, fish (CARP), vegetation, and soil.
The program also included gross alpha analyses of duplicate air particulate samples.
Direct radiation data was compiled only by the State.
Review of the subject report disclosed the following:
(1) gross alpha and isotopic uranium analyses reported by the State and licensee for the specific pathways and sampling parameters cited above were in close agreement; (2) gross alpha results for air particulates, similarly, were consistent.
Radioactivity concentrations detected in the environment were significantly below the limits specified in 10 CFR 20.
There were no questions regarding this item.