ML20036A480
| ML20036A480 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001100 |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1993 |
| From: | Tokar M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Kersteen G ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
| References | |
| TAC-L21076, NUDOCS 9305110307 | |
| Download: ML20036A480 (4) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:4 MAY 5 1993 Docket 70-1100 License SNM-1067 Mr. Gary C. Kersteen Uranium Plant Manager Windsor Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Combustion Engineering, Inc. 1000 Prospect Hill Road Windsor, Connecticut 06095-0500
Dear Mr. Kersteen:
SUBJECT:
LOW-LEVEL WASTE STORAGE (TAC L21076) We have reviewed your application dated December 23, 1992 (ML-92-057), requesting amendment of Materials License SNM-1067 for storage of low-level radioactive waste. Our review of your application has identified additional information that is needed before final action can be taken on your request. The additional information, specified in the enclosure, should be provided within 30 days of the date of this letter. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Sean Soong of my staff at (301) 504-2604 or me at (301) 504-2590. Sincerely 8igr*f By; Di4"#4.1 Michael Tokar, Section Leader Licensing Section 2 Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS
Enclosure:
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Enclosure Comments and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Combustion Engineering, Inc. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Amendment 1. It is important to determine your plans with respect to ultimate waste disposal. The Barnwell facility will remain open to generators outside-of the Southeast Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact until June 30, 1994 (with restrictions). Does Combustion Engineering, Inc., intend to ship waste to Barnwell until June 30, 1994, or do you intend to store the waste as described until a facility is open in the Northeast Compact? If the latter, you should provide a basis for deviating from the staff's position in Information Notice (IN) 90-09. 2. Pace 1, Request to eliminate restriction precluding storage of liquid waste a. Unless adequate justification is provided to eliminate this restriction, we propose to allow storage of liquid waste only inside the storage buildings. Storage of liquid waste on the existing outside storage pads will continue to be disallowed. b. Is it your intent to store the contaminated oil until enough is accumulated for efficient shipping to a waste processor or until final storage is available? The first option seems to be reasonable, the second conflicts with IN 90-09's recommendation that waste be stored in a form suitable for final disposal. c. It is unclear what type of package or container will be used to store the contaminated oil. Will it be stored in "B-25s, DOT 17-H Drums [and] Processor Overpacks" as specified on page 7 of your license amendment request? d. In your request, you state that " liquid waste is typically contaminated oil;" however, a reading of affected license page I.5-3 refers to both contaminated oil and contaminated waste water (separately), by the more general " liquid wastes." It would be less confusing' and'less potentially problematic, to be more specific. We recommend that the license. amendment request be changed to delete the above quoted sentence and to clearly identify contaminated oil as one type of _ liquid waste. We also recommend that the affected license page I.5-3 be changed to clearly specify contaminated waste water or contaminated oil in the appropriate locations, rather than the more general " liquid wastes."
i l i 2 3. Page 5. Physical description of storage area jy a. IN 90-09 requests a diagram of the low-level radioactive i waste storage area which demonstrates where waste packages will be stored and how waste packages will be accessible for inspection purposes. No diagram has been provided. b. You apparently misunderstood the request for information regarding how the waste packages will be accessible for i inspection purposes. You have stated-that packages will b., accessible for inspection "at all times." We recommend that -i you submit a diagram showing how (not when) the waste packages will be accessible for inspection. j 4. Page 6, Effects of extremes of temperature and humidity k IN 90-09 requests a description of how the adverse effects of extremes- -l of temperature and humidity on waste and waste containers will be,
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avoided. You state that "LLRW [ low-level radioactive waste] containers will be sheltered in' closed weather resistant trailer (s) or other shelters, or in Building 6." It is important to realize that simply -{ protecting stored waste from weather does not~ protect:it.from extremes of temperature or humidity. This issue'should be addressed.further. =It would be appropriate to provide a discussion of heating and cooling l mechanisms-or a rationale explaining why'such. items are unnecessary. 1 For example, in Connecticut, it might be reasonable to assume that cooling systems are unnecessary because yearly high temperatures are not " extreme"; it is equally reasonable to predict that some sort of heating mechanism is necessary.to maintain storage areas at a fairly even temperature. 5. Page 7, Program for periodic inspection of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) packages You state that LLRW storage locations will be inspected ' quarterly and 1 that each stored LLRW container will be inspected annually. - On page 2 - of IN 90-09, paragraph 4 recommends'that stored waste be inspected at ~! least quarterly. You should plan to inspect the LLRW packages quarterly 1 as' recommended. 1 -f i
l b h 3' + 6. Pace 7, Program for handling and/or repackaging damaged or leaking waste containers You state that damaged or leaking waste containers will be repackaged in i a controlled access area, as necessary. It is not clear that you have planned the steps for moving the leaking or damaged container to the controlled access area. These steps should be addressed to avoid the spread of contamination. i 5}}