ML20040E425
| ML20040E425 | |
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| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/01/1981 |
| From: | Steele T DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
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| ISSUANCES-FTOL, NUDOCS 8202040316 | |
| Download: ML20040E425 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
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Docket No. 50-409
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(FTOL Proceeding)
(La Crosse Boiling Water
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Reactor)
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AFFIDAVIT OF REGARDING CONTENTION HO. 8 My name is Thomas A. Steele.
I am employed by Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) as Director of Environmental Affairs.
I have been employed in this position since 1971.
My professional qualifications are attached as Appendix A to this af-fidavit.
The purpose of this affidavit is to present written testimony in support of Dairyland's Motion for Summary Disposition and the NRC Staff's Amended Motion for Summary Disposition.
Contention No. 8 reads as follows:
CREC Contention No. 8 CREC contends that LACBWR's radiological environmental monitoring program is in-adequate in terms of (a) the metilodology of the testing (b) the size and distribution of the sample, and (c) the frequency of the sampling, in light of the off-gas levels, the geo-graphy of the area to the east of the plant, and the fact that the area is primarily a dairy region.
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As described in the Table attached as Exhibit 1 to this affidavit, Dairyland's radiological environmental monitor-ing program for LACBWR complies with requirements of the NRC Staff Regulatory Guide 4-1, and the practices approved by the U.
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Environmental Protection Agency.
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Dairyland's radiological environmental monitoring program employs standard sampling and testing methodologies for detection of radioactivity, including gamma isotopic analysis, gross beta analysis and I-131 analysis.
Testing for these elements is conducted comprehensively and accounts for site specific con-ditions in the vicinity of the LACBWR area.
Dairyland monitors for radioactivity in the air, surface water, ground water, drinking water, milk, river sediment, fish, and food.
Dairyland's monitor-ing program has been operated over the past ten years and is tailored to the local meteorology, growing seasons, topography, population distribution and agricultural and human activities in the area.
3 The operation of LACBWR over the past ten years accompanied by a comprehensive radiological environmental monitor-ing program, indicates that the size, frequency and distribution requirements for monitoring established by the NRC have been met and that exposure pathways are being monitored adequately.
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. 4 I have read the foregoing affidavit and swear that it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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Appendix A Thomas A. Steele Professional Qualifications I am Director of Environmental Affairs for Dairyland Power Cooperative.
My formal education consists of a B.S.
from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-River Falls in 1961, and an M.S.
from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1963.
Before joining Dairyland Power Cooperative in 1968, I was employed as a Health Physicist for Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois from 1963 - 1968.
At Argonne I was responsible for radiation protection at various facil-ities including the CP-5 Reactor, Zero Power Plutonium Reac-Lors, Plutonium Fuel Fabrication facility and Zero Gradient Synochron.
While at Argonne, I published papers on person-nel dosimetry and radiation protection associated with plutonium fuel fabrication.
l Since joining Dairyland Power Cooperative in 1968, I was Health & Safety Engineer at LACBWR until 1971, where the LACBNR radiation protection program and environmental survey program were developed under my supervision.
Since 1971, I have been Director of Environmental Affairs for
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Dairyland Power Cooperative.
I organized and developed the Environmental Department for Dairyland, which is responsible for environmental and regulatory functions associated with Dairyland Power Cooperative's generation and transmission systen.
I am certified by the American Board of Health Physics and have served on various industry and power pool commit-tees.
Thomas A.
Steele
Eshibit 1 SENSITIVITY SMtPLING SAMPLING ANALYSIS ANALYTICAL DETECTION SAMPLE SITES METIOD DURATION FREQUENCY PERFORMED PROCEDURES LIMIT j
Airborne
- a. Radio-7. samples Constant Flow Continuous Charcoal Isotopic Count Immediately 3sl0'3 pC1/m lodine &
!) la Crosse Sampler and Canister Analysim for Particulates
- 2) Farm on Ridge to No.
Flater Analyzed 1-131
- 3) lock & Das #8 Weekly
- 4) Crib House Continuous Particulate Cross Beta Count After 24-
- 5) Farm on Ridge to Ea.
3 Class Faber Filter Activity Hour Decay 2s10' pC1/m
- 6) Trailer Ct. to So.
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- 7) Farm on Ridge to So.
Direct bosation 38 locations Themoluminescent Continuous At least once Camma Vendor I mR/ Quarter Dosimeter Every 92 Days Waterborne
- a. Surface 3 Sites Rinse Bucket With Crab Monthly Cross Beta Evaporation And Isl0' pC1/1 I) lock & Dan #8 River Water Pull Analysis f.,
- 2) Boat Launch Area in Sample Making 8
- 3) Victory Sure Bucket Doesn't Scrape Bottom
- b. Drinking Cenoa Flush Line For One Crab At Least Quarterly Cross Dried and Counted Isl0' pC1/1 1ACBWR Minute. Collect Beta Trailer Court Sample Cenoa Fish Hatchery
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- c. Rain lock & Dam #8 Collec t ion Continuous Monthly Cross Beta Dried and Counted IsIO pC1/1 Pedretti F.a r m Container P. Malin Fara Soil
- a. River Silt /
Plant Intake Sc rape Sediment crab Two Times /Yr.
Camma Isotopic Dried and Counted Is10'I PC1/g Shoreline Boat launch From Shoreline
- Analysis Sediment Plant outfall Drop Dredge or Scoop In River
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SENSITIVITY SAMPLING SAMPl.1NC ANALYSIS ANALYTICAL DETECTION SAMPLF.
SITES HETHOD DURATION ETEQUENCY PERfDRMED PROCEDURES LIMIT Ingestion
- a. Milk P. Malin From Proprietor Crab At least Sr-90 Radiocheetcal
! pC1/1 A. Malin B1 Weekly 1-131 Separation When Cous P. Pedretti Are On Pasture
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- b. Fish Mississippi Commercial Crab 81-Monthly Camma c - Isotopic 3 10 pC1/3 River Fish Analysis On Edible Portions Dried and Counted At Time Of Camuna Dried and Counted 1 10' pC1/3
- c. Food Products 3 locations Tsom Propriator Crab Ha rve s t.
Isotopic Analysis Ciano11 Farm Carden Vegetables y
f da P. Malin Farm i
Broadleaf Vegetation Pedretti Farm e
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