ML20041A407
| ML20041A407 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1982 |
| From: | Henry J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Nemethy E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| TASK-RA-131-1, TASK-RE NUDOCS 8202220101 | |
| Download: ML20041A407 (4) | |
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//pO Mr. Emery flemethy, Secretary 0
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Dear Mr. Nemethy:
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This responds to your letter of January 3,1982, that raises tw As questions concerning the Federal Register notice of flovember 6,19 (46 FR 55085), " Removal of Certain Information Collection Requirements for Tritium."
... how this ruling affects the disposal of the stockpile of tritium now on hand at Three Mile Island - in the water that was removed from the broken-down reactor?
The final rule had no effect on the disposal of the stockpile of tritium at TMI-2.
The information collection requirements removed (see enclosed 10 CFR 30.54, 30.55(a),150.18,150.19(a)) required control and accounting procedures for tritium in the possession of certain specific licensees and required fluclear Transaction Reports from each licensee who transferred or received at any one time 1,000 curies or more of tritium. The information collection requirements neither authorized nor prohibited transfer or disposal of tritium.
"Does it mean General Public Utilities will now be able to dump this water into the Susquehanna River without further ado?"
No, the release of water to the river is presently prohibited by the l
Commissior's statement of May 25, 1979, on preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the operation of the EPICOR-2 system and by the NRC staff order of February 11, 1980, that impos~ed a new set of formal license requirements to reflect the postaccident condition of TMI-2.
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. JAN 2 G 1982 In summary, please be assured that no option for disposition of the processed water was foreclosed or enhanced by the removal of the information collection requirements for tritium from the Commission's regulations.
If I can be of Ncher assistance in this matter, please let me know.
Sincerely, vtAA ka%Vi ames J. Ilenry Regulatory Analysis Branch Division of Risk Analysis Office of fluclear Regulatory Research
Enclosure:
As stated
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s JAN 2 01982
$ 30.51 Control nnd accounting procedures for tritium.
(a) Except as specified in paracraph cram. The reports shnll be submitted (b) of this section, cach !!censcc who is to the U.S. Energy Research and ne.
authorized to possess at any one time velopment Administiation. Post Offlee and location more than 10,000 curles Box E. Oak Ridce, TN 37830, and shall of tritium shall establish and maintain include the Reporting Identificatlon written material control and account.
Syrnbol (HIS) assigned by the Corn-Ing procedures that are sufficient to mis:,lon to the !!censee.
enabic the licensee to account for the (c) Except as specified In paragraph trillum in his possession under specific (d) of this sectlen, each licensee who ls authorized to possess tritium 1 hall license. The written anaterial control report promptly to the appropriate y}
and acc unung procedures shan be NRC Reclonal Office !!sted in Appen-Removed maintained as long as the licensee re*
dix D of Part 20 of this chapter by I
tains possession of the trltham and for telephone and telecraph, mallcram, or f
two years following transfer of the trl*
facsimlic any incident in which an at.
tiu m.
tempt has been made or is bel!cred to (b) Written material control and ac*
have been made to commit a theft or counting procedures are not required tnlawful diverston of more than 10 for: (1) Tritium produced or possessed '
curies of such innterial at any one within a production or utilization fa '
time or more than 100 curles of such cility Incidental to the operation of material ln any one calendar ycar. The the facility; and (2) tr!!!um contained initial report shall be followed within In spent fuel, other than tritium Inten*
a period of fifteen (15) days by a writ-tionally produced in or recovered from ten report submitted to the appropd-a production or utilization facility for ate NHC Rectonal Office which sets any subsequent use.
forth the details of the incident and Its consequences. Coples of such writ-ten report shall be sent to the D! rector
$ 30.55 Trhfum reports.
of Inspection and Enforcement, U.S.
(a) Except as specified in paracraph Nuclear Reculatory Commission,
(- (d) of this section, each !!censee who Washington, D.C. 20555. Subsequent transfers or reccIves at any one time to the submission of Oc w ritten 1,000 curies or more of tritium shall report required by this paracraph, the complete and distribute a Nuclear Ma '
licensee shn11 promptly inforrn the Removed terial Transaction neport on Form '
Office of Inspection and Enforcement NRC-741, in accordance with the by means of a written report of nny printed instructions for completing '
substantive additional Information, the form. Each fleensee who transfers which becomes available to the !!cens-such material shall submit a complet-ce, concerning an attempted or appar-ed copy of Form NRC-741 to the Com-ent theft or unlawful diversion of tri-mission and three copics to the receiv-tlum.
er of the material promptly after the (d) The repor'.s described in this sec-transfer takes place. Each licensee tion are not required for tritium pos-who receives such material shall sessed pursunnt to a general license submit a completed copy of Form provided In Part 31 of this chapter or NRC-741 to the Commission al.d to for tritium contained in spent fuel the shipper of the material within ten (e) The reports described in pars-(10) days after the material is re-graph (b) of this section are not re-ceived. The Commission's copics of the quired for (1) trittum produced or pos-reports shall be submitted to the U.S. '
sessed within a production or utillza-Energy Research and Development tion facility incidental to the oper-Administration, Post Office Box E, allon of the fuellity, other than tri-Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
t!um Intentionally produced by or re-(b) Except as specified in paracraph covered from a production or utillza-(d) and (e) of this section, each Ilcens-tion faellity for nny subsequent use, ce who Is authorized to possess at sny one time and location more than 10.000 cur!cs of tritium shall submit to the Commission within thirty (30) days after March 31 and September 30 of each year a statement of his tritium Iny'entory to the nearest hundredth of "a cram calculated at 10,000 curles per Enclosure
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JAN 2 61982
$ 15018 Contro! an f accounting proce.
(b) Except as specified In paragraph dures for tritium.
(d) of this.scetton, cach per:,on who, pumuan to an Agrument State 11 (a) Except as specified In paragraph cense, is au r
i p ssess at any (b) of this section, each person who, one time and location more than pursuant to an Acrectncnt State 11 '
10,000 curles of tritium shall submit to cense, Is authorized to possess at any !
the Commission within thirty (30) one time and location snore than days after March 31 and September 30 10,000 curies of tritium shall establish !
of each year, a statement of his tri.
and maintain written material control tlum Inventory to the nearest hun-and accounting procedures which are dredth of a gram calculated at 10.000 sufficient to enable such person to ac-curles per gram. The reports shall be count for the tritturn In his possession submitted to the U.S. Energy R e.
I under specific license. The written ma '
search and Development Administra-
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terial control and accounting procc-tion, Post Offlec Box E. Oak Ridge, Removed dures shall be rnalntained as long as TN 37830, and shall Include the Re.
the licensee of the Agreement State i porting Identification Symbol (RIS) retains possession of the tritium and '
assigned by the Commission to such for two years following transfer or person.
cxport of the tritium. Records which (c) Except as specified In paragraph snust be maintained pursuant to this (d) of this section, each person who, part anay be the original or a repro-pursuant to an Agreement State !!.
duced copy or interoform If such re-cense, Is authorized to possess trit!um produced copy or inicroform is duly i shall report promptly to the appropri.
authenticated by authorized personnel ate NitC Regional Office as shown In and the microform is capable of pro-Appemlix D of Part 20 of this chapter ducIng a cicar and Icgibic copy after by tdephone and telegraph, ma!! cram, or facsimlic any incident in which an prolonged storage.
attempt has been made or is bellcred (b) Written material control and ac-to have been inade to commit a theft counting procedures are not required '
or unlauful diversion of more than 10 for tritium contained in spent fuel.
curles of such material at any one time or 100 curles of such material in any one calendar year. The Initla]
report shall be followed within a i 150.19 Submlulon to Commlolon of tri, period of fifteen (15) days by a written tlum reports.
report submitted to the appropriate
- (a) Except as specified in paragraph NRC Reclonal OfUm which sets forth (d) of this section, cach person who, the details of the Incident and its con.
pursuant to an Agreement State 11. i sequences. Cop!cs of such w ritten cense, transfers or receives at any one rep rt shall be sent to the Director of time 1,000 curies or more of tritium Inspection and Enforcement. U.S. Nu.
shall complete and distribute a Nucle.
cicar Regulatory Commissinn. Wash.
at Material Transaction Report on Inston, D.C. 20555. Subsequent to the Form NRC 741, in accordance with the submission of the written report re.
printed histructions for completing quired by this paragraph, cach person I the form. Each person who transfers subject to the provlstons of this para.
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such material shall submit a complet-graph shall promptly Inform the ap-Removed
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cd copy of Form NRC-741 to the U.S.
propriate NitC Regional Office by l
Energy Research and Development means of a written report of any sub.
Administration, P.O.
Box E.
Oak stantive additional Information, which Ridge, Tennessee 37830, and three (3) becomes availabic to such person, con-copics to the recc!ver of the material cerning an attempted or apparent promptly after the transfer takes theft or unlawful diversion of trittum, place. Each person who receives such (d) The reports described in this sec.
material shall submit ~a completed tion are not required for tritium pos-sessed pursuant to a general !! cense copy of Form NRC-741 to the.U.S. -
Energy Research and Dcyclopment Issued pursuant to regulations of an '
Administration and to the shipper of,
Agreement State equivalent to Part 31 the material within ten (10) days after ;
of this chapter or for trif fum in spent the materialis received.
fuel.
Enclosure
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