ML20050B955
| ML20050B955 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Framatome ANP Richland |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1982 |
| From: | Fisher F NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8204070619 | |
| Download: ML20050B955 (2) | |
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Enclosure DOCKET NO.
70-1257 LICENSEE:
Exxon Nuclear Company Inc.,
2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington' 99352
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF RADIOLOGICAL CONTINGENCY PLAN:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT I.
Background
Exxon Nuclear Company of Richland, Washington ("the licensee")
is the holder of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1227 issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("the Commission").
The license authorizes the possession and use of up to 10,000 kg of U-235 (15% enrichment) and 100 kg of plutonium of which at least 90 kg is in encapsulated form. The licensee fabricates low-enriched uranium fuel for LWRs. There is no plutonium work at the present time. All plutonium present, estimated to be about 90 grams,.is as fixed contamination on surfaces of the glove box and associated ventilation ductwork.
On February ll, 1981, the NRC issued an Order requiring Exxon Nuclear to submit within 180 days of the effective date of the Order a Radiological Contingency Plan in accordance with a standard format and content (Enclosure 1 to the Order). On August 20, 1981, Exxon Nuclear submitted a Radiological Contingency Plan.
On November 19, 1981, the NRC informed Exxon Nuclear that their plan had been accepted for review and identified several deficiencies.
On December 16, 1981, Exxon Nuclear submitted additional information.
II.
Discussion The Radiological Contingency Plan submitted August 20, 1981 and
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supplemented on December 16, 1981 is adequate to demonstrate that the licensee has accomplished the purposes of radiological contingency planning, viz, assuring (1) that his plant is pro-perly configured to limit releases of radioactive materials and radiation exposures in the event of an accident, (2) that a capability exists for measuring and assessing the significance of accidental releases of radioactive materials, (3) that appropriate emergency equipment and procedures are provided onsite to protect workers against radiation hazards that might be encountered following an accident, (4) that notifications are promptly made offsite to Federal, State and local government agencies, and (5) that necessary recovery actions are taken in a timely fashion to return his plant to a safe condition following an accident.
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r 2-The licensee's description of his plant and his engineered provisions for abnormal operations are adequate to permit a conclusion that his plant is properly configured to ifmit releases of radioactive materials and radiation exposures in the avent of an accident in that confinement systems for radioactive materitis provided appropriate levels of protection against accidental releases, radiation alarms are used to detect accidental releases, and means exist for limiting accidental releases.
The radiological contingency planning organization as described in the text is sufficient to demonstrate the preplanning necessary for appropriate emergency response.
Exxon Nuclear has sold its R&T Center which is listed in the Plan as a possible relocation site.
Exxon Nuclear should modify its Plan to either not use the R&T Center or to provide an instrument of agreement on the availability of the R&T Center for such use. An acceptable training schedule is presented'as well as appropriate responses for the listed accident scenarios. The responsibilities of various supporting organizations are established as well as a description of the arrangements made for offsite assistance.
General plans for recovery and reentry are developed.
III.
Conclusions and Recommendations The Exxon Nuclear license should be amended to incorporate the Radiological Contingency Plan submi' Md August 20, 1981, and supplemented with a letter receiv.
.-acember 16, 1981, as a condition of their license. As conditions of the amendment should be a requirement that Exxon Nuclear supply l
replacement pages to clarify the incident response role of their former R&T Center as described in Section II, Discussion, above. The proposed amendment should have no adverse effect on the public health and safety or on the quality of the l
environment and should improve Exxon Nuclear's ability to protect against, respond to, and mitigate the consequences of an accident involving radioactive materia s.
F. D. Fisher, Section Leader Environmental Radiation and Emergency Support Section Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS F. D. Fisher, Section Leader