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NRC Plan for Cleanup Operations at Three Mile Island Unit 2
ML20054A578
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Issue date: 03/16/1982
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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References
NUREG-0698, NUREG-0698-ERR, NUREG-0698-R01-ERR, NUREG-698, NUREG-698-ERR, NUREG-698-R1-ERR, NUDOCS 8204150568
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tiarch 16, 1982 ERRATA SHEET for NUREG-0698, Rev. 1 NRC PLAN FOR CLEA!IUP OPERATIONS AT TIIREE !!ILE ISLAND UNIT 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Please make the following corrections, as indicated, to report pages 1-1, 2-3, 4-6, and 6-1, and replace pages A-2 and A-3 with the attached revised pages.

Page 1-1 Correct footnote reference number appearing in line of Sec Change " (NUREG-0689). y" (NUREG-0689).gion 1.1.

last to Page 2-3 Correct last paragraph, first sentence, by deleting "The licensee... established" and start-ing with "A TMI-2 technical assistance and advisory group (TAAG) was recently established for the purpose of..."

Correct last paragraph, last sentence, by adding after DOE- ", through DOE's prime contractor at TF1I-2, EG&G Idaho, Inc.

Page 4-6 Correct Section 4.21, subsection (4), by delet-ing last word of paragraph.

Change "(ALARA) levels." to (ALARA).

Page 6-1 Correct reference number (4), line 1.

Change EPICOR-I to EPICOR-II.

I Pages A-2 Replace with revised attached pages.

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5 j-The DOE will provide technical support to the licensee and the NRC as deemed appropriate.

I DOE will work closely with the NRC and keep NRC informed of DOE's activities.

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Currently Identified TMI-2 Accident Generated Solid Radioactive Wastes I

The following lists those TMI-2 accident generated solid radioactive wastes which currently exist or are planned to be generated. This listing may be modified in the future as the cleanup progresses.

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EPICOR-II System Wastes Forty-nine ion exchange resin liners with loadings up to 1500 curies / liner are in temporary storage at the TMI-2 site.

DOE plans to develop a prototype high integrity container (HIC), production units of which, if utilized by the licensee,

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may allow these liners to be acceptable for licensed disposal in commercial land l

burial facilities some 1-2 years from now.

DOE is also performing characterization experiments on one of these liners and may find it desirable to extend its R&D t

program to other liners. Should a more expeditious handling af these wastes be required due to the potential for a limited release to the storage environ-ment (which could cause public concern), a contingency plan will be implemented wherein DOE would at its discretion take receipt of these EPIC 0R liners on a reimbursable basis from the licensee for storage or disposal.

Future EPICOR II liners are anticipated to be loaded to allow commercial shallow land disposal offsite by the licensee 2

Submerged Demineralizer System Wastes It is anticipated that the dispersed radioactivity in accident generated water will be deposited on zeolites in submerged demineralizer system (SDS) liners.

Due to the unique character and nature of these wastes, DOE will take possession of and retain these liners to conduct a waste immobilization research and develop-ment and testing program.

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Reactor Fuel The present plan for the damaged core is to remove the fuel, provide appropriate fuel assemblies and samples to DOE for analysis characterization and archiving, place the balance in fuel storage containers, and store the fuel in the TMI Unit 2 spent fuel storage pool. As is the case with other nuclear power plant spent fuel, disposition of the balance of the TMI-2 fuel will await resolution of the spent fuel storage issue.

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Transuranic Contaminated Waste Materials As the cleanup progresses, some waste materials (e.g., sludges) may be found to be contaminated with transuranics at levels above which commercial low level burial facilities are authorized to accept. Alternatives for such material will be considered on a case-by-case basis and could include archiving, R&D evaluation or temporary storage onsite, or at a DOE facility awaiting further processing and/or disposal in a permanent repository offsite.

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these materials, DOE's activities could either take the form of an R&D program of generic value, or would be subject to reimbursement by the licensee.

5 Makeup and Purification System Resins and Filters During the TMI-2 accident, the makeup and purification system demineralizer versels and filters were highly contaminated by letdown of reactor coolant through the system. These resins and filters have not been characterized, i

however, based on radiation measurements, the resins and filters are believed to have specific activities well in excess of the loadings on the high specific activity EPICOR-II prefilters and are considered unsuitable for commerical land disposal.

Due to the generic value of the information to be obtained and the very high specific activities of the filters, DOE will take possession and retain these filters for research and development activities.

D0E's activities regard-ing the purification system resins will either take the form of an R&D program of generic value, or DOE will take possession of these resins for storage or disposal on a reimbursable basis.

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Other Solid Radioactive Wastes The low-level wastes associated with decontamination (e.g., some ion exchange media, booties, gloves, trash) will be disposed of by the licensee in licensed commercial low level burial facilities.

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This Memorandum of Understanding will take effect when it has been signed by the authorized representative indicated below for each agency.

DOE and NRC shall each have the right with the consent of the other party to modify this agree-ment.

FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATCRY CCPMISSION FOR THE U.S. OEPARTMENT CF ENERGY M

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TMI Program Office Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatiens Office of Coorcination and Special Projects 7//f/8/

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