ML20064A474
| ML20064A474 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1990 |
| From: | WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
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| PROC-900430, NUDOCS 9009100034 | |
| Download: ML20064A474 (4) | |
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PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM MANUAL Revision:1 LAL C4-24-90 j
- i or 1.0L PURPOSE During normal operation of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, radioactive-materials are generated in the form of spent: resins, filter' sludge,,
evaporator concentrates, and spent cartridge filter elements. These wastesL
' require processing in appropriate portions of the solid waste management
-system prior to-shipment offsite for disposal. Liquid wet wastes are -
either solidified or dewatered.
Spent cartridge filters may be packaged' with suitable absorbers or solidified prior to' shipping. procedures and
- practices are implemented to establish process parameters within which-radwaste! systems are.to be operated. The procedures,and parameters providef assurance that proper waste form' characteristics are achieved.
2.0 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION' z
1he? primary respons'ibility for the beplementation of;the PBNP Process
' Control Program'and'any actions required by the program resides'with_the manager - PBNP'and the PBNP staff. Plant and vendor procedures used for; the processing of radwaste shall'be reviewed and approved'in-accordance 1
with-the_ applied 31efrequirements of QP and PBNP procedures.
The Nuclear Plant' Engineering and Regulation Section (NPERS).will provide technical, regulatory, and administrative support necessary to-fulfill the requirements of'the Process' Control Program.
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3.0. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS-Radioactive wastes ' generated at' Point Beach Nuclear' Plant shall be shipped' to a licensed. burial site for disposal in ~accordance with applicable
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Transportation, State, and
. aste containers, shipping casks, and packaging burial site' regulations.
W methods shall comply with epplicable l federal regu1 Ations.
Radioactive waste processing and handling activities shall'be conducted consistent with PBNP ALARA principles and practices.
r-Radioactive waste shipment from PBNP shall be suspended if the provisions of the~ Process Control Program are not satisfied.
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74.0 SOLIDIFICATION j
The solidification of liquid wastes shall be' assured by.the implementation.
of approved procedures..The radioactive waste solidification program at-PBNP. shall be-conducted in accordance with the ' following provisions:.
4.11 A-set of process parameters shall b'e established which provide' boundary conditions within which reasonable assurance'can be provided that waste solidification is accomplished. Typical process parameters include pH, oil content, water content, ratio of solidification _ agent to influent waste, and ratio of r.olidification
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agent to chemical additives.
LI 4.2 Procedures shall prov'ide assurance that the solidification process lis conducted within the established process parameters, i
4.3 Procedures'shall provide assurance that the' final waste product meets the appropriate waste characteristic requirements for-solidified
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4.4-1Rer,rds shall be maintained for individual solidification batches denonstrating conformance with established process parameters.
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the solidification of at least one representative test specimen from l,'
every. tenth batch of,each type of liquid wet radioactive waste-(e.g.,1 p
filter sludge, spent resin, evaporator bottoms, boric acid solution).
If a test specimen fails to solidify, further solidification activities'shall.be suspended-until'such time es additional test-1 specimens ~can be obtained, alternate solidification parameters detennined,> and a subsequent test verifies solidification. Process control parameters shall be modified as required to. ensure proper L
solidification of, subsequent-batches.
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5.0. DEWATERING' Spent resins and filter sludges may be shipped for disposal as dewatered waste if acceptable to the receiving burial' site. The dewatering of
. radioactive waste.shall be assured by the implementation of approved
' procedures. The radioactive waste dewatering program at PBNP shall be-conducted in accordance with the following provisions:
5.1-A set'.of process parameters shall be established to provide boundary 1
conditions within which reasonable assurance can be provided that i
dewatering is accomplished. Typical process parameters include settling time, drain time, and drying time.
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conducted in accordance with the established parameters.
p 5.3 Procedures shall provide assurance that the final waste produce meets-
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wastes. The. dewatered wastes shall comply with; federal and burial
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5.4 Records will be maintained demonstrating conformance to establishedt cdewatering process parameters.
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5.5-If excess water.is detected upon completion.of the-dewatering-(7 process,'the waste shall be reprocessed through the-dewatering.
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5.6 Dewatered wastes shall be packaged in appropriate containers. Thei g
l-activity. level of the dewatered wastes and receiving burial site L
criteria dictate the type of container to be used. High Integrity
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f -650 WASTE ~ CLASSIFICATION N
The. waste classification program at PBNP shall comply with the provisions:
- of 101CFR 20 and 10 CFR 61.
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-. Waste classification requirements may be accomplished using a scaling factor l methodology.. The concentration of alpha and beta emitting _
radionuclides!may be determined by indirect methods using scaling factors which.related the' inferred concentration of one'radionuclide to another-that is^ measured. Scaling factors shall be detennine'd from a1 sampling.
analysis program of radioactive waste streams. Waste streams will'
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T unless' alternate sampling frequencies are warranted by available data.
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