ML20064F040

Quarterly Rept for Period Jul 1-Sept 30, 1978

ML20064F040
Person / Time
Site:	West Valley Demonstration Project
Issue date:	10/30/1978
From:	Oldham W NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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NUDOCS 7811270257
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Dear Sir:

si l sc-Enclosed is the fiftieth quarterly report for Yne period July 1, 1978 to September 30, 1978 as reauired by Para-graph SC(4) of Provisional License CSF-1.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.

Very truly yours, NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS .

, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING LOW LEVEL LIQUID EFFLUENTS GASEOUS EFFLUENTS SURVEILLANCE TESTS l'

LOW LEVEL LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT PLANT PERFORMANCE TABLE 1 LIQUID EFFLUENTS--1978 TABLE 2 GASEOUS EFFLUENTS--1978 TABLE 3 SURVEILLANCE TESTS -

I TABLE 4 FILTER REPLACEMENT PROCESSING

SUMMARY

NUCLEAR FUEL

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TABLE 5 NUCLEAR STATUS - SEPTEMBER 30, 1978 RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE FACILITY PERFORMANCE AND MODIFICATIONS w .

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EtiVIR0t1 MENTAL M0flITORING As a result of changes in Technical Specifications, sampling milk for 131I was dis-j continued on September 21, 1973. .

Thirty-nine (39) samples were obtained during the third quarter from the perimeter monitoring stations and were analyzed for alpha and beta activity. The al 2 ha activity uCi/ml for an average of 4.08 (10 16) uCi/ml.

ranged from 1,38 (10 The beta activity ranged from 16) to 1.54 (10 1s8.29(10-}5)to1.79(10-13) uCi/ml with an ave 3.31 (10 14) pCi/ml.

LOW LEVEL LIQUID EFFLUENTS The amounts of radioactivity in liquid discharged from the plant during this period

/ and their relationship to the maximum pennissible concentration (MPC) in the Cattaraugus Creek are shown in Table 1.

GASEOUS EFFLUENTS The amount of particulate radioactivity discharged via the plant stack and the relationship to the release limit in the Technical Specifications is shown in Table

2. Change 20 to the Technical Specifications discontinued the requirements of Krypton-85 and Iodine-131 monitoring while plant operations are suspended.

SURVEILLANCE TESTS During this period, tests were performed in accordance with Section 6 of the Technical Specifications. The completion dates are shown in Tables 3 and 4.

(.LOWLEVELLIQUIDWASTETREATMENTPLANTPERF0PJ4AM During this period, the LLWT was in operation a total of 11 days and treated 1,230,000 gallons of water. Forty-two (42) drums of concentrated sludge were removed, each having a radiation level of 10 mr/hr. Decontamination of waste water continues to be good. All water discharged has been below 2.0 x 10 5 uCi Csl37/ml. Average removal factors for this period are shown below.

AVERAGE REMOVAL FACTOR

, Isotooe Previous Quarter This Quarter Cs-137 93.3 93.7

. Sr-90 99.3 Insufficient Data Ru-Rh-106 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Gross Beta 92.5 96.8 No significant developments or modifications to the facility have occurred dut-ing the past quarter and operation has been routine.

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Table 1 LIQUID EFFLUENTS--1978 (Curies)

% MPC" Measured 90 129 M: nth Gross a Gross a Tritium Sr 7 In Cattaraucus Creek Jan 0.00092 0.087 433 0.0023 0.00005 1.74 Fcb 0.00007 0.040 166 0.0009 0.00002 1.61 Mar 0.00014 0.024 110 0.0016 0.00007* 0.49 C

Apr 0.000001 0.00007 0.0006 0.00001 NR 1.20 7

May 0.00037 0.016 57.7 0.0045 0.00013* 1.05 c

Jun 0.000001 0.00002 0.0001 0.00001 NR 3.76 c . b Jul 0.000001 0.00007 0.0003 0.00001 NR NA

c. b Aug 0.000002 0.00008 0.0005 0.00001 NR NA c b Ssp 0.000001 0.00005 0.0004 0.00001 NR NA d

1978 0.00151 0.167 766.7 0.0094 0.00027 1.64 L

a l MPC (s) = 3.0 (10~7) uCi/ml when Sr90 analyses are not available MPC (a) = 1.0 (10 5) pCi/ml when Sr90 analyses are included separately MPC (a) = 5.0 (10 6) uCi/ml U

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c Not required; there wera no Lagoon 3 effluent releases for the month d

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Table 2 PARTICULATE GASEOUS EFFLUENTS Month Curies  % Monthlv Limit January .0001 0.04 February .0001 0.04 March .0001 0.03 April .00004 0.02 May .00005 0.02 June ,

.00009 0.03 July .00006 0.02 August .00006 0.03 September . 00024 0.08 s

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Table 3 SURVEILLANCE TESTS Spec. # Subject Comoleted This Quarter Coments 6.1 Raschig Ring Tanks Tanks are to be scheduled prior to next processing us.

6.2 Sump Alarms and Eductors 1C-2 7-16, 8-8, 8-27, 9-17 Satisfactory XC-3 7-16, 8-8, 8-27, 9-17 Satisfactory PPC 7-16, 8-8, 8-27, 9-17 Satisfactory 6.3 Waste Storage Tank Pan Inst'rumentation

, 8D-1, 8D-2 7-12, 7-28, 8-16, 9-12, 9-27 Satisfactory 8-3, 8D-4 7-12, 7-28, 8-16, 9-12, 9-27 Satisfactory 6.4 Emergency Utility Equipment 30T-1 7-10 Satisfactory 31K-1 7-10 Satisfactory 32G-4B 7-10 Satisfactory 31G-2, 2A 8-12

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Satisfactory 31K-2, 2A 8-12 Satisfactory 32G-2A, 2B 8-12 Satisfactory Diesel Fuel 7-3, 7-10, 7-17, 7-24, 7-31, 8-7, 8-14, 8-21, 8-28, 9-4, 9-11, 9-18, 9-25 Satisfactory Propane Fuel 7-3, 7-10, 7-17, 7-25, 7-31,

( 8-8, 8-14, 8-21, 8-30, 9-5, 9-11, 9-19, 9-26 Satisfactory 15K-10A 7-10 Satisfactory 15F-21 7-10 Satisfactory 6.5 Filters 7-12, 7-20, 7-24, 8-4, 8-10, 8-15, 8-22, 9-1, 9-8, 9-13, 9-19, 9-25 Satisfactory 6.6 Dilution Air Not required this period 6.7 Boric Acid Not required this period 6.8 Locking Out Not required this period 6.9 Water Activity Alanns 9-30 Satisfactory 6.10 Poisoned DissolveiBaskets Not required this period 6.11 Solvent Analysis Not required this period

Table 4 FILTER REPLACEMEt!T There were no filter changes made during this quarter.

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PROCESSING

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During this period there was no processing of fuel.

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NUCLEAR FUEL

SUMMARY

The following information is based upon nuclear material accountability records and indicates the disposition of nuclear material in fuel at the reprocessing plant.

A. INVENTORY The total on-site inventory on September 3d,1978 was 166,759 kilograms of uranium and 1,045,629 grams of plutonium. An inventory description by source and material type is presented in Table 5.

B. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS During the quarter, there were no receipts of spent fuel assemblies at the West Valley site. There was a shipment of one (1) irradiated WEPC0 fuel assembly to BNWL during the quarter containing 374 kilograms of uranium and 3,314 grams of plutonium.

C. MEASURED WASTE AND ADJUSTMENTS

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There was no measured waste of nuclear meterial during the reporting period.

No adjustments of NFS Lot 27A were required.

D. LOSS ON DECAY OF PU-241 i

A total reduction of two thousand and seventy-three (2,073) grams of plutonium frcm previous inventory to update for loss on decay corrections.

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. Table 5 NUCLEAR FUEL STATUS AS OF SEPTEliBER 30, 1978 Kilograms Grams Total U U-235 U-233 Total Pu I. INVENTORY (7/1/78)

NFS 3,271 8.01 --

306 Dresden-1 20,429 144.03 0.30 117,860 RG&E 46,156 722.48 -- 287,977 Consumers 11,130 238.68 -- 64,454 WEPC0 43,391 466.11 -- 344,861 Jersey Central 42,756 463.43 -- 235,558 TOTAL 167,133 2,042.74 0.30 1,051,016 II.

RECEIPTS (7/1/78-9/30/78) No receipts during this period.

III. REMOVALS (7/1/78-9/30/78)

A. WEPC0 Assembly Shipments to BNWL 374 3.50 -- 3,314 B. Measured Waste & Adjus.

Lot 27A 0 0 0 0 C. Pu-241 Decay -- -- -- 2,073 k TOTAL 374 3.50 0 5,387 IV. INVENTORY (9/30/78)

NFS 3,271 8.01 --

306 Dresder-1 20,429 144.03 0.30 117,608 RG&E 46,156 722.48 --

287,410 Consumers 11,130 238.68 --

64,367 WEPC0 43,017 462.61 --

340,730 Jersey Central 42,756 463.43 --

235,208 TOTAL 166,759 2,039.24 0.30 1,045,629

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RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE A. Solid Waste The radioactive plant waste buried during this quarter consisted of 1,123.69 cu. ft. containing 170.952 curies. The material was buried as high level- waste.

B. High Level Licuid Waste As of September 30, 1978, the high level storage tank 8D-2 contained 584,500 gallons of neutralized waste with an activity of 4,620 pCi Cs-137/ml and 130 pCi Cs-134/ml.

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f FACILITY PERFORMAf!CE AND MODIFICATIONS This section describes:

1. Major modifications that were either initiated or completed at the processing ~ plant during the reporting period. There were no modifi-cations initiated or completed during this reporting period.

2. A description of malfunctions of any equipnent listed ;in Appendices 5.2, -

9.51, 9.53 and 9.56 of the Fina'l Safety Analysis Report which are important to safety. -

During Shift 1 on 9/19/78 the North Head End Ventilation Fan,15K-20, j went out of service due to a failed bearing.

The ventilation system continued to operate on the spare LPG driven fan until repairs were effected and 15K-20 was returned to service on

, 9/21/78.

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