ML20080G352
| ML20080G352 | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1983 |
| From: | Farrar D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| To: | Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 7255N, NUDOCS 8309200236 | |
| Download: ML20080G352 (2) | |
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,/ Chicago, lilinois 60690 September 7, 1983 Mr. C. J. Paperiello, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Safety Branch - Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Subject:
Quad Cities Station Units 1 and 2 Response to Inspection Report Nos.
50-254/83-21 and 50-265/83-19 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 Reference (a):
C. J. Paperiello letter to Cordell Reed dated August 8, 1983.
Dear Mr. Paperiello:
This letter is in response to the inspection conducted by Messrs. A.
G. Januska and S. Rozak on July 5 througn 8, 1983, o f activi-ties at Quad Cities Station.
Although no items of noncompliance were identified, the NRC requested a response, within thirty days, of actions we planned to take regarding the Canberra alpha / beta counter and maintenance of the environmental air samplers.
The Commonwealth Edison Company response to this concern is provided in the enclosure.
To the best of my knowledge and belief the statements contained herein and in the attachment are true and correct.
In some respects these statements are not based upon my personal knowledge but upon information furnished by other Commonwealth Edison employees.
Such information has been reviewed in accordance with Company practice and I believe it to be reliable.
If you have any further questions on this matter, please direct them to this office.
Very truly yours, D
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Farrar 8309200236 830915 irector of Nuclear Licensing BR/lm PDR ADOCK 05000254 G
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NRC Resident Inspector - Quad Cities stp 9 1983 7255N
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ATIACHMENT 1;
Alpha Monitoring The alpha monitoring capability at Quad Cities is currently under' investigation.
The Station is pursuing two avenues for purchaning a-Eberline Model SAC-4 scintillation alpha counter to replace the Canberra unit.
Investigation of the performance of the Canberra counters.will be done with the Eberline SAC-4, and an independent laboratory and'will,begin after calibration of the Eberline counter.
Calibration sources for this purpose are currently on order.
.Results of the comparisons will be sent to NRC Region III f
for review..
f Until the investigation.is satis factory completed, the Station will send samples that requi're alpha analysis (by Section 4.8 of the Technical Specifications) to'Dresden Station for analysis with their Eberline SAC-4, or to an independent' laboratory.
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Environmental Air Sampler Maintenance The Environmental Radiological Monitoring Program is administered by the supervisor of Emergency Planning, Technical Services Nuclear (TSN).
As such, a letter was written to TSN requesting that the NRC's concerns about field technician practices be rectif.iec.
TSN.has consulted wih the Environmental Contractor and arranged for installation of new flow meters on all 16 air samples surrounding the Quad Cities Station.
The new flow meters are on order from the supplier.
TSN has also assured Quad Cities Station that the contracted field technicians will be re-instructed by their employer
'on the groper procedures to use when taking samples.~ The general repair of the sample pumps will be reviewed, and air sampler housings will be painted, if needed.
In addition, TSN is plannin'g a program of sample collection with the contracted field technicians, to'be performed on an annual basis, with the goal of ensuring the proper procedures are being followed, and that sampler maintenance is appropriate.
Following the NRC Incpection, two station' Health Physicists visited each of the air sample stations and revised the instruction on locating the sites.
A week later, the same individuals revisited each site to check the directions for completeness.
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directions are being reviewed will replace the old dir.ections by October 1, 1983.
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