ML20090L543
| ML20090L543 | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1973 |
| From: | Dienhart A NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| NUDOCS 9102110366 | |
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f NOMTHEMN STATE 5 POWER COMPANY ununns ous.
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liovenber 5, 197 3 Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Director i
Directorate of Regulatory Operations U S Atomic Energy Consission I
799 Roosevcit Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 t
Dear Mr. Kopplers MONTICELLO NULCEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DrR-22 P.adiological Environmental Monitoring Progran Response to Notice of Violation Dated October 15, 1973 i
Ke have been asked by Mr. L. J. Wachter, Vica President - Power troduction and syster Operations, to respond to your notice of violation dated October 15, 1973, which war directed to hin.
The following presents our connents on the specific violations and our plan to correct any deficiencias in the Radiological Environnental Monitoring Frogran.
Violation 1 1.
- T:ch, aquatic vegetation, and r.lankton, algae or insect senplec have apparently not, on all occarions, been collected and annlyred as requ:. red."
" Contrary to the above, the require 3 fish, aquatic vegetation, and plenkton, algee or insect rarpler were not collect ed during the first quarter or the fourth quarter of 1972."
Explanation The nquatic.sampics described Lbove accordirig to Table 4.8.1 Technical Specifications, Ern it onr:cntal Monitoring I
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intake canal and wi thin 600 f eet downatrean. of the end
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of the water discharge canal).
Due to water and ice conditions and the lack of these aquatic samples within this stretch of the river, the sampics were not taken i
during the first and fourth quarters of the year.
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technical specification change request subnitted l
November 1, 1973 will permit climination of sanples if water or ice conditions cortpro.Tise field personnel j
safety or if the nampling point or zone does not support those aquatic organisns needed for a sanple.
f Specific reasons for not taking a sanple will be given in future ret or ts.
Violation 2 l
" Precipitation, milk, and vegetation cart.ples have apparently not, i
on all occasions, been cnnlyzed as required."
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" H analyses of the precipitation sanples collected at the j
State }lealth Departnent Building for rebruar 472, May 1972, and Clune 197 2 were missing. "
Explanation l
Tallout pots arc ur.ed to collect precipitetion sanples.
Due to lack of rainf all during the three sanplirig per-iods listed above, it was impossible to perform a tritium enalysis on the lin ited contents of the f allout pots.
The explanation was onitted fron the repert.
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" Gross beta, ganta sean, 1,
and Sr analyses for the Noven:ber 1972 precipitation sample collected at the state Ifeal th Departr ent building wer c rissing."
i Explanntior The contrLet laboratory (M2nnesota Departrent of licalth) exp'.3ined the analyses were rissing due to n laboratory nii shop.
The explanation was not given in the report.
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" H analysis of the ylecipitat2on s.an,ple collected at the Monticello n eteorological s ta ti on for February 1977 *.eas missing.
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3-1;ovember 5, 1973 Mr. J G }Mppler l
Explanation i
j Ac explained for (a) above, it wac irr.pos s ibl e '.o pe r -
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form a tritiurn analysis on the lit ited contents of the fallout pot.
The explanation was not given in the report.
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I and Sr analyses of the railk samples from Region No. 1 4
for October 197 2 were rniscing. "
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F.xplanation i
The I analyses missing from the report for the two dairy farms in Region 1 for October 1972 are:
James Dwinger Farm (1.8pCi/1 I
Henry K2rchenbcuer Farrn (1.6pC1/1 l
90Sr analysis was not perforred on Region 1 rtilk due l
to a laboretcry 1.icha)..
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2 analysis of field No.1 vegetation sartple collected May 197 2 was inissing. "
i Exp1anatfor The rnissing 3 analys!s date for f2 eld No. 1 is (0.04pci/gr f.
I analyser of field No. 2 vegetation samples for ay and August of 197 2 were missing. "
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The rissing I analyser d'ta for field No. 2 vegetation sanples ver c :
May 1972
( 0. 04pci/gr 1ugurt 19'; ;
< 0. 01pc i/gr Kc have ret with contract laboratory personne) to communicate a i
complete understanding of the need to r ect the Technical Specifica-tion r equirements of Table 4.0.1 and Ieporting cercpl eteness.
We have under developtrent by a consultant. the following procedures to r;inisr ize the potential for future violations:
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Mr J c Peppler Hvvember 5, 1973 3
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Evaluation of the methods and adninistrative pr ocedures being used in the Environmental Monitoring Program.
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j sampling and reporting procedures,.
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Evaluat.lon of contractor's gunlity control procedures and I
administrative procedures.
A system will bo devnloped to follow the progress of a sattple from collection, receipt at the laboratory, data submisoicn, and incorporation in the report.
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Development of criteria for a quality assurance progrem to be followed by the contract laboretory.
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Development of auditing and review procedures to assure con-tinued good quality of the labotatory's performance.
j ku expect full irpletentat;on of the above program y February j
15, 1974.
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Ee are confident that o-corrective action will insuro full
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j conpliance with the Radiological Environnontal Monitoring j
requirenents of Technict1 specifications for the Monticello INeleer cenerot ing riant.
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Yours very t uly, Y
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Arthur V. Dienhart f
Vice President - Lt.gineering hd i
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