ML20125B424
| ML20125B424 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/17/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7911070319 | |
| Download: ML20125B424 (5) | |
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Dear Mr. Arnold:
" The Commission 'and some Congressional Committees have-recently expressed concern 7
about. the adequacy of the health ~ physics program at TMI..
As a result of thi's, I.have established'a. special panel of' health physics experts from within and.
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,outside the NRC to review the radiation protection ' program of the Metropolitan Edis,on Company at TMI, as curently constituted and planned to support the
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recovery program, and make their findings in a report to me by December 7,1979.
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I have attached tothis letter a 1.ist of the panel members and a copy of the i.-
charter for this panel.
i Over the coming weeks the panel will have.a'need to meet with you and members of -
your staff to discuss the health ' physics program in mo're detail. Tbe panel will
' work,to, minimize the impact these interviews may have on your ongoing programs.
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Recogn12ing the attention this' matter has received, I' solicit your cooperation l
in assisting the panel in' carrying out its' charter.-
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I;have been advised by my staff that you have recently engaged the services of ~
two highly qualified health physics consultants to appraise your current health physics program and to define actions that will strengthen your program.
I endorse and support your effort 'in this regard.
I believe'this action together j
, with the special panel I have established should result in a well balanced pro-gram to cope with the' unique decontamination and recovery programs planned at
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Mr. E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager
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- York Committee for a Safe Environment Ch'auncey R. Kepford, Esq., Chairman
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State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Mr. - J. J. Coli tz, Manager P1 ant Engineerthg 2
Metropolitan Edison Company U.S.- Environmental Protection Agency
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Mr. R. F. Wilson,. Director 6th and Walnut Streets
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Court House, Room 7 l-RFD #1, Geyers Church Road' Front & Market Streets
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 '
Mr. Robert' B. Borsuni
'Dr.. Ernest 0. Salo,, Professor
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College of Fisheries _
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Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger and. Development Atomic Safety & Licensing Board
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U.S. tjuclear Regulatory Commission.
State Clearing house Washington, D.C. 20555 P.O. Box 1323
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Alan S. Rosenthal; Esq., Chairman ~
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission _.
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Dr. 'W. Reco Johnson, Member Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal,Boara
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' CHARTER FOR THE PANEL
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The panel fis.herebh cons,tituted with the following charteri Objective: To ieview thefradiation protection program of the Metropolitan Edison C:mpany at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, as currently constituteo and planned to support the decontamination and recovery of Unit 2. ' To determine whether the organization, management and planned program will be capaDie of support-ing the recovery stages,~with exposures to plant workers.and contractor personnel that will meet the requirements of the Convaission's regulations and that will. assure
'that occupational radiation exposures will De as low as is reasonaoly achievaole.
Scope: The recovery operations at the TM1 Nuclear Station will involve m'any activ-ities and associated health physics problems that were not anticipated prior to the accident at TMI-2. Extensive decontamination of structures and systems and opera-i tions necessary to maintain the facility in a safe shutdown condition are accom-l panied by an unusual. distribution of radioisotopes throughout the containment Duilding, the fuel' handling' building and the auxiliary building. The particular i
spectrum of radionuclides encountered,in tnese operations is unique to tne occurrence l
at the station.
Deficiencies in the rabiation protrItion program have previously been identified in the imS Corporation study prior to the accident, in I AE inspections and their repor ; of the accident, 'ano in reports by the NRR TMI-2 Support Task Force. The Comr ittee should become familiar with'the plant programs, review appropriate reports and Ju.ites and should conduct meetings as necessary with the licensee, the NRC, and others as necessary in order to carry out its objective of reporting to the Director, NRR, on both the current capability and competence of the Het-Ed program and of reconinendations for actions that may be needed in order that operations can De
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accompitsbed within NRC requirements.
i The Committee should function so as to make its final report to the Director, fMR, no later than Decenter 7,1979.
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~ Donald R. Neely Off: 483-1212 (FTS) 239 W. Fi f th Avenue Ext.,
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215/469-1022 Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 Gilbert Stone, Acting Director.
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615/d92-6375 Occupational Health a Safety Tennessee Valley Authority 7004 Palermo Drive j
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