ML20151C741

Forwards Comments Resulting from Review of Shoreham Scenario.No Major Deficiencies Noted

ML20151C741
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Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	05/02/1988
From:	Jamison J, Stoetzel G Battelle Memorial Institute, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATION
To:	Amato C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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OBatteHe Pacific North.sest taooratories P O. Bos 9h Wa hlan<t hhing'r + . y A. 99332 Maf 2, 1988 relephone sin relen 13 2374 Mr. C. G. Amato U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region i 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Dear Charlie:

SH0REHAM SCENARIO REVIEW Attached are the corrrnents resulting from our review of the subject scenario.

The scenario should support a reasonable demonstration of the licensee's Emergency Response capability. No major deficiencies were noted.

The operations and in-plant ever.ts scenario is exceptionally complex (eleven separate failures of equipment) and detailed, with extensive data provided on plant parameters and annunciatoi status.

However, the scenario does not contain data for a number of important parameters, including area radiation monitors, radiation monitoring system accident mode, reactor water activity, primary containment air activity, suppression pool water activity, secondary containment air activity, station vent release analysis, RBSYS release analysis, suppression pool air activity, and in-plant radiological information. The scenario states that actual data for these parameters above will be provided shortly after LILCO, NRC, and FEMA agree on the strength and duration of the planned iadioactive release.

In Section 6.2.1 (Radiation Monitoring System Normtl Mode Data) and Section 6.5 (Radiological Release Survey Information), data is presented that appears to detail the offsite radioactive release. From this information it appears that the strength and duration of the planned radioactive release has already been determined. It is possible that the Radiological Release Survey Information may also have been intended as an example only. This needs to be clarified!

The comments are classified as follows:

Major Deficiencies - Those which may have a serious negative impact on the overall conduct of the exercise - e.g., prevent an adequate demonstration of the licensee's Emer-gency Response capability.

Minor Deficiencies - Those items which, individually, may degrade the demonstration of certain parts of the licensee's capability, but should not significantly detract from the overall success of the exercise.

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'M r . . C . G . Ara t o May 2/ 1988 Page 2 Other Deficiencies /0uestions - Items s:ch as rinor deficiencies or incon-sistencies in scenario data, or matters of clarity which the licensee may wish to examine or explain prior to the exercise.

If you have any questions concerning these coments. Dlease contact me on FTS (509) 375-3782, or G. A. Stoetzel on FTS (509) 375-2781.

Sincerely,

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, SCENARIO REVIEW for SHOREHAM EXERCISE Major Deficiencies None.

Minor Deficiencies

1. Section 6.5 - Assuming the offsite survey data presented in Tables 6.5.2.A through 5.5.3.0 are plume centerline values, the scenario data did not compare favorably with calculations done using IRDAM with the same' input information. Whole body dose rates and child thyroid doses for both the east and the west plume were an order of magnitude greater using IRDAM. If the tables are not centerline values, a discussion should be presented on determining centerline values. If the tables do present centerline values, the dose calculations should be reviewed.

Other Deficiencies /Ouestions Exposure Pathway

1. Section 5.2 (SPDS) - This section contains SPDS data sheets for the time interval 1300-1500. However, according to the scenario timelire, SPDS will not be operable during this time period due to the failure of emergency bus 102.

2. Section 6.2 (p. I 6-26) - In Table 6.2.1-1 the 1515 entry for ronitor PM-134 should be 1.07E+03 not 1.07E-03.

3. Section 6.5 (p. I 6-33) - The "approximate incremental exposure" column in Table 6.5.2.A contains doses that appear to be approximately an order of magnitude greater than one would expect from the survey results presented in the table.

Ingestion Pathway

1. Section 6.3 and 6.4 (p. II 6-52 through p. II 6-53) - The Radicactive Sample Infonnation and the In-Plant Radiological Information were not available for review.

2. Section 6.6 - It is not clear why the pasture gras; exposure rates in Table 6.6.21-1 (p. II 6-78) are greater than the de70sition excosure rates in Table 6.6.20-1 (p. II 6-77). Are the exposure rates 'or the pasture grass samples free a collected sample or a g ound survey?

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3. Se: tion 6.6 - The ground deposition activity for I-131 in Table 6.6.1-1 (t. II- 6-58) and Table 6.6.1-2 (p. II 6-:-1) are not consistent. For the NE olume (AA'-GG'), the I-131 activity decreased about 25% from day 2 to daf 4 which is consistent with the half 'ife of .I-131. The I-131 activity for the E plume (AA-GG) decreased by about 93% which is not ccesistent with the half-life of I-131. The sample problem was noted for the data on soil specific activity, pasture grass isotopic activity, leafy vegetables activity, and fresh procuce activity.

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State won't take part in tests at Shoreham By Phil Blumenkrantz setts' refusal to participate in ment until it has receiv'ed Mancu-R+94w sia" emergency plans for the Seabrook so's jener.

Connecticut has entered the flap nuclear plant in adjacent New Shoreham would be the only over th Shoreham nuclear reactor Hampshire - Seabrook's key ob- one of seven reactors either in on long s setMrig*h'BTR"e it stacle toward a full-power license. Connecticut or within 50 miles of won't participate in tests of plans New York, which oppost: 9.or- its borders for which no coopera-for emergencies. cham, forbids state and beal tive arrangement exists between The state's refusal to take part workers from participating in the utility's operators and govem-in a June test of Shoreham's emer. Shoreham's emergency plans. The ment authonties.

gency preparedness could "raise Long Island Lighting Co., Shore. Connecticut oEcials said they questions as to whether or not the ham's owner, in a leuer dated 'would not leave citizens unprotect-plar.ned exercise meets the (licens- April 15 asked for the particip4 tion' ed in the unlikely event of an acci-ing) requirements cf full participa- or Connecticut's 00cc of Civil dent at Shoreham, should the plant tion." Bill McAda. a snokesman Preparedness. be licensed.

for the Federal Emergency Man. "This omee would participate "We would do everything that agement Administration in Wash- in an interstate exercise only in full is necessary to protect the public ington, D.C., said Thursday, coordination with participating health and safety," said Xe in Mc-The Shoreham plant needs a states and local governments," Of- Carthy, director af he t radiological federally approved plan for pro- fice of Civil Preparedness Director control unit of the state Depart.

tecting people within a 50 mile ra- Frank Mancuso wrote LllfO Vice ment of Environmental Protec-dius from radiation exposure President fra Freilicher in a leuer tion. "But we would prefer to work i through ingestion of milk, food or dated Wednesday. "We have not with the states." t water. obtained such coordination." Plans for other Connecticut nu-Much of Connecticut, including "LILCO is not a government clear reactors call for state emplo).

Greater New Haven, falls within ces to sample pasture grass, milk, that area, which gives the state a agency,"

"I am not goingMancuso to get said Thursday, involved in drinking water and vegetables for role in Shoreham's approval their explosive local politics." radiation following a major acci-process. A spokesman from LILCO, Jim The action echoes Massachu. Lois, said LILCO would not com. Turn to Shoreham, Page 6

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t Continued from thge 3 LILC(Ts emergency wrkers "am- Connecticut lacks the leverage -

ateurs." LILCO appealed that be- of Massachuetts, which has towns dent, to keep farm animals from fore the ASLil on %ursday. within a 10-mile emergency rone eating from contaminated pasture- he New ifaven Board of Al- of Seabrook. Only a portion of land embargo food and even order dermen is to sote Monday on a fishcrs Island in Connecticut is evacuations in catrerne cases. tesolution that says,"The pos ibil- within a 10-mile radius of Shore -

12ws said LILCO has trained ity of a nuclear accident at the ham. New Itaven is 18 miles away- another for "ust rad fe' 3.000 people - 2,000 of them Shoreham plant presents a cicar he federal Nuclear Regulatory in the other state.

LJLCO employce. - to do every. danger to the greater long Island Commission recently changed i ts Spent nuclear fucI rods used at thing from direct traffic, drive am- area, which mcludes New if aven. rules and now requires FEMA to power plants would not be dis-butances and take radiation sam. The resolution woiild support consider utthly-sponsored emer posed of at the site.

a Long Island s fight against gency plans. Pre sously, only gov- Connecticut l'_azardous Waste pies in the serious unlikely accident. ButeventImis of,d sai Shoreham. ernment-sponsored plans were ac- M Serv LILCO believes government au- C nnecticut will play a lesser ceptable. Mancuso opposes t'nat lo[n i tes th year assa- rut hange.

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, 9ithan In' February federal Atomic cause Shoreham's state and local rones have never had to Se carried ty, said M a Ellen Marucci of authorities already oppose Shore- >ut m the tinited States, not even New ifaven,a carting in an or-Safety and Licensing board found ange poster reading "People's "fun,damental flaws" in Shore ham. rect Connecticut stand on has taken Shoreham, no di-however. ifler in Isl.ind the accident at 'thret Mile Health - Not Healthy Profits" IYnnsylvania' ham s emergency plan, cabinK and "Greed and Death - Nuclear m v w *t~i, ,

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r :: ;;i y "We already have radioactive i e, ,t waste dumps - nuclear power j * . ny .- plants that have polluted the area

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9. , 1ME tired of industry making a lot of By Seth Distroll December to oversee disposal in money dumping the cost of poemeer sees the two states. cicanup on the public."

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d,g g About 20 people peppered the ing a treatment site in one state Northeast Interstate Low-Level and disposal site in the other state; Mary Anne Maul, senior staff Radioactive Wast- Commission storing wastes with higher concen- attorney at the Connecticut fund with questions and comments dur- trations of radioactivity in one for the Environment, said she op-20 question plans ing a three-hour meeting at flow- state and lower concentratitms in poses incineration or the waste to ard Johmon's. the othen and txanding one site for reduce in volurne because the for hazards' disposal ne commission was formed radioactive waste and hazardous point of storage is to "contam the by Connecticut and New Jersey in chemical wastes in one state and waste - not release it into the' cn* ironment." .

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April 27, 1988 Mr. Ira L. Freilicher Vice President, Law & Corporate Affairs Long Island Lighting Company 175 East Old Country Road Hicksville, New York 11801

Dear Mr. Freilicher:

Your letter of April 15, 1988 requested that this office participate in your proposed June exercise.

This office would participate in an interstate exercise only in full coordination with the participating states and local governments. We have not obtained such coordination.

Therefore, this office will not conduct any evaluation exercise activities or any sirnulation activities during the proposed exercise conducted by LILCO.

Sincerely, dM bW Frank Mancuso Director i

FH:js cc: Dir., N.Y. Emerg. Mget.

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