ML20151F016

SER Supporting Amend 12 to SNM-1168 Re Plans to Shutdown Fuel Fabrication Activities from 880709 or 0809-0909

ML20151F016
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Site:	07001201
Issue date:	07/08/1988
From:	Mccaughey D, Swift J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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FACILITY: Comercial Nuclear Fuel Plant

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SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT, LICER E AMENDMENT APPLICATION DATED MAY 31, 1988, AND REVISION DATED JUNE 29, 1980

Background

The B&W Fuel Company, Comercial Nuclear Fuel Plant (CHFP), plans to shutdown fuel fabrication activities from either July 9 or August 9,1988, through September 9,1988, inclusive. During the sh;tdown period, BWFC plans to do no fuel fabrication work or movement of SNM, except that fuel assemblies may be shipped to a customer site or received at the CNFP. The fuel assembly shipments and receipts will be handled in accordance with the conditions of the license. However, maintenance on their ECH0-330 system will continue during the shutdown period with the radiation safety controls related to this system. Outside the ECH0-330 operations, the plant status with regard to SNM will be that of a storage facility. Therefore, the CNFP has requested the following exemptions and modifications from several monitoring requirements during this period.

Exemptions

1. At the end of the shutdown period, the calendar year 1988 retraining of radiation workers shall be conducted.

2. Exemption from performing weekly measurements of glovebox negative pressure, hood face velocities, and elephant trunk velocities.

3. Exemption from collecting daily air samples at work stations and periodic lapel samples.

Modifications

1. Health-safety personnel shall conduct, at least monthly (currently weekly), a formal audit of plant status relative to nuclear and radiological safety.

2. Differential pressure across the HEPA filters shall be checked quarterly (currently weekly) and filters replaced when damage is evident or when the differential pressure exceeds 4 inches of water.

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3. Gaseous effluent samples shall be collected weekly (currently daily), and counted after allowing for decay of radon and its daughters.

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4. The minimum survey frequency for the controlled pellet fabrication / rod loading change room shall be monthly (currently weekly).

5. The minimum survty frequency for the intermediate change room shall be weekly (currently daily).

6. The minimum survey frequency for the remainder of the plant and office area (clean areas) shall not be done (currently monthly).

7. During the shutdown period, the CNFP Emergency Response Organization may have to be supplemented by the B&W Naval Nuclear Fuel Division and/or Naval Nuclear Fuel Division Research Laboratory Emergency Team personnel.

However, the latter shall receive CNFP specific training before becoming a member of the CNFP Emergency Team.

Should it become necessary to initiate activities involving SNM (other than fuel assembh shipments or receipts), CNFP will send written notification ai the renewed licensed activities to the NRC Fuel Cycle Safety Branch and to the NRC Region II Office prior to, or within I working day of the start of the activity.

Similar changes were in effect at the CNFP during the June 18 through October 16, 1983, and the June 15 through August 31, 1987, shutdown periods.

DISCUSSION A. Radiological Safety Exemptions from the requested requirements pose no radiological safety problems in the absence of any unclad SNM fuel handling activities.

Since there will be no unclad SNM fuel handling activities during this shutdown period, the above radiation safety monitoring frequencies should be adequate for the protection of personnel, the public, and the environment.

B. Nuclear Criticality Safety Reducing the minimum frequency of the nuclear criticality safety formal audits by the health-safety personnel from weekly to monthly will not reduce the effectiveness of the nuclear criticality safety programs. All other aspects of the program remain the sarre.

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' Babcock & Wilcox SER 3 C. Environmental Protection There is no requested change in the environmental protection requirements for the facility. The requested change in radiation safety monitoring requirements during the shutdown period do not result in (1) any significant change in the types or significant increase in the amount of effluents-that may be released offsite; (2) any significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure; (3) any significant construction impact; and (4) any significant increase in potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary for the proposed action.

D. General The amendment was discussed with Mr. G. L. Troup, Region II Inspector for the facility. He foresaw no safety or environmental problem with the requested authorization.

CONCLUSION Issuance of the amendment authorizing exemptions and modifications to the CNFP radiation protection program during its summer shutdown of operations is recommended.

.WN CT David A. McCaughey Vranium Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS Approved by: *(4 Jerry J. Swif t, Section Leader nn (1 ~

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