ML20205C867
| ML20205C867 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waltz Mill, 07000698 |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1999 |
| From: | Weiss S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Derier T PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| 50-022-99-201, 50-22-99-201, NUDOCS 9904020049 | |
| Download: ML20205C867 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000022/1999201
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Mr. Tim V. Dr:i:r
March 26, 1999
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Water Management
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Dear Mr. Dreier:
This letter is to address the concerns raised in your letter of March 18,1999, regarding
our inspection findings at the Westinghouse Test Reactor at Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania
(Report No. 50-22/99-201).
Your understanding of the control of radioactive material from the reactor was correct.
Under NRC License No. TR-2 radioactive effluents were being monitored and controlled by
CBS/ Westinghouse in accordance with our regulations. The inspector verified that the
release of any contaminated waste water from the reactor complied with NRC
requirements for release and confirmed that the licensee understood they also had to
ensure that non-radioactive contaminants satisfied the DEP permit requirements prior to
discharge.
Radioactive material at the Waltz Mill Site is controlled under two different NRC licenses.
The reactor itself under License No. TR-2, Docket No. 050-00022, managed by our staff
here at Headquarters and the rest of the site under Licensee No. SNM 770, Docket lio.
070-00698, managed by Region I staff in King of Prussia, PA. Since inspection
No. 50-22/99-201 concerned only the reactor, contamination outside the reactor itself
was not within the scope of the inspection.
We have contacted Mr. Mark Roberts, the Region I project manager for the remediation of
the rest of the Waltz Mill Site under Licensee No. SNM 770, and have forwarded to him a
copy of your letter. He is aware of your concerns and should be able to provide you with
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the requested information concerning the characterization and removal of the offsite
contamination.
We thank you for bringing to our attention an error in our inspection report mailing list.
We do show that a copy was sent to Mr. James G. Yusko of your agency. Please notify
us if you wish to have our reports sent to a different addressee.
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our inspection findings at the Westinghouse Test Reactor at Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania
(Report No. 50-22/99-201).
Your understanding of the control of radioactive material from the reactor was correct.
Urder NRC License No. TR-2 radioactive effluents werrs being monitored and controlled by
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CBS/ Westinghouse in accordance with our regulations. The inspector verified that the
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release of any contaminated waste water from the reactor complied with NRC
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requirements for release and confirmed that the licensee understood they also had to
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ensure that non-radicactive contaminants satisfied the DEP permit requirements prior to
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discharge.
I
Radioactive material at the Waltz Mill Site is controlled under two different NRC licenses.
The reactor itself under License No. TR-2, Docket No. 050-00022, managed by our staff
here at Headquarters and the rest of the site under Licensee No. SNM 770, Docket No.
070-00698, managed by Region i staff in King of Prussia, PA. Since inspection
No. 50-22/99-201 concerned only the reactor, contamination outside the reactor itself
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was not within the scope of the inspection.
We have contacted Mr. Mark Roberts, the Region I project manager for the remediation of
,
'the rest of the Waltz Mill Site under Licensee No. SNM 770, and have forwarded to him a
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copy of your letter He is aware of your concerns and should be able to provide you with
the requested information concerning the characterization and removal of the offsite
contamination.
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We thank you for bringing to our attention an error in our inspection report mailing list.
We do show that a copy was sent to Mr. James G. Yusko of your agency. Please notify
us if you wish to have our reports sent to a different addressee.
Sincerely,
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ur H. Weiss, Director
Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning
Project Directorate
Division of Regulatory improvement Programs
Offic s of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
cc: Mark Roberts, HI