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MONTHYEARSVP-99-181, Forwards Biennial Update to Quad Cities Ufsar,Iaw 10CFR50.71(e).Update Includes Changes to Facility & Procedures & Are Current Through 9906301999-10-20020 October 1999 Forwards Biennial Update to Quad Cities Ufsar,Iaw 10CFR50.71(e).Update Includes Changes to Facility & Procedures & Are Current Through 990630 ML20217H4661999-10-18018 October 1999 Forwards Changes to EPIPs IAW 10CFR50.54(q) & 10CFR50,App E, Section V.Details of Changes Encl ML20217K7011999-10-13013 October 1999 Provides Response to Questions Related to Request for License Amend,Per 10CFR50.90, Credit for Containment Overpressure. Supporting Calculations Encl 05000254/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00,IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Is Committed to Listed Action1999-10-12012 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00,IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Is Committed to Listed Action ML20217F6321999-10-0707 October 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-01 & 50-265/99-01 on 990721- 0908.No Violations 05000254/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00 IAW 10CFR73(a)(2)(v)(A).Commitment Made by Util,Listed.Any Other Actions Described in LER Represent Intended or Planned Actions by Licensee1999-10-0707 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00 IAW 10CFR73(a)(2)(v)(A).Commitment Made by Util,Listed.Any Other Actions Described in LER Represent Intended or Planned Actions by Licensee ML20212K9421999-10-0505 October 1999 Informs That NRC Accepts 990513 Inservice Inspection Relief Request CR-31 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 2 ML20216J8241999-09-30030 September 1999 Notifies of Removal of NRC Headquarters & Region III Offices from Controlled Copy Distribution of Certain CE Documents. Specific Documents,Associated Controlled Copy Numbers & NRC Location Affected Are Shown on Attachment to Ltr SVP-99-189, Confirms Completion of Actions Identified During Review of NRC Safety Evaluation of Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Rept, Utility Resolution Guidance of ECCS Suction Strainer Blockage1999-09-22022 September 1999 Confirms Completion of Actions Identified During Review of NRC Safety Evaluation of Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Rept, Utility Resolution Guidance of ECCS Suction Strainer Blockage ML20212J0451999-09-21021 September 1999 Forwards Safety Evaluation of Licensee USI A-46 Program at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 2,established in Response to GL 87-02 Through 10CFR50.54(f) Ltr ML20212D8231999-09-20020 September 1999 Informs That Effectieve 991101,NRC Region III Will Be Conducting Safety System Design & Performance Capability Pilot Insp at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station.Insp Will Be Performed IAW NRC Pilot Insp Procedure 71111-21 ML20212C6961999-09-15015 September 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-17 & 50-265/99-17 on 990823- 0827.No Violations Noted SVP-99-190, Clarifies Statement Contained in NRC Insp Repts 50-254/99-12 & 50-265/99-12,dtd 990813,paragraph 4OA1.3B, Observation & Findings, Re Sys Mod to DG Air Start Sys1999-09-13013 September 1999 Clarifies Statement Contained in NRC Insp Repts 50-254/99-12 & 50-265/99-12,dtd 990813,paragraph 4OA1.3B, Observation & Findings, Re Sys Mod to DG Air Start Sys ML20211Q7961999-09-0909 September 1999 Forwards Correction to Administrative Error on Page 8 of NRC Insp Repts 50-254/99-16 & 50-265/99-16,transmitted by Ltr, ML20217H5661999-09-0909 September 1999 Discusses 990907 Pilot Plan Mgt Meeting Re Results to-date of Pilot Implementation of NRC Revised Reactor Oversight Process at Prairie Island & Quad Cities.Agenda & Handouts Provided by Utils Encl ML20211Q6511999-09-0808 September 1999 Informs That NRC Tentatively Scheduled Initial Licensing Exam for Quad Cities Operator License Applicants During Wk of 000327.Validation of Exam Will Occur at Station During Wk of 000306 ML20211G1221999-08-27027 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Program Performance Data for Each of Comm Ed Nuclear Power Stations & Corporate Support Employees within Scope of Rule for six-month Period Ending 990630,IAW 10CFR26.71(d) ML20211F8251999-08-25025 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-15 & 50-265/99-15 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted.Insp Evaluated Effectiveness of Maint Rule Program & Review Periodic Evaluation Specifically Required for 10CFR50.65 ML20211B8691999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-10,50-265/99-10,50-454/99-09, 50-455/99-09,50-456/99-10 & 50-457/99-10 on 990628-0721. Action Plans Developed to Address Configuration Control Weaknesses Not Totally Effective as Listed ML20211D1491999-08-19019 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-16 & 50-265/99-16 on 990719-22.Staff Identified Major Discrepancy Re Accuracy of Data Submitted to NRC for Protected Area Security Equipment Performance ML20211C7601999-08-19019 August 1999 Confirms NRC Intent to Meet with NSP & Ceco on 990807 in Lisle,Il to Discuss with Region III Pilot Plants,Any Observations,Feedback,Lessons Learned & Recommendations Relative to Implementation of Pilot Program ML20210R7451999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-11 & 50-265/99-11 on 990601-0720.NRC Identified Several Issues Which Were Categorized as Being of Low Risk Significance.Two Issues Involved NCVs of Regulatory Requirements SVP-99-147, Notifies of Change to Bases of TS to Licenses DPR-29 & DPR- DPR-30.Change to TS Section 3/4.9 Provides Clarity & Consistency with Sys Design Description in Ufsar,Sections 8.3.2.1 & 8.3.2.2.TS Bases Page,Encl1999-08-13013 August 1999 Notifies of Change to Bases of TS to Licenses DPR-29 & DPR- DPR-30.Change to TS Section 3/4.9 Provides Clarity & Consistency with Sys Design Description in Ufsar,Sections 8.3.2.1 & 8.3.2.2.TS Bases Page,Encl SVP-99-170, Forwards Relief Requests CR-25,CR-26,CR-27,CR-28,PR-11, PR-12 & PR-13,on Basis That Compliance with Specified Requirements Would Result in Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality & Safety1999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards Relief Requests CR-25,CR-26,CR-27,CR-28,PR-11, PR-12 & PR-13,on Basis That Compliance with Specified Requirements Would Result in Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality & Safety ML20210T9941999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-12 & 50-265/99-12 on 990628-0716.Violations Noted SVP-99-154, Notifies NRC That M Price,License SOP-31389,is No Longer Required to Maintain Operator License.Price Was Removed from Licensed Duty on 990729 & Comm Ed Requests License Be Terminated1999-08-13013 August 1999 Notifies NRC That M Price,License SOP-31389,is No Longer Required to Maintain Operator License.Price Was Removed from Licensed Duty on 990729 & Comm Ed Requests License Be Terminated ML20210R9541999-08-10010 August 1999 Informs That During 990804 Telcon Between J Bartlet & M Bielby,Arrangements Were Made for NRC to Insp License Operator Requalification Program at Plant.Insp Planned for Wks of 991018 & 25 ML20210N5651999-08-0606 August 1999 Forwards Rev 8 to Nuclear Generating Stations Emergency Plan, for Plants.With Summary of Changes ML20210M5461999-08-0606 August 1999 Discusses 990804 Telcon Between J Bartlet & M Bielby,Where Arrangements Were Made for NRC to Inspect Licensed Operator Requalification Program at Plant.Insp Planned for Wks of 991018 & 25 ML20210M9131999-08-0202 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC AL 99-02, Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates, for Fys 2000 & 2001 for Comed ML20210L8371999-08-0202 August 1999 Forwards SE Accepting Licensee 60-day Response to GL 96-05, Periodic Verification of Design-Basis Capability of Safety Related Motor-Operated Valves ML20210M4691999-07-30030 July 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-14 & 50-265/99-14 on 990713-15.One NCV Was Identified & Discussed in Encl Insp ML20210H4661999-07-29029 July 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-13 & 50-265/99-13 on 990628-0702.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Examination of Procedures & Representative Records, Observations of Activities & Interviews with Personnel 05000254/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv).Rev Includes Cause Codes & Energy Industry Identification Sys Identifiers Which Were Erroneously Omitted in Original Ler.Commitments Listed1999-07-29029 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv).Rev Includes Cause Codes & Energy Industry Identification Sys Identifiers Which Were Erroneously Omitted in Original Ler.Commitments Listed SVP-99-151, Responds to NRC 990701 Telcon RAI Re Licensee Amend Request Re Use of Containment Overpressure to Support NPSH Available for ECCS at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 21999-07-23023 July 1999 Responds to NRC 990701 Telcon RAI Re Licensee Amend Request Re Use of Containment Overpressure to Support NPSH Available for ECCS at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 2 SVP-99-150, Forwards Responses to 990520 RAI Re Annual 10CFR50.46 Rept1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards Responses to 990520 RAI Re Annual 10CFR50.46 Rept SVP-99-146, Informs of Termination of License SOP-31132-1,for G Green, as Required by 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 9906251999-07-21021 July 1999 Informs of Termination of License SOP-31132-1,for G Green, as Required by 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 990625 ML20210B7071999-07-16016 July 1999 Responds to Requesting Review & Approval of Three Proposed Changes to Ceco QA TR,CE-1A Per 10CFR50.54(a)(3) & 10CFR50.4(b)(7) ML20196J9061999-07-0101 July 1999 Provides Evidence That Util Maintains Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premiums in Amount of $10 Million for Each of Thirteen Reactors,Per 10CFR140.21 ML20196J9131999-07-0101 July 1999 Submits Status of Nuclear Property Insurance Currently Maintained for Braidwood,Byron,Dresden,Lasalle County,Quad Cities & Zion Nuclear Power Stations,Per 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20209B8241999-06-30030 June 1999 Forwards Five 3.5 Inch Computer Diskettes Containing Revised Annual Dose Repts for 1994 Through 1998 for Individuals Receiving Neutron Dose Not Previously Included in Reported Total Effective Dose Equivalent Values.Without Diskettes SVP-99-139, Forwards Revised Action 2 & Associated TS Bases Changes, Describing Specific Alternate Method for Determining Drywell Floor Drain Sump Leakage1999-06-30030 June 1999 Forwards Revised Action 2 & Associated TS Bases Changes, Describing Specific Alternate Method for Determining Drywell Floor Drain Sump Leakage ML20209B2081999-06-29029 June 1999 Discusses Closure of Response to RAI Re GL 92-01,Rev 1,Suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity. Rvid,Version 2 Issued as Result of Review of Responses.Info Should Be Reviewed & Comments Submitted by 990901 05000265/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Commits to One Listed Action1999-06-25025 June 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Commits to One Listed Action SVP-99-122, Forwards Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Rept, Containing Summary Info from 980601 Through 9906011999-06-25025 June 1999 Forwards Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Rept, Containing Summary Info from 980601 Through 990601 SVP-99-066, Informs That J Reed,License SOP-31034-1,was Removed from License Duty in 990618.Termination of License Is Requested1999-06-25025 June 1999 Informs That J Reed,License SOP-31034-1,was Removed from License Duty in 990618.Termination of License Is Requested SVP-99-103, Informs NRC of Results of Subject Evaluation as Committed to in .Evaluation Consisted of Analytically Demonstrating That Cfu Factor for Rv Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period1999-06-25025 June 1999 Informs NRC of Results of Subject Evaluation as Committed to in .Evaluation Consisted of Analytically Demonstrating That Cfu Factor for Rv Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period ML20196F7921999-06-24024 June 1999 Forwards Meeting Summary,Nrc Meeting Handout & Licensee Handout from 990608 Meeting ML20196E7131999-06-23023 June 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/99-09 & 50-265/99-09 on 990421-0531.One Violation of NRC Requirements Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violation,Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20196E4821999-06-21021 June 1999 Discusses 990617 Meeting by Region III Senior Reactor Analysts (SRA) in Cordova,Il to Meet with PRA Staff to Discuss Initiatives in Risk Area & to Establish Dialog Between SRAs & PRA Staff 1999-09-09
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MONTHYEARSVP-99-181, Forwards Biennial Update to Quad Cities Ufsar,Iaw 10CFR50.71(e).Update Includes Changes to Facility & Procedures & Are Current Through 9906301999-10-20020 October 1999 Forwards Biennial Update to Quad Cities Ufsar,Iaw 10CFR50.71(e).Update Includes Changes to Facility & Procedures & Are Current Through 990630 ML20217H4661999-10-18018 October 1999 Forwards Changes to EPIPs IAW 10CFR50.54(q) & 10CFR50,App E, Section V.Details of Changes Encl ML20217K7011999-10-13013 October 1999 Provides Response to Questions Related to Request for License Amend,Per 10CFR50.90, Credit for Containment Overpressure. Supporting Calculations Encl 05000254/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00,IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Is Committed to Listed Action1999-10-12012 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00,IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Is Committed to Listed Action 05000254/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00 IAW 10CFR73(a)(2)(v)(A).Commitment Made by Util,Listed.Any Other Actions Described in LER Represent Intended or Planned Actions by Licensee1999-10-0707 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00 IAW 10CFR73(a)(2)(v)(A).Commitment Made by Util,Listed.Any Other Actions Described in LER Represent Intended or Planned Actions by Licensee ML20216J8241999-09-30030 September 1999 Notifies of Removal of NRC Headquarters & Region III Offices from Controlled Copy Distribution of Certain CE Documents. Specific Documents,Associated Controlled Copy Numbers & NRC Location Affected Are Shown on Attachment to Ltr SVP-99-189, Confirms Completion of Actions Identified During Review of NRC Safety Evaluation of Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Rept, Utility Resolution Guidance of ECCS Suction Strainer Blockage1999-09-22022 September 1999 Confirms Completion of Actions Identified During Review of NRC Safety Evaluation of Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Rept, Utility Resolution Guidance of ECCS Suction Strainer Blockage SVP-99-190, Clarifies Statement Contained in NRC Insp Repts 50-254/99-12 & 50-265/99-12,dtd 990813,paragraph 4OA1.3B, Observation & Findings, Re Sys Mod to DG Air Start Sys1999-09-13013 September 1999 Clarifies Statement Contained in NRC Insp Repts 50-254/99-12 & 50-265/99-12,dtd 990813,paragraph 4OA1.3B, Observation & Findings, Re Sys Mod to DG Air Start Sys ML20211G1221999-08-27027 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Program Performance Data for Each of Comm Ed Nuclear Power Stations & Corporate Support Employees within Scope of Rule for six-month Period Ending 990630,IAW 10CFR26.71(d) SVP-99-154, Notifies NRC That M Price,License SOP-31389,is No Longer Required to Maintain Operator License.Price Was Removed from Licensed Duty on 990729 & Comm Ed Requests License Be Terminated1999-08-13013 August 1999 Notifies NRC That M Price,License SOP-31389,is No Longer Required to Maintain Operator License.Price Was Removed from Licensed Duty on 990729 & Comm Ed Requests License Be Terminated SVP-99-170, Forwards Relief Requests CR-25,CR-26,CR-27,CR-28,PR-11, PR-12 & PR-13,on Basis That Compliance with Specified Requirements Would Result in Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality & Safety1999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards Relief Requests CR-25,CR-26,CR-27,CR-28,PR-11, PR-12 & PR-13,on Basis That Compliance with Specified Requirements Would Result in Hardship or Unusual Difficulty Without Compensating Increase in Level of Quality & Safety SVP-99-147, Notifies of Change to Bases of TS to Licenses DPR-29 & DPR- DPR-30.Change to TS Section 3/4.9 Provides Clarity & Consistency with Sys Design Description in Ufsar,Sections 8.3.2.1 & 8.3.2.2.TS Bases Page,Encl1999-08-13013 August 1999 Notifies of Change to Bases of TS to Licenses DPR-29 & DPR- DPR-30.Change to TS Section 3/4.9 Provides Clarity & Consistency with Sys Design Description in Ufsar,Sections 8.3.2.1 & 8.3.2.2.TS Bases Page,Encl ML20210N5651999-08-0606 August 1999 Forwards Rev 8 to Nuclear Generating Stations Emergency Plan, for Plants.With Summary of Changes ML20210M9131999-08-0202 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC AL 99-02, Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates, for Fys 2000 & 2001 for Comed 05000254/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv).Rev Includes Cause Codes & Energy Industry Identification Sys Identifiers Which Were Erroneously Omitted in Original Ler.Commitments Listed1999-07-29029 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv).Rev Includes Cause Codes & Energy Industry Identification Sys Identifiers Which Were Erroneously Omitted in Original Ler.Commitments Listed SVP-99-150, Forwards Responses to 990520 RAI Re Annual 10CFR50.46 Rept1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards Responses to 990520 RAI Re Annual 10CFR50.46 Rept SVP-99-151, Responds to NRC 990701 Telcon RAI Re Licensee Amend Request Re Use of Containment Overpressure to Support NPSH Available for ECCS at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 21999-07-23023 July 1999 Responds to NRC 990701 Telcon RAI Re Licensee Amend Request Re Use of Containment Overpressure to Support NPSH Available for ECCS at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Units 1 & 2 SVP-99-146, Informs of Termination of License SOP-31132-1,for G Green, as Required by 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 9906251999-07-21021 July 1999 Informs of Termination of License SOP-31132-1,for G Green, as Required by 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 990625 ML20196J9061999-07-0101 July 1999 Provides Evidence That Util Maintains Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premiums in Amount of $10 Million for Each of Thirteen Reactors,Per 10CFR140.21 ML20196J9131999-07-0101 July 1999 Submits Status of Nuclear Property Insurance Currently Maintained for Braidwood,Byron,Dresden,Lasalle County,Quad Cities & Zion Nuclear Power Stations,Per 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20209B8241999-06-30030 June 1999 Forwards Five 3.5 Inch Computer Diskettes Containing Revised Annual Dose Repts for 1994 Through 1998 for Individuals Receiving Neutron Dose Not Previously Included in Reported Total Effective Dose Equivalent Values.Without Diskettes SVP-99-139, Forwards Revised Action 2 & Associated TS Bases Changes, Describing Specific Alternate Method for Determining Drywell Floor Drain Sump Leakage1999-06-30030 June 1999 Forwards Revised Action 2 & Associated TS Bases Changes, Describing Specific Alternate Method for Determining Drywell Floor Drain Sump Leakage SVP-99-103, Informs NRC of Results of Subject Evaluation as Committed to in .Evaluation Consisted of Analytically Demonstrating That Cfu Factor for Rv Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period1999-06-25025 June 1999 Informs NRC of Results of Subject Evaluation as Committed to in .Evaluation Consisted of Analytically Demonstrating That Cfu Factor for Rv Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period SVP-99-122, Forwards Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Rept, Containing Summary Info from 980601 Through 9906011999-06-25025 June 1999 Forwards Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Rept, Containing Summary Info from 980601 Through 990601 05000265/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Commits to One Listed Action1999-06-25025 June 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).Util Commits to One Listed Action SVP-99-066, Informs That J Reed,License SOP-31034-1,was Removed from License Duty in 990618.Termination of License Is Requested1999-06-25025 June 1999 Informs That J Reed,License SOP-31034-1,was Removed from License Duty in 990618.Termination of License Is Requested SVP-99-125, Forwards Technical Info Re ECCS Suction Strainers at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1 & 2,to Support Review of 990129 Lar.Rev 0 to TR-VQ1500-02, Clean ECCS Suction Strainer Head Loss Test Rept, Encl1999-06-15015 June 1999 Forwards Technical Info Re ECCS Suction Strainers at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1 & 2,to Support Review of 990129 Lar.Rev 0 to TR-VQ1500-02, Clean ECCS Suction Strainer Head Loss Test Rept, Encl ML20195E3491999-06-0707 June 1999 Withdraws Util Requesting License Change for Plant Security Plan Rev.Licensee Will re-evaluate Situation & May Request Approval of Change in Future ML20207G1451999-06-0707 June 1999 Forwards Rev 45 to Comed Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Security Plan.Rev Includes Changes Listed.Security Plan Is Withheld from Public Disclosure Per 10CFR73.21 ML20195D6351999-06-0404 June 1999 Notifies NRC of Actions That Has Been Taken in Accordance with 10CFR26, Fitness for Duty Programs SVP-99-105, Informs NRC of Rev to Schedule for Completing Setpoint/ Uncertainty Calculations & Procedure Changes,Originally Planned for Completion on 9905291999-05-20020 May 1999 Informs NRC of Rev to Schedule for Completing Setpoint/ Uncertainty Calculations & Procedure Changes,Originally Planned for Completion on 990529 ML20195B2301999-05-19019 May 1999 Requests Approval of Proposed Changes to QA Topical Rept CE-1-A,rev 66a.Attachment a Describes Changes,Reason for Change & Basis for Concluding That Revised QAP Incorporating Proposed Changes Continues to Satisfy 10CFR50AppB SVP-99-111, Informs NRC of Current Status of Actions on Response to GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions1999-05-17017 May 1999 Informs NRC of Current Status of Actions on Response to GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions SVP-99-098, Fulfills Thirty Day & Annual Reporting Requirements of 10CFR50.46 for Plant.Eccs Evaluation Change Rept Transmitted in Entirety,Fulfilling Thirty Day & Annual Reporting Requirements Specified in 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(i)1999-05-17017 May 1999 Fulfills Thirty Day & Annual Reporting Requirements of 10CFR50.46 for Plant.Eccs Evaluation Change Rept Transmitted in Entirety,Fulfilling Thirty Day & Annual Reporting Requirements Specified in 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(i) SVP-99-099, Requests Relief from Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(g) Re Submittal of Relief Requests for Those Welds for Which Examinations of Greater than 90% of Weld Vol Was Not Acheived During 2nd ISI Program Interval1999-05-13013 May 1999 Requests Relief from Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(g) Re Submittal of Relief Requests for Those Welds for Which Examinations of Greater than 90% of Weld Vol Was Not Acheived During 2nd ISI Program Interval SVP-99-096, Provides Suppl Response to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/98-20 & 50-265/98-23.Corrective Actions:Listed Multidiscipline Team Will Perform self-assessment IAW Station Program for self-assessments in May 19991999-05-12012 May 1999 Provides Suppl Response to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/98-20 & 50-265/98-23.Corrective Actions:Listed Multidiscipline Team Will Perform self-assessment IAW Station Program for self-assessments in May 1999 05000254/LER-1999-001, Forwards LER 99-001-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station.Licensee Shall Rept Any Operation or Condition Prohibited by Plant Tech Specs.Util Committing to Listed Actions1999-05-12012 May 1999 Forwards LER 99-001-00 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station.Licensee Shall Rept Any Operation or Condition Prohibited by Plant Tech Specs.Util Committing to Listed Actions ML20206F5381999-04-30030 April 1999 Forwards Magnetic Tape Containing Annual Dose Repts for 1998 for Braidwood,Byron,Dresden,Lasalle County,Quad Cities & Zion Nuclear Power Stations,Per 10CFR20.2206(c).Without Magnetic Tape SVP-99-108, Forwards Quad Cities 1998 Radiological Environ Operating Rept, IAW Plant TS 6.9.A.3.Rept Contains Results of Radiological Environ & Meteorological Monitoring Programs. Radioactive Effluent Release Rept Was Submitted 9903301999-04-30030 April 1999 Forwards Quad Cities 1998 Radiological Environ Operating Rept, IAW Plant TS 6.9.A.3.Rept Contains Results of Radiological Environ & Meteorological Monitoring Programs. Radioactive Effluent Release Rept Was Submitted 990330 SVP-99-036, Forwards Reg Guide 1.16 Rept Number of Personnel-Rem by Work & Job Function for 1998. Associated Collective Deep Dose Equivalent Reported According to Work & Job Functions1999-04-29029 April 1999 Forwards Reg Guide 1.16 Rept Number of Personnel-Rem by Work & Job Function for 1998. Associated Collective Deep Dose Equivalent Reported According to Work & Job Functions SVP-99-088, Informs That Util Is Withdrawing IST Relief Rquests RV-02B & RV-03B1999-04-29029 April 1999 Informs That Util Is Withdrawing IST Relief Rquests RV-02B & RV-03B ML20205T1141999-04-22022 April 1999 Provides Comments from Technical Review of Draft Info Notice Re Unanticipated Reactor Water Draindown at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Unit 2,ANO,Unit 2 & JAFNPP ML20206B2471999-04-20020 April 1999 Informs That SE Kuczynski Has Been Transferred to Position No Longer Requiring SRO License.Cancel License SOP-31030-1, Effective 990412 SVP-99-065, Requests That License SOP-31516,for Jf Graham,Be Terminated, Per 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 990319 & No Longer Requires Operator License1999-04-14014 April 1999 Requests That License SOP-31516,for Jf Graham,Be Terminated, Per 10CFR50.74(b).Individual Was Removed from License Duty on 990319 & No Longer Requires Operator License SVP-99-058, Submits Plant Specific ECCS Evaluation Changes,Per Annual Reporting Requirements of 10CFR50.46.Attachments Include Current Assessment Data Re PCT Info Limiting LOCA Evaluations1999-04-14014 April 1999 Submits Plant Specific ECCS Evaluation Changes,Per Annual Reporting Requirements of 10CFR50.46.Attachments Include Current Assessment Data Re PCT Info Limiting LOCA Evaluations SVP-99-063, Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/98-21 & 50-265/98-21.Corrective Actions:Revised Site ISI Procedure Qcap 0410-06, ISI Plan Implementation for Third Ten Year Insp Interval1999-04-0909 April 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/98-21 & 50-265/98-21.Corrective Actions:Revised Site ISI Procedure Qcap 0410-06, ISI Plan Implementation for Third Ten Year Insp Interval JAFP-99-0129, Submits Comments on Technical Review of Draft Info Notice Describing Unanticipated Reactor Water Draindown at Quad Cities Unit 2,ANO & FitzPatrick1999-04-0909 April 1999 Submits Comments on Technical Review of Draft Info Notice Describing Unanticipated Reactor Water Draindown at Quad Cities Unit 2,ANO & FitzPatrick SVP-99-057, Notifies of Change to Bases for TSs Section 3/4.5, ECCS, Re1999-04-0505 April 1999 Notifies of Change to Bases for TSs Section 3/4.5, ECCS, Re ML20205K5841999-03-31031 March 1999 Submits Rept on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors Owned by Comm Ed.Attachment 1 Contains Amount of Decommissioning Funds Estimated to Be Required Pursuant to 10CFR50.75(b) & (C) SVP-99-062, Informs NRC of Rev to Schedule for Analytically Demonstrating That Cumulative Usage Factor for Reactor Vessel Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period1999-03-31031 March 1999 Informs NRC of Rev to Schedule for Analytically Demonstrating That Cumulative Usage Factor for Reactor Vessel Head Closure Studs Will Remain Below 1.0 for Remainder of Current License Period 1999-09-30
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MONTHYEARML20065D0511990-09-17017 September 1990 Forwards Objectives & Scope of 901205 Emergency Plan Exercise ML20064A7091990-09-14014 September 1990 Forwards Endorsement 133 to Nelia Policy NF-187 & Endorsement 116 to Maelu Policy MF-54 ML20059F4891990-09-0404 September 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During Month of Aug 1990 for Plant ML20059B9721990-08-28028 August 1990 Forwards Reactor Head & Upper Shell Insp Plan,Per 900419 Meeting.Insp Plan Does Not Encompass Uppermost shell-to- Shell Weld Due to Technological Limitations ML20059F0311990-08-27027 August 1990 Provides Schedule for Completion of Installation of Mods to Plants Reactor Water Level Instrumentation,Per Generic Ltr 84-23.Penetrations Will Be Installed During Outage 13 for Dresden & During Outage 12 for Quad-Cities ML20059E9531990-08-27027 August 1990 Forwards Summary of Fabrication History for Upper Reactor Vessel,Per 900419 Technical Meeting.Summary Indicates That Fabrication Mismatches,Considered to Be Significant for Development of Insp Plan,Identified at head-to-flange Weld ML20059C7201990-08-23023 August 1990 Forwards Effluent & Waste Disposal Semiannual Rept,Jan-June 1990 Gaseous Effluents-Summation of All Releases & Rev 8 to Quad-Cities Station Process Control Program for Processing of Radioactive Wet Waste ML20058P3481990-08-0909 August 1990 Forwards Summary of Fuel Performance,End of Cycle 10,May 1990. No Leakage or Fuel Failure Noted ML20058M8221990-08-0707 August 1990 Forwards Response to Generic Ltr 90-04, Request for Info on Status of Licensee Implementation of Generic Safety Issues Resolved W/Imposition of Requirements or Corrective Actions ML20058M8041990-08-0606 August 1990 Advises That W/Completion of Operator Training Program,Plant SPDS Meets Requirements Delineated in NUREG-0737,Suppl 1 ML20058M8591990-08-0606 August 1990 Forwards Rept of Metallurgical Exam That Revealed No Evidence of Defects,Porosity or Slag in Weld Overlay. Rept Responds to IGSCC Insp Performed on Facility IGSCC Susceptible Piping ML20058M4101990-08-0101 August 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During Month of Jul 1990 for Plant ML20058M8291990-07-31031 July 1990 Responds to Generic Ltr 90-04, Request for Info on Status of Licensee Implementation of Generic Safety Issue Resolved W/Imposition of Requirements of Corrective Actions. Status of Implementation of Generic Safety Issues Encl ML20055J1631990-07-26026 July 1990 Forwards Reactor Containment Bldg Integrated Leak Rate Test Quad-Cities Nuclear Power Station Unit 2,900427-28, & Related Apps Describing Type a Test,Per 10CFR50,App J, Section V.B.1.Next Test Scheduled for Fall 1991 ML20055H7631990-07-25025 July 1990 Forwards Financial Info Re Decommissioning of Plants ML20055G6331990-07-18018 July 1990 Responds to Generic Ltr 89-06 Re SPDS to Meet Requirements of Suppl 1 to NUREG-0737.SPDS Lesson Plan Incorporated Into Initial License Class Training Program ML17202L2861990-07-0202 July 1990 Forwards Dresden II Upper Vessel Contract Variation Review, La Salle II Upper Vessel Fabrication Summary & Quad-Cities II Upper Vessel Fabrication Summary. ML20055D4741990-06-29029 June 1990 Forwards Annual FSAR Update for Quad-Cities Station ML20055D4341990-06-29029 June 1990 Forwards Comm Ed Rept on Evaluation of Cracking in Quad- Cities Unit 2 Reactor Head, Per Commitment Made at 900419 Meeting W/Nrr.Rept Concludes That Cracks Caused by Interdendritic Stress Corrosion Cracking Mechanism ML20055C8551990-06-15015 June 1990 Forwards Special Neutron Attenuation Test for High Density Spent Fuel Racks (Wet), Final Rept.Rept Provides Results of Neutron Radioassay Measurement Program Conducted During Fall,1989 Refueling Outage ML20043D7661990-06-0404 June 1990 Responds to J Lieberman 900501 Ltr Re Rl Dickherber. Confidence in Dickherber Performance in Future for Nonlicensed Duties Can Be Based Upon Demonstrated Record of Good Past Performance ML20043D7691990-06-0404 June 1990 Responds to 900501 Ltr Re Work Hours for Dickherber.During Outage,Dickherber Worked Extended Hours Traditionally Associated W/Refueling Activities ML20043G4251990-06-0202 June 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During May 1990 ML20043D3201990-06-0101 June 1990 Forwards Rev 24 to Security Plan.Rev Withheld (Ref 10CFR73.21) ML20043B6681990-05-22022 May 1990 Forwards Proposed Changes to SER Re Hot Shutdown Repairs in Event of Fire,Per 10CFR50,App R Section Iii.G Covering Spurious Operations & High Impedance Faults & Electrical Isolation Deficiency ML20043A4681990-05-10010 May 1990 Forwards Proposed Changes to 880721 SER Re App R Section Iii.G Exemption for Fire Zones 1.1.1.1S & 1.1.1.2,southern & Northern Torus Level in Unit 1 Reactor Bldg Column & Unit 1 Reactor Bldg Elevations 623 Ft & 647 Ft ML20042H0011990-05-0303 May 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests, & Experiments Completed During Apr 1990 ML20042G3501990-05-0202 May 1990 Responds to NRC 900404 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/90-02 & 50-265/90-02.Corrective Actions:Continuous Fire Watch Initiated & Training Conducted on Procedure Rev ML20042F1181990-05-0101 May 1990 Advises of Listed Value for Secondary Containment,Per NRC Request for Addl Info Re LER 50-254/87-025.Value Based on Info Contained in Plant FSAR ML20042F0691990-05-0101 May 1990 Responds to Generic Ltr 83-28,Item 4.5.3 Re Reactor Protection Sys on-line Functional Test Intervals.Endorses Two BWR Owners Group Topical Repts NEDC-30844 & NEDC-30851P Generic Evaluations ML20042F1221990-05-0101 May 1990 Forwards Preliminary Rept of IGSCC Insp Results.Flaw Indication Detected in Weld Overlay Matl of Weld 02J-S3 & Removed by Boat Sample & Std Weld Overlay Thickness Restored.Final Rept Will Be Forwarded within 30 Days ML20042E4491990-04-11011 April 1990 Forwards Request for Rev to Previous NRC Exemption Approval on 860625 Re Combustible Load Values ML20042F0351990-03-23023 March 1990 Forwards Part 3 of 1989 Operating Rept.W/O Rept ML19330D5161990-03-14014 March 1990 Advises That Revs to Inservice Testing Program & Implementation Procedures Will Be Completed by 900629,per Generic Ltr 89-04 ML20012C0721990-03-0808 March 1990 Comments on SALP Board Repts 50-254/89-01 & 50-265/89-01 for Oct 1988 to Nov 1989.Util Appreciates NRC Recognition of Overall Improvements in Areas of Operation & Emergency Preparedness & Good Performance in Area of Security ML20012B5921990-03-0202 March 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Computed During Month of Feb 1990 for Plant ML20006F3361990-02-0808 February 1990 Responds to NRC Ltr 900110 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/89-25 & 50-265/89-25.Corrective Actions:Safety Evaluations Submitted Via 900116 Ltr & Table of Content Will Be Completed for 1989 FSAR Update to Be Submitted by 900630 ML20012A9551990-02-0808 February 1990 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/89-26 & 50-265/89-26.Corrective Action:Procedure Qis 47-1 Revised to Include Requirement That Equalizing Valve Be Open During Isolation of Transmitter ML20011E7131990-02-0606 February 1990 Forwards Reactor Containment Bldg Integrated Leak Rate Test,Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1,891114-15. Next Type a Test Scheduled for Fall 1990 ML20006E1721990-02-0202 February 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During Jan 1990,including Items Completed in 1989. Interlocks Installed on Refuel Bridge Fuel Handling Machine to Prevent Raising Hoist While Hoist Loaded ML20006C5071990-01-30030 January 1990 Identifies Schedular Change for Completion of Corrective Actions Associated W/Human Engineering Deficiencies 159,187 & 489 Re Escutcheon Plates for Control Switches Which Need Replacement.Plates Will Be Replaced During Outages ML20006C7401990-01-22022 January 1990 Advises of Receipt of Accreditation Renewal by INPO in Sept 1989 for Operator Requalification Training Program,Per Generic Ltr 87-07 Requirements & Informs That Programs Developed Using Systematic Approach to Training ML19354E8591990-01-16016 January 1990 Responds to NRC 891128 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/89-17 & 50-265/89-17.Corrective Actions:Procedure NSWP-E-01, Electrical Cable Installation Insp, Will Be Revised to Enhance Human Factor Aspect ML19354D8131990-01-11011 January 1990 Forwards Corrected App C to Monthly Operating Rept for Dec 1989 for Quad Cities Units 1 & 2 ML20005F6441990-01-0303 January 1990 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During Dec 1989.Summary of Safety Evaluations Being Reported in Compliance w/10CFR50.59 & 10CFR50.71(e) Also Encl ML20005E1691989-12-22022 December 1989 Forwards Rev 22 to Security Plan,Reflecting Administrative Changes in Mgt Structure at Facility.Rev Withheld (Ref 10CFR73.21) ML20043A5741989-12-21021 December 1989 Responds to NRC 891124 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-254/89-23 & 50-265/89-23.Corrective Actions:Compressed Gas Cylinder Bottles Secured W/Chain & Fire Marshall Will Increase Tours of Plant Re Transient Combustible Matl ML20005E1211989-12-18018 December 1989 Forwards Final Rept of Fall 1989 IGSCC Insp Plan,Discussing Items Such as Overlay Repair on Weld 02G-S4,mechanical Stress Improvement & Piping Mods ML19332G3401989-12-0808 December 1989 Forwards Response to Generic Ltr 89-21, Implementation Status of USI Requirements. Actions to Resolve USI A-9 Re ATWS Will Be Completed in June 1990 & USI A-42 Re Pipe Cracks in BWRs Will Be Completed in Dec 1990 ML19332F9091989-12-0101 December 1989 Forwards Listing of Changes,Tests & Experiments Completed During Nov 1989 1990-09-04
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August 15, 1988 1
l Mr. Thomas E. Murley, Director )
Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conunission Washington, DC 20555
Subject:
Quad Cities Station Units 1 and 2 4 "Transmittal of Samples Resulting from Quad Cities LOMI Decontamination to >
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory $
(INEL)"
NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 References (a): Letter from I.M. Johnson to T.E. Murley I dated July 15, 1988.
(b): Letter from T. Ross to H.E. Bliss {
dated July 14, 1988.
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. Reference (a) transmitted information to your stsff regarding the t recent solidification efforts of a decontamination solution (LOMI) liner at !
- the Quad Cities Station. During the course of the decontamination and ?
l solidification, representatives of Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) ;
i were onsita and collected eight (8) coment samples containing decontamination-- i radwaste and one (1) sample of lon-exchange resin. The INEL personnel were !
- j. employed by the NRC in a research program on the characteristics of low-level !
j decontamination radwaste. i 5 In a May 24, 1988 meeting with members of your staff, it was agreed 1 i that the samples would be transmitted to INEL after receipt of information regarding the disposition of these samples. The staff provided CECO with such -
1 information in Reference (b). Pursuant to that agreement and-commitments made j in Reference (a), Commonwealth Edison is hereby notifying the NRC of the ,
i' shipment of the nine total samples to your contractor as part of your ongoing l research project.. :
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T.E. Murley August 15, 1988 In Reference (a), it was indicated that the representativeness of the various samples to the contents of the LOMI liner is uncertain. The conditions under which each type (resin, cement) of sample was collected were.less than model and therefore these samples do not completely reflect, to different degrees, the actual Quad Cities resin mixture as it existed prior to solidification, or the final solidified product.
The f actors that contributed to dif ficult conditions during sample collection and may have affected the ability of the INEL Individual to obtain a completely representative sample are described-as follows:
- 1. The distances between the sample media and the top of the liner was about 22 inches in the case of the resin mixture and 15-20 inches in the case of the cement samples.
- 2. The samples were obtained through the cement addition hole on the solidification fill head. In the case of the resin mixture dample a make-shif t remote sampling rig was used that consisted of a polyethylene bottle on the end of the device that held it in place. Efficient operation of the device was not easily accomplished through the cement fill hole. The cemeat samples were obtained by the individual extending his arm through the cement addition hole, and scraping the IQE of the cement / resin mixture, as it was hardening, with the polyethylene bottles (one at a time).
- 3. None of the samples were collected while the waste was mixing.
Although the resin mixture sample was collected shortly after the mixing had stopped, it was noted that settling of the resin was already occurring, as it was observed that there was about two inches of water on top of the resin. The samples !
obtained af ter the addition of the cement were taken af ter the j mixture had stopped due to the hydraulic mixing device torquing I out.
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- 4. The performance of this task by the INEL individual is not one j of his routine activities. Add to this he had to climb on top I of the cask wearing the full set of protective clothing, rubber outer protective clothing and a full face respirator, work in a high radiation field (800 mr/hr), work from the top of a liner stacked with lead blankets sitting inside a cask, use a make-shift 1
- device to obtain one sample, scrape cement that was setting-up
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on the other samples; all this through the cement addition hole, )
and it can be seen that even an experienced radiation worker would I have a dif ficult time obtaining a completely rapramantative sample, i
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.T.E. Murley *3- August 15, 1988 Other circumstances existed specific to the drawing of the cement samples which lead us to conclude that these samples are especially nonrepresentative. Our understanding of the condition of the liner, at the time the cement samples were drawn, was that there existed a mound of mixed cement powder on top of the hardened cement which the INEL representative was .
attempting to sample. As previously mentioned, the top of the cement mixture was 15 to 20 inches directly below the small fill head opening through which the samples had to be drawn. The INEL representative commented after drawing the cement samples that it was very difficult to extend his arm outward away fro the mound of unmixed cement (to the outer perimeter where good mixing had occurred).
The INEL representative also commented that he could not see into the l liner while drawing the cement samples due to the presence of a dense cloud of ,
water vapor rising out of the liner (which is consistent with the fact there I was a very severe exotherm taking place at that time). He further commented that the cement mixture had hardened to the point where it was very difficult j to scoop the already hard cement mixture using the lip of the sample bottle.
It c6n be seen through visual observation of the cement samples that those j
( samples consist mainly of small lumps of cement, which indicatei that these l l samples are in part, samples of the above mentioned mound of unmixed cement )
l which had become moistened by the cloud of water vapor. Some samples appear to consist, in part, of larger but still monolithic lumps of cement. Under the circumstances given above, it can be seen that it would have been virtually impossible for INEL representative to have obtained a representative sample of hardenao cement.
Furthermore, even if it were possible to draw samples consisting only of the hardened cement mixture, such samples would likely not be representative of the cement mixture in the liner by virtue of the scraping method used to draw the samples. This scraping would have likely disturbed the already well formed crystalline matrix that existed in the liner at the time the samples were drawn.
Still, further information is available regarding the representative-I ness of these cement samples. CECO has found that the measured dose rates of the cement samples vary by a f actor of 10 to 15. CECO further believes these cement samples are not representative by virtue of the fact they were drawn fron the immediate surface of the cement mixture. The existence of the dense cloud of water vapor rising out of the liner is an indication that circum-stances could have existed whereby any small steam and air bubbles which perhaps could have formed within the mixture could have been trapped near the surface of the cement mixture as it hardened. These voids may contribute to the lack of representativeness of these samples.
This information is based is based upon a review of the solidification vendor's logbook and discussions with personnel involved in the solidification.
The nature of that information available to CECO leads us to conclude that testing of these samples would yield a nonrepresentatively poor indication of the physical characteristics of the contents of the liner.
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S T.E. Murley August 15, 1988 It is important to note that Commonwealth Edison does not intend to declare the contents of this liner to meet the stability criteria of 10 CFR
- 61. This liner received less than one third of the cement the vendor intended prior to the seizure of the mixer shaft. As t'9ted in Reference (a),
Commonwealth Edison intends to render stability via encapsulation. Attached, please find Revision 6 to the Quad Cities Station Process Control Program for Processing of Radioactive Wet Waste, dated July 1988. This revision to the PCP includes the encapsulation method to be used on the affected'11ner. This is provided to your staff for their information as was agreed to in Reference (a).
It is Commonwealth Edison's belief that the methodology used to collect these samples is scand and can result in the collection of a represen-tative sample under the proper conditions. It is our belief, however, that such conditions may not have existed at the time the samples were taken, and therefore the samples may not be totally representative.
Lastly, Reference (b) also refers to Process Control Program (PCP) samples that were generated by the solidification vendor (as required by the vendor's PCP). These samples are the property of the solidification vendor and, as a result, we are not at liberty to transmit them to the staff.
With the importance of this project and its effect upon the nuclear industry, Commonwealth is concerned regarding the conclusions that may be drawn f rom the analysis of the Quad Cities samples.
Please direct any questions you may have regarding this matter to this office.
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. The purpose of this Process Control Program (PCP) is to insuro that~
all low level radioactive wet wastes solidified or dewatered at Quad-Cities Nuclear Power Station meet the applicable federal, state, and burial site requirements. This PCP sets forth the steps used to solidify or dewater radioactive wet wastes and to verify the final product meets the applicable requirements. This program covers the in-plant cement, vendor cement, vendor dewatering and vendor encapsulating systems. Wet wastes at Quad-Cities Station consist of filter media (powdered ' resin and fiber) and bead resin. When expended, these wastes are transferred to various storage tanks or in some cases these wastes are transferred directly into a liner for processing. Vendor processing of the waste is
. done in either a transportation cask or a process shield and offers the advantage of reduced radiation exposure to personnel involved in -
performing the necessary package handling operations.
II. IN-PLANT CEMENT SOLID WASTE SYSTEM ,
A. Description (Class A unstable waste form only)
The resin slurry is transferred to one of two centrifuges for dewatering. The centrifuges have a capacity of 25 gpm. The solids are separated from the water and drop into a hopper associated with each centrifuge. The water is routed back to a storage tank.
Each hopper has a 40 cubic foot capacity. At the bottom of the t
hopper there is a hopper discharge valve. This is a remotely ;
operated, air operated, fail closed valve. Connected to the hopper discharge valve is the sludge chute and the drum feed valve. The sludge chute is 8 inches in diameter and 6 feet 5 inches long, with a
, capacity of 2.2 cubic feet. The drum feed valve is also remotely operated, air operated, and fall-closed. The hopper discharge valve 01530/0229Z i i
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.' being opea simultaneously.
Cement is added to a drum from the cement silo. The cement silo has a capacity of 620 cubic feet. Cement is fed through a rotary .
feeder down a transfer tube through the mixer head, into the drum.
The mixer goes into the drum and forms a seal to p'revent dispersion of cement dust or spillage during mixing. The mixer has two speeds, 100 rpm and 200 rpm, that are programmed into the mix cycle.
Drums are capped at the load-out conveyor area before loading into a shipping vehicle. A cap is set in place and a seal ring is snapped over it. A threaded bolt is used to tighten the seal ring.
Drum storage consists of three conveyor lines, with room for 25 drums on each line. Drums stored on the storage lines are removed and either shipped, stored in storage bins located in the radwaste
, facility, or stored in the Interim Radwaste Storage facility.
B. Operation of the In-Plant Cement Solid Waste System in order to insure solidification of spent resins with no free water, tests were conducted at Quad-Cities Station using unspent resin. Fresh resins were mixed up in the proportions that would be expected to be normally processed. These resins were then put into a drum and the drum was processed through the cement system. The drum was capped as normal and allowed to set in storage for 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
After 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, the drum was cut open lengthwise and inspected. The results of the inspection resulted in a change of the proportions of water and' cement until the final product was solid and free of water. A series of drums were processed using spent resins, and the drums were visually inspected for no free water prior to shipping.
No free water was observed.
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. The gengral procGduro that is followed to process spent resins is described below. Specific plant operating procedures are followod
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The empty drum is covered with a plastic bag and taped in place to prevent external contamination.
A half of a bag of dry cement is added to the empty drum.'
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3 The empty drums are loaded on a conveyor.
4 One empty drum from the conveyor is loaded on a' transfer cart (remote operation). ,
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The transfer cart is advanced to the selected hopper station
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The drum is filled with resins to a prescribed level (remote operation).
The resin is transferred from the hopper to the drum through the sludge chute. The discharge valve on the -
sludge chute is a manually operated remote valve. The operator views the drum through a mirror and fills the drum to between the first and second roll hoop f rom the top of the drum.
Although this method of adding resin to the drum is not precise, h
it can be controlled to a high degree. If an operator determines that the quantity of resins varies from the prescribed level, he can compensate with water and/or cement.
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Water is added (remote operation). Normally 16-20 gallons of water are added to each drum. This amount can be varied if necessary for complete solidification. The amount of water required is selected, and a flow integrator gives the inlet valve a closed signal when that amount is delivered.
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The drum is transferred to the mixing station (remote operation). i j 9. The cement timer is set, 01530/0229Z i i
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. 10. The mixer cycle (remote operation) is startcd. The mixer lowors into the drum and forms a tight seal. The mixer will begin to rotate at slow speed. The air slide blower and dust collector are started. The cement feeder and vibrators start and cement is metered to the drum. The mixer ine'reases to f ast speed,' The cement feeder stops and the air slide blower and dust collector stop. When the mixer completes the cycle, the RPM meter will start to decrease. At this point, the mixer control switch is moved f rom AUTO to FAST and the mixer is given an additional 5 minutes on fast speed. The switch is then returned to AUTO, and the mixer cycle is complete.
- 11. The drum is transferred to the inspection station (remote operation).
- 12. The mixed drum contact radiation reading are logged and the .
contents of the drum are observed. If it is determined th'at more cement is required, the drum is returned to the mixer and '
additional cement is added. When the mix is satisfactory, the drum is t.'ansferred to the drum storage lines.
C. Verification of in-Plant Cement System Solidification The solidified drum is verified to be void of f ree water prior to shipping or storage. The drum is transferred from the storage lines to the load-out conveyor. At this point, the drum is visually inspected to verify it is void of f ree water and the contents solidified. The protective plastic bag is removed, and the drum is ,
capped. The drum is then surveyed for smearable contamination and i
dose rate. The drum is then loaded into the shipping vehicle or placed in storage. , ;
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If a drum is found to contain free cater, dry cement will be added to solidi fy the f ree cator or the drum will be rccycled through the mixing line as required. The drum will not be shipped with more than 0.5 percent freestanding water.
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VENDOR SUPPLIED SOLIDIFICATION SYSTEM (Stable Waste Forms)
A. Description Contractor solidification services are utilized at the Station for wastes which are required to be classi fied as stable waste per -10 CFR 61 and/or burial site licenses. The contractor must have a PCP (Process Control Program) to produce a waste form which is stable as defined in 10 CFR 61. A copy of the vendor's procedures (which states station interface requirements), Process Control Program and NRC Approved Topical Report are submitted to an on-site review prior to use to assure compatability with Station Systems, procedures, and
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Technic'al Specifications. Specific station procedures are then developed f rom this vendor information and approved prior to use, 1
Normally, a batching tank is utilized to collect the radwaste to. ,
be solidified. The tank can be filled from any of the following:
- 1. Condensate Phase Separators.
- 2. Cleanup Phase Separators.
- 3. Spent Resin Tanks.
- 4. Waste Sludge Tank.
Af ter the tank is filled with radwaste, a decant pump is used to
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The mixing tank can be operated on recirculation to alloa a tank sample to be taken for analysis and sample solidification tests as required.
In certain cases, for example, wastes resulting from chemical decontaminations, the waste is sent directly to a liner in which the solidification will take place. In this case a PCP sample is taken out of the liner af ter it has been properly mixed prior to adding solidification chemicals. The recipe for solidification will be determined based on a successful solidification demonstration using the sample taken from the liner.
A temperature monitor in the liner is used to note the maximum temperature during the exotherm. Af ter suf ficient cooling the liner is prepared for shipment or storage.
B. Operation of the Vendor Solidi fication System -
A liner is prepared for use by installing a thermocouple and tubing for level indication. The fill head is placed over the lider and locked in-place.
The radwaste is added to the liner. The mixing tank, if used, is l first mixed for about 10 minutes. The proper amount of radwaste is delivered by a radwaste pump or slurried from portable processing i equipment. Waste flow to the liner is r.onitored by a TV camera. The radwaste pipe lines and waste transfer hose to the fill head are then flushed.
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e After the rad aste has'been put into'the liner the process is completed by the contractor. The contractor adds cement and addit'ives in accordance with their approved PCP. After final mixing the temperat'ure is moni tored and the maximum temperature is noted. When the solidified liner has sufficiently cooled, the contractor and t
Station personnel visually inspect the product and verify that it is an acceptable product. The liner is then covered with a lid, secured, surveyed and shipped or stored in the Interim Radwaste Storage Facility.
C. Verification of Vendor Supplied Solidification System Verification of solidification first involves sampling the-radwaste prior to solidification in order to determine the proper
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product. A representative laboratory sample of waste is taken, in accordance with the vendor's PCP program, small, scaled-down amounts of cement and additives are added in the proper quantitles. Based on-
- an acceptable product, scale-up factors are developed for the full scale solidificatlon.
To further verify solidification, a visual inspection of the liner is performed by both the vendor and station personnel prior to installing the lid. The visual inspection verifies that the product is acceptable per the contractors PCP, l
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IV. VENDOR SUPPLIED DEWATERING SYSTEM (STABLE WASTE FORMS)
A. Description Contractor dewatering services may be utilized at the Station in lieu of so'lidification for stable waste forms as directed by station operating personnel. The contractor must have a Process Control Program (PCP) to produce a waste form which meets all the requirements of 10CFR61 and the applicable burial site criteria. A copy of the vendcr's procedures (which states station interface requirements),
Process Control Program and NRC Approved Topical Report are submitted to an on-site review prior to use to assure compatability with Station Systems, procedures, and Technical Specifications. Specific station procedures are then developed from this vendor information and approved. prior to use. -
A mixing tank is utilized to collect the radwaste to be < -
dewatered. The tank can be filled f rom any of the following:
- 1. Condensate Phase Separators
- 2. Cleanup Phase Separators
- 3. Spent Resin Tanks 4 Waste Sludge Tank After the tank is filled with radwaste, a decant pump is used to remove water from the top of the settled sludge. When the decanting operation is completed, the tank contains about 1,900 gallons of sludge.
The mixing tank can be operated on recirculation in order to allow a tank sample to be taken for analysis if required.
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A High Integrity Container (HIC) is prepared for use by ,
installing a thermocouple, if not already installed, and inspecting dewatering elements and thermocouple leads, if installed. The fill head is placed over the HIC and locked in-place.
The radwaste is added to the HIC. The mixing tank is first mixed for approximately 10 minutes.
The proper amount of radwaste is delivered by the radwaste pump. Waste flow to'the HIC is monitored a TV camera.
The radwaste pipe lines and waste transfer hose to'the fill head are then flushed.
Af ter the radwaste has been put into the HIC, the balance of the dewatering process is completed by the contractor.
The contractor dewaters in accordance with their approved PCP until the acceptance criteria is met. When the process is complete, the contractor and -
Station personnel verify that it is an acceptable product and samples are taken from the HIC.
The HIC is then covered with a lid, secured, surveyed and shipped or stored in the interim Radwaste Storage Facility.
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Verification of Vendor Supplied Dewaterino System Verification of an acceptable dewatered product is delineated in the contractors Process Control Program and operating procedures . The ,
criteria is dependent upon the type of dewa'tering system used and the '
material dewatered.
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V.. VENDOR ENCAPSULATION OF WASTE (STA81.E WASTE FORMS)
A. Description ,
Contractor encapsulation services may be utilized at the Station for stable waste forms as directed by station operating personnel.
The contractor must have a Process Control Program (PCP) to produce a waste form which meets all the requirements of 10CFR61 and the applicable burial site criteria. Vendor procedures are used to prepare specific Station procedures which are submitted to an on-site.
review prior to use.
- 8. Vendor Encapsulation Method A liner .is prepared by the vendor which has a prepoured bottom and partial sides. The item to be encapsulated is placed inside the prepour and the remaining portion of the liner is filled with a stable formula of cement. -
When the encapsulation has sufficiently cooled, the contractor and Station personnel visually inspect the product and verify that it is an acceptable product. The liner is then covered with a lid, secured, surveyed and shipped or stored in the Interim Radwaste Storage Facility.
C. Verification of Vendor Encapsulation To verify solidification, a visual inspection of the liner is performed prior to installing the lid. The visual inspection verifles that the product is acceptable per the contractors PCP.
- VI. HIGH INTEGRITY CONTAINER USAGE High Integrity container (HlC's) are used at the Station for various i l
approved waste packaging. The vendor which supplies the Hl0 must provide I the Station with a copy of the Certificate of Compliance for the HIC which details specific limitations on use of the HIC. l 01530/0229Z
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- ' , , V i l .' WASTE CLASSIFICATION Station wastes will be classified as Class A, Class B, or Class C to determine the acceptability for near-surface disposal and for the purpose of segregation at the disposal site. The waste class will be based on the concentration of certain radionuclides in the waste as outlined in 100FR61.55.
Radionuclide concentrations will be determined based on the volume or weight of the final waste form as discussed in Section C.2 of the Branch Technical Position Paper on Waste Classification.
Of the four suggested methods for determining radionuclide concentration, the one most commonly used is the direct measurement of individual radionuclides (gamma emitters) and the use of scaling factors to determine the radionuclide concentration of difficu.It to measure ,
radionuclides (normally non-gamma emitters). The use of the other suggested methods; material accountability, classification by source or gross radioactivi'y measurements may occur if the situation best fits the use of that methodology.
Approved Station procedures are used in the determination of radionuclide concentration for dif ficult to measure nuclides (normally non-gamma emitters) and for the classification of radioactive waste for near-surface burial.
Vll. SHIPMENT MANIFEST Each shipment of radioactive waste to a licensed land disposal ;
facility will be accompanied by a shipment manifest as required by l 10CFR20.311(b) and 10CFR20.311(c). The manifest will contain the name, address, and telephone number of the waste generator. The manifest will i
also include the name, address, and telephone number or the name and EPA !
hazardous was 4 identification number of the person transporting the waste i to the land disposal facility.
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- The manifest all? also iridicate to the extent practicable: a physical description of the caste:.the volume; radienuclide identity and quaqtity:
the total radioactivity; and the principal chemical form. The solidification agent, i f applicable, will be identi fied.
Waste containing more than 0.1% chelating agents by weight will be identified and the weight percentage of the chelating agent estimated.
Waste classification Class A, B or C, will be clearly indicated on the manifest. The total quantity of the radionuclides H-3, C-14. Tc-99, and 1-129 will be shown on the manifest.
Each manifest will include a' certification by the waste generator that >
the transported materials are properly classified, described, packaged, marked, and labeled, and are in proper condition for transportation according to the applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation and the NRC. A representative of the Station will sign and date the -
manifest. Approved Station procedures are used for the preparation of burial site radioactive shipping mani fests. .
The Station will maintain a mani fest recordkeeping and tracking system that meets the requirements of 10CFR20.311(d). '
IX. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS A. Training A training program will exist to ensure that waste processing will be performed according to Station procedures and in accordance with the requirements of the PCP. An individual's training record will be maintained for audit and inspection. The processing and 1 shipment of radioactive material will be performed by qualified and trained personnel.
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, ,* , B. Record Retention Records of processing data, test and analysis results, documents.
results of training, inspections and audits will be retained in accordance with company quality assurance requirements for record retention.
-C. Documentation Control Licensee initiated changes may be made to the PCP in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Technical Specifica* ions and shall become effective upon review and acceptance by the On-site Review function.
Radioactive waste that does not fall within previous waste processing experience will be evaluated and, if necessary, included in the PCP prior to final processing and disposal.
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results. This procedure addresses the requirement to assess the I impact of changes in a vendor's PCP or the Station's PCP and requires a 10CFR50.59 safety evaluation for any changes in the vendor's PCP.
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