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Enforcement Conference Repts 50-213/86-04,50-245/86-06 & 50-336/86-06 on 860618.Major Areas Discussed:Violations & Program Weaknesses in Radioactive Matls Transportation Program
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	50-213-86-04-EC, 50-213-86-4-EC, 50-245-86-06, 50-245-86-6, 50-336-26-6, 50-336-86-06, 50-336-86-6, NUDOCS 8607030099
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License Nos. DPR-21

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Licensee: Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

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Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company

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Facility Name: Millstone Point Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 & 2

Haddam Neck Plant

Meeting At: NRC Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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Meeting Conducted: June 18, 1986

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Meeting Summary:

Enforcement Conference at NRC Region I, King of Prussia,

Pennsylvania, on June 18, 1986, to discuss the findings of Combined Inspections

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50-245/86-06, 50-336/86-06, and 50-213/86-04.

The topics discussed at this

meeting were the violations and program weaknesses in the radioactive materials

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transportation program at Millstone Point Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2

and at the Haddam Neck olant.

The meeting was attended by NRC and licensee management and lasted about two

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Participants

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1.1 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Plant

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E. J. Mroczka, Vice President, Nuclear Operations

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J. Kelley, Station Services Superintendent

E. Bireley, Licensing Engineer

G. Bouchard, Statien Services Superintendent

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H. Clow, Health Physics Supervisor

R. Haight, Radwaste iupe visor

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T. Murley, Regional Administrator

J. Allan, Deputy Regional Administrator

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B. Kane, Deputy Director, DRP

J. Joyner, Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards

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W. J. Pasciak, Chief, Effluents Radiation Protection Section

E. C. McCabe, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No.38

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M. Kras, Reactor Engineer, Reactor Projects Section No.38

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H. Bicehouse, Radiatio'n Specialist, Effluents Radiation Protection

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B. S. Davidson, Radiation Specialist, Effluents Radiation Protection

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Purpose

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The Enforcement Conference was held at the request of NRC Region I to

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discuss the violations and programmatic weaknesses in the area of radio-

active materials transportation.

The discussions at this meeting focused

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the identified violations and weaknesses, their significance, cause,

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and licensee corrective actions thereof; and the licensee's plans for

reviewing, evaluating, and upgrading the Radioactive Materials Trans-

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portation Program at Millstone Station and at Haddam Neck Plant.

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NRC management stated that this enforcement conference was a follow-up on

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concerns related to radioactive materials transportation and shipments at

Millstone and Haddam Neck, to find out why problems continue to occur,

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what will be done to correct these concerns and prevent recurrence.

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licensee was requested to provide his perception of the findings presented

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in Combined Report Nos. 50-245/86-06 and 50-336/86-06 and in 50-213/86-04,

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additional qualifying information, and his plans for reviewing, evalua-

ting, and upgrading the Radioactive Materials Transportation Program at

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Millstone. Nuclear Power Station Units Nos. I and 2, and at Haddam Neck

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Licensee Presentation

Millstone Nuclear Power Station:

Licensee management emphasized its commitment to improving its radioactive

materials transportation program and indicated concern over the events

described in Combined Reports Nos. 50-245/86-06 and 50-336/86-06.

Licensee management stated that they had no additional qualifying infor-

mation for the findings presented in Combined Reports Nos. 50-245/86-06

and 50-336/86-06.

Licensee personnel provided handouts which summarize their actions to the

subject inspections, including the procedure revision, reorganization and

staffing, management oversight, shipping documentation, quality assurance,

facilities and equipment, training, and radwaste processing.

This handout is included as Attachment 1.

The licensee's conclusions, Attachment 2, indicate that they view their

actions as making general improvements in the radioactive waste shipment

program at Millstone through QA/QC unvolvement, vigorous pursuant of

certain improvements previously delayed and the introduction of a new

Station Services Superintendent and Radwaste Department to obviate re-

current problems.

Haddam Neck Plant:

Licensee management emphasized its commitment to improving its radioactive

waste transportation program and indicated concern over the events des-

cribed in Report No. 50-213/86-04.

License management stated that they had no additional qualifying infor-

mation for the findings presented in Report No. 50-213/86-04.

License personnel provided a handout which summarized their actions from

the subject inspection, including improvements accomplished during

1985-86, continued training for principals in the radwaste area, QA/QC and

Radwaste handling technician, and emphasized maintenance of programmatic

compliance and improvements. Also, an ir: creased level of involvement of

QA/QC surveillance, biennial audits of the program, historical review from

1984 to present of radwaste shipments and subsequent corrections to

semi-annual reports which summarized solid waste shipment activities have

been or will be effected.

These and the other measures detailed in the

attached handout are viewed by the licensee as making the improvements in

the radioactive waste shipment program at the Haddam Neck Plant necessary

to prevent recurrence of the violations and weaknesses discussed in Report

No. 50-213/86-04.

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Concluding Statements

Licensee management concluded by stating that their actions initiated in

1985 would be continued to be pursued and that this would adequately

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address the concern regarding the events described in Combined Reports

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NRC Region I management acknowledged that the plans and actions presented

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appeared to be responsive to its concerns.

NRC Region I management stated

that the licensee would be informed of the need for and nature of approp-

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riate enforcement action relative to the violations at a later time.

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MILLSTONE NUCLEAR PCWER STATION

UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2

RADWASTE TRANSPORTATION ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

JUNE 18, 1986

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AN INSPECTION BY THE NRC DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 15,

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IDENTIFIED TWO VIOLATIONS AND NINE WEAKNESSES.

BECAUSE OF THE

APPARENT

WEAKNESS

IN THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE AREA,' ' NORTHE AST

NUCLEAR

ENERGY

COMPANY

FORMED

A

"RADI0 ACTIVE

WASTE

TRANSPORTATION REVIEW GROUP" TO REVIEW THE RADWASTE PROGRAM AT

THE MILLSTONE SITE.

AS A RESULT OF BOTH THE NRC FINDINGS AND THE FINDINGS OF THE

REVIEW GROUP, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE TAKEN IN 1985 - 1986.

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ALL RADWASTE PROCEDURES WERE REVISED TO INCLUDE- DETAILED

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS.

THESE PROCEDURES WERE APPROVED

AUGUST 1, 1985.

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WORK PACKAGES ARE GENERATED THAT REQUIRE SIGN-OFFS FOR ALL

AREAS

THAT

NEED

TO

BE

VERIFIED,

I.E.

VERIFICATION

OF

DEWATERING,

RADIATION

LEVELS

ON

VEHICLES,

PROPER

PACKAGING, PROPER PLACARDS, ETC.

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RADWASTE

DEPARTMENT

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THE

RADIATION

PROTECTION

SUPERVISOR

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NOW REPORTS TO THE HEALTH PHYSICS

SUPERVISOR.

AN ORGANIZATION CHART IS BELOW.

HP

SUPERVISOR

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RADIATION PROTECTION

SUPERVISOR-RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL

(INTERIM SUPERVISOR)

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ASST RADIATION PROTECTION

SUPERVISOR-RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL

(POSITION BEING FILLED)

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STATION TECHNICIAN

RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL

(POSITION BEING FILLED)

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SUPPORT

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NEW

RADWASTE

ORGANIZATION

NINE

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PERSONNEL ARE BEING ADDED.

THE ADDITIONS ARE LISTED BELOW:

- SEVEN RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL HANDLERS

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ASSISTANT

RADIATION

PROTECTION

SUPERVISOR

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RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.

ALSO THE RADWASTE DEPARTMENT HEAD HAS B6EN ELEVATED TO THE

SAME

STATUS

AS

THE

HEALTH

PHYSICS

RADIATION

PROTECTION

SUPERVISORS.

THIS WILL MAKE THE POSITION A HIGHER LEVEL OF

MANAGEMENT.

ALL RADI0 ACTIVE MATERI AL DEPARTMENT JOB DESCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN

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EVALUATED AND REVISED AS NECESSARY.

ALSO JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR

THE NEW POSITION HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND APPROVED.

MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT

RADI0 ACTIVE MATERI AL SHIPMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THREE LEVELS OF

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MANAGEMENT;

RADWASTE

SUPERVISOR,

HEALTH PHYSICS

SUPERVISOR,

AND THE RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR.

DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE RADWASTE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR HIS

RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ASSUMED BY THE HEALTH PHYSICS SUPERVISOR.

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIAL

HANDLERS

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NO

LONGER

UPGRADED

TO

SUPERVISOR LEVEL.

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SHIPMENT DOCUMENTATION

SHIPMENT DOCUMENTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING FILED AS A UNITIZED

PACKAGE.

THIS PRACTICE WAS IN PLACE DURING 1985 AND ALLOWS

EASY RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS.

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PROCEDURES

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BEEN

REVISED

TO

ENSURE

THAT

RADWASTE IS HANDLED AS A CATEGORY I

ITEM,

AS ESTABLISHED BY

THE QA TOPICAL REPORT.

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QUALITY CONTROL MONITORS ALL RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENTS

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AND PROCESSING.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOLD POINTS

BY SIGNATURE PRIOR TO THE WORK CONTINUING.

STATION QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN NRC,

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RADI0 ACTIVE

SHIPMENT

WORK

PACKAGES

HAVE

BEEN

REVISED

TO

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PROVIDE FOR VERIFICATION OF PROPER LABELING AND PLACARDING.

FACILITIES

THE RADWASTE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO A SPACIOUS AREA

WHICH PROVIDES ADEQUATE WORK SPACE.

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THE AREAS NEAR THE UNIT ONE TRANSFORMER.

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WHICH WILL ASSIST

IN THE REDUCTION OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL

STORAGE.

A RADWASTE REDUCTION BUILDING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS IN

USE.

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BUILDING

ALLOWS

FOR

STORAGE

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SORTING

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THE TOOL DECONTAMINATION AREA THAT WAS DESTROYED BY~ FIRE HAS

BEEN REFURBISHED AND IS CURRENTLY IN USE.

TRAINING

TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED BY MILLSTONE ON APRIL 16 & 17, 1985,

WHICH

WAS

ATTENDED

BY

HP

TECHNICIANS,

QC/0A

AND

RADWASTE

PERSONNEL.

NUS

CORPORATION

CONDUCTED

TRAINING

ON

RADIDACTIVE

MATERIAL

HANDLING ON MARCH 31 - APRIL 4,

1986 WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY

RADWASTE DEPARTMENT, QC/0A RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BRANCH AND

HEALTH PHYSICS PERSONNEL.

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ACTING

RADWASTE

SUPERVISOR

ATTENDED

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CHEM

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THE HEALTH PHYSICS SUPERVISOR ATTENDED THE FOLLOWING SEMINARS

AND TRAINING DURING 1985-1986:

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CHEM NUCLEAR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRAINING

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EPRI RADWASTE SEMINAR, COLUMBIA, MARYLAND

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EPRI RADWASTE SEMINAR, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

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TRAINING

PROGRAM

HAS

BEEN

DEVELOPED

BY

THE

NORTHEAST

UTILITIES

TRAINING

DEPARTMENT.

THE .FIRST

CLASSES

ARE

SCHEDULED

FOR

JULY

14-25,

1986.

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CLASSES

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TAILORED TO MILLSTONE'S NEEDS.

RADWASTE REDUCTION

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REFUEL

OUTAGE

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REDUCE

THE

AMOUNT

OF

RADWASTE GENERATED.

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CONSUMABLES

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DRUM COMPACTOR IS BEING EVALUATED

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PROCESSING OF RADWASTE (DEWATERING,

SOLIDIFICATION) HAS BEEN

RETURNED TO THE OPERATING UNITS.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

PROCESS AND THE RADWASTE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR

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The actions completed have improved the radioactive waste

shipment program at Millstone.

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The recent findings are due to an isolated case, further

discrepancies identified on past shipments and a continuing

discussion on QA/QC involvement in the process.

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Certain improvements have been delayed in implementation. They

will be vigorously pursued to further improve the program.

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The new Station Serv 4ces Superintendent and Radwaste Department

organization will ensure the program will not experience any

recurrent problems.

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The QA/QC interface in the process is appropriate and

consistent with their involvement in other similar situations

at the Station.

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FORMED

IN

1980

AND

ORIGINALLY CONSISTED OF A SUPERVISOR AND THREE WORKERS.

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PRIMARY PURPOSE

WAS COLLECTION AND PACKAGING OF DISPOSABLE

ITEMS IN THE RADI ATION CONTROL AREA.

THIS GROUP NOW CONSISTS

OF

THE

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIALS

HANDLING

SUPERVISOR

AND

TEN

RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE TECHNICI ANS, WHO HANDLE ALL DECONTAMINATION

EFFORTS, COLLECTION, PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE DURING 1985-

1986 WITHIN THE RADWASTE AREA:

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PROCEDURES

WERE

UPGRADED

TO

ENSURE

PROPER

RECEIPT

INSPECTION

OF

VENDOR

PROVIDED

EQUIPMENT,

AND

PLANT

APPROVED PROCEDURES ARE USED FOR OPERATION OF VENDOR

EQUIPMENT.

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TRAINING 0F QC INSPECTORS WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON SITE TO

ENSURE ADEQUATE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WILL BE AVAILABLE

FOR THESE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS.

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ALL

RADI0 ACTIVE

WASTE

HANDLING

PROCEDURES

NOW

INCORPORATE "0A HOLD POINTS" TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF

GA INVOLVEMENT.

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THE

RADWASTE

REVIEW

COMMITTEE

HAS

INCREASED

ITS

SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND WILL BECOME MORE

INVOLVED

IN

SURVEILLANCE OF STATION ACTIVITIES.

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ALL

STATION

RADWASTE

PROCEDURES

WERE

REVIEWED

FOR

ACCURACY

AND

CONSISTENCY

REGARDING

ACCEPTANCE

CRITERIA.

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SCALING FACTORS,

AS RECEIVED FROM WASTE CONSULTANTS,

WERE INCORPORATED INTO STATION PROCEDURES.

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CALCULATIONS

USED

TO

DETERMINE

TOTAL

SHIPMENT

ACTIVITY ARE MAINTAINED ON SITE AS' PERMANENT RECORDS.

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PROCEDURAL

CONTROLS

ARE

IN

EFFECT

TO

ENSURE

RECHARACTERIZATION

OF

WASTE

STREAMS

FOLLOWING

ANY

CHANGES IN ACTIVITY.

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IN

RADIATION

ZONES

WHEN

HANDLING

AND

PROCESSING

RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS.

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TRAINING / INDOCTRINATION SESSIONS ARE HELD ON A ROUTINE

BASIS TO FAMILIARIZE RADWASTE TECHNICIANS WITH CURRENT

OPERATING METHODS.

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RADIOLOGICAL

INCIDENT

REPORT

PROCEDURE

WAS

UPGRADED

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IF WARRANTED.

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THE HEALTH PHYSICS DEPARTMENT GENERATED AN INSTRUCTION

TITLED "OUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR RADWASTE PACKAGE

CALCULATIONS".,

THIS

IS A " COOKBOOK" PROCEDURE TO

ALLOW

AN

INDEPENDENT

REVIEW

OF

THE

METHODS,

CALCULATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF RADWASTE MATERIAL

TO BE DISPOSED OF AT AN APPROVED DISPOSAL SITE.

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THE

AREA

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CONTINUAL

TRAINING,

WE

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THE

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATEP.IALS

HANDLING

SUPERVISOR,

HEALTH

PHYSICS

SUPERVISOR,

RADIATION

PROTECTION

SUPERVISOR AND THE STATION SERVICES SUPERINTENDENT

ATTENDED

A

WEEK

LONG

COURSE

OFF

SITE

ON

RADIOACTIVE MATERI AL PROCESSING.

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CHEM-NUCLEAR

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CHARLESTON, SC.

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AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING COURSE WAS PRESENTED TO THE QA/QC

DEPARTMENT AND RADWASTE HANDLING TECHNICIANS.

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AN EXTENSIVE DECONTAMINATION PROGRAM COMMENCED IN 1985 AND

RESULTED

IN

APPROXIMATELY

15,000

SQUARE

FEET

OF

CONTAMINATED

SPACES

BEING

RELEASE

FOR

PERSONNEL

ACCESS

WITHOUT PROT D ION CLOTHING.

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A

FILL

HEADER

WAS

PURCHASED

FOR

USE

WITH

THE

HIGH

INTEGRITY CONTAINERS.

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WE HAVE ORDERED THE REMOTE LIFTING DEVICE

FOR LINERS.

THIS RECENTLY BECAME AVAILABLE AND WILL MINIMlZE PERSONNEL

EXPOSURE WHEN HANDLING RADIOACTIVE CONTAINERS.

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DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN WORKING AROUND SHIPPING CASKS,

WE ALSO DESIGNED AND HAD FABRICATED A PLATFORM TO ALLOW

SAFE-WORKING CONDITIONS AROUND RADIOACTIVE SHIPPING CASKS.

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A SUPPORT STRUCTURE WAS ALSO FABRICATED TO HOLD LSA BOXES

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DURING

INSPECTION

FOR

FREE

STANDING

LIQUID

PRIOR

TO

SHIPMENT.

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AN

OIL

FILTRATION

SYSTEM

WAS

IMPLEMENTED

IN

1985

AND

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ACHIEVED A ll7 PERCENT REDUCTION

IN CONTAMINATED OIL ON

SITE.

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STATION

PROCEDURES

DEALING

WITH

THE

METHOD

OF

CONTAMINATION CONTROL AT THE

WORKSITE WERE UPGRADED TO

ASSIGN

RADWASTE

TECHNICIANS

TO

SET

UP

THE

WORK

AREA

BOUNDARIES

TO

MINIMlZE

LOSS

OF

CONTROL

AND

CONTAIN

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.

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RADWASTE TECHNICIANS ARE ASSIGNED

" ZONES"

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OVERSEE ALL

GENERATION

ACTIVITIES

AND

KEEP

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CONTAMINATION AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE.

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A MAJOR ADDITION TO OUR PROCESSING IS CONSTRUCTION AND

UTILIZATION OF A RADWASTE BUILDING AT CY.

THIS BUILDING

WILL CONSOLIDATE MOST OF OUR - ACTIVITIES

IN ONE CENTRAL

LOCATION.

WE

WILL

HAVE

THE

WASTE

COMPACTOR,

WASTE

SHREDDER

AND

SORTING

AREAS

ALONG

WITH

A

WOOD

SANDER

AVAILABLE FOR WASTE MINIMlZATION.

ADDITIONALLY,

IND0OR

STORAGE CAPABILITIES WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED.

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THE

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIALS

HANDLING

SUPERVISOR

HAS

BEEN

ASSIGNED THE CONTROL OF ALL STAGING MA;ERI ALS TO MINIMlZE

THE

ACCUMULATION

OF

THESE

MATERIALS

WITHIN

THE

RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL AREA.

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WE

PRESENTLY

TRANSMIT

TRENDING

CHARTS

TO

STATION

AND

CORPORATE

MANAGEMENT

ON

ALL

SIGNIFICANT

PARAMETERS

INVOLVING

RADWASTE.

SOME

EXAMPLES

OF

THIS

ARE

WASTE

GENERATION, SPACE CONTAMINATION CONTROL, WASTE SHIPMENTS,

ETC.

THESE

CHARTS

ARE

SUBMITTED

MONTHLY

TO

UPPER

MANAGEMENT AND POSTED THROUGHOUT THE STATION.

SUMMARY:

CONNECTICUT YANKEE WILL CONTINUE T0:

1.

MAINTAIN

ITS

RADIOACTIVE

MATERIAL ' HANDLING

PROGRAMS

IN

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND,

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AGGRESSIVELY SEEK AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

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SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE

NEO 6.07

AND

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES

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BACKGROUND

AS A RESULT OF INPUT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, IT BECAME APPARENT

WITHIN NU THAT THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE QA TOPICAL REPORT

AND THE ONGOING RADWASTE QA EFFORTS AT THE STATIONS.

AN ADHOC

COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

ThE RESULT OF)

THEIR NINE-MONTH EFFORT WAS NE0 6.07 " QUALITY ASSURANCE AND

QUALITY CONTROL

IN STATION RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL PROCESSING,

CLASSIFICATION,

PACKAGING,

AND

TRANSPORTATION".

THIS

PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS APPROVED 3/25/86,

DESCRIBES A COMPLETE

RADWASTE QA PROGRAM, INCLUDING CORPORATE OVERVIEW, FOR USE AT

BOTH STATIONS.

PURPOSE

SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR NU'S RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE QUALITY ASSURANCE

PROGRAM PROVIDES THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF

10CFR71 " PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL"

SUBPART

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"0VAlllY

ASSURANCE"

AND

10CFR20

" STANDARDS

FOR

PROTECTION

AGAlllST

RADIATION"

SECTION

20.311(D)(3)

QUALITY

ASSURANCE FOR WASTE CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION.

THIS PROCEDURE DELINEATES THE QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

FOR ENSURING:

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PROPER RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE CHARACTERISTICS (10CFR61.56)

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PROPER RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE CLASSIFICATION (10CFR61.55)

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PROPER PACKAGING OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE (10CFR71)

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PROPER TRANSPORTATION OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE (10CFR71,

49CFR)

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AREAS COVERED

SECTION

6.1

RECEIVING

FACILITY

LICENSE

(10CFR30.41)

AND

RECEIPT OF PACKAGES (10CFR20,205)

COVERS

THE

REQUIREMENT

FOR

CYAPC0

TO

HOLD

COPIES

OF

THE

RECEIVING FACILITIES' LICENSES.

DETAILS THE REQUIREMENTS OF

10CFR20.25 ON RECEIPT AND HANDLING OF PACKAGES.

SECTION

6.2

WET

WASTE

SOURCE

STREAMS

PROCESS

CONTROL

-

PROGRAMS (10CFR61.56)

PROVIDES QA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM USED

TO

ENSURE

PROPER

WASTE

CHARACTERISTICS

AS

REQUIRED

BY

10CFR61.56.

DIRECTS DA TO

PROVIDE

DOCUMENTED MEASURES

TO

VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM.

SECTION 6.3 DRY ACTIVE WASTE SOURCE STREAM

DELINEATES

REQUIREMENTS

FOR

DAW

SORTING,

COMPACTING

AND

SURVEYING.

ASSIGNS QA TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE.

SECTION 6.4 SPECIAL PROJECTS WASTE SOURCE

MAKES

PROJECT

LEADERS

RESPONSIBLE

TO

ENSURE

THAT

RADWASTE

GENERATED BY THEIR PROJECT IS HANDLED PROPERLY.

REQUIRES QA

TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE.

SECTION 6.5 WASTE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

DEFINES SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS AND DIRECTS QA TO

VERIFY COMPLIANCE.

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SECTION 6.6 WASTE CLASSIFICATION (10CFR61.55)

DEFINES QA REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE CLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES

AND TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE.

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SECTION 6.7 RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGING AND SHIPPING

DIRECTS

QA

TO

VERIFY

THAT

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIAL

PACKAGING,

LABELING AND SHIPPING ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH NRC, DOT AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.

SECTION 6.8 APPRAISALS

TASKS MANAGER RAB CORPORATE TO HAVE APPRAISALS PERFORMED ON

THE STATION RADWASTE PROGRAM.

SECTION 6.9

TASKS MANAGER NUSCO QA TO HAVE PERFORMED:

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BIANNIAL

AUDITS

OF

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIAL

SHIPPING

PROGRAM.

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AUDITS OF VENDOR PROGRAMS.

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(APPROVED 6/10/86)

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ACP 1.2-2.9

" QUALITY

ASSURANCE

AND

QUALITY

CONTROL

IN

STATION

RADI0 ACTIVE

MATERIAL

PROCESSING,

CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION"

THIS IS CYAPCO'S BASIS DOCUMENT.

IT IMPLEMENTS SECTIONS 6.1

THROUGH 6.7 0F NE0 6.07.

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ACP 1.2-13.5

" ENTRY AND EXIT FROM STATION OF TRANSPORTER FOR

NUCLEAR BY-PRODUCTS MATERIAL (RAD WASTE)"

THIS IS CYAPCO'S PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING RADIDACTIVE MATERI AL

IN TYPE 'B'

PACKAGES OR AS RADI0 ACTIVE LSA (EXCLUSIVE USE).

THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A LONG TIME AND COVERS

THE MAJORITY OF CYAPCO'S SHIPMENTS.

IT WAS REVISED TO COMPLY

WITH NE0 6.07.

ACP 1.2-13.7

" SHIPPING

QUALITY

CONTROL

OF

RADIOACTIVE

MATERIAL SHIPMENTS"

THIS PROCEDURE COVERS ALL SHIPMENTS OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL

NOT COVERED BY ACP 1.2-13.5.

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