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Summary of 970904 Meeting W/Commonwealth Edison Co in Rockville,Md Re Methodology for Calculating Radiation Doses in Control Room & at Eab & LPZ in Event of Msb Outside Containment.List of Attendees & Licensee Presentation Encl
ML20211P342
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Site: Byron, Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/23/1997
From: Lynch M
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NUDOCS 9710200169
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SUMMARY

SUMMARY

OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1997, MEETING ON COMED'S METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSES IN THE EVENT OF AN MSLB OUTSICE CONTAINMENT.

A meeting between members of the NRC staff and representatives of Commonwealth Edison Company (comed, the licensee) was held in Rockville, Maryland on September 4, 1997. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1. A copy of Comed's slides presented at the meeting is provided as Enclosure 2.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Comed's methodology for calculating radiation doses in the control room, and at the exclusion area boundary (EAB) and at the low population zone (LPZ) in the event of a main steamline break (MSLB) outside containment. This discussion represented part of the staff's review effort on Comed's pending license amendment request dated January 31, 1997. This request would reduce the maximum allowable value in the Byron Station Technical Specifications (TS) of the dose equivalent (DE) iodine-131 concentration in the primary coolant from 0.35 to 0.20 microcuries per gram.

This reduction in the DE I-131 concentration is necessitated by the increase in the end of cycle (EOC) projected steam generator tube leakage in the present fuel cycle under MSLB conditions over that estimated for prior fuel  ;

cycles.

The Comed presentation focused on both the methodology for determining the meteorological dispersion of primary coolant activity released outside l containment and the subsequent calculation of the radiation exposure doses in  ;

the control room, and at the EAB and LPZ. Comed concluded in its assessment l that at the proposed Byron. Unit 1. TS value of 0.20 microcuries per gram for '

the DE I-131 concentration, General Design Criterion (GDC) 19 requirements for l control room personnel are met. Comed also concluded that in the event of an l MSLB at Byron, Unit 1, the radiation doses at the EAB and LPZ would not exceed  !

a small fraction of the guideline values for radiation exposure in 10 CFR l Part 100.

While the meeting was primarily focused on Byron, Unit 1 Comed also presented a discussion of the radiation doses at Braidwood, Unit 1, since it had proposed a similar license amendment request to reduce the TS limit of the DE I-131 primary coolant concentration in Braidwood from 0.35 to 0.10 microcuries per gram. (This license amendment request for Braidwood, Unit 1, was submitted in a letter dated September 2,1997.) \

At the conclusion of this meeting, the staff stated that based upon its QD b 1 independent calculations and its understanding of the material presented at this meeting, it believed that the Comed license amendment for Byron, Unit 1, I

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i could be found acceptable. The staff also stated that to the extent that the pending Braidwood, Unit 1, license amendment used the same methodology for j calculating radiation exposures as contained in the pending Byron, Unit 1, i license amendment request, it could also find the similar Braidwood, Unit 1 I license amendment request to be acceptable. Finally, the staff requested Comed to clarify certain portions of its submittals dated August 21 and August 22, 1997.

NelntjSinnedBT.

. l l M. David Lynch, Senior Project Manager

! Project Directorate 111-2 Division of Reactor Projects - !!!/lV l Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-456

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees
2. Licensee Presentation cc w/encis: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

Docket (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

PUBLIC (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

PDill-2 r/f (w/enci 1 and 2)

OGC, 015B18 ACRS. T2E26 R. Lanksbury, RDL (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

D. Lynch, MDL (w/ encl 1 and 2)

E-JiAIL:

S. Collins /F, Miraglia, SJC1/FJM R. Zimmerman, RPZ E. Adensam R. Capra, RACI C. Moore, ACM G. Tracy, GMT T. Martin (e-mail to SLM3)

C. Miller R. Emch S. Bailey C. Ilinson L. Brown DOCUMENT NAME:G:\CMNTJR\ BRAID-BY\BB0904. SUM in receive a cop / of twt, Irvi'cate in k boa 4*

  • Copy without enclosures *E' s Copy with e nclosures *N" = No copy 0FFICE SM2Q%P h I l 1,A:M3-/ l60:PD3-2 ls NAME 4DrffM deiO0iW/{ RCAPRA &

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a could be found acceptable. The staff also stated that to the extent that the pending Braidwood, Unit 1 license amendment used the same methodology for calculating radiation expo,sures as contained in the pending Byron, Unit 1, license amendment request, it could also find the similar Braidwood, Unit 1, license amendment request to be acceptable. Finally, the staff requested Comed to clarify certain portions of its submittals dated August 21 and August 22, 1997.

M o h l $10M d B T-M. Uavid Lynch, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 111-2 Division of Reactor Projects - !!!/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-456

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees
2. Licensee Presentation I

cc w/encis: See next page )

DISTRIBUTION:

Docket (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

PUBLIC (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

PDill-2 r/f (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

OGC, 015818 ACRS, T2E26 R. Lanksbury,-RDL (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

D. Lyr h, MDL (w/ enc 1 1 and 2)

E-MAIL:

S. Collins /F. Miraglia, SJC1/FJM R. Zimmerman, RPZ E. Adensam R. Capra, RACI C. Moore, ACM G. Tracy, GMT T. Martin (e-mail to SLM3)

C. Miller R. Emch S. Bailey C. Hinson L. Brown DOCUMENT NAME:G:\CHNTJR\ BRAID-BY\BB0904. SUM T3 receive a cepr of tede <bcument. Indicate in khon: PC* a copy without enclosures *E' = Copy with enclosures si,= a 160 copy

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DATE 09 R /97 09/N/9M 09/25 /97 0FTICIAL RECORD COPY

Duld be found acceptable. The staff also stated that to the extent that the

)ndin0 Braidwood, Unit 1, license amendment used the same methodology for 31culating radiation exposures as contained in the pending Byron, Unit 1

) cense amendment request, it could also find the similar 13raidwood, Unit 1,

) cense amendment request to be acceptable. Finally, the staff requested q smEd to clarify certain portions of its submittals dated August 21 and sgust 22, 1997.

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M. David Lynch, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-456 belosures: 1. List of Meeting Attendees

2. Licensee Presentation (

(c/encis: See next page

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I. Johnson Byron /Braidwood Power Stations Comonwealth Edison Company cc: ,

Mr. William P. Poirier, Director George L. Edgar Westinghouse Electric Corporation Morgan, Lewis and Bochius Energy System. Business Unit 1800 M Street N.W.

Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West Washington, DC 20036 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Attorney General Joseph Gallo 500 South Second Street Gallo & Ross Springfield, Illinois 62701 1250 Eye St., N.W.

Suite 302 EIS Review Coordinator Washington, DC 20005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Michael I. Miller, Esquire Chicago, Illinois 60604-3530 Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Illinois Department of Chicago, Illinois 60603 Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety Howard A. Learner 1035 Outer Park Drive

Environmental law and Policy Springfield, Illinois 62704 l

Center of the Midwest 203 North LaSalle Street Comonwealth Edison Company Suite 1390 Byron Station Manager Chicago, Illinois 60601 4450 North German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Byron Resident inspectors Office Kenneth Graesser, Site Vice President 4448 North German Church Road Byron Station Byron, Illinois 61010-9750 Comonwealth Edison Station 4450 N. German Church Road Regional Administrator, Region III Byron, Illinois 61010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 801 Warrenville Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Braidwood kosident Inspectors Office Rural Route #1, Box 79 Ms. Lorraine Creek Braceville, Illinois 60407 Rt. 1, Box 182 Manteno. Illinois 60950 Mr. Ron Stephens Illinois Emergency Services Chairman, Ogle County Board and Disaster Agency Post Office Box 357 110 East Adams Street Oregon Illinois 61061 Springfield, Illinois 62706 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson Chairman 1907 Stratford Lane .Will County Board of Su)ervisors Rockford Illinois 61107 Will County Board Court 1ouse Joliet, Illinois 60434 r

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Commonwealth Edison Company Braidwood Station Manager Rt. 1, Box 84 Braceville, Illinois 60407 Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Appleseed Coordinator 117 North Linden Street Essex, Illinois 60935 Document Control Desk-Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Mr. H. G. Stanley Site Vice President Braidwood Station Commonwealth Edison Company-RR 1, Box 84 Bracev111e, IL 60407 l

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. ATTENDANCE AT THE 09/04/97 COMED HEETING 4

t@_E AFFillATION M.D. Lynch NRR/PDill-2 R. Emch NRR/PERB C. Miller NRR/PERB R. Capra NRR/PC?.ll-2 S. Bailey NRR/PDill-2 C. Hinson NRR/PERB

.. Brown NRR/PERB G. Lahti Comed J. Bradley Murray & Trettel M. Sears Comed D. Saccomando Comed J. Meister Comed D. Wozniak Comed M. Marchiunda Comed G. Gaydes Bechtel J. Hosmer Comed J. Blomgren Comed i

ENCLOSURE 1

Comed /NRC Steam Generator Dose Assessment Meeting September 4,1997 Rockville, hO l

Agenda Introduction J. Blomgren Meeting Objectiv5s J. Blomgren Control Room Assessment J. Lahti Site Boundary Assessment J. Lahti Conclusions J. Blomgren ENCIASURE 2

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Objectives

  • Defme Byron & Braidwood Licensing Basis for Dose Assessment
  • Demonstrate that Byron 1 & Braidwood 1 are Within their Licensing Basis for Full Cycle Operation with:

< 0.2 pei/gm DE l 131 in RCS Byron 1

< 0.1 pei/gm DE I 131 in RCS Braidwood 1

  • Provide Inputs to Allow NRC to Develop Independent Calculations
  • Obtain Concurrence of the NRC Staff for Reduced RCS DE l-131 Limits for Remainder of Current Cycle Assessment Conclusions
  • At Proposed RCS DE I-131 Limits Byron 1 and Braidwood 1

- Meet GDC 19 (Control Room) Requirements with Margin

- Meet 10 CFR 100 (Offsite Dose) Requirements with Margin

- Meet Current Licensing Basis

  • Byron 1 and Braidwood I are safe to Operate Full Cycle

l Licensing Basis 10 CFR 50 Appendix A (GDC 19) )

- ControlRoom(CR) Habitability

- Exclusion Area Boundary (EAB)

- Low Population Zone Boundary (LPZ)

Event Duration

- CR Duration of the acc; J .mt (LOCA 30 days)

- EAB 2 hrs

- LPZ 30 days or duration of accident I

a Control Room Requirements Meet 10 CFR 50 Appendix A (GDC 19)

- 5 Rem to Whole Body

- 30 Rem to Thyroid

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ControlRoom Approach Evaluate MSLB by Comparison to Existing Plant Licensing Basis, LOCA

Conclusion:

MSLB Accidents Are Conservatively Bounded by Existing LOCA Scenarios for Control Room Dose;

. Therefore, Meet GDC 19 Dose Calculation Dose = [ DE I-131 Curie Release ]

x [ X/Q ]

x [Other Factors Including Breathing Rate, DCFs, HVAC Filters]

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Dose Calculation Dose = [ DE I-131 Curie Release ] '

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x [Other Factors Including Breathing j Rate, DCFs, HVAC Filters]

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Curie Release Methodology Accident Initiated Spike Ci = LR

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Concentration varies with Time

Conclusion:

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Dose Calculation Dose = [ DE I-131 Curie Release ]  ;

x [ X/Q ]

x [Other Factors Including Breathing Rate, DCFs, HVAC Filters]

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Murphy - Campe Conditions 1

  • Activity

- Leaks From Many Points on the Surface of I Containment (Diffuse Source)

- Single Point Receptor l

l LOCA Control Room X/Q Model

  • Murphy - Campe Paper (1974)

- Equation 6 (Diffuse Source - Point Receptor)

+ X/Q = (K + 2) / U A U = Wind Speed A = Building Cross Sectional Area K = 3 / (S / d)14 S = Distance from Containment Surface to Receptor Location d - Diameter of Containment

  • Licensing Basis for Byron and Braidwood

LOCA Control Room X/Q Parameters

(Reference UFSAR Table 6.4 - 1a) )

l A = 2700 m2 S = 100 ft d = 147 ft K = 5.169 1

U = 0.67 m/sec (Byron)

(0 - 8 hr) X/Q = 4.05 x 10 3 s/m3 (Byron)

U = 0.43 m/sec (Braidwood)  !

3 (0 - 8 hr) X/Q = 6.24 x 10 2 s/m (Braidwood)

Dose Calculation .

}0Se = [ DE I-131 Curie Release ]

x [ X/Q ]

x [Other Factors Including Breathing Rate, DCFs, HVAC Filters]

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2. TW Does = 18J een (30 Dey),2 49 rein (2 How) a i

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Conclusions:

1)<GDC 19 Requirements 2) Done Bounded by LOCA Case

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LOCA Dose Regulatory Dose From Containment Limit From MSLB Leakage Rem Rem Rem l Byron 18.20 (30 Day)* 30 NA l

2.49 (2 Ilour) 30 1.3 (2 Hour)

Braidwood 16.40 (30 Day)* 30 NA

, 2.17 (2 Hour) 30 0.9 (2 Hour)

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Control RoomHabitability Conclusions Meet GDC 19 Limits Byron 1 MSLB Accidents Are Conservatively Bounded by Existing LOCA Braidwood 1 MSLB Accidents Are Conservatively Bounded by Existing LOCA

Site Boundary Requirements )

per Standard Review Plan 15.1.5 Exclusion Area Boundary (EAB) and Low l

Population Zone (LPZ) Requirements

- With Pre-Existing lodine Spike (10 CFR 100 Limits)

  • 25 Rem Whole Body i

300 Rem Thyroid

- With Accident Initiated Spike

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. Small Fraction of 10 CFR100 Limits (10%)

- 2.5 Rem Whole Body

- 30 Rem Thyroid l

' Accident Initiated Spike Limiting Event '

Byron / Braidwood Approach Evaluate MSLB by Comparison to Existing Plant Licensing Basis (10 CFR 100)

Conclusions:

- Both Byron 1 and Braidwood 1 Are Within Small Fraction (10%) of 10 CFR 100 Limits for a MSLB

- MSLB is Bounded by Current LOCA Licensing Basis

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Byron Offsite Dose Consequences  :

LQCA MSLB

! EAB (445 m)

Thyroid Dose 115 Rem 29.6 Rem **

Part 100 Limit 300 Rem 30 Rem

  • LPZ (4848 m) l Thyroid Dose 16 Rem 7.45 Rem **

I Part 100 Limit 300 Rem 30 Rem *

  • Accident initiated Spike is Limiting

" Based on Dose at 0.20 pci/gm DE I.131 and RCS Leakage of 63.1 gpm at Operating Temperature and Pressure Con 91 usions:

- <Part 100 Limits

- Dose Bounded by Existing LOCA Analysis for Offsite Dose Braidwood Offsite Dose Consequences LOCA MSLB EAB (485 m)

Thyroid Dose 156 Rem 28.2 Rem **

Part 100 Limit 300 Rem 30 Rem

Thyroid Dose 74.2 Rem 26.2 Rem **

Part 100 Limit 300 Rem 30 Rem *

  • Accident Initiated Spike is Limiting

" Based on Dose at 0.10 pel/gm DE l 131 and RCS Leakage of 87.7 gpm at Operating Temperature and Pressure

Conclusions:

- <Part 100 Limits

- Dose Bounded by Existing LOCA Analysis for Offsite Dose

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Site Boundary Conclusions Both Byron 1 and Braidwood 1 Are Within Small Fraction (10%) of 10 CFR 100 Limits for a MSLB Accident MSLB Dose Bounded by Existing LOCA Analysis Assessment Conclusions At Proposed RCS DE I-131 Liraits Byron 1 and Braidwood 1

- Meet GDC 19 (Control Room) Requirements with Margin

- Meet 10 CFR 100 (Offsite Dose) Requirements with Margin

- Meet Current Licensing Basis -

Byron 1 and Braidwood 1 are safe to Operate Full Cycle

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0 Schedule Original Submittal Byron 1 1/31/97 Braidwood 1 T.S. Submitted 9/02/97 Byron 10.2 pCi/gm Approval Required by 10/01/97 l

- Byron 150 Replacement 11/07/97  !

Braidwood 10.1 pCi/gm Approval Required by 10/10/97- i Braidwood 1 SO Replacement 9/98 e

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