ML20215M800

Discusses Environ Monitoring Performed Under NRC Contract by State of Sc as Part of Environ Monitoring Program for Plant.Description of Program Provided to Improve Coordination of State & Licensee Activities

ML20215M800
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	10/23/1986
From:	Brownlee V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8611030305
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~ 'A OCT 2 3 NB "(h g MQ puke Power Company (ATTN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Nuclear Production Department 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM COORDINATION WITH THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA The State of South Carolina, as part of an NRC contract, performs environmental monitoring around the Oconee facility. This program includes split sample collection, analysis, and an annual report to the NRC listing State and licensee environmental results. During the past several years, the State has had coordination difficulties with Oconee concerning collection of split environ-mental samples, and receipt of Oconee environmental data. This letter is written to clarify responsibilities and improve coordination of the environmental monitoring activities between the State of South Carolina and the licensee.

The State's environmental monitoring program required by the NRC contract is based upon the Oconee environmental technical specifications ano does not require

.. additional sampling sites or increased sampling frequency by Oconee personnel.

The NRC contract sampling program is listed in the Enclosure and defines sample type, location, collection frequency, and required analyses. In the past, the State has not received certain sample splits required by the contract.

The State's environmental report for the calendar year is due 120 days from the

,, end of the caleridar year. The State of South Carolina has had difficulties meeting this deadline, and one reason being licensee environmental data was not provided in a timely manner. State personnel have requested complete sample analysis data be provided semiannually.

The NRC encourages participation on the environmental monitoring program. The program provides independent verification of licensee results, promotes state /

licensee cooperation, and improves public relations. The NRC requests that Oconee provide environmental sample splits and analysis data on a timely basis to the State of South Carolina. The NRC also requests that numerical detector-specific lower limits of detection (LLC) values be reported rather than the statement "less than critical activity." The State contact for program coordination is Mr. N. Bivens, Director, Division of Radiological Environmental Monitoring.

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. 's Duke Power Company 2 If there are any questions or problems concerning this program, please contact Ms. S. Adamovitz of the NRC Region II staff at (404) 331-5591.

Sincerely, Virgil L. Brownlee, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

NRC/ State Contract Environmental Radiological Verification Monitoring Program Around Nuclear Power Plants cc w/ enc 1:

Weyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control dolan Bevens, Director Division of Radiological Environmental Monitoring S.C. Department of Health and

/C.Environmental Control T. Yongue, Station Health Physicist, Dconee s'fi. S. Tuckman, Station Manager bec w/ encl:

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EWCLOSURE HRC/ STATE CONTRACT ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOLOGICAL VERiflCATION MONITORING PROGRAM AROUND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Exposure Pathway Number of Samples Sampling and Type and Frequency and/or Sample and Location Collect ion Frequency of Analysis AIRBORNE:

Pa rt i cu l a te s One sample from location of highest Continuous operation of sampler Gross beta radioactivity ca lculated g rou?.d level concent- with sample collection weekly following filter change; rat ion and in close proximity for two weeks out of each composite for isotopic of licensee sampler. month and biweekly for one analysis quarterly, sample per month.

One sample f rom con t ro l location.

Radioiodine Same as pa rticulates. One sample per month. Ana lyze fo r I-131 WATERBORNE:

Surface One sample, split with !icensee, Composite sample monthly.o Gamma isotopic analysis from immed ia te a rea of d i scha rge, monthly and tritium qua rterly.

(or a t nea rest downstream d r inking water supply) and one sample at upstream control location.

INGESTION:

Milk One sample, split with licensee, Monthly. Camma isotopic and radio-at the of f-si te da i ry fa rm or iodine analyses, individual milk animal at the location having highest X/Q.

Fish or One sample, split with licensce, Semiannually or in season, Gamma isotopic of edible I nve r teb ra te s of a comme rc ia l ly o r rec rea t iona l ly portions.

important spncies in vicinity of d i scha rge point.

food Products Two samples split with licensee, At t ime of ha rvest. Ca mnia isotopic on edible or Broadleaf of principal food products grown portion or on g reen lea fy Vegetation near point having the highest X/Q vegetabic, or f rom any a rea which is irrigated by water in which liquid plant vastes have been discha rged or green leafy vegetables at a private garden or fa rm in the immediato area of the plant, j Sediment f rom One sample split with licensee Annually. Gamma isotopic analysis.

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a. f o r 1-131 analyses of drinking water supplies, samples shall be composited over a maximum period of two weeks.

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