ML20245E909
| ML20245E909 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/03/1989 |
| From: | Hurt R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Bixby W ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| REF-PROJ-M-32 NUDOCS 8908140044 | |
| Download: ML20245E909 (3) | |
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West Valley Project Office U.S. ' Department of Energy Idaho Operations P.O. Box 191 West Valley, NY 14171
Dear Dr. Bixby:
l This is to formally notify you of our plans to conduct a team assessment of the j
West Valley Demonstration Project during the week of September 11-15, 1989. This j
assessment is viewed as part of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
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(NRC) monitoring responsibilities mandated by the 1980 West Valley Demonstration
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Project Act. The assessment will be conducted by a team of NRC inspectors from the Region I office, plus one NRC consultant. The names and areas of interest of the team members are listed in the attachment.
I will also attend.
The assessment will focus entirely on topics related to the Vitrification Facility, with the emphasis on aspects of the Vitrification Facility design, construction, and operation that could have implications for off-site safety.
l We understand that the Vitrification Facility will not start hot operations until 1992 at the earliest, but we believe that it is useful to conduct a relatively small team assessment at an early stage, before construction is
. completely finished and while the equipment and piping are still accessible.
While the size of the team is smaller, we expect the logistics of the assessment to be handled in much the same way as the team assessment of January 1988. The team will arrive at the site around lunchtime on Monday, September 11, and will hope to spend Monday afternoon meeting with those of your staff and. contractors I
who will be involved in the assessment. The assessments themselves will occupy all of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Friday morning we will present our preliminary findings. The team will plan to leave the site around lunchtime Friday.
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' Jerry Roth,.the team leader, has already talked to your staff about some aspects of the assessment. Between now and September 11, 1989, Mr. Roth and other members of the team will probably be asking for copies of relevant.
documents, drawings, and schedules to help prepare for their visit.
Please call Mr. Roth or me if you have any questions.
Sincerely, l
Origina,l% by R. Davis Hurt West Valley Project Manager Advanced Fuel and Special Facilities Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch l
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{1111sW.BixbyJ 3-MEMBERS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1989-ASSESSMENT TEAM Team Members' Area of Interest 3.-
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-J. Roth, NRC Region I
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D. L. Caphton, NRC Region I Quality Assurance, emphasizing QA-application to the VF design and construction-3.
T.A. Rebelowski, NRC Region I Com>onent Selection and Procurement, emphasizing criteria for selection of safety-releated components for the VF, and including procedures for-corrective action when component
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M.A. Austin, NRC Region I Environmental Monitoring, emphasizing air and water sampling programs 5.
L.J. Prividy,1NRC Region I Safety Systems, emphasizing the and J... Price. Science Applications layout and installation of off-gas International Corp.
and ventilation systems for the VF, equipment change-out plans, and feed mixing and control procedures 6.
H. J..kaplan, NRC Region I Welding, emphasizing the stability of welded parts in the existing ventilation system to determine the potential for corrosion if vitrification start-up is delayed for several years.
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Not Designated Concrete Placement, emphasizing verification of concrete properties and proper placement of concrete in the VF and the shielded tunnel.
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