ML20246H439

Responds to Re Need for Permit to Dispose of Scum & Sludge Removed from Sewage Treatment Plant.Util Needs Only to Submit Description of Monitoring Program Used to Ensure Sludge Not Radioactive.Technical Instruction Encl

ML20246H439
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Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/15/1989
From:	Schmierbach M TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	Wiggins G TENNESSEE, STATE OF
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AUS 151983-1 Mr. Garland N. Wiggins, Manager Industrial Facilities'Section Division of Water Pollution Control Tennessse Department of Health and Environment TERRA Building 150 Nirth Avenue, North Nashville,: Tennessee 37219-5404-

Dear. Mr. ~ Wiggins :

1ENNESSEE; VALLEY AUTH0R'ITI (TVA) - SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SGH) - NATIONAL POLLUVANT DISCHARGE ELIMIRAllnN SYSlEM PERM!l N0; 1N0026450 - SEWAGE TREATMENT

REFERENCE:

LETTER, ARTHUR G. LIN10!v 10 M. PAUL SCHMILREACH, MM 12, 1989

.This is ire response to the referenced letter regarditg the neeft for a permit to. dispose of scum ard sludge removed from the sewage treatment plant, discharge serial. number (DSN) 11?, at SQN.

Subsequent telepnone conversations:

i among 3VA, the Environmental protection. Agency (EPA), and Tennessee Division of Water Pollution Contrcl stati hav.e conc?uded that to satisfy EPAts concerns, TVA need only Subr91t a description of the monitoring prbgram used to ensure that the sludge is not 6adioactive, previde a copy of any procedures regarding handling re mctive sludge, and provide a summary of data cbtajied from the sonituring pr. /am. A copy of the procedure used to mor.itor for radioactivity in the sewage sludge is enclosed. This procedure also idantifies the action to be taken if radioactivity'is discovered in the sludge. A commary oI the radiological mnaiioring pPogram is given below.

Also enciosed is. a summary of data obtained f rom the monitoring program for those tanker truckloads leaving ths plant since March 1.

Each tanker truckload of waste removsd from the treatment system 1s to be

- seWied to determine -if the radioactive coreponent is within 6pplicable I

limitations before the tanker will be allowed to leave. The applicable limitations-are given in the. enclosed procedure.

If the sample is not within Llimits; the contents of the tanker are to be returned to the treatment f acility f rom which it was purEped. A repeat sample is to be collected and counted whsnever any sample analysis indicate ( tnat radioactive materials,

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other than naturally occurring isotopes, are present.

The Superintendent.

-Chemistry and Environmental staff, is to be notified whenever radioactive materials are detected. He will then determitie actiore. to be taken.

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Mr. Garlard P..Wiggins AUS 151983' If' you or your staf f have any questions regarding this informati$n, please.

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call Abraham H. Loudermilk, Jr., at. (bl5) 632-6656 in Knoxville.

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M. Paul $chmierbach, Manager Environmental Quality Encloturesn cc (Eticlosures):

Mr. Bruce R. Barrett, Director

' Water Managedient Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

. Region IV 345 Courtland Street, NE.

Atlanta,; Georgia 30365 Ms. S. C. Black, Assistant Director for Projects-TVA Projects Division Office'of Special Projects U.S. Nut, lear Regulatory Conv61ssion

'One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. F. R. McCoy, Assistant Directcr for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Philip L. Stewart, Manager Chattanooga Field Of'iice Tennessee Division of Water Pollution Control 2501 Milne Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406-3399 U.S. Nuclear Euqulatory Commf ssion

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Document Cor. trol Desk Washington, D.C.

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DSN 112 NSF TRUCX #1 C-01GS-09-SDN CPOTC ID NUMBER)

ACTIVITY - ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS CSUCH AS PB-212, PB-214, BI-214, X-40, ETC.)

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DSN 112 NSF TRUCX #1 C-0168-89-SON ACTIVITY OF CD 1.010E-B MICR0 CURIES /ML PLUS NATURAL PRODUCTS M. 3/S/89 1205 DSN 112 NSF TRUCX #2 C-01SS-88-SGN l

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ACTIVITY OF CD-SS - 2.190E-B MICR0 CURIES /ML PLUS NATURAL PRODUCTS S. 3/10/89 0900 DSN 112 WSF'1RUCX,#1 C-0173-89-SCN ACT1UITY OF TC-SSm - 9.271E-9 MICRCCUPIES/nL PLUS NATURAL PRODUCTS

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6. 3/10/B9 1235 DSN 112 NSF TRUCX #2-C-0174-BS-SQN ACTIVITY ='ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS

7. 3/13/89 0900 DStJ '.112 NSF TRUCX #1 C-0177-89-SGN-ACTIVITY - ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS

8. 3/19/89 0900 DSN 112 NSF TRUCX #1 C-0178-89-SQN ACTIVITY - ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS Yb Yasm MIKE THOMPSDN

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