ML20245J874

Forwards Info Re ALARA Planning for Upcoming Recirculation Piping Replacement Effort,Per Generic Ltr 84-07.Plan Should Be Available Onsite for Review

ML20245J874
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	06/26/1989
From:	Tourigny E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Eury L CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
GL-84-07, GL-84-7, TAC-71409, NUDOCS 8907030202
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L 1Mr. lLynn ~ W. Eury - ..

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Power / Supply-K LCarolina Power & Light Company P. 0. Box 15511 ,

Raleigh,-North Carolina 27602:

Dear Mr.- Eury:

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SUBJECT:

- AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE.(ALARA) PLANNING FOR: UPCOMING- . '

RECIRCULATION PIPING . REPLACEMENT EFFORT . BRUNSWICK. STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT.NOS. 1 AND 2 (TAC:N0. 71409)

. This letter.. is in response to the verbal request.of your staff concerning - '

the above~ subject. Your submittal of an ALARA plan to!the NRC for_ review is .~

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-not required;:however, the: plan should be available.on site for review.

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The' -r enclosure'contains additional details.

Sincerely, Original. Signed By:

Edmond G. Tourigny, Senior. Project Manager, Project Directorate 11-1 Division.of Reactor Projects.I/II-Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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CC; Mr. Russell B. Starkey, Jr.- Mr. H. A. Cole Project Manager Special Deputy Attorney General Brunswick Nuclear Project State of North Carolina P. O. Box 10429 P. O. Box 629 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. R. E. Jones, General Counsel Mr. Robert P. Gruber Carolina Power & Light Company Executive Director P. O. Box 1551 Public Staff - NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 Ms. Grace Beasley Board of Connissioners P. O. Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422  ;

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Star Route 1 P. O. Box 208 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Chief Radiation Protection Branch i Division of Facility Services N. C. Department of Human Resources 701 Barbour Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-2008 Mr. J. L. Harness Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 r

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o ENCLOSURE 1.

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, :ALARA PLANNING FOR' UPCOMING RECIRCULATION PIPE

REPLACEMENT AT BRUNSWICK L ,

Generic _ Letter 84-07, " Procedural' Guidance.for Pipe Replacement at BWRs,"

requests that licensees' planning to replace recirculation system piping submit to the NRC a description of their radiation protection program.for the pipe replacement effort as early as possible before initiating the actual effort.

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Since. recirculation pipe. replacement work has-now been performed at many plants, the resulting doses. incurred during.these maintenance operations have

dropped as experience. in performing this work has increased. Therefore, the staff will:not require the Brunswick licensee' to submit to the NRC a a description of their radiation protection program for the pipe replacement effort.

However, well in advance of the actual. recirculation pipe replacement, the

' licensee should prepare a detailed ALARA plan for this effort to be used to minimize personnel doses during the pipe replacement operation. This ALARA plan should_ include. appropriate pre-planning procedures and should incorporate.

lessons learned from similar operations performed at other plants. There should be early health physics involvement to ensure consistent ALARA integration into the job planning. .This means getting the maintenance and-operations groups involved in ALARA job planning'and establishing dose goals for'the planned replacement work. The ALARA plan should also evaluate the shielding, equipment, personnel training, and use of mockups needed for the pipe replacement work. Finally, the ALARA plan should include a' realistic estimate of the total cumulative dose expected from the planned pipe-replacement. This estimate should be broken down .into doses for each major task of the replacement work.

Although it is not necessary to submit this ALARA plan to the NRC for review, this plar, may Le reviewed by Regional inspectors as part of the normal outage inspection program, as appropriate.

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