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h ATTACHMENT6Page5of7DIifrXR1(e~i)o-ekijl)i)kAlltermshavethesamemeaningasinthepreviousequation,except:R<~semi-infiniteclou9dosconversionfactor[6:1109-21Jf~4~35E9se"(Xe)Theatmospherictritiumconcentrationiscalculatedasfollows:C~PcX~C~tritiumconcentrationinair(uCi/m3)Fboil-offrateofpoolwater~4,377ml/secc~tritiumconcentrationinpoolwater.077uCi/ml3.RESULTS3.1DoseCommitmentatExclusionbreaBoundary(EAB)Nu"lideAdultabsorbeddosecommitmentatEAB(rem)131I132I133'5KrTotalTnyroid0.1172.50K-30.119Skin1.51E-51.15K-61.62E-5WholeBody1.458-51~38"-81.458-53.1.1TritiumconcentrationstEABDuringthefirsttwohoursfollowingtheaccident,themaximustritiumcon"entrationsttheExclusionAreaBoundary(EAB)iscalculatedtobe2.98-8uCi/ml(2.9E-2uCi/m3)inair.Thisvalueiswellbelowthemaximumpermissibleconcentration(MPC)fortritium,whichis2E-7uCi/ml.TheMPCisthelimitingconcentrationforachronicexposure.SinceanindividualattheEABispostulatedtobeexposedforamaximumoftwohours,thecontributionoftritiumtohistotaldoseisinsignificant.3.2DoseCommitmenatLPZThefollowingcalculationswereperformedforthemaximumexposedindividualattheLPZouterboundaryduringthe30-dayperiodoftheaccident.
h ATTACHMENT6Page5of7DIifrXR1(e~i)o-ekijl)i)kAlltermshavethesamemeaningasinthepreviousequation,except:R<~semi-infiniteclou9dosconversionfactor[6:1109-21Jf~4~35E9se"(Xe)Theatmospherictritiumconcentrationiscalculatedasfollows:C~PcX~C~tritiumconcentrationinair(uCi/m3)Fboil-offrateofpoolwater~4,377ml/secc~tritiumconcentrationinpoolwater.077uCi/ml3.RESULTS3.1DoseCommitmentatExclusionbreaBoundary(EAB)Nu"lideAdultabsorbeddosecommitmentatEAB(rem)131I132I133'5KrTotalTnyroid0.1172.50K-30.119Skin1.51E-51.15K-61.62E-5WholeBody1.458-51~38"-81.458-53.1.1TritiumconcentrationstEABDuringthefirsttwohoursfollowingtheaccident,themaximustritiumcon"entrationsttheExclusionAreaBoundary(EAB)iscalculatedtobe2.98-8uCi/ml(2.9E-2uCi/m3)inair.Thisvalueiswellbelowthemaximumpermissibleconcentration(MPC)fortritium,whichis2E-7uCi/ml.TheMPCisthelimitingconcentrationforachronicexposure.SinceanindividualattheEABispostulatedtobeexposedforamaximumoftwohours,thecontributionoftritiumtohistotaldoseisinsignificant.3.2DoseCommitmenatLPZThefollowingcalculationswereperformedforthemaximumexposedindividualattheLPZouterboundaryduringthe30-dayperiodoftheaccident.
ATTACHMENT6Page6of7Nu"liheA]ultahsorbe4dosecoz~itmntatLPZ(re~)1311132I133~e~85KzTotalTnyroid4.1211.92E-30.123Skin1~89'52'9-62'8E"5lAoleBody1.82E-53.488-81.82E-53.2.1TritiumconcentrationatLPZDuringthefirsteighthoursfollowingthea=cident,themaximustime-averageitritiumcon"entrationattheLPZboundaryiscalculatedtobe2.7E-9uCi/mlinair.ThisvalueissellbelowtheMPCfortritium.Sincetheatmosphericdilutionfactor(Xi/Q)usedinthiscalculationisapplicabletothefirsttvohoursoftheaccidentonly,andsinceinanycastheaccidentispostulate9tolastonly30days,thecontributionoftritiumtohtotaldoseisinsignificant.4~CON"LUSZONSThemaximuscalculatedthyroi0dosismuch'lessthan1Xofthe10CFR100limitof303rem.TheAaole-boiyandskindosesarecompletelyinsignificant.REFERENCES1.Florid'aPover8LightCompany:"St-LuciePlant-UnitNo.1,SpentFuelStorageFacilityModificationSafetyAnalysisReport,DocketNo.5'3-335.2.Eickelpas"h,N.,andR.Hock:"FissionProductReleaseafterReactorStutdeun",LhEA-SS-17S/i9,inErperiencefree~OperetinendFuellingNu=learPoverPlants,Vienna,19743.ExxonNuclearCompany,Inc.:"St~Lu"ieUnit1RadiologicalAssessmentofPostulatedAccidents".XN-NF-84-85(P),Rv.l.4.V.S.AtomicEnergyCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.4:AssumptionsUsedforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaLossofCoolantAccidentforPressurizedWaterReactors".Rev.2,1974.5'.S.Nu"learRadulatoryCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.25:"AssunptionsusdforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaFuel ATTACHMENT6Page7of7HandlingA"cidentinthFuelHandlingandStorageFacilityforBoilingandPressurize)M~terRa"tors"~6J.S.NuclearRegulatoryCo~mission,RegulatoryGuide1.109:"CalculationsofAnnualDosestoNonfro~RoutineRleasesofRactorEffluentsforthePurposeofEvaluatingCompliancewitn10CFRPart50,AppendixI"~Rev.1,1977~7.Lederer,C.M.,andV.S.Shirley,eds:TableofZsotops,7thEd~,19788.FloridaPowr5LightCompany:"St~Lu"iePlant-UnitNo~1,UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport",AmendmentNo.6.
ATTACHMENT6Page6of7Nu"liheA]ultahsorbe4dosecoz~itmntatLPZ(re~)1311132I133~e~85KzTotalTnyroid4.1211.92E-30.123Skin1~89'52'9-62'8E"5lAoleBody1.82E-53.488-81.82E-53.2.1TritiumconcentrationatLPZDuringthefirsteighthoursfollowingthea=cident,themaximustime-averageitritiumcon"entrationattheLPZboundaryiscalculatedtobe2.7E-9uCi/mlinair.ThisvalueissellbelowtheMPCfortritium.Sincetheatmosphericdilutionfactor(Xi/Q)usedinthiscalculationisapplicabletothefirsttvohoursoftheaccidentonly,andsinceinanycastheaccidentispostulate9tolastonly30days,thecontributionoftritiumtohtotaldoseisinsignificant.4~CON"LUSZONSThemaximuscalculatedthyroi0dosismuch'lessthan1Xofthe10CFR100limitof303rem.TheAaole-boiyandskindosesarecompletelyinsignificant.REFERENCES1.Florid'aPover8LightCompany:"St-LuciePlant-UnitNo.1,SpentFuelStorageFacilityModificationSafetyAnalysisReport,DocketNo.5'3-335.2.Eickelpas"h,N.,andR.Hock:"FissionProductReleaseafterReactorStutdeun",LhEA-SS-17S/i9,inErperiencefree~OperetinendFuellingNu=learPoverPlants,Vienna,19743.ExxonNuclearCompany,Inc.:"St~Lu"ieUnit1RadiologicalAssessmentofPostulatedAccidents".XN-NF-84-85(P),Rv.l.4.V.S.AtomicEnergyCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.4:AssumptionsUsedforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaLossofCoolantAccidentforPressurizedWaterReactors".Rev.2,1974.5'.S.Nu"learRadulatoryCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.25:"AssunptionsusdforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaFuel ATTACHMENT6Page7of7HandlingA"cidentinthFuelHandlingandStorageFacilityforBoilingandPressurize)M~terRa"tors"~6J.S.NuclearRegulatoryCo~mission,RegulatoryGuide1.109:"CalculationsofAnnualDosestoNonfro~RoutineRleasesofRactorEffluentsforthePurposeofEvaluatingCompliancewitn10CFRPart50,AppendixI"~Rev.1,1977~7.Lederer,C.M.,andV.S.Shirley,eds:TableofZsotops,7thEd~,19788.FloridaPowr5LightCompany:"St~Lu"iePlant-UnitNo~1,UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport",AmendmentNo.6.
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Forwards Revised Responses to Questions 2,6 & 7 Re Replacement of Spent Fuel Racks,Per NRC 870716 Request for Addl Info & Subsequent Discussions W/Util
ML17221A560
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Issue date: 12/23/1987
From: WOODY C O
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
RTR-NUREG-0554, RTR-NUREG-0612, RTR-NUREG-554, RTR-NUREG-612 L-87-537, NUDOCS 8712280232
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REGULATOINFORMATIONDISTRIHUTIQNSTEM(RIDB)ACCESSIONNHR:8712280232DOC.DATE:'7/12/23NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlantiUnitiiFloridaPower5LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONWOODYiC.O.FloridaPower5LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)

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ForwardsrevisedresponsestoQuestions2>657rereplacementofspentfuelracks'erNRC870716requestforaddiinfo0subsequentdiscussionsw/util.DISTRIHUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRlENCLLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:DOCKET005000335RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2LATOURIGNYiEINTERNAL:ARM/DAF/LFMHNRR/DEST/CEHNRR/DEBT/RSHNRR/S/ILRHREGIL01EXTERNAL:LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL101101111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2PDNRR/DEBT/ADSNRR/DEBT/MTHNRR/DOE*/TBHOGC/HDB2RES/DE/EIHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL551111101111TOTALNUMHEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR20ENCL17 0PIItII1 P.0X14000,JUNOBEACH,FL33408.0420~ps>lb'~>i~DECENHER8S198~L-87-537U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:Re:St.LucieUnitIDocketNo.50-335SentFuelRerackByletterL-87-245,datedJunel2,l987,FloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)submittedaproposedlicenseamendmenttopermitreplacementofthespentfuelpoolracksatSt.LucieUnitItoensurethatsufficientfuturecapacityexistsfor'storageofspentfuel.ByletterdatedJulyl6,l987(E.G.TourignytoC.O.Woody)theNRCStaffrequestedadditionalinformationintheareaofplantsystemsitneededtocontinueitsreviewofthisproposedlicenseamendment.BylettersL-87-374,datedSeptember8,l987,andL-87-4I9,datedOctoberl9,l987,FPLsubmittedresponsestothisrequest.AsaresultofsubsequentdiscussionswiththeNRC,itwasdeterminedthatFPL'sresponsestoquestions2,6,and7wouldneedtoberevised.AttachedareFPL'srevisedresponses.tfadditionalinformationisrequired,pleasecontactus.Verytrulyyours,C.O.WooExecutiveicePresidentCOW/EJW/gpAttachmentscc:Dr.J.NelsonGrace,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant8712280232871223PDRADDCZOSOOO335P,PDREJW4/050/IanFPLGroupcompany 4I4414PIIkIVpW~4'~~4k444lkItWPIIJH~41W44hh4 QUESTION82QUESTION:Kesubmittalspecifiesthatthespentfuelpoolcoolingsystemconsists,inpart,oftwospentfuelpoolcoolingsystempumpsandoneheatexchanger.Sinceallheatexchangersrequiremaintenanceatsomepointintime,itisnotclearhowthespentfuelpoolwillbecooledduringthetimethatthesinglespentfuelpoolcoolingsystemheatexchangerisoutofserviceformaintenance.ProvideadiscussionofhowthespentfuelpooliscooledandthetemperatureismaintainedbelowtheTechnicalSpecificationtemperaturelimitforthefollowingconditions:l.'Jheheatexchangerisoutofserviceforpluggingoffailedtubes.2.'Iheheatexchangerisoutofserviceforcleaningofthetubes.3.'Iheheatexchangerisoutofserviceforreplacement.RESPONSE:Duetothelowpressure,lowtemperatureserviceenvironment,andthecarefullycontrolledwaterchemistry,(ofboththeCCWandSFPCS)theSFPheatexchangerwillonlyinfrequentlyrequiremaintenance.Maintenanceoperationsuchascleaningandtubepluggingcannormallybescheduledinadvanceforperiodsoflowpooldecayheatloads(justbeforeanormalrefueling).'Ihespentfuelpoolheatexchangerisdesignedforthelifeoftheplant,thereforeitsreplacementisnotpostulated.However,intheextremelyunlikelyeventthatreplacementisrequired,alternatemeansofprovidingcoolingtotheSFPcouldbeimplementedduringreplacement.IftherewerenocoolingprovidedtotheSFPsuchthatboilingweretooccur,redundantsourcesofmakeupwatertotheSFPareavailable,asdiscussedinStLucieUnit1FSARAmendmentNo6,Section9.1.3.4andinSection3.2.3oftheStLuciePlantUnitNo1SntFuelStoraeFacilitModification,SafetyAnalysisReport,transmittedvialetterL-87-245datedJune12,1987.BoilingofthewaterintheSFPisadddressedinSection9.1.3.4oftheFSARandinSection3.2.2.4oftheSafetyAnalysisReport.('thereisnoTechnicalSpecificationtemperaturelimitfortheSFP.)Attachment6containstheSpentFuelPoolBoilingAnalysis.1heresultsofthisanalysisdemonstratethatthemaximumcalculatedthyroiddoseismuchlessthan1%ofthe10CFR100limitof300remandtheMolebodyandskindoesarqcompletelyinsignificant.1herefore,nooff-sitedoselimitswillbeexceededifboilingoccursinthespentfuelpool.

tJPEWR&7%37Rev4Page10QUESTION86QUESTION:Foreachstepinthereplacementoftheracks','"pr'ovidedrawingswhichshowthelocationofthespentfuelandthemovementofthefuelwhichdemonstratesthatnoheavyloadwillbecarriedoverspentfueloroveranyrackwhichcontainsspentfuel.(Note:Thisinformationcanbeplacedonthesetofdrawingsprovidedinresponsetoquestion5).RESPONSE:2heattacheddrawingsshowthevariouslocationsofthespentfuelduringtherackinstallation.Describedbelowisthesequenceofrackremovalandinstallation.RelocateallthefuelassembliespresentlystoredinexistingRacks1and2.Followingtheremovalplan(seeQuestion85),removeRacks1and2fromthepoolasshowninFigurel.2~Followingtheinstallationplan(seeQuestion45),installnewRacksFl,G2andGlasshowninFigure2.3~RelocateallthefuelassembliesstoredinexistingRacks3,4,5and6tothesouthernmostcellsofnewracksFl,G2andGlasshowninFigure3.4~Followingtheremovalplan(seeQuestion85),removeexistingRacks3,4,5and6asshowninFigure3.5.Followingtheinstallationplan(seeQuestion05),installnewRacksD2,C3andClasshowninFigure4.6.RelocateallthefuelassembliesstoredinexistingRacks7,8,9,10,13and14intonewRacksD2,C3andClasshowninPigure5.7~Followingtheremovalplan(seeQuestion85),removeexistingRacks7,8,9,10,13and14asshowninFigure5.8.Pollowingtheinstallationplan(seeQuestionS5),installnewRacksD3,B2andC4asshowninFigure6.9.RelocateallthefuelassembliesstoredinexistingRacks11and12intonewRackD3asshowninFigure7.10.Followingtheremovalplan(seeQuestionP5),removeexistingRacks11and12asshowninFigure7.Followingtheinstallationplan(seeQuestionf5),installnewracksBl,C2,A2,Al,Dl,Hl,E2andElasshowninFigure8.0093L/0017L 1l1~)

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~~~~0~~0j'r~i~.rp~~0i5lgr'g~~~~/"~i00tgo 0~0'l'4t JPE-LR-87-037Rev4Page18GlCASKAREAgD2C3CIE2ElD3C2DIB2BlA2Al=NORWRACKS=FUELFIGURE8nuuaaruaueuconmrucuanI-TITLE:SEQUENCEOFRACKREMOVALANDINSTALLATIONIENCLOSURE:8OF8l QUESTION47Provideadditionaldiscussiononthetemporarycranethatwillbeusedtohandlethespentfuelstoragerackswithinthefuelbuilding.Aspartofthediscussion,specify1)whetherthecraneissinglefailureproof;2)whetherthetemporarycranewillbecarriedoverthespentfuelpool;and3)theloadpaththatthefuelbuildingcranewilltaketocarrythetemporarycrane.Providedrawingsofthetemporarycraneandpertinentdetailswhichdemonstratesthecrane'scompliancewiththeguidelinesofNUREG-0612andNUREG&554.Ifthetemporarycraneisnotsinglefailureproof,providetheresultsoftheanalysiswhichdemonstratesthattheappropriatesafetyfactorshavebeenappliedtothecraneandthatloadhandlingbythecranewillbeinaccordancewiththeguidelinesofNUREG-0612.RESPONSE:'Ihetemporarycraneisofdoublegirder,symmetricallymounteddoublehoistconstructiondesignedpertheguidelinesoftheCraneManufacturer'sAssociationofAmerica(StandardCMAA70)~Inaddition,structuralmembersinthecranestructuremeetthestressrequirementsofNUREG0612.Thecranetraversesthepoolinthenorth-southdirectionoverrailswhichrunadjacenttothepooledgesresultinginanapproximately34'-6"cranespan.%herackinstallationprocedurecallsforheavyloadstoberestrictedtotheregionsofthepoolwherethereisnofuelstoredintheracks.1hecraneisnotsinglefailureproof,andisnotqualifiedtohandlefuel.Itmay,however,beusedtoperformdummygagetestingontheinstalledfuelrackstoensurethattheymeettherequiredopeningsize.'Ihetemporarycranewillbeusedasastagingplatformonwhichtosettheoldrackswhiletheliftinghardwareischangedouttoenabletherackstoberemovedfromthefuelhandlingbuilding.'jhespacingbetweenthecenterlinesofthegirdersisaccordinglysetat74.83inchestocoincidewithcenter-to-centerspacingoftheoldracksupportchannels.3hetemporarycranewillalsobeusedtosetthenewrackmodulesattheirdesignatedlocationsinthepoolafterthenewracksarebroughtintothecaskareabythecaskcrane.%hecaskcranewillcarrythetemporarycranethroughthehatchdooropeninginfivepieces;twoendtrucks,twogirdersandonehoist.'Jhe4footareainthenorthendofthepoolwillbeutilizedforinstallingthecrane.Whilethetemporarycranewillbecarriedoverthespentfuelpool,itwillnotbecarriedoverspentfuel.

ik ATTACHMENT6Page1of7RADIOLOICALCONSEQUNCESOFASPENTFUELPOOLLOSSOFCO'COLIN"ACCIDENf1~INMODU"TIOVInthecourseofreviewingtheproposeBmoiificationofthespentfuelstoragefacilityatthSt.LuciePlantUnit1,theNRChasrequesteBFP6Ltoprovidetneresultsofananalysistoshowthatnooff-siteBoselimitswillbeexceedeBwerealossofthespentfuelpoolcoolingsystemtoresultinthspentfuelpoolboiling.2.METHODOLOGY2.1AssumptionsTneanalysisoftheradiologicalconsequencesofalossofthspentfu1poolcoolingsystemisboundeBbythefollowingassumptions:1.thereactorhasbeenshutdownforsvendayspriortothestartofthoaccident(thisisconsistentwith[1:3-28]*)2.onefullcorehasbeenBischargeBintothespentfuelpool3.thedyna~icsofthepoolboilingarecharacterizedbythedatainref.[1:3-37]4~theleakratecofficientforiodineleakingfromdefe"tivefu1rodsisthesameasforrodsintherea"torsevendaysaftershutdown[2:391](althoughthisisdataforaBWR,itistheonlyactuallymeasuredleakratedataavailableandshouldberepresentativeoflight-waterreactors)5.the'radionuclidecoreinventoryi.stakenfro~ref.[3:Table3.3]+5.thepoolwaterclean-upsystemwillbecomeinoprativewhenthepoolcoolingsystemfails7~nocreditistakenfortheemergencyfiltrationsysteminthefu1haaBlingbuildingHVACsystem8.thetritiwaconcentrationinthepoolwateristakenfromref.[1:5-14]*Numbersinsquarebracketsarereferencenumbers,followBbypageortablenumberCnangeoffuelvendoranduseofhigherburnupdictatestheuseofanupdatedraBionuclidecoreinventory.

ATTACHMENT6Page2of79.theleakratecoefficientfornoblegasesisfivetiesthatforlodinesf2:399]10.onepercentofthefuelrodsintheassembliesinthepoolaredefective11.theatmosphericdilutionfactors(Xi/Q)atthnwrestsiteboundarydistanceandattheouterboundaryofthelowpopulationzone(LPZ)aretakenfromref.[8:2.3-24J12.theleakageofhalogensandnoblegasesfromspentfu1frompreviousrefuelingsisnegligible13.theconcentrationsofhalogensandnoblegasesinthespntfu1poolatthestartoftheaccidentarenegligible'4.a11halogens*andnoblegasesleakingfromthefuelrodsvt.llevolvedirectlyintotheatmospherefollowingpoolboiling15.theeaterlevelinsidethefuelpool~l.llb23feetabovethetopofthefuelatthestartofthea=cident16.sufficientmake-upeatervillbeprovide9tokeepthefu1coveredvltheateratalltimes17.thea"cidentispresumedtolast30days+*Bee"Discussion",below.Tnisassumptionisconsistentwithanalysesofotherdesignbasisaccidentsinvolvingprolongedreleases,suhasareactorloss-of-coolantaccident(LO"-A)~2.1.1Di,sussionTheassumptionthatallhalogensleakingfromthefuelrodsarereleaseddirectlytotheatmosphereishighlyconservative.Itissupportedbythgeneralprinciplethatdissolvedgasesbecomelesssolublewithin"reasingtemperatures,~1ththesolubilitybecomingessntiallyserosttheboilingpointofthosolvent.Furthermore,sincethecleanupsystemisassumedtohavefailed,thereisnomechanismforremovingthebuild-upofradioidinesexceptevaporationsTheconcentrationintheestervillthusincrease@biletheaccumulationintheairut.llberemovedbytheventilationsystem.Eventually,aquasi-staticequtlibriumvillbeachieved-theconcentrationintheeater~111reachamaximumvalueandtherateofvolatilizationfromthepoolvillbeequaltotherateofreleasefromthefuel.

ATTACHMENT6Page3of7Tnissimplifie3modelleadsustoconcludethat,re~ardlessofthea"tualpartitioncofficient,alltheescapingio5inesutileventuallyentertheatmosphere.Amoredetailedcalculationofthisnon-equilibriumsituationr'~ouldresultinsomeinatlo~.rreleaserates,andthereforelourradiolo~icalimpacts~Su"hacalculaionwouldtakecreditfornon-volatilefra"tionsoftheraiioiiineandalsovouldsprea0thereleassoveralongertimeperiod,resultinginlovercon"entrationsduetoraliosctivedecay.Performingsuchscalculation9oesnotappeartobe)ustified,however,sincereliabledataforthebehaviorofradioiodineinboilingpaoleaterisnotreadilyavailable.2.1.2InputdataAtmosphericDilutionFactors(Xi/Q)LocationExclusionareabombaryTimeAfterAccident0-2hrsXX/Q(seclm)8.558-5*Loupopulationzone*8-558-5~3.55x100-8hrs8-24hrs1-4days4-30days7.97E-64.26".-69.53E-73.688-7FissionProductCoreInventory:Nuclidea"Half-lifeCoreInventory(Ci)Duringopration7daysaftershutdovnc131I132I133xe8.02days78.2hoursd5.25days10.7years7.84E71.12Z81.47881.01854.28E72.53"75.8387101E5NuclidessignificanttothepresentanalysisbSeeref.[7]Valuescalculated,basedonequilibriminventoryandradioactivedecayHalf-lifeofparenttellurian-132(132Te)Thehalf-lifeofIis2.3hours-Hovever,itisinsecularcquilibriunvl.thitsparentnuclide,Te.Tnerefore,thedecreaseofitsactivityknthecoresevendaysaftershutdownvt.llbealmostexactlythesameasthedecreaseoftheactivityofitsparent.

ATTACHMENT6Page4of72.2WEI'8333FCALCULATIOVTnedatainreferen"e{2]inlicatethatth>>fra"tionalleakrateofagivennuclidefromthedefectivefuelrodssevendaysaftershutdownwoulddependprimarilyonitschmicalproprtiesan9secon9arilyonitshalf-life.Tnatreportalsoobservesthattheratioofiodinetonoblegasreleasesduringoprationwasapproximately1:5fornuclideswithsimilarhalf-lives~TnepresentanalysisassumesthattheleakratecoefficientofIisthesateasthatgivenforI(thedataindicatesthatitwouldbesomewhatsmaller)~TneratesofXeandKrarecalculatedbasdonthedatainthatreport.Theabsorbe9dosecommitmnttotheadultthyroidforradioiodinesatagivenlocationiscalculatedasfollows:DIirXBRi(eki)o-ei)1)kiD<~adultabsorbeddoseduetonu"lideiduringtiveperiod5~coreinventoryofnu"lideiatcommencementofpoolboilingf~fractionalleakrateofdamagedfuelrod()r~fractionoffailedfuel.01(1X)X~Atmosphericdilutionfa"tor(Xi./Q)duringtimepriod)fromstartofa"cident(sec/m3)B~~adultbreathingrateduringtimeperiodjf4:1.4-2)1.25m3/hr(0-8hrsfromstartofaccident).625m3/hr(8-24hrs).833m3/hr(1-30days)R<Adultdosconversionfactor(rads/curieinhaled)[5:25.5j486for13115.35E4for1321kidecayconstantofnu"lidei(hr)t~o~timefromstartofaccidenttobeginningofperiod5t~l~timefro~startofaccidenttoendofperiod5Tnedosstothewholebodyandtotheskinfromnoblegasesarecalculatedasfollows:

h ATTACHMENT6Page5of7DIifrXR1(e~i)o-ekijl)i)kAlltermshavethesamemeaningasinthepreviousequation,except:R<~semi-infiniteclou9dosconversionfactor[6:1109-21Jf~4~35E9se"(Xe)Theatmospherictritiumconcentrationiscalculatedasfollows:C~PcX~C~tritiumconcentrationinair(uCi/m3)Fboil-offrateofpoolwater~4,377ml/secc~tritiumconcentrationinpoolwater.077uCi/ml3.RESULTS3.1DoseCommitmentatExclusionbreaBoundary(EAB)Nu"lideAdultabsorbeddosecommitmentatEAB(rem)131I132I133'5KrTotalTnyroid0.1172.50K-30.119Skin1.51E-51.15K-61.62E-5WholeBody1.458-51~38"-81.458-53.1.1TritiumconcentrationstEABDuringthefirsttwohoursfollowingtheaccident,themaximustritiumcon"entrationsttheExclusionAreaBoundary(EAB)iscalculatedtobe2.98-8uCi/ml(2.9E-2uCi/m3)inair.Thisvalueiswellbelowthemaximumpermissibleconcentration(MPC)fortritium,whichis2E-7uCi/ml.TheMPCisthelimitingconcentrationforachronicexposure.SinceanindividualattheEABispostulatedtobeexposedforamaximumoftwohours,thecontributionoftritiumtohistotaldoseisinsignificant.3.2DoseCommitmenatLPZThefollowingcalculationswereperformedforthemaximumexposedindividualattheLPZouterboundaryduringthe30-dayperiodoftheaccident.

ATTACHMENT6Page6of7Nu"liheA]ultahsorbe4dosecoz~itmntatLPZ(re~)1311132I133~e~85KzTotalTnyroid4.1211.92E-30.123Skin1~89'52'9-62'8E"5lAoleBody1.82E-53.488-81.82E-53.2.1TritiumconcentrationatLPZDuringthefirsteighthoursfollowingthea=cident,themaximustime-averageitritiumcon"entrationattheLPZboundaryiscalculatedtobe2.7E-9uCi/mlinair.ThisvalueissellbelowtheMPCfortritium.Sincetheatmosphericdilutionfactor(Xi/Q)usedinthiscalculationisapplicabletothefirsttvohoursoftheaccidentonly,andsinceinanycastheaccidentispostulate9tolastonly30days,thecontributionoftritiumtohtotaldoseisinsignificant.4~CON"LUSZONSThemaximuscalculatedthyroi0dosismuch'lessthan1Xofthe10CFR100limitof303rem.TheAaole-boiyandskindosesarecompletelyinsignificant.REFERENCES1.Florid'aPover8LightCompany:"St-LuciePlant-UnitNo.1,SpentFuelStorageFacilityModificationSafetyAnalysisReport,DocketNo.5'3-335.2.Eickelpas"h,N.,andR.Hock:"FissionProductReleaseafterReactorStutdeun",LhEA-SS-17S/i9,inErperiencefree~OperetinendFuellingNu=learPoverPlants,Vienna,19743.ExxonNuclearCompany,Inc.:"St~Lu"ieUnit1RadiologicalAssessmentofPostulatedAccidents".XN-NF-84-85(P),Rv.l.4.V.S.AtomicEnergyCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.4:AssumptionsUsedforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaLossofCoolantAccidentforPressurizedWaterReactors".Rev.2,1974.5'.S.Nu"learRadulatoryCommission,RegulatoryGuide1.25:"AssunptionsusdforEvaluatingthePotentialRadiologicalConsequencesofaFuel ATTACHMENT6Page7of7HandlingA"cidentinthFuelHandlingandStorageFacilityforBoilingandPressurize)M~terRa"tors"~6J.S.NuclearRegulatoryCo~mission,RegulatoryGuide1.109:"CalculationsofAnnualDosestoNonfro~RoutineRleasesofRactorEffluentsforthePurposeofEvaluatingCompliancewitn10CFRPart50,AppendixI"~Rev.1,1977~7.Lederer,C.M.,andV.S.Shirley,eds:TableofZsotops,7thEd~,19788.FloridaPowr5LightCompany:"St~Lu"iePlant-UnitNo~1,UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport",AmendmentNo.6.

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