ML051330315

Savannah Annual Report for Cy 2004

ML051330315
Person / Time
Site:	NS Savannah
Issue date:	03/04/2005
From:	Koehler E US Dept of Transportation, Maritime Admin
To:	Alexander Adams NRC/FSME
References
IEK.610-05.023L
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0 U.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W.

of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Maritime Administration March 4, 2P05 IEK.610-05.023L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Alexander Adams, Mail Stop 012-G13 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

License NS-1, Docket No. 50-238; N.S. SAVANNAH Annual Report for CY 2004

Dear Mr. Adams:

This letter constitutes the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) annual report of activities for the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS) for Calendar Year 2004. The SAVANNAH remains securely moored at MARAD's James River Reserve Fleet, near Newport News, Virginia The facility status is substantially unchanged from CY 2003. One violation of the license technical specification remains outstanding; however, significant progress in correcting the conditions of the violation were made during the calendar year, and MARAD expects to notify NRC of its correction in the near future.

As has become routine practice, the report contents are found in the two enclosed documents; a) the minutes of the NSS Review and Audit Committee annual meeting held at the James River Reserve Fleet on February 22, 2004, and b) the NSS Annual (Radiological) Survey prepared by General Health Physics, Inc. Also enclosed is a revised copy of the minutes of the CY 2003 Review and Audit Committee annual meeting. This revised copy corrects several discrepancies noted in the document forwarded with last year's annual report, although the substantive content of the report is unchanged.

This letter report also incorporates MARAD's annual Decommissioning Funding Status Report for CY 2004.

DecommissioningFundingStatement (ref: 10 CFR 500D(')}:

The NS. SA VANNAH (NSS) and its nuclearreactorarefederally ownedfacilities, representedby the United States Department of Transportation,acting by and through the MaritimeAdministration. As such, fundingfor the decommissioning anddisposalof the NSS reactorand nuclearsystems components and waste must be providedby appropriationsfrom the United States Congress.

MARAD maintainsnofunding reserve, nor does it accumulateor collectfunds as described in the CFR reference. At such time as decommissioning and disposalare authorizedandfunds are appropriated,MARAD willpromptly notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2004 Annual Report License NS-1, Docket No. 50-238 March 4, 2005 Notwithstanding the above statement, please be advised that the Maritime Administration appropriations for FY 2005 include funds to commence a multi-year decommissioning effort, with such funding allocated within MARAD's Ship Disposal account. The President's budget request for FY 2006 continues the multi-year plan laid out in FY 2005, with a slight increase to $3M to permit drydocking the SAVANNAH in FY 2006, rather than FY 2007. MARAD expects to submit a license amendment during CY 2005 to request authority to decommission the NSS reactor.

As always, MARAD is most appreciative of the support that NRC extends to the SAVANNAH.

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions regarding MARAD's N.S.

SAVANNAH activities.

Sincerely, Erhard W. Koehler Senior Technical Advisor, N.S. SAVANNAH Enclosures

N.S. SAVANNAH CY 2004 Annual Report License NS-1, Docket No. 50-238 March 4,2005 E. Koehler\ek\02-28-2005 IEK.610-05.023L cc: MAR-600, 610 (rf, wc), 610.1,610.2, 610.3,610.4,611 (pgjw), 612,613 MRG-7100, 7600 (fh), 7700 General Health Physics (J.Davis)

U.S. Army Humphreys Engineer Center (D. Breeden)

WPL Inc (Stouky, Bowen)

U.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W.

of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Maritime Administration Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Review and Audit Committee Covering Calendar Year 2004 James River Reserve Fleet Fort Eustis, Virginia February 22, 2005 License NS-1 Docket No. 50-238

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2004 Annual Meeting February 22, 2005 Minutes of the Calendar Year 2004 annual meeting of the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH Review and Audit Committee, held at the James River Reserve Fleet on Tuesday, February 22, 2005.

Members Present:

• Erhard W. Koehler*, Committee Chair, MAR-610

• Fred Hoffmann*, James River Reserve Fleet Program Manager

• John Davis*, General Health Physics, Inc. (rep USACOE) (by e-mail dated 02/19/2005)

• John Wiegand, Project Engineer, MAR-611 I. AGENDA TOPICS The meeting followed established format and agenda, although no advance discussion agenda was prepared.

1/. WELCOME Mr. Koehler convened the meeting at 1:00pm. A quorum was present (note: John Davis was present by proxy - e-mail report is attached). The meeting was convened for the purpose of discussing those agenda topics within the purview of the members present, and support the annual reporting requirements to the NRC.

Section 3.6 of the NSS Technical Specification (TS) requires the Review and Audit Committee to meet at least annually to review and discuss events of the preceding period. The committee last met on December 17, 2003 (to discuss CY 2003), at the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF). The minutes of that meeting were briefly reviewed.

It was noted that the CY 2003 minutes submitted to the NRC on March 4, 2004 (as part of the CY 2003 Annual Report) were incorrect. The 2004 annual report will include the corrected CY 2003 minutes.

III. DISCUSSION A. Significant Events of CY 2004:

A number of personnel actions in 2004 resulted in changes to the composition of the committee. Mr. Joseph Seelinger retired from the Maritime Administration and Mr. Erhard Koehler was named Senior Technical Advisor and Committee Chairman. Mr. John Wiegand has been assigned as the Project Engineer, and made a member of the Review and Audit Committee.

Mr. Michael Bagley, JRRF Fleet Program Manager (Superintendent) was reassigned to MARAD's Great Lakes Region in August 2004; his position at JRRF and on the committee was filled by Mr. Fred Hoffmann. Similarly, Mr. Bob Rohr, the former JRRF Fleet Operations and Maintenance Officer, was reassigned to the South Atlantic Region marine surveying staff in September 2004. His position on the JRRF staff and the Review & Audit Committee is unfilled.

• Denotes members required for quorum.

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2004 Annual Meeting February 22, 2005 The Decommissioning Planning contract issued to WPI has been completed. WPI was awarded a separate contract to develop the SERAT protocol, carry out personnel training and equipment outfitting, and develop and assist in the conduct of practice drills at the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF). This included assisting MARAD staff with coordinating the agreement with DOE for 24/7, 2-hour response HP services. All activities on this contract will be completed on or about March 15, 2005. MARAD received a proposal in mid 2004 to carry out radiological and environmental characterization of the ship and all nuclear spaces. The proposal received favorable consideration, and efforts to convert the proposal to a contract were in progress at the end of CY 2004 (note - the contract was awarded in February 2005 to WPI).

1. Decommissioning The FY 2005 MARAD appropriation included the first dedicated funds for decommissioning of the SAVANNAH facility. Accordingly, MARAD has continued previous planning efforts to decommission the reactor, with a view towards formally requesting decommissioning authority from NRC sometime in the 4Q FY 2005 or in early FY 2006.

MARAD sought advice on characterization from NRC earlier in CY 2004, and based on that is planning to conduct characterization of the ship's nuclear spaces, within the bounds of its existing license and Tech Spec. MARAD staff met with officials from the state of South Carolina to discuss access to the Barnwell waste repository, with particular attention towards that facility's closure to out of state/Atlantic Compact waste in June 2008. Future decommissioning activities remain closely tied to the correction of the outstanding license violation (see next paragraph).

2. Emergency Preparedness MARAD SAR awarded a follow-on contract to WPI to provide training and support to JRRF for implementing the SAVANNAH Emergency Radiological Assistance Team. Initial training and a practice drill were completed in September 2004. Concurrently, MARAD HQ worked with the Department of Energy to arrange an interagency agreement /

Reimbursable Agreement for 24/7, 2-hr HP response capability. DOE will provide the service as a pass-through to qualified staff from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Labs) in Newport News, VA. The DOE agreement had not been finalized at the time of the September drills; therefore, WPI staff stood in to represent the Health Physicists. The DOE agreement language was finalized late in 2004, and a follow-up drill, with training for a back-up team, and with Jefferson Labs HP participation is scheduled for 2

N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2004 Annual Meeting February 22, 2005 March 8-9, 2005. Upon successful completion of the drill, MARAD will submit its correction notice to NRC.

3. Technical Specification Revisions None. Although the committee intended to pursue revisions to the Tech Spec in 2004, these were held in abeyance pending completion of the NOV correction.

B. JRRF Activities:

Mr. Fred Hoffmann noted the following for the record:

1. Ship Husbanding and facility integrity Routine ship husbanding activities in 2004 included continuing dehumidification system monitoring, underwater hull surveys, quarterly structural integrity surveys, and cathodic protection system maintenance. No significant changes to these routine activities were" noted, and shipboard conditions remained nominal.

Tank soundings remained unchanged from 2003 and previous years. It was noted, however, that there is an exterior leak in the weather deck in the vicinity of No. 5 Hold, which has allowed water to penetrate the ship. Periodic pumping of the interior is required. This condition will be corrected during the CY. The overall integrity of the facility remains good.

2. Radiation inspections Radiation inspections including the containment area have been satisfactory, and seals have been changed as required (no change from CY 2003).

3. Security and Surveillance The remote radio alarm system is tested monthly, and has been functioning satisfactorily. MARAD executes hourly river patrols of the JRRF anchorage, and the US Army - FT Eustis conducts periodic waterborne patrols of the base boundary.

4. Radiation Health Physics Contract The CY 2005 Reimbursable Agreement to fund the radiation health physics contract with the U.S. Army was completed in December 2004.

5. FY 05 funds FY 2005 funds for routine license support activities have been allotted to the South Atlantic Region, and purchase orders are being processed normally.

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2004 Annual Meeting February 22, 2005 IV. REVIEW OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS In accordance with paragraph 3.6.3 of the TS, the Committee is specifically required to review the following items:

A. Proposed changes to Technical Specifications.

No changes are proposed at this time. Action to revise the Tech Spec was deferred during 2004 in favor of completing the NOV correction. Proposed revisions will be reviewed and completed following the NOV correction.

B. Proposed changes or modifications to the vessel's controlled radiation area entry alarm system or containment system.

No changes were proposed or implemented during CY 2004.

C. Substantive changes to radiation surveys or security surveillance procedures.

1. Radiation Surveys No changes to the radiation survey protocols were made during CY 2004.

2. Security Surveillance Procedures Routine security surveillance continued throughout CY 2004, including the following measures:

i. Fixed camera surveillance of the ship's starboard side from shoreside was maintained. The camera monitors the principal access point to the ship 24/7.

ii. JRRF waterborne fleet patrols are maintained on a 24/7 basis. An affirmative check and log of NSS is made regularly.

iii. U.S. Army, Fort Eustis maintains a periodic waterborne patrol of the James River (times vary).

This patrol frequency is dependent on the national terrorist threat level.

D. Reported violations of Technical Specifications No new TS violations were cited during the reporting period.

The NRC cited violation of TS section 3.1 remained outstanding during CY 2004, but significant progress towards correcting the condition was made, as described elsewhere herein.

E. License Event Reports No LER's were noted during the reporting period.

F. Annual reports to the NRC The CY 2003 annual report was submitted to the NRC on March 1, 2004. Mr. Koehler observed several discrepancies between the various copies of the 2003 Committee meeting minutes, 4

N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2004 Annual Meeting February 22, 2005 resulting in a close review of the submitted document. The minutes were corrected, and a conformed copy will be included with the CY 2004 annual report. The CY 2004 full annual report, which includes the radiological survey, decommissioning funding statement, and the minutes of this meeting will be submitted to the NRC upon receipt of the 2004 radiological survey (expected on March 4, 2005).

V. OTHER TOPICS There was no real discussion of "other" items during the meeting.

However, it is noted for the record that a meeting with senior South Atlantic Region staff is scheduled for February 23 to commence planning for the ship's late FY 2005 transfer to a lay berth location, and FY 2006 dry-docking. The Committee briefly reviewed plans to undertake these activities, and approved the general plan.

A. Security Issues MARAD continued to monitor the NRC watch list as required.

Security enhancements are noted in paragraph II.3.b.

B. Other There are two action items left over from the last annual meeting; 1) A summer meeting to review the Tech. Spec.; and 2)

Topside assessment and condition survey of the N/S SAVANNAH.

The assessment and survey has been carried forward for action by South Atlantic Region as part of the ship transfer and drydocking activity. The Tech Spec review is carried forward for action by the Senior Technical Advisor.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 pm.

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N.S. SAVANNAH Activities in CY 2004 Page I of I Koehler, Erhard From: Erols [ghpd@erols.com]

Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:48 AM To: Koehler, Erhard

Subject:

Re: N.S. SAVANNAH Activities in CY 2004 The annual survey was compledted in December 2004 There were no significant changers to the radiation levels on the NNS A visual inspection showed no deteriation in the enclosed spaces The final report will be completed by March 4 2005.

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From: Koehler. Erhard To: John Davis (ghpdderols.com)

Cc: Wiegand. John; Hoffmann. Fred; Dave Breeden (david.s.breeden usace.army.mil)

Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:52 AM

Subject:

N.S. SAVANNAH Activities in CY 2004 John:

Per our discussion earlier this week, we will hold the annual meeting of the SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee on Tuesday afternoon next week (2/22). In reviewing last years minutes, I did not find any significant action items assigned to GHP. Can you please confirm by reply email:

1. that the CY 2004 annual survey was completed, and when, and finally the date by which you expect to submit the report;

2. that the required physical (visual) inspections of controlled spaces was included in the annual survey; and,

3. that there were no substantive changes to radiation surveys during CY 2004.

I understand that you won't be able to attend via conference call next week, so we will summarize the email response in the meeting minutes, as discussed.

Thanks very much for your cooperation.

VR/Erhard 3/7/2005

General Health Physics, Inc 7217 Lockport P1 Lorton VA 22079 (703) 550 7525 Fax (703) 550 7525 March 5, 2005 Mr. Erhard Koehler Division Of Ship Maintenance & Repair Office Of Ship Operations (Mar 611, Rm 2119 U.S. Maritime Administration Department Of Transportation Washington DC 20590

Dear Mr. Koehler:

Attached is General Health Physics report on the radiological status of the N.S. Savannah in cy 2004.

Sincerely 1 John B. Davis

NSS Savanah Annual Survey Location uRE~lhr Alpha dpmtll00cm 2 Beta dpmMlOO cm 2 NAVIGATION BRIDGE Pilot House at helm 3.0 13 mda Bridge Wing port side 3.0 mda mda Fire Stat. #1 near chart rm 2.0 mda mda Fan rm port side gen. rm 3.5 mda mda E.O.G. rm 4.0 mda mda BOAT DECK Chief Eng. State rm port side 3.5 mda mda Cpt. State rm starboard side 2.5 mda mda Fire Stat. #2 port side 3.0 mda mda Officer's lounge aft 3.5 mda mda Hallway floor port side 3.0 mda mda Forward state rm starboard side 3.0 mda 42 Hallway floor forward center 3.5 mda mda PROMENADE DECK Top of reactor hatch 4.0 mda mda Starboard side of reactor hatch 4.5 mda 56 Top of Hatch #4 3.5 mda mda Between Hatch #3 & #4 3.5 mda mda Bow center of deck 3.5 mda mda Center of Main Lounge 4.0 mda mda Center of Veranda 3.5 11 mda Fire Stat. #7 starboard side 3.0 mda mda Between Veranda & Swimming Pool 4.0 mda mda Library 3.5 mda mda

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Hallway in front of Main Lounge 3.0 mda mda Veranda port side forward 4.0 mda mda Bar at Veranda 4.5 mda mda REACTOR SPACE Hot pipe forward entry hatch 31 x x 1 meter forward of lab tank 15 x x At lab tank 33 x x Pipe elbow port side forward 50 x x "Hot" pipe near entry hatch x mda mda Containment vessel middle of catwalk 15 mda mda Lab tank surface 7.5 mda 48 Open valve next to lab tank 10 x x Containment vessel middle of catwalk 8.0 x x Piping at the port side forward catw 9.5 x x Middle of catwalk port side 27 mda mda Piping at the port side middle of ca 19 mda mda Valve handle port side aft 12 x x Damp area on floor middle of catwalk 13 16 mda Containment vessel starboard side af 49 x x Inside entry hatch pipe x mda mda FAN ROOM At floor rm center 3.0 x x Electric motor 4.5 mda mda Control box 2.5 mda mda CABIN B1 B2 On drums of PC's in Cabin B-1  ! 3.5 mda mda Average reading of Cabin B-3 4.0 x x On floor of Cabin B-I1 x mda mda Drum lid in Cabin B-I1 x mda 52 Saturay-ac U5 Iuo Page zot

Location uREMlhr Alpha dpmll00cm 2 Beta dprmiOO cm 2 STB STABILIZER RM At entrance door 3.0 x x Average background 4.5 x x Catwalk Lower level x mda mda Catwalk Upper level x mda mda PORT STABILIZER RM At access hatch 3.0 x x At catwalk upper level 8.0 x x At internally contaminated strainer 28 x x Diaphragm valve 32 x x Pipe to left of diaphragm valve 65 x x Internally contaminated valves x mnda mda Control valve lower deck x mda mda Volume Chambers x mda 46 Elbow diaphragm valve x mda mda STB CHARGING PUMP RM Outside hatch 3.5 x x Inside hatch 10 mda mda Center of floor x mda mda Pipe back of pump motor 60 mda mda Pipe in back of pump x mda mda Top of pump x mda mda Backside of pump x mda mda Center of floor 21 mda 39 Outside of hatch x mda mda Air duct at pump x mda mda Pump motor x mda mda PORT CHARGING PUMP RM Outside door I m from deck 5.5 x x Between pumps 27 x x atu -" Page o

Location uREM/hr Alpha dpmtl O0cm 2 Beta dprnIOD cm 2 Deck at hatch x mda mda Acccess hatch x mda mda Deck by pumps x mda mda Floor between pumps x mda mda Pump in front of rm x mda mda x

COLD CHEM LAB Background in Cold Chem Lab 8 x x Ventilation system/lead blanket 49 x x Drain (C deck) 240 x x Fume hood (D deck) 29 x x Top of storage tank 30 x x Air sampler (D deck) 36 x x Flo or under air sampler (D deck) 15 x x Ledge of fume hood 60 x x Floor in front of ventilation system 11 x x Ventilation system 17 x x Ledge of fume hood (D deck) x mda mda Drain (C deck) x mda mda Floor under air sampler (D deck) x mda mda Floor front of vent system (C deck) x mda mda Air Sampler (D deck) x mda mda Floor under fume hood x mda 58 Shelvng (C deck) x mda mda Top of storage tank x mda mda Valve near floor (D deck) x mda mda HOT CHEM LAB Background in hot chern lab 5.0 x x Waste collection tank 11I x x Sink 4.0 x x Doorway to hot chern lab 3.5 x x Under sink 3.5 x x IIUIEIIIIEIUIUURUIEIUI0UIi IUIUIEI 133uama3uaaiuiuuiaiuzuauuaiimilu Smastulrdlalym,1alrc hlgg, 221t'lllm Plage 4of

Location uREM~hr Alpha dipm/lO~cm 2 Beta dprn/lOO cm 2 Sink drain 8.0 mda mda Inside waste collection tank 6.0 mda mda Fume hood inside 3.5 mda mda Floor inside door 4.0 mda mda Intake for hood 2.5 mda mda CARGO HOLD 2B3 Floor starboard side forward 3.0 mda mda Floor starboard side center 3.0 mda mda Floor starboard side aft 3.0 mda mda Floor aft center 4.0 mda mda Floor port side aft 2.5 mda mda Floor port side center 4.0 mda mda Floor port side forward 3.5 mda mda Floor forward center 3.5 mda mda CARGO HOLD 2C 2.5 mda mda Floor port side center 3.0 mda mda Floor port side forward 3.5 mda mda Floor forward center 2.5 mda mda Floor starboard side forward 2.5 mda 44 Floor starboard side center 3.5 mda mda Floor starboard side aft 3.5 mda mda Floor aft center 4.0 mda mda Floor port side aft 3.5 mda mda Floor I c cargo hold 3.0 mda mda CARGO HOLD 2D Starboard aft 4.5 mda mda Starboard amidships left 2.5 mda mda Starboard amidships right 3.0 mda mda Starboard bow 3.0 mda mda Centerline bow 2.5 mda mda atur , . I Page o

Location uREM/hr Alpha dpm/llO0cm 2 Beta dpm/1lOO cm 2 Port.....side bow.... ..... 3.0.......d........mda..

Port side amdoip 3.0 mda mda Port side aftshps3.5 mda mda Centerline aft 2.5 mda mda Average 3.5 x x Maximum 4.5 x x 2 TANK TOP Floor forward & starboard of sailboat 2.5 mda mda Floor sailboat center port side 3.0 8 mda Floor sailboat aft starboard 3.0 mda mda Floor sailboat center starboard 3.5 mda mda CARGO HOLD 3B3 At stairwell entering hold 3.5 mda mda Floor center forward 2.5 mda mda Floor starboard side forward 4.0 mda mda Floor starboard side center 3.0 mda mdda Floor starboard side aft 2.5 mda mda Floor center aft 2.5 mda mda Floor port side aft 3.5 mda mda Floor at display center 2.5 mda mda Floor port side forward 2.5 mda mda Average 3.5 x X Maximum 4.0 x x CARGO HOLD 3C Floor starboard side 3.0 mda mda Floor starboard center 2.5 mda mda At door starboard aft 3.0 mda mda Center aft vent 2.0 mda 38 Floor port side aft 3.5 mda mda Floor port side center 3.5 mda mda IZIStUIIflU S arch

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Location uREM~hr Alpha dprnllO0cm 2 Beta dpm/1lOO cm 2 Floor starboard forward 3.0 mda mda Vent center forward 3.0 mda mda Average 3.5 x x Maximum 3.0 x x CARGO HOLD 3D Floor port side forward 3.0 mda mda Floor port aft 3.5 mda mda Floor center aft 3.0 mda mda Floor starboard aft 2.5 mda 46 Floor starboard forward 3.5 mda mda Floor forward center 2.5 mda mda CARGO HOLD 413 Men's restrm 3.0 mda mda Floor port side center 3.5 mda mda Floor by door to 31B port side 2.5 mda mda Floor by handrail port side 3.5 mda mda Floor by handrail starboard side for 4.0 14 mda Floor by handrail starboard side cen 3.5 mda mda Floor by handrail starboard side aft 3.0 mda mda CARGO HOLD 4C Port side aft 4.0 x x Centerline aft 11 x X Starboard side aft 3.5 x x Max. reading along stem bulkhead 16 x x Floor at aft center (@Max. Reading) 4.5 mda mda Starboard forward floor 4.0 mda, mda CARGO HOLD 4D Floor at stem bulkhead 3.5 mda mda Floor starboard side 3.0 mda mda atur .h i I 00 Page oUU ~ **U **

Location uREM/hr Alpha dpmllOOcm 2 Beta dpml OO cm 2 Under barrier rope 3.5 8 mda Floor starboard side forward 2.5 mda mda Floor port side forward 3.0 mda mda Floor port side center 4.0 mda mda Floor port side aft 3.0 mda mda 4 TANK TOP At ladder entering hold forward 3.5 mda mda Cylindrical equipment on floor forwa 2.5 mda mda Cylindrical equipment-center of hold 3.0 x x Average background 3.0 x x At wall port side aft 2.5 x x Platform center aft 3.0 x x Platform starboard side aft 3.5 x x At wall starboard side aft 3.0 x x Cylindrical equipment on floor forwa 3.5 mda mda Floor starboard side forward 2.5 mda mda Floor starboard side center 3.0 mda mda FLoor starboard side aft 3.5 mda mda Floor starboard side aft 3.5 mda mda Wall center aft 3.5 mda mda Floor port side aft 2.5 mda 56 Floor port side center 3.0 mda mda Floor port side forward 3.0 mda mda x= No measurement required MDA for alpha = 6.5 dpml100 cm2 MDA for beta = 35.0 dpml100cm2 baturca, Mac u, 2005 Page 8 r9

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Tld Readings Badge Number Location 1st Half(mR) 2nd Hatf (mR) Total (mR) 0 are Control 56.0 31.0 87.0 I are Pilot House 36.0 35.0 71.0 2 are Navigation Dk Chart Rm 23.0 27.0 50.0 3 are Navigation Deck Cabin 23.0 27.0 50.0 4 are Navigation Dk Sea Cabi 24.0 26.0 50.0 5 are Navigation DKr Officer L 24.0 26.0 50.0 6 are Promenade Dk Main Lo 25.0 28.0 53.0 7aqre Promenade Dk Fire Sta. 22.0 25.0 47.0 8 are Promenade Dk Purser 24.0 28.0 52.0 9 are Stb Ventilation Rm At P 23.0 26.0 49.0 10 are *A' Deck Fire Sta. 15 26.0 26.0 52.0 11 are WA" Deck Fire Sta 14 27.0 28.0 55.0 12 are "B"Deck Fire Sta. 20 20.0 24.0 44.0 13 are "B: Deck Fire Sta. 20A 21.0 25.0 46.0 14 are "B"Ent To Reactor Co 22.0 25.0 47.0 15 ar Fan Room Door 22.0 27.0 49.0 16 are Cabin C-9 21.0 25.0 46.0 17 are 'C" Deck Fire Sta. 31 33.0 33.0 66.0 18 are 'C Deck Fire Sta. 34 32.0 30.0 62.0 19 are Cold Chemistry Room D 21.0 25.0 46.0 20 are Between D&C Dk Fr 96 22.0 26.0 48.0 21 are Stb Stabilizer Room Do 19.0 21.0 40.0 22 are "D' Deck Fr 118 Stb 39.0 37.0 76.0 23 are D' Deck Fr 118 Port 21.0 25.0 46.0 24 are Port Stabilizer Room Do 24.0 24.0 48.0 25 are "B"Deck Hold 4 Aft Port 61.0 23.0 84.0 26 are "C"Deck Hold 4 Aft Stb 58.0 25.0 83.0 27 are "C"Deck Fire Sta 28 47.0 24.0 71.0 Saturday, March 05, 2005 Pagei of 2

BadgeNumber Location 1st Haf(mR) 2nd Half (mR) Total (mR) 28 are Sturgis Stb Side 25.0 26.0 51.0 29 are Turbine Viwing Sta Stb 24.0 24.0 48.0 30 are Turbine Viwing Sta Por 23.0 24.0 47.0 31 are Control Rm Fwd 43.0 23.0 66.0 32 are Stb Charging Pump Ro 48.0 22.0 70.0 33 are Port Charging Pump Ro 49.0 22.0 71.0 1 4 N :' H  :' b -S' Saturday, March 05, 2005 Page2 of2

Sediment Activity Report 2004 Quarter Location Alpha (pCi'g) Alpha LLD Beta (pCi/g) Beta LLD 1st Stb Aft 2.56 +1-.75 1.44 17.1 +/- 1.47 1.66 Stb Fwd 3.33 +I-.82 1.44 9.63 +1-1.05 1.68 2nd Port Aft 2.71 +/-.77 1.43 13.39 +/- 1.24 1.67 Port Fwd 2.22 +/-.72 1.43 10.88 +/- 1.01 1.68 3rd Stb Aft <LLD 1.43 15.00 +1-1.31 1.68 Stb Fwd 3.70 +/-.45 1.44 11.95 +/- 1.77 1.68 4th Port Aft 2.47 +/-.75 1.44 13.34 +/-1.22 1.68 Port Fwd 3.33 +- .80 1.44 13.06 +1.1.21 1.68

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Water Activity 2004 Quarter Location Alpha (pCi/H) Alpha LLD Beta (pCi/i) Beta LLD 1st Stb Aft <LLD 1.61 5.95 +1-1.98 2.57 Stb Fwd <LLD 2.25 6.11 +1-1.38 1.87 2nd Port Aft <LLD 2.25 7.43 +1-1.89 2.66 Port Fwd <LLD 1.73 <LLD 1.91 3rd Stb Aft <LLD 5.03 14.14 +/- 6.16 9.61 Stb Fwd <LLD 7.51 18.69 +/- 4.73 6.42 4th Port Aft <LLD 3.22 4.54 +I-.88 1.14 Port Fwd <LLD 0.98 12.42 +1-2.96 4.12 Friday, March 04, 2005 PageI of I

U.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W.

of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Maritime Administration Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Review and Audit Committee Covering Calendar Year 2003 James River Reserve Fleet Fort Eustis, Virginia December 17, 2003 (Revised, February 2005)

License NS-1 Docket No. 50-238 I ----

N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 Minutes of the Calendar Year 2003 annual meeting of the Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH Review and Audit Committee, held at the James River Reserve Fleet on Wednesday, December 17, 2003. These minutes are arranged in the order shown on the meeting agenda (attached for reference). This document is revised following review and discussion at the CY 2004 Review & Audit Committee meeting (2/22/05).

1. MEMBERS PRESENT:

• Joseph Seelinger*, Committee Chair, MAR-610

• Erhard Koehler

• Mike Bagley*, Fleet Superintendent, JRRF

• John Davis*

• Robert Rohr,

• John Wiegand, MAR-611t

• Steven Holmst, Resident Inspector (NRC)

• Jon Stoukyt (WPI)

• John Bowent (WPI)

It. AGENDA TOPICS See attachment 1 for the agenda and agenda topics.

ItI. WELCOME Mr. Seelinger convened the meeting at 10:15 am. A quorum was present. The meeting was convened for the purpose of discussing those agenda topics within the purview of the members present, and to support the annual reporting requirements to the NRC.

Section 3.6 of the NSS Technical Specifications (TS) requires the Review and Audit Committee to meet at least annually to review and discuss events of the preceding period. The committee last met on February 26, 2003 (to discuss CY 2002), at the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF). The minutes of that meeting were briefly reviewed without comment.

IV. DISCUSSION A. Significant Events of CY 2003:

Mr. Seelinger opened the committee's discussion of significant events following an introduction of all present at the meeting. Mr. Steve Holmes (NRC) presented a brief on his Periodic satisfactory walkover survey report. Mr. Seelinger then turned the meeting over to Mr. Koehler who identified the following significant events:

• denotes members required for quorum.

t Non-members in attendance.

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1. Decommissioning MARAD hired WPI as consultant to support MARAD's decommissioning effort. MARAD also briefed the NRC in a public hearing on September 24, 2003 regarding the agency's intentions toward decommissioning activities of the reactor spaces for free and open use upon completion.

2. Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Isabel struck the James River Reserve Fleet, causing some significant physical damage to the fleet facilities, and the movement of numerous vessels. The SAVANNAH and STURGIS, however, were essentially unaffected, except for the loss of electrical power (noted below).

3. Organization A facility inspection was completed by NRC in the latter part of 2003. Among the areas evaluated was MARAD's organization, which was found satisfactory.

4. Emergencv Preparedness This is the area where there are violations and this will discussed further when presenting the update to Notice Violations.

5. Technical Specification Revisions The committee will be discussing proposed revisions to the Technical Specifications later in the agenda.

B. JRRF Activities:

Bob Rohr noted the following for the record:

1. Hurricane Isabel The onslaught of Hurricane Isabel brought about a power outage at the Reserve Fleet. An emergency generator was brought aboard the SAVANNAH to continue running dehumidification equipment and maintain electrical power to the alarm system until restoration of shore power. The Motorola remote radio alarm system was disabled during this period driving the necessity for two patrols per hour past the vessel. No on-board inspections were conducted.

2. NRC Visit The James River Reserve fleet hosted NRC Commissioner Merrifield, who toured both the NS SAVANNAH and the STURGIS. In addition, NRC conducted a comprehensive facility inspection in the latter half of 2003.

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3. Underwater hull surveys Underwater hull surveys indicate significant hard and soft fouling of the hull; however, the coating system is intact (no change from CY 2001). The most recent survey will be completed later this month (actual completion date was January 12, 2004, credited to CY 2003)-

4. Impressed Current cathodic protection system Service visits were discontinued in 2001 with the installation of a hanging anode system. The hanging system is monitored periodically, and hull potential readings are logged and evaluated monthly. Mr. Rohr will verify that quarterly tests of the fixed system were being conducted as recommended last year.

The installed system is over protecting a portion of the hull due to a faulty reference cell and has been turned off. The quarterly check will be maintained to ensure that the basic system, i.e. power available to components, is ok but a new reference cell is needed to do a functional test of the system. A new cell will be installed at the next drydocking.

5. Tank Soundings No changes in tank soundings have been found (no change from CY 2002).

6. Radiation inspections Radiation inspections including the containment area have been satisfactory, and seals have been changed as required (no change from CY 2002).

7. Security and Surveillance The remote radio alarm system is tested monthly, and has been functioning satisfactorily, except as noted in paragraph 1 above. MARAD executes two (2) patrols per hour and the US Army - FT Eustis conducts two waterborne patrols per day.

8. Radiation Health Physics Contract The CY 2003 Reimbursable Agreement to fund the radiation health physics contract with the U.S. Army is in process.

9. FY 04 funds FY 04 will be allotted to the South Atlantic Region, and purchase orders are being processed routinely, pending resolution of FY 2004 Budget Issues (Continuing Resolution).

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 V. REVIEW OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS In accordance with paragraph 3.6.3 of the TS, the Committee is specifically required to review the following items:

A. Proposed changes to Technical Specifications.

A draft of proposed changes is still in development.

There has been a long-standing desire on the part of the committee membership to review and revise the TS. The committee determined to meet within the next four months to complete a review of the both the current TS (adopted in 1994) and the aborted 1996 revision that was submitted as part of the last license renewal application (1996) . Because that renewal action was made unnecessary by changes to the applicable NRC regulations, the TS changes never went into effect. The committee will prepare a license amendment once the proposed TS revisions are finalized.

The contemplated scope of the revision will include the composition of the R&A Committee and its quorum requirements, the scope of radiation surveys, and other ancillary changes due to the cessation of public visitation to the vessel.

B. Proposed changes or modifications to the vessel's controlled radiation area entry alarm system or containment system.

No changes were proposed or implemented during CY 2003.

C. Substantive changes to radiation surveys or security surveillance procedures.

1. Radiation Surveys No changes to the radiation survey protocols were made during CY 03.

2. Security Surveillance Procedures Routine security surveillance continued throughout CY 2003, and was augmented by the following measures:

i. A fixed camera surveillance of the ship's starboard side was installed on shore. The camera monitors the principal access point to the ship 24/7.

ii. The frequency of JRRF waterborne fleet patrols have been increased to 24/7 coverage. An affirmative check and log of NSS is made hourly.

iii. U.S. Army, Fort Eustis has instituted a waterborne patrol of the James River 2 times per day (times vary). This patrol may be dependent on the national terrorist threat level.

D. Reported violations of Technical Specifications No new TS violations were cited during the reporting period.

The NRC cited violations of TS sections 3.1 and 3.7.6 on 4 Revised, February 2005

N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 February 15, 2001. MARAD responded by letter dated March 15, 2001. One violation (of TS 3.7.6) has been corrected, and the other (of TS 3.1) remains in progress.

1. TS 3.1 Violation Update.

Our efforts to provide a radiological response team have been hampered by a general lack of waterborne response capability.

We sent letters and had folow-up meetings with Dominion Power (Surry Plant), Newport News Industrial (Commercial Nuclear Industrial Support) and Jefferson Laboratories (USDOE, National Accelerator Facility). Dominion Power's response was less than enthusiastic. Newport News Industrial felt hampered by contract commitments with Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 08). Jefferson Labs is believed to offer the best opportunity to provide health physics coverage because they have the local capability, with a similar response requirement. As a government agency, MARAD can obtain these services from Jeff Labs through an interagency agreement and/or Reimbursable Agreement.

The SERAT effort focuses on the first visit to the ship following an emergency and debriefing of the survey team.

Steve Holmes (NRC) made two comments regarding this discussion. 1) Should the NRC respond to an incident, it would be in an oversight capacity, not execution. 2) MARAD would have to turn to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for additional outside government assistance. The discussion went on to note that the actual technical violation deals with having a HP (Health Physics) on call and capable of responding within 2-hours of an incident. The current Heath Physics contractor (J. Davis, General Health Physics) cannot meet the time requirement.

MARAD, through WPI, executed procurement actions for outfitting equipment and radiological monitoring devices to support the proposed emergency radiological assistance team.

This equipment will be stowed in lockers ashore at the Reserve Fleet Facilities. An additional set of equipment will be stowed aboard the vessel.

E. License Event Reports No LER's were noted during the reporting period.

F. Annual reports to the NRC The CY 2002 annual report was submitted to the NRC on March 22, 2001. Mr. Koehler will submit the CY 2003 full annual report, which includes the radiological survey, decommissioning funding statement, and the minutes of this meeting to the NRC on or about March 1, 2004.

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 VI. OTHER TOPICS A. Security Issues MARAD continued to monitor the NRC watch list as required.

Security enhancements are noted in paragraph II.3.b.

B. Decommissioning and Decommissioning Funding

1. Decommissioning MARAD, specifically MAR-610 hired WPI to act as a nuclear services consultant, with an objective to review and update the existing circa 1975 decommissioning plans, and to complete a waste characterization study. MARAD's efforts will continue to focus on disposal via Barnwell.

The representatives from WPI then proceeded to brief the committee on the decommissioning. Mr. Stouky started off by noting that this should not be a difficult decommissioning, given the reactor history.

The cost estimates will probably run in the $40M to

$50M range compared to $500M for an electrical power industry reactor decommissioning. The unique difference is that this reactor is mobile. There is a requirement to do a series of studies in order to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment, because the reactor is mobile.

Mr. John Bowen then briefly discussed the decommissioning process and the steps required. This discussion addressed the need for a LICENSE Amendment, because the existing license prohibits decommissioning of the reactor.

Mr. Koehler noted that he had hoped to present the proposed amendment during this meeting for approval, but it is not ready. Efforts to clear the NOV (Notice of Violation) needed to be completed before we can address the LICENSE Amendment. Steve Holmes commented that a simple, straight forward, Technical Specification Amendment should be submitted as soon as it is ready.

2. Funding Three major evolutions require funding in the FY 2004; routine husbanding and licensing support; dry-docking; and decommissioning.

Funding for husbanding and license support is absorbed within the MARAD NDRF account. These funds are sourced from the National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF), a DOD appropriation. Funds were available early in FY 2004.

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 drydocking in 2004. Based on the ship's good hull condition, and the possibility that dry-docking will be required as part of the decommissioning industrial effort, MARAD has determined to defer the dry-docking.

Should MARAD's decommissioning effort fail then we will need to revisit drydocking at the 15-year interval and plan accordingly.

Both the Department of Transportation and OMB supported decommissioning funding for FY 2005. DOT directed that MARAD use a multi-year decommissioning approach, with funds provided from MARAD's Ship Disposal account.

MARAD will seek reprogramming authority to provide additional funds in FY 2004 to continue decommissioning activities.

3. Independent Oversight Committee WPI recommended the creation of an independent oversight committee for the duration of the decommissioning process. This independent committee would include personnel internal and external to the Maritime Administration. The purpose of the committee would be to meet quarterly during critical periods of the decommissioning for decision making purposes. Mr.

Holmes recommended that this committee might consider providing Quality Assurance auditing capabilities or at a minimum provide outside feedback to proposed decision making. The members of the committee, as a whole, would have not any vested interest in the project when communicating with the public. Usually this will be a fluid body that changes make-up as the project progresses through the various phases of the decommissioning. The group would operate on a technical basis only, providing outside decommissioning expertise based on individual past experiences.

"Another set of eyes". Nuns Jain suggested that this might be a technical advisory group to the audit and review committee.

4. Disposal Status Mr. John Stouky provided an overview of the Reactor Vessel disposal status at Barnwell, SC. The overview included a basic discussion with the Compact Commission.

C. Other The following items were discussed:

NRC Inspection Report: NRC's inspection report was presented by Steve Holmes of the NRC. With regard to the documents that the committee operates under, reference was made to the Port Operating Plan. Copies were available to all in attendance.

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N/S SAVANNAH Review & Audit Committee CY 2003 Annual Meeting December 17, 2003 response capability does exist, and can serve the purpose of the Port Operating Plan for fire or security issues. This will provide a "warm and fuzzy" Technical Specification Revision (see III.1): An interim R&A Committee meeting will be called in early summer. Discussion followed regarding future committee make-up.

Public Inquiries: It was noted there are at least three (3) recent inquiries regarding potential acquisition or use of the ship.

1. Action Items There are two action items left over from the last annual meeting. 1) A summer meeting to review the Tech. Spec.; and 2) Topside assessment and condition survey of the N/S SAVANNAH. The Survey has been carried forward for action by the James River Reserve Fleet. The Tech Spec review is carried forward for action by the Technical Director.

SAR discussion points included procedures unique to the SAVANNAH, the status of contingency plans and emergency response plans, and the possibility of conducting response drills with Fort Eustis. The committee will address these points at the interim meeting, as all points are related to the TS and responsibility is related to committee membership and oversight. SAR raised questions regarding terrorist threat issues impact on the community.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 pm in celebration of Joe Seelinger's pending retirement from government service. The committee presented Mr. Seelinger with an engraved piece of the ship's teak caprail, in recognition of his contributions to the SAVANNAH program, including his service onboard the vessel as a licensed Reactor Operator in 1964/65.

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