ML17250A954

Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Jan-June 1989. W/890828 Ltr

ML17250A954
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	06/30/1989
From:	MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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,ACCZEZMTZO 31BUTIONDEMONSTRTIONSYrrEXREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:8909060292 DOC.DATE:

89/06/30NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

"Semiannual Radioactive EffluentReleaseRept."W/890828ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE48DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.36a(a)(2)

Semiannual EffluentReleaseReportsNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

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Subject:

Semiannual Radioactive EffluentReleaseReportR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearSirs:

ThisSemiannual Radioactive EffluentReleaseReportisbeingsubmitted inaccordance withtherequirements ofTechnical Specification Section6.9.1.4.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.ecy85'09060292 890630FoeeDOCKoa0002~Z g~~l Copiesto:Mr.WilliamT.RussellRegionalAdministrator U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Region1475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PAl9406ResidentNRCInspector GinnaStationMs.DonnaRossNewYorkStateEnergyOfficeEmpireStatePlazaAlbany,NYl2223AmericanNuclearInsurersMAELUTheExchangeSuite245270Farmington AvenueFarmington, CT06032ATTN:WinthropHayesCentralRecords,GinnaStationCategory2.22.2

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SEMIANNUAL RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTRELEASEREPORTR.E.GINNANUCLEARPLANTROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICDOCKETNO.50-244 II TABLEOFCONTENTS

2.0 SUPPLEMENTAL

INFORMATION 2.1REGULATORY LIMITS2.2MAXIMUMPERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS 2.3RELEASERATELIMITS2.4MEASUREMENTS ANDAPPROXIMATIONS OFTOTALRADIOACTIVITY 2.5BATCHRELEASES2.6ABNORMALRELEASES3.0SUMMARYOFGASEOUSRADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS

4.0 SUMMARYOFLIQUIDRADIOACTIVE

EFFLUENTS 5.0SOLIDWASTE6.0LOWERLIMITOFDETECTION

7.0 RADIOLOGICAL

IMPACT8.0METEOROLOGICAL DATA9'LANDUSECENSUSCHANGES10.0ANNUALTABULATION OFPERSONNEL EXPOSURE11.0LEAKTESTOFSEALEDSOURCES12.0CHANGESTOTHEOFFSITEDOSECALCULATION MANUAL13.0CHANGESTOTHEPROCESSCONTROLPROGRAM14.0MAJORCHANGESTORADWASTETREATMENT SYSTEMS

LISTOFTABLESTablelAGaseousEffluents

-GaseousSummation ofallReleasesTableTableTableTableTable1BGaseousEffluents

-Continuous andBatchReleases2ALiquidEffluents

-Summation ofallReleases2BLiquidEffluents

-Continuous andBatchReleases3SolidWasteandIrradiated FuelShipments 4ReleasePermitsNotMeetingLLDRequirements

1.0INTRODUCTION

ThisSemiannual Radioactive EffluentReleaseReportisforRochester GasandElectricCorporation's R.E.Ginnaplantandissubmitted inaccordance withtherequire-mentsofTechnical Specification Section6.9.1.4.ThereportcoverstheperiodfromJanuary1,1989throughJune30,'1989.Thisreportincludesasummaryofthequantities ofradioactive gaseousandliquideffluents andsolidwastereleasedfromtheplantpresented intheformatoutlinedinAppendixBofRegulatory Guide1.21,Revision1,June1974.Allgaseousandliquideffluents discharged duringthisreporting periodwereincompliance withthelimitsoftheR.E.GinnaTechnical Specifications.

2.02.1SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ReulatorLimitsTheTechnical Specification limitsapplicable toreleaseofradioactive materialinliquidandgaseouseffluents are:2.1.1FissionandActivation GasesTheinstantaneous doserate,ascalculated intheODCM,duetonoblegasesreleasedingaseouseffluents fromthesiteshallbelimitedtoareleaseratewhichwouldyield<500mrem/yrtothetotalbodyand<3000mrem/yrtotheskinifallowedtocontinueforafullyear.Theairdose,ascalculated intheODCM,duetonoblegasesreleasedingaseouseffluents fromthesiteshallbelimitedtothefollowing:

(i)Duringanycalendarquarterto<10mradforgammaradiation andto<20mradforbetaradiation.

2'~2Radioiodine TritiumandParticulates Theinstantaneous doserate,ascalculated intheODCMgduetoradioactive materials releasedingaseouseffluents fromthesiteasradioiodines, radioactive materials inparticulate form,and.radionuclides otherthannoblegaseswithhalf-lives greaterthan8daysshallbelimitedtoareleaseratewhichwouldyield<1500mrem/yrtoanyorganifallowedtocontinueforafullyear.

tIil 2Thedosetoanindividual, ascalculated intheODCM,fromradioiodine, radioactive materials inparticulate formandradionuclides otherthannoblegaseswithhalf-lives greaterthaneightdaysreleasedwithgaseouseffluents fromthesiteshallbelimitedtothefollowing:

(i)Duringanycalendarquarterto<7.5mremtoanyorgan.(ii)Duringanycalendaryearto<15mremtoanyorgan.LiidEffluents Thereleaseofradioactive liquideffluents shallbesuchthattheconcentration inthecirculating waterdischarge doesnotexceedthelimitsspecified inaccordance withAppendixB,TableII,Column2andnotestheretoof10CFR20.Fordissolved orentrained noblegasesthetotalactivityduetodissolved orentrained'oble gasesshallnotexceed2E-04uCi/ml.Thedoseordosecommitment.

toanindividual ascalcu-latedintheODCMfromradioactive materials inliquideffluents releasedtounrestricted areasshallbelimited:2.2(i)Duringanycalendarquarterto<1.5mremtothetotalbodyandto<5mremtoanyorgan,and(ii)Duringanycalendaryearto<3mremtothetotalbodyandto<10mremtoanyorgan.MaximumPermissible Concentrations MPC2.2.12Forgaseouseffluents, maximumpermissible concentrations arenotdirectlyusedinreleaseratecalculations sincetheapplicable limitsarestatedintermsofdoserateattheunrestricted areaboundary.

Forliquideffluents, themaximumpermissible concen-trationvaluesspecified in10CFR20,AppendixB,TableII,column2areusedtocalculate releaseratesandpermissible concentrations attheunrestricted areaboundary.

Avalueof2E-04uCi/mlisusedastheMPCfordissolved andentrained noblegasesinliquideffluents.

n,k4 2'ReleaseRateLimits2.4Thereleaseratelimitsforfissionandactivation gasesfromtheR.G.&EGinnaplantarenotbasedontheaverageenergyoftheradionuclide mixtureingaseouseffluents; therefore, thisvalueisnotapplicable.

However,theaverageenergyoftheradionuclide mixturewas0.448Mev.Measurements andAroximations ofTotalRadioactivit Gammaspectroscopy wastheprimaryanalysismethodusedtodetermine theradionuclide composition andconcen-trationofgaseousandliquideffluents.

Composite sampleswereanalyzedforSr-89,Sr-90andFe-55byacontractlaboratory.

Tritiumandalphaanalysisweredoneusingliquidscintillation andgasflowproportional countingrespectively.

Thetotalradioactivity ineffluentreleasesweredeter-minedfromthemeasuredconcentration ofeachradio-nuclidepresentingraborcomposite samplesandthetotalvolumeofeffluents released.

2.5BatchReleases2.5.1~Liuid1~2~3~4~5~6~Numberofbatchrelease:Totaltimeperiodforbatchreleases:

Maximumtimeperiodforabatchrelease:Averagetimeperiodforbatchreleases:

Minimumtimeperiodforabatchrelease:Averagestreamflow(LPM)duringperiodsreleaseeffluentintoaflowingstream:5'3E+025.78E+044.96E+031.15E+021.1E+Olof9.05E+052.5.2Gaseous1~2~3~4~5~Numberofbatchreleases:

Totaltimeperiodforbatchreleases:

Maximumtimeperiodforabatchrelease:Averagetimeperiodforbatchreleases:

Minimumtimeperiodforabatchrelease:l.1E+015.18E+03min7.26E+02min4.71E+02min 2.31E+02min2~6AbnormalReleasesTherewerenoabnormalreleasesofliquidorgaseouseffluents duringthereporting period.

yL~dkIV 3.04.0SUMMARYOFGASEOUSRADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS Thequantities ofradioactive materialreleasedingaseouseffluents aresummarized inTables1Aand1B.Theeffluentreleaseheightsofthemajorityofreleaseswereconsidered tobeelevated.

GaseouseffluenttotalsnowincludeC-14releasequantities.

SUMMARYOFLIQUIDRADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS Thequantities ofradioactive materialreleasedinliquideffluents aresummarized inTables2Aand2B.5.06'SOLIDWASTESThequantities ofradioactive materialreleasedinshipments ofsolidwastetransported fromthesiteduringthereporting periodaresummarized inTable3.Principal nuclidesweredetermined bygammaspectroscopy andnon-gamma emitterswerecalculated fromscalingfactorsdetermined byanindependent laboratory fromrepresentative samplesofthatwastetype.LOWERLIMITOFDETECTION NOTMETTherewere26liquidreleasesforwhich1ormoregammaemittingradionuclide didnotmeettherequiredlowerlimitfordetection.

ThesearelistedbyreleasenumberinTable4.7.08~09.010.0RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTAnassessment ofdosestothemaximally exposedindivi-dualfromgaseousandliquideffluents willbeperformed andreportedintheJuly-December, 1989Semi-Annual Reportfortheyearof1989.METEOROLOGICAL DATANotapplicable forthisreport.LANDUSECHANGESNotapplicable forthisreport.ANNUALTABULATION OFPERSONNEL EXPOSUREThisdatawillbeinthereportissuedforJuly-December, 1989.

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LEAKTESTOFSEALEDSOURCESNosealedsourceswerefoundtobeleakingwhensmearedbybothwetanddrysmears.CHANGESTOTHEOFFSITEDOSECALCULATION MANUAL(ODCM)Minortypographical andwordingchangesasaresultofaperiodicreviewweremadetotheprocedural documen-tationoftheODCM.Someofthetableswerealsoreplacedtoimprovelegibility.

Thesechangesweremadetoimprovereadability andlegibility.

Thechangesdonotaffecttheaccuracyorreliability ofthedosecalculations orsetpointdeterminations.

Theprocedure changewasreviewedbyPORCandapprovedon3/8/89.CHANGESTOTHEPROCESSCONTROLPROGRAM(PCP)Theprocedure documenting theProcessControlProgramwaschangedtoincludetheTechnical Specification reporting requirements totheprocedure.

Thischangedoesnotaffectanyofthewasteprocessing methods.Theprocedure wasreviewbyPORCandapprovedon6/28/89.MAJORCHANGESTORADNASTETREATMENT SYSTEMSTherewerenomajorchangestotheRadwasteTreatment Systemsduringthereporting period.

Table1AEFFZVENTANDWASTEDISPOSALSZ2KEANNVAL REPORTGASEOUSEFFLUENTS

-SUMMATION OFALLRELEASESJanuary-June,1989Unit)Quarter)Quarter)Est.Total)Error0A.Fission&activation gases1.Totalrelease2.AveraereleaserateforeriodCi1.51E+Ol5.21E+007.0E+00uCisec1.94E+006.55E-Ol3.Percentoftechnical secification limit%3.08E-046.18E-05B.Iodines1.Totaliodine-131 2.AveraereleaserateforeriodCi2.29E-042.25E-054.3E+01uCisec2.95E-052.83E-063.Percentoftechnical secification limit46.47E-026.22E-03C.Particulates 1.Particulates withhalf-lives

>8das2.AveraereleaserateforeriodCi5.00E-017.68E-013.0E+01uCisec6.43E-029.66E-023.Percentoftechnical secification limit43.42E-065.14E-064.Grossalharadioactivit D.Tritiumci2.24E-06Ci1.43E+013.16E+013.2E+001.Totalrelease2.AveraereleaserateforerioduCisec1.84E+003.98E+003.Percentoftechnical secification limit02.16E-044.68E-04 C4*4 Table1BEFEXZH2lT ANDHASTEDISPOSALSEMIANKJAL REPORTGASEOUSEFFLUENTS

-EZZVATEDRELEASEJanuary-June,1989NuclidesReleased1.Fissiongaseskton-85kton-85mkton-87kton-88xenon-133 xenon-135 xenon-135m xenon-138 Otherssecifxenon-131m xenon-133m aron-41Totalforeriod2.Iodinesiodine-131 iodine-133 iodine-135 Totalforeriod3.Particulates strontium-89 strontium-90 cesium-134 cesium-137 barium-lanthanum-140 Otherssecifcarbon-14 CONTINUOUS MODEBATCHMODEUnituarterarteruarterarterCiCi3.66E-028.69E-03Ci7.48E-021.25E-02Ci9.25E-022.00E-02Ci6.06E+002.77E+002.26E+00Ci4.74E+002.08E+005.50E-03Ci8.81E-011.15E-OlCi3.05E-013.89E-02CiCi1.14E-012.19E-029.69E-04Ci6.94E-033.18E-033.25E-02Ci5.35E-Ol1.40E-OlCi1.28E+Ol5.21E+002.30E+00Ci3.45E-051.72E-05Ci1.94E-045.31E-06CiCi2.29E-042.25E-05CiCiCiCi3.63E-063.24E-06CiCiCi5.00E-Ol7.68E-014.50E-Ol5.40E-01cobalt-58 Ci2.18E-05cobalt-60 unidentified Ci3.99E-05Ci5.42E-062.10E-04Note:Isotopesforwhichnovalueisgivenwerenotidentified inapplicable releases.

• Samplesentoutforanalysisbutresultsnotyetreceived.

Dataforidentified isotopeswillbeincludedwithnextsemi-annual reportforJuly-December, 1989.

AI Table2AEFEIDENTANDMSTEDISH3EBLLIQUIDEPPIIJ12lTS

-SUMMATION OFALLR1K2WBESJanuary-June,1989JUnit(Quarter]Quarter/Est.Total]

A.Fissionandactivation products)1.Totalrelease(notincluding tritium,asesalha(2.Averagedilutedconcentration duriod3.PercentofalicablelimitCi2.25E-024.25E-021.1E+01IIIuCiml1.80E-103.83E-102.38E-025.31E-03B.Tritium1.TotalreleaseCi1.82E+021.72E+023.2E+00(2.Averagedilutedconcentration duricd3.PercentofalicablelimitC.Dissolved andentrained gases1.Totalrelease]2.Averagedilutedconcentration duriod3.PercentofalicablelimitD.Grossalpharadioactivity 1.TotalreleaseIIIIuCiml1.48E-061.55E-064.93E-025.17E-02Ci1.67E-04IIIuCiml1.34E-121.34E-06Ci3.0E+01E.Volumeofwastereleasedriortodilutionliters3.05E+072.63E+075.0E+00F.Volumeofdilutionwateruseddur'odliters1.25E+ll1.11E+115.0E+00

~I4\s<*Xy Table2BEFFLUENTANDWASTEDISPOSALSEMIANNUAL REPORTLIQUIDEFFLUENTS January-June,1989CONTINUOUS MODEBATCHMODENuclidesReleasedstrontium-89 strontium-90 cesium-134 cesium-137 iodine-131 cobalt-58 cobalt-60 iron-59Ci2.53E-062.02E-041.33E-03Ci2.81E-041.20E-042.43E-035.03E-03Ci8.82E-065.35E-055.94E-032.38E-03Ci5.05E-056.39E-051.40E-046.50E-03CiCi5.05E-071.92E-042.34E-03Unituarteruarteruarteruarter1212Ci3.62E-05cizinc-65mananese-54chromium-51 zirconium-niobium-95 molbdenum-99 technetium-99m barium-lanthanum-140 cerium-141 Othersecifsilver-110m CiCiCiCiCiCiCiCiCi9.29E-095.42E-072.43E-041.70E-066.25E-067.36E-061.18E-042.36E-055.80E-053.34E-061.79E-059.50E-061.44E-043.45E-054.95E-04antimon-124antimon-125iodine-133 iodine-135 unidentified C1C12.40E-082.08E-051.17E-025.35E-055.15E-065.94E-03Ci4.16E-058.89E-058.53E-034.08E-03Ci5.19E-052.20E-064.49E-031.69E-03C1TotalforeriodaboveCi4.70E-043.85E-042.20E-024.21E-02xenon-133 xenon-135 CiCi1.67E-04NOTE:Isotopesforwhichnovalueisgivenwerenot,identified inapplicable releases.

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Table3EFFLUENTANDWASTEDISPOSALSEMIANNUAL REPORTA.SOLIDWASTEANDIRRADIATED SOLIDWASTESHIPPEDOFFSITEFORBURIALfuel)FUELSHIPMENTS ORDISPOSAL(Notirradiated l.Teofwaste(a.Spent.resins,filtersludges,evaoratorbottomsetc.[b.Drycompressible waste,con-taminated euietc.)c.Irradiated components, controlrodsetc.(d.Other(describe)

UnitmCimCimCimCi6-month(Est.TotalPeriodError3.41E+00i 2E+003.22E+015E+009.15E+Oli 2E+001.06E+Ol5E+002.Estimateofmajornuclidecomposition (bytypeofwaste)a.Co-60Cs-137Fe-55Ni-63Cs-134Mn-54Co-58H-3Sb-125b.Fe-55Ni-63Co-60Co-58Sr-90C-14Cs-1373.7E+012.5E+011.1E+Ol1.0E+Ol5.9E+003.0E+002.4E+001~6E+001.3E+003.9E+013.3E+011.6E+Ol6.0E+002.0E+002.0E+001.0E+003.SolidWasteDisposition NumberofShimentsModeofTransortationDestination 50HighwayVehicleBarnwell, SCB.IRRADIATED FUELSHIPMENTS (Disposition)

NumberofShimentsModeofTransortationDestination NONE13

~I Table4RELEASEPERMITSNOTMEETINGLLDREQUIREMENTS No.DateIsotoesCause240241243287288306307336341347375376378379382413417462464466,495507512514518522I13/29/8913/29/8913/29/89I4/15/89I4/15/89(4/23/89(4/23/8915/4/89I5/5/89I5/8/89I5/19/89I5/19/89I5/19/89II5/20/89I5/20/89I(5/29/89(5/30/89I6/17/89I6/17/89I6/17/8916/23/89(6/26/8916/27/89(6/27/89(6/28/8916/29/89I(Fe-59,(Fe-59,ICe-141(Fe-59,(Ce-141(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Cs-134IFe-59,(Fe-59,(Mn-54,II-131(Cs-134(Mn-54,Cs-13IFe-59,(Cs-134IFe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Zn-65(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,(Fe-59,Zn-65,Ce-141Zn-65,Ce-141Zn-65,Ce-141Ce-141Ce-141Zn-65,Zn-65,Zn-65Zn-65,Cs-134,Ce-141Zn-65,Ce-141Co-60,Zn-65,Cs-134,Ce-141Fe-59,Zn-65,Cs-134,Ce-141,Fe-59,Co-60,Zn-65,I-131,4,Cs-137Zn-65,Cs-134Ce-141,Ce-144Ce-141Zn-65,Zn-65Zn-65,Zn-65Zn-65,Zn-65Zn-65,Zn-65Cs-134Cs-134,Ce-141a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~'a~a0a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~'a~a~a~a.Activityfromotherisotopescausedanincreased background resulting intheLLDcalculation exceeding 5E-07uCi/mlforthelistedisotopes.

Thehigherthannormaloccurrences ofexceeding LLDrequirements wereduetothefollowing:

Duetothe10YearISIprogram,thereactorcavitywasfloodedfor21daysinsteadofthenormal7days.Thissignificantly increased theamountofliquidwastewaterwhichrequiredprocessing.

2~Theincreased quantityofwastewaterrequiredtheuseoftherecycleevaporator toprocesswastewater.Thisevapora-torsystemisnotasefficient asthewasteevaporator systemwhichresultedinanincreased concentration ofcontaminants inthereleases.

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