ML20132A704

Forwards Info Requested in NRC Re Util Request to Expand Spent Fuel Storage Capacity.Proposed Amend to OL DPR-45 Re Possession & Use Limits,Proposed Tech Spec for Leak Testing & Revised Safeguards Rept for Operations Encl

ML20132A704
Person / Time
Site:	La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date:	08/06/1979
From:	Linder F DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TASK-09-01, TASK-9-1, TASK-RR LAC-6440, NUDOCS 7908200334
Download: ML20132A704 (8)

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O D.4CYLtND POWER COOPERATIVE Se G,en,. QYuc,mL, 34601 August 6, 1979 In reply, please refer to LAC-6440 i DOCKET NO. 50-409 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cosuaission Washington, D. C. 20555

SUBJECT:

DAIRYLAND FOWER COOPERATIVE LA CROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR (LACBWR)

PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-45 APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT '1V LICENSE

References:

(1) DPC Letter, Madgett to Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, LAC-5266, dated April 20, 1978.

(2) NRC Letter, Ziemann to Madgett, dated January 24, 1975.

(3) DPC Letter, Madgett to Miller, LAC-5327, dated May 30, 1978.

Gentlemen:

In conjunction with our request to amend Provisional Operating License No. DPR-45 for increased storage capacity of LActMR irradiated fuel, our letter (Reference 1) notified you of our re-quest to also ar.end the existing license limitations of Section 2.D(2) with regard to receipt, possession and use of Uranium-235.

In that regard, this submittal contains the specific information prescribed in Reference 2 for modification of the subject license to a more generalized possession format relative to Special Nuclear Material, including U-235 as reactor fuel; Byproduct Material and Source Material. It is requested that the subject license be amended to conform with the general possession format. Accordingly, the following information is enclosed:

1. A proposed amendment to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-45, Section 2.B, conditions relating to possession aad use limits (Enclosure 1 - line in right-hand border denotes proposed conditions) .

2. Proposed Technical Specification (4/5.2.20) and bases for leak testing and surveillance of sealed sources (Enclosure 2).

3. A revision to the LACBWR FSAR, Safeguards Report for Operatir.g Authorization (ACNP-65544), as Appendix G and containing the information described in Regulatory _

Guide 1.70.3 (Enclosure 3) .

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Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation LAC-6440 Washington, D. C. 20555 August 6, 1979 A fee of S12,300 has already been paid for the license amendment i application for the modification of the spent fuel storage pool as submitted under references Nos. I and 3. Therefore we have determined that no fee is required.

Should there be any questions concerning this submittal, please contact us.

Very truly yours, DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE

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Enclosure 1 (1) Pursuant to Section 104b of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50 -

" Licensing of Production and Utilize' ion Facilities",

to possess, use, and operate the Qcility at the location designated in the application in accordance with the pro-cedures and limitations described in the application and in this licenser (2) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (3) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (4) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR part 30, to receive, possess and use at any time: (a) 100 millicuries each of any byproduct material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated radioactively contaminated apparatus and (b) up to 10 curies of Cesium-137 in the form of a sealed source for instrument calibration; (5) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 40 and 70, to receive, possess and use at any time 100 milligrams each of any source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated rcdio-actively contaminated apparatus.

(6) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 70, to receive, possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear naterials as may be produced by operation of the facility.

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PLANT SYSTEMS 4/5.2.20 SEALED SOURCE CONTAMINATION LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 4.2.20 Each sealed source containing radioactive material either in excess of 100 microcuries of beta and/or gamma emitting materials or 5 microcuries of alpha emitting material, shall be free of >

0.005 microcuries of removable contamination.

APPLICABILITY: At all times.

ACTION:

a. Each sealed source with removable contamination in excess of the above limits shall be immediately with-drawn from use and:

1. Either decontaminated and repaired, or

2. Disposed of in accordance with Commission F.egulations.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 5.2.20.1 Test Requirements - Each sealed source shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination by

a. The licensee, or

b. Other persons specifically authorized by the Commission or an Agreement State.

The test method shall have a detection sensitivity of at least 0.005 microcuries per test sample.

5.2.20.2 Test Frequencies - Each category of sealed sources (ex-cluding startup sources and fission detectors previously subjected to core flux) shall be tested at the frequency described below.

a. Sources in use - At least once per six months for all sealed sources containing radioactive materials; LACDWR i

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PLANT SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued)

1. With a half-life greater than 30 days (excluding Hydrogen 3), and

2. In any form other than gas.

b. Stored sources not in use - Each sealed source and fission detector shall be tested prior to use or transfer to  ;

another licensee unless tested within the previous six <

i months. Sealed sources transferred without a certificate '

indicating the last test date shall be tested prior to being placed into use.

c. Startup sources and fission detectors - Each sealed startup source and fission detector shall be tested within 31 days prior to being subjected to core flux or installed in the core and following repair or mainten-ance to the source.

5.2.20.3 Reports - A report shall be prepared and submitted to the Commission on an annual basis if sealed source leakage tests reveal the presence of 3,0.005 microcuries of removable contamin-ation.

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! PLANT SYSTEMS BASES 4/5.2.20 SEALED SOURCE CONTAMINATION The limitations on sealed source removable contamination

ensure that the total body or individual organ irradiation does not exceed allowable limits in the event of ingestion or inhal-ation of the probable leakage from the source material. The limitations on removable contamination for sources requiring leak i

testing, including alpha emitters, is based on 10 CFR 70.39 (c) l limits for plutonium. Quantities of interest to this specifica-1 tion which are exempt from the leakage testing are consistent with the criteria of 10 CFR Parts 30.11-20 and 70-19. Leakage of sources excluded from the requirements of this specification is not likely to represent more than one maximum permissible body burden for total body irradiation if the source material is inhaled or ingested.

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APPENDIX G. Enclosure 3 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SAFETY G.1 MATERIALS SAFETY PROGRAM The LACBWR radioactive source control program was established to p; omote the safe handling and use of radiation sources. The program dcecribes accountability and recordkeeping practices. The respons-Ibilities of key personnel are outlined botn here and in various plant procedures. Precedures are available which describe source leak testing, receipt of radioactive material, and source control practices. These procedures supplement the radiation source control program which is described below.

A designated source controller is responsible for assuring that all registrable source records are properly maintained. These records include receipt, registration, inventory, leak tests, shipping, and dispense records. Leak tests and physical inventories are conducted every six (6) months. Additionally, designated source custodians are responsible for the daily handling and storage of sources.

All registrable sources are stored in a safe and orderly fashion.

Storage areas are clearly designated with proper radiation warning signs. Sources requiring a locked and/or shielded storage location are determined on a case-by-case basis.

The LACBWR procedures existing as part of the source control program are listed below:

HSP-01.1, " Radiation Source Control".

HSP-02.2, " Wipe Test of Sealed Sources".

i HSP-02.9, " Calibration of Portable Radiation Survey Instruments".

ACP-08.4, " Receiving Inspection - Radioactive Material".

ACP-21.1, "LACBWR Training Responsibilities.

These procedures cover such topics as source handling precautions and training subjects pertaining to the source control program.

The safe storage and handling program features of fuel assemblies containing special nuclear material and other irradiated core com-ponents bearing byproduct material is described in detail in Section l 5.2.11, Fuel and Control Rod Handling System. The facilities and equipment associated with the storage and handling of these components is also addressed in Section 5.2.11.

G.2 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT l All work with radioactive sources (e.g. dilution, preparation, and evaporating procedures) is performed in the chemistry laboratory.

A ventilated hood equipped with a HEPA filter is located within the laboratory. All air in the chemistry laboratory is exhausted through I

this hood and is continuously monitored by a local air monitor l located downstream of the filter.

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G.3 PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES The Health and Safety Department is responsible for the handling and monitoring of all radioactive sources at LACBWR. The employees of this department have completed the Nuclear Navy Program and/or have received a college degree in Health Physics or a related science. Health and Safety Department personnel must also meet certain minimum requirements as determined by LACBWR management.

Health and Safety Department personnel are trained annually in various Health Physics subjects. Employees are trained in source care, handling, and other pertinent techniques.

The Operations Department is responsible for the physical movement and transfer of LACBWR core components bearing special nuclear material, and byproduct material. Operations personnel directly associated with the handling of these materials are licensed Senior Reactor Operators, licensed Reactor Operators or Operator Trainees.

Core component maneuvers are directly supervised by an individual licensed as a Senior Reactor Operator. Operations personnel re-ceive training annually in radiation protection practices including the use of personnel metering and monitoring instruments, applicable radiation limits, contanination and radiation control. Summary pre-cedures involving core component handling and transfer are prcvided in Section 5.2.11, Fuel and Control Rod Handling, and Section 13. 3. 5, Refueling Procedures. The Operating Manual procedures and Special Procedures which detail the necessary steps for safe transfer and handling of core component, contain the necessary prerequisites, precautions and requirements needed when handling radioactive mater-ial. Included are the requirements for adequate shielding, critical-ity and radiation monitoring, appropriate clothing, etc.

l G.4 REQUIRED MATERIALS The only byproduct material bearing source in excess of 100 milli-curies is a sealed source used for instrument calibrations containing lu curies of Cs-137.

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