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Nine Mile Point Unit 1 - Letter Regarding the 11/29/1976 Federal Register Notice Amending 10 CFR 20.103, 20.104 and 20.405
ML17037B617
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 07/29/1977
From: Lear G
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Rhode G K
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
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DocketNo.50-220JUL28197$NiagaramohawkPowerCorporationATTN:Nr.GeraldK.RhodeVicePresident-Engineering300ErieBoulevardRestSyracuse,HewYork13202DistributionocketORB83LocalPDRNRCPDRGLearCParrishSNowickiGZwetzigAttorney,OELDOI&E(3)DEisenhutTBAbernathyJRBuchananACRS(16)Gentlemen:RE:NINENILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONUNITNO.1OnNovember29,1976,theCommissionpublishedintheFederalRegister,(copyenclosed)anamendedSection20.103of10CFR20,whichbecameeffectiveonDecember29,1976.Oneeffectofthisrevisionisthatinordertoreceivecreditforlimitingtheinhalationofairborneradioactivematerial,respiratoryprotectiveequipmentmustbeusedasstipulatedinRegulatoryGuide8.15.AnotherrequirementoftheamendedregulationisthatlicenseesauthorizedtomakeallowanceforuseofrespiratoryprotectiveequipmentpriortoDecember29,1976,mustbringtheuseoftheirrespiratoryprotectiveequipmentintoconformancewithRegulatoryGuide8.15byDecember29,1977.BecausetherespiratoryprotectiveprogramdescribedinSection6.12ofyourfacilityTechnicalSpecificationsdiffersfromthatstipulatedinRegulatoryGuide8.15,theeffectofthischangeintheregulationsistorequireamendmentofyourTechnicalSpecifications.InviewoftheprovisionsofSection6.11ofyourTechnicalSpecifications,whichrequireconformancewith10CtR20,thefactthatSection20.103nolongerrequiresspecificauthorizationtoemiployrespiratoryprotectiveequipment,,andtherevocationprovisionsofsubsection6.12.3,weconcludethatthenecessaryamendmenttoyourfacility'sTechnicalSpecificationscanbeeffectedbymerelydeletingSection6.12.'ccordingly,thisistoadviseyouthatpursuantto10CFR20.103(c)and(f),ifyoudesiretoreceivecreditforuseofrespiratoryprotectiveequipmentatyourfacilityafterOecember28,1977,suchusemustbeasstipulatedinRegulatoryGuide8.15ratherthanasspecifiedinyourDPPICII~SURNAMSWDATS~NRCFORM318(9.76)NRCM0240*UI$OOVSRNMSNTPRINTINOOPPICSsISTSS20S24 4l+vhII0q~C41l'l1tlJ HiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationw2JULY91977currentTechnicalSpecifications.Basedontherevocationprovisionofyourcurrentspecificationonrespiratoryprotectionandintheabsenceofpriorwrittenobjectionfromyou,wewillincludedeletionofthisspeci-ficationinanamendmentofyourTechnicalSpecificationsapprovedafterDecember28,1977.Horesponsetothisletterisrequired.Sincerely,GeorgeLear,ChiefOperatingReactorsBranch83DivisionofOperating,Reactors

Enclosure:

FederalRegisterNotice,November29,1976,amending10CFR20.103,20.104and202405ccw/enclosure:ArvinE.Upton,EsquireLeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby&MacRae1757HStreet,H.W.Mashington,D.C.20036AnthonyZ.Roisman,EsquireRoisman,KesslerandCashdan102515thStreet,Il.M.5thFloorWashington,D.C.20005Nr.EugeneG.Saloga,ApplicantCoordinatorNinef1ilePointEnergyInformationCenterP.0.Box81Lycoming,HewYork13093OFFICE~ORB¹3ORB¹3ORBORBBBSURNAME~DATE~.CBar~b)/$/77SNowicki.jf7/g/77GZwetzig1/@/77GLearg/P/77NRC1IORM318(9-76)NRCM0240NU8,OOYERNMENTFRINTINOOFFICEI1075&2IM24 7hh

~t~1~~<C.~0llQULH'NDRKGULAYlONSof(szefatedmanualofrespiratorypro-Cectfonagainstra(hoacthcmaterials9mn)soannouncedlnthenoticeofProposedgulemaldrig.Interestedpersonswereinvitedtosub-fnftwrittencommentsorsuggestionsforconslderat(onlnconnectionwiththeproposedamendmentsbyOctober7,1974.(Lndthecommentperiodwasextended,Uponrequest.toNovember6,1974.In(zddltfon,copiesofthedraftguideandmanualwereprovidediuresponsetore-.~Ciuests.Licensingandrc)atedregulatoryfunc-CfonsoftheAECweretransferredtotheNRCpursuanttosection201oftheEn-ergyReorgan)zat)onhctof1974.Afterconsiderationofthecommentsgeceivedandotherconsiderations,theSuc)carRegulatoryCommissionhas.OdoptedtheproposedamendmentstoPart20publishedforcomment,withcer-Cainclarifyingmodificationsandedito-changes.Themoreimportantchanges,basedlargelyonthecommentsgecelved,aresummarizedasfoi)ows:Sincethelimitsonexposuretoair-borneradioactivematerialsarenowex-pressedintermsofintakeofsuchmate-,ria'sintothebody.ltwassuggestedthatreferencebemadeintheregulation(520.103(a)(1))tosomestandardizedbasesforestimatingintake.Accordingly,Choeffectiveruleincludesareferenceto(LnNBCRegulatoryGuideonacceptable.concepts,models,equationsandassump-Cfonsforabioas~ayprogram(RegulatoryQulde8.9).Theintakelimi~forcertainmixturesofuraniuminsolubleform(f20.103(a)(2))havebeenchangedtoconformwiththoseadoptedbythehtomicEnergy.CommissiononJuly29,1974(35FR23990).Licenseesmay,underChoamendedregu)ation,ordlnari)ycontrolexposuresCoradioactivemateria)sinmuchthesamewayasthevdounderthereguh-Clonbeforeamendmcnt.Forexample.iffrommcasurcdconcentrationsofradio-~activematerialsinair,andfromgen-erallyknownworkpatternsandstay-timeslnairborneradioacthltyareas.1!canbeascertainedthatnoexposu"eo!anindividualinexcessofthequarter)ylimitcouldoccur,indhldualestimateso!intakeofradioactivematerial~au)dnotberequired.Inthosecircumstanceswherethelicenseefindsltnecessaryto'TitleXO-Energyma(ntafnfndhldualizedrecordsofir-CHAFfERf-NUCLEARREGULATORTtakeestimates,arequirementtorecordCOMMISSIONverysmallassessmentsofintakecouidphffT~TANDARDSFORPROTECT)ONresultinburdensomeandunnecessarvAGAlNSTRAD(AT(ONrecordkeeping.Toavoidsucharequire-Exposureoffnct(v)due)stoConcentrationsment,thee(fcctlveregu)at(onhasbeenofRadioactivematerialsinAirinRe.c)arif)edsothatassessmentofindiv)dua)strictedAreasintakeslessthanrpecifiedamountsneedOnhugust21,1974.(39FR30164)tenotbefnc)udedlnsuchrecords(f20.103hlnmicEnergyCommssionpub)shedn)3))LiecmightofcouwethcFrmau.Rzourxaproposedamend-'a(~aentintomentsto)0CFRPart20concerningcon-maintainnotesofindhldualenrynotrolofinternaloccupationalexposuresairborne.r'ad)oacthityareasthroughtoradioactivematerialsinc)udi..gpro-a()rkpermitorsimUarmeans.forpu.visionforusccfresp~ra(orypro(ect)vepos~suchascheckinge(fectivcnesso(equipment.TheavaiiabRityo(draftsoitoryprotectionp-ogram~<<it):-arelatedregulatorygu!Ceonacccptr.lberes@raoryprogranuforresp)ratosyProtectionandouteszimatingfntakes(u~ffDKRAta(GISrfrL,VOL41,f(O.22~CWPAY,f(OVEMSER29,1914 tJII5 skULESANDREGULATIONS~581jndlvidualintakerecordstmlessthey,ereneeded.SomecommenterswereconcernedthatRegulatoryGuide8.15,whichlsrefer-encedintheamended120.103(c),mightb(ychangedwiihoutsufllclentnoticetoQcensees.Chai!gestotheguidewouldbesu)tinaredatlngorrenuinberingofQuguidewithappropriatechangesto(20.103(c)includingpriorpublicnoticeandProceduresthereofintheFxassa!.Rzcysrxx.InaddLUon,adrattofRegula-CoiyOu!de8.15anditsassociatedman<<bla)WerernOtlCCdWithpubllCatiOnOftheIyroposedruleandmadeavai)ableforcommentevenbeforeadoptionofthe~@resentprocedures.Whilenoreferenceismadeinthenewa11)etOaHou~ceforparticlesizeinde-,Cerminingexposurestoairborneradio-activity.HcenseesmaycontinuetoapplyforanexceptionfarsuchaHoss1!aceun-<hatheProvisionsoff20501.PursuanttotheAtondcEnergyActof1954,asamended,theEnergyReorgani-bqstionActof1974.andsections552and553oftheUnitedStatesCode,thefol-lowingamendmenttoTitle10,ChapterX,CodeofPederalRegidat)ons.Part20.fspubHshedasadocumentsubJecttoOodiflcation.1.Section20.1031samendedtoreadasfollows:I20o103Exposureofindividualstocon.eenteaiioneofvadioac!ivesnaierlalafaairinres!r)e!edareas.Ca)0)Nolicenseeshallpossess,use.ortransferlicensedmateriallnsuchamannerastopermitanyindividuallna.restrictedareatoinhaleaquantityof...:.'tadioaCt)vemateriallnanyperiodofonecalendarquartergreaterthenthe--:b)uantftysyhlchsvouldresultfrominha-lationfor40hoursperweekfor13weeksfituniformconcentrationsofradiosct)ve~"-fnater)a)inairSpeClfledLnAppendIX"B,.-'I@hieI,Column1.'IftheradioactivebnaterialisofsuchformthatintakebyIbbsorpUonthroughtheskinLslikely.Ln-sffvidua)exposurestoradloacUvemate-Rfa)shaHbecontrolledsothattheup-takeofradioactivema!crial.byanyor-ganfromeitherinhalationorabsorptionorbothroutesofintake"inanycalen-darquarterdoesnotexceedthatwhichwou)dresultfrominha))ngsuchradio-.*Sincetheconcentrationspeeieedforirit-fumoxidevaporassumesequalIniakcsbyskinsLbso~s!oaand!aha)asioa,sbetotalintakepermittedIaswlcethatwhichwouldsexulsfromiaha)a!ioaaloneasthecoacea-trattoaapeciaedforff3SiahppcadixB.~hieLColumn1for40housePerweekfor13veeks.eForradleeesivesnaterla!sdesfgaatedSuhooiaShe"Isotope"Columnershetable,theconcentrationraIuespccyeedisbaseduponexposureSothema!eels!asaaexseenalradiationaotsrce.yndlrldua!exposuressothesemateria!smaybeaccountedforaspaeSoftheI!m!tat!ononIad!v!dualdoseInf20.101.ThesemaSerlalsshallbesub)ecSSotheprecauilonaryproceduresrequiredby'f20.103(b)(I).~aiult!pietheCOneensratIOnra!"exSpec!~fediahppend!xB.TableI.celuran1byISXIosmiSOObSaynSheqaa!ee!yquariiiyQmit.activematerialfor40hoursperweekfor13weeksatuniformconcentraUonssPec-lfledlnAppendixB.TableI,CoLumn1.(2)NolicenseeshallPossess,use.ortransfermixturesofU-234.U-235,andU-238lnsolubleformlnsuchamannerastopermitanyindividualinarestrictedareatoinhaleaquantityofsuchmaterialinexcessoftheintakelimitsspecifledLnAppendixB,TableI,Column1ofthispart.IfsuchsolubleuraniumlsofaformsuchthatabsorpUonthroughtheskinislikely,individualexposurestosuchma-terialshallbecontrolledsothattheup-takeofsuchmaterialbyanyorganfromeitherinhalationrorabsorptionorbothroutesofintake'oesnotexceedthatwhichwouldresultfrominhalingsuchmaterialatthelimitsspeclfledin'hp-pendixB,TableI,Column1andfootnote4thereto.(3)Forpurposesofdeterm)ningcom-pliancewiththerequirementsofthissec-tionthelicenseeshaHusesuitablemeas-urementsofc2ncentratfonsofradioaceotivemateria".inairfordctcctlngandevaluatingairborneradioactlvltylnre-strictedareasandinaddition,asappro-priate.shaHusemeasuremeatsofradio-activityinthebody.measurementsofradioactisltyexcretedfromthebody,oranycombinationofhachmeasurementsaSmaybeneCeSSarySOrtimelyIsbteCtLOnandassessmentofLnd)yidua)sntakesofradioactivitybyexposedindividuals.ItLsassumedthat.anindividualinhalesradioactivematerialattheairbornecon-centrationinwhichheispresentunlessheusesrespiratoryprotectiveequ!pmcntpursuanttoparagraph(c)ofth)ssec-tion.Whenassessment,ofaparticularindividual'sintakeofradioactiveyna-terlalLsnecessary.intakes)essthenthosewhichwouldresultfromlnhalaUonfor2hoursinanyonedayorfor10hoursinanyoneweekatuniformconcentra-tionssp&ifledinAppendixB.TableI,Column1neednotbeincluded'lnsuchassessment.providedthatforanyassess-meatinexcessoftheseamountstheen-tireamour'.tisincluded.(b)(1)Thelicenseeshall.asaprecau-tionaryprocedure.useprocessorotherengineeringcontrols,totheextentprac-ticable.to)imltconcentrationsofradio-activematerialsinairtolevelsbelowthosewhichdelimitanairborneradio-activityareaasdefinedin$20n03(d)(1)(LL).sS!ga!ScantintakebyIngestionorInfec-tionIspresumedsooccuronlyasaresulsafcircuamsancessuchasaec!dens.Inadrersenee.poorprocedure.ors!mllarspecialccad!s!oas.SuchIasakesmusSbeeve!assedandac-countedforbySechn!quesandproceduresasmaybeappeepe!atesotheclecumssaneesoftheoccurrence.ExposuressoevaluatedahaubeIncludedIadeserm!a!ngwhethersbe1!my!as!nnoniad!rlduaiexposuresiaf20.-103(a'IIIIhasbeenexceeded.sReeu!aineygu!danceOnaxveaxmensnfIndiv!dualInsakesafsad!naeuvemaserlalisg!venInnegulaloryGuide8.9,"hcceptableConeenss.hindcls.Equationsandhssump-SfonsforaRlnassayProgram,"alngyecepleaar<<h!ehareava!!ableIromiheC'riceofS'andaedsnese!ripmen:.IlS.Nue!earnegu-InseeyCnmmhs!an.Sca~hiagSoa.D.C.20355.uponwrlssenrequess.(2)VFhenit.isLmpracUcaldetoapplyprocessorotherengineeringcontrolsto)Lmitconcentrationsofradioactivema-terialinairbelowthosedeQnedl20203(d)(1)(il),otherprecauUona!yprocedures,suchasincreasedsurveIL-lance.)imitationofworkingtimes,orprovisionofrespiratoryprotectiveequip-ment,shallbeusedtomaintainintakeof,radioacUvematerialbyanyindlv!d-ualwithinanyPeriodofsvenconsec-uUvedaysasfarbelowthatintakeofradioactivematerialwhichwoiddresultfromlnhaiaUonofsuchmaterialfor40hoursattheuniformconcertraUonsspecifielnAppendixB,Table1,Colonumn1asisreasonablyachievable.whenevertheintakeofrad(oactivema-terialbyanyLndisldua)exceedsth)s40-hourcontrolmeasure,thelicenseeshallmakesuchevaluationsandtakesuchactionsasarenecessarytoassureagainstrecurrence.Thelicenseeshallmaintainrecordsoofsuchoccurrences,evaluat!ons,andactionstakeninaclearandreadOyidentifiableformsu)tab)e.forsummaryreviewandevaluation.(c)Whenresp!ratoryprotect!veequipmentLsusedtolindttheinhala-tlonofairborneradioacthematerialpursuanttoparagraph(by(2)ofthissection.thelicenseemaymakea))ow-ancefcrsuchuseinestlmatirgexpo-suresofLndhidua)stosuchmaterialsprovidedthatsuchequipmentisusedasstipula(,edinRegulatoryGuide8.15,"AcceptableProgramsforRespiratoryProtection."'d)hotwithstandingtheproviion'sofparagraphsIb)and(c)ofthissection,theComaILsslonmayimposefurtherrestrictions:(1)Ontheextentto:whichaHcenseemaymakeaHoaanceforuseof~p}ra-torslnlieuofprovisionofprocess.con-tainment.ventilation,orotherenineer-.lngcontrols,lfapplicationofsuchcon-trolsisfoundtobepracticable;and(2)Asmightbenecessarytoassurethattherespiratoryprotectiveprogmmofthelicenseelsadequatein)Lm)Ungexposuresofpersonne)toairbornera-dioacUvematerials.(e)Thelicenseeshallnotify.Lnwrit-ing,theDirectoroftheappropr!ateNu-clearRegulatoryCommissionInspectionandEnforcementRegionalOfflce'"tedLnAppendixDat)east30daysbeforethedatethatrespiratoryprotectiveequip-menttsfirstusedundertheProvisionsofthissection.<fyAHccnseewhois~authorizedtomakeallowanceforuseofrespiratoryprosecUveequipmentpriortoDecem-ber29.1926sh3))bringhis.rcspew-toryprotectiveprogramintoconform-..arcewiththerequirementsofpara-graph(c)ofthissectionssltldnoneyearofthatdate,andisexemptfromrneonerononnr,rereroenror-a!anwasapprovedbytheDIxeesoroftheFed-eralReg!sieronOeSnner19.1916.Slnelecop!exoiRegulatoryOu!de0.15a.earadab:efromtheOCeeofStandardsDere!omens.D.s.HuelessReculaseercomm!xs!nn.svmIngtoa,D.C.20SSS.uponarstleaseq4ecs.ffofRALRfOIS)fRoVOL41~NO.23~ONDAY>>NOVfMbfb29oNyd fIII VEficrequirementofparagraph(e)ofthissection.2.In$20.104.paragraph(c)fsrevisedforeadasfoUous:Q20.10$Expoaureofininara.~~(c)I3)eprovisionsof'$20.103(b)(2)and20.103(c)shallapplytoexposuressubjecttoparagraph(b)ofthissectionexceptthattncreferencesinlf20.103(b)(2)and20.103ic)toAppendixB,'Tab)cI,Column1shallbcdeemedtobereferencestoAppendixB,TableI..Col-mnnI.(3)Inl20.405.paragraph(aiisre-visedtoreadasfollows:I20AOSPirpor(sofovrrexpnaurraandexcessivelevelsandconrrn(rations.(a)Znadditicntoanynotificationrequiredby120.403.eachlicciisceshallmaL.carcportinwri'inguithln30daystothcDirector,OfficeofInspectionandEnforccmcnt,U.S.NuclearRem,)storyCommission,Washington,D.C.20555,RULESANDREGULATIONSwithacopylothcappropriateNuclearRegulatoryCommissionInspectionandEnforccincntRegionalOfficelis(cdlnAppendixD,of(1)eachexposureofanindividualtoradi.""inexcessofthcapplicableIimiLc.insr20.101or20.104(a)ortlicliccnsc;(2!eachexposureofanindlvldualtorad!oactlvcmaterialinexcessofthcapplicablelimitsin1$20.103(a)(1),20.103(a)(2i,20.104(biorthclicense;(3ilevelsofradiationorronrentrationsofradioactivematerialii.arestrictedarealnexcessofaryotherap>>licablclimi(.inthelicense:(4ianyn:c:dentforwhichnotificationisre-quiredby<20.403;andiSilevy)sofra-diationorconcentrationsofradioactivematerial(whetherornotinvol(lngex-cessiveexposureofanyindividual)inanunrcstric(.cdareainexcessoftentimesanyapplicablelimitsetforthintldspartorinthclicense.Eachreportrcquircdunderthisparagraphshallde-scribetheextentofexposureofpersonstoradiationortoradioactivematerial,includingestimatesofeachIndividual'8exposureas.requiredbyparagraph(b)ofthissection;lcvclsofradiationandconcentrationsofradioactivematenallnvolvcd;thccauseoftheex)iosure,levelsorconcentrations;andcorrectivestepstakenorplaruicdtoassureagainstarecurrence.aEtfcctlvedate.Theseamcndmcntsbe-comeeffectiveonDecemberp9.1970.(Secs.53.63,81,103.104,161bandc.PubL.83-')03,88-489,91-560.68S:at930.933,935.937,948-949.70Stat.1069."8S(a(.602,84SLat.1472.88Stat.475F42O,S.C.2073,2093,21)1,2133.2134.220'i);See.201,Pub.L.93&38,88Stat.1242(421)S.C.5841)).DatedatWashington,D.C.this23rddayofNovember1976.FortheNuclearRegulatoryCommi:-slon.SAlsUKLJ.Ci(?Lx,Sccrctort)ofthcCommission.IPRDoc.')6-35131Flied11-26-16:8:45ainIfEDERAlREGIS(ER,VOL.O'I,E(O.23~ONDAYHOVEMRER29m)976 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