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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$NiagaramohawkPowerCorporation ATTN:Nr.GeraldK.RhodeVicePresident

-Engineering 300ErieBoulevard RestSyracuse, HewYork13202Distribution ocketORB83LocalPDRNRCPDRGLearCParrishSNowickiGZwetzigAttorney, OELDOI&E(3)DEisenhut TBAbernathy JRBuchanan ACRS(16)Gentlemen:

RE:NINENILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONUNITNO.1OnNovember29,1976,theCommission published intheFederalRegister, (copyenclosed) anamendedSection20.103of10CFR20,whichbecameeffective onDecember29,1976.Oneeffectofthisrevisionisthatinordertoreceivecreditforlimitingtheinhalation ofairborneradioactive

material, respiratory protective equipment mustbeusedasstipulated inRegulatory Guide8.15.Anotherrequirement oftheamendedregulation isthatlicensees authorized tomakeallowance foruseofrespiratory protective equipment priortoDecember29,1976,mustbringtheuseoftheirrespiratory protective equipment intoconformance withRegulatory Guide8.15byDecember29,1977.Becausetherespiratory protective programdescribed inSection6.12ofyourfacilityTechnical Specifications differsfromthatstipulated inRegulatory Guide8.15,theeffectofthischangeintheregulations istorequireamendment ofyourTechnical Specifications.

Inviewoftheprovisions ofSection6.11ofyourTechnical Specifications, whichrequireconformance with10CtR20,thefactthatSection20.103nolongerrequiresspecificauthorization toemiployrespiratory protective equipment,,

andtherevocation provisions ofsubsection 6.12.3,weconcludethatthenecessary amendment toyourfacility's Technical Specifications canbeeffectedbymerelydeletingSection6.12.'ccordingly, thisistoadviseyouthatpursuantto10CFR20.103(c) and(f),ifyoudesiretoreceivecreditforuseofrespiratory protective equipment atyourfacilityafterOecember28,1977,suchusemustbeasstipulated inRegulatory Guide8.15ratherthanasspecified inyourDPPICII~SURNAMSWDATS~NRCFORM318(9.76)NRCM0240*UI$OOVSRNMSNT PRINTINOOPPICSsISTSS20S24 4l+vhII0q~C41l'l1tlJ HiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation w2JULY91977currentTechnical Specifications.

Basedontherevocation provision ofyourcurrentspecification onrespiratory protection andintheabsenceofpriorwrittenobjection fromyou,wewillincludedeletionofthisspeci-ficationinanamendment ofyourTechnical Specifications approvedafterDecember28,1977.Horesponsetothisletterisrequired.

Sincerely, GeorgeLear,ChiefOperating ReactorsBranch83DivisionofOperating, 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,Applicant Coordinator Ninef1ilePointEnergyInformation CenterP.0.Box81Lycoming, HewYork13093OFFICE~ORB¹3ORB¹3ORBORBBBSURNAME~DATE~.CBar~b)/$/77SNowicki.

jf7/g/77GZwetzig1/@/77GLearg/P/77NRC1IORM318(9-76)NRCM0240NU8,OOYERNMENT FRINTINOOFFICEI1075&2IM24 7hh

~t~1~~<C.~0llQULH'NDRKGULAYlONS of(szefatedmanualofrespiratory pro-Cectfonagainstra(hoacth cmaterials 9mn)soannounced lnthenoticeofProposedgulemaldrig.Interested personswereinvitedtosub-fnftwrittencommentsorsuggestions forconslderat(on lnconnection withtheproposedamendments byOctober7,1974.(Lndthecommentperiodwasextended, Uponrequest.toNovember6,1974.In(zddltfon, copiesofthedraftguideandmanualwereprovidediuresponsetore-.~Ciuests.Licensing andrc)atedregulatory func-CfonsoftheAECweretransferred totheNRCpursuanttosection201oftheEn-ergyReorgan)zat) onhctof1974.Afterconsideration ofthecommentsgeceivedandotherconsiderations, theSuc)carRegulatory Commission has.Odoptedtheproposedamendments toPart20published forcomment,withcer-Cainclarifying modifications andedito-changes.Themoreimportant changes,basedlargelyonthecommentsgecelved, aresummarized asfoi)ows:Sincethelimitsonexposuretoair-borneradioactive materials arenowex-pressedintermsofintakeofsuchmate-,ria'sintothebody.ltwassuggested thatreference bemadeintheregulation (520.103(a)

(1))tosomestandardized basesforestimating intake.Accordingly, Choeffective ruleincludesareference to(LnNBCRegulatory Guideonacceptable

.concepts, models,equations andassump-Cfonsforabioas~ayprogram(Regulatory Qulde8.9).Theintakelimi~forcertainmixturesofuraniuminsolubleform(f20.103(a)

(2))havebeenchangedtoconformwiththoseadoptedbythehtomicEnergy.Commission onJuly29,1974(35FR23990).Licensees may,underChoamendedregu)ation, ordlnari)y controlexposures Coradioactive materia)s inmuchthesamewayasthevdounderthereguh-Clonbeforeamendmcnt.

Forexample.iffrommcasurcdconcentrations ofradio-~activematerials inair,andfromgen-erallyknownworkpatternsandstay-timeslnairborneradioacthlty areas.1!canbeascertained thatnoexposu"eo!anindividual inexcessofthequarter)y limitcouldoccur,indhldual estimates o!intakeofradioactive material~au)dnotberequired.

Inthosecircumstances wherethelicenseefindsltnecessary to'TitleXO-Energyma(ntafnfndhldualized recordsofir-CHAFfERf-NUCLEARREGULATORT takeestimates, arequirement torecordCOMMISSION verysmallassessments ofintakecouidphffT~TANDARDS FORPROTECT)ON resultinburdensome andunnecessarv AGAlNSTRAD(AT(ON recordkeeping.

Toavoidsucharequire-Exposureoffnct(v)due)s toConcentrations ment,thee(fcctlve regu)at(on hasbeenofRadioactive materials inAirinRe.c)arif)ed sothatassessment ofindiv)dua) strictedAreasintakeslessthanrpecified amountsneedOnhugust21,1974.(39FR30164)tenotbefnc)udedlnsuchrecords(f20.103hlnmicEnergyCommssion pub)shedn)3))LiecmightofcouwethcFrmau.Rzourxaproposedamend-'a(~aentintomentsto)0CFRPart20concerningcon-maintainnotesofindhldual enrynotrolofinternaloccupational exposures airborne.r'ad)oacthity areasthroughtoradioactive materials inc)udi..g pro-a()rkpermitorsimUarmeans.forpu.visionforusccfresp~ra(ory pro(ect)ve pos~suchascheckinge(fectivcness o(equipment.

TheavaiiabRity o(draftsoitoryprotection p-ogram~<<it):-arelatedregulatory gu!Ceonacccptr.lberes@raoryprogranuforresp)ratosy Protection andouteszimating fntakes(u~ffDKRAta(GISrfrL, VOL41,f(O.22~CWPAY, f(OVEMSER 29,1914 tJII5 skULESANDREGULATIONS

~581jndlvidual intakerecordstmlessthey,ereneeded.Somecommenters wereconcerned thatRegulatory Guide8.15,whichlsrefer-encedintheamended120.103(c),

mightb(ychangedwiihoutsufllclent noticetoQcensees.

Chai!gestotheguidewouldbesu)tinaredatlngorrenuinbering ofQuguidewithappropriate changesto(20.103(c) including priorpublicnoticeandProcedures thereofintheFxassa!.Rzcysrxx.

InaddLUon,adrattofRegula-CoiyOu!de8.15anditsassociated man<<bla)WerernOtlCCd WithpubllCatiOn OftheIyroposed ruleandmadeavai)able forcommentevenbeforeadoptionofthe~@resentprocedures.

Whilenoreference ismadeinthenewa11)etOaHou~ceforparticlesizeinde-,Cermining exposures toairborneradio-activity.

Hcenseesmaycontinuetoapplyforanexception farsuchaHoss1!ace un-<hatheProvisions off20501.PursuanttotheAtondcEnergyActof1954,asamended,theEnergyReorgani-bqstionActof1974.andsections552and553oftheUnitedStatesCode,thefol-lowingamendment toTitle10,ChapterX,CodeofPederalRegidat)ons.

Part20.fspubHshedasadocumentsubJecttoOodiflcation.

1.Section20.1031samendedtoreadasfollows:I20o103Exposureofindividuals tocon.eenteaiione ofvadioac!ive snaierlala faairinres!r)e!ed areas.Ca)0)Nolicenseeshallpossess,use.ortransferlicensedmateriallnsuchamannerastopermitanyindividual lna.restricted areatoinhaleaquantityof...:.'tadioaCt)ve materiallnanyperiodofonecalendarquartergreaterthenthe--:b)uantfty syhlchsvouldresultfrominha-lationfor40hoursperweekfor13weeksfituniformconcentrations ofradiosct)ve

~"-fnater)a) inairSpeClfled LnAppendIX"B,.-'I@hieI,Column1.'Iftheradioactive bnaterial isofsuchformthatintakebyIbbsorpUon throughtheskinLslikely.Ln-sffvidua) exposures toradloacUve mate-Rfa)shaHbecontrolled sothattheup-takeofradioactive ma!crial.by anyor-ganfromeitherinhalation orabsorption orbothroutesofintake"inanycalen-darquarterdoesnotexceedthatwhichwou)dresultfrominha))ngsuchradio-.*Sincetheconcentration speeieedforirit-fumoxidevaporassumesequalIniakcsbyskinsLbso~s!oa and!aha)asioa, sbetotalintakepermitted Iaswlcethatwhichwouldsexulsfromiaha)a!ioa aloneasthecoacea-trattoaapeciaedforff3SiahppcadixB.~hieLColumn1for40housePerweekfor13veeks.eForradleeesive snaterla!s desfgaated SuhooiaShe"Isotope" Columnershetable,theconcentration raIuespccyeedisbaseduponexposureSothema!eels!asaaexseenalradiation aotsrce.yndlrldua!

exposures sothesemateria!s maybeaccounted foraspaeSoftheI!m!tat!on onIad!v!dual doseInf20.101.ThesemaSerlals shallbesub)ecSSotheprecauilonary procedures requiredby'f20.103(b)

(I).~aiult!pie theCOneensratIOn ra!"exSpec!~fediahppend!xB.TableI.celuran1byISXIosmiSOObSaynSheqaa!ee!yquariiiyQmit.activematerialfor40hoursperweekfor13weeksatuniformconcentraUons sPec-lfledlnAppendixB.TableI,CoLumn1.(2)NolicenseeshallPossess,use.ortransfermixturesofU-234.U-235,andU-238lnsolubleformlnsuchamannerastopermitanyindividual inarestricted areatoinhaleaquantityofsuchmaterialinexcessoftheintakelimitsspecifled LnAppendixB,TableI,Column1ofthispart.IfsuchsolubleuraniumlsofaformsuchthatabsorpUon throughtheskinislikely,individual exposures tosuchma-terialshallbecontrolled sothattheup-takeofsuchmaterialbyanyorganfromeitherinhalationror absorption orbothroutesofintake'oes notexceedthatwhichwouldresultfrominhalingsuchmaterialatthelimitsspeclfled in'hp-pendixB,TableI,Column1andfootnote4thereto.(3)Forpurposesofdeterm)ning com-pliancewiththerequirements ofthissec-tionthelicenseeshaHusesuitablemeas-urementsofc2ncentratfons ofradioaceo tivemateria".inairfordctcctlng andevaluating airborneradioactlvlty lnre-strictedareasandinaddition, asappro-priate.shaHusemeasuremeats ofradio-activityinthebody.measurements ofradioactislty excretedfromthebody,oranycombination ofhachmeasurements aSmaybeneCeSSary SOrtimelyIsbteCtLOn andassessment ofLnd)yidua) sntakesofradioactivity byexposedindividuals.

ItLsassumedthat.anindividual inhalesradioactive materialattheairbornecon-centration inwhichheispresentunlessheusesrespiratory protective equ!pmcnt pursuanttoparagraph (c)ofth)ssec-tion.Whenassessment, ofaparticular individual's intakeofradioactive yna-terlalLsnecessary.

intakes)essthenthosewhichwouldresultfromlnhalaUon for2hoursinanyonedayorfor10hoursinanyoneweekatuniformconcentra-tionssp&ifledinAppendixB.TableI,Column1neednotbeincluded'ln suchassessment.

providedthatforanyassess-meatinexcessoftheseamountstheen-tireamour'.tisincluded.

(b)(1)Thelicenseeshall.asaprecau-tionaryprocedure.

useprocessorotherengineering

controls, totheextentprac-ticable.to)imltconcentrations ofradio-activematerials inairtolevelsbelowthosewhichdelimitanairborneradio-activityareaasdefinedin$20n03(d)(1)(LL).sS!ga!Scant intakebyIngestion orInfec-tionIspresumedsooccuronlyasaresulsafcircuamsances suchasaec!dens.

Inadrersenee.

poorprocedure.

ors!mllarspecialccad!s!oas.SuchIasakesmusSbeeve!assed andac-countedforbySechn!ques andprocedures asmaybeappeepe!ate sotheclecumssanees oftheoccurrence.

Exposures soevaluated ahaubeIncludedIadeserm!a!ng whethersbe1!my!as!nn oniad!rlduai exposures iaf20.-103(a'IIIIhasbeenexceeded.

sReeu!ainey gu!danceOnaxveaxmens nfIndiv!dual Insakesafsad!naeuve maserlalisg!venInnegulalory Guide8.9,"hcceptable Coneenss.

hindcls.Equations andhssump-SfonsforaRlnassayProgram,"

alngyecepleaar<<h!ehareava!!able IromiheC'riceofS'andaeds nese!ripmen:.

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D.C.20355.uponwrlssenrequess.(2)VFhenit.isLmpracUcalde toapplyprocessorotherengineering controlsto)Lmitconcentrations ofradioactive ma-terialinairbelowthosedeQnedl20203(d)(1)(il),otherprecauUona!y procedures, suchasincreased surveIL-lance.)imitation ofworkingtimes,orprovision ofrespiratory protective equip-ment,shallbeusedtomaintainintakeof,radioacUve materialbyanyindlv!d-ualwithinanyPeriodofsvenconsec-uUvedaysasfarbelowthatintakeofradioactive materialwhichwoiddresultfromlnhaiaUon ofsuchmaterialfor40hoursattheuniformconcertraUons specifielnAppendixB,Table1,Colonumn1asisreasonably achievable.

whenevertheintakeofrad(oactive ma-terialbyanyLndisldua) exceedsth)s40-hourcontrolmeasure,thelicenseeshallmakesuchevaluations andtakesuchactionsasarenecessary toassureagainstrecurrence.

Thelicenseeshallmaintainrecordsoofsuchoccurrences, evaluat!ons, andactionstakeninaclearandreadOyidentifiable formsu)tab)e.forsummaryreviewandevaluation.

(c)Whenresp!ratory protect!ve equipment Lsusedtolindttheinhala-tlonofairborneradioacthe materialpursuanttoparagraph (by(2)ofthissection.thelicenseemaymakea))ow-ancefcrsuchuseinestlmatirg expo-suresofLndhidua)s tosuchmaterials providedthatsuchequipment isusedasstipula(,ed inRegulatory Guide8.15,"Acceptable ProgramsforRespiratory Protection."

'd)hotwithstanding theproviion'sofparagraphs Ib)and(c)ofthissection,theComaILsslon mayimposefurtherrestrictions:

(1)Ontheextentto:whichaHcenseemaymakeaHoaanceforuseof~p}ra-torslnlieuofprovision ofprocess.con-tainment.

ventilation, orotherenineer-.lngcontrols, lfapplication ofsuchcon-trolsisfoundtobepracticable; and(2)Asmightbenecessary toassurethattherespiratory protective progmmofthelicenseelsadequatein)Lm)Ungexposures ofpersonne) toairbornera-dioacUvematerials.

(e)Thelicenseeshallnotify.Lnwrit-ing,theDirectoroftheappropr!ate Nu-clearRegulatory Commission Inspection andEnforcement RegionalOfflce'"tedLnAppendixDat)east30daysbeforethedatethatrespiratory protective equip-menttsfirstusedundertheProvisions ofthissection.<fyAHccnseewhois~authorized tomakeallowance foruseofrespiratory prosecUve equipment priortoDecem-ber29.1926sh3))bringhis.rcspew-toryprotective programintoconform-..

arcewiththerequirements ofpara-graph(c)ofthissectionssltldnoneyearofthatdate,andisexemptfromrneoneronon nr,rereroenror-a!anwasapprovedbytheDIxeesoroftheFed-eralReg!sieronOeSnner19.1916.Slnelecop!exoiRegulatory Ou!de0.15a.earadab:efromtheOCeeofStandards Dere!omens.D.s.HuelessReculaseer comm!xs!nn.

svmIngtoa,D.C.20SSS.uponarstleaseq4ecs.ffofRALRfOIS)fRo VOL41~NO.23~ONDAY>>

NOVfMbfb29oNyd fIII VEficrequirement ofparagraph (e)ofthissection.2.In$20.104.paragraph (c)fsrevisedforeadasfoUous:Q20.10$Expoaureofininara.~~(c)I3)eprovisions of'$20.103(b)

(2)and20.103(c) shallapplytoexposures subjecttoparagraph (b)ofthissectionexceptthattncreferences inlf20.103(b)(2)and20.103ic) toAppendixB,'Tab)cI,Column1shallbcdeemedtobereferences toAppendixB,TableI..Col-mnnI.(3)Inl20.405.paragraph (aiisre-visedtoreadasfollows:I20AOSPirpor(sofovrrexpnaurra andexcessive levelsandconrrn(rations.

(a)Znadditicntoanynotification requiredby120.403.eachlicciisce shallmaL.carcportinwri'inguithln30daystothcDirector, OfficeofInspection andEnforccmcnt, U.S.NuclearRem,)story Commission, Washington, D.C.20555,RULESANDREGULATIONS withacopylothcappropriate NuclearRegulatory Commission Inspection andEnforccincnt RegionalOfficelis(cdlnAppendixD,of(1)eachexposureofanindividual toradi.""inexcessofthcapplicable IimiLc.insr20.101or20.104(a)ortlicliccnsc;(2!eachexposureofanindlvldual torad!oactlvc materialinexcessofthcapplicable limitsin1$20.103(a)

(1),20.103(a)

(2i,20.104(bi orthclicense;(3ilevelsofradiation orronrentrations ofradioactive materialii.arestricted arealnexcessofaryotherap>>licablc limi(.inthelicense:(4ianyn:c:dentforwhichnotification isre-quiredby<20.403;andiSilevy)sofra-diationorconcentrations ofradioactive material(whetherornotinvol(lng ex-cessiveexposureofanyindividual) inanunrcstric(.cd areainexcessoftentimesanyapplicable limitsetforthintldspartorinthclicense.Eachreportrcquircdunderthisparagraph shallde-scribetheextentofexposureofpersonstoradiation ortoradioactive

material, including estimates ofeachIndividual'8 exposureas.required byparagraph (b)ofthissection;lcvclsofradiation andconcentrations ofradioactive matenallnvolvcd; thccauseoftheex)iosure, levelsorconcentrations; andcorrective stepstakenorplaruicdtoassureagainstarecurrence.

aEtfcctlve date.Theseamcndmcnts be-comeeffective onDecemberp9.1970.(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.FortheNuclearRegulatory Commi:-slon.SAlsUKLJ.Ci(?Lx,Sccrctort) ofthcCommission.

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