ML18235A041
| ML18235A041 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1989 |
| From: | Julian E NRC/SECY |
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| SECY/RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-498-OL, 50-499-OL | |
| Download: ML18235A041 (283) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C . 20555 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that I am employed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), that I am the Acting Chief of the Docketing and Service Branch of the Office of the Secretary and as such I am the official custodian of the adjudicatory docket maintained by the Secretary of the Commission in the discharge of his responsibilities under 10 CFR Sec. 2.702. The official NRC adjudicatory docket includes the document described below, a copy of which is attached. I further certify that the attached document is a true and correct copy and is kept by the Docketing and Service Branch of the Office of the Secretary in the regular course of business. Transcript of hearing before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, including attachments, dated November 12, 1975, docketed November 14, 1975 and containing pages 462-575. The transcript covers a portion of the hearing held by the Licensing Board in the South Texas proceeding (Docket No. STN 50-498/499-0L) in Bay City, Texas on Wednesday, November 12, 1975. Emile L . .:i:ifi_ian Date I hereby certify that the person whose signature appears above is the official custodian of this information on file in the Office of the Secretary to which certifica *on is made and was official custodian at the time of executing th above certificate. L_ Assistant Secretary Secretary of the If Date"
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF: HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO., et al.
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO., Docket Nos. STN 50-498 et al. STN 50-499 (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2}
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14 'i.. pursuant to notice, at 10:00 a.m. i 15 '. ; BEFORE.: I! 1'. 16 ;j MRS. ELIZABETH S. BOWERS, Chairperson 1, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board -- 17 iiII FREDERICK J. SHON, Member 18 !' ii I DR. CADET H. HAND, Member 19 1ii APPEARANCES: 1 20 1 I MELBERT SCHWARZ and GREGORY COPELAND, Esqs., Baker and Botts, 3000 One Shell Plaza, Houston, Texas 77002; and 21 I JACK R*. NEWMA:N, MAURICE AXELRAD and "J. A. BOu"KNIGHT, JR., .. 22 I Esqs., Lowenstein, Newman, Reis and Axelrad, 1025 1 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036; 23 on behalf of the Applicant, Houston Lighting & Power. 24 1, ROBERT L. PENDERGRAFT and PAUL G. GOSSELINK, Esqs., Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc . II 11 Office of the Attorney General, Supreme Court Building, 25 Austin, Texas 78711; on behalf of the State of Texas.
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4 G~ ro C O i"i T E N T S WITNESS DIRECT George W. Oprea, Jr. 485 James R. Sumpter 494 and 506 Douglas W. Peacock 497
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Howard Freeman 492 David G. Barker 509 R. D. Gauny 519 Richard J . Klapper 523 D. R. Betterton 527 Dr. Walton A. Rodger 512 John T. Mooney 530 Gordon L. Chipman, Jr. and Marvin Dunenfeld, and Ronald Gamble and Dr. Jai Raj Rajan 539 Alex W. Dromerick 544 J. S. Boegli 549 Robert L. Waterfield 551 E X H I B I T S NUMBER FOR IDENTIFICATION RECEIVED Applicant's No. 7 - Application as amended by amendments 1 thru 3 485 491 Applicant's No. 8 - Preliminary Safety Analysis Report as amended by amend-ment 1 thru 33 485 496 Applicant's No. 9 - RESAR-14 reference safety analysis report as amended by amendments 1 thru 19 485 501 21 Staff's No. 5 - Safety Evaluation Report related to construction of t h e South 221 Texas Project. 540 548 23 Staff's No. 6 - Safety Evaluation Report 241 related to construction of the South
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P P O C E E D I N G S CR6 1 91 MRS . BOhTERS : On Jul y 19 , 19 7 4 , the Cornmis si o n FP : bw l pub lis hed i n the Federal ?egi s ter 39 FR 26472 , a No tice Sl 4 of Hea ri ng o n a n a pp l icat i o n f o r a cons t r uct i o n pe r mit . 5 A p r eheari ng conference wa s he l d o n Fe b rua r y 6 , 1975, 6 and an e v identiary hearin g on en v ironmental issue s and safet y 7 issues related to site suitability was held on April 22 :and
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8 9 After the hearing the Regulatory Staff requested 10 that the Board defer its decision until the Sta ff could 11 issue its position on the applicability to the South Texas Project, a new Commission regulation on "as low as practicable' 12 radiological releases. 13 The record was later reopened to receive the new 14 information and the decision was issued on August 7, 1975. 15 That partial initial decision authorized the issuance of a 16 limited work authorization to the applicant. This meant that 17 the Applicant could proceed at its own risk to perform certain 18 preliminary work at the site. 19 On October 24, 1~75, the Board issued the notice for the 20 evidentiary -hearing on health and safety issues. I read 21 those issues at the prehearinq conference on February~' 22 1975, but since some time ha~ passed, I will repeat them 23 quickly now: 24 ,!.,:~ . Jerol Reporters, Inc. We must determinine, one, whether,in accordance with 25
I 4( - I bw2 1i l I have described the p r opos ed design of the f2.cllitie.'-', .i.:1cluc:(;: 2J 3 but not limited to the principal architectur a l and 4 engineering criter ia for the design, and have identi fied 5 the major features or components incorporated therein for 6 the protection of the health and safety of th e public; 7 b, such further technical or design information as may be required to complete the safety analysis and which can 8 reasonable be left for later consideration, will be supplied 9 10 in the Final Safety Analysis Report; c, safety features or components, if any, which require research and development 11 have been described by the Applicants and the Applicants 12 have identified and there will be conducted a research* 13 and development progra~ recently designed to solve any 14 safety questions associated with such features or components; 15 and, d, on the basis of . the fore.going there is reasonable 16 assurance;that, (1) such safety questions will be 17 satisfactorily resolved at or before the latest date stated 18
- application for *completion of constr\1ction of the in the 19 proposed facilities; and (2), taking into consideration the 20 criteria contained in 10 CFR Part 100, the proposed facility 21 can be constructed and_ operated at the proposed location 22 without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
23 Number 2, whether the Applicants are technically 24 A-:ce _Jerol Reporters, Inc. qualified to design ad construct the proposed facility. 25
b'.-i3 IIlj I I Number 3 , whether th o Applicants are f inancially I 2 qualified t o designilld construct the proposed facility; and 3 Last, number 4, whether the issuance of permits 4 for construction of the facility will be inimical to the 5 common advantage and security or to the health and safety 6 of the public. 7 The notice stated that the public is invited and 8 the limited appearance statements will be accepted. 9 And oral presentations will be limited to five minutes, but 10 written statements without limitation on length, may be 11 inserted in the docket. We will call for limited appearances shortly. 12 I have introduced the Board on two prior occasions, 13 but some of you may be *attending for the first time today. 14 I amElizabeth Bowers . . I am a lawyer. I am 15 a member of the Kansas Bar and for the last 24 years I 16 have beeninvolved in federal administrative hearings. The 17 first 15 years as a trial attorney, and since then as a 18 presiding officer under various titles. 19 On my left is Mr.
- Frederick J. Shon. His 20 education and experience has beenin the field of nuclear 21 reactors. Prior to joining this panel on a ful~-time basis, 22 he was the Assistant Director for Nuclear ~acilities, Division 23 of Operation Savety, U.S~ Atomic Energy Commission. I 24 Ace-, .,derol Reporters, Inc. think I failed to mention that his background, his 25
bw4 educa ti onal b a ck g r ound , is bo t h in phy s i cs a nd i,1 2 e ng ineerin g . 3 On my right is Dr. Ca det H. Han d, wh o is t he 4 Director of the Bode ga Bay M.~rine Labor a tory for ,t he 5 University of California at Berkeley. I am going to tell 6 a little secret that I was able to find out from Dr. Hand 7 that I think you might be interested in. One of the 8 reasons that Emperor Hirohito wanted, to visit America was to 9 meet Dr. Hand, who he has been corresponding with for many 10 years in the area of marine biology. So the Emperor invited 11 Dr. Hand to San Francisco and they exchanged qifts and had 12 an hour's discussion through an interpreter on marine biology, 13 which I think is a very interesting thing. 14 DR. HAND: We didn't say a word about nuclear 15 reactors or bombs. 16 MRS. BOWERS~ I would ~ike to now call for 17 appearances of the parties. 18 Is the Applicant present? 19 MR. SCHWARZ: Yes, Mrs. Bowers. With the Board's 20 permission, I would suggest I remain seated with reference 21 to the use of the microphone. MRS. BOWERS: Fine. 22 MR. SCHWARZ: Mrs.* Bowers and Members of the Board, 23 my name is Melbert D. Schwarz . .* I am appearing on behalf of 24 Ace-r.,derol Reporters, Inc. the Applicant, Housten Lighting and Power Company, Project 25 I
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Manage r for the South Texas Pr oject . The ~artic ip~nts in 2 the project are the Public Servic e Board of San Anto,1io , 3 Central Texas Power and Light Compa ny, Ci ty of Aus tin, Te xas , 4 and the Applicant. 5 I am with the Houston firm of Baker & Botts, 6 located at 3000 One Shell Plaza, Houston, Texas. Telephone 7 713 229-1234. Appearing with me today are Gregory Copeland. 8 His telephone number is 713 229-1301. Same address. 9 Also appearing on behalf of the Applicant are 10 Mr. Jack R. Newman, Mr. !vl.aurice Axelrad and Mr. J.A. Bouknight, 11 Jr., of the Washington firm of Lowenstein, Newman, Reis 12 and Axelrad. Messrs. Newman, Axelrad and Bouknight have as their address, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, 13 Washington, D. C. 20036 and their telephone number is 14 202 833-8371. 15 Each of us have filed a formal appearance in this 16 proceeding. 17 MRS. BOWERS: Thank you, Mr. Schwarz. 18 Is the State of Texas represented today? 19 MR. PENDERGRAFT:
- May it please the Board, 20 Mrs. Bowers, my name is Robert L. Pendergraft. To my left 21 '
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is my co-counsel, Mr. J;>aul G~ Gosselink. We are from the 22 Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, Supreme 23 Court Building, Austin, Texas 78711. Area Code 512 475-4143. 24 A:e-rt:Xlerol Reporters, Inc. MRS. BOWER8: Thank you, Mr. Pendergraft. 25
b w6 Is the Nuclear ReguLd.:ory Cor,:-:-1issic;, :=, :. ..:, C" present? MR . STRIDIRON: Yes . I am Iver Stri diron . 3 On my l eft is Al b e rt Ca rr. Toge t her we r epre se nt the S t aff 4 .
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of th e Nucl e ar Regul at ory Comm i ssi on. 5 MRS. BOWERS: The Ap plicant distributed a propo se d 6 agenda just prior to the comrnencemtn of this proc e eding. 7 The Board has reviewed it andfinds it satisfactory. 8 Mr. Pendergraft, have you had a chance to look over 9 it? 10 MR. PENDERGRAFT: Yes, we have. It is satisfactory 11 with the State. 12 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Stridiron? 13 MR. STRIDIRON: It is also satisfactory with the 14 Staff. 15 MRS. BOWERS: Number 3.on the agenda: opening 16 statements. 17 Mr. Schwarz, do you have an opening statement? 18 MR. SCHWARZ: Yes. We do, Mrs. Bowers. 19 On behalf of the participants in the South Texas 20 Project, we would like to welcome the Board to South Texas 21 again. 22 My opening statement is directed at some suggested 23 procedures for conduct of the hearing, and a general overview 24 Ac~* ~erol Reporters, Inc. of the direct case which will be presented by the Applic~nt. 25
ii ii I, ~71 I I,I I I i I Our dir e ct case will es~ cr tially be in wr i tt e n 2 Ii J form , as required by t he Commission's rule s, the testimo ny bw7 comprisi ng the App licant's direct cas e h as be en f urnis hed I
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4 previousl y . in writin g to the .Board and to the pa ~t ies., 5 On November 4th, the Board issued nine quesitons to the 6 Applicant and to the Staff, advising that the Board would 7 expect the parties to present . witnesses who would be 8 responsive to these questions. 9 Applicant transmitted under cover of a letter dated 10 November 5, 1975, to the Board and parties, a book of prepared ll testimony. The book included the qualifications of each of 12 Applicant's primary witnesses, including those witnesses 13 who will sit on the panel of technical experts presented by 14 the Applicant for responses to the questions previously 15 submitted by the Board and other questions that the Board 16 may have. It shall rely on these materials and these 17 witnesses in the presentation of our direct case. 18 As a matter of procedure, subject to the Board's 19 approval, of course, we propose the identification, swearing 20 and qualification of each of Applicant's primary witnesses. 21 At that time, we propose to identify. Applicant's exhibits. 22 As I have already indicated, the primary testimony 23 in support of the Applicant's direct case has been submitted 24 to the Board and the parties in writing. .l.~e-rederol Reporlcrs, Inc. In the interest of providing a better overall 25
I; ti I fl bh' 8 ii I under s tanc1 ir-; g fo r tL c,~ -~, of c<. *, ~n:Ji c, ! , I 2 I an oppo rt u!1ity .to r c2d thec.;c' n;2,i>::']~ic::J,*. 1 3 of our witnesses to provide u brief oral sumrn.ary of his 4 prepared, substanti ve t e stimony.
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5 In conjunction wit h this su~nary , the appropriate 6 witness will provide the Applicant's r espon se to the questions 7 submitted by the Board on November 4. al Our direct case will begin with the testimony of 9 Mr. George W. Oprea, Jr., Executive Vice-President of Houston 10 Lighting and power Company, Project Manager. Mr. Oprea 11 will testify generally concerning the background of the 12 South Texas Project, financial qualifications of the participants, national security considerations, the 13 14 organization of the Applicant itself, and the undertaking of the four participants in the project and o~ the Applicant, 15 as project manager. 16 Mr. Oprea will also sponsor . the Application. 17 Mr. Oprea will not be a rart of our technical panel, and 18 we suggest that the Board may care to ask questions of 19 Mr. Oprea concerning his testimony and perhaps the parties 20 cross-examine Mr. Oprea, if they have any cross-examination, 21 at the conclusion of his . testimony.. That is. the discretion 22 of the Board and the parties. 23 It is our intention to present a panel of witnesses, 24 Ace*, -.ieral Reporters, Inc. then, comprised of Dr. J. R. Sumpter, Mr. D. G. Barker,
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2 all of !Iouston Lightin<:; and Power Company , 2nd Dr . Douglas 3 W. Peacock of We stinghouse El ectric Co r por atio n , 4 Dr. Walte r A. Rodge r of App li cant ' s consu ltants , Nuclear 5 Safety Asso ci ates , Mr. J o hn T. Mooney of the a rch itect - 6 engineers and constructors, Brown and Root, In c ., and 7 Mr. E. Douglas Schwantes, Jr., of Applicant's consul tants, 8 Woodward-Clyde. 9 Dr. Sumpter, who is man a ger for Houston Lighting 10 and Power Company will address the safety anal y sis for the 1l South Texas project and the technical qualific_ations of the 12 Applicant and architect-engineer and constructor. 13 Dr. Sumpter will also sponsor the Preliminary 14 Safety Analysis Report. 15 Dr. Peacock, who is Manager, Reacto~ Protection 16 in the Pressurized Water Reactor* Systems Division in the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, will discuss the RESAR-41 17 design and will sponsor t_he RESAR-41 Safety Analysis Report. 18 Dr. Peacock will also ' provide the Applicant's 19 response to the first five written questions submitted by 20 the Board. That is, through 5-A. 21 Mr. Barker, Manager. of Quality ~ssurarice Department 22 or Houston Lighting and power Company, will present testimony 23 on the quality assurance programs of the Applicant and the 24 t..-:e *rol Reporters, Inc. architect-engineering and constructor. 25
174 Dr . Rod ge r of Nucl ea r Safely ~ssoci~l0s , A9plicant' s concultant , will address the issu e o:F co:- : l; ,,!1c::- bwlO with Appendix I. Whi le we pe rcei ve tha t th e l as t of the wr i tten
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qu es ti ons s u bmitted b y the Bo ard is e s sent i a ll y dir ec t ed 5 to the Staff, Dr. Rodger also will provide Applic a nt ' s 6 response to this written question. 7 Mr. Gauny, Physicist for Rousting Lighting and 8 Power Company,*will present testimony on occupational 9 exposure at the South Texas Project plant. 10 Mr. Klapper, supervising engineer of Nuclear 11 Safeguards and Licensing fbr Houston Lighting and Power 12 Company, will address the matters concerning interface 13 between the South Texas Project and the RESAR-41 reference 14 design. 15 Mr. Betterton, Manager-of the Environmental Pro-16 tection Department for Houston Lighting and Power Company, 17 will provide testimony concerning the monitoring program 18 established to measure the settlement of £ability structures 19 and to measure regional ground surface subsidence. 20 Finally, Mr. Mooney, Engineering Project Manager 21 assigned to the South Texas Project by the architect-engineer, 22 Brown and Root, will verbally submit the Applicant's response 23 to Question 5-B, 6 and 7, submitted by the Board . ... 24 A:e*. _..,erol Reporters, In: . Each of these witnesses, along with Mr. Schwantes, 25
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5 Mr. Mooney will also b e available to ans wer 6 questions on plant design and engineering, while Mr. Schwantes 7 will be available to cover matters covering geotectonic 8 evaluation of the site. 9 Mr. Klapper will act as moderator of this panel. 10 We believe that collectively our panel will be 11 able to respond to all of the Board's questions. on heal th and 12 safety issues. 13 And at that time provide a reasonably balanced 14 representation of the discipline and organizations 15 whose work is reflected in the Preliminary Safety Analysis 16 Report and in RESAR-41. As such*, we believe that they will 17 be in a position to respond to the Board's questions. 18 Nevertheless, these pa_nel members are backed by 19 additional witnessesin our audiences, should the questions 20 require supplemental information not readily available from 21 the primary panel. 22 We would suggest, however, that.prior to the 23 presentation of this panel of technical experts for the 24 purpose of responding to questions or cross-examination, the A:e* . ~erol Reporters, Inc. 2j Staff's direct case be placed in evidence, reserving the
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1: Ji quest ions i :l c: re_., s s - e):a r1-i. n:1 t i o n un dc- r both c1 in. :cl c c.L c:3e s on 11 b \'.'12 'I 2 If11 heal th o;-i d sa fety ma tters , whi ch h :, ve been r eceived i n 1, 3 ' evid en c e . It i s o u r t h ou g ht b y follow i ng this proc edu r e , I 4 the Board will be in th e pos iti o n t o address q ue st ions t o 5 thos e me mb e rs o f e it her the Ap p lic an t or St aff 's pa ne l 6 best able to supply
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7 Finally, I note that we recognize the importance 0 of limited appearances. 9 We shall be prepared to respond to such 10 appearances with sworn testimony on a schedule established 11 by the Board, with due regard for the conveneince of those 12 people who have taken the time and e f fort to appear. On behalf of the South Texas Project participants, I wish to state that we welcome this opportunity to provide 15 information to this Board and to assist this Board in 16 developing the sound record necessary to execution of the 17 responsibilityes which have been assigned to it by the 18 Nuclear Regulatory Commis.sion. Thank you. 19 ESl 20 21 22 23 24 Ace-. . Jerol Reporters, Inc. 25
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II MR . PE NDE:XG RAFT : Only to say that on behalt of 3 II I t h e Attorne y General I welcome all of y o u a ll back to Texas 4 aga i n . lt's goo d to s ee you a gai n. Other th a n that , we 5 will waive our op~ning sta te ment. 6 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Pend ergratt, y ou look d if f e r ent. 7 You lost your beard . Didn't you hav e a beard? 8 MR. PENDERGRAFT: It's still there. It's just a 9 lot shorter. 10 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Stridiron? 11 MR. STRIDIRON: Yes, Mrs. Bowers, we do have an 12 opening statement. The NRC ~tatf proposes to present our 13 evidence through a panel of witnesies as we did earlier during 14 the earlier evidentiary hearing. The panel we propose to 15 offer is seated at my left and I would ask each member to 16 rise as I introduce him. 17 Alexander Dromerick. Joe Boegli. . Robert Waterfield. 18 These gentlemeri already participated during the environmental 19 part of the statement and their statement of qualifications 20 are part of the record. 21 The following members have not been sworn and at 22 the appropriate time I will move they be sworn. Gordon 23 Chipman, Marvin Dunenfeld, konald Gamble, and Jai Rajan. 24 A.,:e-rt:derol Reporters, Inc . Thank you, gentlemen. We will also introduce two 25
c rrr.-: l. p ie c es of documents will be sponsorec'i by Jvir . Dro n,-:c rick , the lice n~j _ng 4 ,manag e r _ for tt1is Commission. . 5 Testimony in response to lU CFu Pa rt 50 will be 6 sponsored in p~rt by Mr. Boegli and Mr . Waterfield. 7 Mr. Fairobent, who sponsors this document , cannot 8 be he re today because of a prev ious appointment in anoth er 9 proceeding. Therefore, with lea~e of the Board, Mr. uro me ric. 10 again in his capacity as project manager, will sponsor Mr. ll Fairobent;s testimony as well as his statement of professional 12 qualifications. 13 In addition, the Staff prepared responses to written questions from this Board and Mr. Dromerick will 14 sponsor these responses as one document. 15 We also have availab-le today witnesses who can 16 respond to any further questions by the Board or questions 17 from the other parties. 18 Each of the documents I mentioned earlier have been 19 served ori the Board and the other parties, and the reporter 20 has been supplied with the appropriate number of these docu-21 ments. 22 That concludes my opening statement. 23 MRS. BOWERS: Thank you, Mr. Stridiron. 24 .t..:e -~ed~rol Reporters, Inc. The next item on the agenda is to call for limited 25
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7 Susie Novosad. Is she here, please? 8 Arthur L. Guess. 9 Roy H. Roussel. 10 H. W. Stickland. 11 John H. Wilson. 12 Bert C. Steves. 13 Well, then~ are there people here today who would 14 be interested in making a limited appearance statement? If 15 so, please raise your hand. 16 The record will show no hands raised. 17 I think I saw the Mayor of Bay City come in a few 18 minutes ago. Isn't he the one that told us he had a tempo-19 rary job for 28 years? 20 MAYOR GUSMAN: Got two more to add to that now. MRS. BOWERS: . Mr*. Schwa.r z I would yo1:1 like to proceed of would you like a brief recess? 23 MR. SCHWARZ: We are ready to proceed, Mrs. Bowers. 24 Ace-Federal Re porters, Inc . Mrs. Bowers, I as*k that the following persons be 25
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I S',:orn as App lic ant ' s \*.ri tncs:.. e:-::: :Ln th i,; Drocc cec; :J . I 2 I be wel l i f eac li st and as his n0 r.12 i "' ca.Lled . 'f i1i s rc:.ig:,:... . l :** j 3 i n i dentifying each wi tne s s . 4 Mr. Geo r ge W. Op;ea , Jr. Dr. J ames p . Sum~ter . 5 Mr. D. G. Ba r k er. Mr . l{. D. Gau ny . Mr . R . J. Clapper . 6 Mr. D. R. Be tterton. 7 All of th e se gentl e me n are of Houston Li g htin g 8 and Power Company. 9 Dr. Douglas W. Peacock of Westinghouse Corpora tion. 10 Dr. Walton A. Rodger of Nuclear Safety Associates. Mr. J. T. Mooney of Brown & Root, .and Mr. E. 11 I 12 Schwantes of Woodward Line. 13 Mrs. Bowers, some of these witnesses were sworn 14 before and their qualifications were placed in evidence. 15 However, with the thought of having a complete 16 record, both of the prior hearing and at this hearing, we hav submitted their qualifications again, in the booklet that 17 was furnished. 18 MRS. HOWERS: You are asking now that they be 19 sworn? Is that right? 20 MR. SCHWARZ: Yes. 21 22 23 24 Ace-r .,0erol Reporters, Inc. 25
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xxxxxx 13 were called as witnesses and, having been first duly sworn, 14 were examined and testified as follows: 15 BY MR. SCHWAkZ: 16 Q. Have each of you prepared a statement of your 17 education and professional qualifications for introduction 18 in this evidence? 19 (Chorus of jeses.) 20 M~. SCHWARZ: Statements of education and profes-21 sional qualifications for each of these witnesses were 22 included in the book of prepared testiomny submitted to the 23 Board on September S. Mr. Oprea's qualifications are set 24 forth on tab 4. Dr. Peacock's under tab 6, Mr .. Barkeris /.(e*, ,verol Reporters, Irie. 25 under tab y, Dr. Rodger under tab 8, Mr. Gaunyis under tab 9,
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~ Are each of these statements correct and true to ll the knowledge ot your belief?
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~ Do each of _you adopt your statement and qualifi-14 cations 15 (Chorus of yeses.)
16 M!{. SCHWARZ: I ask that George W. Oprea, Jr., 17 James R. Sumpter, D. G. Barker, R. D. Gauny, R. J. Clapper, 18 D.R. Betterton, Douglas W. Peacock, Walton A. Rodger, J. ~. 19 Mooney, and E. Douglas Schwantes, Jr., appearing under tabs 20 4 through 13 of the prepared testimony submitted to the Board
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21 I be incorporated into the record as though read. I have 22 furnished sufficient copies to the reporter. 23 MRS. BOWERS: Thank you. Mr. Pendergraft, any 24 A:e-, ed<?rol Reporter~. Inc. objection? 251
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EDUCAT I ONAL AND PROF ESSI ONAL QUAL I F I CATIONS George W. Op r e a , Jr. Exec utive Vic e P r es i den t Houston Lighting & Power Comp a n y l My name is George W. Oprea, Jr. I am Exec u-2 tive Vice President of Houston Lighting & Power Company . 3 In this capacity I am responsible for overall administra-4 tion of the Engineering Department , Transmission & 5 Distribution Department, Energy Production Department, 6 Power Plant Engi ne ering & Construction Department, 7 Energy Control and Dispatching Department, Quality 8 Assurance Department, and Environmental and Inter-9 Utility Affairs Department. 10 I am a 1952 graduate of Rice University and 11 hold a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree 12 in Electrical Engineering. I joined Houston Lighting & 13 Power Company that year in the Distribution Planning 14 Section of the Engineering Department. I later worked 15 in Computer Applications Engineering for System Planning, 16 and in March, 1965, was named Superintendent of the 17 Engineering Planning Division. I became the Energy 18 Control Center Project Manager in March, 1967, Manager, 19 Energy Control & Dispatching Department in June, 1970, 20 and Manager, Energy Control and Nuclear Program in 21 April, 1971. In November, 1971, I was elected Vice 22 President-Operations, and in January, 1973, I was 23 elected a Group Vice President. In December, 1974, I 24 was elected Executive Vice President and assumed my
1 present duties. 2 I am a registered professional engineer in 3 Texas, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical 4 and Electronic Engineers and former member of the 5 Computer Applications Subcommittee, a past Director and 6 Past President of the Engineers Council of Houston, a 7 member of the Association of Computing Machinery and of 8 the Society of Information Display, a past member and 9 Vice Chairman of Edison Electric Institute Computer 10 Task Force, a member of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 11 the Atomic Industrial Forum, the American Nuclear 12 Society, the Edison Electric Institute Executive Advisory 13 Committee on Nuclear Power and the Texas A&M Research 14 Foundation. I am a retired Captain in the Naval Reserve. 15 My responsibilities in connection with the 16 South Texas Project include general supervision of the 17 project management team which reports to me through the 18 General Manager, Power Plant Engineering & Construction 19 Department, thus assuring planned coordination of 20 related support activities including environmental 21 planning. The corporate quality assurance department 22 reports directly to me. I have also been a member or 23 alternate member of the South Texas Project Management 24 Committee and the forerunners of that committee since
1 the conunencement of studies on the feasibility of this 2 Project in 1971. In th2se capacities I have been 3 involved in the overall planning for the Project. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 I
SD[.:C,;TI c ~; J. . L A~JD PROF ESS I O~J.Z\i., QT.'l-.I...IF' IC,1.T I0'.';S James R . Sumpter Manager - Nuclea r Divisio n , Power Plan ~ Engineer ing and Construction Department Houston Ligh ting & Powe r Company 1 My name is James R. Sumpter. My business 2 address is 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77001. I am 3 Manager - Nuclear Division of the Power Plant Engineer-4 ing and Construction Department for Houston Lighting & 5 Power Company. I joined the Company in August, 1972, 6 and am responsible for the nuclear system design, 7 engineering, safety analysis, licensing, and fuel 8 management for all Houston Lighting & Power Company's 9 nuclear power plants including the South Texas Project 10 Nuclear Generating Station, for which that Company acts 11 as Project Manager. I was also involved in the decisions 12 concerning fuel supply for that Project. 13 I received a Bachelor of Science degree in 14 Engineering Science from the Pennsylvania State Univer-15 sity in 1965, a Master of Science degree in Nuclear 16 Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1967 and 17 a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A & M Univer-18 sity in 1970. My dissertation was concerned with the 19 study of xenon oscillations during power reactor tran-20 sient operation. 21 In the summers of 1964 and 1965 I was employed 22 at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in the mechanical 23 and nuclear design of naval reactors. In the summer of 24 1967, I was employed at the Los Alamos Scientific
1 Laboratory as a research physicist concerned with the 2 theoretical and experimental study of critical assembly 3 designs. Intermittently from 1968-1972, I was employed 4 part-time teaching radioisotope laboratory and mathe-5 matics courses at local high schools and colleges. 6 From 1970-1972 I was employed as a Nuclear 7 Analyst with Sargent & Lundy Engineers. I had respon-8 sibilities involving radwaste systems design, health 9 I physics, shielding, radiation monitoring system design, I 10 I equipment procurement, overall plant engineering design 11 II and the associated licensing for several nuclear power 12 I stations. i 13 ,.I I am a member of the American Nuclear Society, 14 II Sigma Pi Sigma, the Sierra Club and am Secretary of
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EDUCATI ONAL AND PROFESSIO ~AL Q[JAL I ? I CATI ON S D. G. Barker Manager, Quality Assurance Department Houston Lighting & Powe r Company 1 My name is D. G. Barker. My business address 2 is 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77001. I am the Manager, 3 Quality Assurance Department, responsible for the 4 development, implementation, management, and surveillance 5 of the Corporate Quality Assurance Program and the 6 South Texas Project Quality Assurance Plan. I report 7 directly to Mr. G. W. Oprea, Jr., Executive Vice 8 President. 9 I graduated from Texas A & M University in 10 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical 11 Engineering and in 1968 received a Masters of Engineering 12 degree in Nuclear Engineering. While working on a BS 13 degree, I was employed by Union Carbide Corporation, 14 from 1965 to 1966, as a Mechanical Engineer in the 15 Engineering Machinery Group. My responsibilities were 16 in the areas of maintenance design, vibration analysis, 17 and economic analysis on process equipment. 18 From 1966 to 1968, I was employed as a Research 19 Assistant and later as a Coordinating Engineer at the 20 Nuclear Science Center under the Texas Engineering 21 Experiment Station of the Texas A & M University System. 22 There I performed work in the analysis, design, fabrica-23 tion and testing of equipment used in the Triga Reactor 24 Conversion. I also performed work in licensing, flux
1 measurements, activation analysis, health physics, 2 programming, gamma ray spectroscopy, and high energy 3 gamma ray attenuation. 4 In 1968, I joined the Nuclear Division of 5 Todd Shipyards Corporation as a Nuclear Engineer. In 6 this position, I performed analysis and calculations in 7 reactor physics, shielding, thermal hydraulics, mechan-8 ical design and vibrations in support of the N. S. 9 SAVANNAH Program. Other duties performed included 10 material evaluation, design review, physics testing, 11 refueling and operations technical support. Later I 12 was assigned as Project Engineer for the N. S. SAVANNAH 13 Core II where I was responsible for the supervision and 14 coordination of the efforts of engineers, technicians, 15 subcontractors and vendors involved in the evaluation 16 of the nuclear and mechanical adequacy of the N. S. 17 SAVANNAH Core II which included the redesign of the 18 fuel assembly, material procurement, the design of 19 modification fixtures, writing of procedures and test 20 specifications, establishing quality assurance require-21 ments, design and operation of fuel assembly testing 22 facilities and administrative and management functions. 23 From 1971 to 1972, I worked at the H. B. 24 Zachry Company as a Quality Assurance Supervisor assisting
1 in the establishment of the compan y 's Qualit y Assurance 2 Program. In this capacity , I wrote sections of the H. 3 B. Zachry Company Quality Assurance Manual, performed 4 vendor audits and construction planning. Other duties 5 in the office and in the field on power plant projects 6 included estimating, job planning, engineering, cost 7 accounting, welding engineering and preparation of job 8 progress reports. 9 In 1972, I joined Houston Lighting & Power 10 Company as a Nuclear Engineer and in 1973, I was ap-11 pointed Manager of the Quality Assurance Department. 12 I am a registered Professional Engineer in 13 Texas. I am a member of the American Nuclear Society 14 and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ej~2ational an d Professional Quali f ications R. D. Gauny He alth Phy sicist - Nucl ear Div ision, Houston Lighting & Power Company 1 My name is R. D. Gauny. My business address 2 is 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77001. I am the Health 3 Physicist in the Nuclear Division of the Power Plant 4 Engineering and Construction Department of Houston 5 Lighting & Power Company. I joined the Company in 6 June, 1974, and am responsible for health physics and 7 security for the South Texas Project Nuclear Generating 8 Station, for which Houston Lighting & Power Company 9 acts as Project Manager. 10 I graduated in 1967 from San Antonio College, 11 San Antonio, Texas, with an Associate of Science Degree 12 in Physics and Mathematics. From 1967 to 1969, I 13 worked for the National Science Foundation in an effort 14 to find and identify new sub-atomic particles. During 15 this same period, I conducted a Physics Laboratory for 16 Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Texas. In 17 1969, I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Physics and 18 Mathematics from Trinity University, San Antonio, 19 Texas. In 1971, I graduated with my Master of Science 20 Degree in Bio-physics (Health Physics specialization) 21 at Texas A & M University under a United States Public 22 Health Service Traineeship. Under this traineeship 2 3 extensive experience was obtained in the use of the 24 Texas A & M Nuclear Reactors, Cyclotron and Cobalt-60
1 irradiation facilities. In-depth studies we re conducted 2 in radiation theory, instrumentation, shielding, isotop e 3 technology , radiation biology, radiation chemistry, and 4 federal and state regulations. 5 During 1971 and 1972, I managed the Instrumen-6 tation and Material Account a bility Branch at Charleston 7 Naval Shipyard. As Branch Head, I assumed the responsi-8 bility for the proper accountability and disposition of 9 radioactive material related to the Navy Nuclear Propul-10 sion Program. In this capacity, I developed standard 11 operating procedures to control the functions of the 12 group and assure compliance with naval rules and 13 regulations. 14 I joined Stone & Webster Engineering Corpo-15 ration in July 1972 as an Engineer in the Materials 16 Engineering Division. In October 1972, I was made the 17 Assistant Radiological Safety Officer for the 18 corporation. In May 1973 I was appointed Corporate 19 Radiological Safety Officer for U.S. operations. I 2 o organized the record keeping, training and auditing 21 practices of the Radiological Safety Office and developed 22 field work practices and procedures to protect the 23 personnel and to assure compliance with state and 24 federal regulations. I developed a three-volume Radio-
1 logical Safety Manual detailing corporate policy, work 2 practices, record keeping procedures, and equipment 3 specifications. I also organized the Radiological 4 Safety Office system to utilize the computer for record 5 management. 6 In June of 1974, I joined Houston Lighting & 7 Power Company in the capacity of Health Physicist. I 8 have visited the sites and/or worked with twenty-seven 9 planned or operating commerical nuclear reactors at 10 fifteen sites, four navy nuclear plants, two test 11 reactors, and the navy training facility at Knolls 12 Atomic Power Laboratory. I am a member of the Health 13 Physics Society, the American Nuclear Society and the 14 National Physics Honor Society. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIF ICATIONS R. J . Klapper Supervising Engin ee r, Nuc l ear Safegua r ds & Licensing Houston Lighting & Power Company 1 My ~ame is R. J. Klapper. My business address 2 is 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77001. I am the Super-3 vising Engineer of Nuclear Safeguards and Licensing in 4 Houston Lighting & Power Company. 5 I graduated from Texas A&M University in 1971 6 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering 7 and in 1972 received a Master of Engineering in Nuclear 8 Engineering. 9 During the summer of 1970, I worked for the 10 Tennessee Valley Authority in their Nuclear Engineering 11 Branch. There I worked on nuclear steam supply system 12 evaluations and off-gas systems. 13 In August of 1972, I joined Houston Lighting 14 & Power Company and worked in the engineering design 15 section of the Nuclear Program. During this period, I 16 worked on bid evaluations and engineering design review. 17 In February of 1973, I was transferred to the 18 Nuclear Safeguards and Licensing Section of the Nuclear 19 Department. In this position, I was responsible for 20 the licensing of the Allens Creek Nuclear Generating 21 Station. During this time I attended the General 22 Electric BWR Design Orientation course. 23 In August of 1974, I was promoted to Project 24 Engineer working on the South Texas Project. In this
1 position I was primaril y r e sponsible f o r the coordina-2 tion of the Engineering review in the areas of civil 3 engineering, mechanical/nuclear en g ineering and licensing. 4 I was also a member of the South Texas Project group 5 responsible for the coordination of site activities. 6 In March 1975, I was promoted to Supervising 7 Engineer - Nuclear Safeguards and Licensing. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
EDUCAT I ONA L & PROFESSI ONAL QU~LIFICA~IONS Donald R. Betterton Manager, En vironmen tal Protection Department Houston Lighting & Power Company 1 My name is Donald R. Betterton. I am Manager 2 of the Environmental Protection Department of Houston 3 Lighting & Power Company. In this capacity I am re-4 sponsible for collection and evaluation of the various 5 technical considerations associated with the environment. 6 These considerations involve the areas of site selection 7 criteria, radioactive dispersion, thermal effects, air 8 I I and water quality considerations and environmental
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for the preparation of the Environmental Report 15 i and environmental considerations required in support of 16 its Safety Analysis Report. My responsibility also 17 includes acquisition of all local, state and federal 18 permits and approvals exclusive of NRC licensing. I 19 report to the Vice President, Environmental and Inter-20 Utility Affairs of Houston Lighting & Power Company. 21 I graduated from the University of Houston in 22 1970 with a BS in Civil Engineering. In 1958 I joined 23 Houston Lighting & Power Company as an Engineering 24 Assistant in the Surveying Section of the Engineering
1 Department. In this capacity I performed various 2 calculations required for horizontal and vertical 3 control in connection with design and construction of 4 roads, railroads, canals, substations, power plants, 5 etc. I utilized computers to solve multiple three-I 6 point problems for control of the Houston Lighting & 7 I Power planimetric mapping system and least squares I'I 8 I adjustment of Houston Lighting & Power Company supple-I aJ I I mental traverses in the Houston area. I 10 I In February of 1963, I was transferred to the 11 I Civil Engineering Division where I became involved in I 12 the design of transmission towers and foundations.
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I 13 ! During this period I assisted in the analysis and 14 11 design of several 138 kv transmission line structures. II 15 ' I also worked on foundation analysis and design in-16 cluding straight shaft, underrearn, multiplier, and pile 17 foundations required for transmission structures.
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19 ji ing Division and became responsible for design of 20 paving and drainage facilities for all Houston Lighting 21 & Power Company substations. I was also responsible 22 for the Standards Section where I designed substation 23 structures and components to be utilized as standard 24 structures.
1 In 1968 I was given special assignment in the 2 envi ronmental area which included hydraulic, biological, 3 and thermal effects of power plant cooling water dis-4 charges. I was appointed Supervisor of Environmental 5 Protection in 1970 and Manager of Environmental Protec-6 tion in 1972. 7 I am a member of the Texas Society of Profes-s sional Engineers, Houston Engineering and Scientific 9 Society, and Texas Water Pollution Control Association. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Douglas W. Peacoc k Pressur i z e d W3t er Reactor Sy s t~ms Di vi sion We sti nghouse E l ec tri c Cor;o r a tion 1 My name is Do ugl as W. Pe a cock . My bus ine ss 2 address is P. O. Box 355, Pittsbur g h, Penns y lvania 3 15230. I am employed by Westingho use as Manager, Reactor 4 Protection in the Pressurized Wate r Rea ctor Systems 5 Division and I have served in this c a pacity since 1972. 6 I am responsible for the functional adequacy of reactor 7 protection systems. In this capacity I have been 8 active in the regulatory review process for the RESAR-9 41 Preliminary Design Approval, the South Texas Project 10 Nuclear Generating Station, and other RESAR-41 projects. 11 I graduated from Washington State University 12 with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1962, and 13 graduated from the University of Ill i nois with a Ph.D. 14 degree in Physical Chemistry in 1966. 15 Followin9 my academic training, I joined 16 Douglas United Nuclear Company, a prime contractor to 17 the Atomic Energy Commission responsible for the opera-18 tion of the Hanford reactors and fuel fabrication 19 facilities. Between 1966 and 1969, I held various 20 engineering assignments involving analysis of reactor 21 operation and special materials production programs. 22 During 1969 and 1970, I assumed technical management 23 positions with responsibility for fuel development 24 programs, safety analysis and licensing studies, and
1 safety research and development acti v ities related to 2 the Hanford N Reactor. In 1971, as Manager, Process 3 Technology, I had an overall responsibility for process 4 technical support functions and operational safety 5 aspects of the Hanford N Reactor and Fuel Fabrication 6 facilities. Since 1972, I have been employed by 7 Westinghouse in various safety and licensing management 8 positions. In this capacity I have been responsible 9 for establishing safety criteria, conducting safety 10 evaluations of system and component design, preparing 11 documentation for safety analysis reports, providing 12 safety system performance requirements, developing 13 analytical methods for safety analysis, and repre-14 senting Westinghouse before regulatory organizations in 15 the licensing process of numerous power reactors and 16 regulatory review of generic technical matters. 17 I have made contributions to public and in-18 dustry discussions on nuclear power technology and I 19 have lectured in the Nuclear Power Reactor Safety Pro-20 gram at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I am a 21 member of the American Nuclear Society. 22 23 24
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFES S IONAL QUAL IFICATI ON S Wal t on A. Rodger Nuc lear Safety Ass oc i a t e s 1 My name is Walton A. Rodger. I am a partner 2 in the nuclear consulting firm Nuclear Safety Associates, 3 Bethesda, Maryland, and have held this position for the 4 past ten years. The four years prior to that I was 5 Vice President of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., serving 6 as its Technical Director and later as General Manager 7 of its West Valley plant. In the latter position I was 8 responsible for the construction, startup, and licensing 9 of the world's first privately owned nuclear fuel 10 reprocessing plant. 11 From 1960 to 1962, I was a partner in the 12 nuclear consulting firm of McLain Rodger Associates. 13 Before entering the consulting field, I spent 13 years 14 at Argonne National Laboratory, four at Oak Ridge 15 National Laboratory, and one at the Metallurgical 16 Laboratory of the University of Chicago. At all three 17 I was active in the development of all of the various l8 processes which have been considered for use in repro-19 cessing of nuclear fuel. I also did a great deal of 20 work in the field of radioactive waste management. At 21 Argonne I was Associate Director of the Chemical Engi-22 neering Division. My total experience in the nuclear 23 field has covered 33 years. I was graduated in both Chemical and Metallurgi-24 I
1 cal Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2 1939. I obtained my Master's Degree in Chemical Engi-3 neering from the same institution in 1940. My Doctorate 4 in Chemical Engineering was awarded by the Illinois 5 Institute of Technology in 1956. 6 I am the author of sections of several nuclear 7 handbooks and have published more than two dozen papers 8 in the nuclear field, largely on reprocessing and waste 9 disposal. I am a member of AICHE, and in 1960 was I 10 I Chairman of the Nuclear Engineering Division of the 11 I Institute. I am also a member of American Nuclear I 12 ! Society and Atomic Industrial Forum. I am past chair-13 ,I I man of the ANSI Committee N-48 which is developing J; 14 I standards for the disposal of solid nuclear waste. In 15 i 1959, I served as Technical Consultant to the Joint 161 Committee on Atomic Energy of the 86th Congress at the 17 ! Hearings on Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal. For 1a III'. the past two years I have served as a principal witness 19 jl for the Consolidated Utility Group in the As Low As 20 Practicable Rule Making Hearing (RM-50-2). In this 21 capacity I have done extensive cost-benefit studies on 22 LWR radwaste systems. 23 24
ED~CATIONAL & PROFE SSI ONAL QU~LIFICAT IONS J o hn T . Mooney Enginee r ing Projec t Manager Brown & Root, I nc. 1 My name is John T. Moone y . My bus in ess 2 address is 5100 Clinton Dr i ve, Houston, Texas. I am 3 employed by Brown & Root, Inc. and serve as the Engi-4 neering Project Manager assigned to the South Texas 5 Project. In this position I am responsible at Brown & 6 Root for the overall engineering and design of the 7 South Texas Project Nuclear Generating Station, including 8 plant structures, systems, site development and cooling 9 facilities. 10 In 1953 I received my Bachelor's degree in 11 chemical engineering from Villanova University. After 12 graduation, I was employed by Goodyear Atomic Corporation 13 ,, in connection with the start-up and operation of the
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14 i gaseous diffusion enrichment facility at Portsmouth, I 15 I! Ohio. 16 I Previously, I have had responsible engineering 11 I' assignments for another architect-engineer firm in the 18 lI'. design of the Indian Point Units 2 and 3 of Consolidated 19 H I Edison Company and Brunswick Units 1 and 2 of Carolina 20 Power and Light Company. My previous experience also 21 includes seven years at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory 22 in the design of power plant mechanical apparatus and 23 plant start-up activities for the Naval Nuclear Propul-24 sion Program.
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EDUCAT I ONAL AND P ROF ESSIONAL QChLIFICATIO~S E. Douglas Schwan t es, Jr. Senior Project Engin ee r Woodward - Clyde Consultants 1 My name is E. Douglas Schwan tes, Jr. I am 2 employ ed by Woodward-Clyde Consultants of Oakland, 3 California, as Senior Project Engineer. I joined 4 Woodward-Clyde Consultants in 1972, and I am their 5 project manager for the South Texas Project, responsible 6 for coordinating all aspects of the geotechnic investi-7 gation in connection with the licensing and design of 8 that nuclear generating facility. In this capacity I 9 have assisted in the preparation of the geotechnical 10 sections of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report and 11 other documents. 12 In 1960 I received a Bachelor of Science 13 degree in Civil Engineering from the University of 14 Illinois, and, following a period of employment, I 15 received the Master of Science degree in Civil Engineer-16 ing from the same university in 1965. 17 From 1960 to 1962 I served as a Lieutenant, 18 junior grade, with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 19 in Washington, D.C. In 1963 I was employed as a Civil 20 Engineer by Slope Indicator Company, Division of Shannon 21 & Wilson, Inc., Seattle, Washington. In 1965 I worked 22 as a Soils Engineer for Harza Engineering Company, 23 Chicago, Illinois, and from 1965 through 1972 I was 24 employed as Project Engineer by Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
1 in Seattle, Washington. 2 I am a Registered Professional Engineer in 3 the states of California, Illinois and Washington and 4 hold membership in the American Society of Civil Engi-5 neers and the Association of Engineering Geologists. 6 My publications include the following: 7 "Features of construction in landslide areas," 8 Proceedings, Northwest Road and Street Conference, 9 University of Washington, 1967. 10 "Landslide stabilization with slit-trench 11 buttresses" with R. A. Adolfson, paper presented at the 12 17th Annual Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation 13 Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 14 1970. 15 "The Baldwin Hills Reservoir failure in 16 retrospect," with A. Casagrande and S. D. Wilson, Pro-17 ceedings of the ASCE Specialty Conference on the Perfo r-18 rnance of Earth and Earth-Supported Structures, Purdue 19 University, June, 1972. 20 In my professional experience I have been 21 associated with many foundation engineering projects 22 for industrial, commercial and residential sites, 23 retaining structures, waterfront development, highway 24 construction, darns, and landslide stabilization.
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15 A. Yes, it was. 16 Q. ls this document true and correct to the best of 17 your knowledge and belief? 18 A. It is. 19 Q. Do you adopt the document entitled Testimony of 20 George W. Oprea, Jr., reopening statement on behalf of the 21 South Texas Project Participants and the Project Manager as 22 your testimony in this proceeding? 23 A. I do. 24 A:e-!"ed~rol Reporters, Inc. MR. SCHWARZ: Mrs. Bowers, I ask that the lOpage 25
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Re: Opening Statement on 3e~alf o f the South Texas Pr e ~ ct Participants and the Project Manager 1 I. Introduction. 2 My name is George W. Oprea, Jr. I am Execu-3 tive Vice President of Houston Lighting & Power Company, 4 and I am responsible for that Company' s nuclear program. 5 A resume of my educational and professional qualifica-6 tions has previously been received in evidence. 7 I wish to take this opportunity to welcome 8 you again to South Texas. 9 The purpose of my testimony is to describe 10 briefly the background for the South Texas Project and, 11 in a general way, the undertakings of the Participants 12 in support of the Project. These Participants are the 13 City Public Service Board of the City of San Antonio, 14 Central Power and Light Company, the City of Austin and 15 Houston Lighting & fower Company. I shall also address 16 the undertakings of Houston Lighting & Power Company, 17 as Project Manager, in establishing its own capability 18 to support the design, construction and safe operation 19 of the South Texas Project Nuclear Generating Station. 20 In addition, I shall sponsor the formal Application. 21 II. Application. 22 The Application for Construction Permits and 23 Operating Licenses, as amended by Amendments 1 through 24 3, Applicant's Exhibit No. 7, was prepared under my
1 supervision by representatives of all Participants. 2 The statements contained in the Application, as so 3 amended, are true and correct to the best of my knowledgE 4 and belief. 5 Amendments 2 and 3 to the Application, which 6 were filed on October 20, 1975, and October 30, 1975, 7 respectively, brought up to date the information 8 previously contained in the Application. They provided 9 the current cost estimates for the South Texas Project 10 Units 1 and 2, more current information as to the 11 financial qualifications of the Participants, the 12 currently planned net generating capability of the 13 Participants, and miscellaneous information, such as 14 memberships of Boards of Directors and principal officers 15 The Application, as amended, fully documents the financia 16 qualification of the Participants to design and construct 17 South Texas Projects Units 1 and 2. 18 III. Background for the South Texas Project. 19 The areas served by the four Participants in 20 the Project encompass about the southern one-third of 21 the State. According to the last census, these areas 22 include four of the eight largest metropolitan areas in 23 the State. It is each Participant's responsibility to 24 provide the electricity which is needed to support the
1 growth and the living standards of the c itizens of the 2 area it serves. Moreove r, the Partic i pants are respon-3 sible for providing this electricity at a reasonable 4 cost and in a manner that protects the environment as 5 well as the health and safety of those persons in the 6 vicinity of the proposed facility. I believe that each 7 of the Participants has been successful in meeting its 8 customers' needs and in being a good neighbor to those 9 who live in the vicinity of its generating facilities. 10 We are proud of this record and intend to perpetuate 11 it. 12 The currently planned net generating capability 13 of the four Participants in the Project through the 14 year 1984, is shown in graphic form in amended Exhibit 15 III to the Application. By comparing this projected 16 capability with that included in the Application as 17 originally filed in 1974, one notes certain reduction 18 in the facilities planned by each of the Participants. 19 Since the hearing on environmental and site 20 suitability matters the only significant reduction 21 results from Houston Lighting & Power Company's recent 22 decision to postpone indefinitely the construction of 23 its Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, planned 24 for a site in Austin County, Texas. None of the
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1 Participants in the South Texas Project, other than 2 Hou ston Lighting & Power Company is involved in the 3 Allens Creek project. Therefore, the deferral of that 4 project does not affect the plans of the other Partie-s ipants in the South Texas Project. 6 From Houston Lighting & Power Company's 7 standpoint, deferral of the Allens Creek project h as 8 made timely construction of the South Texas Project all 9 the more important. This action further assures our 10 ability to finance the remainder of our construction 11 program, including Houston Lighting & Power Company's 12 30.8% share of the South Texas Project. As of December 13 31, 1974, Houston Lighting & Power Company's assets had 14 a book value of $1,692,088,000. The Company's 1974 15 revenues were $486,837,000, all attributable to electric 16 operations. The bonds of Houston Lighting & Power 17 Company are rated AA by both Standard & Poor's Corpora-18 tion and Moody's Investor Service, Inc. 19 The other Participants in the South Texas 20 Project are likewise financially qualified to undertake 21 their responsibilities with respect to the South Texas 22 Project. Central Power and Light Company's assets were 23 valued at $603,972,000 as of December 31, 1974, and 24 Central's 1974 operating revenues were $223,595,000.
1 Central's bonds are also rated AA by both Standard & 2 Poor's Corporation and Moody's Investor Service, Inc. 3 Central is a wholly owned subsidiary of Central and 4 South West Corporation. As of December 31, 1974 the 5 consolidated balance sheet of Central and South West 6 and its subsidiaries reflected assets of $1,788,708,000. 7 The City Public Service Board of San Antonio 8 and the City of Austin are both municipally owned 9 electric systems, serving metropolitan populations of 10 about 1,300,000 and 335,000, respectively. In the 11 fiscal year ended January 31, 1975 the City Public 12 Service Board of San Antonio had electric system revenues 13 of over $137,000,000. Its electric and gas system 14 bonds are rated AA by both Moody's Investor Service, 15 Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation. During the 16 fiscal year ending September 30, 1974, the City of 17 Austin had revenues from sales of electricity of over 18 $57,000,000. Austin's revenue bonds enjoy a AA rating 19 by both of those investment services. 20 Each of the Participants is mindful of its 21 responsibility to provide adequate financial support to 22 the Project. Each will finance its proportionate share 23 of the Project, and, while the sources of funds will 24 vary among the Participants, they will include funds on
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1 hand, retained revenues, short term lo a ns and commercial 2 paper, and the sale of securities as required. 3 Less than one half of one percent of the 4 common stock of Houston Lighting & Power Company and of 5 Central and South West Corporation is owned by non-6 residents of the United States. 7 IV. Undertakings of the Participants. 8 As I indicated to this Board last April 9 during the portion of this proceeding involving environ-10 mental and site suitability matters, the Participants 11 in the Project approached this joint undertaking in a 12 deliberate manner. In the latter part of 1971 a feasi-13 bility study was undertaken to determine the desirability 14 of constructing and operating a jointly owned generating 15 facility. 16 By the end of 1973 these Participants had 17 entered into a formal agreement providing for a jointly 18 owned and operated nuclear generating facility. Houston 19 Lighting & Power Company was selected as Project Manager 20 and charged with designing, licensing, constructing, 21 maintaining and operating the Project facilities for 22 the benefit of itself and the other Participants. 23 V. Undertaking of Project Manager. 24 Houston Lighting & Power Company fully I*
1 recognizes that as Project Manager it has the ultimate 2 responsibility for the safe design, construction and 3 operation of the South Texas Project Nuclear Generating 4 Station. In order to discharge this responsbility, we 5 commenced developing our in house nuclear capability in 6 1971. This involved additional training for some of 7 our existing personnel and the hiring of a number of 8 new employees who already had experience in the nuclear 9 phase of the electric industry. I participated directly 10 in assembling and organizing this in house capability 11 which continues to report to me. 12 The Project Manager's Staff is complemented 13 by a strong support team comprised of Brown & Root, 14 Inc., the Architect-Engineer and Constructor for the 15 Project, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the 16 supplier of the nuclear steam supply systems and the 17 fabricator of the *fuel for each of Units 1 and 2. 18 Brown & Root is known favorably to the Project Partic-19 ipants as a result of its experience as a designer and 20 constructor of fossil fuel facilities and through its 21 reputation in the engineering and construction of other 22 large and complex facilities. Brown & Root brings to 23 this Project substantial nuclear experience, both from 24 the addition of personnel within its organization and
1 the use of experienced subcontractors such as NUS 2 Corporation, Woodward-Clyde, Consultants and others. 3 Westinghouse Electric Corporation needs no 4 introduction to the nuclear power industry. It is a 5 recognized leader in this field. Dr. Sumpter will 6 present a more detailed discussion of the technical 7 qualifications of Houston Lighting & Power Company, 8 Brown & Root and Westinghouse. 9 For many years, Houston Lighting & Power 10 Company has recognized the need for, and has maintained, 11 an extensive quality assurance program. In conjunction 12 with the establishment of its nuclear program, the 13 Company reorganized its quality assurance procedures. 14 Mr. D. G. Barker, who joined the Company in 1972, now 15 heads the Company's quality assurance program. He is 16 also responsible for, and in charge of, the South Texas 17 Project quality assurance plan. Mr. Barker will testify 18 in more detail as to the quality assurance plan for the 19 11 South Texas Project. Mr. Barker reports directly to 20 me. 21 I am a member of the Board of Directors of 22 Houston Lighting & Power Company and have direct access 23 at all times to the Chief Executive Officer of the 24 Company, Mr. J. G. Reese, who is also the Chairman of
1 our Board, and to the Chief Administrative Officer of 2 the Company, Mr. D. D. Jordan, who is also our President. 3 I am a member of the *.1 anagement Committee for 4 the South Texas Project. The Management Committee was 5 established under the provisions of the Participation 6 Agreement which is set forth in Exhibit I to the Appli-7 cation. Houston Lighting & Power Company, as Project 8 Manager, advises the Management Committee of activities 9 and developments concerning the Project and consults 10 with that Committee on a regular basis. On the other 11 hand, the Participation Agreement charges Houston 12 Lighting & Power Company with the safe design, construc-13 tion and operation of the South Texas Project Nuclear 14 Generating Station, and Houston Lighting & Power Company 15 has accepted and is carrying out this responsibility. 16 VI. Conclusion. 17 In summary, we have established a team of the 18 necessary talents to design, build and operate this 19 11 plant in a manner that is environmentally acceptable 20 and safe. I am proud of this team. Further, I assure 21 you that not only I, but the entire management of 22 Houston Lighting & Power Company, clearly recognize and 23 accept the responsibility of designing, constructing 24 and operating the South Texas Project Nuclear Generating
1 Station in a manner consistent with the health and 2 safety of both the workers in the plant and those 3 persons living or working in the vicinity of the plant. 4 In carrying out these goals, we h av e received, and 5 continue to receive, the full cooperation and support 6 of all of the Participants in the Project. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
TESTI~ONY OF J . R. SUMPTER Re: South Texas Project Pr e liminary Safety A~alysis Re port 1 My name is J. R. Sumpter. I am Manager-2 Nuclear Division of the Power Plant Engineering and 3 Construction Department of Houston Lighting & Power 4 Company. 5 A resume of my educational and professional 6 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 7 My responsibilities in connection with the South Texas 8 Project include the design, engineering and fuel manage-9 ment of the nuclear system, radiation protection, 10 licensing and safety analysis. 11 The Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, as 12 amended by Amendments 1 through 34, and including 13 Appendices A through F, Applicant's Exhibit No. 8 (PSAR), 14 was compiled under my supervision and direction. Some 15 of this material was prepared by Houston Lighting & 16 Power Company employees; however, the major portion of 17 the basic data was initiated and supplied by our 18 Architect-Engineer and Constructor, Brown & Root, Inc., 19 or by one or more of a number of consultants, including 20 NUS Corporation, and Woodward-Clyde, Consultants, and 21 EDS Nuclear, Incorporated. In all instances -either I 22 or one of the Houston Lighting & Power Company personnel 23 in the Nuclear Division reviewed and approved this 24 material prior to its incorporation into the PSAR.
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TES~IMONY OF J . R. S~~PTER Re : South Texas Project Pre liminary Safety Analysis Repor t 1 My name is J. R. Sumpter. I am Manager-2 Nuclear Division of the Power Plant Engineering and 3 Construction Department of Houston Lighting & Power 4 Company. 5 A resume of my educational and professional 6 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 7 My responsibilities in connection with the South Texas 8 Project include the design, engineering and fuel manage-9 ment of the nuclear system, radiation protection, 10 licensing and safety analysis. 11 The Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, as 12 amended by Amendments 1 through 34, and including 13 Appendices A through F, Applicant's Exhibit No. 8 (PSAR), 14 was compiled under my supervision a nd direction. Some 15 of this material was prepared by Houston Lighting & 16 Power Company employees; however, the major portion of 17 the basic data was initiated and supplied by our 18 Architect-Engineer and Constructor, Brown & Root, Inc., 19 or by one or more of a number of consultants, including 20 NUS Corporation, and Woodward-Clyde, Consultants, and 21 EDS Nuclear, Incorporated. In all instances either I 22 or one of the Houston Lighting & Power Company personnel 23 in the Nuclear Division reviewed and approved this 24 material prior to its incorporation into the PSAR.
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~e: RESAR - 41 1 My name is Douglas W. Peacock. I am Manager of 2 Reactor Protection, Nuclear Safety Department, Westing-3 house Electric Corporation . A sununary of my professional 4 qualifications has been received previously in evidence.
5 The purpose of my testimony is to provide an 6 explanation of what the RESAR-41 reference design 7 involves and an explanation of how it evolved from 8 earlier Westinghouse designs. I shall also sponsor the 9 RESAR-41 Reference Safety Analysis Report, as amended 10 by Amendments 1 through 19 (RESAR-41), Applicant's 11 Exhibit No. 9. 12 I have participated in the over-all safety review 13 of the Westinghouse design described in RESAR-41. 14 Portions of RESAR-41 were prepared under my direction. 15 I participated in the review and approval of those 16 portions of RESAR-41 which were not prepared under my 17 supervision, and for these reasons, I am familiar with 18 RESAR-41 in its entirety. The statements contained in 19 RESAR-41 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge 20 and belief. 21 RESAR-41 is a standard safety analysis report for 22 a Westinghouse nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) 23 design which was filed on December 3, 1973, and docketed 24 on March 11, 1974, by the Atomic Energy Commission,
1 predecessor to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 2 This submittal was in the form of an application for a 3 Preliminary Design Approval (PDA) to the NRC pursuant 4 to Appendix O of 10 CFR Part 50. 5 The issuance of a PDA is contingent upon successful 6 completion of a safety review by the NRC Regulatory 7 Staff and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, 8 and is similar to the review given to conventional 9 custom plant construction permit applications. A 10 standard design receiving a PDA may then be referenced 11 by utility applicants for construction permits without 12 re-review by the NRC Staff with the exception of items 13 not resolved during the PDA review phase, site related 14 areas and interfaces, significant safety issues arising 15 subsequent to the PDA, any proposed modifications of 16 the standard design, or requirements arising from NRC 17 rules or directives promulgated after the PDA. 18 RESAR-41, as supplemented through Amendment 19, 19 describes the Westinghouse standard four-loop NSSS for 20 a 3817 MW (thermal) pressurized water reactor. Its 21 scope, as incorporated by the South Texas Project 22 Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR), includes the 23 Reactor, Reactor Coolant System, Emergency Core Cooling 24 System, Emergency Boration System, and various other
1 s af ety and ass oc i ate d s y s t ems incl uding in s t rumentation 2 and controls for the v ariou s s y s tem s . The ba lance of 3 plant structures, systems, components and power distri-4 bution systems are described in the Applicant's PSAR. 5 While the Sout h Texas Project license application 6 is the first applica t ion for a construction permit to 7 reference RESAR-41, the standard plant described in 8 RESAR-41 is similar in many respects to the RESAR-3 9 design [3425 MW (thermal)] which has been reviewed by 10 the Commission on license applications for the Catawba 11 plant (Docket Nos. 50-413 and 414), the Vogtle plant 12 (Docket No. 50-424 through 427), the Millstone 3 plant 13 (Docket No. 50-423), the Comanche Peak plant (Docket 14 Nos. 50-445 and 446), the Seabrook plant (Docket Nos. 15 50-443 and 444), and the SNUPPS projects (Docket Nos. 16 50-482 through 487). The RESAR-41 design is an evo-17 lutionary step from the RESAR-3 plant design and repre-18 sents design evolution of the Westinghouse nuclear 19 technology. The principal design differences and 20 similarities are summarized below. 21 The RESAR-41 reactor is similar to the RESAR-3 22 design except for an increase in active fuel length 23 from 12 to 14 feet providing approximately a 15% increase 24 in fuel loading and heat transfer area. In addition, r
1 correspondingly longer control rods have been provided 2 and the lower internals, of a design similar to the 3 basic RESAR-3 design, have been modified to accommodate 4 the longer fuel assemblies. The fuel design is also 5 similar except that it incorporates nine grids per 6 assembly rather than the eight grids in the RESAR-3 7 design. Similarly with the exceptions necessary to a accommodate the differences relating to the increased 9 system capacity and to accommodate the rapid refueling 10 concept, the RESAR-41 Reactor Coolant System is basically 11 similar to the RESAR-3 system. The reactor vessel is 12 of the design used on RESAR-3 applications with the 13 sole exception that the reactor vessel closure system 14 has been changed to facilitate rapid refueling. The 15 reactor coolant pump design is similar to the RESAR-3 16 pump but will have an increased capacity. To transfer 17 the additional heat.generated in the RESAR-41 reactor, 18 the steam generators will have longer and a greater 19 number of tubes thereby increasing the total heat 20 transfer area. The RESAR-41 Residual Heat Removal 21 System (RHRS), in providing greater flexibility and 22 operability, utilizes three cooling trains with inde-23 pendent pumps not shared with the Emergency Core Cooling 24 System (ECCS). The RHR pumps employed will be of the
1 vertical type rather than the horizontal pumps used in 2 previous designs; however the components of the modified 3 RHRS are of a proven technology. 4 The new Emergency Boration System (EBS), and the 5 redesigned Safety Injection System (SIS) are the only 6 fundamental modifications of the Engineered Safety 7 Features. The SIS design utilizes three independent 8 trains with complete separation from any function other 9 than emergency core cooling. The system components are 10 similar to previous designs with the exception that 11 vertical pumps are employed rather than horizontal. The 12 EBS, replacing the Boron Injection tank in the SIS used 13 on RESAR-3 design, is provided to mitigate the conse-14 quences of steamline break accidents. Although a number 15 of the EBS components differ from those utilized in the 16 RESAR-3 design, all are of proven technology. The in-17 strumentation and Control Systems for the Engineered 18 Safety Features and other systems are substantially the 19 same as previous designs with differences principally 20 to accommodate various system modifications. 21 A Spent Fuel Pool Cooling and Cleanup System is 22 provided in the scope of RESAR-41. The remainder of 23 the Auxiliary Systems, with the exception of the Fuel 24 Handling System and the Chemical and Volume Control I.
1 System (CVCS) are substantially the same as the RESAR-3 2 designs. The Fuel Handling System has been modified to 3 accommodate the rapid refueling provisions, and the 4 eves, basically the RESAR-3 design, incorporates a 5 number of modifications to achieve independence from 6 the ECCS and the EBS. 7 An in-depth comparison of the relationship 8 between RESAR-41 and RESAR-3 is presented in Tables 9 1.3-1 and 4.1-1 of RESAR-41. Additional insight to the 10 similarities of the principal parameters and design 11 features of RESAR-41 and RESAR-3 is presented in Attach-12 ment 1. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
ATTAC~MENT 1 Comparison of Principal Parameters and Design Features of RESAR-41 and RESAR-3 Parameter/Feature RESAR-41 RES AR -3 Reactor Core Power Level (MWt) 3800 3411 Number of Loops 4 4 System Pressure, Nominal, psia 2250 2250 Total Thermal Flow Rate, lb/hr 144.7xl06 142.2x lo 6 Effective Coolant Flow Rate for Heat 138 . 2xl06 135 .8xl o 6 Transfer, lb/hr Effective Coolant Flow Area for Heat 51.1 51. l Transfer, ft2 Nominal Inlet Coolant Temperature °F 559 . 8 557 . 3 Coolant Temperature Ave rage Rise in Core 66.8 62.3 Average Thermal Output, kw/ft 5.33 5.45 Heat Flux Hot Channel Faqtor, Fq 2.50 2.50 Maximum Thermal Output for Normal 13.3 13.6 Operation, kw/ft Number of Fuel Assemblies 193 193 uo 2 Rods per Assembly 264 264 Number of Grids per Assembly 9 8 Fuel Weight (as U02), lbs. 253,675 222,739 Fuel Rod Array 17xl7 17xl7 Clad Thickness, inches 0.0225 0.0225 Clad Material Zircaloy-4 Zircaloy- 4
Parameter / Featur e RES;.R - 41 RESAR - 3 Rod Cluster Cont r ol Assembly Neutron Ag- I n-Cd Ag - In-Cd Ab so r b e r , Ful l / Part Le ngth Numbe r of Cluste rs, Full / Part Length 61/8 53 / 8 Number of Absorber Rods per Cluster 24 24 Core Diameter, in. (Equivalent) 13 2 .7 132.7 Number of Safety Injection Trains 3 2 High Head Injection Pumps 3 2* + 2** Design Flow Rate (each) gpm 800 150 425 Design Head, ft. 2 850 5800 2500 Low Head Safety Injection Pumps 3 2 Design Flow Rate (each) gpm 1400 3000 Design Head, ft. 620 375 Emergency Boration System Injection 2 Pumps Design Flow Rates (each) gpm 4 50 Design Head, ft. 5 00
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length of the 14-foot core renders itself slightly l ess stable I to axial--" I'm sorry, I'm a lawyer not an engin eer 15 x-e-n-o-n, "xenon oscillation, especially late in the fuel 16 cycle; RESAR-41 suggests that the part-length rods may be 17 relied on to assure stability but the SER notes a departure 18 from nuclear boiling problem associated with the use of PLRs 19 and says that use of such rods in Westinghouse reactors is 20 forbidden. Please discuss the alternate control strategy 21 Westinghouse Mode A and its implications from the standpoints 22 of operational flexibility and safety." 23 Would you please respond to that question? A. The control banks, the part-length rods and the /. ,deral Reporters, 7n~. I 25 1 ex-core detectors are provided in our design for control
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~ Dr. Peacock, the ne x t qu e stion not e d th at th e 17 SERs asserted that the higher value of peaking fact o r for 18 the longer core is associated with the effect of the PLRs.
19 The Board then asked two questions: "(a) If the PLRs ar e not 20 used, will the limit still be 250?" And, "(b) If a lower 21 limit is established, will control of peaking by simple a x ial 22 1 offset observations still be possible at 100 percent powe r?" 231 Would you please respond to that?
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17 A. The National Standards Institute standard in 18.2 18 specifies a value of the K effectiveness should not exceed 19 a value of .95 in fuel storage systems, although no specific 20 criterion is given for the reactor fueling operation. 21 A five percent margin is adequate and is consistent 22 with what is generally allowed today for fuel handling opera-23 tions at reactor facilities. 24 I Q. Dr. Peacock, question SA included a reference to
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16 I refueling. The only makeup water to the reactor coolant I 17 II system is via the refueling water storage tank. This water 18
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6 liR . sc:-HVA:"?Z : Th i s rfocu:n ent rnay b~ found under 7 Tab 17. 8 L3 Y !M?. SC !f'.' ti.IE : 9 0 Dr. Sumpt e r, was t h is d ocument p r epa r ed by you , 10 or und e r vour supe rvi sio n? I I A ( Witn " e ss Su~pter ) Yes, it was . 12 0 Is the docu r11 ent tru ~ and c or rect to the best of 13 your knowlerlqe 8nd beli ef ? 14 A Yes, it is. I~ 0 Do you c1dopt the docu men t entitled "Tes ti mony of 16 Ja me s R . Sumpter, Re: Technical Qualific a tions" as you r 17 testi mo ny in this proceeding? 18 A I do. 19 MR. SCHWARZ: Mrs. Bowers, I ask the 9-p a0e docu-20 ment with attachments just identified b y Dr . Sumpter be in-21 corporated into the record as thou qh re ad . Copies h;,ve been 22 furnished to the reporter. 23 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Penderqraft? 24 MR. PENDERGRAFT: No ohjection. 25 Mr. Stridiron?
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'I'ESTIMONY OF JAMES R. s c ;,iP TE R Re: Technical Qualif ications 1 My n ame is James R. Sump ter. I am Manager -
2 Nucl e ar Division of the Power Plant Engineering and Con-3 struction Department of Houston Lighting & Power Company. 4 A resume of my educational and professional 5 , qualifications has been previously received in evidence . 6 My responsibilities in connection with the South Texas 7 I Project include the design, engineering, and fuel manage-I 8 j ment of the nuclear system, and the radiation protection, 9 I licensing and safety analysis of the total plant. 10 The purpose of this testimony is to sununarize 11 the information regarding the technical qualifications 12 of Houston Lighting & Power Company as Project Manager 13 for the South Texas Project, as well as the information 1.4 regarding the technical qualifications of our principal 15 contractors. 16 More detailed information will be found in 17 the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the South 18 Texas Project, Section 13.1. You will also find addi-19 tional specific information in the attachments to this 20 testimony which I hereby incorporate. 21 Houston Lighting & Power Company is keenly aware of its special responsibilities assumed in under-22 taking the design, construction and operation of this 23 nuclear power station. 24
1 The matter of nuclear staffing has been the 2 subject of intensive consideration by our management. 3 We have, in place, a staff fully competent to execute 4 our design and construction responsibilities. Our 5 plans include the addition of further engineering and 6 operating personnel as required to assure the effective 7 design, construction and operation of the South Texas 8 Project. 9 Houston Lighting & Power Company is respon-10 sible for coordinating the overall design and construc-11 tion effort required to achieve a complete facility 12 which will provide safe, reliable and economic power. 13 The principal tasks involved in this effort include the 14 design control of the balance of plant and auxiliary 15 systems; the design control of the nuclear system; cost 16 control and scheduling functions; and finally, con-17 struction supervision. 18 These functions are performed in Houston 19 Lighting & Power Company by our Power Plant Engineering 20 and Construction Department (PPE&C} which is under the 21 direct control of our Executive Vice President, George 22 W. Oprea, Jr. PPE&C is, in turn, divided into four 23 basic groups as follows: 24 (1) The Engineering group is responsible for
1 thereof with the NSSS design. We also review bidders 2 lists, specifications, equipment selection and drawings 3 which are subject to our approval. 4 Other departments with important functions 5 con n e cted with the South Texas Project include the 6 Engineering Department, the Energy Production Depart-7 ment, the Environmental and Inter-Utility Affairs 8 Department, and the Quality Assurance Department. 9 The Power Plant Engineering and Construction 10 I Department utilizes forty-three people with engineering 11 I degrees in support of the Project. Of these, two have 12 I doctoral degrees, thirteen have Masters degrees, and 13 twenty-eight have Bachelors degrees. i The Energy Production Department has three 14 15
' people involved in the Project of which two have 16 Bachelors degrees and one is a registered Professional 17 Engineer.
18 The Engineering Department employs twelve 19 people in support of the South Texas Project. Of 20 these, two have Masters degrees, nine have Bachelors 21 degrees, and one is a registered Professional 22 Engineer. 23 The Environmental & Inter-Utility Affairs 24 Department employs nine people in connection with the
South Texas Project, and of these nine one has a doctoral 2 d egree, five have Masters degrees, and three have 3 Bachelors degrees. 4 The Quality Assurance Department, which is 5 entirely separated from PPE&C includes 16 professiona l 6 personnel working in support of the South Texas Project. 7 Of these, three have Masters degrees and eight have 8 Bachelors degrees, and six are registered Professional 9 Engineers. A more detailed presentation regarding this 10 function is presented in the testimony of Mr. Barker. 11 Attachment A to this testimony provides per-12 tinent information regarding the technical qualifications 13 of key South Texas Project personnel including their 14 educational qualifications, experie rice and any special-15 ized courses taken in the nuclear field. 16 Attachment Bis an organizational chart show-17 ing the relationship of the organizational components 18 having responsibilities for the Project. 19 Our architect-engineer-constructor is Brown & 20 Root, one of the largest construction engineering com-21 panies in the world with over 48,000 employees on its 22 permanent payroll. Brown & Root has been intensively 23 involved in the design and construction of central 24 station thermal power plants since 1954. In the past
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1 21 years it has bee 1. respo n sitlc far th~ jesign a~~ 2 co ns t r uction of 79 fossil fuel ge ne rating sta tio ns , 3 with a combin e d capacity o f over 27 , 000 me gawa t ts, in 4 s i zes ranging fr om sma ll ind u st r ial ~~ s t allati ons up to 5 units of 870 megawa t ts each. 6 In the nuclear field, Brown & Root has been 7 responsibl e for the construction o f two 8 20 megawatt 8 boiling water reactor plants for Ca rolina Power and 9 Light Company's Brunswick Station. 10 It is presently engaged in similar work on 11 behalf of Texas Utilities in the Comanche Peak Nuclear 12 Power Plant project which consist s of two 1150 megawatt 13 Westinghouse pressurized water reactor systems. 14 Brown & Root's South Te x as Project engineering 15 team is headed by an engineering p r oject management 16 group including the engineering p roject manager, the 17 assistant engineering project manager and the design 18 coordinator. The 3 engineers in the group have a 19 combined experience of 42 man-years in power plant 20 engineering and construction and specifically 40 man-21 years of experience in nuclear projects. 22 Under the project management group are various 23 support groups including licensing, documents and 24 controls, and various specific engineering discipline
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1 g roups. Fo r the So uth Texa s Pro ject, Brown & Roo t has 2 d rawn from its existing pool of fos s il power plant 3 experience and from its nuclear power talent and has 4 supplemented these with expert s fr o m consu lti ng enginee r-5 ing organizations. 6 The 19 key project pers onnel for the South 7 Texas Project have a total of 163 man-years of nuclear 8 experience. The 16 key supporting personnel assisting 9 in the project h ave a total of another 224 man-years of 10 nuclear experience derived from work in 33 nuclear 11 projects. Attachment C to this testimony is an organi-12 zational chart showing Brown & Root's project organiza-13 tion for South Texas Project. Attachment D to this 14 testimony is a table showing the names of 19 key project 15 personnel for the South Texas Project together with a 16 brief indication of their educational background and 17 prior relevant experience. 18 In addition, several nationally known con-19 sulting organizations are making major contributions to 20 the South Texas Project in their areas of special 21 expertise. NUS is responsible for preparing the En-22 vironmental Report and for a number of design activities, 23 including certain auxiliary systems; primary shielding 24 analysis; containment analysis; accident analysis;
1 radiological effects analysis and licensing supp ort. 2 NUS engineering personnel now working on the South 3 Texas Project have a total of 800 man-years of previous 4 nuclear experience compiled in more than 80 nuclear 5 projects. Woodward-Clyde Consultants (WCC) are re-6 sponsible for the geology, seismology, soils engineering, 7 groundwater hydrology and soil/structure interaction 8 analysis for South Texas Project. wee has gained 9 experience from working on twenty previous nuclear 10 projects. EDS Nuclear has responsibility for pipe 11 stress analysis inside the containment and pipe break 12 analysis. They also provide support to the project in 13 the structural analysis area. EDS Nuclear has gained 14 experience from eleven previous nuclear projects. 15 The NSSS supplier is Westinghouse Electric 16 Corporation, one of. the leading suppliers of nuclear 17 systems in the entire world. As of October, 1975, 33 18 reactors of Westinghouse design are in operation in the 19 United States and abroad and 114 are in planning and 20 construction phases. Westinghouse's experience in the 21 nuclear field dates back over 30 years. This history 22 of experience is detailed in Section 1.4.3 of RESAR-41. 23 I should also mention, before closing, that 24 training programs have been planned and instituted by
1 Houston Lighting & Power Company for a large number of 2 personnel, including some not presently assigned to the 3 South Texas Project. This approach to the training of 4 engineering personnel in the fundamentals of nuclear 5 engineering will provide us with a pool of trained 6 personnel in the Company who can be assigned to the 7 project on a timely basis. It also provides a balance 8 between utility experience and nuclear training which 9 we feel is desirable. Attachment A provides an indica-10 tion of the key personnel participating in the training 11 programs. 12 In summary, I believe we have assembled an 13 unusually strong team within Houston Lighting & Power 14 Company and our principal contractors to assure that 15 the South Texas Project is well built and safely operated. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
ATTACHMENT A Tables Of HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY PERSONNEL Table 1 - Power Plant Engineering & Construction Department Table 2 - Energy Production Department Table 3 - Engineering Department Table 4 - Environmental Protection Department Table 5 - Quality Assurance Department I
TABLE 1 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDU CATION TRAININ G* ENGINEERING EXPEHI ENCE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT E. A. Turner General Manai:i;er BSCE A,B 24 Years W. M. Meni;i;er Assistant General Manager BSEE A 25 Yea r s J. R. Ridgway, Jr. Consultini;i; Engineer BSEE B, C,D, E 35 Years NUCLEAR DIVISION J. R. Sumpter Manai;i;er BS En~inee rin~ Science , 11 Yea r s ( 11 yr s. nu ~le~r) MSNE, Ph . D. NE C, E J. W. Hanson Principal Engineer, Nuclear Engineering BSME B,C,E,r' ,G 10 Yea r s ( 4 yrs . nu c lear) R. P. Murphy Supervisin~ En~ineer, Nuclear Fuel Manage-ment BS Math, MSNE C,E,I 6 Yea r s (6 yrs . nu clea r) R. J. Klapper Supervisin~ En~ineer, Nuclear Safeguards & Licensini;i; BSNE, MSNE C 4 .5 Years ( 4. 5 yr s . nu clc~r) R. D. Gauny Health Physicist BS Physics Math, MS Biophysics 6 Years (6 yrs. nu clea r ) A. J. Grani;i;er Senior En!~ineer, Nuclear Engineering BSEE, MSNE C,E 5 Yea r s ( 4, 5 yr s . nu c l e~r) PROJECTS R. E. Fulghum Manager BSEE, MSEE 9 Years M. T. Luke Project Manager, STP BSME 15 Years J. R. Yeats Supervising Eni;i;ineer, Costs BSME 27.5 Yea r s S. Veselka Senior En~ineer BSEE 19 Yea rs
TABLE l (CONT'D) POWER PLANT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDUCA TION TRAINING* ENG IN EERI NG EXPE RI EN~£ CONSTRUCTION E. M. Riddle Manager BSME 27 Years
- r. D. Asbeck Construction Supervisor BSCE 8 Yea r s E. A. Pearson Construction Supervisor B Arch. Design &
Const.ruction 22 Yea r s ENGINEERING B. Sample Manager BSEE D 33 Yea r s W. H. Morgan Prin~ipal En1sineer, Electrical BSEE E 28 Yea r s R. T. Beaubouef Principal Engineer, Mechanical BSME, Ph.D.ME E,H 17 Yea r s R. D. Ellerman Supervising Engineer, Electrical BSME B,E,H 8 Yea r s G. H. Griffin Supervising En~ineer, Electrical BSEE E,H 10. 5 Yea r s K. L. Moore Supervising Engineer, Mechanical BSEE H 13 Yea r s W. S. Weathers Senior Enisineer, Mechanical BSEE 3. 5 Yea r s
TABLE 2 ENERGY PRODUCTION ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDUCATION TRAININ G* ENGINEERING EXPER I ~N ~~ DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT R. L. Evans Vice President, Operations BA, Math 23 Yea r s E. f. Hud~ins General Mana~er 39 Years EQUIPMENT MAINENANCE H. G. Latham Maintenance Mana~er L,M 39 Year s PLANT OPERATION W. B. Little Mana12;er BSME B,C,E 19 Yea r s
TABLE 3 ENGINEERING ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDUCATION TRAirHNG* ENGINEERING E:Xl'E:RIENCt:
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TABLE 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDUCATION TRAINING* ENGINEER ING EXPERIEN C~ DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT D. E. Simmons Vice President BSEE 28 Yea r s D. R. Betterton Mana17;er BSCE 12 Yea r s NUCLEAR QUALITY B. B. Aufill Principal Engineer BA Chemistry, MSME, J. D. C,E,K 11 Ye ar s
TABLE 5 QUALITY ASSURANCE ADDITIONAL NAME TITLE EDUCATION TRAINING* ENGINEERIN G EX~ERi f NCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER D. G. Barker Manager BSME, MENE A,E 10 Years SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT R. A. frazer Supervising Engineer BSChE B,C,E,J 7 Years PROJECT SERVICES W* N. Ph i1 lips Supervisor U, S. Navy Nuclear Power School 10 Years
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A. Nucle ar Ope r ato r s Sho r t Course fo r Uti l i t y Mana~eme nt conducted by Babcock & ~ilcox B. Intr od ucti on to Nuclear Power produced by NUS C. General Elec t ric BWR Design Orientation D. Nuc lear Fundamentals conducted by GE E. Nuclear Power Plant Design Criteria conducted by EDS Nuclear Inc.
- r. Nuclear Fundamentals Course at Zion, Illinois G. BWR simulator training course at Morris, Illinois H. Westinghouse PWR Information Cours e I. MIT fuel Mana~ement Course J. Training Seminar on Radio~raphic Testing K. Berkeley Short Course on Nuclear Power Plant Sitin~ & Surveillance L. Westinghouse Nuclear Maintenance Seminar M. GE Nuclear Maintenance Seminar
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ATTACHMENT D STP KEY PROJECT PERSONNEL BROWN & ROOT, INC. TOTAL NUCLEAR NAME TITLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE EXPERIEN CE AVERA, J. K. Project Engineer-Heavy B.S. Civil Engineering 10 Yrs . 2 Yrs . Civil & Water Supply P.E. Texas BAKER, H. H. Project Materials B.S. Chemistry 13 Yrs. 1 Yr. Engineering Coordinator BIERMAN, G. F. Project General Manager B.S. Mechanical Engineering 26 Yrs. 10 Yr s . CHAN, M. B. Project Engineer- B.S. Civil Engineering 15 Yrs. 4 Yr s. Structural M.S. Structural Engineering P.E. California,Oregon,Pennsylvania CRANE, c. L. Construction B.S. Mechanical Engineering 24 Yrs. 1 1 Yrs. Project Manager P.E. Texas GIMAIL, o. Project Engineer-HVAC B.S. Mechanical Engineering 13 Yrs. 8 Yrs . P.E. Illinois,Texas HANKS, R. C. Project Engineer- B.S. Electrical Engineering 16 Yrs. 3 Yr~~. Electrical P.E. Texas HANLEN, D. F. Project Quality B.S. Psychology 25 Yr s. 25 Yr s . Engineer M.S. Chemistry HAWKS, J. L. Project Engineer- B.S. Marine Engineering 9 Yrs. 8 Yrs. Instrumentation HAYDEN, L. E. Project Engineer- B.S. Mechanical Engineering 5 Yrs. 2 Yr s . Mechanical LITTLE, M. M. ' JR. Project Engineer- A.A. Mechanical Engineering 13 Yrs. 13 Yr:~. Nuclear Licensing B.S. Metallurgical Engineering MILLAS, G. Project Design B.S. Mechanical Engineering 7 Yrs. 7 Yr s . Coordinator .
TOTAL NUCLEAR NAME TITLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE EXPERI ENC~ MISKIMIN, P.A. Assistant Engineering B.S. Marine Engineering 13 Yrs. 13 Yr s . Project Manager M.S. Nuclear Engineering MONROE, J. R. Assistant Construction B.S. Civil Engineering 9 Yrs. 6 Yr s . Project Manager MOONEY, J. T. Engineering Project B.S. Chemical Engineering 22 Yrs. 20 Yr s . Manager P.E. Pennsylvania, N. Carolina, Tennessee MYERS, M. J. Project Engineer- B.S. Civil Engineering 7 Yrs. 7 Yrs. Quality Assurance P.E. Texas POMES, F. H. Project Engineer- B.S. Mechanical Engineering 18 Yrs. 8 Yrs. Mechanical Nuclear M.B.A. Business Administration P.E. Louisiana SETHI, J. S. Project Engineer- B.S. Civil Engineering 17 Yrs. 7 Yrs. Stress Analysis Bachelor of Laws M.S. Operations Research P.E. New Jersey, Texas WOLANTEJUS, R. T. Project Engineer- B.S. Nuclear Sciience 13 Yrs. 8 Yrs. Piping & Valves
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1I Texas project, as well as the infor matio n r ega r d in g t echnica l 12 qualific a tions of our principal contr ac tors. 13 Houston Li gh tin g and Po we r Compa ny is aw a r e of 14 its special resp ons ibilities assumed in und e rt nk ing t he 15 desiqn, c0nstruction a nd opera tion of this nucl ea r stnti0n. 16 We have in place a st a ff fully compe tent to execut e ou r 17 design and construction responsibilities. 18 Our plans include the addition of further en g in P.e r-19 ing and operating personnel as required to~ssure the effe ctive 20 design and construction and operation ofthe South Te xR s 21 project. 22 Clur architect-engineer and constructor is Brown clnd 23 Root Incorporated, one of the largest construction engineerinq 24 companies in the world. Brown and Root's experience in the 25 design and construction of power plant extends back to 195 4,
2 qe nerati.n r; units . Brnwn 211d Rn'.J t has u t'v e; Jor or i :=i st"-, f r nf 4 en c e d pr o j e c t In a n n q e ri e n t , ;:i n d !z e y pr o ..! e c t p 8 r s n 11 '1 e l 1 ;-, :, i c :-1 i s 5 cap a b 1 e o f f u l f i 11 i n g the r e s p 8 n s i b i li t i 1) s o f th 9 o r ch i t ':i c t - 6 eng ineer f,w the South TexAs projec t. 7 In addition, sev e;n;i l nat i o na lly kno1m con .s 1.1lti n0 8 orga nizations are making ma j or coritributions t o the Sout h 9 Texas proj e ct in t he ir ar eas of speci al expe rtis e , incl uding 10 NUS Corporation, Wocx:l.\.*, urd-Clyde Consulta:'1ts, 1 e1nd NEDS i*iuc l ea r.
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II Westinqhouse, the Nuclear Steam Supply Sys te m Inv en t o ry 12 certainly has been recognized a s a n e xper i e nced, c apab l e 13 en g ineerin g organization in the de si0n of nu cl ea r st ea~ 14 supply systems. 15 In sum~ ary, I believe we have a ssembled an unusu a l 16 stronq team within Houston Lighting and Power Company a nd oui-17 principal contractors to insure the South Texas project is 18 well built and safely operated. 19 Thank you. 20 MR. SCHWARZ: Applicant now calls 21 Mr. David G. Barker, Manager, Quality Assurance Depa rtment 22 for Houston Lighting and Power Company. Mr. Barker has been 23 previously sworn. 24 BY MR. SCl-J\'lARZr 25 Q Mr. Barker, do you have before you a 5-paqe
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I1 your knowledge and belief? 12 A Yes. 13 Q Mr. Ba r ke r, do you ado pt the docu ment ent i tled 14 11 Testi mony of D. G. Barker, Re: Qua lity Assur rmce" ris your 15 testimony in this proceeding? 16 A Yes, I do. 17 MR. SCHWARZ: Mrs. Bow ers, I as k the 5-page docu-18 ment identified by Mr. Barker be incorporated in the r r. cord as 19 though read. Copies have been furnished to the report e r. 20 MRS. BUWERS: Mr. Pendergraft? 21 MR. PENDERGRAFT: No objection. 22 MRS. BUWERS: Mr. Stridiron? 23 MR. STRIDIRON: No object ion. 24 MRS. BOWERS: The document you have just identified 25 will be physically inserted in the transcript as if read. (The complete testimony follows.)
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TESTIMONY OF D. G. BARKER Re: Quality Assurance 1 My name is David G. Barker. My position is 2 Manager, Quality Assurance Department with the Houston 3 Lighting & Power Company (HL&P). 4 A resume of my educational and professional 5 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 6 My functions in connection with the South 7 Texas Project are the development, implementation and 8 management of the HL&P Corporate Quality Assurance 9 Program. This responsibility extends into all project 10 activities including design, procurement, construction, 11 and operation. 12 The purpose of this testimony is to present 13 information on the matter of quality assurance for the 14 South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 including the portions 15 of the program implemented by Brown & Root and 16 Westinghouse. 17 Detailed information on this subject can be 18 found in Chapter 17 of the Preliminary Safety Analysis 19 Report for South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 and Chapter 20 17 of the RESAR-41 (Reference Safety Analysis Report). 21 This information may be summarized as follows: 22 HL&P, as Project Manager for the Project 23 Participants, has the responsibility for quality assur-24 ance during the design, procurement, fabrication,
1 construction and operation phases of the South Texas 2 Project. 3 HL&P is fully aware of the attention that 4 should be applied to quality assurance during all of 5 these phases of the South Texas Project. In order to 6 establish and maintain the high quality level required 7 for project activities, HL&P has developed and has 8 fully implemented a comprehensive Quality Assurance 9 Program. This program is documented in the Quality 10 Assurance Program Manual and the South Texas Project 11 Quality Assurance Plan. This Program was implemented 12 prior to the selection of the NSSS vendor and is 13 presently being utilized in all facets of the project. 14 This program requires, at a minimum, that the quality 15 assurance activities performed by HL&P and its prime 16 contractors, subcontractors, and vendors comply with
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17 the NRC criteria established in 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, 18 "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants", 19 appropriate Regulatory Guides and industry standards. 20 The HL&P Quality Assurance Department was 21 established to provide for the effective control of all 22 quality activities related to the nuclear power plants, 23 including those performed by all contractors and sup-24 pliers. We have developed and implemented a detailed
1 indoctrination, training and continuing education 2 program to assure that all quality assurance personnel 3 are fully qualified to discharge the responsibilities 4 assigned to them. 5 As the Manager, Quality Assurance, I report 6 on all technical and administrative matters to the 7 Executive Vice President of HL&P. This reporting 8 arrangement provides independence for the quality 9 assurance function. 10 Our HL&P Quality Assurance personnel have the 11 duty and authority to identify quality problems; to 12 initiate, recommend or provide solutions; and to verify 13 the implementation and effectiveness of solutions. To 14 e n force this, they have authority to "Stop Work" in all 15 design, procurement, construction and operation phases 16 of HL&P nuclear power plant projects. 17 A Project Quality Assurance Manager is 18 assigned to the South Texas Project. He has the respon-19 sibility of implementing the South Texas Project Quality 20 Assurance Plan and deals directly with the HL&P Project 21 Manager, other line organizations, contractors and 22 subcontractors. In addition, HL&P will have on the site 23 qualified resident quality assurance personnel who will 24 perform continuous surveillance on all site activities;
1 t hese i ndivi du a l s r eport t o t he Pro j e c t Qualit y Assuran c e 2 Manager. 3 While HL&P retains overall responsibility for 4 the Quality Assurance Program, portions of the Program 5 are implemented by Brown & Root and Westinghouse. 6 Brown & Root and Westinghouse have developed 7 and implemented quality assurance programs that satisfy 8 the NRC regulatory requirements and those required by 9 HL&P. 10 Within the Brown & Root organization, a 11 Project QA Manager has been appointed to supervise the 12 site QA activities. He reports to the Brown & Root 13 Manager of Quality Assurance at Brown & Root headquarters 14 in Houston, who in turn, reports to the Senior Group 15 Vice President of the Power Division. At the Houston 16 office, a Project QA Engineer is responsible for quality 17 assurance during design and procurement and reports to 18 the Manager of Quality Assurance. Also, a Vendor 19 Surveillance Coordinator reporting to the Manager of 20 Quality Assurance is responsible for the vendor surveil-21 lance activities. 22 At Westinghouse, the Nuclear Energy System 23 (NES) Divisions are responsible for supplying the 24 Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear steam supply
- - - - - - . r - - - - - - - -- - - --*- 1 systems and compo nents for the South Texas Project. 2 Within NES, the PWR Sy s tems Division , headed b y a 3 General Manage r, is respon sible for design, procurement, 4 and quality assurance for all of the nuclear s ystems 5 and components. 6 The PWR Systems Division Product Assurance 7 Department is responsible for integrating and auditing 8 the quality-related work and the quality assurance 9 programs of the NES Divisions and the external suppliers 10 to Westinghouse. This Department is headed by the 11 Manager, Product Assurance, who reports directly to the 12 General Manager of the PWR Systems Division. 13 HL&P has conducted a comprehensive audit 14 program to verify that this overall QA Program as 15 described is indeed being implement ed in a satisfactory 16 manner. 17 In summary, a comprehensive quality assurance 18 program has been established and implemented for all 19 quality-related activities as described in Chapter 17 20 of the South Texas . Project PSAR. Implementation will 21 continue for the life of the Project, with reviews and 22 modifications to the program being made, as necessary, 23 to conform to new requirements as they may arise. 24
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8 My testimony presents a brief de s cr iption of t i'le 9 Houston Li ghting and Power Quality Assurance Program and how 10 it is placed into eff e ct through the South Texas project l I quality assurance plan. It provi de s information on the 12 oroanization structure of the Houston Liqhti nq and Po\'/er 13 Quality Assurance Department, including its re portinq posi - 14 tion and the staff that will be responsible for the i mp l e - 15 mentation of the quality assurance plan for the South Te xas 16 project. 17 My testimony further provides information abou t 18 our architect-engineer, and constructor, Brown and Rnot. 19 And the responsibilities they have in implementing an eff e c-20 tive quality assurance proqram for the South Texas project. 21 The organization structure in a brief description of the 22 Westinghouse quality assurance program is also presented in 23 my testimony. 24 This completes my summary. 25 MR. SCHWARZ: Applicant now calls
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MRS. 8l!i'/i-:~?S : /,fr . St ridirnn? 5 MP.. STRIDif? llN : No objection . 6 MRS . 8l ) \'/ERS : 1l,e ciocurient will be physica ll y 7 inserted in the trnnscript as if read. 8 (The complete testi mony follo \, S.) 1 9 JO l l 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 I
Re : Complia nce with A~penciix I . 1 My name is Walton A. Rodger. I am a partner in 2 the c onsulting firm of Nuclear Safety Associates. My 3 technical and professional qualifications have been 4 previously received in evidence. I have been continu-5 ously involved in the nuclear energy field since 1942. 6 Much of my professional career has been devoted to study 7 and consulting in the area of control of effluents from 8 nuclear facilities. 9 This statement addresses itself to the ques-10 tion whether the proposed nuclear facility, South Texas 11 Project Units 1 & 2, will discharge radioactive effluents 12 to air and water which will be "as low as practicable," 13 and whether the proposed facility meets the requirements 14 o :E Appendix I to 10 CFR 50, as adopted by the Nuclear 15 Regulatory Commission ("Commission") effective June 4, (1) (2) 16 1975 and amended.effective September 4, 1975. 17 Under Section I of Appendix I, design objec-18 tives conforming to the guidelines of Appendix I are 19 deemed to be a conclusive showing of compliance with the 20 i "as low ~s p~acticable" require~ents of 10 CFR 50.34a. 21 1 These guidelines are set forth in paragraphs A, B, C, 22 and D of Section II of Appendix I. This testimony will 23 Ishow that each unit of STP meets the design objectives 24 j of paragraphs !IA, IIB, and !IC.
1 Paragraph I ID of Ap pendi x I sets f or th a 2 cost-benefit analy s i s t hat mu s t be pe rf orme d t o ascer-3 tain whether additional items should be added to the 4 radwaste system. As amended by the Commission effec-5 tive September 4, 1975, however, parag raph IID provides 6 that such analysis need not be performed in the case 7 of an application docketed prior to June 4, 1976--such 8 as that for the South Texas Project--if the radwaste 9 systems satisfy the Guides on Design Objectives for 10 Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactors proposed in 11 the Concluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory 12 Staff in Docket-RM-50-2 (hereinafter called the "Staff's 13 Concluding Statement") reproduced in the Annex to (3) 14 Appendix I. Applicant has presently chosen to comply 15 with paragraph IID by demonstrating that it satisfies 16 the Staff's Concluding Statement. Thus, this testi-17 mony will also show that the radwaste systems satisfy 18 paragraphs A, B, and C of the Annex to Appendix I. 19 I have made a completely independent analysis 20 of the South Texas Project radwaste systems using the 21 most recent versions of the Draft Regulatory Guides per-22 taining to Appendix I as follows: 23 I.AA Calculation of Annual Average Doses 24 to Man from Routine Releases of Reactor Effluents
1 for the Purposes of Implementing Appendix I, 2 September 23, 1975. 3 I.BB Calculation of Releases of Radioactive 4 Materials in Liquid and Gaseous Effluents from 5 PWR, September 9, 1975. 6 I.DD Methods for Estimating Atmospheric 7 Transport and Dispersion of Gaseous Effluents in 8 Routine Releases from Light Water Reactors, 9 September 22, 1975. 10 The results of my analyses are summarized in this 11 statement. 12 I. Description of Waste Systems 13 The waste systems to be used at the South 14 Texas Project have been described in some detail in 15 Chapter 11 of the Preliminary Safety Analysis 16 Report (PSAR). For an orderly presentation of this 17 testimony, a brief and simplified description of the 18 waste treatment systems proposed for handling the 19 gaseous and liquid wastes from STP follows. 20 A. Gaseous Systems 21 The South Texas Project reactors, in company 22 ith any Pressurized Water Reactor ("PWR"), can be ex-23 ected to have small but discernible releases of gaseous 24 astes from the following sources:
1 (1) Primar y Gas System 2 (2) Secondary Off-gas 3 (3) Steam Generator Blowdown Vent 4 (4) Containment Purging 5 (5) Ventilation of the Auxiliary Building 6 (6) Ventilation of the Turbine Building. 7 A brief discussion of each of the six 8 sources follows. 9 The primary coolent in a PWR, if the core 10 contains any significant fraction of failed fuel, 11 will contain some radioactive fission products some 12 of which are gases. At one or more points in the 13 system (in the case of South Texas Project at the 14 Volume Control Tank) some of these gaseous fission 15 products are drawn off and sent to the Primary Gas 16 System. This system in the South Texas Project con-
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17 sists of a compressor, cooler, moisture separator, 18 dryer (2 in parallel) and four charcoal-filled delay 19 tanks. The effective holdup time in the delay tanks 20 before discharge is about four days for kryptons and 21 more than 60 days for xenons. The purpose of the 22 holdup is to allow time for the shorter-lived corn-23 ponents of the waste gas to decay prior to release. 24 This significantly reduces the dose impact of the
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2 In PWR the primary coolant is used in a 3 steam generator to transfer heat to a secondary water 4 circuit in which steam is produced for use in the 5 turbine generator to produce electricity. So long as 6 there are no leaks in the tubes in the steam genera-7 tor, there will be no radioactivity associated with 8 the secondary system even if there is radioactivity 9 in the primary system. Thus the loss of radioactivity 10 from the secondary system of a PWR is a "second order" 11 probability, that is, there must be simultaneously 12 present significant failed fuel and significant steam 13 generator tube leakage to produce any significant loss 14 of radioactivity from the secondary system. In this 15 analysis allowance has been made for an assumed release 16 from the secondary system. 17 In most PWR the blowdown taken from the steam 18 generator to maintain proper water chemistry in the sys-19 tem is discharged into a blowdown tank where it is cooled 20 by allowing a portion of the liquid to flash (boil). The 21 off-gas from this tank has been shown to be a possibly 22 significant source of radioactivity, particularly 23 iodine, if discharged directly. At the South Texas 24 Project, however, the vapor from the blowdown tank is I
1 condensed in feed water heaters and all of the liquid 2 is returned to the condenser hotwell. This approach 3 eliminates this source of gaseous waste completely. 4 PWR are provided with containment shells. 5 There is a great deal of equipment inside these con-6 tainment shells and it contains the primary coolant 7 at elevated temperature and pressure. It is not pos-8 sible to maintain all of th is equipment in a com-9 pletely leak-free condition. Therefore, it is to be 10 expected that some of the primary coolent will escape 11 into the containment shell, and that some of the es-12 caped material will become and remain airborne. When 13 it is necessary to enter the containment shell for any 14 length of time, it is generally desirable to purge the 15 containment atmosphere in order to reduce the radio-16 activity in the air which will be breathed by the 17 personnel entering. When this is done the remaining 18 air-borne activity in the containment atmosphere will 19 be released to the environment. To reduce the amount 20 so released, the South Texas Project containment in-21 eludes two 10,000-cfm "kidneys", internal devices which 22 circulate the containment atmosphere through charcoal 23 and HEPA filters to reduce the iodine content. In the 24 calculation of emissions from containment, it has been
1 assumed that there wi l l be a continuou s purge of con-2 tainment at a rate o f 100 0-cfm, even though the plans for 3 operation do not include the use of conti n uous purge. 4 The Auxiliary Building of a PWR houses a good 5 deal of anciliary equipment used for the control of 6 radioactivity of the system and for man y other sub-7 systems needed for the operation of the reactor. Many of 8 these can be expected to leak small quantities of radio-9 active liquids into the building and some of these will 10 become airborne . Thus there is the possibility that some 11 radioactivity will escape with the ventilation air from 12 this building. At the South Texas Project the Auxiliary 13 Building ventilation air is released without treatment 14 prior to discharge. 15 Similarly, there is a possibility, albeit less 16 than in the case of the Auxiliary Building, that there 17 can be radioactive material in the air in the Turbine 18 Building. At the South Texas Project this ventilation 19 air is released without treatment. 20 B. Liguid sistems 21 Liquid wastes from PWR come from a variety 22 of sources which have a considerable disparity in chem-23 ical and radiochemical composition and concentration. 24 Normally these wastes are collected and treated I
1 separately. The liquid wastes from South Texas 2 Project fall into the following five categories: 3 (1) eves Waste - (Waste Portion of LWPS) 4 (2) Clean Waste - (Recycle Portion of LWPS) 5 (3) Floor Drains - (Waste Portion of LWPS) 6 (4) Chemical Waste - (Waste Portion of LWPS) 7 (5) Detergent Waste - (Waste Portion of LWPS) 8 A brief discussion of each of the five 9 categories follows: The eves System is set up to 10 control the concentration of boric acid in the primary 11 coolant. In a real sense it is not a waste system at 12 all but rather an integral part of the control system for 13 the reactor. However, a portion of the product needs 14 to be discarded to control the concentration of tritium 15 in the primary system; thus the system contributes 16 to the discharges of radioactivity in liquids and needs 17 to be considered as a waste system. 18 The eves System for the South Texas Project 19 consists of two ion exchangers (in parallel), two holdup 20 tanks, an evaporator, and a distillate ion ex-21 changer. A portion of the overhead distillate is sent 22 to the waste portion of the Liquid Waste Processing 23 System ("LWPS"), where it could, if necessary, be given, 24 further processing. Since further processing will .
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- I! ~ ::; sumed that this distill a te is released after 3 an alysis without further processing.
4 The Clean Waste (Recycle) System is set 5 up to handle reactor-grade water from equipment 6 and sample drains. These wastes are collected 7 separately in a Waste Holdup Tank and may be evaporated, 8 deionized, or both, or released without treatment as 9 circumstances dictate. 10 The Floor Drain System is set up to handle 11 the wastes which have been collected from the floor 12 sumps of all of the buildings save the Turbine 13 Building. These wastes tend to be more variable 14 in composition and lower in radioactivity than the 15 clean waste. Their treatment at the South Texas 16 Project consists of collection, evaporation, and/or 17 ion exchange, or they may be released without treat-18 ment if circumstances warrant. 19 The Chemical Waste System collects the 20 regenerant from the condensate cleanup system. This 21 waste, if contaminated due to steam generator tube 22 leakage in conjunction with significant failed fuel, 23 will require evaporation. 24
1 The overhead from evaporation can be further treated 2 with ion exchange if desired . . The evaporator overhead, 3 with or without further treatment, is released. The 4 evaporator bottoms are solidified and sent to a com-5 mercial burial ground. 6 Stearn generator blowdown from a PWR will not 7 contain any radioactivity unless there is sirnltaneous 8 steam generator tube leakage and a significant fraction 9 of failed fuel. At the South Texas Project steam 10 generator blowdown is returned to the condenser hotwell 11 and thence to the condensate dernineralizers. Thus in 12 a sense this waste stream does not exist at the South 13 Texas Project. 14 Detergent wastes come from the laundry, showers, 15 and decontamination operations. The activity level is 16 very low. The detergent content, on the other hand, very
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17 much complicates the treatment of other wastes, were 18 these to be combined with them. Consequently it is 19 desirable to segregate this waste category and this is 20 done at the South Texas Project. The treatment provided 21 for this stream at the South Texas Project is normally 22 filtration, although additional treatment is available if 23 needed. In this analysis only filtration is assumed. 24 Turbine Building drains usually contain only
1 very low levels of radioactivity even if there is some 2 steam generator tube leakage. It is not generally the 3 practice to provide any treatment for this stream. In 4 our analysis, allowance has been made for the contribu-5 tion of this stream to total liquid discharges. II. Emissions of Radioactivity from the South Texas 6 Project 7 The emissions of radioisotopes from the 8 operation of the South Texas Project have been estimated 9 using techniques similar to those used by the Commission 10 Staff in making their analyses. My source terms were 11 developed using the same PWR-GALE code used by the Staff. 12 All such calculations are dependent, however, on a series 13 of assumptions and judgments. I believe that my assump-14 tions are essentially identical to those of the Staff 15 for the gaseous systems--so the resulting source terms 16 (shown in attached Table 1) should be almost identical. 17 The Project's liquid system is so flexible, however, that 18 no two analysts are likely to make precisely the same 19 assumptions. Thus there may be some small differences 20 between the liquid source terms I have calculated (shown 21 in attached Table 2) and those used by the Staff. 22 III. Calculation of Individual and Site Boundary Doses 23 The source terms from Tables 1 and 2 were con-24 verted into site boundary and "maximum individual" doses
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1 using the equations give n in Draft Regulatory Guide 2 l.AA (September 23, 1975). Some of the calculations 3 were done by hand calculator, others by the use of 4 computer codes developed by Nuclear Safety Associates. 5 Site boundary calculations were done for the 6 north sector at a distance of 1430 meters. A number of 7 critical residences were checked--the controlling point 8 was taken as a residence located 4300 meters NNW of 9 the reactors. 10 In making these calculations it is necessary 11 to use values of atmospheric dispersion, X/Q, and 12 deposition, D/Q, at the points of interest. The ap-13 plicant's meteorological consultants, NUS Corporation, 14 reviewed the site meteorology as reported in the PSAR 15 and the Environmental Report in light of the new Draft 16 Reg. Guide l.DD (September 22, 1975). They provided the 17 meteorological parameters listed in attached Table 3 18 which I used in this analysis. 19 The calculated maximum doses to an individual 20 from liquid effluents are shown in attached Table 4. It 21 is obvious from Table 4 that the South Texas Project meets 22 with ease either the design objectives of paragraph IIA 23 of Appendix I or those of paragraph A.l of the Staff's 24 Concluding Statement. Further, Table 2 shows that South
--- *- 1 Texas Project meets parag raph A.2 of the Sta ff's Con-2 c luding Statement. 3 The resulting site boundary air doses were 4 determined to be: 5 Single Unit Two Units 6 Gamma 0.013 mrad/yr 0.26 mrad/yr 7 Beta 0.26 mrad/yr 0.52 mrad/yr 8 Thus it is apparent that the Project also meets with ease 9 the design objectives for noble gas emissions contained 10 in paragraph II.B.l of Appendix I as well as paragraphs 11 B.l and B.2 of the Staff's Concluding Statement. 12 The calculated external doses from gaseous 13 effluents to real individuals, located at the above 14 ~efined residence, were determined to be: 15 One Unit Two Units 16 Total Body Dose 7.7E-03 mrem/yr l.5E-02 mrem/yr 17 Skin Dose 2.0E-02 mrem/yr 4.0E-02 mrem/yr 18 Here again these doses are much below the design objec-19 tives of paragraph II.B.2 of Appendix I or of paragraph 20 B.3 of the Staff's Concluding Statement. 21 The calculated doses from the emission of 22 iodines and particulates in effluents to the atmosphere 23 are shown in Table 5. The values shown in Table 5 are for 24 dose pathways which could reasonably exist, as required by I
1 Ap pe ndix I . These v a lues are for a s i ngle unit. Even 2 doubled to allow for t wo- unit operation at the s i t e , the 3 maximum individual total body dose is less than 1 mrem/yr 4 and the maximum indi v idual organ dose is less than 2 5 mrem/yr. Thus STP satisfies paragraph II.C of Appendix 1 6 and paragraph C.l of the Staff's Concluding Statement. 7 Table 1 shows that STP also satisfies paragraph C.2 of 8 the Staff's Concluding Statement. 9 The above calculated doses are summarized in 10 Table 6 and compared to the requirements of Appendix I 11 and the Staff's Concluding Statement. Again it is clear 12 that STP meets all pertinent requirements with ease. IV. Conservativeness of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission _ 13 Staff's "Upper Bound" Calculations 14 In an affidavit filed by Dr. Jacob Kastner for ( 4) 15 the Commission Staff earlier in this proceeding, an 16 "upper bound" calculation of the total annual population 17 dose resulting from the South Texas Project was presented 18 for purposes of demonstrating the unlikelihood that a 19 cost-benefit analysis pursuant to paragraph II. D of 20 Appendix I would require any addition to the radwaste 21 systems. In view of the Commission's subsequent revision 22 of paragraph II.D, as I have previously indicated, no 23 such cost-benefit analysis is presently required in this 24 case. However, it is clear that Dr. Kastner's analysis
1 was indeed a conservative "upper bound" calculation. 2 We are now in a position to make a more nearly 3 precise "upper bound" calculation. Attached Tables 4 4 and 5 show that the real individual subject to maximum 5 exposure may be expected to receive from the operation 6 of a single unit less than 1 mrem/year thyroid dose and 7 less than 0.5 mrem/year total body dose from liquids and 8 gases. 9 In general the average dose over fifty miles 10 is found to be about 1% of the maximum individual dose. 11 Therefore we can expect that the average doses over the 12 SO-mile radius will be about: 13 total body SE-03 mrem/yr 14 thyroid lE-02 mrem/yr 15 The projected year 2020 population for the 50-16 mile radius surrounding the Project site is about 17 800,000 persons. Therefore the total annual population 18 dose in 2020 from one South Texas Project unit can con-19 servatively be expected not to exceed: 20 total body 4 person-rem 21 thyroid 8 person-thyroid-rem. 22 Dr. Kastner's "upper bound" estimate, which was 23 based upon a total U.S. population, was about 24 total 24 body person-rem and 35 thyroid-person-rem. This clearly
1 conservati v ely over e stimat e d the annual p opul ation d o se 2 within 50 miles which would be considered if a cost-3 benefit analysis were being performed under paragraph 4 II.D of Appendix I. 5 V. Conclusion 6 My independent analysis of the South Texas 7 Project shows that the radwaste systems proposed by 8 the Applicant meet the design objectives of paragraphs 9 II.A, II.B, and II.C of Appendix I and that, since they 10 satisfy paragraphs A, B, and C of the Staff's Concluding 11 Statement, they also meet the objectives of paragraph 12 II.D of Appendix I. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 l
References
- 1. Title 10, CFR Part 50, Appendix I. Federal Register, V. 40, p. 19442, May 5, 1975.
- 2. Title 10, CFR Part 50, Amendment to Paragraph II.D. of Appendix I. Federal Register, V. 40, p. 40818, September 4, 1975.
- 3. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Concluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory Staff (and its Attachment) -
Public Rulemaking Hearing on: Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criteria "As Low As Practicable" for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactors, Docket No. RM-50-2, Washington, D.C., February 20, 1974.
- 4. Affidavit of Dr. Jacob Kastner (Relative to an upper bound estimate of radiological impact on the general public), Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499, July 6, 1975.
TABLE 1 Gaseous Source Terms Total Noble Gases Ci/yr Kr-83m 0.0 Kr-85rn 9.0E 00 Kr-85 2.7E+02 Kr-87 2.0E 00 Kr-88 1. 4E+Ol Kr-89 0.0 Xe-13lrn 1.7E+Ol Xe-133m 1. 5E+Ol Xe-133 8.7E+02 Xe-135m 0.0 Xe-135 3.3E+Ol Xe-137 o.o Xe-138 0.0 Total Noble Gases 1.2E+03 I-131 1. 8E-Ol I-133 1. SE-01 Tritium l.OE+03 Others Mn-54 3.9E-02 Fe-59 l.3E-02 Co-58 1. 3E-01 Co-60 6.0E-02 Sr-89 2.9E-03 Sr-90 5.3E-04 Cs-134 3.9E-02 Cs-137 6.7E-02 C-14 8.0E 00 A-41 2.SE+Ol
TABLE 2 Li qu id Source Terms Total Corrosion & Activation Products Ci/yr Cr-51 0.00009 Mn-54 0.00100 Fe-55 0.00009 Fe-59 0.00005 Co-58 0.00490 Co-60 0.00880 Np-239 0.00004 Fission Products Br-83 0.00003 Sr-89 0.00002 Y-91 0.00010 Mo-99 0.00910 Tc-99m 0.00870 Te-127m 0.00001 Te-127 0.00002 Te-129m 0.00007 Te-129 0.00004 I-130 0.00015 Te-13lm 0.00005 I-131 0.07700 Tc-132 0.00077 I-132 0.00200 I-133 0.04100 Cs-134 0.01600 I-135 0.00720 Cs-136 0.00110 Cs-137 0.02600 Ba-137m 0.00210 All others 0.00007 Total except Tritium 0.22000 Tritium 480
TABLE 3 Meteorological Parameters Used In Calculations Direction Distance from Site meters X/Q, Sec/m3
- 1. Noble Gas Values Maximum Site Boundary N 1430 4.7E-06 Residences: ESE 2000 4.3E-07 WSW 3900 3.8E-07 w 3900 4.9E-07 NNW 4300 4.8E-07
- 2. Radioiodines and Particulates*
Gardens ESE 2000 3.4E-07 WSW 3900 2.7E-07 w 3900 2.SE-07 NNW 4300 2.9E-07 Cow E 11,300 l.8E-08
- 3. Deposition Values* D/Q, m-2 Gardens ESE 2000 2.3E-09 WSW 3900 1. 3E-09 w 3900 l.4E-09 NNW 4300 3.3E-09 Cow E 11,300 4.SE-11
- Includes cloud depletion.
TABLE 4 Liquid Doses to "Maximum Individual"* Pathway Child Teen Adult Total Body Doses:
- 1. Ingestion of Fish (Salt Water) 3.SE-03 9.SE-03 l.3E-02
- 2. Ingestion of Seafood l.3E-03 2.lE-03 2.9E-03
- 3. Deposition on Shoreline 6.lE-04 4.3E-03 6.lE-04 Total Liquid Total Body Dose 5.4E-03 l.6E-02 l.7E-02 Thyroid Doses:
- 1. Ingestion of Fish (Salt Water) 1. 4E-03 l.9E-03 2.0E-03
- 2. Ingestion of Seafood 1. 4E-03 l.2E-03 l.3E-03
- 3. Deposition on Shoreline Total Liquid Thyroid Dose 2.SE-03 3.lE-03 3.3E-03
- Assumed to live at "Nearest" Residence shown in Table 5.
TABLE 5 Summary of Part i culate & Iodine Doses a t Near e s t Res i d e nce* (fr om a sing le unit ) Pathway Infant Child Teen Adult Total Body Doses:
- 1. Noble Gas Immersion 7.7E-03 7.7E-03 . 7.7E-03 7.7E-03
- 2. Deposition on Ground 2.5E-01 2.5E-01 2.5E-01 2.5E-Ol
- 3. Inhalation 8.4E-03 8.SE-03 7.6E-03 1. 6E-02
- 4. Leafy Vegetables 6.7E-03 7.lE-03 1. 3E-02
- 5. Stored Vegetables 9.SE-02 9.5E-02 9.7E-02
- 6. Water 0 0 0 0 Total 2.7E-Ol 3.7E-01 3.7E-Ol 3.SE-01 Thyroid Doses:
- 1. Noble Gas Immersion 7.7E-03 7.7E-03 7.7E-03 7.7E-03
- 2. Deposition on Ground 2.5E-01 2.5E-01 2.5E-Ol 2.5E-Ol
- 3. Inhalation 5.lE-02 3.4E-02 2.5E-02 3.6E-02
- 4. Leafy Vegetables 4.4E-Ol 2.6E-Ol 3.3E-01
- 5. Stored Vegetables 4.4E-02 2.3E-02 5.0E-02
- 5. Water 0 0 0 0 Total 3.lE-01 7.SE-01 5.7E-01 6.7E-Ol
- Located 4300 meters NNW of the site. This is not the "nearest" residence, but it has the poorest value of X/Q.
TABLE Comparison of Calculated Doses with Design Objectives Design Objective Stated In AP.P_lied to Design Objective Calculated Value Appendix I: 11IIA Liquid Effluents Total Body Dose per Unit 3 mrem/year 0.017 mrem/ye a r Organ Dose per Unit 10 mrem/year 0.0033 mrem/year 11IIB Gaseous Effluents ' Gamma Air Dose per Unit 10 mrad/year 0.13 mrad/year Beta Air Dose per Unit 20 mrad/year 0.26 mrad/year Total Body Dose to Real Individual per Unit 5 mrem/year 0.0077 mrem/ye ar Skin Dose to Real Individual per Unit 15 mrem/year 0.02 mrem/year
,1IIC Particulates & Iodine per Unit 15 mrem/year 0.77 mrem/y car any organ (thyr oid)
Staff's Concluding Statement:
,1A Liquid Effluents Total Body or Any Organ per Site 5 mrem/year 0.034 mrem/y ear Liquid Effluents curies/unit 5 curies/year 0.22 curie/ye ar 11B Gaseous Effluents Gamma Air Dose/site 10 mrad/year 0.26 mrad/year Gaseous Effluents Beta Air Dose/site 20 mrad/year 0.52 mrad / y ear Total Body Dose to Real Individual per Site 5 mrem/year 0.015 mrern/y ea r Skin Dose to Real Individual per Site 15 mrem/year 0.04 mrem/y ea r ,,c Gaseous Effluents Particulate & Iodine/site 15 mrem/year 1.5 mrem/year Gaseous Effluents I-131 per unit 1 curie/year 0.18 curie/year
c --:i : l l 2 qun. sti oris? 3 4 BY MP. . SC!-f'-IARZ : 5 0 Dr. Rodger, would you pl eGse su mmarize y0i ir pre - 6 pdred testi mony? 7 A (Wit ne ss Rodger) Yes, sir. 8 /1,y name is Ha lton A. Rodger. I am a partner in 9 the nucle a r consulting firm of Nuc leRr SAfety Asso ciates, 10 Be th esda , \~aryland. :'Jy technical and rrofe ssi o'IA l qualific2-
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1I tions have be~n pr e viously received into evidence. 12 My testi mony addresses itself to the question of 13 whether the proposed nuclear facility South Tex as pr oje ct 14 Units I and 2, will discharge radioactive effluents to ai r 15 and water which will be as low as practic ab le. 16 I have made a completely independent analysis of 17 the South Texas project radwaste systems, using methods 18 similar to those used by the staff in preparation of their 19 testimony and using the most recent versions of the d raft 20 Regulatory Guides pertaining to Appendix I, specific a lly 21 Regulatory Guide I .AA, which has to do with the calcul at ion 22 of doses, Requlatory Guide I .BB which has to do with the 23 calculation of the source term and Regulatory Guide I .DD, 24 which has to do with the estimating of atmospheric diffusion. 25 The results of my analysis are described in my
2 c1t tachc d thereto . but sp2ci1'ic.=dJy s ;r' '.ir"f f i ? ,-:: d in Ui:)l,' (, , 3 wh ic h . .vc just addo.d,' 1 4 Table 6 , 1ihich 1 1*1e just ondec: . Tah l e 6 shn*.-:s tr*1c1t 5 the South Texa s pr oje ct 'ncc ts \*!i th e ase in all res pects the 6 r eciu ire rne nts of parr:iq r aphs 2/\ , 2i3 a n::i 2C of Appe ndi x I, o rid 7 th a t it a ls o mee ts with e ase in all r espe cts pa r ag r aphs A, 8 Band C of the Staff's concluding st atem ent, and thus un d er 9 the oper-ation afforded, meets para g r aph 2D of .Append i x I. 10 Therefore, it does indeed mee t all of t he r equ ire-
*i, 11 ments of Appe nd ix I a nd its releases are inde ed as lo w as 12 practicable.
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- 5 Q Dr. F/nd (;e rs, t h e l "l st o f t h es e q u esti on s 6 re EJd s : It i s no t cl ear t o t lw f3 0 2 r d 1,1 !. e th e r t ho s L 1t e'r1c n t 7 at page 11-2 or Supple rr1ent to the eff e ct th a t a ir d oc; R::;
8 wi 11 not P. xceeci 1 0 'A r ad per ye a r ga ,il i:l c! and 20 \\ n1d per 9 ye a r beta include con tri butions fro m ga s st r ea m releases 10 of Carbon 14, tri tiu m a nd pa ticu l Ates . l., 11 Are we to rely on the i mpl ic ation in the 12 J uly 18 , 1975 aff i d a vit of Dr. Boeq li th a t such doses 13 due to Ca r bon 14 in pa rtic u l ar a r e neg li gib le? 14 I beg your pA rdon. I believe it continu e s. 15 If so, is th e dose from tritium also ne 0 li 1 ibl e? 16 And then, 8: are the"rele ases on which the 17 Staff's present air dose assessment is based, those of 18 Boegli or those of the FES Table 3.7, as implied in the 19 SER at page 11-7? 20 I reco g nize that this question appears to 21 be addressed principally to the Staff. However, do you 22 have any comments on either of these questions? 23 A Well, yes, in regard to Question AA, based on 24 my knowledge of the development of Appendix I, and a 25 review of Qeg Guide IAA, particularly Appendix B thereof,
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- J a nd .the e ffec ts of car bon 14, triti um and p.1 rt i c u l ate 6 ;:i re t n'~en into r1ccou nt by o t he r me a ns a nd sp e cificc1lly 7 tho se desc ri bed in Appe~rlix C t o Regu l atory Guide I AA .
f! I t rw y be not 2 J t ha t Ta b l e [3 I o f Pe q u l a to r y 9 Guide ! AA inclu des i~~ersi on rlose f a ctors only for t~ e 10 no b le 0c1se s.
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II S in ce there are no immersion dose f a ctors -- 12 and I didn't hav0 a ny availble to me -- for ca r bo n 14, 13 tritiu~ or particulates, I rough ly estimated what the 14 dose from these i mme rsions miqht be by the use of a 15 techni que that we formerly used. 16 That is, concentrate the concentration 17 of the release in question at the point of interest, 18 compa re that to the maximum permissible concentration as 19 given in JO CFR Part 20, and assu~e that the JO CFR Part 20 20 MPC is equivalent to 500 millirem per year, thus the 21 concentration of the MPC to 500 gives a rough estimate 22 and I repeat, rouqh estimate of the dose. 23 On this basis the estimated releases of 24 carbon 14, tritium and the total of all prticulate 25 releases would increase the calculated noble gas immersion
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14 A Yes, I do. 15 MR. SCH~',IAFa : The document w i 11 be found 16 under Tab 20. 17 BY MR. SC!-1'.',Al?Z: 18 0 Mr. Gauny, was this document prepared by you 19 or under your supervision? 20 A Yes, it was. 21 Q Do you have any corrections, additions, or 22 modifications? 23 A No. 24 0 Is the document true and correct t6 the best of 25 your knowledge and belief?
2 O no yo~ 1 ado :-i t th e: c: n c 1.1 '"'.'1 e n t c :1t i tl e d L~s t L:-: on'.>' 3 off?. D. (~n:rny Pe (Jr;.:u pati01v: J 1.:XCJris:1r c,s :1.s y n,1:r* t 0 sti.:1rT1* , 4 i n this p r nceeci i ng? 5 A Ye s, I do . 6 ;,lR . SC!f\'!i\tF : \\ rs. ll o1*1ers, r as~: th a t the 7 8 - pc:irie documerit just i den tifi P,d by Mr. Ga'...my be 8 in co r porated into t he record as thou gh r ead . 9 MRS . 130\'il:P.S: l.1r. Pendergraft? 10 MR. PE NDERGRAFT : No ohjection. I1 .1.rns'*. BOV/~'?:::; : f,l r. Stridiron? 12 /.P:-: . STRIDIR tl /J: No ohjection. 13 i,\RS . f3UWEPS : The docwne nt just identi f i 8d wi 11 14 be physically incorporated in the transcri pt as if re ad . 15 (Testimony follows.) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Re: Occupational Exo a sures 1 My name is R . D. Ga un y . I am a Health Physi-2 cist in the Nucle ar Division of the Power Plant Engi-3 neering and Construction Dep artment of Houston Lighting 4 & Power Company. 5 A resume of my educational and professional 6 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 7 It is my function in the South Texas Project to assure 8 that the facility is designed and operated in a manner 9 that assures that exposures are within regulatory 10 requirements. 11 At the earlier hearings in this proceeding, 12 the Board expressed interest in the occupational dose estimate included by the NRC staff in the Final Environ-13 mental Statement for the South Texas Project. The FES 14 assumed that the occupational dose associated with the 15 South Texas Project plant would be 450 man-rem per year 16 per unit. This, of course, is only an estimate based 17 upon experience at other nuclear power plants. Speci-18 fically, it is derived from WASH-1311, "A Compilation 19 of Occupational Radiation Exposure from Light Water 20 Cooled Nuclear Power Plants, 1969-1973." . 21 The matter of occupational exposures is dealt 22 with in detail in the Preliminary Safety Analysis 23 Report for the South Texas Project, specifically in 24
1 Section 12. 1. 6 and Tables 1 2 .1 -24 t hrough 1 2 .1- 30. 2 At t he out set , I would l ike to state that the 3 450 man-rem per unit figure (whi ch i n cl ude s e x posures 4 to both permanent operating personn e l and support 5 maintenance people) is neither a g oal nor a design 6 objective for the Project. It will be our objective to 7 reduce occupational exposures to a level as low as 8 reasonably achievable and, in fact, we would expect to 9 maintain in-plant exposures significantly lower than 10 those estimated by the Staff. Our management is com-11 mitted to this goal in the manner required by paragraph 12 C.l. of Regulatory Guide 8.8 on "Occupational Radiation 13 Exposures at Nuclear Reactors." 14 In implementation of our management commitment, 15 we are taking steps in the design of the facility and 16 will adopt work practices to help us achieve our goal 17 of minimizing radiation exposures to onsite personnel, 18 whether permanent or transient. 19 Turning first to the matter of design, the 20 South Texas Project facility will incorporate features 21 which should be extremely helpful in reducing occupa-22 tional exposures. Among the specific features designed 23 to reduce exposures are permanently installed scaffolding 24 around the steam generator, and a design that allows
1 for removal of the steam generator in one piece. The 2 use of volatile chemistry in the treatment of the 3 secondary side of the steam generator has also been 4 selected in an effort to reduce exposures. The use of 5 remote welding techniques and explosive plugs are being 6 considered to further reduce exposures during steam 7 generator maintenance. As the Board is aware, the 8 surveillance and maintenance of steam generator tubes 9 has proven to be a major contributor to occupational 10 exposures. It is our expectation that the South Texas 11 Project design features will reduce substantially the 12 dose associated with such operations. 13 The overriding design criterion for the 14 facility shielding, equipment, and layout has been to 15 keep radiation exposure to operating personnel as low 16 as reasonably achievable (ALARA) and well within the limits of 10 CFR 20. The facility is being designed in 17 conformance with the reconunendations of Regulatory 18 Guide 8.8, which suggest ways in which ALARA exposures 19 can be achieved (such as careful selection and placement 20 of equipment, isolation of that equipment from personnel 21 as much as possible, and reducing frequency and duration 22 of equipment maintenance periods). A few examples of 23 how this has been achieved in the design of the South 24
1 Texas Project, Units No . 1 and 2 follow. 2 The Mechanical and Electrical Auxiliary 3 Building where facility radioactive waste is collected, 4 processed, and prepared for disposal, has been arranged 5 with a large part of the middle level exclusively 6 devoted to the routing of pipes containing radioactive 7 fluids. This radioactive pipe chase is connected with 8 all of the shielded enclosures that are provided for 9 equipment containing radioactivity. In this way the 10 facility has been designed so that personnel will 11 always be shielded from radioactive piping and equipment 12 during routine operations. 13 Valve manipulation is accomplished in radio-14 active systems via remote reach rods or with powered 15 valve operators. Furthermore, the valves are isolated 16 from the system components that they serve. By careful 17 design, personnel.will not normally be exposed to un-18 shielded radioactive valves or pipes. When maintenance is required on these valves, the worker will be shielded 19 from the pump, tank or other radioactive system component. 20 Each radioactive system component is similarly isolated 21 from neighboring equipment so that maintenance can be 22 accomplished with minimal radiation exposure to personnel 23 and without shutdown of that system. 24
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1 Each radioactive filter in the facility is 2 individually shielded and these filters are clustered 3 in one part of the Mechanical and Electrical Auxiliary 4 Building. Filter cartridge replacement has been care-5 fully planned so that rapid and safe accomplishment is 6 assured. Shielded cartridge transfer casks will provide 7 efficient delivery to the drumming area with minimum 8 personnel exposure. 9 Shielding and isolation are provided for 10 systems containing low levels of radioactivity. Some 11 examples of this are the Laundry and Hot Shower Tank 12 and associated components and the Spent Fuel Pool 13 Cooling and Purification System. 14 The residual heat removal (RHR) system com-15 ponents and piping are all either located behind the 16 Reactor Containment Building (RCB) secondary shield or 17 are individually iocated in shielded cubicles. This 18 allows safe access for personnel into the RCB shortly 19 after shutdown of the reactor and while the RHR system 20 is cooling the reactor down. Another important source of occupational ex-21 posures is that received during refueling operations. 22 It is our expectation that the Westinghouse rapid 23 refueling features incorporated in the South Texas 24
1 Project design will result in decreased radiation 2 exposures. Westinghouse has informed us that this 3 feature may reduce total exposures during such operations 4 by as much as a factor of 4. 5 These are but a few of the many features that 6 will keep occupational exposures as low as reasonably 7 achievable. The design of the facility has been and is 8 being monitored by competent radiation protection 9 specialists to ensure that this goal will be achieved. 10 We are taking other important design measures 11 to minimize occupational exposures. We require our 12 architect-engineer radiation protection specialists to 13 review the plant design to assure that it is consistent 14 with our occupational dose objectives. The architect-15 engineer must demonstrate to us that criteria intended 16 to reduce radiation exposures are incorporated in the 17 design. In genera"!, we are using the design guidance 18 set forth in Regulatory Guide 8.8. In addition, we 19 have established a systematic method to review abnormal 20 occurrences at other reactors so that this experience 21 can be factored into our design thereby minimizing the 22 possibility of unscheduled maintenance. Turning now to work practices and procedures, 23 the South Texas Project is committed to the development 24
1 of practices in plant operation to minimize occupational 2 radiation exposures. These practices will be incorpo-3 rated in the plant radiation manual and will be revised 4 to reflect operating experience. Among the practices 5 to be followed are such important measures as draining 6 and flushing components before maintenance, pre-job 7 training and planning, proper supervision of maintenance 8 personnel, and the transfer of components under repair 9 to areas with lower radiation fields. In the area of 10 administrative devices to reduce exposures, we expect 11 to make extensive use of personnel training measures, 12 including the use of mock-ups as required to familiarize 13 maintenance employees with the environment in which 14 they will work. We believe that by so doing exposures 15 during maintenance can be significantly reduced. Again 16 our plans and procedures for plant operation will be 17 developed in accordance with the recommendations of 18 Regulatory Guide 8.8. 19 At our earlier hearings, the Board questioned whether the assumption of 450 man-rems per year per 20 unit, as stated in the FES, was compatible with the 21 individual limits on radiation exposures in 10 CFR 20. 22 As noted above, the 450 man-rem figure employed by the 23 staff includes exposures to regular plant personnel as 24
1 we ll as to support maintenance personnel (i.e. t hose 2 maintenance personnel not permanently assigned to the 3 plant). Thus, there is no necessary inconsistency 4 between the 450 man-rem figure and the requirements of 5 10 CFR Part 20 with respect to individual exposures. 6 In any event, as noted above, 450 man-rem is neither a 7 goal nor design objective for the South Texas Project. 8 Present estimates of occupational exposures, excluding 9 support maintenance personnel, are in the range of 10 104.4 man-rem per unit per year to plant personnel 11 during routine operation and maintenance. We believe 12 that the steps outlined above provide a basis for the 13 expectation that occupational doses for the South Texas 14 Project will be substantially lower than 450 man-rem 15 !per year per unit, even including non-routine maintenance. 16 IIn any event, steps will be taken to assure that occu-17 lpational exposures of individuals are within the regu-18 latory requirements of 10 CFR 20. 19 In summary, the Applicant's commitment to 20 , minimizing occupational exposures is evidenced through-i 1 21 out the plant design and will also be reflected in our 22 operational practices and procedures.
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2 0 3* pr ope ra~ t 2st i no nv? 4 A 6 Power Company. 7 A r esume of my educational and professi0n Al 8 qu a lific a ti on s h 1s been previously receiv,~d in evidence . 0 9 At earlier hearings in this proceeding the 10 Board expressed inter est in th e 4SO man -r em pe r year I I per unit occurotional dose esti ma te inclu rled by the 12 NRC Staff in t he Final Environmental Statement for th e 13 South Texas Pr oje ct. 14 450 ~an-rem per unit per year is neith e r a 15 goal nor a desiqn objective for the Project. 16 It will be our objective to re rlu ce 17 occupationAl exposures to a level as low as reason ab ly 18 achievable and, in fact, we would expect to ~aintain in-19 plant exposures much lower than those estimated by the 20 Staff. 21 In the matter of design, we have incorporated 22 numerous features which should reduce occupational 23 exposure. These include improvements in steam qenerator 24 access, considerations of remote welding techniques and 25 explosive plugs, careful selection and placement of
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1 1 I ; 2 l~ l :=1 pf)e r , ::i: 1pe r v i :3o t* , tn9 in e:e r in9 1 '.vi th 0 *1stn n Li r:htin 1 , 3 Po~e r* Com~~ny ~ He h a s be 2n S ', *t0r n. 6 BY MR. SCH/:.t\. RZ: 7 l) o you h;:ive befor e you a 4- paCJe docu ment e nt i tl Gd H Te sti mony of Richard J. Kla ppe r qe Int e rface He t wee n 9 South Tex as Project and RESSAR -41? 10 A Yes, sir.
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TESTIMONY OF RICHARD J . KLAPPE R Re: Interface Betwee n South Texas Project and RESAR-41 1 My name is Richard J. Klapper. My position 2 is Supervising Engineer, Nuclear Safeguards and Licensing 3 with Houston Lighting & Power Company. 4 A resume of my educational and professional 5 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 6 My functions in connection with the South 7 Texas Project are to assure that the design, construc-8 tion and operation of the Project are in conformity 9 with all applicable NRC regulations and criteria. 10 The purpose of this testimony is to present 11 information on the matter of the safety-related inter-12 faces between the nuclear steam supply system and the 13 balance of the nuclear power plant. 14 Detailed information on this subject can be 15 found in Section 1.1.2 of the Preliminary Safety Anal-16 ysis Report for the South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 17 and on the blue pages in RESAR-41. 18 A design interface is a broad term generally 19 used to refer to a requirement established to assure that two related systems will be constructed and ope-20 ated in an appropriate and compatible fashion. The 21 NSSS supplier provides a great deal of information to 22 the utility, including a large number of specified 23 interfaces, in order to assure that the architect-24
1 engineer, the constructor and the utility will properly 2 design the balance of the plant (BOP) taking into ac-3 count the characteristics of the NSSS which affect the 4 BOP. In the case of the South Texas Project, this 5 extensive information was provided by Westinghouse as 6 paYt of a scandard design information package. 7 For regulatory purposes, it is necessary that 8 an Applicant for a standard design identify and designate 9 in its submittals to the NRC those safety-related 10 design interfaces that will assure compatibility between 11 the standard design and the BOP. 12 In the case of the South Texas Project, the 13 process of identifying and designuting such safety-14 related interfaces corrunenced in the RESAR-41 submitted 15 by Westinghouse pursuant to the provisions or Appendix 16 0 of 10 CFR Part 50. Section 3 of Appendix O requires 17 that a standard design submitted for NRC approval 18 include a description, analysis and evaluation of the 19 interfaces between the submitted design and Lhe balanc~ 20 of the nuclear power plant. 21 When the South Texas Project application was 22 docketed, the NRC Staff had not completed its detailed 23 review of RESAR-41, including its review of the portion 24 thereof that identifies safety-related interfaces. It
- 1 thus became important to assur e t hat comp le t i o n of NRC 2 Staff review of the interfaces appl ica ble to the Sout h 3 Texas Project units would not be delay ed by the more 4 comprehensive review required for issuance of a Pre-s liminary Design Approval (under Appendix 0) that would 6 be applicable to all future plants that might wish to 7 incorporate RESAR-41 by reference.
8 Accordingly a program was undertaken by 9 Westinghouse and HL&P to identify and designate on a 10 timely basis all of the safety-related RESAR-41 inter-11 faces necessary for purposes of the STP units. This 12 specific effort included a systematic evaluation by 13 Westinghouse of all information provided as part of the 14 standard/information package and to define additional 15 interface information to be included in RESAR-41. Such 16 information was incorporated into Amendment 17 of 17 RESAR-41 submitted in June, 1975. The NRC Staff iden-18 tified those aspects of the South Texas Project units 19 involving RESAR-41 interfaces that had to be resolved 2o for the specific purposes of the South Texas Project 21 docket prior to the issuance of the construction permit. 22 The NRC Staff issued three sets of questions to Houston 23 Lighting & Power Company on RESAR-41 interfaces and 24 these matters were satisfactorily resolved through
1 amendments to the STP PSAR submitted on August 15, 2 October 1, October 9, and October 27, 1975. Thus, the 3 combination of amendments to RESAR-41 and amendments to 4 the South Texas Project PSAR incorporating information 5 specifically applicable to the Project have provided 6 the necessary identification of the safety-related 7 interfaces. 8 The NRC Staff is continuing its review of 9 RESAR-41 for the purpose of issuing a PDA that will 10 enable future utility applicants to reference RESAR-41 11 without further review. This process, which is aimed 12 at a final, generic approval of RESAR-41 as a reference 13 design will continue. In the interim, those aspects of 14 the design requiring 1:esolution prior to the issuance 15 of the construction permit for the South Texas Project 16 have been resolved to the satisfaction of the NRC 17 Staff. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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10 Combination of amend ments to RESSAR-41 and 1l amendment to the South Texas Project PSAij incorporatinq s/,J b 12 infornation specifically applicable to the project has 13 provided th e n eces sary identification of the safety-14 related interfaces. 15 In conclusion, those interfaces requiring 16 identificAtion prior to the issuance of construction 17 permit for the South Texas Project have been resolved. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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Ji I MR. SCHWARZ: This document may be found under 16 tab 22. 17 BY MR. SCHh'ARZ : 18 ~ Mr. Betterton, was this document prepared by you 19 or under your supervision? 20 A. It was. 21 Q. Is the document true and correct to the best of 22 your knowledge and belief? 23 A. It is. Q. Have you adopted this document as vour testimony t * *, derol Reporters, ~n~. I 25 in this proceeding?
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MRS . BOWERS : Mr . Penderg r aft? 61 MR. PENDERGRAF T: Assuming Mr . Bet terton i s still 7 I alive and with us, we h ave no objec tion. 8 MRS. BOWERS: Dr. Hand though t his ID sounded I 91 as tho ugh h e was getting married. 10 11 DR. HAND: With regret. 11 11 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Stridiron? 12' MR. STRIDIRON: The Staff has no objection. 11 13 ' MRS. BOWERS: The document that has been iden tifi ed I 14 I will be physically incorporated into the transcript as if read. xxxx 15 (Testimony follows.) 16 17 18 19 20 21 I 22 23 24 Ar ~ederol Reporters, Inc. ' 25
TESTIMONY OF D. R. BLTTERTON Re: S ite Mon i toring Systems 1 My name is D. R. Betterto n. My position is 2 Manager, Environmental Protection Department with 3 Houston Lighting & Power Company. 4 A resume of my educational and professional 5 qualifications has previously been received in evidence. 6 My functions in connection with the South 7 Texas Project include managerial responsibility for the 8 conduct of a wide variety of studies relating to the 9 suitability of the South Texas Project Site including, 10 but not limited to geological and seismological investi-11 gations. I participated in the development of the 12 monitoring programs at the site which are discussed in 13 this testimony. 14 The purpose of this testimony is to present 15 information on the monitoring progra~ established to 16 measure the settlement of facility structures and to 17 measure regional ground surface subsidence. 18 Detailed information on this subject will be 19 found in the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for 20 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2, specifically in 21 Section 2.5.4.13 at pages 2 . 5-157 through 2.5-157f. 22 This information may be summarized as follows: 23 A comprehensive site performance monitoring 24 program will be established to measure the settlement
1 of facility structures and to measure regional ground 2 surface subsidence. The monitoring programs are designed 3 to enhance the safety of the project by giving advance 4 warning of any unforeseen occurrences and to provide s basic data for verification of predicted plant founda-6 tion performance. The settlement portion of the monitor-7 ing program will consist of an array of borehole heave a points, extensometers, open standpipe piezometers, pore 9 pressure cells, and structural benchmarks. The regional 10 ground surface subsidence monitoring program will 11 consist of an array of shallow and deep aquifer open 12 standpipe piezometers, a network of vertical and hori-13 zontal ground control benchmarks, and a deep-reference 14 benchmark with continuous subsidence monitoring 15 instrumentation. 16 The settlement monitoring program will be 17 capable of monitor{ng heave and settlement of individual 18 soil layers during construction as well as the actual 19 settlement of facility structures. This will be accom-20 plished by the installation of twenty conventional 21 downhole monuments that are capable of measuring heave 22 of individual soil layers. Fourteen Sonde extenso-23 meters will also be installed to depths of 230 feet and 24 300 feet below the ground surface. The Sonde extenso-
1 meters consist of corrugated plastic tubing with gauging 2 points fixed at selected increments. The flexible 3 nature of the Sonde tubing allows the gauging points to 4 move vertically as the subsoil heaves and settles 5 during construction activities and allows an accurate 6 determination of the deformation of individual soil 7 layers throughout the extent of the installation. In 8 excess of one hundred structural benchmarks will be in-9 stalled on plant structures as plant foundation and 10 substructure construction proceeds. These benchmarks 11 will be measured on a periodic basis to determine the 12 vertical movement of individual structures and Category 13 I piping systems. 14 In addition to the conventional downhole 15 monument, extensometer, and structural benchmark installa-16 tions, a piezometer field will be installed to monitor 17 shallow aquifer ground water in the construction area. 18 The piezometer field will utilize an initial installa-19 tion of open standpipe piezometers that are capable of 20 measuring the piezometric head in individual soil 21 layers. Certain piezometers within the excavation will 22 be located adjacent to extensometer and conventional 23 downhole monument installations in areas beneath plant 24 structures. In order to permit continued monitoring of
1 these piezometers during plant construction, pore 2 pressure cells will be installed in selected piezometers 3 and subsequently monitored remotely at a terminal box 4 at finished site grade. In addition, a number of pore 5 pressure cells will be installed directly in the struc-6 tural backfill to monitor the ground water in this 7 material. The piezometer and pore pressure cell instal-8 lations will be used to monitor the effectiveness of 9 the dewatering system and the ground water measurements 10 will be used to evaluate the effects of dewatering on 11 subsoil deformations during construction. 12 The regional subsidence monitoring program will be capable of monitoring both vertical and hori-13 14 zontal ground surface movements at the South Texas 15 Project site. This will be accomplished in part by the 16 installation of a deep-reference benchmark that is 17 designed to continuously measure total subsidence at the South Texas Project site throughout the life of the 18 plant. The deep-reference benchmark will be positively 19 20 anchored to the strata, below the potential subsidence zone (approximately 1155 feet below ground surface) and 21 separated from the possible consolidation effects of 22 the overlying compressible zones by a 4-inch casing. 23 To provide continuous ground surface subsidence measure-24
1 ments a modified Stev ens Ty pe F Recorde r will be i nsta l l e d 2 and operated within an Instrument Shelter. The deep-3 reference benchmark design is similar to the United 4 States Geological Survey deep benchmarks currently in 5 operation in the Houston area. 6 The deep-reference benchmark will be installed 7 prior to the commencement of dewatering and will be 8 used to establish baseline vertical datum control for 9 both the settlement and regional monitoring programs. 10 The deep reference benchmark will be referenced to the 11 National Geodetic Survey (NGS) benchmarks in Bay City, 12 Texas, in order to correlate site specific data with 13 other subsidence readings in the area. This will be 14 done whenever the NGS makes its own level loops. 15 Twelve near-surface monuments capable of 16 measuring vertical ground surface movement will be in-17 stalled in the plant vicinity at a depth (approximately 18 15 feet) sufficient to minimize seasonal shrink-swell 19 ground surface movements due to variations in water 20 content in the surface clays. The near-surface monuments 21 will be referenced on a periodic basis to the deep-22 reference benchmark. 23 Eight near-surface monuments will be installed 24 in the plant vicinity to measure horizontal movement at
1 the ground surface. These monuments will also be 2 designed to minimize seasonal shrink-swell ground sur-3 face movements. The horizontal positions of these 4 monuments will be referenced to the NGS Texas Plane Co-s ordinate System. 6 To supplement the vertical and horizontal 7 near-surface monuments an array of open standpipe 8 piezometers will be utilized to monitor the two distinct 9 groundwater aquifer zones. Ten deep-aquifer piezometers 10 have been installed and are currently being monitored 11 on a weekly basis. One additional deep aquifer piezometer 12 will be installed adjacent to the deep reference bench-13 mark so that variations in ground water level can be 14 directly related to the regional subsidence monitoring 15 data. In addition to the field of piezometers and pore 16 pressure cells installed in the plant area to monitor 17 dewatering in the shallow aquifer zone, twenty open 18 standpipe piezometers will monitor the shallow aquifer 19 zone at various locations throughout the South Texas 20 Project site area. Data from deep and shallow piezo-21 meters will be used to evaluate the Project's regional 22 subsidence model. As regional subsidence results from 23 piezometric decline and is time dependent, the data 24 from the piezometer monitoring system will serve as an
1 advance warning of any unforeseen occurrence and will 2 provide a data base to verify the regional subsidence 3 model. 4 All the subsidence and settlement measurements 5 on deep and near-surface monuments and structural 6 benchmarks will be taken by Houston Lighting & Power 7 Company personnel or their appointed representatives. 8 This program will permit observations within the plant 9 site area to record elevation differences of 0.010 ft. 10 and horizontal movements at an accuracy of 1:10,000. 11 In summary, a site performance monitoring 12 system will be implemented to detect changes in ground 13 water levels across the Project site and to measure 14 changes in vertical elevation in and around the Category 15 I Structures. The vertical monitoring system will be 16 referenced to both a deep-reference benchmark on the 17 site and by periodic level to the NGS's first-order 18 loop in Bay City, Texas. Horizontal measurements 19 between selected monuments will also be accomplished on 20 a periodic basis and referenced to the NGS Texas Plane 21 Co-ordinate System. The level of accuracy of the 22 measurements will be such that changes significantly 23 smaller than the design limits can be observed and 24 evaluated prior to the time that the limits would be
1 exceeded. 2 Results of the monitoring and related studies 3 will give advance warning of any unforeseen occurrences 4 and will provide data in support of predicted plant 5 foundation performance. The Applicant has committed to 6 advise the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should measured 7 performance approach the design criteria limits during 8 the life of the plant. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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GORDON L. Crll P~L\N, JR . PROJ7ESSI0NAL QUALIFICATIONS LIGI-IT WATE R RE ACTORS PROJE CT BRAN CH 1-1 DIVISION OF REACTOR LICENS I NG I am a Project Manager in Light Water Reactors Branch 1-1 of the Division of Reactor Licensing, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I am responsible for the e.valuation of nuclear safety aspects of nuclear reactor facilities and serve as the project manager for technical evalua-tion of nuclear power reactor license applications. I attended the University of Nebraska where I majored in Electrical Engineering and participated in the Navy Regular ROTC program. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as a regular officer in the United States Navy in JW1e, 1965. Additional graduate level studies in nuclear reactor theory, health physics and related engineering fields were completed in 1966 at the Officer Naval Nuclear Power School, Mare Island, California. I subsequently studied and qualified as an operator and supervisor at the Naval Reactors nuclear power facility in West Milton, New York. My association with the Naval Nuclear Propulsion program provided me -j with five years of professional experience in the nuclear field, primarily with pressurized water re~ctors. I have been qualified as a Senior Reactor Operator on three Navy nuclear propulsion plants. For two years I was assigned to an operating nuclear submarine, during which time my dµties included directing, training and supervising technicians in the operation, maintenance and repair of various equipment and systems, including the
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I joined the Regulatory staff of the Atomic Energy Corrunission September, 1972 as a reactor engineer. Since then I have participated as an Environ-mental Project . Manager in the analysis and evaluation of the environmental features of design of the Dresden Units 2 and 3 facilities. As a Project Manager in operating reactors, I participated in the review and evaluation of safety considerations associated with the design and operation of several licensed power reactors. Subsequently, I have participated in the analysis and evaluation of engineering safety features of design of power reactors under license application review. I have been particularly closely j associated with the reviews of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Reference Safety Analysis Report, RESAR-41, and Boston Edison Company's Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2, and the preapplication review of South Car~lina Electric and Gas Company's Virgil C. Summer.Nuclear Station Unit 2.
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HARVIN S . DUNENFELD PROFESS IOi.li\L QUALIFICATIONS My name is Marvin S. Dun enf eld. I am a Reactor Physic ist in the Core Performance Branch within the Directorate of Lice nsing . As a Reactor Physicist, I share with other members of the Branch the responsibility for technical review of reactor physics safety aspects of li ght water cooled power reactors for Construction Permits and Operating Licenses. I was born in Newark, New Jersey, on December 31, 1926. I attended public schools in Flushing, New York, and entered Queens College in Flushing, New York, in 1944. I transferred to the University of Michigan in 1945, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree (physics major) in 1951 and a Master of Arts in mathematics in 1953. I was employed by the Ford, Motor Company in Ypsilanti, Michi gan, from 1953 to 1957 as an Electrical Product Project Engineer. I joined the nuclear industry in 1957 in a position at the Atomics International divi-sion of North American Rockwell Corp. in Los Angeles, California. I was employed there for about two years in reactor shielding and then four years as a physicist in reactor kinetics. In the latter capacity, I participated in research and analysis of reactor transients on the kinetics experiment on water boilers. In 1963 I accepted employment as a nuclear physicist with the Allison Division of General Motors in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was responsible for safety analysis on the Military Compact Reactor Project, and later per-formed reactor physics and safety analyses on other reactor concepts.
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PROFESSI ONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF RONALD M. GAMBLE, M.S., B.S. I am a materials Engineer in the Materials Applicatipn Section, Materials Engineering Branch, Division of Technical Review, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. My duties and responsibilities involve the review and evaluation of technical reports, metallurgical investigative studies, failure analyses and fracture mechanics analyses as related to the construction of nuclear power plant components including the formulation of regulations , and safety criteria and guides related to materials performance. t I have a M.S. in engineering mechanics from the University of Florida (1972) and a B.S. in engineering mechanics from Pennsylvania State University (1965). Prior to my present appointment, I was associated with Turbodyne Corporation as Group Leader, Materials. My duties and responsibilities included conducting and supervising analytical, experimental and field
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PROFESSI UNA~ QUALIFICATIONS JAI RAJ N. RAJAN U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY CONHISS ION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BRANCH DIVISION OF TECHNICAL REVIEW I am a mechanical engineer responsible for reviewing and evaluating safety analysis reports with regard to mechanical engineering aspects of components, the dynamic analyses and testing of safety related systems and components and the criteria for protection against the dynamic effects associated with postulated failures of fluid systems for nuclear facilities. I am the Mechanical Engineering Branch's principal reviewer on the issue of the structural integrity and plugging criteria of degraded steam generator tubes. I am also responsible for the review and evaluation of .water hammer problems of a generic nature in the piping systems and components of nuclear facilities. I received a B.S. degree in 1953 from Lucknow University India majoring in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. In 1956 I received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Roorkee University, India majoring in Structural and Hydraulic Engineering. In 1962 I received a M.S .. degree from Duke University majoring in Applied Mech1nics and Ph.D. degree in 1966 from the same university with majors in Fluid Mechanics. From 1960 to 1962 I was an instructor in structural engineering at Duke University. From 1962 to 1966 I was employed by the U.S. Army Research Office in Durham, N.C. as a research engineer conducting theoretical and experimental research in
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J J\l!ES E . FAllZO:H~Wf Przot:i:ss I (K\L Q'.JALH' I C!,'l' i.u:~;; SITE A::1\l.\'SIS Jm.M:C ll t-;U CLLI\. R REGULATOI~Y COMlHS SI ON I h ct\*c b een a N2t corolo [;i c: t Hith th e Site Analy s i c; Bra n ch, Divi 3ion of Technic cll Re vic,, , since Febru a ry 1973. I rec evied a D.S. degre e with a major in meteorolo gy from th e University of Hichigan in 19 70. While an unclcrgrac1uat c , I p a rticipated in a s t~udy of precipitation scavenging by convective storms .which ~nclucl ecl field research pro g rams in Okl ahoma and Illinois. My responsibilities included maint,:;nance of a precipitation collection network, analyses of rnesoscale weather systc~s conducive of the formation of convective storI:'. s, and n2u tron activation and radiochemistry analy ses of rain-water samples. I entered the graduate program at the University of Michigan in 1971, and was awarded an N.S. degree with a major in meteorology in 1972. In continued my association with the precipitation scavenging project as a graduate s tud ent as well as becoming weather observer at the University of Michigan climatological station and a teaching fellow. I accepted my present position in February 1973. I am responsible with the St:pervision of the Hctcorology Section Leader, for th e evaluatio n of the meteorological characteristics 1 of reactor sites and th2ir ir.iplic2.tions with respect to safety requi~ements of nuclear facility design and the impact of these facilitie s on the environment. I am a member of the American Heteorological Society-.
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I Q This is entitl e d "Sa fety Eva.lu atj_o n Repo rt , Rela te 4 1! . 5 II' to Constructing of South Tex as Projects, Unites l and 2 , 6 Houston Lighting and Powe r Company, et al."? 7 A. Yes, I do. 8 Q Was this document prepared by you or und er yo ur 91 direction and control? I 10 A Yes. It was. 11 Q Are there any corrections or additions you wish 12 to make to the document? 13 A There is one addition I would like to make. That 14 is Supplement Number l to the Safety Evaluation Report. 15 Q With the addition of this supplement, is the 16 document true and correct to the best of your information 17 and belief? 18 A. Yes. It is. 19 Q You -- do you have before you a document marked 20 for identification as Staff Exhibit Number 6? 21 A Yes. 22 I Q Entitled "Safety Evaluation Report, Related to 23 Construction of South Texas Project Units land 2, Houston I Lighting and Power Company, et al., Supplement l"? Ar - ~ederol Reporters, 7n~. I 25 A Yes. I do
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true and correct? A Yes. They a.r-e, Q Mr. Dromerick, would you briefl y describ e the scope of the staff rs review and the conclu sio ns reac hed with respect to the application to construct the South Texas 10 Project? A Yes. I would. A preliminary safety analysis \ report was submitted with the South Texas Project application. 13 This report desc ri bes the design of the balance of plant 14 structures, systems and components, and incorporates by 15 reference the Westinghouse ElectricCorporation report refer-16 ence safety analysis report, RESAR-4~, RESAR-41 describes 17 the design of the standard nuclear standard steam supply 18 system. RESAR-41 was submitted by the Westinghouse Electric 19 Corporation in the form of an application for preliminary 20 design approval from the Commission and was in response 21 to option 1 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's standard 22 decison policy. Option 1 allows for the review of a refer-23 ence system that involves an entire facility design or 24 major fraction of a design outside the context of a license /> ~ederol Reporters, Inc.
?.5 application. On March 11, 1974, the Application for RESAR-41
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5 I In our evaluati o n of th e t he Sout h Te xas Pr o - 6 jec~, PSAR , we reviewed the popu l ation densi t y and us e 7 characteristics of the si t e , including sei smology , me teor - 8 ology, g eo logy and hydrolo gy , to d e t ermine that the site 9 met the Commission's siting criteria, defined in lO~CF Rr
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11 tion, and testing criteria, and expected performance char-12 acteristics of the structure , systems and compo nents impor-13 tant to safety, to determine that they are in accord with 14 the Commission's general design criteria, quality assuranc e 15 criteria, Regulatory Guides, and other appropriate goals 16 and standards and that any departure from these criteria, 17 goals and standards, be identified and justified. 18 We considered the response of the facility to 19 certain anticipated transients and postulated accidents. 20 We considered the potential consequences of a few highly 21 unlikely postulated accidents and performed conservative 22 analyses of the~accidents and determined that the calculated 23 potential off~site doses , that might result in a very 24 unlikely event of their occurrence, would not exceed the I ~ ederol Reporters , Inc. 25 Commission's guidelines.
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I technically qualified to operate the plant and will have es tablish ed effective organization and plants for continuing 911 I 10 safe operations of the facility. 11 We evaluated the design o f the systems provided for control of radioactive effluents from the facility to 12 determine that these systems can control the release of radioactive effluents within the limits of the Commission' s regulations. 15 We also evaluated the financial data and information 16 provided by the Applicants, as required by the Commission's 17 regulations, Section 50.33 F, of 10-CFR, Part 50 and 10-CFR, 18 Part 50 And Appendix C to ' lOCFR, Part 50, to determine that 19 20 the Applicants are financially qualified to design and construct the proposed facility. 21 Our evaluation of the South Texas PSAR is now 22 complete and this evaluation, along with our evaluation of 23 RESAR~41, are presented in the South Texas Project Safety 24 />- - -Federal Reporte rs, Inc. Evaluation Report as updated in our supplement Number l to 25
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fra,-:k C!T:i-!l Q. I-ir.J*c cgl i, Cio :/ou hr.Ve bc:fo r c yoc1 c"1 du:-;11 : . .,,,_ entitled Suppl~ me ntary Testimony of NttC Stuff on eva~uat j_ on of liqui d ~?d gas e ous effluents with r e s pe ct to Appe ndix r cf 1 0 CFR ~ar t 50 , So uth Tex a s Proj ect , Un i ts 1 and 2 , Docke t 6 Numbers 50-49 8 and 50-4 99 , by J. S . Bo e gli, ef flu ent systems 7 1 branch, Division of Techn i ca l Re vi e w, Offi ce of Nuc l ea r Reacto Regulations? A. Yes, I do. 10 Q. Was the document prepared by you or under your l1 supervision? 12 A. Yes, it was. Q. Are the stateme nts contained in this docume nt true and correct to the best of your information and beliefl 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. Would you briefly summarize the document? 16 A. Supplemental testimony presented November 5th, 1975, 171 by the NRC Statf, on evaluation of liquid and gaseous effluents 18 with respect to Appendix I of 10 CFR Part 50, for the South 19 Texas Project provides a detailed assessment, using the para-20 meters arid practical model given in draft Regulatory, Guide lHD, 21 entitled Calculation of Releases of Radioactive Materials in 22 Liquid and Gaseous Effluents from Pressurized Water Reactors . 23 PWRs. Dated September 9th, 19 7 5. 24 l)ral Report er s, Inc. This guide was used to calculate few source terms in 25
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I 3 'II 4 we conclude that t he South Texas ~roJcc t Unit land 2 meet th~ 5 design objectives of Sec ti on r oma n numeral 1I-A , Il-B, and II-C, 6 to Appendix I of lU CFH Part SU. And meet th e requirements of 7 Section II-D by satisfying the Septe~ber 4th, 197S, option tc 8 Appendix i, to meet the design objectives set torth in 50-2. Thank you. 9 10
~ Thank you, Mr. Boegli 11 MR. STRIDIRON: Mrs. Bowers, at this time I would move the supplemental testimony of Mr. Boegli relating to the 12 evaluation of liquid and gaseous effluents with respect to 13 10 CFR Appendix I, Part . SO, be incorporated as if read.
14 MR. i:'ENUERGR.~FT: We have no objection. J.Virs. Bowers, 15 for the record I would like to point out we have no objection 16 to tes tirrony i terns ooming in the reoord. We are not stipulating as 17 to their authenti~ity or correctness but only as to their 18 admissibility. I assumed that was understood all along. 19 MRS. BOWERS: That's right. The Board accepts that. 20 Mr. Schwarz? 21 MR. SCHWARZ: .The Applicant has .no objection. 22 MRS. BOWERS: **rhe testimony that you just referred 23 to, Mr. Stridiron, will be physically incorporated into the 24 Ac *c,ol Reporters, Inc. record as if read.
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SUPPLEMENTAL TESTIMONY OF NRC STAFF ON ... EVALUATION OF LIQLJID AND GASEOUS EFFLUENTS WITH RESPECT TO APPENDIX I OF 10 CFR PART 50
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SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 BY J. S. BOEGLI EFFLUENT TREATMENT svstEMS BRANCH DIVISION OF TECHNICAL REVIEW OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION J
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of 10 CFR Part 50 adopted by the Commission on May 5, 1975, with reg a rd J to South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2. The affidavits indicated that the Staff was in the process of reassessing the parameters and mathemati cal models and that a detailed assessment to determine conformance with Appendix I would be compl~ted in connection with the hearing on radio-logical safety aspects of the facility. The purpose of this testimony is to present the results of that detailed assessment. The assessment was performed to determine if the proposed South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 met the numerical design objectives specified in Sections IIA, B, C and D of Appendix I of 10 CFR Part 50. On September 4, 1975 (F.R. 172), the Commission amended Appendix I of 10 CFR Part 50 to provide persons who have filed applications for con-struction pennits for light-water-cooled nuclear power reactors which
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on a cost-bene fi t basis for light-water-cooled nuclear power reactors having radwaste systems and equipment deten~ined to . be acceptable under the proposed Staff desiqn objectives set forth in RM-50-2. In a letter to the Commission dated October 1, 1975, Houston Lighting and Power Company chose to comply with the Commission's September 4, 1975 amendment to Appendix I, eliminating the necessity to perform a cost-benefit analysis as required by Paragraph II.D of Appendix I. Evaluation The Staff has evaluated the radioactive waste management systems pro-posed for South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, to reduce the quantities of radioactive materials re*leased to the environment in liquid and gaseous effluents~ These systems have been previously described in Sections 11 .2 and 11.3 of the Safety Evaluation Report, dated August 1975, and in Section 3.5 of the Final Environm~ntal Statement (FES), dated March 1975. 1 Based on information provided by the applicant in the referenced letter,
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j These source terms were used to calculate the doses as described in l I testimony submitted by Mr. Waterfield. Attachment 3 provides a comparison of the calculated doses, with the design objectives of Sections IIA, Band C of Appendix I and the pro-posed Staff desian objectives set forth in RM-50-2.
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Based on the Staff's evaluation of the liquid radwaste management systems, the expected quantity of radioactive materials released in liquid effluents from Units 1 and 2 will be less than 5 Ci/yr/reactor, excluding tritium and dissolved gases, as shown in Attachment 2. The liquid effluents released from Units 1 and 2 will not result in an annual dose I or dose commitment to the total body or to any organ of an individual, i I l in an unrestricted area from all pathways of exposure, in excess of 5 mrem. i Based on the Staff's evaluation of the gaseous radwaste management systems, the total quantity of radioactive material~ released in gaseous I .i .I f
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result in an annual dose or dose commitment to any organ of an individual l in an unrestricted area from all pathways of exposure in ~xcess of 15 mrem 1 .I (Attachment 3). j Conclusion Staff testimony demonstrates that the doses *associated with the normal j operation of South Texas Project, Units l and 2 meet the design l objectives of Sections II.A, II.Band II.C of Appendix I of 10 CFR Part 50, and that the expected quantity of radioactive materials released in liquid and gaseous effluents and the aggregate doses meet the design objectives set forth in RM-50-2.
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Based on the Staff's eva lu ation the propos2d liquid and gaseous radwaste management systems for South Te xa s, Units l and 2 meet the criteria given in Appendix i and are therefore acceptable.
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Appendix Ia RM-50-2 Calculated Criterion Design Objectives Design Objectivesc Dos es Liquid Effluents Dose to total body from r' all pathways 3 mrem/yr/unit 5 mrem/yr/site 0.06 mrem/yr/unit Dose to any organ from all pathways 10 mrem/yr/unit 5 mrem/yr/site 0.08 mrem/yr/unit Noble Gas Effluents Gamma dose in air 10 mrad/yr/unit 10 mrad/yr/site 0.10 mrad/yr/unit Beta dose in air 20 mrad/yr/unit 20 mrad/yr/site 0.20 mrad/yr/un it Dose to total body of an individual 5 mrem/yr/unit 5 mrem/yr/site 0.0085 mrem/yr/unit Dose to skin of an individual 15 mrem/yr/unit 15 rnrem/yr/site r 0.024 mrem/yr/unit Radioiodines and Other Radionuclides Released to the Atmosphere Dose to any organ from all pathways 15 mrem/yr/unit 15 mrem/yr/site 0.75 mrem/yr/unit a . Federal Register V. 40, p. 19442, May 5, 1975. bConcluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory Staff, Docket No. RM-50-2, Feb. 20, 1974, pp. 25 -30, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington D.C. cDesign Objectives given en a site basis. Therefore, these design objectives apply to 2 units at, the site. _ .i
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rno n y of Hobe rt L. Waterfi eld pe rtai ning t o Appe n dix I? 6 A. (Witn es s Water f i eld) i do. 7 Q. Was t h is docume nt prepa red by you or unde r y o u r 8 supervision? 9 A. It was. 10 Q. Are the statements contained in this documen t true 11 and correct to the best of your information and beliet? 12 A. They are. 13 Q. Would you briefly summarize the document? 14 A. And evaluation was made of the effluent releases derived by Mr. Boegli, to see if we would meet the low as 15 practicable guidelines of Docket :RM 50-2 and Appendix I to 16 17 Part so. The meteorological and atmospheric parameters and 18
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4 MRS . BOWERS: Mr; ScKw~rz? . . 5 MR. SCHWAHZ: Applicant h as no objection. 6 MRS. BOWERS: The document you just ide nt ifi ed will 7 be physically incorpora ted in the transcript as if re ad . 8 (The document f o l.lows.) 9 10 ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 .!,.:: ,. ~ro l Reporters, Inc . 25 I
UNI TE D STA TES OF AMERICA NUC LEAR REa.J LAT ORY COMHI SS ION . BEFORE Th'E ATOMIC SA FETY AN D LICENSIN C} BOARD In the Matter of Houston Lic ht ing and ) Power Company ) Docket Nos. 50-498
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't11UCLEAR REGULATORY C:OMMISSION ST AFF 1 S TESTIMONY OF ROBERT L. WATERFIELD PERTAINING TO APPENDIX I
AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT L. WATERFIELD RELATIVE TO AN APPENDIX I DOSE EVALUATION OF SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT UNITS 1 AND 2 Introduction In an affidavit(l) filed in the site-suitability yhase of this proceeding Dr. Jacob Kastner indicated that a detailed 8Ssessment of maximum individual doses would be completed in connection with the radiological health and safety hearing after completion of our reassessment of assumptions and models. The purpose of this testimony is to present the results of that detailed assessment. The assessment was performed to determine if the proposed South Texas Project facilities met the design objective contained in the Concluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory Staff, Docket 2 No. RM-50-2 (February 20, 19,74), ( ) and in 10 CFR 50, Appendix I (May 5, 1975). (3) 4 In a letter dated October 1, 1975, ( ) the Houston Lighting and Power Company indicated that it wished to exercise the option provided by the (5) . . Commission's September 4, 1975 amendment to Section II.D of Appendix I. The amendment provides that an applicant nee.cl not comply with the radwaste system cost-benefit analysis required by Section II.D of Appendix I if the proposed radwaste system satisfies the Guides on Design Objectives contained in the Concluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory Staff (Docket No. RM-50-2), dated February 20, 1974. ( 2 )
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The dose evaluation of pathways associated with liquid effluents was based on the maximum exposed individual. The dietary and living habits for an adult individual included 1) the consumption of 20 kg/yr of fish and 5 kg/yr of invertebrates harvested in the immediate vicinity of the discharge, and 2) recreational use of the shoreline in the innnediate-vicinity of the discharge for 10 hr/yr. 2 j -- -
The do s e evaluation of noble gases rel eased to the atmosphere inc lud ed a calcul at i on of be ta and gamma air doses at the site boundary and total body and s kin doses at the res id ence hav ing the hi ghes t do se . The maximum a ir doses a t the s it e bounda r y wer e foun d a t 1.0 mil e north (distance and direction) rela tive to the South Texas facility. The location of max imum total body and skin doses weze d e termined to be at a residence at 2.7 miles NNW. The dose evaluation of pathways associated with radioiodine, particulate s, carbon-14 and tritium released to the atmosphere was also based on the maximum exposed individual. One such individual is a child whose diet included the consumption of 530 kg/yr of crops, 300 £/yr of milk, and 40 kg/yr of beef and poultry produced at the location of the dairy having the highest calculated dose rfrom these and two other pathways noted below. This location is 7 miles east. Another such individual is a
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In addition to the dose estimates for the adult individual, estimates were also made for the teen (12-18 years), the child (1-11 years) and the infant (1 year), with appropriate values of consumption as given in (6) Regulatory Guide LAA. For the pathways associated with liquid effluents, the adult individual received the highest dose. The doses 3
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All of the doses in this analysis were based on the radionuclide releases presented in Mr. Boegli's testimony. The dispersion of radionuclides in and the deposition of radionuclides from the atmosphere were based on the analysis presented in Mr. Fairobent's testimony. Comparison of Doses with RM-50-2 Design Objectives As indicated earlier, a comparison with RM-50-2 Design Objectives involves all LHR's at a site. Accordingly, using the procedure described above, a calculation was made to determine the doses associated with combined 2-unit operation. The results*are shown in Table 1 and are compared with the RM-50-2 design objectives. This table replaces Table 5.8 of the FES. ( 8 ) Comparison of Doses with Appendix I Design Objectives In order to make a comparison with Appendix I design objectives, a calculation similar to the one mentioned in the previous paragraph was performed. This computation, however, was performed on a per-unit basis. The results of the calculation are presented in Table 2. 4
Conc l usion It is conc lud ed, bas ed on t he va lu es pr e sent ed in Ta bl e 1 , tha t Lhe agg r e-gate do ses ass ocia t ed with Sout h Texas Proj ec t Un its 1 and 2 op er ation mee t the RM-5 0-2 d e si gn object ives . The max i mum do se i s slightl y l ess tha n one t enth of the de sign obj ective.
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It is also concluded, based on the values pres ented in Table 2, that the per unit doses associated with South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 opera-tion meet the 10 CFR SO, Appendix I design objectives. The dose clos e st to the design objective is the dose to the thyroid from gaseous efflu ents. 5
Tabl e 1 Comp a ri s on of Calcul ated Doses f r om Opera tion with Guides on Design Objectives Propo se d by the St a ff on Febru a ry 20, 1974 a (Doses to Ma ximum Individual from all Units on Site) RM-50-2 Calculated Criterion Design Objective Doses Liquid Effluents Dose to total body or any organ from all pathways 5 mrem/yr 0.17 mrem/yr Noble Gas Effluents Gamma dose in air 10 mrad/yr 0.20 mrad/yr Beta dose in air 20 mrad/yr 0.!10 mrad/yr Dose to total body of an individual 5 mrem/yr 0.017 mrem/yr Dose to skin of an individual ' 15 mrem/yr 0.047 mrem/yr Radioiodine and Particulatesb Dose to any organ from all pathways 15 mrem/yr 1. 5 mrem/yr aFrom "Concluding Statement of Position of the Regulatory Staff," Docket No. RM-50-2, Feb. 20, 1974, pp. 25-30, U. S. Atomic Energy Connnission, Washington, D. C. bCarbon-14 and tritium have been added to this category. 6 II !- ---* *
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Liquid Effluents Dose to total body from all pathways 3 rnrem/yr 0.06 mrem/yr Dose to any organ from all pathways 10 mrem/yr 0.08 mrem/yr Noble Gas Effluents Gamma dose in air 10 mrad/yr 0.10 mrad/yr Beta dose in air 20 mrad/yr O. 20 mrad/yr Dose to total body of an individual 5 inrem/yr 0.0085mrem/yr Dose to skin of an individual 15 mrern/yr 0.024 mrem/yr Radioiodines and Particulatesb Dose to any organ from all pathways 15 mrem/yr 0.75 mrem/yr aAs presented in the Federal Register V. 40, p. 19442, May 5, 1975. bCarbon-14 and tritium have been added to this category. 7
References
- 1. Af f i dav it of J acob Kas tner (Re l at i ve t o an Upper Bound Es t imale of Radio-logical Imp a ct on the Gene r a l Public ) , Doc ket Nos . 50-4 98 and 50- ~99 , J ul y 18, 1975.
- 2. U. S. Atomic Energy Commi ss ion Concluding Statement' of Position of the Regul a t or y St a ff ( and its Att a chment) - Public Rul emaking Hearin g on:
Numerical Guid es for Desi gn Obj e ctives and Limitin g Conditions for Opera ti c~ to Meet the Criteria "As Low As Practicable" for Radioactive Mat er i al in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactors, Docket No. RM-50-2, Washing ton, D. C., February 20, 1974. *
- 3. Title 10, CFR Part 50, Appendix I. Federal Register, V. 40, p. 19442, May 5, 1975.
- 4. Letter, G.W. Oprea, Houston Lighting and Power Company to Benard C. Rusche, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "South Texas Project Units 1 and 2, Paragraph II.D. of Appendix I, 11 October 1, 1975.
- 5. Title 10, CFR Part 50, Amendment to Paragraph II.D of Appendix I.
Federal Register V. 40, p. 40918, September 4, 1975.
- 6. Staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Draft Regulatory Guide 1.AA, "Calculation of Annual Average Doses to Man from Routine Releases of Reactor Effluents for the Purpose Qf Impelementing Appendix I," September 23, 1975.
- 7. Opinion of the Commission in the Matter of: Rulemaking Hearing -
Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion "As Low As Practicable" for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents, Docket No. RM-50-2, April 30, 1975, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances, NRCI-75/4R.
- 8. Staff of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "Final Environmental Statement Related to the Construction of South Texas Project Units 1 and 2," Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499, NUREG-75/019~ Washington, D.C., March 1975.
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c~-- r.,~ .) b e nt v.'lo clso pcix licipated or on J',:,:c-=i~c: i :: - Ij is not av ai l abl e a nct th ercto re b y your le ave L'lr . Dro rne l*i c k ': :i l l I 4 respond to hi s tes ti mony if nobody h a s a ny object i o n. 5, MRS. BOViER::i : Le t me c h e ck . Mr. Pender g r af t : 6 MR. PENDERGRAF T : No obj e ction. 7 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Schwarz? 8 MR. SCHWARZ: No objection. 9 MRS. BOWERS: ~he Board will acc e pt this presenta-10 tion, then. l1 BY MR. STRIDIRON: Q. Mr. uromerick, do you have a document before you 12 entitled Testimony of J.E. Fairobent concerning the Appendix I 13 evaluation of atmospheric transport and dispersion at the 14 South Texas Project site? 15 A. (Witness Dromerick) Yes. 16
~ Was this project prepared by you or under your 17 supervision?
18 A. Under my direction. 19
~ To the best of your estimation, is the document 20 true and correct?
21 A. Yes. 22 MR. STRIDIRON:* I move the one-page document entitle 23 Testimony of J.E. Fairobent concerning independent evaluation _ 24 _t.., , erol Reporters, Inc. of dispersion and transport at the South Texas site be incor-25
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5 MR. S CHWAR~ : Applic a nt has no obJect ion. 6 MHS. BOW~RS: The document you Just iden tified wil l 7 be physically incorporat ed in the transcript as if read. (The document follows.) 81 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A, 'erol Reporters, Inc. I 25
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- 0 . I:: . FXL ,'.(J:,;i:;:f CO NCERNWG THE APPEN DIX I EVALUATIO N Of ATMOSPHERIC Tr(ANSPORT ,\ ND DISPERSION i\T Tl!£ SOUTH TEXAS PROJ ECT SITE An evaluation of th e at mospheric trans port and disp e rsion co~ ditions m~ ~i1c ti o .:.o;;:;-* <.i 2 ,:; c:.:-i b2<.l in u r a i ::. ?.2 6 uL::.;:_ory C: ;,,;ide 1. iJJ , " :*:2th0ci:, For Estimating Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion of Gaseous Effluents in Routine Releases Fro::i Li ght Water R~actors", Sept emb~r 22, 1975.
The meteorological data used in this evaluation, conslsting of joint frequency distributions of wind speed and direction r.easured at the 33-ft level by atmospheric stability defined by the vertical temperature gradient measured between the 33-ft and 195-ft levels, were collected onsite by the applicant during the period July 20, 1973 through July 20, 1974. The applicant also provided information concerning topography out to a distance of ten miles from the plant which was considered in the ev~~uation. Information on gaseous effluent sources considered in the evaluation, such as source height above plant grade, efflux velocity, and release point configuration, was provided by the Effluent Treatment Systems Branch of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. A "Straight-Line Trajectory Model", as described in Draft Regulatory Gui.de 1. DD wa.s used in evaluatini atmospheric transpc,'rt and dispersion characteristics. Duet~ the configuration of the release points with respect to adjacent solid structures, a ground level release was assumed. An estimate of maximum increase in calcrilated relative concentration (X/Q) values due to recirculation of. airflow, not considered by the straight-line trajectory model, was also considered using the guidance of Draft Regulatory Guide l.DD. Based on the available onsite meteorological data and on the atmospheric transport and dispersion model and guidance provided in Draft Regulatory Guide I.DD, relative concentration values for noble gases and radioiodines and relative deposition values (D/Q) for radioiodines were calculated for the locations presented in Hr. Waterfield's testimony.
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2 tlw Stuff' s re s p ons es to the Doa rd' s quC!s tions. 3 BY MR. STHIDIRON: 4 Q. Do you have before yo u a document e ntitled NHC 5 Responses to Questions of the Safety and Licensing Board 6 Concerning Health and Safety Matte rs, South Texas Proj~ct Un its 7 1 and 2, Docket STN 50-498 and STN 50-499? 8 A. Yes, I do. 9
~ Was the document prepared by you or under your 10 direction?
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12 Q. Are the statements contained in this document true 13 and correct to the best of your information and belief? 14 A Yes, they are. 15 MR. STRIDlRON: Mrs. Bowers, I will move at this 16 time that the document entitled NRC ~taff Responses to Questions 17 of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Concerning Health and 18 Safety Matters, s*outh Texas Porject Units l and 2, Docket 19 Numbers SN'I' 50-498 and SNT 50-49~ be incorporated into the 20 record as if read. 21 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Pendergaft? 22 MR. PENDERGAFT: No objection. 23 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Schwarz? 24 ~r ol Reporters, Inc. MR. SCHWARZ: Applicant has no objection. 25 i
CITd 8 ii 55 6 i 1I MKS . BOWERS : The document y ou have Just identi fied 2 will be physically ins e rted in th e transcript as if read . 3 (~he document follows.) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ac fe ral Reporters, Inc. 25
NRC STAFF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD CONCERNING HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. STN 50-498 AND STN 50-499
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QlJCSTION 1 The :increased length of the 14 ft . core render::; s l ight ly l ess stable to axial-xenon oscill ati ons , especially l ate :in the fuel eycle : RESAR- 41 suggests (Section 4.3.1. 6) that the part le1gth rods rnay be relied on to as sure stability but the SER, (Sec . 4.3.1) notes a INB probl em associated with the use of PLR' s and says that use of such rods :in Westinghouse reactors is forbidden. Please discuss the alternate control s trategy (West:inghouse Mode A) and its implicatims from the standpo:ints of operational fl exibility and safety.
RESPONSE
Toe restriction on use of part-length control rods in v!estii,ghouse reactors i s expected to be removed in early 1976 f ollowing completion of and n::view by the staff of analyti~al DNB studies being conducted by Westinghouse . In practice, control of the power distribution in_Westinghouse reactors with constant axial offset control (CAOC) procedures (with or without the part-length control rods) effectively prevents xenon oscillations frDm occurring, even ma potentially unstable reactor. This is because constant axial offset control maintains a relatively constant axial power shape during load following maneuvers, so that xenon oscillations are not induced. Being restricted to mode A operation (i.e., without use of part-length rDds), therefore, will not make the reactor more susceptible to xenon oscillations. It does limit operational flexibility, hcwever, because the requirements to maintain the axial flux shape constant dictates that
- load changes be made primarily with boron. This is a slower means of maneuvering, especially near the end of core life.
It is D"ivrtan.t to not2 that it is not r, :::cc::::s2.ry to use part- lEcngth cor,t:-D:_ rods to surpress xenon os cillations . Full- length control rods can be used for thi s purpose (see letter to J. F. O' Ledry , AEC, frolT! E. E. Utley, CarDlina Power & Light Company , "H. B. Robinson Unit 2 axial Xenon Osci llations" , October 16, 1972, a copy of which i s attached) . To assess the impact on safety we have evaluated the consequences of xenon oscillation. For example , we may postulate that a xenon oscillation does occur regardless of the constant axial offset control procedures designed to prevent it. During the oscillation the axial flux difference (top minus bottom split excore detector readings) will unde....~o large swings. The constant axial offset control Technical Specifications prescribe a power r eduction to 90% if the flux difference cannot be maintained in a
+ 5% band around the target value, and reduction to 50% power if the flux difference is out of the + 5% band for more than one hour. The reactor will be safe at half power because the power densities will be reduced by 50 percent. In an extreme case, even if the Technical Specifications ahd alarms were ignored, the overpower temperature difference trip would trip the reactor on excessive flux difference before fuel damage occurs .
- QUESTION 2 The SER at p . 4- 12 states that the design. limit peaking factor for the 14 ft. core is 2.50; the SER supplement , at p . 6-1, states that the analyses of ECCS perfonnance. asswned a peaki.rig factor of only 2. i+s.
Is the ECCS analysis conservative from this standpoint?
RESPONSE
It is indeed not conservative if the design peaking factor is greater than that assumed for the ECCS analysis. The corrct design peaking factor for RESAR-41, however, is 2.45 as stated on page 4.3-242 of Amenc:1rrent 15 to the RESAR-41 Preliminary Safety .Analysis Re:i::ort. The figure .2,50 in the Safety Eyaluation Report was in error. All the relevant analysis and the staff 's conclusions set forth in the Safety Evaluation Report and Supplement 1 were based on a peaking factor of 2.45.
QUESTION 3 The SER (loc . cit . ) also asserts that the hi3,her value of the peakirig factor for the longer core is associated with the effect of the PLR 's: (a) If the PLR's are not used, will the limit still be 2.50? (b) If a lower limit is established, will control of peaking by simple axial offset observations still be possible at 100% power?
RESPONSE
As discussed in our response to Question 2 the design peaking factor for RESAR-41 is 2.45. (a) Yes, the limiting peaking factor will still be 2.45. Toe limiting peaking factor is established by the loss-of-coolant accident analysis not the use of part-length rods. (b) A lower limit has not been established because as stated above the use of part-length rods will not affect the design peaking factor limit .
- QUESTIOH lf The Board notes that one of the consequences of the new (RESAR- 41 )
refuelinf, system i s that fue l will be handled at a shutda. .rn ITBrgin of only 5%. How does this rrargin compare with that generally allowed for fuel handling in T'actors and critical faciliti es at present?
RESPONSE
Historically , the designs of rfueling systems (including refueling procedures) and fuel storage facilities have provided that the keff would be 0.90 or less. This has not been a regulatory requirement, but industry practice. ~ore recently industry has been departing from this practice and we have i ndi cated that fuel may be stored such that keff does not exceed 0.95 in pure water when all physical and calculational un-certainties are included. With rgard to 5% shutdown margin for rfi..eling we find this is acceptable on the basis that with all the control rods re.moved from the core, there is no longer any credible physical change that can be made rapidly on the core that will* substantially increase its reactivity. Continuous flux and frequent boron concentration rronitoring is required during refueling. In practice, boiling water T'actors employ a shutdown margin of 5% during refueling *
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Tne SER , at p . 15- 8, stated t hat a revision of the dilution path flow alarms would be required in order to assure adequate warning of potential boron dilution . Supple1T!2nt l, at p. A- 8 , suggests that this will not be required , but that l ocking out of val ves and reliance on nuclear instrwnentation will be substituted. (a) Is this actually the plan? (b) How many minutes warr1ing will the operator have of impending criticality if reliance is placed entirely on nuclear instrumenta-tion for wan1ing of such criticality when it occurs by the rrost rapid postulated reactivity addition rrechanisrn dur'ing refueling? RESPONSE SA The plan adopted by Wes~inghouse for RESAR-41, and committed to by South Texas Project, is to lock closed valves FCV-llOB, FCV-lllB, 8338, 8355, and 8361 in the chemical and volume coni:rDl system, as identified on drawing 9. 3-1, Sheet 3, of RESAR-41. This procedure will eliminate all possible direct paths for addition of fresh water to the reactor coolant system. The only remaining path is via the reactor water storage tank.
- The Technical Specifications will require sampling of the boron concentra-tion following JTBkeup to the tank before addition of this water to the reactor coolant system. As an additional precaution, the high count rate will be alarrred in both the containrrent and the coni:rDl room, and a high source range flux level will be alarrred in the coni:rDl room to indicate an a:i;:prcach to criticality due to any unforeseen dilution occurring .
- Typically, the source range high flux alarm will be activated one decade above the count rate setting being used. Thus, not only is addition of .
fresh water preyented, but an increase in the subcritical rrultiplication factor is alarrred. Since all credible dilution accident flow paths have been eliminated, the need for p::>stulating operator action following a warning alarm has been eliminated.
QUESTION 58 vmat precautions (suc.h as secondary water treabnent and tube inspection) are now envisaged to assure steam generator tube integrity under all conditions at S1P? RESPONSE SB The NRC staff has evaluated the rreasures that will be taken to assure that the steam generator tubes in the South Texas Project facility will not be subjected to conditions that will cause degradation of integrity. We have also evaluated the provisions rrade by the applicants to detect such degradation, should it occur, before it has progressed far enough to affect the safety of the plant. The facilities, steam generators, and operating procedures described in this construction permit application for the South Texas Project are of more recent design. than those facilities that have experienced ste~n generator tube degradation. This response is directed to the South Texas Project construction permit application. Regarding the newer plants, including South Texas Project,nuclear steam supply vendors of pressurized water reactors that have experienced significant steam generator tube corrosion have redesigned steam generators and rrade significant changes in the secondary system water chemistry. The affected nuclear steam supply system vendors are obtaining experinental data on tube material compatibility in simulated secondary coolant ronditions so that the new pressurized water reactor plants should not have extensive localized corrision *
- For the South Texas Project steam generators, current regulatory requirerrents are considered.sufficient to insure plant safety at the ronstruction pennit stage of review. If future NRC staff action on this issue or future inspections of operating Westinghouse steam generators develop significant
safety i ssues coneernmg des i gn foatures of systen1s or ca-n:;:x:mer:ts for which preliminary cesizns iliY\:.'. p~oposed in this applicati on , post ccns tr.1c - t i on permit des i gn ch.a1ges ITBY be required of t he applicants . We have concluded that these measures ar\? adequat e. 'H1ere is no reason t o believe that pl ant s afety will be compromi sed by steam generator tube degradat ion . Our conclusions are based on the follading considerations:
- 1. The steam generators wi11 be of advanced design with improved secondary water flow characteristics, providing more tolerance for occasional lack of water chemistry control.
- 2. The applicants will use an a11 volatile type of water chemistry that has been sha,m by service experience to minimize the probability of tube degradation.
- 3. Pruvisions f or monitoring the serondary water chemistry will be included. The se will be used to detect the presence of deleterious impurities before significant tube degradation can occur.
- 4. Pruvisions for nonitoring reactor coolant leakage to the secondary side are included in the design, and the limits on such leakage that will be l.JTifX)Sed will ensure that tube degradation, should it occur, will be detected before it develops into serious deterioration of integrity.
- 5. 'Ihe design of the steam generators permits inservice inspection of the tubes by rrethods that will detect incipient tube degradation. 'rubes that could further degrade to rrarginal conditions can be taken out of
- service by plugging.
QUESTION 6 The SER at p . 10- 4 states that infor.T:3.ti on will be forthcoming regar<l.inr; the means by which the Applicant proposes to preclude water harrmer in the steam generator feedwater system . Is such i.nfon mtion available? What steps are presently pruposed t o deal with the probl ems?
RESPONSE
The steam generator f eedwater piping wat er hamrrer problem is being .investi-gated by the staff on a generic basis. Work is planned which includes investigation of water hammer phenomena to date in operating pressurized water reactor plants, analytical means to study rrechani sms that may cause water ham11er , recorrunendations for corrective action, including JTDdifications to design and operating procedures to preclude recurrence of such phenomena. i '. The staff plans to use a consultant t o assist in this work . Tests at certain plants on this subject are being closely follawed by the staff. We have discussed this problem with the applicants and have prepared a request for additional information which will be forwaru.ed to the applicants in the very near future. We will evaluate the applicants' response and, in conjunction with the generic investigation described above, detennine the necessary steps to preclude this problem for the South Texas Project. We have determined that appropriate rrodifications of the feedwater system can be made if necessary prior to finalizing the design.
QUESTION 7 What i s the st atus and generaJ. plan of the prograrn me..11tioned in Suppl ement 1 (at p . 18- 2) to review design features int ended to prevent* fires or l imit t he safety consequences of fires?
RESPONSE
The staff is formulating a program to conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of the fire potential in all nuclear power plants. The review will consider experience gained from the Browns Ferry fire, recommendations from the Nuclear Energy Liability-Property Insurance Association (NELPIA) and from other qualified fire protection consulting agencies. The fire protection systems will be upgraded if the results of our evaluation so dictates. The staff is preparing a technical position which eventually will be used . as a Regulatory Guide, giving the guidelines for fire protection system design f or nuclear power plants. When completed, . we will send this technical position to all licensees and applicants of nuclear power plants requesting that they review their systems with respect to our guidelines, and propose modifications if required. We plan to review each plant individually, and to issue an evaluation with conclusions and/or recorrmendations for each plant .
('L1[S'Y' JON 8 Suppl ewent 1 to the effect that ai r coses will rot exceed 10 rnrad/y r 14 2rc'l 20 rrr2c/yr inclu0e co1,tritutions from 02s st r eam fflE' c: scs of C, 3i,, arid particulates . (a) Are we to re ly on th e irnplicaticn in the July 18, 1975 affid0 vi t 14 of J. S. Boeali that such 0oses due to c and pa rticulates are nealiaible? If so, is the dose frorr: \ 1also nesil ioib]e? (b) Are the releases on which t he staff's present air oo!:'e as sessmPnt is basec1 those of Pocali or those of t he FES Tabl e 3. 7 (as i mpli E:d in the SER at paae 11-7)? PFSFONSE (a) The air dose pssessrrent provided in the affidavit of Dr. Kastne r (July 18, 1975) was based only on the noble gas emissions. In supplemental testirrcny .Presented on Novcrrber 5, 1975 by the KP.C staff on Evaluation of Liauid and Caseous Effluents with Respect to Appeneix I of 10 CFR Part SO, for the South Texas Project, the dose contributions frorr. carbon 14, tritium and particulates were presented fo the category "Fac1ioiooines and Other Padio-nuclides Release<'! to the AtIPosphere" *
- (b) The air dose assessrrent proviced in the affidavit of Dr. Kastner
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Oc t obc 1* J G, 1972 Mr. John F. O'Le ary Directora t e of Licen s ing U. S. Atomic En e r gy Commission Wa s hington, D. C. 20545 H. B. ROBI NSON UNIT NO. 2 LICE,\SE DPR- 23 AXIAL XE NQ;s; OSCILil\TIO NS
Dear Mr. O'Leary:
In the interest of keeping the Commission inforr.1cd of any unusual events connect ed with the normal op e ration of a nucle a r po1,:e r station, Carolina Po wer & Light Comp~ny is reporting, by this lett e r, the pres e nce of diverge nt axial xenon o s cillations in the H. B. Robins o n Plant. Continued opera tion with this condition existing in the plant is not in violation of a ny Te chnic.nl Specifi c ati ons or sa fety r e quirements (FSA.R, page 3.1. 2-3), and the magnitude of tl1c po11cr oscillation produced by the xenon oscillation is easily controlled by existing plant equipment. This letter is merely to inform the Comraission of such a condition, and Ca rolina Power,& Ligbt's r..ethod of successfully controlling it. The no ..-mal operation of the Robinson Plant over the last seve r al months has be en base load at full power, with only ~inor de viation s due to forced outages, small load changes as requir~d by the system dispatcher, and a weekly test of the turbine stop and governor valves. This valve test is normally the most significant variation from full power opera tion,' and is instrume ntal in producing significant xenon-iodine imbalances in the axial direction of the core. The power level of the plant is reduced to 70% of _full load and the valves are exercised in turn to deter.nine any sticking of the valves. This exercise is performed to fulfill the warranty requirements of the turbine manufacturer. The power..._reduction is accomplished by inserting Control Bank D to approximately 100 steps and then compensacing for the increase in negative xenon reactivity by the removal of control rods and boron dilution. The time required to return to full power is determined by the successful functioning of the valves, and has been as short as one hour and as long as twelve hours or more.
- Upon return to full power, the axial offset of the core, as measured by the excore lone ion chambers, is normally positive, and continued operation leads to a substantial variation in offset (as much as 30% between positive and nc~ative limits) during the first cycle of the oscillation.
The axial stability index of the core has been measured as +0.008, indicating an unstable condition. With this value of stability index, the offset differer,ce mentioned above will ir.crease by approximately 23% from cycle to cycle, eventually leadi.1g to a turbine runback as overpower and over.temperature setpoints are exceeded.
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Thi s cont rol pro ce dure i s knoh*n as First Overtone Control- , ancl has been t este d successfully on th e Robinson Plant .::rncl is currently hein g used in op e r.:ition. Tbe procedure. emp loys a c ;i r e fully tirnecl Dank D ins ertion to J.t t.J.ck s:i.multJneously th e: first harmonics of the xenon and iodine axial clisl:ributions . First Overtone Co ntro l is terrnin ilted and Control Bank D is 1,ithdr3.1,:n 1-1hen the first axial overtones in xenon and iodine have b ee n very significantly reduced and tho xenon-iodine oscill a - tion is almost enti rely eliminated. The attached figure shows the result of the test performed at Robinson in terms of axial offset and nank D movement, and tho su cc ess of the procedure in reducin g large vari.:ttions in axi;,.l off set in a simple , relial.ilc manner. Continue d use of the pro cod t1re is required due to the c ontinued and increasin g instability of llie co:cc as end of cycle lifetime approaches, and there is eve ry reason to expect that th is type of procedure will be required during every subsequent cycle of operation as \..211. However, it is emphasized again that th ere is no violci.tion of s.:1fety requirement s, and that a simple, strai g!ttfon:ard procedure involving current plant equipment is entin, ly adequate to maintain control of the power oscillations. Yours very truly,
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5 Mk S. BOWERS : Do e s that conclud e you r dire ct ca se? 6 MK. STRIDIRON: It does conclude our direct p resen-7 tation. 8 MRS. BUWEHS: As previously agreed, the parties were 9 going to withhold any cross-examination and the Board wa s going 10 I to .withhold questions as well if all the direct presentation 11 was in. 12 Unless the parties have objections, 1 think we should have a luncheon recess and we will resume at 1:30 and 13 start out then with cross-examination. 14 (Whereupon at 12:10 p.m., the hearing was recessed, 15 e 9 to reconvene at l:JO p.m. this same day.) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ace e rol Reporte rs, Irie . I 25
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i CR6191 2 (1:3 0 p . m .) L . bwl 3 MRS. BOWERS: Accord in g to the agenda , we are SlO 4 now at Item 8, which is cross- exami nation by the parties 5 and que stions by the Board. 6 At the luncheon break the Board was asked if we 7 could start immediately with matters concerned with 8 Appendix I, because of witnesses that would like to leave 9 as soon as possible, and the parties agreed to that,who 10 were here at the time. 11 Mr. Pendergraft, I don't believe you. were here. 12 Is that all right with you? 13 MR. PENDERGRAFT: We will agree. 14 MRS. BOWERS'. Fine. Well, first I will invite the 15 parties to proceed with any cross-examination of, first, the well, Applicant's and Staff's witnesses are here. They have 16 been sworn and, so, Mr. Pendergraft, do you have questions 17 of either Applicant or Staff witnesses in the Appendix I 18 area? 19 MR. PENDERGRAFT: No. We don!t We don't have 20 any cross-examination on that. 21 MRS BOWERS: . Mr. Stridiron, do you have cross-22 examination questions of the Applicant's witnesses, in the 23 Appendix I area? 24 .!. :, gro l Reporters, Inc . MR. STRIDIRON: No, Mrs. Bower, we have no questions 25
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on that . w2 2 MRS . BOWERS : Mr . Schwarz , do vou have questions o~ 3 the Staff witnesses? 4 MR. SCHWARZ: We have n o ne, Mrs. Bowers. 5 MR. SHON: I have a couple of questions. 6 MRS. BOWERS: The Board has questions. 7 (Whereupon, the Witnesses resumed the stand.) 8 MR. SHON: I would like to direct one question 9 to Mr. Waterfield, on page 1 of his testimony, regarding I 10 the revised models that were used, revised presumably by 11 Regulatory Guide 1. 8 (a), in a manner that should result in 12 a poor realistic rather than a pessimistic answer. 13 I note you said the models were revised to be 14 responsive to the mandate of the Commission. It that 15 revision a change with respect to the version of these 16 these models that the Commission
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18 WITNESS WATERFIELD: Yes. I believe that would 19 believe that would be correct. 20 MR. SHON: Then, as I understand the situation, 21 the Corrunission issued the September 4th notice saying that ah Applicant could opt to conform to .Guide*1 AA, 22 that is a concluding statement. And thereafter you changed 23 something, when you made this calculation and changed it 24 Act .Jrol Reporters, Inc. in a way that would make the answers less conservative ot 25
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5 a bo ut what the nature o f the ch ange was? 6 WITNESS WAT ERFIELD: Onl y one I ha ve a de f inite 7 recollection of in that area is that there is one he ad in g 8 for effluent release classifications.which had been jsut the 9 term "gaseous effluents." We felt this was not specific 10 enough and it was changed to "noble gas effluents." 11 MR. SHON: I see. Then that would spe~ifically 12 have borne upon the substance of one of the Board's questions 13 also? 14 WITNESS WATE~FIELD: That is right. MR. SHON: And I think you wrote the answer to 151 16 that, tcq;is that correct? 17 WITNESS WATERFIELD: . Yes' sir. MR. SHON: In p~rticular, then, if there is a 18 I 19 substantive change there, it is with respect to counting 20 only noble gases, rather than particulates and carbon 14 and tritium; is that correct? 21 WITNESS WATERFIELD: The particulates were never 22 included in that . class,I don't believe, because there was 23 another class called radioiodine and particulates." 24 .:.< t ~ral Reporters, In: . MR. SHON: Yes. I recall that is true. 25 I
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5 WITNESS WATERF IELD : ~hat is right. 6 MR. SHON : I also kn ow that eventua ll y a ll the 7 numbers in the calculated d o s e s are, as one mi ght e xpec t, 8 in a simpl e minded fashion, double for two units what th e y 9 would be for one, except for one and that is the liquid 10 effluent dose for the body from all pathways. It seems 11 to more than double. Why is that? 12 WITNESS WATERFIELD: I think there must be 13 a typo in this. 14 MR. SHON: Table 1 under i'Liquid Dose to Total 15 Body from All Pathways," . calculated doses lists O. 2 7. Table 2 lists 0.16. That is a factor of very nearly three 16 17 rather than two. MR. STRIDIRON: May we have a moment? 18 WITNESS WATERFIELD: Yes. Now I see what the 19 difference is. In table 1 the dose is quoted as being 20 to total body or any organ. In table 2 the total body is 21 in one category and all the other organs ~e in- another 22 category. It turned out that the total body dose for two 23 units was .12 millirems per year and a half of that is 24 An erol Reporte rs, Inc. 25 . 06.
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4 WITNESS WATE R}'I E LD: Tlt c:i t is c o rr e ct . The 5 reas on for chang ing the categori e s is, we we r e att emp ting 6 to follow the categories that h ad be en ori ginal l y l aid ou t 7 in the two Commission documents. The ~M 50-2 had t he 8 once classificatio~, whereas Appendi~ I has a differ en t 9 classification of the way to apportion the doses. 10 MR. SHON: I see That clears it up. 11 I just got your response to our ques~ions this 12 morning, but I think if I .understand it correctly, what m:i 1 lli 13 you are saying is that the ten millirad gamma and twenty 14 millirad beta per year do not include things other than the 15 noble gases; is that right? 16 WITNESS WATERFIELD: Yes. That is right. MR. SHON: Why can we assume that that is what 17 the Commission meant when it said "air dose"? . Don't 18 these thingscontribute to an air dose? Don't they, indeed, 19 20 cause ionization? WITNESS WATERFIELD: Yes. They do. But I think 21 the original intent was the air dose should bear some . 22 fairly close relationship to - tissue dose and in the case 23 of these nuclides, why that just doesn't happen. And we felt 24 Ac, .erol Reporters, In,. it was more appropriate to include them in the other 25
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3 MR. SHON : I see. 4 I heard the Applicant's res po nse to this question, 5 in which you said that he felt the other so urces , I think 6 the ones that we specifically mentioned were carbon 14 7 and tritium particulates, would contribute only a tiny 8 fraction, up to three percent, fractions of a percent; 9 that is also in line with your experience? WITNESS WATERFIELD: I am sure that would be, 10 11 yes : MR. SHON: Thank you. 12 That's the only q~es~ions I have there. 13 MRS. BOWER~: *. Mr. Stridiron, you may want to 14 proceed with redirect following this, if you have witnesses 15 that are anxious to be excused. 16 MR. STRIDIRON: Mrs. Bowers, we have no 17 redirect. 18 MRS. BOWERS: Have these questions generated 19 any questions on the part of the Applicant, Mr. Schwarz? 20 MR. SCHWARZ: No, Mrs. Bowers. 21 MRS. BOWERS: And ~he State of Texas? 22 MR. PENDERGRAFT: None for the State. 23 MRS. BOWERS: As far as the Board is concerned, 24 ~:t. erol Reporters, Inc. those witnesses who are here solely on Appendix I matters 25 I I
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5 me c heck. 6 Mr. Pe nder g r af t, do y ou ha v e q ue st i on s in othe r 7 areas of either App licant's or Staff's witn e ss e s? 8 MR. PENDERFRAFT: No. We don't. 9 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Stridiron, do you have 10 questions in other areas of the App licant's witnesses? 11 MR. STRIDIRON: No, Mrs. Bowers, we have no 12 questions. 13 MRS. BOWERS: Mr. Schwarz? 14 MR. SCHWARZ: No, Mrs. Bowers, we have no questions. 15 MR. SHON: I had a couple of small questions of 16 Dr. Rodger on his testimony at table 19 in the very nicely 17 prepared little booklet here. 18 The statement starting on page 5 of the testimony 19 and running through page 6; says that the vapor from the 20 blowdown tank is condensed in feed water heaters and all of 21 the l i quid is returned to condenser . hot w~ll. rt may be 22 you are not e x actly the person to answer this, I am not sure, 23 but are there no noncondensables? Nothing results in the 24 Act e rol Repo rte rs, Inc. form of a gas at all from that? 25 I
11 I! Ii 1 ;! bw8 'i'HTL'-iESS FODCE R: I believe these things will 21 also ven t back to th e condens er hot we ll and the non - I' 3 condensables will be vented along with the noncond e nsabl e s 4 from the secondary system and , therefore th . e contributi o n 5 is accounted for. 6 MR. SHON:* I see. 7 It all goes out the air ejector of the system.* 8 On page 9, in several places it is noted that 9 distillants and other materials are released, released 10 with further processing after analysis. Previous paragraphs 11 mention a similar sort of practice. What kin~ of control 12 does one have to assure that a thing is not released without 13 being analyzed first, that it is held onto? Is it purely an 14 administrative control? 15 WITNESS RODGER: I am not sure that that aspect of
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before they are tu rned loose. 5 In the case of this plant, there is going to be a n 6 effort made to review as much of thP. water as po ssible, so 7 I guess a specific answer to your question has to be, 8 there, indeed, has to be some aspect of administrative 9 control to assure that that happens. 10 MR. SHON: Lastly, on page 15 of your testimony 11 MRS. BOWERS: Mr: Schwar~, if you want any 12 other witness to also respond, be sure and so indicate. 13 MR. SCHWARZ: Thank you. I will, ~rs. Bowers. 14 15 16 17 18 EslO 19 20 21 ~ 22 23 24 ~.: .1eral Reporters, Inc. 25
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8 \':I T!!C:SS t?CJ DC;t:R : In deed it do e s vary. It can vary 9 fr om l e ss th a n 1 percent or 2 or 3 or s e veral percent. It is 10 in deed a fun ction of wha t is the particular meteorolog y in 11 the site and what is t he populAti~n distribution around a 12 sit e . 13 Th e nur:ib e r co mes fro m some wor!c that we di d i'I 14 the course of ci evelopin g Appendix I in the first p~ra 0 raph, 15 and it ca me ou t of the initial presentation of the Staff in 16 the initial Appendix I hearings.in which we took the initial 17 population distributions which t hey had averaged for a nunher 18 of sites and the meteorology for the same number of sites and 19 worked out, if you would like a*histogram of dose versus 20 population, and in those particular cases the number was 21 slightly less thAn 1 percent. 22 I think it was a factor of 150 in the case of 23 Pl'IP s and 250 in the case of m*ms. In the case of South 24 Texas, the population in close is quite sparse and you have 25 to get out pr e tty much to the outer part of the 50 mile
2 t hi nl( i t is r e::,snna bl y cnnser v -1 ti.ve in this cASR . I don " t 4 t o cut bc1 c< a little fu rthf!r on the u pp8 r ho und cr1 l c11l ati on S of Dr . Ka stner and s haw t he re i s g nod exp e ctation t hAt the 6 numho rs wil l be s i qn i ficant l y l e ss than t hnse pres ented by 7 Dr. Kas tn e r. 8 I am in no wny criticizing his uppe r bound calcul c1 - 9 ti nn . I am just tryin g to s ay as f a r as th e site is concern ed , 10 it will be bounded more so. I I MR . SH ON: It is _just $Omethinq you got from ex-12 peri e nce. 13 WIT NESS PODGEJ~ : That"s correct. 14 MR . SHON: That is all I h a ve on th a t on e . I 15 ta ke it we are discussin0 all of the material we he a r d this 16 morning . 17 Is that right? 18 On the Staff-"'s response to Question 58, which 19 concerned steps taken to insure stea m generator tu be inte q rity, 20 we noted that you mentioned that the South Texas project will 21 be using all volatile treatment. 22 Have there been any other PWR s that have used 23 exclusively all volatile treatement for a very lon g period of 24 ti me, say, years? 25 WI Tt!ESS GAMI3 LE: Maine Yankee.
C -* ' -) 2 \';IT fJ E::,S G..' '. '. ::5 LL: : 1 I am not ~; ure of the nu mb e r o f 4 r.iq . s:ru (': Has usec:I i t excl u siv 9 ly si.nc,:; st c1 rt-u p ? 5 \'iITfJ ESS GA'H:H. E : Ye s , it hn.s . I don "t havP. t he 6 ex3ct dat2. My best c uess l'tould be so mewhere a round l 967 . 7 1.rn . SHur,;: I see. That is the only one? 8 l"IITNESS GA." .rnLE : Ho . There are oth e rs that h=1ve 9 used all volatile exclusively. IO HR . S:!O t! : !3ut not for a lon q period of ti me? I I \':ITNESS GA'.\B L E : No t longer than Ma ine Yankee. 12 !,rn. SHON: For years, or a couple of months? I3 I'll Tf'lESS GA ,\ \G LE: I would say" 2 years. 14 l.\R . SHON: 2 years. I understand th e Staff is 15 look ing more closely at this matter right now, and h as some 16 sort of special task force lookinq at that. Is that correct? 17 WITNESS GA~ BLE: Yes. The Staff is evaluatin g 18 this consideration. 19 MR. SHLm: I trust anything they find out wi 11 be 20 applied, will it not? 21 WITNESS GAMBLE: Yes. 22 MR. STRIDIRON: May we have just one moment, 23 Mrs. Bowers, so the Staff can discuss a matter? 24 MRS. B0\1ERS: Yes. 25 MR. STRIDirwu: Mrs. Bowers, we are now ready.
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1 /.\r1 in e Yanke e f)il rti a ll y started 6 up sinc e "73 a nd has us ed a ll vol a til e . 7 /.1C? . S'.*Id!*I : ThAt sounds li ke a more correct a ns we r. 8 WI Ti',!ESS GA ,'W LE: The re a r e a nu mber of dates . I 9 just don~t hove th em . 10 !.rn . Sf-I()N: I s ee . Th ank you. II I 0uess my next question could be directed to you , 12 or t o one of the App licant"s witnesses who have had so met h ing 13 to do with t he preriaration of testi mon y on the matte r of s t earn 14 gene rator tub8s. 15 ; I know there will be a con densa te po lis h in g 16 syste m, but I am not sure if that is a full demineralization 17 syst efTl , or is it just part? 18 MR. MOONEY: 1,t y name is John Moo ney. 19 The answer to that, Mr. Shon, it is a full blown 20 demineralizer. 21 MR. SHCHI : Thank you. 22 I am not quite sure who to address this to, but it 23 has to do with Appendix E-3 on the matter of financial re-24 sponsibility, Appenidx E-3 to SER Supplement I. 25 On the 3 tables that are presented here, 4 tables,
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14 l\RS . !:3()\'!ERS : .'. ~ r. S ch 1*1a rz, d id you ha ve a n y l:i furt he r if o r :riat i o n on t h is? 16 l,rn . SC ll\'!ARZ : S i mp l y confir ming *: that Mr. Dr ome ric k 17 said, if t he Bo a r d woul d lik e for us to pr e sent a st a t eme nt 18 on i t , we c a n. But o ur inform a tion is i de ntical t o wha t 19 Mr. Dromeric k just sai d . 20 MRS. GOWERS: -ine Board has no furth e r qu e sti o ns. 21 Let me chec k with the parti e s a nd see if t he q u e s-22 tions have gener a ted a ny r e dir e ct? 23 /,\ r. Sch warz? 24 MR. SCH ~ARZ : We h a ve no furth e r q uestions? 25 MRS. [30 \'I ERS : i,\r. Stridiron?
2 3 ' . 4 !.Jb . r3l J'.:U?3 : Tr ,e n ex t it em on t he cic;e ncia i c; ~n 5 tal l~ c:10oul 1:;os t-h c~u rin g pr n cs::-lu r es and sche du l e:; . And*..,,; *.1 ill 6 IV<'F,t t o t ,1 1r: ab out t he ti me for th e r r oposed finr.:J i rv.j s ()1 1' ,-, ct 7 a nd concl us i ons of l aw . 8 9 tD\
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8 I.IRS . BU'. '.'C: F?S : You \*:oul d perhaps be in o n a n e Firly 9 dr a ft so that 1*1hen th -~ I3oard receives t he joint proposed 10 f in d in gs , ~c will feel f re e to act on th e~ , both App lic ant 1I and Staff and the State o f Texas hav e done their final posi-12 tion. 13 Ar e you shaking your head yes, 0 r. Pend e r 1raf t? 14 1.rn. PENDERGRAfT: I am sayin g yes, that is agr e e -
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\f?S . 8()'.'/EF: S ~ .\nd the r e a re no ('lat t e rs t in t t:-1 e 7 r eco r d needs to be kept ope n f o r. All t e sti mo ny and All 8 evi d e n ce i s i r~ . Is t ha t c orrect, Mr. Sch wa r z ?
9 rm . SCH\)A/-{2 : I b eli eve tha t is co rrect, 10 Mr s
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- l l ;.ms . 8()\'iERS : :.1 r. Pende r g raft?
12 f..lR . PENDER GF?AF T: That' s corre c t.. 13 1
, /iRS. L~UHERS : /\ r. Stri d iron.
14 MR. STR IDI RON : l)n the Sta ff's si d e, th a t i s 15 corr e ct.
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16 MR S . DO\ *IE RS: Then th e record wi 11 be cl osed a nd 17 this proceeding will adjourn. 18 We would li ke to thank you and the audie n c e for 19 your very cooperRtive participation in this proce e di ng and we 20 will look for wa r d to receiving the proposed findin g s a nd con-21 clusions of law December 2nd. 22 (Wher e upon, at 2: 15 p.m., the hearing was 23 ad journed.) 24 25}}