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Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-335/87-04 & 50-389/87-04.Corrective Actions:Vendor Onsite Solidification Stopped & Health Physics Procedure HP-40, Shipping of Radioactive Matl, Will Be Revised
ML17219A555
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/27/1987
From: WOODY C O
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
L-87-189, NUDOCS 8705060002
Download: ML17219A555 (8)


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SUBJECT: RespondstoviolationsnotedinInspRept50-335/87-04050-389'/87-04.Correctiveactions:vendoronsitesolidificationstopped8rHealthPhysicsProcedureHP-40'ShippingofRadiactiveNatl'"villberevisedDISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:Qeneral(50Dkt)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponseNOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NANEPD2-2LATOURIQNYiEINTERNAL:AEODENFLIEBERNANNRR/DOEADIRNRR/DREP/RPBNRRAN&'BRE('lRFILE01EXTERNAL.LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL01111112211111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NANEPD2-2PDDEDRONRRROE>N.LNRR/DREP/EPBNRR/DRISDIROQC/HDS2RESSPEISiTNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED'TTR20ENCL19 P.O.BOX14000.JUNOBEACH,FL3340BFLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANYIPRlua7IgsrL7-I89IOCFR2.20IU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:Re'.St.LucieUnitsIand2DocketNos.50-335and50-389InsectionReort335/87-04and389/87-04FloridaPower8LightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectinspectionreport,andpursuanttotheprovisionsof10CFR2.20ltheresponseisattached.Thereisnoproprietaryinformationinthereport.Verytrulyyours,C.O.WGroupePresidentNucIearEnergyCOW/GRM/gpAttachmentcc:Dr.J.NelsonGrace,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant87050b0002810427PDRADOCK050003359~g,OIiGRM5/P46/IPEOPLE.~.SERVINGPEOPLE

PageIof4VIOLATIONA(l)A.10CFR20.311(d)(l)requiresanygeneratinglicenseewhotransfersradioactivewastetoalanddisposalfacilitytoprepareallwastesso'thatthewasteisclassifiedaccordingto10CFR61.55andmeetsthewastecharacteristicrequirementsin10CFR61.56.10CFR61.56(b)(l)statesthatwastemusthavestructuralstabilitywhichwillgenerallymaintainitsphysicaldimensionsanditsformunderexpecteddisposalconditions.10CFR61.56(b)(2)statesthatinnocaseshalltheliquidexceedone(I)percentofthevolumeofthew'astewhenthewasteisinadisposalcontainerdesignedtoensurestability,or0.5percentofthevolumeofthewasteforwasteprocessedtoastableform.10CFR20.311(d)(3)statesthatanygeneratinglicenseewhotransfersradioactivematerialtoalanddisposalfacilityshallconductaqualitycontrolprogramtoassurecompliancewith10CFR61.55and61.56whichmustincludemanagementevaluationofaudits.Contrarytotheabove,thelicenseefailedtoadequatelyprepareradioactivewastefordisposalasfollows:I)Therequirementsforstructuralstabilityandminimumvolumeofliquidinwastewerenotmetinthat,onNovember24,1986,RadioactiveWasteShipmentNo.86-61consistingofsludgesolidifiedwithcement,packagedintwosteellinerswasimproperlysolidifiedinthatapproximatelyfifteenpercentofthecontentsofonelinerhadfailedtosolidifywhiletheentirecontentsofthesecondlinerwerepaste-likeinconsistency.RESPONSETOVIOLATIONA(l)A.I.FPLagreesthatthetwolinersinRadioactiveWasteShipmentNo.86-61werenotproperlysolidified.FPLdoesnotagreethattherequirementforminimumvolumeofliquidinwastewasnotmet.ThetestsconductedbySouthCarolinaDepartmentofHealthandEnvironmentalControl(SCDHEC),FPL,andChemNuclearindicatedthecriteriaforminimumvolumeofliquids(0.5%)hadbeenmet.2.Analysisofthematerialinthelinersindicatedthatpropersolidificationdidnottakeplacedueto:a)Insufficientmixingofwasteandprocesschemicals.b)Generationofammonia(duetothewasteform)whichinhibitedsolidification.,GRM3/25/I Page2of43.ThelinerswerereturnedtoSt.Lucie,cutopen,andtheunsolidifiedmaterialwasremovedandreprocessedandre-packaged.Solidificationwasverifiedbymanualsoundings(tapping)onthelinerandrandomcoreboring.Thelinersweresubsequentlytransportedtotheburialsite,re-testedbytheSCDHEC,foundtobeacceptableandburied.Theremaining"solidified"linerscontainingthesamematerialweresubjectedtothesameon-sitetesting.Onelinerwasfoundtobesuspect.ThevendorreceivedpermissiontoshipthelinertohissiteforfurthertestingandanalysisfromSCDHEC.Whenthelinerwascutopenatthevendor'ssite,itwasfoundtobeasolidifiedfree-standingmonolith.Subsequently,thelinerwasre-sealedandburied.Theremaininglinerscontainingthismaterialwerealsotestedsuccessfullyandburied.4.Vendoron-sitesolidificationhasbeenstopped.NofurthersolidificationwilltakeplaceuntilchangestakeplaceintheProcessControlProgramtogiveassuranceoffullcompliance.5.Compliance(withrespecttotheproblemmaterial)wasachievedbyApril7,I987.VIOLATIONA(2)2.Thelicensee'squalitycontrolprogramtoassureappropriatecharacterizationofwastewasinadequateinthatitcontainednorequirementsforlicenseeevaluationand/orverificationofvendoractivitiesandasaconsequence,onNovember24,l986,thecontentsofthetwosteellinersdescribedabovewerenotsolidasrequired.RESPONSETOVIOLATIONA(2)I.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.2.FPLimproperlyassumedthatthevendor'squalityprogramconcurrentwiththeprocessverificationassuredanacceptableproduct.3.On-sitesolidificationprocesseswereterminated.4.Priortosolidificationtakingplaceon-site,FPLwillhavecontrolsinplacewhichwillprovidereasonableassurancethatthesolidificationis'completepriortoshipment.5.Fullcompliancewillbeachievedpriortoon-sitesolidificationofradioactivewasteforshipment.GRM3/25/2 L

Page3of4VIOLATIONBB.IOCRF7I.5(a)requireseachlicenseewhotransportslicensedmaterialoutsideoftheconfinesofitsplantorotherplaceofuse,orwhodeliverslicensedmaterialtoacarrierfortransport,tocomplywiththeapplicablerequirementsoftheregulationsappropriatetothemodeoftransporttotheDOTin49CFRPartsl70throughI89.49CFRI73.475(i)statesthatbeforeeachshipmentofanyradioactivematerialspackage,theshippershallensurebyexaminationorappropriateteststhatexternalradiationandcontaminationlevelsarewithinallowablelimits.Contrarytotheabove,thelicenseefailedtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheDOTinthatnosurveysoftheundersideofthetransportvehicleswereperformedforradioactivematerialshipments:No.86-46onSeptember23,l986;No.86-47onOctober2,l986;No.86-49onOctober9,l986,No.86-52onOctoberl4,1986,No.86-53onOctober2I,I986;andNo.86-54onOctober23,1986.RESPONSETOVIOLATIONBI.FPLconcurswiththeviolationonthebasisthatdocumentedevidencewasnotavailabletoindicatetheundersideradiationsurveyswereperformedfortheseshipments.However,FPLbelievesthatsurveyswereperformedtoinsurecompliancewithshippingrequirementsofthetransportvehicle.AdditionalsurveystakenbytheStateofFlorida,priortotheshipmentleavingthesite,verifiedthattheradiationlimitsincludingtheundersideofthetransfervehiclewerewithinspecification.2.Thecauseforthefindingwasthatsurveydocumentsdidnotprovidealocationforrecordingdoseratesfromtheundersideofthetransportvehicle.3.Vehiclesurveysheet(HPS-65.l,2,3,&4)willbechangedtoprovideforrecordingdoseratesfromtheundersideofthetransportvehicles.Appropriatedoserateswererecordedonsubsequentshipments.4.HealthPhysicsProcedureHP-00,ShippingofRadioactiveMaterial,willberevisedtorequirerecordingofdoseratesfromtheundersideofthetransportvehicle.5.FullcompliancewasachievedAprilI,l987.ProcedurechangeswillbeincorporatedbyMay30,I987.GRM3/25/3 Page4of4VIOLATIONCC.10CFR20.203(f)(l)statesthat,exceptasprovidedbyIOCFR20.203(f)(3),licensedmaterialshallbearadurable,clearlyvisiblelabelidentifyingtheradioactivecontents.Contrarytotheabove,containersoflicensedmaterialwerenotproperlylabeledinthat,onMarch3,l987,28B-25metalboxeslocatedinatemporarystorageareabehindUnit2andl2B-25metalboxeslocatedadjacenttotheSteamGeneratorBlowdownTreatmentFacilitydidnotbeardurable,visiblelabelsidentifyingtheradioactivecontents.TheexemptionsofI0CFR20.203(f)(3)didnotapply.FPLRESPONSETOVIOLATIONCI.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.2.Theboxesinquestionwerestagedfortransportation.FPLplantproceduresforcompactingwastedidnotaddressanyadditionallabelingrequirements.Thisoversightwasthecauseforthefinding.3.Allpackageswereproperlypostedpriortothecompletionoftheinspection.4.HealthPhysicsproceduresforwastepackagingwillberevisedtorequire"RADIOACTIVEMATERIAL"taggingofallDryActiveWaste(DAW)packagesbeingstagedforsubsequentdisposal.5.FullcompliancewasachievedbyMarch4,l987.ProcedureswillberevisedbyMay30,l987.GRM3/25/4