ML20248F308

Advises NRC of Proposed Changes in Decommissioning Organization Personnel,Functions & Responsibilities.Bj Mann & Rs Patenaude Resumes Encl

ML20248F308
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Site:	Berkeley Research Reactor
Issue date:	09/29/1989
From:	Fowler T CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA
To:	Alexander Adams NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ' ~ BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TELEPHONE: [415) 642 5010

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- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket No. 50-224 Attention: Document Control Desk - License No. R-101 Washington, DC 20555 _

Dear Mr. Adams:

. Pursuant to the recently issued Berkeley Research Reactor Dismantling Order dated September 12,-1989, the University is now preparing to engage in that work.

The purpose of this letter is to inform you of proposed changes in the decommissioning organization personnel, their functions and responsibilities.

1. The Executive Engineer's tasks will be reassigned from Kaiser Engineers of Oakland, California, to Biseraft Northeast of New London, Connecticut. Biseraft Northeast- is the company that performed the defueling of the Berkeley Research Reactor successfully and efficiently in July,1989. Biseraft has assigned Mr. Richard Patenaude as its representative. Mr. Patenaude was the Project Manager representing Biseraft during the recent defueling. He will be supported by a Certified IIcalth Physicist, Mr. Bruce Mann, retained by Biscraft for this project. Mr. Mann is also a Professional Nuclear Engineer in the State of California. Both resumes are enclosed.

2. The tasks involving the initial and final radiation surveys and disassembly of the core structure will be jointly done by the Executive Engineer's team and the University of California, Berkeley team. The surveys will be supervised by the University's Reactor llealth Physicist.

The organization defined in Section 1.5 of the Decommissioning Plan, as supplemented, remains fully manned by competent and thoroughly experienced personnel. The organizational change outlined above will enhance the day to day efficiency and

. oversight and the involvement in the work by the University of California staff.

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! These changes' have.been approved by the Decommissioning Steering Committee, the Decommissioning Program Committee and the Reactor Hazards Committee.

Please call me at (415)642-7071, or Dr. Tek H. Lim at (415)642-5213, if you have any questions.

Sincerely, T. Kenneth Fowler Reactor Administrator EnclosuNs cc:. J. King, Chairman, Decommissioning Steering Committee

. T. Budinger, Chairman, Reactor Hazards Committee' T. Lim, Reactor Supervisor A Peterson, Radiation Safety _ Officer F. Baldwin, Senior Architect I

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f RESUME May 1989 NAME: Bruce J. Mann CURRENT TITLE: Consulting Engineer - Health Physicist ADDRESS: 3227 Casitas Bonito Sacramento, CA 95825 1

. EDUCATION: BS Mathematics, Asland College, 1960 MS Bioradiology, Univ. of Calif., 1964 MS Nuclear Engineering, Univ. of Calif., 1972 CERTIFICA. TION: Certified Health Physicist, American Board of Health Physics, 1969 Registered Professional Engineer, CA Nuclear, 1976 QUALIFICATION

SUMMARY

Over twenty-five years of experience in health physics and applied nuclear engineering with 20 years in nuclear energy applications. Five years experience in nuclear power plant radiation protection. Ten years consulting experience with Government and Nuclear Industry organizations. Health physicist at National Laboratories and at a university research reactor facility. Over five years of management and program administrative experience. Four years experience in large nuclear plant modification projects.

Experienced in evaluation of radiation protection programs att nuclear power facilities, research facilities and regulatory 3 agencies at the state and national level. Have participated in  !

reviews of national energy programs (National Academy of Sciences High Level Waste Isolation System Study, Federal Energy Research - Fusion Energy Subpanel). Experience in nuclear safety evaluation includes participation as staff member of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island.

Experience in radiological exposure assessment and control includes radiation monitoring in nuclear facilities, environmental surveillance, and analytical modeling of occupational doses and environmental releases from nuclear facilities. Experienced in safety design and environmental )

reviews of licensed nuclee.r facilities. Participated as expert I witness at U.S. NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Hearings. l Have extensive experience in the development and presentation of )

training. Have authored or co-authored over 30 technical publications and presented 12 papers at national technical society meetings. Have served as technical reviewer for the journal Health Physics.

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EXPERIENCE HISTORY: -l q

12/88 to 5/89: Health Physics Consultant, Fort Calhoun Station, Westinghouse Radiological Senices, Inc.

Assisted with development of upgraded radiation protection program. Developed program description-radiation protection plan and performed technical review of new program procedures. j 9/87 to 9/88: Health Physics Consultant, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station - Unit 3, Recirculation-RHR Pipe Replacement. General Electric - 9/87 3/88 - United Energy Services 4/88-9/88 Provided technical assistance for collective dose estimates, hot particle assessment, radionuclides characterization and other special projects. Prepared reports of radiation protection activities for Project.

Directed preparation of all Project final radiation protection reports.

1/87 to 9/87: Radiation Protecdon Manager, Peach Bottom Unit 3 - Recirc./RHR Pipe Replacement, General Electric Technical direedon and management of large temporary radiation protecdon orgamation established for the pipe replacement project (pre-outage phase).

9/86 to V87: Consuhant, Peach Bottom Unit 3 - Recirc/RHR Pipe Replacement, General Electric Technical Lead for planning radiation protection program and organization for the pipe replacement project.

6/85 to 9/86: Consulting Engineer, General Electric Nuclear Energy Business Operation, San Jose, CA Developed and helped present ALARA trnmme to customer utility personnel. Assisted with AIARA planning study for Oyster Creek pipe replacement.

9/85 to 7/86: Associate, S. Cohen & Associates (concurrent with above) lead technical consultant for Atomic Industrial Forum NESP Project. Developed standard method for preparing collective dose estimates in plant modification design stage. Prepared report distributed to AIF members (See Publication List).

6/84 to 6/85: ALARA Engineer /ALARA Coordinator, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station - Unit 2 Pipe Replacement, General Electric Represented utility Project Engineering Organization in ALARA evaluations. Coordinated conduct of multi-contractor ALARA program. Assisted with preparation of final ALARA report.

3/84 to 6/84: ALARA Engmeer, Pilgnm Pipe Replacement Project, General Electric Sen>cd as ALARA engineer in construction organization. Performed all ALARA activities associated with a large outage modification project.

7/83 to 2/84: Visiting Research Engineer, Nuclear Engineering Department, University of California, Berkeley (Pan -

time)

Assisted several faculty members in presentation of seminars and lectures and helped develop research proposals.

2/82 to 2/84: Consultant, Teknekron Research, Inc., Bethesda, MD & Berkeley, CA (Part-time)

Assisted in development of technical assessment methods for NRC review of license applications for geologic high level radioactive waste disposal facilities. Co-author of several NUIEG/CR reports (See Publication List).

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. 9/81 to 7/83: Staff Consultant, National Academy of Sciences Committee on High Level Waste Management (Part-time)

Assisted with two-year study of geologic isolation of high level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

10/81 to 6/82: Consultant, Chemrad Corporation, Houston, TX (Part-time)

Developed and presented (with assistance) initial - comprehensive ALARA trammg program for Rancho ]

Seco Station.

4/80 to 9/80: Consultant, U. S. Senate Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation, Washmgton, DC (Part-time)

Assisted with study of US nuclear industry response to the accident at Three Mile Island. Interviewed utility and industry organization management personnel and helped prepare report to the Senate.

9/80 to 3/81: Consultant, Allied Nuclear,Inc. (Part-time)

Assisted with development of technical-business proposals to potential utility and nuclear industry organizations for health physics services.

1098 to 4/80: Energy Project Specialist, California Energy and Resources Development & Conservation Commission, Sacramento, CA Assisted with development of a program to monitor compliance with Commission siting permit requirements for energy facilities. Also evaluated potential Rancho Seco containment leak paths to determine their similarity to those during the accident at Three Mile Island. Prepared written and presented verbal testimony to a special NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hearing. On leave of absence 5n9 to 12n9.

5n9 to 12n9: Staff Member, Presidents Commiuion on the Accident at Three Mile Island.

Assist d in several phases of the investigation of the accident. Assisted with preparation of technical reports of the Commluion.

3n3 to 10n8: Branch Chief, US Environmental Protection Agency Radiation Programs, Las Vegas Facility Supervised a group of up to eight health physics professionals. Directed studie, and evaluations of environmental radiolog:calimpacts of nuclear fuel cycle facilities. These included uranium mining and milling, power plants, waste burial sites, ocean dump sites and others. Performed as radiation monitor for Nevada test site weapons tests. Member of special Federal Energy Technology Review Panel in 1973.

6n2 to 2n3: Research Assistant, Teknekron Research, Inc. Berkeley, CA Assisted in comprehensive study of material throughputs and environmental residuals for major nuclea2 energy fuel cycle options. Resulted in a major report to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

9/69 to 6n2: Graduate Student & Research Assistant University of California, Berkeley, CA Completed MS in Nuclear Engineering. Prepared amendment to the reactor safety evaluation report -

evaluation of loss of cooling water accident. Licensed Operator, UC Berkeley Triga Reactor.

9/67 to 9/69: Health Physicist, University of California, Los Angeles, Research Reactor Facility Performed radiation monitoring and evaluated research experiments performed at the facility. Facilities included 500 kw reactor, neutron generator, x-ray diffraction units and radioisotope sources. Licensed Operator, UCLA Argonaut Reactor.

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. 6/67. 'to 9/67:' Health Physicist, Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM -

- Summer hire to fill in for vacationing staff. Assisted in monitoring diverse range of fadlities associated with major weapons research and testing laboratory, p 9/66 to 6/67r Graduate Student, Physics Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM ' ]^

6/64 to 9/66:, Training Instructor, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, US Public Health Service, Cincinnati, '

OH Prepared training manual text, organized and helped deliver two-week traimng courses on environmental .

radiation monitoring topics.

' ' 9/63 to'6/64: Graduate Siudent, Biophysics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA

~ Performed research in detection ofinternally d' eposited Sr-90 through detection of x-ray and bremsstrahlung radiation. Completed MS degree.

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9/61 to 9/63: Radiation Specialist, Minnesota Department of Health, Minn'eapolis, MN Performed inspections of medical x-ray and industrial radiography facilities. Assisted in conduct of emimnmental monitoring for atmospheric weapons falbut and the Elk River demonstration power .

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' 6/61 to 9/61: Health Physics Trainee, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Assisted with radiation measurements at large accelerators and associated research facilities.

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' Bruce J. Mann R=um2 May 1989 Bruce J. Mann RECENT REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS i Mann, BJ, and Menchaca, D.I., ' Comparison of Air Activity Measurements: Simultaneous vs Sequential Sampling Techniques" Abstract, Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 1989. 1 l

Minn,BJ et al, 'Ft. Calhoun Station Radiation Protection Plan" Westinghouse Radiological Services, Inc. for Omaha Public 1 Power District, February 1989. f Mann, BJ., c.t.al.. Peach Bottom Station, Unit 3 Piping Replacement Modification 1536, ' Project Radiation Protection Pinal Report", August 1988. L t

Giangiulio, A. and Mann, BJ., 'ALARA Review for Peach Bottom Unit 3 Pipe Replacement Modification" Transactions of The American Nuclea Society, Power Division Topical Meeting, April 1988.

Mann, BJ., et.al.. ' Project Radiation Protection Management Plan" Philadelphia Electric Company, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Sta; ion, Unit 3, Recirculation and RHR Pipe Replacement,1987. (Several Revisions)

Englesson, G.A. and Mann, BJ., ' Preliminary AIARA Plan for Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Station Recirculation Piping Replacement Project", General Electric Co. Report No, MDE-50-0386, April,1986.

Mann, BJ. and Cohen, S.C., 'A Procedure For Estimating Collective Dose in Nuc! car Power Plants and its Application to the Design Process", for the Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc., AIF/NESP-039 Dec.,1986.

Englesson, G.A., Hilsmeier, A.E., and Mann, BJ., ' Peach Bottom Recirculation Piping Replacement A1 ARA Program",

Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Reno, Nevada, June,1986.

Mann, BJ., Smith, H.P., and Mohr, H.C., " Utilization of Personnel Exposure Trend Data", Abstract; Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June,1986.

Englesson, G.A., Mann, BJ., and Nelson, C.S., " Simplified Model to Relate Work Area Radiological Characteristics to Collective Dose", Abstract, Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June,1986.

Englesson, G.A., Mann, BJ., and Nelson, C.S., ' Effectiveness of Measures to Reduce Personnel Exposure During Pipe

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Replacement in BWR's", In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, June,1985.

Stafford, T.A., Mann, BJ., Rogers, W.B., Nelson, C.S., and Englesson, G.A., 'Plannmg and Controls for Decontamination of BWR Recirculation System Major Components", Abstract, Health Physics Annual Meeting, Chicago,IL, May,1985.

Englesson, G.A., and Mann, BJ., ' Philadelphia Electric Company, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Unit No. 2 Piping Replacemer.t Project Final ALARA Report,1984-85", General Electric Co. Report No. MDE-153-0785, June,1985.

Mann, BJ., ' Cost Benefit Analysis as a Decision Tool for Occupational Radiation Protection", Radiation Protection Manacement January,1984.

Mills, M., Vogt, D., and Mann, B., ' Benchmark Problems for Radiological Assessment Codes", U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NURilG/CR 3451, Sept.,1983.

Mann, B)., ' Ingestion Dose Factors for Radionuclides of Interest in Assessment of High-Level Waste-Isolation System Performance", in "A Study of the Isolation System for Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Wastes", report of the Waste Isolation System Panel, National Academy of Sciences,1983.

Mills, M., Vogt, D., and Mann, B., ' Parameters and Variables Appearing in Radiological Assessment Codes *, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG/CR-3160, June,1983.

Mum, BJ., and Cohen, S.C., 'An Independent Evaluation of the Proposed EPA Environmental Standard for High-l.cvel R:dioactive Waste Disposal", invited paper presented at Waste Management '83 Conference, Tucson, Arizona, Feb.,1983.

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g RESUME Richard S. Patenaude 34 Fenwood Grove Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475 Telephone: ( )

Summary of Qualifications:

Thirty-three years experience.in increasingly responsible supervisory and management positions in engineering and' design projects, construction program management and

. department management. Engineering background includes

. basic research, development testing, product design engineering.and qualifications testing in the fields of nuclear fuels,, shielding, reactor control and nuclear power plant-systems and structures.

Experience:

BISCRAFT NORTHEAST, INC. - One of the Brand Companies August 1978 to Present Director. Product-Development Responsibilities include the engineering, design, development and implementation of tooling systems, equipment and processes used in all areas ~of the business.

Major hardware systems include specialized radiological-equipment for nuclear utility clients, including systems for disassembly and reconstitution or consolidation of fuel bundles, remote, mechanical removal of large crud deposits (i.e., 1800 R/hr contact); _ custom contamination containment enclosures; a standardized design water shielded Control Rod Drive mechanism rebuild bench for BWR's and a cost-effective portable, reactor head shielding system for PWR's.

l Recent tooling, process and on-site technical direction of )

work involving removal and shipment of TRIGA and Argonaut research reactor fuel and the pin-by-pin recovery of a damaged BWR fuel bundle. Prior nuclear fuels tooling included an integrated system of in-pool tooling for Maine Yankee which resulted in a spent fuel bundle consolidation ratio of 1.6:1, and the reconstitution of a damaged bundle to permit two additional burn cycles.

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Resume.of-Richard S. Patenaude Page 2 ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION OF GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION Design

/ and Construction of Nuclear Propulsion Plants for U. S. Navy July 1977 to August 1978 i

Manager-of Manufacturing (Ouonset Point facility) t Managed a 300' person fabrication, machining and assembly facility where large (up to 200 tons) sections of nuclear submarines were shop fabricated, outfitted and barge transported to final assembly at the Groton shipyard.

October 1973 to July 1977 Manager - Production Engineering Department Responsible for all activities of a production support engineering department of approximately 100 employees.

Functions included the determination of production facility requirements, design criteria, machinery arrangements, equipment selection, processes and methods; review of product drawings and initiation of producibility improvement design changes; preparation of production process standard procedures / instructions; and the engineering, design, acquisition of production tooling.

September 1972 to October 1073 Deputy Program Manager - Submarine NR-1 The partial overhaul of a small, one-of-a-kind nuclear submarine had the potential of causing disruption to new construction business, requiring excessive management involvement and at the same time itself suffering schedule slippage due to inattention. A Project Office was established at the work site, manned by the necessary engineering and design disciplines, planners, trade supervision and support personnel, all reporting directly to me.

All aspects of the overhaul, from Division / customer negotiations, through engineering and design modifications, daily direction of trade supervision, certifications of work completions and conduct of sea trials were successfully completed to schedule and meeting profit objectives.

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H Resume of Richard S. Patenaude Page 3 February 1971 to' September-1972

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Project Manager'- LOPT (Loss of Fluid Testi Reactor Established and. managed an engineering and design. project to' accomplish, under contract to Aerojet-Nuclear, the conceptual and detailed engineering, design analysis, fabrication process and special tool development for a 65 megawatt nuclear test reactor system. All engineering

, disciplines were involved; heavy steel structure, piping I

and electrical systems and computer stress analysis to latest ASME codes.-

Deliverables from this contract were 300 detailed construction drawings, supporting calculations, methods /

r . process procedures and fabrication sequences / schedules.

On-site (Reactor Test Station, Idaho) construction engineering support was provided. The project manning peaked at 65 people. 'The profit objectives from this

$2.5+ million contract were met.

October.1969 to February 1971 Assistant to NR-1 Program Manaaer Performed-a variety of management tasks in the planning i

and execution of post-delivery design, engineering and construction / modification work on Submarine NR-1.

Represented the Division in daily contacts with the U.S.

Navy customer.

Directed all Division performed work, both at'U.S. bases and abroad, for repair, modifications and operational support activities during this period.

June 1968 to October 1969 i Assistant to NR Construction Project Manager l

Worked in a staff position in the shipyard during the erection, assembly, outfitting, test and sea trials of Submarine NR-3. Solved problems that this compact unique construction design presented. Provided project planning, coordination and direction to the several functional departments involved with outfitting and test.

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' Resume of Richard S. Patenaude Page 4 October 1965 to June 1968 Supervisor ' Nuclear Projects Participated in the design concept definition, detailed engineering and final design of the NR-1 submarine propulsion plant. Progressed to Chief Nuclear Projects in charge of structures, shielding and installation procedures. This submarine, being extremely compact, required the development-of.new fabrication and installation, techniques, high density shielding material and, in general, significantly reduced clearances (therefore, reduced' tolerances) than those for the more conventional nuclear submarines.

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ENGINEERING LABORATORY' June 1960 to October 1965 Senior Test Engineer Established test objectives, schedules and costs and supervised technicians and test personnel in the accomplishment of a wide variety of development programs; liquid-metal reactor coolant systems, cryogenic gas separation, trapping and purification systems and unlubricated bearing. Became the " resident expert" in the purification and processing of beryllium and its oxides for nuclear applications.

Education:

Military service, U.S. Navy (Hospital Corpsman) 1948-52 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1952-56, Served apprenticeship leading to Journeyman Machinist Foreman.

BS, University of Naw Hampshire, 1960, Hechanical Engineering Project Management, University of Connecticut, 1977 Member, ASME Patents:

4,539,174 Fuel Pin Transfer Tool 4,595,419 Ultrasonic Decontamination Robot l

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