ML20199D876

Requests Addl Info for Info Not Found During Review of Listed Licensing Documents.Nrc Is in Process of Preparing Rtm Suppl for Each Fc Facility,Per .Suppl Assist NRC Incident Response Staff as Emergency Assessment Tool

ML20199D876
Person / Time
Site:	07000036
Issue date:	01/04/1999
From:	Emeigh C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Sharkey R ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
References
TAC-L20002, NUDOCS 9901200236
Download: ML20199D876 (6)

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%s,g/ January 4, 1999 Mr. Robert W. Sharkey, Director Regulatory Affairs Combustion Engineering, Inc.

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RESPONSE TECHNICAL MANUAL SUPP.LEMENTS (TAC NO. L20002) 1 1

Dear Mr. Sharkey:

As indicated in the letter, dated June 8,1998, from M. Weber to you, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is in the process of preparing an RTM Supplement for each fuel cycle facility. These Supplements will not be available to the public; however, a copy of the Supplement for your facility will be provided to you for your use. All proprietary and classified j information will be protected by NRC policy accordingly.

Based on a review of licensing documents, we have prepared this request for additional information (RAl) to request information not found in those documents. The following licensing documents have been reviewed: (1) Part i License Application, includes amendments, renewed license, and NRC SER, dated July 1994; (2) Part ll License Safety Demonstration, dated .

l August 30,1996; (3) Emergency Plan, Rev. O, dated October 28,1993; (4) NRC Safety L Evaluation Report: Application Dated August 12,1997, Rei, ease of Hydrofluoric Acid;

(5) Federal Register, Summary of Hematite EA; (6) NRC Environmental Assessment, dated l March 17,1994; and (7) Additional Information

Amendment Request for Unrestricted Release of HF, dated December 8,1997.

l The RTM Supplement is designed to assist NRC incident response staff as an emergency

assessment tool to facilitate event assessment, guide in determining potential health impacts on L site workers and the public, and assist in event mitigation. This emergency resource will improve NRC's ability to perform its emergency function in addition to minimizing the impact on licensees during an emergency event.-

t The NRC understands that gathering the requested information is resource intensive. Mr. Sean Soong, the Project Manager for your facility, and Ms. Yen-Ju Chen, the Project Manager for this Supplement project, will contact you shortly to coordinate an acceptable schedule for completing this RAl. Mr. Soong and Ms. Chen will also discuss with you your preference for providing the information through submittals to NRC or through site visits. Please reference the above TAC number in future correspondence related to this request.

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Mr. Robert W. Sharkey 2 If you have any questions about this RAI, please contact Mr. Soong at (301) 415-8155 or Ms. Chen at (301) 415-5615.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Charles W. Emeigh, Acting Chief Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket 70-36 License SNM-33

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Request for AdditionalInformation Response Technical Manual Supplement Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Docket 70-36 Please provide the following additional information. Appropriate references to the GDP RTM Supplement are provided to demonstrate how the information will be presented in the document and ic give an example of the level of detail that is needed.

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1. Provide a legible, reproducible map or data that indicates the safe ingress and egress routes and staging areas at the plant or provide a description of the locations of safe ingress and egress route and staging areas.

2. The primary objective of the RTM Supplement is to provide a method for NRC staff to I assess and estimate possible consequences from an accident at a fuel cycle facility.

The estimates will be used to determine or confirm appropriate protective actions for workers, the public, and the environment. Provide any previously performed consequence analysis that could be used to develop the consequence assessment portion of the RTM Supplement.

3. The following buildings or areas have been identified as having or potentially having in them, or nearby, significant quantities of hazardous materials (radiological and/or j chemical). Address specific items as indicated for each building.  !

3.1 UF Storage Pad (not numbered): Address items a through h.

3.2 Building 230, Rod Load and Assembly: Address items a through h.

3.3 Building 235, West Vault: Address items a through k.

3.4 Area 240-1, Laboratory: Address items a through h, j, and I.

3.5 Area 240-2, Recycle and Recovery: Address items a through h and k.

3.6 Area 240-3, Incinerator, SNM Storage and Waste Processing: Address items a through h and k.

3.7 Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Area (Outside 240-4): Address items a through h.

When addressing item e, also address the following questions: How many j tanks are used to store anhydrous ammonia? Are they only located southeast '

of Building 2407 What maximum quantities are stored in each of the tanks? Is there any hazardous material (radiological and/or chemical) in Building Area 240-47 3.8 Building 252, South Vault: Address items a through I and k.

3.9 Building 253, Utility: Address items a through h.

3.10 Building 254, Pellet Plant: Address items a through h.

3.11 Building 255, Special Pellet Plant: Address items a through h.

3.12 Building 256-1, Pellet Drying: Address items a through I and k.

3.13 Building 256-2, Warehouse: Address items a through h and k.

3.14 Building 260, Oxide and UF, Vaporizers and Dock: Address items a through h.

3.15 HF Tank Area: Address items a through h. When addressing item e, also provide locations of the " Hold" Tank and " Day" and " Qualification" Tanks and the maximum volumes allowed in the " Day" and " Qualification" Tanks.

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a. Verify that the building does contain hazardous materials. If there is no hazardous material in this building, it is not necessary to address the rest of the items.

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b. Provide legible, reproducible floor plan or layout for the building / area

, (preferably 8.5" x 11" or 11" x 17"). The map should show the north onentation.

c. Provide the location and description of fixed chemical and radiation I

instrumentation (including criticality) in the building / area. l l

d. Provide the typical number of workers that may be in the building during each shift.

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e. Provide a list of all radiological and chemical hazardous materials in the building. Include in the list the maximum quantity (in appropriate units such as  !

pounds, kilograms, curies, becquerels) that may be on present at any one I time. Provide locations of these materials n- or outside of the building (tank farms, storage pads, etc.). A legible floor plan or diagram showing the locations would be helpful. (This information will be used to develop bounding accident consequence assessment, in both tables and figures, as shown in Section 2 of GDP RTM Supplement.)

f. Identify the primary barrier of each material (such as tank, cylinder, process piping or other container and the capacity). Note the number of containers and their locations in the storage pad area. Identify any secondary barrier other than a building. Identify failure modes of the primary barriers (e.g., pigtail l

rupture, piping failure, breach of tank). (Tais information will be used to .

develop bounding accident consequence assessment, in both tables and l figures, as shown in Section 2 of GDP RTM Supplement.)

g. Provide a description of the conditions under which the material is stored. <

Where applicable, identify security and access controls for the storage and use  ;

locations. Identify any local or remote indicators that the barriers have failed.

Identify engineered safety features designed to prohibit or mitigate release of

material. (This information will be used to develop bounding accident l consequence assessment, in both tables and figures, as shown in Section 2 of l GDP RTM Supplement.)

l l h. Provide the properties of the materials processed or stored in the building.

! The information should include, but not limited to, physical form and chemical characteristics of the material (e.g., solid, liquid, gas, flammability, density),

radiological characteristics, and temperature and pressure conditions under which materials are stored, processed, used, or transported. (This information 2

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, will be used to develop bounding accident consequence assessment, in both l

tables and figures, as shown in Section 2 of GDP RTM Supplement.) '

l i. Provide a description of the building construction (type materials, number of l

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stories, type of facility, such as offices, cafeteria, labs, etc.). I J. Provide a list of major plant systems / equipment contained in the building (e.g., i HEPA ventilation, fire suppression, etc.). l

k. I Provide the dimension (width, length, and height) of the building, including i number of floors,in meter or feet.

l. Provide a brief description of the processes and functions of the building.

4. Identify any additional buildings / areas that have radological or chemical hazardous materials and are not listed in Question No. 3. Address items b through I in Question No. 3 for these buildings / areas.

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