ML19341A477

Forwards Addl Info Re Util 801205 Epicor II Resin Solidification Procurement Specs

ML19341A477
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	01/15/1981
From:	Hovey G METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To:	Barrett L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LL2-81-0010, LL2-81-10, NUDOCS 8101230613
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Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (TMI-2) Operating License No. DPR-73 Docket No. 50-320 EPICOR II Resin Solidification Procurement Specifications On November 17, 1980, we forwarded to you for your comments, via our TLL 545, a copy of the Technical Requirements portion of the Procure-ment Specification for an EPICOR II Resin Solidification Service. t The request for Proposal of which the above was a part was sent to prospective bidders on December 5, 1980. A pre-bid conference, attended by interested bidders (and an NRC representative) was held on December 18, 1980. On December 31, 1980, bidders were sent further information on the Request for Proposal, a copy of which is enclosed for your information. If you have any comments or questions, please contact Mr. R.1. Newman, Extention 8461. Sincerely, K. H,ovey Vice-President and Director, TMI-2 GKH:RIN:djb Attachments 0 3 ;5 0 v4/3 5 I Metropolitan Ecson Company is a Member of the General Pubhc Ut:lities System

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Errata: Revised Definition of Solidification - Solidification shall be the 3.2.2 conversion of radioactive spent demineralization media to a homogeneous (uniformly distributed), monolithic, immobilized solid with definite volume and shape, bounded by a stable surface of distinct outline on all sides with no free liquid. On arrival at the buri.11 site any free liquid detectable in the container shall be the lesser of.5% of the container volume or one gallon..0 Wasteform Requirements Add Free Liquid The full size sample shall be examined by visually inspecting the top interior of the container and by removing the bottom of the container. There shall be no free liquid. I e 1 '-~~>mm-

P g3 1 Questions From Bidder's Conference What is required integrity or material of the packaged solidified wasteform? 1. Do the EPICOR 11 liners, as they presently exist, qualify as an acceptable package? The EPICOR II liners are designed as strong tight containers but have The contractor shall take not been qualified to any DOT specification. addressing this requirement in the certificate this into consideration when of compliance for the type B transport package that would be compatible with the liners. See question 5 below. It has been found that sa=pling of the solidified wasteform by coring 2. may damage the sample itself. Therefore: What will be the sampling mechanism and criteria by which the solidified wasteform is checked. Will only the non-radioactive, Will all the solidified packages be checked? full-scale, solid be tested? Saving Destructive examination of the full scale test is required.If the bidder has an alt ~ the monolith appears acceptable. of determing structural integrity he should specify the alternate method in his proposal. to check the radioactive packages but to qualify It is not GPU's intent and Branch Technical the waste form according to ANSI /ANS-55.1 1979 position ETSB 11-3 (Rev.1) by implementation of an approved precess free liquids within each container prior to shipment he should control program. to detect specify the method as an alternate in his proposal. What are NECO /aanford Site) Burial costs for bidder estimation of transport 3 Per doserate and volume? and burial of his final wasteform? The bidder may use the attached Washington Nuclear Center and Nevada Schedule of charges effective November 17, 1980 for Nuclear Center: estimating his system costs (Table 1). Will the cask have a trailer Will the SN-1 cask be available (definitely)? 4. the contractor only estimate tractor and burial costs also? Therefore, must for his packages (if, suitable for SN-1 transport)? I I -~-

Tcblo la liA591?.;T-. %K LE AR CENTER m* b ADA NUC'. EAR CU.TER SCHEDULE OF Ch*RGES Ss() F.Aot eAc7:vt 'n'ASTE t> () 1. Disposal Charges Solid !*sterial gd A. Steel Dru.s, Wood Boxes, Laners: FKICE PER CU. TT'. RIHR AT CO*;TA!NER SL'? TACE $ 8.70 0.20 9.50 0.00 0.201 - 1.00 10.65 2.00 13.00 1.01 5.00 15.35 2.01 10.00 19.90 5.01 20.00 24.65 10.01 40.00 37.75 20.01 60.00 45.35 40.t1 80.00 50.00 60.01 80.01 - 100.00 By Request over 100.00 Disposable Liners Removed From Shields PRICE PER CU. TT. SURCHARGE PER LINER R/HR AT CONTAINER SURTACE S 8.70 No Charge 0.00 0.20 8.70 5 119.00 0.201 - 1.00 8.70 292.00 1.01 - 2.00 8.10 411.00 2.01 - 5.00 8.70 594.00 10.00 8.70 5.01 758.00 20.00 8.70 10.01 941.00 40.00 8.70 20.01 60.00 1,116.00 8.70 40-01_ 1,288.00 60.00 8.70 60.01 1,463.00 j 100.00 80.01 Over 100.00 By Request By Request $11.50/cu. ft. Liquid Scintillation Vials B. S 9.50/cu. ft. C. Biological Waste, Animal carcasses 50.30/cu. ft. State of Washington Surcharge D. 2. Surcharge For Heavy Objects: No Charge Less than 10,000 pounds $87.50 plus 3.02 per 1b. above 1C,000 lbs. 10,001 pounds to Capacity of Site Equipment J. Surcharge For Curies (Per Load): No Charge Less than 100 curies S 660.00 101 - 300 curies 5 660.00 plus 3.09 per curic 301 - License Limits $ 224.00 4. Mansmum Charge Per Shipment: S 335.00 minimum each 5. Cask Handling Tee By Request Waste Containing Chelating Agents in Packages 6. 1% of Pa *. age Volume r Amoant Greater thalt 7. Suscharge for Non-routine Man-Rem Exposure (due to design or physical defect of 5 12.35, per enn millirem container or shield): $ 4 5.00 per can hour plus supplies at 8. Lecontamarat191 Serv:ces fif requsred) cost plus 15% 9. Ccntainer Volcaes: 55 Callo'n Drums - 7.50 eu.It. 30 Gallen Drces - 4.01 cu.ft. 5 Callen Orc =s - 0.67 ca.ft. E* feet 2ve Nove-ter 17, 1920

Pega 2 l The SN-1 cask is in the process of cerificate of compliance renewal. For the purpose at this proposal the bidder may assume the COFC will be approved. The cask will be furnished with a trailer for the purpose of comparing alternate cask systems. A 200 dollar a day rental charge will be assigned to the SN-1 cask. 5. What is pH of resins to be solidified? What are boron, sodium loadings? For the pupose at designing an alternate liner, a pH between 2 and 9 should be assumed. The boron and sodium loadings on the resin are given in Table 2. The spent resin liners covered by this R.F.Q. contain resins supplied by Epicor, Incorporated. Commercially available rasins should be sasumed to be present in the liners. Specifically, various mixes and combinations of cation and anion organic resins as well as inorganic resinous materials are utilized. While in service, chemica.1 and radioisotope contaminants are removed from the processed water by the liners. Sample data is available upon request which identifies the major chemicals and radioisotopes removed by each liner. Af ter processing, the beds washed with 20 to 50 gallons of demdneralized water allowing the pH to equilibrate. It is expected the pH of any residual free standing water will be between 5.0 and 8.0. The resins 7 were.not taken to full capacity exhaustion. t 6. If container decays, is the contractor at fault? (i.e., his cement or our resins?) Performance criteria will be negotiated with firal contract award. However, if contractor uses a container with GPU-accepted Quality Assurance and follows an approved Process Control Program (PCP), the contractor is not liable. Do they What is the present status of the EPICOR liners to be solidified? 7. Do the contain gases? If so, what pressure and gases can be anticipated? liners contain water? I Three main Resin physical and chemical states can change with time. ef fects to be accounted for are radiolytic, chemical and aging break-The radiolytic effects have been reviewed and estimated. down. Available literature indicates almost insignificant ef fects on the Cases are one by-product of radiation breakdown. The liners resins. are air tight up to 2 psi. The supplier should assume the liners are under a pressure of 2 psi and provide procedures and hardware to It accommodate this overpressure during initial venting operations. should be assumed the gases contain residual contamination and therefore It should handled accordingly with proper ALARA personnel protection. V M

Pega 3 Tcbis 2: Na and B loadings Liner Identification Ibs. Na lbs. Boron DS-1 0.101 109.25 DS-2 1.764 148.17 DS-3 .013 30.54 DS-4 .0 018 DS-5 7.075 199.15 DS-6 .788 106.01 DS-7 .049 52.92 DF-1 0.233 32.6 DF-2 3.16 50.8 DF-3 2.32 21.5 DF-4 3.10 24.4 DF-5 2.84 34.7 4 DF-6 0.861 30.0 DF-7 0 24.1 DF-8 4.82 13.3 DF-9 6.86 11.6 DF-10 0.098 37.1 DF-11 3.69 43.0 DF-12 0.587 50.9 DF-13 0.007 93.9 DF-14 10.01 13.07 i DF-15 0.396 10.44 1 PF-5 3.71 10.87 PF-6 0.40 5.78 PF-10 0.636 130 + a .o. w g m---- 4

. Pcga 4 ~ ~ be assumed the polymeric and cross linkage breakdown of cationic and anionic organic resins are egr,1 valent to typical aging breakdown. Any inorganics will not undergo breakdown. Chemical breakdown is typi-cally due to the formation of peroxides which then attack the resin matrix. It is not projected that peroxides will be formed to a significant degree auch that minimal effects will be realized. No nitrated rwins are used in these liners and no nitrates have been deposited. The natural aging degradation of anion and cation resir.sThis will occur with anions undergoing the most'significant breakdown. affect is reasonably well understood and characterized in the open literatuta. What is the Milestone schedule referred to in the Technical Requirements 8. Section? The following Milestone Schedule is a rough estimate of the proposed solidification schedule. The actual schedule will depend upon the system requirements, procedural reviews, NRC intet face, and a number of other parameters. Week of: RFQ out for bid December 1, 1980 Prebid Conference December 12, 1980 Proposal Due January 27, 1980 March 15, 19'80 Notice of Award Mobilize on TMI June 1, 1981 October 1, 1981 Demibolize ---w-. = --- ,,y

Pega 5 Will the full-scale, non-radioactive, solidification test occur before or 9. af ter NRC approval of contractor's Process Control Program? The test will be before NRC approval of the PCP with the test results forming a part of the submittal. The solidification medium and associated mixtures must be compatible with the resins to guarantee solidification with Because the caterial to be solidified can no remaining free standing water. not be precisedly characterized it is encumbent upon the supplier to accommodate chemical and radiolytic variations. The Process Control Program must provide the means to ensure solidification. Any variation other than herein identified should be capable of being detected by the Process Control Program and solidifi-The method cation mixtures adjusted accordingly to acconnodate such variations. of attaining such guarantee must be fully described and included in the suppliers It should be reemphasized the Process Control Program must be proposal. flexible enough to accommodate the material identified herein and its associated variations. Can he build a What use can the contractor expect of the storage modules? 10. temporary, weather-proof shelter on top of the modules, from which he can sluice, or in which he can work? The storage The contractor may use the storage modules as a processing area. modules contain round holes (7 ft. diam. x 13 ft. depth) with sump protection, and which presently house the liners. He may erect a temporary shelter. 11. What is status of the interim staging module? ' Can we use these for solidification area? For the purpone at this proposal the interim staging modules will not be available. What will be the time delay for movement of liners via GPU crane? 12. Approximately four (4) hours. Can GPU What is availability of temporary building material on TMI-II site? 13. supply this? Any temporary building will be supplied and built by the contactor. Article XVI Proprietarv Information - Will the requirements stated in Article XVI 14. 1102-26-001, and provide proprietary be applicable to Section 6.3 of Specification protection to another mix specification. GPU will protect any proprietary mix specification. if the Will CPU wish to continue use of the services or acquire a solidification unit l 15. This refers to the balance of the EPICOR II liners 25 liner program is successful? and the SDS units. l

Pcg2 6 While the outcome of the Twenty-five (25) liner program will affect CPU's decision, the status of disposal of remaining EPICOR II liners and the future SDS units is unknown. Section 2: References - Will References 3., "TMI Unit II Resin Sluicing 16. Test Program", and 5., " Recovery Quality Assurance Plan", he provided at the Pre-Bid Conference? No. These documents are not necessary for the contractor to make his proposal. Reference 3 concludes "EFICOR II liners will permit resin sluicing of virtually all resin inventory for solidification purposes." Reference 4 is not yet available. The result of the Test Program are summarized in Section 6.2 of Specification 1102-26-001 (Rev.0). The to cement mix formulation mentioned in that section was the highest resin ratio that yielded a successful solidification for all resin mixes present in the The contractor may elect to propose a lower resin to cement ratio. EPICOR liners. This shall Reference 5 describes the TMI site Quality Assurance Plan. not be needed for contractor proposal. ~ t Please clarify equipment criteria " portable, non-permanent", as defined 17. in Section 3.1.3. Large capital investment permanent facilities are not acceptable. Is there any additional information available on the nowdered and inorganic 18. Reference 3.1.5. If so, materials which are mixed with the bead resins? could this be provided under an approved secrecy agreement? No Will there be additional criteria for the solidified product as currently 19. defined in Section 3.2 Definitions? For example; A - Leachability; B - Mechanical Strength; C - Disintegration Resistance to Racer. Leachability - no criteria Mechanical Strength - As a guideline, compressive strengths of 500 psi or more are desireable. - no criteria Disintegration Resistance to water i 1 l'

Paga 7 20. What is the water content of the following: a. Dewatered bead resins, b. Dewatered bead resins and powder, Dewatered bead resins, powder and inorganic ion exchange material. c. The liners have all been devatered by the same method. For the purpose of this proposal the bidder should assume there is less then 1 gallon of water in any liner. Is the full-scale solidification test period included into the 120-day period 21. for equipment lease? Reference 4.1.1. GPU will pay the contractor for the full-scale solidification test. The 120-day period for equipment lease is not a definite term of the Weekly equipment rental rates are asked for. in the proposal, contract. and will be used for evaluative purposes. 22. Please define anti-contamination and radiation protection supplies. Refer-ence section 4.1.4.of specification 1102-26-001, (Rev.0). GPU will supply all necessary health physics ' equipment and personnel. This includes protective clothing, area monitoring, ILD's, personnel dosimetry, etc. 23. Please define the requirements for technical assistance by the contractor in Section 4.1.5 and 4.1.6. What was defined, indicated considerable man. power. GPU estimate is desired. (Section 4.1.5) The vendor must meet the NRC requirements for documentation. This includes a Process' Control Program: a detailed operating instruction prepared by the vendor with his statement that the unit, operated in accordance with the Program, will produce the intended product. In addition the vendor must supply a General Description of the System. The vendor will write these documents and submit them for CPU approval. This work will be done on a Time and Materials basis. (Section 4.1.6) The vendor will also have to provide any analysis of his equipment required for an ALARA review; i.e. to determine operating i personnel exposure. If vendor has any information on Man-Rem exposure for his operation, he should supply this with his proposal. 5 ~*-go-ea- . ~,

~ Pcg2 8 Please clarify the requirements of Section 4.2.2 with regard to materials. 24. waste effluents and utility requirements. The work described in Section 4.2.2 will not be done under the same The contract by which solidification of the resins is performed. vendor should indicate his capability of performing the work of Section Bidder should not specify a lump sum to 4.2.2 in the " Proposal" form. perform the work referred to under Section 4.2.2, as was requested in Section C, page 3 of the Proposal form. Bidder should specify crew size and labor rates required for the work, rather than a lump sum. In the event the decon wastes require solidification, is this part of the 25. 120-day period equipment lease? The vendor will solidify all liquid wastes which are created in the resin Upon completion of the solidification, vendor solidification process. These wastes may produce liquid waste from the clean-up of his system. Contractor should estimate volume and will not have to be solidified. activity of unsolidifiable liquid radwaste produced in system clean-up within his proposal. 26. Please provide crane capacity and specifications. 75 tons capacity with 110 foot boom. 150 tons capacity with 70 foot boom. Are there additional utilities available in addition to those specified in 27. Section 5.1.6? For example: instrument air, waste line drains and demin water. Vendor The additional utilities on-site (it:1ude those given as examples. (see Proposal for=, should specify the services required by his system. Section VI, part J.) l What is the boric acid or any other inhibiting agent concentration in the 28. water or the dewatered resin? Reference 6.2. l See question 5. Please provide information on the water source and quality as listed in 29. the mix specification in Section 6.2. Tap water from Columbia, Maryl nd ~ ~mw-s.. w ww v

Pag 3 9 Please define "a suitable solidified product" as referenced in Section 6.6 30. Is this the definition in Section 3.1.1, 3.2.2, or other? Conforming to the definition of Section 3.2.2 (amended: see Qeestion 2). The product should be homogeneous, monolithic, of definite volume and shape, etc., with no free liquid. ' Reference Please define, "means and frequency of product verification". 31. Section 8.1.3. Output quality of the Vendor's system must be verified. (see Question 2) Because of the requirements for the technical evaluation report and other 32. technical assistance, plus the periods for review and approval, the over-all GPU target schedule would be helpful in the contractor planning and response to the Request for Proposal. Provide the CPU planning schedule at the Pre-Bid Conference. (see Question 8) Will GPU make available full-scale drawings referenced in the proposal 33 I package? Two liners drawings (JS070880 and BLG2579) are attached regarding Question 1. The details of the linse physical piping arrangements are not available for distribution, however, a::achment #1 provides a general presentation of this arrangement. Are there any laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public 34. authority that may apply to the performance of work defined in the speci-fication 1102-26-001 at the TMI site? If so, please define and provide information. The number of laws, ordinances, rules etc. which apply to work at a however, there are none that specifically nuclear site are numerous. apply to this specification. Please clarify the intent of enclosing Attachment 3.0, outline for topical 35. It was not referenced in the bid docu-reports on solidification systems. ments. l 6 {

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