ML17055D182

Rev 0 to Administrative Procedure AP-3.7.1, Process Control Program.

ML17055D182
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	08/19/1986
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NINEMILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE PROCEDURE NO~AP-3~7.1PROCESSCONTROLPROGRAMAPPROVALS SIGNATURES DATEANDINITIALSREVISION0REVISION1REVISION2RadwasteOperations Supervisor O.Henderson i-,/,,Chemistry

&Radiation Management Superintendent rr~/er"~StationSuperintendent NMPNSR.B.AbbottGeneralSuperinten~~t.

NuclearGeneratiog,g

~pT.J.PerkinsQualityAssurance ConureceManager,Q.A.NuclaW.A.Hansenz/efz~8'(e~>>SummerofPaes(ective)~Paesl7ii7123DateAugust1986NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION 8709030020 870828PDRADOCN,05000410RPDR'HISPROCEDURE NOTTOBEUSPDAPTERAUGUST1988SUBJECTTOPERIODICREVIEW.

gh TABLEOPCONTENTSSECTIONTIZIZPAGE1.0Purpose2.03.04.05.06.07.08.08.18.28.3Technical Specification References Regulatory Requirements References OtherReferences SystemDescription SolidWasteSourcesPrerequisites ProcessControlSystemComponents AsphaltProcessHighIntegrity Containers.

OilSolidification 108.4Temporary RadwasteProcessing (Contracted Vendor)108.59.010.011.011.111.211.311.4DryActiveWaste(DAW)SamplingWasteClassification Administrative ControlsQualityAssurance TrainingDocumentation ControlandRecordRetention RevisiontothePCP10121212141411.511.6ShippingManifestTemporary Storage15AP-3.7.1-i-August1986 TABLEOFCONTENTSSECTIONP~iuresBETITIZProcessControlFlowPathSystemFlowSchematic OperatorWorksheet Temperature ProfileLogBarnwellManifestUSEcologyManifestProcedures WhichImplement thePCPPAGE16171819212223AP-3.7.1-ii-August1986 ProcessControlProcedure AP-3.7.11.0PURPOSE1.1TheNMP2ProcessControlProgram(PCP)describes theguidelines forprocessing andpackaging low-level radioactive wasteandprovidesassurance ofcompletesolidification ofvariousradioactive "wetwastes"inaccordance withtheapplicable portionsofNRCregulations andguidance.

Thisdocumentsatisfies theNuclearRegulatory Commission's Low-Level WasteandUraniumRecoveryProjectsBranch(WMLU)requirement andestablishes processparameters withinwhichtheWerner6Pfleiderer Corporation VolumeReduction System(WPC-VRS) mustbeoperatedtoensurecompletesolidification.

Conformance withWMLUrequirements providesassurance thattherequirements identified in10CFR61,whichstatethatClassAwasteshallbeafreestandingmonolithwithlessthan0.5/latentwater,willbemet.2.0TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS REFERENCES 2.1SemiAnnualRadiological EffluentReleaseReport,Section6.9.1.8.2.2NineMilePoint-Unit2Technical Specifications, Section3/411.3(Specifications forSolidWasteHandlingandDisposal).

3.0 REGULATORY

REQUIREMENTS REFERENCES 3.1Referto10CFR61subpartDtechnical requirements forlanddisposalfacilities andfinalwasteclassification andwasteformtechnical.

positionpapers(anapprovedprocesscontrolprocedure, ReportNo.WPCVRS-001,Rev.1,May1978).3.2Referto10CFR71forNRCrequirements (refertoS-RP-6).3.3Referto49CFR173forDOTrequirements (refertoS-RP-6).3.4Refertoburiallicensesand,criteria (ofBarnwellandHanfordSites)forapplicable requirements.

S.C.,Department ofHealthandEnvironmental Control,Radioactive MaterialLicensee097,asamended.,StateofWashington Radioactive MaterialLicense//WN-1019-2 asamended.3.5Fordisposalofunusedoroff-standard chemicals.

RefertoRequirements ResourceConservation andRecoveryAct(RCRA)of1976(Ref.Corporate GuidetoHazardous WasteDisposalandSpillReporting).

3.6NRCSpecialNuclearMaterialLicenseNo.12-13536-02, asamended,forBarnwell, SC.3.7NRCSpecialNuclearMaterialLicenseNo.16-19204-01, asamended,forRichland, Washington AP-3.7.1-1August1986

4.0 OTHERREFERENCES

4.1NineMilePoint2WasteHandlingProcedures 4.24.3WPCTopicalReportNo.WPC-VRS-001, November1976,Rev.I-May1978NineMilePoint2QualityAssurance.

Department Procedures 4.4NineMilePointNuclearProcessSurveyProcedure N2-CSP-14, SolidRadioactive Surveillance Chemistry 4.54.64,7NineMilePoint2NuclearTrainingProcedure S-NTP-14, TrainingandRetraining ofRadiation Protection Technician NineMilePoint2NuclearTrainingProcedure S-NTP-1,-Training andRetraining ofChemistry andRadiochemistry Technician NineMilePoint2NuclearTrainingProcedure S-NTP-13, RadwasteOperatorTraining4.8NineMilePointNuclearStation,SiteRadiation Protection Procedure S-RP-6Packaging andTransportation ofRadioactive Material4,94.10NUREG0123-"Standard Radiological EffluentTechnical Specifications forBoilingWaterReactors" ANSI/ANS-55.

1/1979,AmericanNationalStandardforSolidRadioactive WasteProcessing SystemforLightWaterCooledReactorPlants4.11Regulatory Guide1.143,Rev.0,DesignGuidanceforRadioactive WasteManagement System,Structure, andComponents Installed inLight-Water-Cooled NuclearPowerPlants4.12NUREG-0800, StandardReviewPlanSection11.2LiquidManagement SystemWaste4.13NUREG-0800, StandardReviewPlanSection11.4SolidManagement SystemWaste4.14QATR-1QAProgramTopicalReport.5.0SYSTEMDESCRIPTION TheSolidWasteManagement System(SWMS)collects, reducesthevolume,solidifies andpackageswetanddrytypesofradioactive wasteinpreparation forshipmentoffsitetoalicensedburialsite.Aprocesscontrolflowpathispresented asFigureA,andasystemflowschematic diagramoftheNMP2SWMSispresented asFigureB.AP-3.7.1-2August1986

5.0 SYSTEMDESCRIPTION

(Cont'd)TheSolidWasteManagement Systemacceptsdrysolidtrashwhichis,whenphysically

possible, compacted withatrashcompactor.

Resinbeadsorpowdered, resinswillbedewatered inhighintegrity containers orwillbeprocessed alongwithevaporator bottomsthroughtheextruderevaporator.

Whenrequired, NMP2willalsousetheservicesofavendortosolidifywaste.Theextruder/evaporator isaone-stepvolumereduction andsolidification process.Twoscrewsinsidetheextruder/evaporator conveythewaste/asphalt mixturealongitslength,continually shearingandmixingthewaste/asphalt.

Thescrewspeedcanberegulated tocontroltheevaporating capacityandresidence timeofthewaste.Theextruder/evaporator discharges ahomogeneous mixtureofasphaltandwastecontaining lessthan1Xlatentwater.Thesolidradwastesystemusestheextruder/evaporator toprocesswastefeedfromtwoinputs:theevaporator bottomstankorthewastesludgetank.Thewasteismixedwithasphaltintheextruder.

Onlyonewastefeedpathcanbeprocessed atatime.Theevaporator bottomstankandlinesareelectrically heattracedtopreventcrystallization ofwastesalts.Thecontentsofthetankarefedtotheextruder/evaporator viaatransferpumpthatsuppliesredundant meteringpumps.Thewasteflowrateiscontrolled manuallybyadjusting theflowratesonthemeteringpumpsThecontentsofthewastesludgetankarefedtotheextruder/

evaporator byasystemsimilarto,butseparatefrom,theevaporator bottomsfeedsystem.Thewastesludgetankissuppliedbywastefromthreesources:theradwastefilters,thefloordrainfilterandthespentresintank.Thewastesludgetankhastheabilityfordecantation.

Adecantpumptakesasuctionoffthesludgetankanddischarges tothespentresintank.Thecontentsoftheasphalttankisfedtotheextruder/evaporator viaredundant recirculation pumps,strainers andmeteringpumps.Theasphaltflowrateisautomatically adjustedtoyieldtheproperratioofasphalttosolids.Theasphalttankandlinesarecontin-uouslysteamheatedtokeeptheasphaltinaliquidstateforeaseofpumping.Asthewaste/asphalt mixturemovesthroughtheextruder/evaporator, itisheatedbysteamfromtheelectricradwasteboiler.Thisboilerisaskidmountedboilersystemwhichutilizeselectricity forsteamproduction.

Itisaclosedsystem,thusmostofthewaterusedforsteamisreturnedtotheboilerascondensate viatheboilerfeedwater system.Theboilervesseliscapableofsupplying 14001>/hr ofsteamat233psigand400P.Thesteamappliedtotheextruderisutilizedinsixseparateheatingzonesformoistureevaporation.

Eachzonehasitsowntemperature controller foroptimumoperating conditions.

AP-3.7.1-3August1986

5.0 SYSTEMDESCRIPTION

(Cont'd)Threedevolatization portsalongtheextruderallowforwatervaportoseparatefromtheproductandenterthethreesteamdomes.Apredetermined amount(4gal.)ofdemineralized waterisused,which~dissolves andboilsoutanysaltsedimentatthedevolatization port.Thevaporsarecondensed inthesteamdomesusingturbinebuildingclosedloopcoolinganddrainedtothedistillate collection system.Thedistillate collection systemisarecirculating systemusedtocontinuously filterandcoolthecondensate fromtheextruder/evaporator steamdomes.Thecondensate isrecirculated fromthedistillate collection tankthroughthedistillate pumps>roughingfilterandthedistillate cooler,thenroutedbacktothecollection tank.Thelevelcontroller maintains collection tanklevelandsystemflow.Aforcedcirculation ventilation systemisincorporated intothissystem,consisting ofaventhoodovertheextruder/

evaporator turntable, afanwhichdrawsairfromtheplantventilation systemacrosstheextruder/evaporator turntable, andlinercooldownareas.Theextruder/evaporator productemptiesinto50cubicfeetliners.Thelinersareplacedonthefillstationturntable.

Theoperatorindexes(turns)theturntable, viaacontrolswitch,placingalinerunderthedischarge chuteoftheextruder/evaporator.

Thisturntable holdsthreeliners.Whenthelinerlevelreachesapredetermined level,ahighlevelalarmsoundstoinformtheoperatoritistimetoindexthecontainer.

Linersareindexedwithoutshuttingdowntheextruder/evaporator.

Usingcontrolswitches, theoperator, viaapneumatic carrier,extendsadrippanundertheextruder/evaporator discharge chute.Theoperatorthenindexestheturntable.

Oncethenewlinerisinplaceundertheextruder/evaporator discharge chute,thepneumatically operatedcarrieriswithdrawn.

Duringthiswithdrawal operation, thedrippanisremovedfromthecarrierbyastationary armasthecarrierretractspastthearmanddropsthedrippanintothenewliner.Fulllinersareremovedfromtheturntable tothecooldownareaviaaradiocontrolled/

operatedcrane.Thelinersremaininthecooldownareaforapproximately 52hours.Afterthecooldowniscompleted thelinersarecapped.Theyarethenmovedbycranetothestorageareausingaceilinggridcoordinate systemforplacement oftheliner.Operation oftheextruderevaporator isdetailedinoperating procedure 2WSS-OP-41.

6.0 SOLIDWASTESOURCESAdescription

ofeachsolidwastesourceisprovidedbelow:RadwasteFilters-thesemechanical filtersfilterresinandcrud(backwash material) fromthewastecollector sub-system.

WhenaAP-3.7.1-4August1986 6.0SOLIDWASTESOURCES(Cont'd)filterreachesapre-determined differential

pressure, itbackwashes thematerialintothebackwashtank,whichisthenpumpedtothespentresintank.RadwasteDemineralizers

-thesedemineralizers areusedasanionicexchangemediaforprocessing highqualitywaterfromthewastecollector tanks.Whendetermined thattheresincannolongerberegenerated, thedepletedresinispumpedtothespentresintank,Condensate Demineralizer

-thesedemineralizers removesolubleandinsoluble impurities fromthecondensate watertomaintainreactorfeedwater purity.Afteritisdetermined thattheseresinscannolongerberegenerated, thedepletedresinsarepumpedtothespentresintank.FloorDrainFilter-contributes tosolidwastebecauseitusesdiatomaceous earthtoprocessliquidwasteoflowquality.Inputtothefilterisfromthefloordrainsystemandtheregeneration wastetank.Whenthefilterreachesapredetermined pressuredropitbackwashes tothewastesludgetankforprocessing throughtheextruderevaporator.

SpentFuelPhaseSeparator

-thesetanksreceivetheexhausted powderedfilter(ecodex)coatingfromthefuelpoolcleanupsystemwhichissubsequently pumpedtothespentresintank.RHCUPhaseSeparator

-theseseparator tanksreceiveexhausted ecodexorpowderedresinfromthereactorwatercleanupsystemwhichissubsequently pumpedtothespentresintank.Contaminated Oil-oilfromsourceswithintheunitthatbecomecontaminated willbestoredincontainers tobesolidified

.byavendorwithanapprovedprocedure.

Compactible Solids-compactible lowleveltrashwillbeprocessed andcompacted inahydraulic-operated boxcompactor.

Shoecovers,trash,contaminated paperfromthechemlab,andsimilarmaterials areincludedinthiscategory.

FiltersandMiscellaneous Items-Soliditemswithhigherdoseratesthanthoseabovewillbehandledonacase-by-case basis,beingdisposedofbymethodsacceptable totheburialsite.Theywill,forexample,beplacedinasuitablecaskpriortoshipmenttotheburialsite.WasteEvaporator

-thewasteevaporator processes lowqualitywaste'romthefloordraincollector systemand,asanoption,wastefromthewastedischarge tanks.Thewasteevaporator isdesignedtoconcentrate toa25Xsolidconcentration.

Theconcentrates arethendischarged totheevaporator bottomstankforprocessing throughtheextruderevaporator.

AP-3.7.1-5August1986 6.0SOLIDWASTESOURCES(Cont'd)Regenerant Evaporator

-theregenerant wasteevaporator receivesregeneration solutions fromthecondensate,demineralizer systemandradwastedemineralizer resinregeneration systemaswellasthe.radwasteregeneration sump.Theregenerative wasteevaporator isdesignedtoconcentrate toa25Kbyweightsolidconcentration ofsodiumsulfate.Theconcentrates arethendischarged totheevaporator bottomstanktobeprocessed thrutheextruderevaporator.

SpentResinStorageTank-exhausted resinfromthecondensate demineralizer, theradwastedemineralizer, RWCUphaseseparator, thespentfuelpoolphaseseparator andtheradwastefilterbackwashtanksaresluicedtothespentresinstoragetank.Thewastefromthespentresintankispumpedtothewastesludgetankforprocessing thoroughtheextruderevaporator.

7.0 PREREQUISITES

7.1AdheretoStationRadiation Protection Procedures 7.2AssureproperasphaltinputperASTM-D-312-71 andN2-CSP-14.

7.3AssurethatNMPCSafetyProcedures areadheredto.7.4Assureadequaterecirculation ofwastetobesolidified (per2WSS-OP41-Asphalt Operating Procedure).

7.5Assureproperventilation (radwaste ventilation).

8.0 PROCESSCONTROLSYSTEMCOMPONENTS

8.1AsphaltVolumeReduction SystemVariables Influencing EndProductProertiesThissectionidentifies anddefinestheprocessvariables oftheWPC-VRSSystem.Theseprocessvariables haveadirectbearingontheproperties ofthefinalwasteproductandrelateonlytotheabilitytoformafreestandingmonolithwithessentially nofree-standing water.Additional processvariables, suchaspH,mustbecontrolled tominimizecorrosion withinthesystem.However,becausethesevariables donotaffecttheabilityofthewasteproducttoformamonolithic soliduponcooling,theywillnotbediscussed below.Thefollowing variables influence theproperties andconsistency ofthefinalsolidproduct:A.Asphalttype;AP-3.7.1-6August1986 AshaltVolumeReduction Sstem(Cont'd)B.Wastechemicalspeciesbeingincorporated intotheasphaltmatrix,watercontent;C.Ratioofwaste-to-asphalt; andD.Processtemperature.

Adetaileddiscussion oftheeffectandlimitations placedoneachoftheforegoing itemsfollows:AshaltTeNMP2willuseanoxidizedpetroleum-based asphalt,conforming toASTM-D-312-71, TypeIIIrequirements.

Thisgradeofasphalthasalowresidualvolatilecontent,andahighmolecular weight.Atroomtemperature, andatallnormalambientconditions, thismaterialisafreestanding monolith.

Unit2willspecifyWitcoPioneer221,oranequivalent.

Thisisoneofthemeansbywhichprocesscontrolforasphaltqualityisachieved.

Werner&Pfleiderer Corporation willbeconsulted ifuseofanalternate asphaltmaterialisplanned.Achemicalanalysiswillbeperformed oneachbatchofasphaltreceivedatthesite.Verification oftheasphalttypewillbedoneperN2-CSP-14; WasteChemicalSeciesTestingwillbedonetodetermine theoilcontentandphysicalproperties ofthewastetobesolidified perN2-CSP-14.

Thetypeandrelativequantity(waste-to-asphalt ratio)ofwastechemicals beingincorporated intheasphaltmatrixhasadirectinfluence ontheproperties ofthefinalproduct.Encapsulation ofinorganic saltsandsolidstypically "stiffen" andhardenthewasteproduct;whereasorganicliquidshavetheoppositeeffect.Whentheproperratioofwaste-to-asphalt ismaintained, finalproductproperties relativetosolidification, forallpractical

purposes, areindependent ofthewastetype.Werner6Pfleiderer Corporation placesalimitof1.0%oilandorganiccontaminants inthewastefeedstreamforprocesscontroI,andUnit2adherestotheseguidelines.

Waste-to-As haltRatiointheProductTheratioofwaste-to-asphalt contained intheendproducthasthemostbearingontheviscosity andphysicalconsistency oftheproductduringprocessing.

Therecommended weightratiosofwaste-to-asphalt foreachwastefeedisasfollows:AP-3.7.1-7August1986 Waste-to-As haltRatiointheProduct(Cont'd)FeedRatioofWaste-to-Asphalt intheEndProduct1.Evaporator Concentrates

• 2.SpentResins3.FilterSludge40/60to50/50*45/55to50/50*40/60to50/50**Optimumvaluedependsontypeandquantityofcontaminants present.Shouldtheratioofwaste-to-asphalt beincreased abovetherangespecified intheforegoing table,theendproductviscosity willincreaseandmayexhibitagrainytexture.Thiscouldleadto"pyramiding" oftheproductinthecontainer, therebydecreasing thecontainer fillingefficiency.

Inallcases,theproductwillcooltoformafreestanding monolith.

Iflowerthanspecified wasteloadingsarerealized, theendproperties willapproachthatofpureasphalt.Properwaste-to-asphalt ratiosintheproductareautomatically maintained byacoordinated proportioning feedsystemtotheextruder/evaporator.

Operatorinvolvement islimitedtosettingtheinitialproportion ofwaste-to-asphalt flow.To'othis,thechemistry department willdetermine, bysampling, thesolidscontentofthewastefeed.Afterthesampleanalysis, thechemistry department willdetermine theproperfeedcontrolsettings.

SeeN2-CSP-14 forflowratecalculations.

Theoperatormustvisuallyconfirmthattheproperratiosarebeingmaintained.

ACCTVcameracanbeusedto"view"thedischarge fromtheextruder/evaporator, andtheTVmonitorlocatedinthecontrolroomallowstheoperatortoobservethephysicalconsistency oftheproductasitisdischarged intothecontainer.

Flowrateswillbecalculated basedontheinformation suppliedinTopicalReportNo.HPC-VRS.001, Rev.1,May1978-AppendixBSolidContents.

ProcessTemeratureApropertemperature profilealongthelengthoftheextruder/evaporator isrequiredtoprovideadequateevaporative (process)

capacity, andtoensurethatfreewaterisnotdischarged fromthemachine.Theprocesstemperature profilesforalltypicalNineMilePointwastetypesareasfollows:WasteTypeProcessTemperature*

(F)Zones:12345/67Evaporator Concentrates SpentResins,FilterSludge165265300330375350165265285300285230*Temperatures areapproximate.

AP-3.7.1-8August1986 ProcessTemperature Lowtemperature alarmsareprovidedtoalerttheoperatortoalowtemperature off~ormal,condition whichcouldpotentially leadtothedischarge of.freewater.Thesealarmsarebasedonapercent(X)deviation fromsetpoint,typically

+10F.Thepercentdeviation permitted canbeadjustedinthefieldupto+or-25%%d(+or-75F)oftheinstruments range.Ifoff~ormal conditions persistfortwominutes,theextruder/evaporator isautomatically trippedtopreventfreewaterfrombeingdischarged intothecontainer.

Freewatercannotbedischarged intheinterim,becausetheresidualheatoftheextruder/evaporator itselfissufficient toeffectevaporation.

Theforegoing controls/interlocks areprovidedtopreventthedischarge of,freewatertothecontainer.

Thetemperature profilesspecified abovehavebeenprovenbyexperiment to'ieldresidualtotalmoisturecontentintheproductof1Xbyweightforwasteconcentrates (inorganic salts)and10%byweightforbeadresins.Thismarginprovidesassurance thatfreewatercannotbedischarged undernormalcircumstances.

Underupsetoroff~ormal conditions, discharge offreewaterisprevented bythelowtemperature processinterlocks.

Temperature profileswillbeloggedeverytwohoursofequipment operating runtime.SeeFigure"D".MinimumFunctional ComonentsInsupportofmaintaining thefourmajorprocessparameters; ProcessTemperature Asphalt,TypeMixtureRatioOilContentand,toassureastablewasteformconsistent withtheguidanceofthePCP,operators willensurethatthefollowing listofequipment isavailable, asaminimum,priortobeginning processing:

closedcircuittelevision systemattheasphaltloadingstations; alltemperature profilemonitoring instrumentation withcalibration; theasphaltandwastemeteringequipment areoperational; andallradwastesamplingstations.

Wasteswillnotbeprocessed throughtheextruder/evaporator, whenanyoftheaboveequipment isinoperative.

AP-3.7.1-9August1986 8.2HihInteritContainers NMP2willalsouseahighintegrity container (HIC)fordewatering tosatisfythestability requirements.

EachHICusedwillhaveacertificate ofcomlianceavailable anddewatering procedures basedonanNRCarovedvendorrocesscontrolroramor"TopicalReportwillbeapartofN2-WHP-4CaskLoadingprocedures.

Documentation ofadherence totheseprocedures shallbekeptasrecords.8.3OilSolidification Contaminated oilswillbestoredincontainers atdesignated areaswithintheplant.Avendorwithanapprovedprocesscontrolprogramthatisacceptable attheburialsiteswillbeusedtosolidifytheoil.Anoperating procedure fortheportableoilsolidification systemwillbeestablished asN2-WHP-10A.

Asampleproduction levelprocesscontrolprogramwillbeestablished asN2-WHP-10B.

8.4TemorarRadwasteProcessin (Contracted Vendor)IntheeventNMP2requirestheservicesofacontracted vendortotemporarily processandpackageradwasteonsite,NMPCwillobtaintheservicesofanNRCapprovedvendordemonstrating theircommitment to10CFR61stability requirements.

Thevendormustdemonstrate thatthehavecompleted ClassBandCtestinorprovideascheduleofcomletion.Vendormusthaveanaprovedprocedure torocessClass"Awaste.Afterfuelloadanengineering review,per10CFR50.59ofthesubjecttopicalreportprocedure orprogramwillbeperformed toassurethatvendoroperational requirements arecompatible withNMPCsystemandlicensing commitments.

8.5Allvendorprocedures willbereviewedandapprovedasrequiredbySiteAdministrative Controls.

Theoperating procedure forthevendorsolidification willbeapproved.

Aproduction samplelevelprocesscontrolprocedure shallbeimplemented.

Thevendorshallbeprovidedsamplesper2WSSWP-41 andN2-CSP-14.

DRYACTIVEWASTE(DAW)NMPNSProcedure No.N2-WHP-12, "SolidDryWasteCollection andCompaction",

describes theproperandsafestepsrequiredtocollectandpreparelowspecificactivityDAWforoffsiteshipment.

Procedure No.N2-WHP-11, "ProcessControlDAW",assurestheprocesscontrolofDryWasteCollection andCompaction byidentifying thoseitemswhichmostdirectlyinfluence thequalityoftheendproduct.AlldryactivewasteisexaminedbeforeAP-3.7.1-10August1986 8.5DRYACTIVEWASTE(DAW)(Cont'd)compaction, andanyliquidsoritemsfoundthatwouldcompromise theintegrity ofthepackageorviolatetheburialsitelicenseand/orcriteriaareremovedandseparated asspecified inthisprocedure.

Dryactivewasteisshippedincontainers thatmeet'thetransport requirements of49CFR173.425.

Attimes,radiation

.limitsprecludedisposing ofDAWinLSAboxesordrums,andthiswasteisdisposedofinlinersperProcedure No.N2-WHP-4.

9.0SAMPLINGAllthevarioussourcesof.wastesaredirectedtooneoftwofinaltanks.Thesetanksaretheevaporator bottomstank(Tk10)and'hewastesludgetank(Tk8).Whenreadytoprocesswastefromoneortheotheroftheabovesources,thetank'scontentsare'isolated fromfurtherinput,recirculated andTk8agitatedtoensureahomogeneous mixture.Oncethesetanksareisolated, nofurtherwasteisaddedandabatchnumberwillbeassignedpertheoperatorworksheet.Figure"C"Beforeprocessing, asampleofeachbatchisobtainedfromthetankinaccordance withOperating Procedures N2-IOP-41

-AsphaltSolidification Operating Procedure andN2-CSP-14

-SolidRadwasteSurveillance.

Thes'amplesareanalyzedandthesampledataforminN2-CSP-14 iscompleted.

Chemistry personnel willdetermine thechemicalandradionuclide contentofeachsampleinaccordance withtheprocedures aslisted.Afterthesampleisanalyzed, theoperatorwillcompletethe"Operator WorkSheet"perinstructions andcompletethe"TempProfileLog"(Figure"D")duringprocessing.

Aftercollecting thefeedratedatafromthechemistry department, theoperatorwillsel'ectthegivenfeedratesforintroduction intotheextruder/evaporator.

Shouldcircumstances resultininterruption ofabatch,thesourcetankwillbeisolatedandremainsountilprocessing canresume.10.0WASTECLASSIFICATION Theminimumwastecharacteristic requirements identified in10CFR61.56(a) shallbesatisfied viaimplementation ofProcedure S-RP-6.TheNMP2PCPassuresthatwastesdetermined acceptable fornearsurfacedisposalareproperlyclassified forthepurposeofsegregation atthedisposalsite.Wasteclassification isperformed consistent withtheguidanceprovidedintheBranchTechnical positionpertaining toWasteClassification andisbasedupontheconcentration ofcertainradionuclides inthewasteformasgivenin10CFRparts61.55and61.56.AP-3-7.1-11August1986 WASTECLASSIFICATION (Cont'd)ThemethodsutilizedbyNMP2,andthefrequency fordetermining theradionuclide concentration ofthefinalwasteformisconducted inaccordance withNMP2Procedure For~SolidRadwasteSampling, N2-CSP-14.

Classification willbe.performed inaccordance withS-RP-6,Packaging andTransportation ofRadioactive Material.

Chemistry andRadProtection assumetheseresponsibilities.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLSThissectionoftheNMPCPCPdescribes administrative controlsastheyrelatetoqualityassurance,

training, documentation, andrecordkeepingprogramsimplemented bythePCP.Administrative controlsareutilizedtoensu'rethatallprocessing isperformed inaccordance withtheguidelines setforthinthePCP.Management-controls areestablished forthesafeoperation ofNMP2.QualitAssurance Implementation oftheOperational QAprogramisassuredbyongoingreview,monitoring andauditfunctions inaccordance withtheApplicable NMPCQualityAssurance Department Procedures.

Theadministrative controlsdesignedtopreventsolidified wasteformsfrombeingreleasedforshipmentpriortotestsampleverification ofacceptability requireQAtoverifythatasamplerecordsheethasbeenproperlyexecutedforeachwastebatchpriortoprocessing.

TheManager-NuclearQA,operations hastheauthority tostopworkwhensignificant conditions adversetoqualityrequireaction.TheNuclearQAprogramassurescompliance withthewasteclassification andcharacterization requirements of10CFR61.55 and10CFR61.56.

Withrespecttowastecharacterization, therequirements of10CFR61.56areintendedtoprovidestability ofthewaste.Stability isintendedtoensurethatwastedoesnotstructurally degradeandaffectoverallstability ofthewastedisposalsite.TheauditingfunctionoftheNuclearQAprogramassuresthatstability requirements areachievedinaccordance with10CFR61.Intheeventavendoriscontracted toperformtemporary radwasteservices, theNuclear-QAprogramrequiresmanagement reviewoftheven'dorprocedure.

Thepurposeofthisreviewistoassurethatvendoroperation andrequirements arecompatible withresponsibilities andoperation ofNMP2.AP-3.7.1-12August1986 11.2~1rainfnA'rainingprogramisbeingimplemented forpersonnel havingresponsibilities relatedtowasteprocessing operations.

Theresultsofthis,trainingprogramshallensurethatwasteprocessing isperformed withinthespecificrequirements ofthePCP.To'accomplish thisobjective andtoprovidethenecessary controlofthesolidwasteprocessing thefollowing trainingprogramswillbeimplemented.

11.2.1Radwaste0erationsUnit2PlantTraininProram-A.Theseprogramsaredesignedtoprovidecompetent, trainedpersonnel.

Duringclassroom instruction, eachoperatormustqualifybycompletion ofthedescribed coursewithanaveragegradeof80orabove.On-the-job

training, inconjunction withclassroom instructions, willensurethateachradwasteoperatormaintains anacceptable levelofskillandfamiliarity associated withradwastecontrolsandoperational procedures.

Duetotheinvolvement ofradwasteoperators inthestart-upofNMP2radwastesystems,theexperience gainedwillsufficefortheon-the-job trainingrequirement.

Thetrainingprocedures aredetailedintheNuclearDepartment TrainingManual.(N2-NTP-13)

Thistrainingincludesfamiliarity withthefollowing radwastecomponents orrelatedsystems.LIQUID-Drains,collection tankswithsubsystems,wasteandregeneration evaporators, sealwaterSOLID-Extruder-evaporator andassociated supportsystemsLWS-Computeroperation andinterfaces Wastehandlingprocedures forpackaging andshippingofradioactive materialCondensate demineralizer systemSpentfuelandphaseseparators subsystem Steamsupplies11.2.1.1Chemistry andRadioChemistry Technicians willbetrainedperS-NTP-1(Training andRetraining ofChemistry RadioChemistry/Technician).

11.2.1.2RadProtection Technicians willbetrainedperS-NTP-14(Training andRetraining ofRadiation Protection Techs).AP-3.7.1"-

-13August1986 11.2.2TraininScheduleTheformalclassroom Radwastetrainingprogramisscheduled forapproximately twelveweeks.Depending ontheneedsoftheplantstaffing, thisprogramcouldcoveracontinuous twelveweekcycleorbecomepartoftheNMP2normalrotatingshiftschedulewhichwouldcoveronefullyear.11.2.3Personnel Retrainin Personnel willberetrained onanannualbasistoidentifyindividual needsforretraining.

Personnel demonstrating asignificant deficiency inagivenareaofknowledge andproficiency maybeplacedintoaremedialtrainingprogram.Thisprogramisspecifically structured toupgradeknowledge andskillsidentified asdeficiencies.

Successful completion oftheaccelerated trainingprogramisevaluated byawrittenand/ororalexamination.

TheRequalification TrainingProgramwillcoverfundamental reviewofsystemmodifications, revisions ofprocedures, andchangesorexperiences inthenuclearindustry.

11.2.4TrainingRecords-Thetrainingrecordsshallbemaintained foraudi.tandinspection purposes.

Theserecordsareconsidered permanent recordsandshallmeettheapplicable requirements of"Requirements forQualityAssurance RecordsforNuclearPowerPlants"andAP9.0(Administration ofTraining).'1.3 Documentation ControlandRecordRetention QAprogramauditsofwasteclassification recordsareperformed onaperiodicbasis.Management evaluation ofsuchauditsshallbeperformed andassuchsatisfytherequirements of10CPR20.311 (d)(3).AuditsoftheRadwasteoperating procedures shallbeperformed bytheQualityAssurance Department ataminimumofonceper24months.Changestooperating procedures shallbereviewedonanasrequiredbasisbyNuclear-QAinparallelwiththeNMPCOperations Review.AllWasteManagement Recordsshallbemaintained perAdministrative Procedures.

11.4REVISIONTOTHEPCPProposedrevisions totheNMP2PCPwillreceiveapproval.

Theserevisions maybeinitiated asaresultofproposedplantoperations andbetterment initiatives, systemdesignchanges,maintenance requirements,

~concernsortemporary vendorinterfaces.

ThePCP,ifrevised,shallbesubmitted totheNRC.AP-3.7.1-14August1986 ShiinManifest(SeePiguresEandF)-Allshippingmanifests willbecompleted andtrackedtosatisfytherequirements in10CPR20.311 perWasteHandlingProcedures.

-RadwasteManagement

.willmonitorthestatusofManifestperN2-WHP-2, Section6.'9.TemporarStoreeAnysolidradwastematerialthatistobetemporarily storedwhileawaitingshipmentinanareaotherthanoneinwhichsuchmaterialisdesignated tobestoredwillbedoneinaccordance withAP-7.2.AP-3.7.1-15August1986 PROCESSCONTROLFLOWPhTH(FIGUREh)Pre-ReqAsphaltSampledNZ-WHP-LOB IsolateandMixSampleWasteFarmChemicalAnalysis-41NZ-WPZ-9NZ-WHP-9X NZ-WHP-9B NZ-WHP-I.2 NZ-WHP-9N2-WHPMN2-WHP-4ProcessWasteFormClassify, LabelandStoreWasteFormTaScorageP.Tarsh'-fordisaosal".2-4'HP-2 S-RP-6Prepare.'!anifesc iV2-WHP-2Nocificatian forShippingcoDisposalSiteiV2-WHP-2 S-RP-6SHIPWasteFormC:oseF'leonteFcmN2-WHP-CloseFileonWasteFormYESWasteReceivedAtDisposalSiteInvestigate DisposalSiteN2-WHP-2(Ifneededfolio~thrutoN.R.CjAP-3.7.1-16<<g<<t1986 ReactorWaterCleanUpPhaseSeparator pentFuelPhaseSeparator Condensate RadwasceDemineralizers RadwasceDem~neralizers IE~pentcsinankRadwasceFiltersfloorDrainFilterSWHSFLOWSCIIEHATIC ceap.ISpentResinPumpWasteSludge'ankToFloorenap,Evap.BottomsWasteuaPumTankWasteSludgeHeteringPumpSteamDomesDraintankFLTCooler.'apraBottomsEvaporator HeteringBottomsPumpPumpAsphaltTankLubeOilPumpsLubeOilTankGaBr0XCoolerFilterEXTRUDER/EVAPORATOR FillScacionenDistillate Collection CoolDownbrea00Aapha1cPumpAsphalcHeceringPumpDNA.W.Compactor FLOWSCIIEHATLC (I'igureB)Ap37ll7Augustl986StoragetorageLSD.A.W.SolidWasteSTogurialSite FigureC10.210.2.1OperatorWorksheet BatchNumberDateAbatchisconsidered (1)asampledSludgeTK,or(2)asampledEVAPbottomstankwithnowastebeingaddedtothetankduringtheprocessing ofthatbatch.NOTE:Batchnumberwillconsistof;BA(BatchAsphalt),

year,andafourdigitsuccessive number>(beginning with001).Ex.BA84001UnitYearBatchNumber10.2.2TypeofWasteResin/Filter MediaConcentrate WastenCi/mlA)WasteTemperature B)RadLevelC)SpecificGravityD)pHE)XOilF)XSolidG)ActivityOF10.2.3FeedFlowSettings10.2.3.1AsphaltFeedFlowSettings10.2.3.2WasteFeedFlowSettings10.2.4Radioactive materials classification A)Radioactive materials LSAB)Other10.2.4.1Wastecontainer labeledinrespecttoS-RP-6.NOTE:Labelswiththeappropriate datawillbesuppliedtotheRadwasteOperatorbytheRadiation Protection Department/Chemistry Department.

Theoperatormustlabelcontainer.

10.2.5Radioactive wasteclassification A)ClassAWasteB)ClassBWasteC)ClassCWaste10.2.5.1Wastecontainer labeledinrespecttoS-RP-6.NOTE:TheradwasteoperatorwillreceivelabelsandmarkingfromtheRadiation Protection Department.

Theradwasteoperatorwilllabelcontainers.

AP-3.7.1-18August1986 FigureD10.3.1Temperature ProfileLogRecordofTemperature inDegreeoFeverytwohoursofruntimeforaparticular batch.TYPEOFWASTEBATCHNUMBERSTARTTIMEBatch81234567Initials/Time NormalTemp.Sludge165265300330375375350NormalTemp.Conc.Waste165265385300285285230After2HoursAfter4HoursAfter6HoursAfter8HoursAfter10HoursAfter12HoursAfter14HoursAfter16HoursAfter18HoursAfter20HoursAfter22HoursAfter24Hours10.3.2Didtemperature profileremainwithinlimitsPNOTE:Thetemperature profileshouldbemonitored constantly butmustbeloggedeverytwohours.AP-3.7.1-19August1986 GENERATOR NAMEOAIINWLLL WRL~ILMRNAIIIMLNITAIiILIITOperaledby;CHEMNUCI.EARSYSTEMS.INC..-CONTINUATION SHEET-.:USEllllSNUMBIllUNVOLUMEA(EOCAINN NOAILCONIINUATION PAGEStAQ(OfÃI"IIOlibRADIOHUCIIC(EACHCWITAURR(IIIt(RC(NIOiACT(I)19(AC(IROC(IN.lit)I)O)AC(IVI(1tlIISICAL (ACIIIOR)(CWIIAUI(ilQnCo)ilI)CIOLRCAIIORUANDIIAU(5oOlCn(lAlRcOACIR'IIt)iacASI(NSCRitIARC l)llI)liWAS(LSIASIIili IORII(RAISISIICIAS5l)llSt(CIAIIRI(I(ARIIAI(RIAL (Aciocc)(tll(tn()I)5OURCL(RSIOSARI(

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~levee~tsOIQltoWlllllaBATESaCONSIGNEE OIIIGINAL COtYISIIISTACCOSEPANT WASTEOlTRAI44A)FIGUREFAp-3.7.1-21Augus<1986 PROCEDURES WHICHIMPLEMENT THEPCPWasteHandlinProcedure's (WHP's)N2-WHP-1"Required Documentation Concerning Packaging andShippingofRadioactive Wastes"N2-WHP-2"Paperwork forRadioactive WasteShipments" N2-WHP-3"CaskHandlingProcedure" N2-WHP-4"CaskLoadingProcedure" (LinersforDewatering)

N2-WHP-6"VanHandlingProcedure" N2-WHP-7"VanLoadingProcedure" N2-WHP-9"ProcessControlforAsphaltSystems"N2-WHP-9A "Operating Procedure VendorSolidification" N2-WHP-9B "ProcessControl(SampleProduction)

VendorSolidification" N2-WHP-10B "Operating Procedure OilSolidification" N2-WHP-11 "ProcessControlDAW"N2-WHP-12 "SolidDryWasteCollection andCompaction" N2-WHP-8A "FlatBedHandlingProcedure" N2-WHP-8B "FlatBedLoadingProcedure" NOTE:Procedures N2-WHP-8A

&N2-WHP-8B shallbeusedforDewatering andSolidification inlargelinersunlessdoseratesdictatethatcaskwillbeused.Radiation Protection Procedures (RP's)S-RP-1S-RP-2S-RP-3S-RP-4"AccessandRadiological Control""Radiation WorkPermitProcedure" "Performance ofRadiological Surveys""PickingUp,Receiving andOpeningPackagesContaining Radioactive Materials" S-RP-5S-RP-6"Radiation andRadioactive Contamination Control""ThePackaging andTransportation ofRadioactive Material" Chemistry Procedures N2-CSP-14 "SolidRadwasteSurveillance" AP-3.7.1-22August1986 FIGUREGPROCEDURES WHICHIMPLEMENT THEPCPQualitAssurance Procedures (QAPs)QAP-10.03 "QualityAssurance Department Surveillance Activities forOperations" QAP-10.30 "QualityAssurance Department Inspection Activity" QAP-18.10 "QualityAssurance Department Activity" Operating Procedures 2WSSWP-41 "AsphaltSolidification Operating Procedure" 2LWS-OP-40 "LiquidRadwasteOperating Procedures" SiteAdministrative Procedure AP-10.1"Management ofStationRecords"AP-3.7.1-23August1986 1>1t.pa'