ML060230011
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| Issue date: | 03/13/2006 |
| From: | NRC/NRR/ADRA/DNRL/NRBA |
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| Klump, M K, NRR/ADRA/DNRL/NRBA, 415-1446 | |
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| DG-1145, TAC MC8945 | |
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DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on 1 See Secti on C.I.12.6 for all ref erences cit ed in Sect ion C.I.12 of t his g uide.DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-1 C.I.1 2. Radia ti on Prot ect ion Chapter 12 of t he safet y anal ysi s repor t (SAR) shoul d prov ide i nfor mati on on radi ati on prot ecti on methods and est imat ed occupat ional radi ati on exposur es of oper ati ng and co ns truc tion pe rso nn el d urin g n orm al o pe ratio n a nd an ticip ate d o pe ratio na l oc cu rren ce s. (In part icul ar, anti cipa ted oper ati onal oc curr ences may i nclu de ref ueli ng; pur ging; fuel handli ng and stor age; r adioac ti ve mater ial handli ng, pr ocessi ng, use , st orage, and di sposal; mai ntenanc e;rout ine ope rat ional surv eil lanc e; i nserv ice i nspect ion; and cal ibr ati on.) Specif ical ly , t his c hapter shoul d prov ide i nfor mati on on faci li ty and equi pment desi gn, pl anning and proced ures progr ams, and t echni ques and pr acti ces employ ed by t he appl ican t t o meet t he radi ati on prot ecti on stan dards se t f ort h in 10 CFR Part 20, and to be consi stent wit h the gui dance gi ven in th e a pp rop riate reg ula tory g uid es , wh ere the pra ctic es se t forth in s uc h g uid es are us ed to impl ement NRC regul ati ons. As war rant ed, t his c hapter shoul d speci fi call y r efer ence needed i nf or mat i on t hat app ear s i n ot her cha pt er s of t he S AR.The inf ormati on that generi c desi gn cont rol documents (DCDs) ty pica ll y pr esent i n Chapter 12,"R ad iatio n P rote ctio n," in clu de s a dis cu ss ion of h ow rad iatio n p rac tice s w ill be inc orp ora ted into plant poli cy a nd desi gn deci sion s; a ge neral descri pti on of t he radi ati on sourc e ter ms; r adiat ion prot ecti on desi gn feat ures, incl uding a descri pti on of pl ant shi eldi ng, v enti lat ion s yst ems, and area r adiat ion and air borne r adioac ti vi ty monit ori ng ins tr umentat ion; a dose assessment for operati ng and construct ion personnel
- and a discussi on of the desi gn of the heal th phy sics faci li ti es. The COL appl icat ion may inco rpor ate t his i nfor mati on by r efer ence.C.I.1 2.1 En su ring tha t O cc up atio na l Ra dia tion Ex po su res Are As L ow As Is Re as on ab ly Achieva ble (ALARA)
C.I.1 2.1.1 Pol ic y Consi dera ti ons Descri be the management poli cy a nd organi zat ional str uctur e rel ated t o ensuri ng that occupat ional radi ati on exposur es are ALARA. Desc ri be the app li cabl e respons ibi li ti es and rel ated ac ti vi ti es to b e perf ormed by management person nel who h ave r esponsi bil it y f or ra di at i on pr ot ect i on an d t he po l i cy of mai nt ai ni ng oc cupa ti onal exp osur es AL ARA.Descri be the ALARA pol icy wit h respec t t o desi gning a nd const ruct ing t he plan t, as wel l as the ALARA pol icy as i t wi ll be appl ied t o plant operat ions. I ndic ate whet her and, if so, ho w the plant wil l f oll ow the ALARA pol icy guidan ce gi ven i n Regulat ory Guides 1.
8 and 8.10 , as wel l as Secti on C.1 of Regulat ory Guide 8.8.1 Conversely , i f t he plant wi ll not fol low t hat ALARA policy guidanc e, desc ri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used. In addi ti on, i ndic ate how t he plant wil l meet the r equir ements of 10 CFR Part 20.
Describe t he implementati on of poli cy, organiz ati on, t rai ning, and design revi ew guidance prov ided i n Regulat ory Guides 1.
8, 8.8, and 8.10, as well as any proposed alt ernat iv es to t he guidance provi ded in t hose regulat ory guides.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-2 C.I.1 2.1.2 Desi gn Consi dera ti ons Descri be how exper ienc e fr om past desi gns and oper ati ng plan ts i s used t o devel op an imp rove d ra diatio n p rotec tion d es ign to en su re tha t occ up ation al rad iation exp os ure s a re AL AR A. D es crib e th e A LA RA de sig n g uid an ce an d tra inin g (b oth ge ne ral a nd sp ec ific) th at is giv en to t he indi vi dual de sign ers and en gineer s duri ng ini ti al pl ant des ign, and descr ibe prov isi ons for conti nuing ALARA faci li ty desi gn rev iews o nce the plant is o perat ional (e.g., for plant changes and/
or modi fi cati ons). Descri be how the d esig n is dir ected t oward r educi ng the ne ed for e qu ipm en t ma inten an ce an d re du cing rad iation leve ls an d tim e s pe nt w he re maint enance and ot her oper ati onal ac ti vi ti es are nec essary. These desc ri pti ons shoul d be detai led i n the SAR, incl uding a n indi cati on of whet her and, if so, ho w the pl ant wi ll impl ement and fol low t he desi gn consi derat ion gui dance prov ided i n Secti on C.l of Regul ator y Gui de 8.8, as we ll as oth er ind us try-d ev elo pe d d es ign gu ida nc e th at in clu de s A LA R A c rite ria. C on ve rse ly, if the pl ant wi ll not f oll ow such gui dance, descri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.Descri be the des ign c onsi derat ions impl emented t o mini mize the pr oducti on, di str ibut ion, and retent ion of act ivat ed corrosi on products t hroughout t he primary syst em. In accordance with the req uire m en ts in 10 CF R 2 0.1 40 6, d es crib e th e d es ign ap pro ac he s im ple m en ted to m inim ize, to the ex ten t pra ctic ab le, c on tam ina tion of th e fa cility an d th e e nv iron m en t; fac ilitate event ual dec ommissi oning; and mini mize , t o the ex tent pract icab le, the gener ati on of radi oacti ve wast e. Al so, des cri be the des ign c onsi derat ions impl emented t o ensure t hat occu pat i onal ra di at i on ex posu re s dur i ng de commi ssi oni ng wi l l be ALA RA.Incl ude a general disc ussi on of t he plan t's approac h to meet ing t he requi rement s by speci fy ing the sel ected d esig n concept and the s upport ing des ign bas es and cr it eri a. Demonst rat e that the de sig n c on ce pt is tec hn ica lly fea sib le a nd with in th e s tate-of-the-art, a nd tha t rea so na ble assurance exist s that the requi rements wil l be proper ly implemented pri or t o the i ssuance of operat ing l icenses.Secti on 12.3.1 of t he SAR should addr ess t he detai led f acil it y des ign f eatur es for radi ati on pr ot ect i on an d ens ur i ng t hat occ upat i onal ra di at i on ex posu re s wi l l be ALA RA.C.I.1 2.1.3 Opera ti onal Consid erat ions Describe t he methods to be used to develop t he detail ed operati onal pl ans, procedur es, and pol ici es for ensuri ng that occupat ional radi ati on exposur es are ALARA. Desc ri be how these o perat ional plans , pr ocedures , and pol ici es wil l i mpact t he desi gn of t he faci li ty , and how such pl anning has i ncorpor ated i nfor mati on fr om operat ing pl ant ex peri ence, o ther desi gns, an d so for th. Descri be how operat ional requi rement s are r efl ected i n the des ign c onsi derat ions descri bed in Secti on 12.1.2 of t he SAR, as wel l as in t he radi ati on prot ecti on desi gn feat ures descri bed in Secti on 12.3.1 of t he SAR. I ndic ate t he ext ent t o whic h the pl ant wi ll fol low t he gu ida nc e o n o pe ratio na l co ns ide ratio ns give n in Re gu lato ry G uid es 8.8 an d 8.10. Co nv ers ely, if the pl ant wi ll not f oll ow that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-3 Provi de the c ri ter ia and/or condi ti ons under which the pl ant wi ll impl ement var ious operat ing pro ce du res an d te ch niq ue s fo r en su ring tha t oc cu pa tion al ra dia tion ex po su res are AL AR A f or a ll sys tems t hat con tai n, col lect , st ore, or t ranspor t r adioac ti ve l iqui ds, gas es, and soli ds [i nclu ding, for e xa m ple , the turb ine sys tem for b oilin g-w ate r rea cto rs (B W Rs); the nu cle ar s tea m su pp ly sys tem; the r esid ual hea t r emoval sy stems; the sp ent f uel t ransf er, stor age, and c leanup sys tems; and the r adioac ti ve wast e tr eatment , handl ing, and st orage sy stems]. Descr ibe t he impl ementat ion of speci fi c exposur e contr ol t echni ques. Descri be means for planni ng and devel oping p rocedur es for such ra diat ion ex posure-rel ated oper ati ons as maint enance, inse rvi ce in spect ion, radwast e handl ing, and ref ueli ng in a manner t hat wi ll ensure t hat t he exposur es are ALARA. Desc ri be the met hods of pl anning and accompli shin g work, incl uding inte rfac es be twe en rad iatio n p rote ctio n, o pe ratio ns , m ain ten an ce , pla nn ing , an d s ch ed ulin g. Descri be any changes i n operat ing pr ocedures that resul t f rom th e ALARA operati onal pro cedur es r evi ew.Indi cate ho w the pl ant wi ll fol low t he guid ance prov ided i n Regulat ory Guides 8.
2, 8.7, 8.9, 8.13, 8.1 5, 8.20 , 8.2 5, 8.26 , 8.2 7, 8.28 , 8.2 9, 8.34 , 8.3 5, 8.36 , an d 8.38. Co nv ers ely, if th e p lan t will not f oll ow that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.C.I.12.2 Radiat ion Sources C.I.12.2.1 Cont ained Source s Descri be the s ources o f r adiat ion, duri ng normal plant operat ions and acci dent co ndit ions , t hat are t he bases for the r adiat ion pr otect ion des ign. These sources shoul d be descr ibed i n the manner needed f or i nput t o the s hiel d desi gn cal cula ti on. Thi s descr ipt ion s hould i nclu de isot opic composit ion, source str ength and source geometry , and t he bases for al l val ues. Those so urc es tha t are co nta ine d in eq uip m en t of th e ra dio ac tive w as te m an ag em en t sys tem s s ho uld also be descr ibed. In t his s ecti on, pr ovi de descr ipt ions of ot her sour ces, such as t he react or core, spent fuel stor age pool , and v ari ous auxi li ary sys tems, equipment , and pi ping c ontai ning acti vat ion pr oduct s ources. For BW Rs, descr ibe t he sourc es of N16 dur ing ope rat ion, incl uding the st eam li nes and t urbi ne sy stem (incl uding r eheater s, moi stur e separat ors, etc.). For t he react or cor e, desc ri be the s ource as it is u sed to deter mine r adiat ion l evel s ext ernal to t he biol ogic al sh iel d at l ocati ons where oc cupancy may be necess ary. Descr ibe t he cont ri buti on of neutr on and gamma strea ming t o radi ati on lev els i n these potent ial ly occupi ed areas o f contai nment. Relevant experi ence from operati ng reactor s may be used. For ot her sources, tabu late s ou rce s b y isotop ic co m po sition or g am m a ra y ene rgy gro up s, stre ng th (cu rie co nten t), and geometr y, and prov ide t he bases for all val ues. For all sources ident if ied abo ve, incl uding acti vati on product sour ces, prov ide t he models and parameters used to cal culat e the source m ag nitu de s. In dic ate wh eth er a nd , if so , ho w th e a pp lica nt h as follo we d th e a pp lica ble guidanc e prov ided i n ANSI/ANS 18.
1-1999. Converse ly , i f t he appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidanc e, desc ri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
Descri be any requi red r adiat ion sources contai ning by product , sour ce, and speci al nuc lear mater ial that may war rant shie ldi ng de sig n c on sid era tion. Pro vide a lis ting of is oto pe , qu an tity, form , an d u se of a ll so urc es in th is lat ter catego ry that exceed 100 mi ll icur ies. Descri be any addit ional contai ned radi ati on sourc es that are not ident if ied abo ve, incl uding r adiat ion s ources u sed for inst rument cali brat ion or ra dio gr ap hy.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-4 C.I.12.2.2 A ir borne Radioact iv e Mater ial Sources Describe t he sources of ai rborne r adioacti ve materi al i n equipment cubicl es, corr idor s, an d o pe ratin g a rea s th at a re n orm ally o cc up ied by o pe ratin g p ers on ne l. Th es e s ou rce s s ho uld be descr ibed i n a manner appr opri ate f or use i n desi gning p rot ecti ve measures and for perf ormi ng dose assessment
- s. Descr ibe, and id enti fy by l ocati on and magnit ude, those a ir borne r adioac ti ve mater ial sources in t he plan t t hat ar e consi dered i n desi gning the ve ntila tion sys tem s a nd sp ec ifying ap pro pria te m on itorin g s yste m s. T his de sc riptio n s ho uld incl ude those air borne sources t hat are cr eated by l eakage, opening for merly closed contai ners, sto rag e o f lea kin g fu el e lem en ts, a nd so forth. Th os e a irbo rne rad ioa ctivity s ou rce s th at h av e to be co nsidered for their contributi ons to the plant's effluent releases through the radioactive waste management sys tem or the pl ant's vent il ati on sy stems shoul d be descr ibed i n Chapter 11 of t he SAR. By contr ast, Secti on 12.2.2 of t he SAR should i nclu de a li sti ng and descr ipt ion of all other sources of ai rbor ne radi oacti vi ty in t he areas ment ioned (those n ot cov ered i n Chapter 11). In par ti cula r, thi s sect ion s hould i nclu de air borne sour ces res ult ing f rom reac tor vessel head removal , r eli ef val ve vent ing, and movement of spent fuel. Tabul ate t he cal cula ted concent rat ions of ai rbor ne radi oacti ve mater ial by nuc li des expect ed duri ng normal operat ion, anti cipat ed operati onal occurr ences, and accident condit ions for equipment cubicl es, corr idor s, and operat ing ar eas normal ly occupi ed by o perat ing per sonnel. Pr ovi de the model s and parameters used for calcul ati ng airbor ne radioact ivi ty concentrat ions.C.I.12.3 Radiat ion Pr otect ion Desi gn Feature s C.I.12.3.1 Faci li ty Design Feat ures Descri be equi pment and f acil it y des ign f eatur es used t o ensure t hat occ upati onal r adiat ion exposur es are ALARA. I ndic ate whet her and, if so, ho w the appl ican t has f oll owed the de sign feat ure gui dance gi ven i n Secti on C.2 of Regulat ory Guide 8.8. Conve rsel y, if the appl ican t has not f oll owed that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es used. Also des cri be the des ign f eatur es prov ided t o contr ol ac cess t o radi ologi call y r estr ict ed areas (incl uding potent ial ly ver y hi gh radi ati on areas), suc h as th e react or cav it y and t he fuel tr ansfer tube dur ing ref ueli ng operat ions. Descr ibe eac h ver y hi gh radi ati on area and r efer to i ts l ocati on on pl ant lay out di agrams. Provi de detai led dr awings showi ng is ometri c vi ews of each v ery high r adiat ion area and indi cate phy sical access control s and radiat ion monit or l ocati ons for each of t hese areas.Pro vide illustr ative ex am ple s o f the fac ility des ign fea ture s o f the eq uip m en t an d c om po ne nts associat ed wit h the sy stems li sted i n Section 12.
1.3. The descript ion shoul d incl ude those featur es that reduce the need for maintenance and other oper ati ons in radi ati on fiel ds, r educe radi ati on sources in ar eas where operati ons may be performed, al low qui ck entry and easy access, prov ide r emote operati on capabili ty , or reduce the t ime spent worki ng in radi ati on fiel ds, as wel l as any ot her f eatur es that reduce r adiat ion ex posure of personnel. Al so, i nclu de descri pti ons of met hods for reduci ng the pr oducti on, di str ibut ion, and ret enti on of act iv ati on product s thr ough desi gn, mat eri al se lect ion, water chemist ry , decon tami nati on procedu res, and so for th. Provi de an i ll ustr ati ve exampl e of each of the f oll owing c omponents (incl uding equipment and pi ping l ayout s), when appl icab le, and descr ibe any associ ated des ign f eatur es inte nd ed to m inim ize p ers on ne l do se du ring op era tion or m ain ten an ce of th e c om po ne nt: liq uid DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-5 fi lt ers, deminerali zers, absorber beds, parti culat e fi lt ers, recombiners, tanks, evaporator s, pumps, st eam generat ors, val ve oper ati ng stat ions , and s ampli ng stat ions. Descr ibe how sa m pling po rts, instru m en tation , and co ntrol p an els a re loc ated to fa cilitate u se an d m inim ize personnel exposur e.Provi de scal ed lay out and ar rangement drawi ngs of t he faci li ty. On t hese drawi ngs, s how the loca ti ons of al l sou rces des cri bed in Secti on 12.2 of the SAR and i denti fy those sources in a ma nner that ca n eas ily be related to tables containing the pertinent and nece ssary qua ntitati ve source p aramet ers. Accurat ely loca te posi ti ons, i ndic ati ng the app rox imat e siz e and shape of each sour ce. On t he lay out dr awings , pr ovi de the r adiat ion z one desi gnati ons, i nclu ding z one boundari es for normal operat ions , r efuel ing out ages, a nd post-acci dent co ndit ions (based on the appl icab le gui dance i n Regulat ory Guides 1.
3, 1.4, 1.7, and 1.183). Refere nce oth er chapters of the SAR, as appropri ate. The layout drawings shoul d show shield wal l t hicknesses; tr aff ic pa tt erns (incl uding p ost-acci dent ac cess r outes t o and fr om vit al ar eas); and lo cati ons of contr oll ed access ar eas (i nclu ding l ocked hi gh and ver y hi gh radi ati on areas), per sonnel and equipment decont aminat ion ar eas, pe rsonnel lock er and cha ngeout r ooms, cont aminat ion contr ol ar eas, r adiat ion pr otect ion f acil it ies, air borne r adioac ti vi ty , ar ea and port al r adiat ion monit ors, the so li d radwast e proces sing area and c ontr ol pane ls f or r adwaste equipment and components, the ons it e labor ator y f or anal ysi s of chemi cal a nd radi oacti ve sample s, t he indepen dent sp ent f uel s tor age ins tal lat ion (where appl icab le), t he count ing r oom, and t he contr ol r oom and Technical Support Center. Speci fy the des ign-basi s radi ati on lev el i n the counti ng room dur ing nor mal oper ati on and ant ici pated ope rat ional occurr ences. Descri be the faci li ti es and equi pment (such as hoods, glov e boxes, fi lt ers, speci al hand li ng equi pment, and speci al sh iel ds) r elat ed to t he use of se aled an d unseal ed speci al nuc lear , sour ce, and byp rod uc t m ate rial.C.I.1 2.3.2 Shi el ding Provi de inf ormati on regar ding t he shi eldi ng for each radi ati on sourc e ident if ied i n Chapter 11 and Secti on 12.2 of the SAR, incl uding t he cri ter ia f or penet rat ions; shi eldi ng mater ial s used;the met hod used t o deter mine t he shi eld par ameter s (cr oss-s ecti ons, bu il dup fact ors, etc.); and the ass um ptions, code s, and tech niques used in the calculations. De scribe spe cial protective fea ture s th at u se sh ield ing , ge om etric arra ng em en t (inc lud ing eq uip m en t se pa ratio n), o r rem ote handli ng to ens ure t hat occ upati onal r adiat ion ex posures wil l be ALARA.
Incl ude a descr ipt ion of t he feat ures/shie ldi ng used t o precl ude radi ati on str eaming f rom th e annul us betwe en the rea cto r ve ss el a nd the bio log ica l sh ield into co nta inm en t are as tha t m ay b e o cc up ied. Ind ica te whether and, i f so, how the app li cant ha s fol lowed t he guid ance prov ided i n Regulat ory Guide 1.69, as i t r elat es to c oncret e radi ati on shi elds , and Regul ator y Gui de 8.8, as i t r elat es to s peci al prot ecti ve feat ures. Converse ly , i f t he appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidan ce, des cri be the speci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
Veri fy that the pl ant shi eldi ng is suff ici ent t o ensure a dequate a ccess t o all vi tal areas, fol lowi ng an ac cid en t, in a cc ord an ce with the req uire m en ts in 10 CF R 5 0.3 4(f)(2)(v ii) an d th e c riteria in It em II.B.2 of NUREG-0737.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-6 C.I.1 2.3.3 Vent il ati on De sc ribe the pe rso nn el p rote ctio n fe atu res inc orp ora ted in th e v en tilatio n s yste m de sig n. No te th at C ha pte r 11 of th e S AR sh ou ld d es crib e th os e a sp ec ts o f the de sig n th at re late to r emoving ai rbor ne radi oacti vi ty fr om equipment c ubic les, corr idor s, and operat ing ar eas no rm ally o cc up ied by o pe ratin g p ers on ne l an d tra ns po rting it into the eff lue nt c on trol s yste m s. By contrast, Sec tion 12.3.3 of the S AR shou ld describe a ny ventilati on system protective feat ures t hat ar e not addr essed i n Chapter 11 or desc ri bed in Chapter 9. I nclu de thos e sy stem aspect s whic h rel ate t o contr oll ing t he concent rat ion of radi oacti vi ty in t he areas ment ioned above. Provi de il lust rat iv e examples of t he air clea ning s yst em design, incl uding a represent ati ve lay out of an ai r cl eaning sy stem housing, showi ng fil ter mountings; access door s;aisl e space; serv ice g all eri es; and prov isi ons for test ing, isol ati on, and de contami nati on. Al so, descri be the r adiat ion pr otect ion f eatur es in corpor ated f or sy stem maint enance and t he change-out of air fi lt ers and ad sorber s in the ai r cl eaning sys tem. In addi ti on, i ndic ate whet her an d, if s o, h ow the ap plic an t ha s fo llow ed the ap plic ab le g uid an ce in R eg ula tory G uid e 1.52. Con versely, i f the app licant has no t foll owe d that guida nce, de scribe the sp ecific alternative methods used.
C.I.1 2.3.4 Ar ea Radi ati on and Ai rbor ne Radi oact iv it y Moni tor ing I nstr umentat ion Descri be the f ix ed area r adiat ion moni tor ing i nstr umentat ion and the co nti nuous ai rbor ne radi oacti vi ty monit ori ng ins tr umentat ion, as wel l as the cr it eri a for sele cti on and pl acement of the i nstr umentat ion i n accord ance wi th ANSI/ANS-HPSSC-6.8.
- 1. Pr ovi de inf ormati on regar ding the aux il iar y and/or emerge ncy power suppl y and t he range, sensi ti vi ty , acc uracy , pr ecis ion, cali brat ion met hods and fr equency , al arm set point s, r ecordi ng devi ces, and lo cati ons of detect ors, readout s, and alar ms for t he monit ori ng ins tr umentat ion. Consider normal operat ion, anti cipa ted oper ati onal oc curr ences, acci dent co ndit ions , and any other condi ti ons wi th t he po ten tial n ee d fo r hig h-ra ng e in stru m en tatio n. P rov ide the loc atio ns of a irbo rne m on itor s am ple coll ectors and gi ve detai ls of sampling l ines and pump locati ons.De sc ribe the crite ria a nd m eth od s fo r ob tain ing rep res en tative in-p lan t airb orn e ra dio ac tivity concent rat ions , i nclu ding ai rbor ne radi oiodi nes and ot her r adioac ti ve mater ial s, f rom the wor k areas being s ampled. Descri be the us e of por tabl e ins tr uments, and the a ssoci ated tr aini ng and proc edures, to acc urat ely deter mine t he air borne i odine c oncentr ati on in a reas with in th e fa cility wh ere pla nt p ers on ne l m ay b e p res en t du ring an ac cid en t, in a cc ord an ce with the req uire m en ts o f 10 CF R 5 0.3 4(f)(2)(x xvii) a nd the crite ria in Item III.D.3.3 o f N UR EG-07 37. Describe pr ocedures for l ocati ng suspected high act ivi ty areas.If comply ing wi th t he requi rement s of 10 CFR 70.
24 in l ieu of 10 CFR 50.68(b), descri be the radi ati on ins tr umentat ion t hat wi ll be used t o meet t he cri ti cali ty acci dent moni tor ing requi rement s of 10 CFR 70.
24 for the new f uel s tor age area. Descri be the i n-cont ainment high-ran ge rad iatio n m on itorin g c ap ab ility follow ing an ac cid en t, in a cc ord an ce with the req uire m en ts of 10 CFR 50.34(f)(2)(xv ii), and the c ri ter ia i n Att achment 3 t o It em II.F.1 of NUREG-0737 and Regulat ory Guide 1.97.Ind ica te w he the r an d, if s o, h ow the ap plic an t ha s fo llow ed the gu ida nc e p rov ide d in R eg ula tor y G uid es 1.2 1, 1.97 , 8.2 , an d 8.8, as we ll as AN SI N 13.1-19 93. C on ve rse ly, DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-7 if the appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
C.I.1 2.3.5 Dose A ssessment Pro vide the ob jec tives an d c riteria for th e d es ign do se rate s in the va riou s p lan t are as. In acc ordance wi th t he prov isi ons of Regul ator y Gui de 8.19, prov ide an esti mate of t he annual pe rso n-S ieve rt (pe rso n-re m) do se s a ss oc iate d w ith o pe ratio n, n orm al m ain ten an ce , rad wa ste handli ng, r efuel ing, inse rvi ce in spect ion, and speci al mai ntenanc e (e.g., maint enance t hat goes be yond rou tine s ch ed uled m ainte na nc e, m od ification of e qu ipm en t to up gra de the p lant, re pa irs to f ail ed components). For each of t hese work catego ri es, pr ovi de a li sti ng of t ypi cal j ob acti vi ti es that would no rmal ly be perf ormed under thi s work c ategor y, along wit h the as soci ated an nu al c olle ctive do se es tim ate. Inc lud e lis ting s o f the ex pe cte d n um be rs o f pe rso nn el, occupancy ti mes, and average dose rates used t o determine t he annual coll ecti ve dose esti mate for each of t hese job categor ies. W hen applicabl e, act ual exposure and occupancy data f rom si mil ar oper ati ng plan ts may be used for the dos e assessment.
W hen used, operat ing dat a fr om other plant s shoul d be modif ied t o account for any i mprovement s in plant desi gn and operat ing pr ocedures. For areas wi th ex pected air borne r adioac ti vi ty concent rat ions (di scussed in Secti on 12.2.2) duri ng normal operat ion and anti cipat ed operati onal occurr ences, pro vide es tim ate d p ers on-ho urs of o cc up an cy a nd es tim ate d p ers on ne l inh ala tion ex po su res. Also, pr ovide t he bases, models, and assumpti ons for t he above values.
Pe rfor m a re view of a ll pla nt v ital a rea s (a rea s th at m ay re qu ire o cc up an cy to en ab le an operat or t o aid i n mit igat ing or recov eri ng fr om an accident
), subj ect t o the r equir ements of 10 CFR 50.34(f)(2)(vi i), and t he cri ter ia i n It em II.B.2 of NUREG-0737. For each vi tal area, pro vide the m iss ion do se (do se to a cc es s th e a rea , pe rfor m the ne ce ss ary fu nc tion (s), a nd ex it the ar ea), and ver if y t hat t he dose gui deli nes of Gener al Desi gn Cri ter ion (GDC) 19,"Cont rol Room," ar e not ex ceeded dur ing t he cours e of an acci dent. Specif ical ly , GDC 19 requi res t hat adequ ate r adiat ion pr otect ion must be prov ided, such t hat t he dose t o personne l shoul d not ex ceed 0.05 Siev ert (5 r em) to tal eff ecti ve dose equi val ent (TEDE) for t he durat ion of the acc ident. Pr ovi de the bas es, model s, and assumpti ons for the abov e vi tal area mi ssi on doses, incl uding t he occupancy ti me spent i n each vi tal area and t he post-acci dent dos e rat es for t he vit al ar ea and access route at t ime of access.
Provi de the es ti mated annual whole bo dy dos e and maximum organ dos e to a member of the publi c, i n accordance wit h the dose requi rements of 40 CFR Part 190. Prov ide t he bases, models, and assumptions f or each of t hose values, incl uding t he esti mated dose from each appli cable radi oacti ve gaseous and liqui d effl uent and any cont ri buti ons to t he whole body dose from dire ct ra dia tion (inc lud ing "sk y sh ine") fro m co nta ine d ra dio ac tive s ou rce s w ithin the fac ility. For each co ntai ned sourc e that contr ibut es to t he dir ect r adiat ion dos e component of thi s annual dose esti mate, prov ide a descri pti on of the source al ong with i ts associ ated di rect dose contr ibut ion.Fo r m ulti-u nit p lan ts, p rov ide es tim ate d a nn ua l do se s to co ns truc tion wo rke rs in a n ew un it const ruct ion ar ea, as a resul t of radi ati on fr om onsit e radi ati on sourc es fr om the exi sti ng operat ing pl ant(s). Examples of ty pica l ons it e radi ati on sourc es in clud e the t urbi ne sy stems (for BW Rs), stor ed radi oacti ve wast es, t he inde pendent s pent f uel s tor age faci li ty , aux il iar y and reactor buildings, and radioactive effluents (direct radiation from the gase ous rad ioactive DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-8 effl uent pl ume). Provi de the annual person-Siever t (person-r em) doses associated wi th such const ruct ion ar eas. I nclu de bases, models, assumpti ons, an d input data. Descri be any addit ional dose-reduci ng measures taken as a result of the dose assessment process for speci fi c funct ions or act iv it ies. Indi cate whe ther and, i f so, how the app li cant ha s fol lowed the gui dance i n Regulat ory Guide 8.19. Conv ersel y, if the appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidanc e, desc ri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
C.I.12.5 Operati onal Radi ati on Protect ion Pr ogram T o a ch ieve the go al o f m ain tain ing oc cu pa tion al a nd pu blic do se s b oth be low reg ula tory lim its and ALAR A, the r adiat ion prot ecti on program should i nclude t he foll owing components:
(1)a do cume nt ed ma nag emen t commi t ment t o ke ep e xp osu re s AL ARA (2)a tr ained a nd qual if ied or ganiz ati on wit h suff ici ent aut hori ty and well-def ined respons ibi li ti es (3)adequate faci li ti es, equ ipment , and pr ocedures to ef fect iv ely impl ement t he progr am Dem onstrat e the devel opment, organi zat ion, and implementati on of these components.
Dis cu ss ho w th e ra dia tion pro tec tion pro gra m will b e im ple m en ted on a p ha se d b as is, p rior to each of the fol lowi ng implementati on milest ones: (1)Pri or t o ini ti al r ecei pt of by-product , sour ce, or speci al nuc lear mater ial s (ex clud ing Exem pt Qua ntiti es as desc ribed in 10 C FR 30.18), and thereafter, when such radioactive materi als a re posse ssed under thi s li cense, the f oll owing r adiat ion pr otect ion pr ogram element s wil l be i n plac e: (a)Organi zat ion - A r adiat ion pr otect ion s uperv isor and at l east on e (1) radi ati on prot ecti on tech nici an, eac h sel ected, tr ained a nd qual if ied c onsi stent wit h the guidanc e in Regul ator y Gui de 1.8. Converse ly , i f t he appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.(b)Facil it ies - A faci li ty or f acil it ies t o support the r ecei pt, stor age and cont rol of non-exempt r adioac ti ve sour ces i n accord ance wi th 10 CFR 20.
1801, 20.1802, and 20.19 06.(c)Inst rument ati on and Equipment
- Adequate t ypes and quant it ies o f inst rument ati on and equi pment wi ll be sel ected, maint ained, and used t o prov ide for th e a pp rop riate de tec tion ca pa bilities , ran ge s, s en sitivitie s, a nd ac cu rac ies to conduct radi ati on surv eys and monit ori ng (i n accord ance wi th 10 CFR 20.
1501 and 20.15 02) f or t he ty pes and l evel s of r adiat ion ant ici pated f or t he non-ex empt sources possessed under thi s li cense.(d)Procedur es - Procedur es wil l be es tabl ishe d, i mplemented and maint ained suff ici ent t o maint ain ade quate c ontr ol ov er t he recei pt, stor age, and u se of rad ioac tive m ateria ls po sse sse d u nd er this licen se an d a s n ec es sa ry to as su re co m plia nc e w ith 1 0 C FR 19.11 an d 1 9.1 2 a nd 10 CF R P art 2 0, c om m en su rate DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Pa ge C.I.12-9 wit h the t ypes and quant it ies o f r adioac ti ve mater ial s recei ved and posses sed under t his l icen se.(e)T rain ing - In itial a nd pe riod ic tra inin g w ill be pro vide d to ind ividu als res po ns ible for the r ecei pt, contr ol or use of non-exempt r adioac ti ve sour ces possessed under t his l icen se in accorda nce wi th 10 CFR 19.
12 and consi stent wit h the guidanc e in Regul ator y Gui des 1.8 , 8.13, 8.27, and 8.
- 29. Conv ersel y, if the applicant ha s not followed that guidan ce, des cribe the spe cific alt ernative methods used.
(2)Prio r to re ce iving rea cto r fue l un de r this lice ns e, a nd the rea fter, w he n re ac tor fu el is po ss es se d u nd er th is lice ns e, ra dia tion m on itorin g w ill be pro vide d in ac co rda nc e w ith 10 CFR 50.68, in add it ion t o the r adiat ion pr otect ion pr ogram el ements speci fi ed under it em 1, above.
(3)Pri or t o ini ti al l oading of f uel i n the r eactor , t he progr am descri bed in thi s sect ion wi ll be fully im ple m en ted , with the ex ce ptio n o f the org an izatio n, fa cilities , eq uip m en t, inst rument ati on, and pr ocedures necessar y f or t ransf err ing, tr ansport ing or disp osin g of rad ioa ctive m ate rials in a cc ord an ce with 10 CF R P art 2 0, S ub pa rt K, a nd ap plic ab le requi rement s in 10 CFR Part 71.
In addi ti on, at leas t one (1) r adiat ion pr otect ion tech nicia n, se lecte d, train ed an d q ua lified c on siste nt w ith the gu idan ce in R eg ulato ry Guide 1.8, wi ll be onsi te and on duty when fuel is i nit ial ly loaded in t he react or, and thereaf ter , whenever f uel i s in t he reactor. I f t he appli cant has not f oll owed the guidance in Regul ator y Gui de 1.8, descri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
(4)Pri or t o ini ti al t ransf er, tr ansport or di sposal of r adioac ti ve mater ial s, t he organi zat ion, fac ilities, e qu ipm en t, ins trum en tatio n, a nd pro ce du res will b e in pla ce as ne ce ss ary to as su re c om plia nc e w ith 1 0 C FR Pa rt 20 , Su bp art K , an d a pp lica ble req uire m en ts in 10 CFR Part 71.
Ident if y t he staf fi ng lev els, inst rument ati on and equi pment, faci li ti es, pr ocedures , and t rai ning necessary t o ensure radi ati on safety of worker s and the publi c for each phase of i mplementat ion.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on 2 Key posit ions i nclude t he plant manager, plant organiz ati on manag ers and supervi sors, radi ati on prot ecti on manager, radi ati on prot ecti on tech nici ans, an d radi ati on prot ecti on su pe rviso ry an d te ch nic al s taff. Pro vide eq uiva len t info rm atio n re ga rdin g p ers on ne l with radi ati on prot ecti on respons ibi li ty who are ass igned o utsi de the r adiat ion pr otect ion dep art ment (e.g., respi rat ory prot ecti on, per sonnel dosi metry , bi oassay , i nstr ument cal ibr ati on and maint enance, radi oacti ve sour ce cont rol , ef fl uents a nd envi ronment al moni tor ing and assessment, radi oacti ve wast e shi pping, radi ati on work per mit s, j ob cover age, and r adiat ion m on itoring an d s urve ys).DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-10 C.I.1 2.5.1 Organi zat ion Descri be the admi nist rat iv e organi zat ion of the r adiat ion pr otect ion pr ogram, incl uding the aut hori ty and respo nsib il it y of each i denti fi ed posi ti on.2 Indi cate whe ther and, i f so, ho w th e a pp lica nt h as follo we d th e g uid an ce in R eg ula tory G uid es 1.8 , 8.2 , 8.8 , an d 8.10. Con versely, i f the app licant has no t foll owe d that guida nce, de scribe the sp ecific alternative ap pro ac he s u se d. D es crib e th e e xp erie nc e a nd qu alific atio n o f the pe rso nn el re sp on sib le for var ious aspect s of t he radi ati on prot ecti on progr am and for han dli ng and monit ori ng radi oacti ve mater ial s, i nclu ding s peci al nuc lear , sour ce, and bypr oduct mat eri als. Also, descri be management and st aff author it ies a nd respons ibi li ti es for impl ementi ng and documenti ng radi ati on prot ecti on progr am revi ews, as requi red by 10 CFR 20.1101 and 20.2102. Refere nce Chapter 13 of t he SAR as appropr iat e.C.I.12.5.2 Equi pment, I nstr umentati on, and Faci li ti es Equipment and I nstr umentat ion Provi de the c ri ter ia f or sel ecti ng port able an d labor ator y t echni cal e quipment and inst rument ati on for use i n perf ormi ng radi ati on and cont aminat ion s urv eys, monit ori ng and sampli ng in-plant air borne r adioac ti vi ty , ar ea radi ati on monit ori ng, and f or per sonnel monit ori ng (i nclu ding au dibl e alar ming and el ectr onic dosi meters) dur ing nor mal oper ati on, an ticip ate d o pe ratio na l oc cu rren ce s, a nd ac cid en t co nd ition s. In clu de the loc atio ns an d q ua ntity of each t ype of inst rument , cons ider ing t he amount of inst rument ati on and the fact that equipment may be unav ail able at any gi ven t ime as a r esul t of peri odic test ing and cali brat ion, maint enance, and repai
- r. The equipment and in str umentat ion s hould p rov ide det ecti on capabi li ti es, r anges, sensi ti vi ti es, and accurac ies a ppropr iat e for the t ypes and le vel s of radi ati on anti cipat ed at t he plant and i n it s envir ons during r outi ne operati ons, major out ages, abnormal occurr ences, and postul ated acci dent condit ions.Describe t he ty pes of detect ors and monitor s, as wel l as t he quantit ies, sensit ivi ti es, r anges, alar ms, and cal ibr ati on fr equenci es and methods f or al l por tabl e and l aborat ory techni cal eq uip m en t an d in stru m en tatio n m en tion ed ab ov e. In clu de a d es crip tion of th e p orta ble air sampli ng and anal ysi s sy stem t o deter mine ai rbor ne radi onucl ide c oncentr ati ons duri ng an d fo llow ing an ac cid en t, in a cc ord an ce with the req uire m en ts o f 10 CF R 5 0.3 4(f)(2)(x xvii)and the c ri ter ia i n It em II I.D.3.3 of NUREG-0737. Ty pes of equi pment and i nstr umentat ion t o be descri bed inc lude t he fol lowi ng: (1)labor ator y and f ix ed ins tr umentat ion DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-11 (2)port able moni tor ing i nstr umentat ion and equipment (3)personnel monit ori ng ins tr umentat ion and equipment (4)personnel prot ecti ve equi pment and cl othi ng Facil it ies This sect ion of the SAR need not incl ude faci li ti es that were pr evi ousl y des cri bed and rev iewed in a n a pp lica ble de sig n c on trol d oc um en t. In a dd ition , on the ba sis of c om pa ny a nd site-sp ec ific inf ormati on, t his s ecti on may be modi fi ed to i ndic ate of fsi te f acil it ies a nd funct ions that may be ca rried o ut at a no ther lo ca tion o r throu gh a ve nd or.De sc ribe the ins trum en t sto rag e, c alib ratio n, a nd m ain ten an ce fac ilities. T he se fac ilities s ho uld be able to sup port progr am implement ati on duri ng rout ine ope rat ions , r efuel ing and other outages, abnor mal occurrences, and accident condi ti ons.De sc ribe an d id en tify the loc atio n o f rad iatio n p rote ctio n fa cilities (inc lud ing m en's a nd wo m en's lock er and sho wer r ooms, of fi ces, and access cont rol stat ions); labor ator y f acil it ies f or rad ioa ctivity a na lyse s; d ec on tam ina tion fac ilities (f or b oth eq uip m en t an d p ers on ne l); po rtab le inst rument cali brat ion f acil it y; faci li ty for iss uing an d stor ing pr otect iv e clo thi ng; f acil it y f or iss uing, stor ing, and maint aini ng respi rat ory prot ecti on equi pment; machine shop f or wor k on acti vat ed or cont aminat ed components and e quipment; ar ea for stor ing and iss uing co ntam inate d too ls an d e qu ipm en t; area for s toring rad ioac tive m ateria ls; fac ility for d os ime try processing and bi oassay; laundry faci li ty; and other contaminati on control equipment and areas.
Ind ica te w he the r an d, if s o, h ow the ap plic an t ha s fo llow ed the gu ida nc e p rov ide d in R eg ula tor y G uid es 1.9 7, 8.4, 8.6 , 8.8 , 8.9 , 8.1 5, 8.20 , 8.2 6, a nd 8.2 8. C on ve rse ly, if the appl ican t has n ot f oll owed that guidan ce, des cri be the s peci fi c alt ernat iv e methods used.
C.I.12.5.3 Pr ocedures For each of the ca tegor ies l ist ed belo w, desc ri be the r adiat ion pr otect ion pr ocedures and methods of operat ion t hat hav e been devel oped to en sure t hat occ upati onal r adiat ion ex po su res are AL AR A. R ad iatio n p rote ctio n p roc ed ure s s ho uld pro vide m ea ns for a de qu ate contr ol ov er t he recei pt, handli ng, pos sessi on, use , t ransf er, stor age, and d ispo sal o f seal ed and unsealed bypr oduct, source, and speci al nucl ear materi al, and should ensure compli ance wit h appli cabl e requi rement s in 10 CFR Parts 19, 20, 50, 70 and 71.
Regulat ory Guides 1.
8, 1.33, 8.2, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.10 and the ap pli cabl e port ions of NUREG-1736 prov ide gui dance for use i n devel oping p rocedur es for radi ati on prot ecti on. I ndic ate whet her and, if so, ho w the pl ant wil l f oll ow that guidan ce. Conv ersel y, if the pl ant wi ll not f oll ow that guidan ce, des cri be the speci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used. Refere nce Chapter 13 of t he SAR as appropr iat e.
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-12 Radiol ogical Survei ll ance De sc ribe the po licy, m eth od s, fre qu en cie s, a nd pro ce du res for c on du ctin g ra dia tion su rve ys. De sc ribe the pro ce du res tha t pro vide for u se of p orta ble m on itorin g s yste m s to sa m ple an d a na lyze fo r rad ioio din e in pla nt a rea s d urin g a nd follo win g a n a cc ide nt, in ac co rda nc e w ith the req uire m en ts o f 10 CF R 5 0.3 4(f)(2)(x xvii) a nd the crite ria in Item III.D.3.3 o f N UR EG-07 37. Also, indi cate c ompli ance wi th 10 CFR 20.
1501, and consi stenc y wi th Regul ator y Gui des 8.2 , 8.8 and 8.
10.Acce ss Cont rol De sc ribe the ph ysica l an d a dm inis trative m ea su res for c on trollin g a cc es s to an d w ork with in radi ati on areas, high r adiat ion ar eas, an d ver y hi gh radi ati on areas. This di scussi on may ref erence Sect ion 12.1 of t he SAR, as appr opri ate. Incl ude a descr ipt ion of the addi ti onal admini str ati ve cont rol s for rest ri cti ng access t o each ver y hi gh radi ati on area, as requi red by 10 CFR 20.1902.
Also, descri be how thes e measures compl y wi th 10 CFR 19.
12, Subpar t G of 10 CFR Part 20, and 10 CFR 20.1903, as wel l as how they are cons ist ent wi th t he guid ance of Regulator y Guides 8.
13, 8.27, 8.29 and 8.38. Conversel y, if the pl ant wi ll not fol low such gu ida nc e, d es crib e th e s pe cific alte rna tive a pp roa ch es to b e u se d. Ra dia tion W ork Pe rm its De sc ribe the info rm atio n in clu de d in rad iatio n w ork pe rm its, a s w ell a s th e c riteria for th eir iss ua nc e. A lso , ind ica te w he the r the pe rm it co nte nts an d is su an ce crite ria a re c on sis ten t with Regulat ory Guide 8.8. Conve rsel y, if the pl ant wi ll not f oll ow such gui dance, descri be the speci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.Contami nati on Contr ol Descri be the bas es and methods f or moni tor ing and contr oll ing s urf ace cont aminat ion (incl uding loos e dis cret e radi oacti ve par ti cles) f or per sonnel , equi pment, and surf aces. This desc ri pti on sh ou ld in clu de the su rve illan ce pro gra m to e ns ure tha t lice ns ed m ate rials will n ot in ad ve rten tly be rel eased fr om the cont rol led ar ea. Descr ibe dec ontami nati on procedu res f or per sonnel and are as , as we ll as de co nta m ina tion an d/o r dis po sa l pro ce du res for e qu ipm en t.In acc ordance wi th t he requi rement s of 10 CFR 20.
1406, des cri be how operat ing pr ocedures will m inim ize, to the ex ten t pra ctic ab le, c on tam ina tion of th e fa cility an d th e e nv iron m en t, faci li tat e event ual dec ommissi oning, and mini mize , t o the ex tent pract icab le, the gener ati on of r adioac ti ve wast e.Descri be how cont aminat ion c ontr ol measur es comply wit h 10 CFR 20.1406, 20.1701, and 20.1801.Person nel Monit ori ng and Dose Cont rol Descri be the met hods and pr ocedures for int ernal and ext ernal personnel monit ori ng, i nclu ding methods t o recor d, r eport , and anal yz e resul ts. Descri be the pr ogram for assessi ng int ernal DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-13 radi ati on exposur e (whol e body counti ng and bi oassay), incl uding t he bases for sele cti ng personnel who wil l be i nclu ded in the pr ogram, the f requency of t heir whole-body c ounts a nd bioas says , and t he basi s for any no n-r outi ne bioa ssay s that wil l be pe rf ormed.De sc ribe the m eth od s a nd pro ce du res to e ns ure tha t pe rso nn el d os es are m ain tain ed with in the dos e li mit s est abli shed i n 10 CFR 20.1201 f or adul t wor kers; 10 CFR 20.1207 and 20.
1208 for minor s and decl ared pr egnant wor kers, respect iv ely; and 10 CFR 20.
1301 for members of the publ ic. Descri be the pr ocedures for permi tt ing an indi vi dual t o part ici pate i n a pla nned speci al ex posure, in ac cordanc e wit h the r equir ements of 10 CFR 20.1206 and 20.
2104, and consi stent wit h the gui dance i n Regulat ory Guide 8.35.Descri be the pr ocedures and methods of operat ion t hat hav e been devel oped to en sure t hat occupat ional radi ati on exposur es wil l be ALARA.
Incl ude a descr ipt ion of the pr ocedures used i n ref ueli ng, i nserv ice i nspect ion, radwast e handl ing, spent fuel handli ng, l oading and shi pping, normal operat ion, rout ine mai ntenanc e, and s ampli ng and cal ibr ati on, where suc h procedur es are s peci fi call y r elat ed to ens uri ng that radi ati on exposur es wil l be ALARA.Descri be how perso nnel moni tor ing and dose cont rol measures compl y wi th 10 CFR Part s 19 and 20, an d are cons ist ent wi th Regul ator y Gui des 8.2 , 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.13, 8.20, 8.26, 8.32, 8.34, 8.35, and 8.36.
Converse ly , i f t he plan t wi ll not f oll ow such gui dance, descri be the speci fi c alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.Respi rat ory Prot ect ion Descri be the eng ineer ing c ontr ols t o li mit air borne r adioac ti vi ty. Descr ibe t he methods an d p roc ed ure s fo r ev alu atin g a nd co ntro lling po ten tial a irbo rne rad ioa ctivity c on ce ntra tion s. Discuss any pr ovi sion s for speci al ai r sampl ing, and the i ssuance, sele cti on, use , and maint enance of r espi rat ory prot ecti on devi ces, incl uding t rai ning an d ret rai ning pr ograms and programs for f it ti ng respir atory protect ion equi pment. Discuss t he use of process and engineeri ng control s in l ieu of r espir ator use t o li mit i ntakes.Describe t he methods and procedures for t he foll owing acti vit ies:-m on itor ing , inc lud ing air sa m plin g a nd bio as sa ys-su pe rvision an d train ing o f res pirato r use rs-fi t-test ing-respi rat or sel ecti on, i ncludi ng provi sions for visi on correct ion, adequate comm unicat ions, ext reme t emperat ure condi ti ons, an d concur rent use of ot her saf ety or r adiol ogic al prot ecti on equi pment-bre ath ing air q ua lity-inve nto ry, co ntro l, sto rag e, is su an ce , us e, m ain ten an ce , rep air, te stin g, a nd qu ality assuran ce of r espi rat ory prot ecti on equi pment, incl uding s elf-cont ained b reat hing apparat uses-recor dkeepi ng-li mitat ions on peri ods of use and reli ef fr om respirat or use DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-14 Descri be how respi rat ory prot ecti on measures compl y wi th Subpar t H of 10 CFR Part 20, as we ll as ho w th ey a re c on sis ten t with Re gu lato ry G uid es 8.1 5 a nd 8.2 5 a nd NU RE G/CR-00 41. Con versely, i f the plant will not foll ow su ch gu idance , describe the s pecific alternative approache s to be used.Radioa cti ve Mat eri al Contr ol Descri be the pr ocedures gover ning t he account abil it y and s tor age of r adioac ti ve sour ces that are not aff ix ed to, or i nstal led i n, pl ant sy stems. Descri be the pr ocedures gover ning the pac kagi ng and tr ansport ati on of l icen sed radi oacti ve mater ial s and t he tr ansfer of l ow-l evel radioactive was te. Describe the proced ures to en sure po siti on co ntrol of li cens ed rad ioactive materi al so that unnecessar y or inadv ert ent ex posures do not oc cur and s uch mater ial is n ot rel eased i nto unc ontr oll ed areas i n a manner t hat i s not a uthor iz ed by NRC regul ati ons or t he li cense.Descri be how radi oacti ve mater ial contr ol measur es comply wit h 10 CFR §§ 20.1801-1802, 20.1902, 20.1904-1906, 20.2001, and 20.2005-2007, and 10 CFR Part 71, Subpart G and 10 CFR 71.5.
Posti ng and Label ing De sc ribe the crite ria a nd pro ce du res for p os ting are as an d m ark ing item s (e.g., to ols and equi pment) to i ndic ate t he presenc e of f ix ed or r emovable s urf ace cont aminat ion.Descri be how post ing and label ing wi ll comply wit h 10 CFR §§ 20.1901-20.
1903, and 20.1905.Radia ti on Prot ect ion T rai ning Descri be the pr ocedures that ensure t he sel ecti on, qual if icat ion, tr aini ng, and pe ri odic ret rai ning of radi ati on protect ion st aff and radi ati on workers.
Descri be how radi ati on prot ecti on tr aini ng wil l compl y wi th 10 CFR Part s 19, 2 0, and 50 (10 CFR 50.1 20), and wil l be c onsi stent wit h the gui dance of Regul ator y Gui des 1.8 , 8.13, 8.15, 8.2 7, a nd 8.2 9. C on ve rse ly, if the pla nt w ill no t follo w s uc h g uid an ce , de sc ribe the sp ec ific alt ernat iv e approach es to b e used.Quali ty Assur ance De sc ribe the qu ality a ss ura nc e p roc ed ure s th at im ple m en t the ap plic ab le re qu irem en ts of 10 CFR 20.1101 , Appendi x B to 10 CFR Part 50, Subpart H of 10 CFR Part 71, and the gui dance i n Regulat ory Guide 1.33. Ref erence Chapt er 17 of the SAR as appr opri ate.C.I.12.6 Refer ences (1)Regulat ory Guide 1.3, "Assumpti ons Used for Eval uati ng the Pot enti al Radi ologi cal Co ns eq ue nc es of a Lo ss-of-Co ola nt A cc ide nt fo r Bo iling-W ate r R ea cto rs," a va ilab le DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on 3 All reg ulato ry guid es listed in this s ec tion w ere pu blish ed by the U.S. Nu clea r Re gu latory Comm iss ion. W here an ADAMS accessi on number i s ide nti fi ed, t he speci fi ed regul ator y gui de is av ail able el ectr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's Agency wide Document s Access and Management Sys tem (AD AM S) a t ht t p://www.nr c.go v/r ea di ng-r m/ad ams.ht ml. All oth er re gu latory g uide s a re avai labl e elec tr onic all y t hrough t he Publi c Elect roni c Reading Room on t he NRC's publ ic Web site , at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-col lect ions/reg-gui des/ . Sing le co pies of re gu latory guides may al so be obt ained f ree of charge by wri ti ng the Repr oducti on and Dist ri buti on Servi ces Sect ion, ADM, USNRC , W ashi ngton, DC 20555-0001, or by fax t o (301)415-2289, or by emai l t o DISTRIBUTION@nrc.gov. Act iv e guide s may al so be purc hased fr om the Nati onal Technical Inf ormati on Servi ce (NTIS)on a st anding order basi s. Det ail s on th is s erv ice may be obtai ned by contac ti ng NTIS at 528 5 Port Royal Road, Spr ingf iel d, Vi rgi nia 221 61, onl ine at htt p://www.nti s.gov , or by t elephon e at (703) 487-4650. Copi es are al so avai labl e for insp ecti on or copy ing f or a f ee fr om the NRC's Publ ic Document Room (PDR), whi ch is loca ted at 11555 Rockvi ll e Pike, Rockvi ll e, Mar yl and; t he PDR's mail ing add ress i s USNRC PDR, W ashi ngton, DC 20555-0001.
The PDR can also be r eached by tel ephone at (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by email to PDR@nrc.gov.DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-15 in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739601 3.(2)Regulat ory Guide 1.4, "Assumpti ons Used for Eval uati ng the Pot enti al Radi ologi cal Co ns eq ue nc es of a Lo ss-of-Co ola nt A cc ide nt fo r Pr es su rized-W ate r R ea cto rs," a va ilab le in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739614.
(3)Regulat ory Guide 1.7, "Contr ol of Combusti ble Gas Concent rat ions in Cont ainment Foll owing a L oss-of-Cool ant Acci dent," av ail able i n ADAMS under Accessi on#ML003739927.
(4)Regulat ory Guide 1.8, "Quali fi cati on and Trai ning of Personnel for Nuclear Power Pla nts."(5)Re gu lato ry G uid e 1.21 , "Me as urin g, E va lua ting , an d R ep ortin g R ad ioa ctivity in So lid W as tes an d R ele as es of R ad ioa ctive Ma teria ls in Liq uid an d G as eo us Ef flue nts fr om Light-W ater-Cool ed Nuclear Power Pl ants," av ail able i n ADAMS under Accessi on#ML003739960.
(6)Re gu lato ry G uid e 1.33 , "Q ua lity As su ran ce Pro gra m Re qu irem en ts (O pe ratio n)."(7)Regulat ory Guide 1.52, "Design, Inspec ti on, and Test ing Cr it eri a for Air Fil tr ati on and Adsorpt ion Uni ts of Post-Acciden t Engi neered-Safet y-Featur e Atmospher e Cleanup Sys tem s in Lig ht-W ate r-C oo led Nu cle ar P ow er P lan ts."(8)Re gu lato ry G uid e 1.69 , "C on cre te R ad iatio n S hie lds for N uc lea r Po we r Pla nts ," av aila ble in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003740235.
(9)Re gu lato ry G uid e 1.97 , "Ins trum en tatio n fo r Lig ht-W ate r-C oo led Nu cle ar P ow er P lan ts T o A ss es s P lan t an d E nv iron s C on ditio ns Du ring an d F ollo win g a n A cc ide nt," a va ilab le in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003740282.
(10)Regulat ory Guide 1.183, "Alt ernat iv e Radiol ogic al Sour ce Terms for Eval uati ng Design-DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-16 Ba sis Ac cid en ts a t Nu cle ar P ow er R ea cto rs."(11)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.2, "G uid e fo r Ad m inis trative Pra ctic es in R ad iatio n M on itorin g."(12)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.4, "D irec t-R ea din g a nd Ind irec t-R ea din g P oc ke t Do sim ete rs."(13)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.6, "S tan da rd T es t Pro ce du re fo r G eig er-M ue ller C ou nte rs."(14)Regulat ory Guide 8.7, "Inst ruct ions for Recordi ng and Report ing Occupat ional Radiat ion Ex po su re D ata."(15)Regulat ory Guide 8.8, "Inf ormati on Relev ant t o Ensuri ng That Occupat ional Radiat ion Ex po su res at N uc lea r Po we r Sta tion s W ill Be as Lo w a s Is Re as on ab ly Ac hie va ble."(16)Re gu latory G uide 8.9, "A cce ptab le C on ce pts, M od els, E qu ation s, an d A ssu m ption s fo r a Bio as sa y Pro gra m."(17)Regulat ory Guide 8.10, "Operat ing Phi loso phy f or Mai ntai ning Occupat ional Radiat ion Ex po su res as Lo w a s Is Re as on ab ly Ac hie va ble."(18)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.13 , "Ins truc tion Co nc ern ing Pre na tal R ad iatio n E xp os ure."(19)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.15 , "Ac ce pta ble Pro gra m s fo r R es pira tory P rote ctio n."(20)Regulat ory Guide 8.19, "Occupati onal Radi ati on Dose Assessment i n Light-W ater Re ac tor P ow er P lan ts - De sig n S tag e M an-R em Es tim ate s."(21)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.20 , "Ap plic atio ns of B ioa ss ay fo r I-12 5 a nd I-13 1," a va ilab le in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739555]
(22)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.25 , "Air S am plin g in the W ork pla ce."(23)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.26 , "Ap plic atio ns of B ioa ss ay fo r Fis sio n a nd Ac tivatio n P rod uc ts,"avai labl e in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739617]
(24)Re gu latory G uide 8.27 , "Ra diatio n P rotec tion T rainin g fo r Pe rso nn el at L ight-W ater-Cooled Nucl ear Power Plant s," avai labl e in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739628]
(25)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.28 , "Au dib le-A larm Do sim ete rs."(26)Regulat ory Guide 8.29, "Inst ruct ion Concer ning Ri sks fr om Occupati onal Radi ati on Ex po su re."(27)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.32 , "C riteria for E sta blis hin g a T ritium Bio as sa y Pro gra m ," av aila ble in ADAMS under Acces sion #ML003739479]
(28)Regulat ory Guide 8.34, "Monit ori ng Cri ter ia and Methods To Cal cula te Occupat ional Ra dia tion Do se s."
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-17 (29)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.35 , "Pla nn ed Sp ec ial E xp os ure s."(30)Re gu lato ry G uid e 8.36 , "R ad iatio n D os es to th e E m bryo/Fe tus."(31)Regulat ory Guide 8.38, "Contr ol of Access t o High and Ver y Hi gh Radiat ion Ar eas in N uc lea r Po we r Pla nts."(32)10 CFR Part 19, "Not ices , I nstr ucti ons, an d Report s to Workers:
Inspe cti on and Inv esti gati ons," avai labl e elec tr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's publ ic Web site, at htt p://www.nrc.gov/readi ng-r m/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t019/ .(33)10 CF R P art 2 0, "S tan da rds for P rote ctio n A ga ins t Ra dia tion ," av aila ble ele ctro nic ally thro ug h th e N RC's p ub lic W eb site , at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t020/.(34)10 CFR Part 30, "Rules of General Appli cabil it y t o Dom esti c Licensi ng of Bypr oduct Mater ial ," avai labl e elec tr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's publ ic Web site, at htt p://www.nrc.gov/readi ng-r m/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t030/ .(35)10 CF R P art 5 0, "D om es tic L ice ns ing of P rod uc tion an d U tilizatio n F ac ilities," a va ilab le ele ctro nic ally th rou gh the NR C's pu blic W eb site , at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t050/.(36)10 CF R P art 7 0, "D om es tic L ice ns ing of S pe cia l Nu cle ar M ate rial," a va ilab le ele ctro nic ally th rou gh the NR C's pu blic W eb site , at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t070/.(37)10 CF R P art 7 1, "P ac ka gin g a nd T ran sp orta tion of R ad ioa ctive Ma teria l," ava ilab le ele ctro nic ally th rou gh the NR C's pu blic W eb site , at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-coll ecti ons/c fr/par t071/ .(38)40 CFR Part 190, "Envi ronment al Radi ati on Prot ecti on Standar ds for Nuclear Power O pe ratio ns ," iss ue d b y the U.S. En viro nm en tal P rote ctio n A ge nc y, ava ilab le elec tr onic all y t hrough t he GPOAccess W eb si te mai ntai ned by the U.S. Gover nment Prin ting O ffice , at ht t p://www.gp oa cc es s.go v/cf r/i nd ex.ht ml .(39)Ge neral De sign C rit erion 19, "Co ntrol Room
," as spec ifi ed in Ap pend ix A to 10 CFR Part 50," avai labl e elec tr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's publ ic Web site, at http://ww w.n rc.g ov/rea din g-rm/do c-c olle ctio ns/cfr/p art0 50/pa rt05 0-a pp a.h tm l/
DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on 4 All N UR EG-se ries re po rts listed in this s ec tion w ere pu blish ed by the U.S. Nu clea r Re gu latory Co m m iss ion. W he re a n A DA MS ac ce ss ion nu m be r is id en tified , the sp ec ified rep ort is av aila ble elec tr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's Agency wide Document s Access and Management Sy stem (AD AM S) a t http://ww w.n rc.g ov/rea din g-rm/ad am s.h tm l/. All o the r rep orts are av aila ble elec tr onic all y t hrough t he Publi c Elect roni c Reading Room on t he NRC's publ ic Web site, at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-col lect ions/nuregs/. Copi es are al so avai labl e for insp ecti on or copy ing f or a f ee fr om the NRC's Publ ic Document Room at 11555 Rockvi ll e Pike, Rockvi ll e, MD; t he PDR's mail ing add ress i s USNRC PDR, W ashi ngton, DC 20555; t elephon e (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; email is PDR@nrc.gov. In ad dition , cop ies a re avai labl e at cu rr ent r ates f rom th e U.S. Government Pri nti ng Offi ce, P.O. Box 37082, W ashi ngton, DC 20402-9328, tel ephone (202) 512-1800; or f rom th e Nati onal Techni cal Info rm atio n S erv ice (N T IS), 5 28 5 P ort R oya l Ro ad , Sp ring field , VA 22 16 1, http://www.ntis.gov/ , tel ephone (703) 487-4650.
5 Copies may be purcha sed fr om the Ameri can Nuclea r Soci ety (ANS), 555 Nort h Kensingt on Avenue, La Grange Park, I L 60526 [phone: 703-352-6611/
fax: 703-352-0499].
Purchase info rm atio n is av aila ble thro ug h th e W eb-ba se d A NS on line sto re a t http://ww w.a ns.org/sto re/v i-240238/.6 Copies may be purcha sed fr om the Ameri can Nuclea r Soci ety (ANS), 555 Nort h Kensingt on Avenue, La Grange Park, I L 60526 [phone: 703-352-6611/
fax: 703-352-0499].
Purchase info rm atio n is av aila ble thro ug h th e W eb-ba se d A NS on line sto re a t http://ww w.a ns.org/sto re/v i-240089/.DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-18 NU RE G/CR-00 41 , "Ma nu al o f R es pira tory P rote ctio n A ga ins t Airb orn e R ad ioa ctive Ma teria ls,"January 2001, av ail able i n ADAMS under Accessi on #ML010310331.
NUREG-0737, "Cl ari fi cati on of TMI Act ion Pl an Requir ements," November 1980.4 NUR EG-1736, "Consoli dated Guidance: 10 CFR Part 20 - Standards for Pr otect ion Against Radiat ion," Oct ober 2001.
ANSI/ANS 18.
1-1999, "Radi oacti ve Sourc e Term for Normal Oper ati on for Light-W ater Re ac tors."5 AN SI N 13.1-1 99 3, "G uid e to Sa m plin g A irbo rne Ra dio ac tive M ate rials in N uc lea r Fa cilities."ANSI/ANS-HPSSC-6.
8.1-1981, "Locati on and Design Cri ter ia f or Ar ea Radiat ion Moni tor ing Sys tem s fo r Lig ht-W ate r N uc lea r R ea cto rs."6 DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on 7 All N UR EG-se ries re po rts listed in this s ec tion w ere pu blish ed by the U.S. Nu clea r Re gu latory Co m m iss ion. W he re a n A DA MS ac ce ss ion nu m be r is id en tified , the sp ec ified rep ort is av aila ble elec tr onic all y t hrough t he NRC's Agency wide Document s Access and Management Sy stem (AD AM S) a t http://ww w.n rc.g ov/rea din g-rm/ad am s.h tm l/ . All o the r rep orts are av aila ble elec tr onic all y t hrough t he Publi c Elect roni c Reading Room on t he NRC's publ ic Web site, at htt p://www.nr c.gov/reading-rm/doc-col lect ions/nuregs/. Copi es are al so avai labl e for insp ecti on or copy ing f or a f ee fr om the NRC's Publ ic Document Room at 11555 Rockvi ll e Pike, Rockvi ll e, MD; t he PDR's mail ing add ress i s USNRC PDR, W ashi ngton, DC 20555; t elephon e (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; email is PDR@nrc.gov. In ad dition , cop ies a re avai labl e at cu rr ent r ates f rom th e U.S. Government Pri nti ng Offi ce, P.O. Box 37082, W ashi ngton, DC 20402-9328, tel ephone (202) 512-1800; or f rom th e Nati onal Techni cal Info rm atio n S erv ice (N T IS), 5 28 5 P ort R oya l Ro ad , Sp ring field , VA 22 16 1, htt p://www.nti s.gov , tel ephone (703) 487-4650.
8 Copies may be purcha sed fr om the Ameri can Nuclea r Soci ety (ANS), 555 Nort h Kensingt on Avenue, La Grange Park, I L 60526 [phone: 703-352-6611/
fax: 703-352-0499].
Purchase info rm atio n is av aila ble thro ug h th e W eb-ba se d A NS on line sto re a t http://ww w.a ns.org/sto re/v i-240238/.9 Copies may be purcha sed fr om the Ameri can Nuclea r Soci ety (ANS), 555 Nort h Kensingt on Avenue, La Grange Park, I L 60526 [phone: 703-352-6611/
fax: 703-352-0499].
Purchase info rm atio n is av aila ble thro ug h th e W eb-ba se d A NS on line sto re a t http://ww w.a ns.org/sto re/v i-240089/.DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-19-NU RE G/CR-0041 , "Manua l of Resp iratory Protection A gainst Airborne Rad ioactive Mater ial s," January 2001, av ail able i n ADAMS under Accessi on #ML010310331.
-NUREG-0737, "Cl ari fi cati on of TMI Act ion Pl an Requir ements," November 1980.7-NUREG-1736, "Consol idat ed Guidance:
10 CFR Part 20 - Standar ds for Prot ecti on Against Radiat ion," Oct ober 2001.
-ANSI/ANS 18.
1-1999, "Radi oacti ve Sourc e Term for Normal Oper ati on for Light-W ater Re ac tors."8-ANSI N13.1-1993, "Guide t o Sampli ng Air borne Radi oacti ve Mate ri als i n Nuclear Fa cilities."-ANSI/ANS-HPSSC-6.
8.1-1981, "Locati on and Design Cri ter ia f or Ar ea Radiat ion Mo nito ring Sys tem s fo r Lig ht-W ate r N uc lea r R ea cto rs."9 DG-1145, Sect ion C.I.12 - Radi ati on Prot ecti on DRAFT W ORK-IN-PROGRESS DATE: 03/
13/2006 Page C.I.12-20 Secti on C.I.12 Radia ti on Prot ect ion ADAMS Accessi on Numb er: ML060230011 COG P roj ect Manager