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Docket No. 50-219

Mr. I. R. Frinfrock, Jr., Vice President - Generation.

Jersey Central Power & Light CompanyMadison Avenue at Punch Bowl RoadMorristown, New Jersey 07960

Dear Mr. Frinfrock:

By letter dated June 1,1979, you submitted the Radiological Effluent TechnicalSpecifications (RETS) for Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, for your proposedchange request number 69 to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-16. We havereviewed the submitted RETS and found that the submittal did not include:(1) definition of terms, (2) specifications for radioactive gaseous and liquideffluent monitors and the surveillance requirements, (3) action statements foreach specification in the PITS or a modification which accomplishes theintent of the action statements in the model RETS, (4) specifications for solidradioactive waste, (5) a process control program (PCP) for solidification ofradwaste, and (6) an offsite dose calculation manual (ODCM). These omissionswere pointed out to your staff in the information meeting held September 13,1979, between NRC and JCPL.'

During the informat10, meeting, we indicated to you that the model RETS hadbeen approved by the Regulatory Requirements Review Connittee. The memorandumfrom B. Grimes and D. Eisenhut to A. Schwencer, et al., dated June 26,1978, andthe memorandym from H. Denton to R. Minogue and J. Davis, dated October 20,1978,concerning R3C Committee approval are attached in response to your request.

In'tha letter and the information meeting mentioned above, you stated thatsolidification of wastes would be carried ou in accordance with the plantprocedures, that the PCP and ODCM should best be included in the plant proceduresand that these procedures are available. for review by the NRC Office ofInspection and Enforcement.

As we indicated in the infonnation meeting the plant procedures conthin infonnationin greater detail than we need, and NRR does not review plant procedures.Accordingly, we need separate documents that are prepared specifically for theRETS following the guides for the PCP and ODCM which were attached to the June 18,1979 memorandum.

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In the Safety Evaluation Report for Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, datedDecember 23, 1968, we concluded that i.ne solid radwaste system of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Plant was adequate. The RETS implement the criteria usedin our review of the radwaste systems, including the solid radwaste system.In addition, a PCP for solidification is needed to provide reasonable assurancethat the solid radwaste system will produce an acceptable product. Accordingly,we find it unacceptable for JCPL not to include the technical specificationsfor solid radioactive waste in the Oyster Creek RETS and not to include a PCPfor solidification of radwaste required by the technical specifications.

If the solid radwaste system of the Oyster Cieek Nuclear Power Plant is notcapable of performing its intended functions, then JCPL should define thelimitations of the E:isting system and should provide a PCP to cover the wastethat can be processed by the existing system. In addition, JCPL should providea schedule for upgrading the solid radwasta system to possess the capabilityof processing all types of waste to be shipped offsite. Where a vendor serviceis contracted for the solidification of radwaste, the PCP for the vendor'ssystem should be provided.

In the information meeting of September 13, 1979, you indicated that certaindeficiencies in the RETS submitted for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plantwill be corrected. We request that you revise the proposed RETS to includecorrections to all the omissions mentioned above. Please submit the revisedRETS for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant by November 30,1979..

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ccG. F. Trowbridge, EsquireShaw. Pittnan, Potts and Trowbridge1800 M Street, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20036

GPU Service CorporationATTN: Mr. E. G. Wallace

Licensing Manager260 Cherry Hill RoadParsippany, New Jersey 07054

Anthony Z. RoismanNatural Resources Defense Council917 15th Street, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20005

Steven P. Russo, Esquire.

248 Washington StreetP. O. Box 1060Toms River, New Jersey 08753

Joseph W. Ferraro, Jr., EsquireDeputy Attorney GeneralState of New JerseyDepartment of Law and Public Safety1100 Raymond BoulevardNewark, New Jersey 07012

Ocean County LibraryBrick Township Branch401 Chanbers Bridge RoadBrick Town, New Jersey 08723

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A. Schwencer, Chief, Operating Reactors Branch #1- MEMORANDUM FOR: D. Ziemann, Chief, Operating Reactors Branch #2

T. Ippolito, Chief, Operating Reactors Branch 93R. Reid, Chief, Operating Reactors Branch #4

Brian K. Grimes, Assistant Director for EngineeringFROM:

and ProjectsDarrell G. Eisenhut, Assistant Director for Systems

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APPENDIXITECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS$SUBJECT:

The attached model Technical Specifications were prehared jointlyby DSE and DDR to provide adequate assurance that the requirementsof 10 CFR Appendix I will be implemented at all nuclear power piants.The applicable Administrative Controls specifications are also

Two sets of these Technical Specifications are provided;included.one for PWR's (enclosure 2) and one for BWR's (enclosure 3).

3These Technical Specifications were approved by the R C Committeeon May 16,1978.

A copy of the sample letter (enclosure 1) will be sent to all~

licensees indicating the ' submittal date shown on the attachedpage, with the appropriate model Technical Specifications (PWR

You and each ORPM willor BWR) through the mass mailing system.be infonned that the letters have actually been dispatched byreceiving a copy of the letter and enclosures for each of your

DDR Licensing Assistants should then arrangeassigned facilities.for all appropriate distribution to the docket files, PDR's andLocal PDR's.

By copy of this letter it is suggested that DPM send the same orsimilar letter to licensees for operating plants that have not yetbeen,. transferred to DOR.

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