B13215, Advises That One Technically Qualified & Trained Individual Per Site Will Man Health Physics Network & Emergency Notification Sys Telephone Lines at Plants,Per NRC Ltrs

Advises That One Technically Qualified & Trained Individual Per Site Will Man Health Physics Network & Emergency Notification Sys Telephone Lines at Plants,Per NRC Ltrs

ML20245H464
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone, Haddam Neck, 05000000
Issue date:	06/23/1989
From:	Mroczka E CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO., NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES
To:	Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
B13215, IEIN-87-058, IEIN-87-58, IEIN-89-019, IEIN-89-19, NUDOCS 8906290491
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HARTFORD CONNECTICUT 061414270 l k L J CIZ[U,7,,dC (203) 665-5000 I June 23, 1989 Docket Nos. 50-213 50-245 50-336 50-423 B13215 Re: Emergency Preparedness U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attention: W. T. Russell Gentlemen:

Haddam Neck Plant Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos.1, 2, and 3 Emeraency Notification System (ENS) and Health Physics Network (HPN)

In letters dated, August 31, November 16, 1987,(2) December 15, 1988,g3y and February 23, 1989, (g87,(I) the NRC Staff reiterated its position that l

each licensee was responsible to provide qualified individuals to maintain open, continuous communications with the NRC Staff during a plant emergency.

These qualified individuals would be required not only for the Emergency  ;

Notification System (ENS), but also for the Health Physics Network (HPN)  !

whenever the NRC Staff requests that this phone system be established. As outlined by the Staff, the ENS would be the primary channel for communicating reactor safety and other related emergency information between ' licensee emergency facilities and NRC Staff regional or headquarters response centers. 1 If requested by the Staff, the HPN would be activated as' the primary means of (1) T. T. Martin letter to E. J. Mroczka "NRC/ Licensee Technical Information Flow During Exercises and Emergencies," dated August 31, 1987. l l

(1) NRC Information Notice No. 87-58, " Continuous Communication Following l Emergency Notification," dated November 16, 1987.

(3) W. T. Russell letter to E. J. Mroczka, " Emergency Communications Systems  ;

- Health Physics Network (HPN)," dated December 15, 1988.  !

(4) " Health Physics Network," dated February 23, 1989, NRC Information Notice 89-19.

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the NRC Staff. j In a letter dated January 23, 1989,(5) the NRC Staff requested that Region I licensees provide the Region I Incident Response Center (IRC) with hard copies of periodic incident status reports during both emergency drills and actual events. It is our understanding that Region I will have the HPN system in their Incident Response Center for discussing this data. It is not clear if NRC headquarters also requires these same hard copies.  ;

The purpose of this letter is for Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO) and Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO) to respond to the Staff regarding the above referenced letters. At both Haddam Neck and Millstone, one technically qualified and trained individdal per site will man the HPN and ENS telephone lines. We have taken this approach to ensure that the same information and the same interpretation of plant conditions is consistently provided to HPN and ENS users. This would minimize confusion and potentially conflicting information.

In contrast to the NRC Staff's letter dated January 23, 1989, CYAPC0 and NNEC0 use a computer based information system to monitor plant status during drills or emergencies as opposed to "hard copy" data sheets or data sheets similar to the NRC Staff's (Reference 4). However, CYAPC0 and NNECO will endeavor

. to provide the Staff with periodic transmittals of available hard copy data sheets as the Staff requests them during exercises or actual emergencies.

CiAPC0 and NNEC0 would like to identify some concerns we have with the emer-gency communication systems established with the NRC Staff. With the communi-  !

cation vehicles proposed by the Staff, CYAPC0 and NNEC0 believe communication  !

will be confusing since similar information would potentially be supplied to i the Staf f from three sources, (1) ENS (to NRC headquarters), (2) HPN (to NRC Region I), and (3) face-to-face communications in the emergency facilities.

These communications channels with the NRC Staff may lead to a possible mismatch of information and timing problems with information transfer. For this reason CYAPC0 and NNECO have designated one qualified individual to serve 1 both the ENS and HPN functions at the same time. Also, the Staff has recently stated its intent to publish a generic letter regarding voluntary Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) implementation. It is not clear how this system, l if implemented, would affect the existing ENS /HPN communication mechanisms.

As stated above, CYAPC0 and NNECO are taking steps to meet the intent of the Staff requests. However, we wish to apprise the Staff of potential problems we believe could surface during an actual emergency. Accordingly, CYAPC0 and NNEC0 respectfully request that the Staff examine the system for the transfer (5) W. T. Russell letter to E. J. Mroczka, " Region I Incident Response Center Data Handling Capability," dated January 23, 1989.

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'of incident-related information from licensees to the Staff. Instead of operating this system through three separate channels, CYAPC0 and NNEC0 )

propose that the ENS and HPN systems be consolidated into one system (e.g. one phone line at the sites open to any involved NRC Staff personnel). No response to this letter is expected. We appreciate your consideration of this matter and remain available to discuss it with you. 1 Very truly yours, CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY  ;

NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY )

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Seni6r Vice President cc: A. B. Wang, NRC Project Manager, Haddam Neck Plant J. T. Shedlosky, Senior Resident Inspector, Haddam Neck Plant >

M. L. Boyle, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 1 G. S. Vissing, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 2  !

D. H. Jaffe, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3 l W. J. Raymond, Senior Resident Inspector, Millstone Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 f I

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