BVY-92-116, Responds to NRC Re Potential Areas of Improvement Noted in Insp Rept 50-271/92-14 on 920629-0702.Corrective Actions:Emergency Plan Classification & Action Level Scheme (Procedure AP-3125) Will Be Revised by Jan 1993

Responds to NRC Re Potential Areas of Improvement Noted in Insp Rept 50-271/92-14 on 920629-0702.Corrective Actions:Emergency Plan Classification & Action Level Scheme (Procedure AP-3125) Will Be Revised by Jan 1993

ML20106B285
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	09/25/1992
From:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
BVY-92-116, NUDOCS 9210010102
Download: ML20106B285 (1)

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w September 25,1992 .l DVY #92116 1 U.S. Nuclear RoDulatory Commtaalon j ATTN. Document Control Desk l Washington, O.C. 20555 l l

References:

(a) Llut.1se No. DPR-28 (Docket No. 50-?71)

(b) Letter, USNRC to VYNPC, inspection Report 92-14, dated 8/17/92 Subjtst: Response to inspection Report 92-14

Dear Sir:

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Thb letter is written in response to reference b), which identiflod two potential ereas for Improvement noted by your staff durho an errorgency preparedness !nspection conducted at Vermont Yankee from Juno 29 + July 2,1992. Those areas were:

(1) The Interf ace botween Emergency Preparedness and other departmonts (Report Detall 2.3)

(2) Vrmocr Yankoo Etnergency Action Level critoria improvement items (Report Dotall 2.9) flPMoD8019.EP latorfag.oj Vermont Yr.koo will further evaluate the interf ace between Emerooney Preparedness (EP) and other plant site and corporato departments. The purpoao of the ovaluailon will be to verify that proper levels of interface are assured via procedures, p>licies, and other appropriato admin {strative controls.

This ovaluation will be completed by February 1,1993. Schedutos for any bubsequent efforts will bo determined at that time.

With respect to the inspection report item related to training of security department personnel, we have (as was noted in the inspection Report) revised the Emergency Plan Training Proceduro (OP-3712) to define " annual" as twelve menths, plus or minus three months, with respect to roqualification of personnel on the Emergency Assts!ance Perscnnel List (EAPQ. It is important to note that existing administrative controls were already in place within ^,P 3712 to ensure that the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator (EPC) would be made aware of ony individual or group whose tralaing was about to lapsa. The EPC moots with the training instructor for emergency plannlag on a quanerly basis and reviews the Vermont Yankee EAPL to ensure that all personnel comprising the EAPL are qualified

'and will remain so through the subsequent calendar quutor. The situation regarding the security dapartment was not brought to the attention of the EPC because the definition of "armual" In OP 3712 was presumed to be once every casendar year; thus security department personnel tralning would not have lapsed until the end of 1992.

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Unlied States Nuclear Flegulatory Commission t oplernbar 25,1992 Pago 2 The second lotorf aco ltom in the Inspection Report related to encuring that cognizant engincors for drSgn change roquests rovmw the Emergency Plan and Emergoney Plan implomonting Proceduros (EPIP'n) for polontial Impact. To address this ! torr, procedures AP-0000, " Plant Design Chango Roquests" and AP 6004, "Enginocrtog Design Che ;- ~ e imsts" will be rmlSod by the next scheduled i blonnial revision duc dato, to requito the cog :eant %C oor to Idoritify the impact,il any, of tho design chango on the Ernorgency Plan or Er2'". ono to encuro, as appropriaio, that the design chango is -

reviewed by the Ernorgency Plan ursor Inator. In the Interim, Engineering Staff has boon mado aworo of the concerr. to ensure that design changon are evaluated for impact on the Emergency Plan or E PIP 's.

Respon.no39 Emergency Ag.tlon Loyols; The Emergency Action Lovel (EAL) comments were discuused '.7 detail with your staff on July 13,1992 durin0 a confoienco call. Vermont Yankoo wlit rnako appropriato changos to our Emergency

• Plan Classtitcation and Action Lovel Schemo Proceduro, AP 3125, to address the concerna noted in the inspection Report This revision of the proceduto will be completed t'y January 1993. TialmnD on the changes to the proceduto will then be accomplished prior to the Emergoney Plan Exorciso scheduled for April 1b93.

Wo bollove that the acticas described above are respoi.sive to your concerna; however, should you havo any further questions, please do not hobitato to contact us.

Very truly yours, Vermont Yankoo Nuclear Power Corporallon f,. tw ,

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Senior Vice Prosident, Ojistations cc. USNRC Region i Administrator USNRC Ronident inspector VYNPS USNRC Project Manager - VYNPS

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