IR 05000002/1986002
| ML20213G097 | |
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| Site: | University of Michigan |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1986 |
| From: | Patterson J, Ploski T, Snell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20213G074 | List: |
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| 50-002-86-02, 50-2-86-2, NUDOCS 8611170323 | |
| Download: ML20213G097 (6) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
Report No. 50-002/86002(DRSS)
Docket No.50-002 License No. R-28 Licensee: University of Michigan Phoenix Memorial Laboratory Ford Nuclear Reactor Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Facility Name: Ford Nuclear Reactor Inspection At: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Inspection conducted: October 16 and 17, 1986 Inspectors: t n M Date f$Y T. J. Ploski 8/ 4
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Date Approved By:
UWY William Snell, Chief ,oMf /s c,
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on October 16 and 17, 1986 (Report No. 50-002/86002(DRSS))
Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the onsite emergency preparedness program at the Ford Nuclear Reactor including training, communications, a review of the emergency plan and procedures and maintenance of the emergency plan. The inspection was conducted by two NRC inspector Results: No violations, deficiencies or deviations were identified as a result of this inspectio PDR ADOCK 05000002 O PDR
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DETAILS 1. Persons Contacted
- W trr, Director, Michigan Memorial, Phoenix Project
- R. Burn, Reactor Manager
- G. Cook, Assistant Reactor Manager
- Driscoll, Health Physicist E. Burgard, Lead Reactor Operator P. Simpson, Lead Reactor Operator S. Nowak, Reactor Operator J. Jones, Director, Radiation Control Service K. McNulty, Sergeant, Department of Public Safety and Security, (DPS&S)
University of Michigan
- Those listed above attended the Exit Intervie . Review of Licensee's Emergency Preparedness Program Training Annual training in emergency preparedness is conducted as part of the annual operator retraining program and does include all Ford Nuclear Reactor - Phoenix Memorial Laboratory (FNR-PML) licensed personnel. The most recent training, as verified by the inspector, was conducted in October 1985. The next annual training is tentatively scheduled for sometime in the last quarter of 198 The 1985 training included an open book test on a review of the emergency classifications, the Emergency Action Levels (EALs),
and emergency notification requirements. The Reactor Manager indicated to the inspector that the 1986 training would follow a similar format. The inspector interviewed a security officer at the Department of Public Safety and Security (DPR and S) and concluded that he was knowledgeable of the central alarm system at that location, and that he knew how to respond if an emergency alarm was received from the reactor sit The inspector determined from minutes of a November 1985 Safety Review Committee (SRC) meeting that the annual, unannounced radiological emergency and building evacuation drill had been conducted in October 198 As part of this drill the university's DPS&S responded at their central alarm location and a security j officer demonstrated that the correct phone call would have been i made if needed. The licensee had a Controller there during this
! drill to confirm the security officer's action, if neede The licensee indicated that there were no other records available for the 1985 drill other than the minutes of the SRC meeting. The 1986 drill had not yet taken place, but was planned for sometime in the fourth quarter of 1986.
I l Additional information should have included a drill scenario, a roster of persons involved in the drill, a sequence of events, drill observers' comments, and whether or not any corrective actions had
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been necessary and were complete The inspector concluded from the SRC meeting minutes and discussions with the Assistant Reactor Manager that the records of the drill were marginally acceptabl Therefore, as an improvement item, the licensee should improve the quality of records associated with the facility's annual drill, to include such items as: the drill scenario, actual sequence of events, drill participants, drill critique comments, and whether corrective actions were deemed necessary and had been comrlete The inspector reviewed documentation of the 1985 Ford Nuclear Reactor Emergency Plan Conference which included a list of participating organizations and several " action items" from the meetin Documentation of the 1986 conference was somewhat improved in that representatives from the various organizations were identified in an internal memo from the Reactor Manager to the SR However, although the memo indicated that a "few modifications were provided which will be incorporated," these items were not specified. The inspectors recommended that documentation of these annual emergency plan conferences should include a list of attendees, an agenda, and a list of any action items resulting from the meetin As part of the review of the licensee's emergency preparedness training program the inspectors conducted interviews with several individuals emergency holding response positions. These positions are identified as follows:
2 - Emergency Directors 2 - Lead Reactor Operators 1 - Reactor Operator 1 - Health Physicist 1 - Director, Radiation Control Service 7 - Total All interviewees demonstrated familiarity with the Emergency Plan and implementing procedures and, when given some preliminary information, could properly classify the emergency event. This facet of the training program was considered goo Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program is acceptable; however, the following item should be considered for improvement:
- Documentation of the annual unannounced radiological emergency and building evacuation drill and the annual Ford Nuclear Reactor Emergency Plan Conference should be improved to include more specifics as indicated previously in this section of the repor ~
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b. Assessment Facilities The inspector, accompanied by the Health Physicist, directly observed the location and operations of stack / radiation monitoring equipment which monitors reactor building exhaust including an air exhaust line from the reactor floor. All these stack monitors were operating and had alarm capability. The building alarm in the Control Room and an activation light on the Control Panel were also observed. Activation of the building alarm in the test mode confirmed its operability to the inspector. An automatic reactor scram is initiated if this alarm activates in the operational mod Meteorological information has been included in the initial notification message as listed in Appendix 2 to the Pla Section 8.2 of the Plan stated that meteorological data were available from the University's Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department's meteorological station located about 1500 feet from the reactor building. The inspector observed the Control Room, the meteorological station, and also discussed the licensee's plans for acquiring meteorological information with the Assistant Reactor Manager and one Reactor Operator. Both stated that severe weather advisories would be automatically received in the Control Room via a weather radio installed in the Control Room. Both also stated that current and forecast meteorological information could be obtained from the Detroit airport's National Weather Service (NWS) station or by personal observatio The Assistant Reactor Manager and the inspector then toured the University's weather station. Readouts from the meteorological tower's wind speed and direction sensors were available on strip chart recorders located in a second floor office in an adjacent classroom building. Standard NWS maps were also posted and were available via a facsimile machine. It was not apparent to the inspector that 24-hour access to the facility could be obtained without the aid of campus security, or that the weather station had personnel there 24-hours per day. It did not appear that it would be prudent to dispatch someone from the licensee's staff to the University weather station following an emergency declaration. From interviews and conversations with reactor management representatives and other reactor staff personnel the inspectors concluded that, except for the Reactor Manager, none were aware that the emergency plan stated that meteorological information would be obtained from the Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department's on campus meteorological statio Based on the above findings the licensee must revise the emergency plan to indicate which sources of current and forecast meteorological information would actually be utilized by the staff in the event of an emergency declaratio This is an Open Item No. 50-002/86002-0 ~
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c. Emergency Notifications The inspector confirmed that there were no emergency plan activations since the last inspection. A review of the Plan and Appendix 2 of the Plan for consistency indicated that Section 3. ,
of the Plan and Appendix 2, titled " Emergency Procedures" were '
inconsistent. Section 3.2.2 of the Plan stated that the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH) will be promptly notified through the State Police of any incident that can be classified as an emergency by using the EALs in Table 1 of the Pla However, the initial notification instructions in Appendix 2 to the Plan do not require that the State Police be notified for fire, tornado, or bomb threat situations which would be classified according to the EALs in Table Therefore, Appendix 2 of the Plan must be modified to ensure that the Michigan State Police are notified of any situation that is classifiable according to the EALs in Table 1 of the Plan. This is an Open Item No. 50-002/86002-0 The Plan and Operating Procedure No. 101 both addressed the initial notification requirements for various offsite organizations following an emergency declaration. However, neither the Plan and/or procedures stated the obvious need for the Emergency Director to contact these offsite organizations after he has terminated the emergency plan activatio The licensee must revise the Plan and/or procedures to ensure that all offsite organizations that are initially informed of an emergency declaration will also be promptly informed after the emergency condition has been terminated. This is an Open Item No. 50-002/86002-0 d. Communications As required by Section 10.4 of the Plan, the licensee has verified on an annual basis the telephone numbers of offsite support agencies, as determined by the inspector. The most recent telephone number verification was completed in August 1986 as indicated on the Plan's
" Review and Revision Record" sheet. In addition to verifying the offsite agencies telephone number, some licensee emergency staff phone numbers were added or deleted. The position of Radiaiton Laboratory Manager has been removed as an alternate Emergency Directo The new Health Physicist and the new Director of Radiation Control Service were added to the emergency response staff listings in Appendix 3. These were the most significant changes relating to new telephone number e. Biennial Emergency Plan Review As indicated on the Plan's " Review and Revision Record" sheet, the most recent review of the Plan was completed in April 198 Based on the above findings, these portions (2.d and 2.e) of the licensee's program are acceptabl t
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, Exit Interview The inspectors held an exit interview on October 17, 1986 at the conclusion
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of the inspection. Those licensee representatives who attended are listed
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in Section 1. The inspectors described the scope and tentative findings of the inspectio The inspectors discussed the content of the report to determine if the licensee considered that any of the information was proprietar Licensee management representatives present responded that none of the information should be proprietary.
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