IR 05000087/1980004
| ML19330A513 | |
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| Site: | 05000087 |
| Issue date: | 06/19/1980 |
| From: | Essig T, Greer R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-087-80-04, 50-87-80-4, NUDOCS 8007280457 | |
| Download: ML19330A513 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-87/80-04 Docket No. 50-87 License No. R-119 Licensee: Westinghouse Electric Ccrporation 505 Shiloh Blvd.
Zion, IL 60099 Facility Name: Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor Inspection at: Training Reactor Site Inspection Conducted: June 10-11, 1980 R.G.. bw R.
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Inspector:
Radiation Specialist
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Projects Section Inspection Summary Inspection on June 10-11, 1980 (Report No. 50-87/80-04)
Areas Inspected: Routine unannounced inspection of emergency planning including an examination of the licensee's training, drills, emergency alarms, emergency supplies and equipment, evacuation and reassembly pro-cedures and personnel accountability, and the licensee's coordination with emergency support groups. The inspection involved 11 inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
Results: For the areas examined, no itema of noncompliance or deviations were identified, sooueo p5 7
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- C. Bach, Acting Manager, Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor (WNTR)
- f. Ellis, Emergency Coordinator, WNTR G. Ohmstead, Lieutenant, Zion Police Department G. Poulsen, Chief, Zion Rescue Department G. Mencer, Chief, Zion Fire Department
- Indicates those present at exit interview.
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Emergency Plan and Procedures The licensee has an approved Emergency Plan, which was written in 1978. Revision 1 to the Plan was approved in 1979. The Plan add-resses the major elements of emergency planning contained in Regula-tory Guide 2.6, " Emergency Planning for Research Reactors".
To implement the Plan, the licensee has written several emergency procedures which are contained in the WNTR Operating Manual, chapter 6.
These procedures address a variety of situations, including response to various emergency conditions as well as abnormal occur-rences, and comply with the facility's license, R-119, and associated Technical Specifications.
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Postulated Incident The licensee representative and the inspector discussed incidents which might reasonably occur and reviewed them from their inception to the time when stable conditions exist.
Licensee actions to be taken to control the incident appeared to be adequate.
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Training Reactor operators are initially trained in the Emergency Plan and Procedures, and are retrained as part of their requalification pro-gram. The inspector selectively examined the program and requalifi-cation examination and noted that the emergency procedures were adequately covered.
Students are trained in the procedures as part of their routine training. Trained personnel are responsible for visitors and un-trained students during any emergency situation.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Tests and Drills The licensee's Emergency Plan requires emergency plan drills to be conducted at least every two years, and reports to be written to critique the drills. The licensee's emergency procedures require criticality drills to be held annually.
The inspector reviewed records of emergency plan and criticality drills held during 1978 and 1979, and noted that response by licensee personnel appeared to be adequate. However, in the drills conducted during 1979, notations were made that Training Center (WNTC) per-sonnel appeared to be confused about their response to the WNTR emergency alarm. WNTC training personnel plan to train their employ-ees in the proper response, and WNTR personnel have agreed to conduct another drill within two months of the date of this inspection to test this training.
The inspector recommends that the licensee revise their emergency drill scenario to include a contaminated injury or a release of radioactivity during a future drill.
These items will be examined during a future inspection.
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Emergency Alarms The licensee has smoke detectors and heat sensors in the WNTR facil-ity which alarm automatically at the Zion Police Department's central alarm panel. The police then notify the Fire Department when an alarm is received.
The licensee also has two radiation area monitors and one criticality monitor located in the entrance hallway, control room and reactor room respectively. These alarms are source tripped every day as part of the routine check procedure. The monitors are calibrated quarterly.
The NTR also has a manually activated emergency alarm, which can be activated by a button located in the control room and cne in the facility entrance hallway. This alarm sounds throughout the entire WNTC facility, and is tested weekly as part of their routine weekly maintenance.
The inspector examined selected records from January, 1978 to the present of daily and weekly routine checks.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were noted.
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Emergency Supplies and Equipment The licensee maintains emergency supplies and equipment outside the WNTR entrance and in the WNTC lobby. The licensee also maintains
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This instrumentation is also calibrated quarterly.
The inspector examined the emergency equipment and records of the quarterly inventories performed from 1978 to the present. No pro-blems were identified.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Evacuation, Reassembly and Personnel Accountability The licensee has established several reassembly points, both inside and outside the WNTR and WNTC, should evacuation become necessary.
Personnel accountability is accomplished by a visitor sign-in log, and a physical search of the WNTR facility, should evacuation become necessary.
The licensee has also written a re-entry procedure.
Ne items of noncompliance or deviations were noted.
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Emergency Support Groups The licensee has letters of agreement with Victory Memorial Hospital, Zion Rescue Department and Zion Police Department. These letters are updated annually. The licensee is now in the process of updating the letters; current letters are dated April, 1979.
Training is provided to these agencies by the Zion Nuclear Power Station as well as Westinghouse personnel. The inspector examined training documentation and found it to be good.
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The inspector visited with representatives from the Zion Fire, Police, and Rescue Departments. Victory Hospital will be visited during an inspection at the Zion Station. Discussions indicated that coordina-tion is good between these agencies and WNTR personnel. No problems were identified No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives at the conclusion of the inspection on June 11, 1980 and summarized the purpose and scope i
of the inspection and its findings.
The licensee agreed to hold an additional emergency drill within two months of the date of the inspection.
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