IR 05000220/1980011

Responds to NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-220/80-11.Corrective Actions:Addl Supervisory & Technical Personnel Added to Radiation Protection Organization & Respiratory Protective Equipment Procedures Revised

ML18037A029
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	07/31/1984
From:	LEMPGES T E NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:	MURLEY T E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NI!P-9056NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION4l,<<'~<<'IAGARA<<~<<MOHAWK300ERIEBOUI.EVARD.WESTSYRACUSE.N.Y.I3202July31,'1984Dr.ThomasE.MurleyRegionalAdministratorUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pa.19405Re:DocketNo.50-220FileNo.IAL-80-38

DearDr.Murley:

InaccordancewithInspectionReport83-27anddiscussionbetweenMr.R.L.NimitzofyourofficeandMr.E.W.LeachofNMPCon5/15/84and7/2/84,weareherebytransmittingourfinalSummaryActionPlanReport,summarizingoureffortsinupgradingtheRadiationProtectionProgramatNineMilePoint.ACTIONPLAN-RADIATIONPROTECTIONPROGRAM-NINEMILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONI.RADIATIONPROTECTIONORGANIZATIONTheChemistryandRadiationManagementadditionalpositionsproposedinthefive-yearstaffingplan,draftedinAugust,1983havebeenapproved.Hiringofsupervisorypersonnelwillcommenceassoonassalarylevelandjobdescriptionarealsoapproved.Aspreviouslyreported,thetechnicianworkforcehasbeendividedintoRadiationProtectionTechniciansandChemistryandRadiochemistryTechnicians,currentlystaffedat27and13technicians,respectively.Additionaltechnicianhiringison-going,toobtainatotalof80by1986fortwo-unitoperation.OurletterofMay7,1981indicatedthatacorporatepositionforacertifiedhealthphysicistwascreatedandthepersonnelsearchwasunderway.Sincethen,fourcorporatehealthphysicistswerehired(onereplacementhasoccurred).Althoughseveralindividualshaveoverthreeyearsofprofessionalhealthphysicsexperience,nonearecertifiedatpresent.However,oneindividualfromtheCorporateHPGrouptookPartIofthecertificationexaminJune1984.Inaddition,sevenotherNMPCpersonnel(fromtheChemistryandRadiationManagement,andTrainingDepartments)tookPartIoftheABHPexam,fivetookPartII(PowerReactor),andonetookPartII(Comprehensive),alsoinJune1984.Inthefuture,hiringpreferencewillbegiventoCHPcandidates,butitisdoubtfulthatonewillbeobtainedviathisroute.8408280248840820PDRADOCK050002208DR 8Vh~)I'f,s)v~Kvv(vsv)I(phsvr)I(IK~YIII)II!hs))g,!I(IjIII(tss>-IP.,'(J,(lhp()IIIIV,In~'<<llK)vsV)*~I)!IIhP((aI!~~W~(.(~~-!Isfsl()IIIPkIIKq(

Dr.ThomasE.MurleyJuly31,1984Page2II.PERSONNELSELECTION,QUALIPICIATION,ANDTRAININGTheselectioncriteriaandqualificationforadvancement,forthetechicianjobseries,wererevised,strengthened,andmadespecifictoRadiationProtectionandtoChemistryintheJobSpecificationrevisionof1/30/83,reportedinthefirstquarter,1983report.Theauthorityandresponsibilityofthetwotechnicianseriesisspecificallyincludedinthejobspecification,andtheprerequisitieshavebeensignificantlyupgraded.TheRadiationProtectiontrainingandretrainingprogramisdefinedbyAdministrativeProcedureAPN-10I,(Rev.01/31/84).TheChemistryandRadiochemistrytrainingandretrainingprogramisdefinedbyAPN-10J(Rev.0,1/31/84).Implementationofbothoftheseproceduresisinprogress,andwillbetrackedviaNRCOpenItem83-27-01.III.A.EXTERNALEXPOSURECONTROLImprovementstotheexternalexposurecontrolprogramhavebeeninitiatedtoimproveassignmentofbadgesformonitoringtheWholeBodyandExtremities,toimprovetheprogramforspikingdosimetrydevices,andtoimprovethepostingofRadiationAreasandHighRadiationAreas.Thein-housesystemforprocessingTLD'smaybecomethesystemofrecordifitcanbeeconomicallyandtechnically)ustified.Ifnot,athird-partsupplierofdosimetrydeviceswillberetained.III'.INTERNALEXPOSURECONTROLInternalexposurecontrolwasupgradedbyestablishingaWBCountercalibrationverificationprogram,estabishinganupgradedWBcountingschedulemonitoredbyaRespiratoryStatusReport,andimprovementsinproceduresforbioassay.III.C.RESPIRATORYPROTECTIONPROGRAMApolicystatementonrespiratoryusagewasaddedtotheStationAdministrativeProcedures.Respiratoryprotectiveequipmentandotherprogramprocedureswererevisedtoaddressidentifiedinadequacies.Inasubsequentinspection,therespiratorcartidgetestingequipmentwasidentifiedasquestionablesinceitusedNaC1asthetestmediumratherthanDOP.NRCOpenItem83-27-04wasinitiatedtotrackthisitem.Anewquantitativerespiratorfiltertestingunithasbeenpurchasedandputintoservice(6/16/84).Thistesteruses0.3micronthermally-generatedmono-disperseddioctylphthalateaerosoltotesttheadequacyofselectedparticulatefiltercartridges.Sincethistesterutilizesthesametestingmediaastheoriginalfiltercertificationtests,wefeelthatthisitemhasbeenadequatelyresolved.Weawaitfinalcloseoutofthisitempendinginspectorevaluation.

CJt(ll1$P'JCPtent'Chtft)P1tI~~+~hPVI~~'~lP~~~~P~'PJ~ICh1*C Dr.ThomasE.MurleyJuly31,1984Page3III.D.SURVEILLANCECONTROLTheSelf-Monitoringprogramwasrevisedtoprovideforrecordingofsurveysmadebyself-monitorsandtoprovidemorecompletesurveydataatentrancestoHighRadiationAreas.Proceduresforexistingandnewsurveillanceequipment-airsamples,friskers,andradiationsurveyequipment-wererevisedordevelopedtoprovidedetaileddocumentationofcalibrations.Sensitivityofinstrumentsforpersonnelmonitoringforcontaminationwasimprovedbyswitchingtothinwindowdetectors.Measurementsanddocumentationofsurveyresultswereimprovedbyissuingadetailedprocedureforperformanceofradiologicalsurveys.IV.THEALAMPROGRAMApolicystatementonALARAwasaddedtotheStationAdministrativeProcedures.ThepositionofDosimetryandALARACoordinatorhasbeendividedintoDosimetryCoordinatorandALARACoordinatorpositions.Afull-timeALAI'.coordinatorhasbeenon-sitesinceMarch,1984.ALARAreviewshavealsobeenperformedbyotherSiteandCorporatepersonnel,withassistanceasrequiredbyContractorpersonnel.TheinitialALARAprogramprocedureswereissuedinMarch1984.Implementationandfurtherprogramdevelopmentisunderway,basedon,forexample,experiencegainedduringtheextendedRecirculationPipingReplacementoutage.V.RADIOACTIVEWASTEMANAGEMENTASupervisorRadwasteOperationsandanassistanthavebeenassignedresponsibilityforRadioactiveWasteManagement.AdedicatedRadwasteOperatorcrewhasbeenassignedtotheradwastebuildings.AcomprehensiveseriesofWasteHandlingProcedureshasbeendevelopedforoperationsassociatedwithprocessing,packagingandshippingradwaste.VI.PROCEDUREREVISIONANDUPGRADEAlldepartmentproceduresinexistanceatthetimeoftheHPAppraisalhavebeenrevised.Newprocedureshavebeenformulatedtocontrolmorecloselythespecificworkpracticesassociatedwithsignificanttasks.Itisexpectedthatproceduremaintenancewillcontinuetobeasignificantportionofthestationworkloadandhasbeenfactoredintotheincreasesinstaffwhichhavetakenplaceandareplannedforthefuture.

,PP Dr.ThomasE.MurleyJuly31,1984Page4VII.CALIBRATIONANDUSEOPINSTRUMENTATIONTheinstrumentcalibrationfacilitywasupgradedbypurchaseofahighrangecalibrationdeviceandthewellcalibrationprocedurewasevaluatedandrevised.Countingroominstrumentationhasbeenupgraded,andtheassociatedprocedureshavebeenmademorecomprehensive.Processandeffluentmonitoringcapabilityisintheprocessofbeingupgraded.Proceduresforcalibrationofremainingmonitorshavebeenrevisedtoimprovecalibrationdocumentation.Portablesurveyinstrumentandsamplerprocedureshavebeenwrittenorrevisedtoresolveidentifieddeficiencies.Adetailedsurveyprocedurewasestablishedtostandardizethemethodologyandintrumentselection,use,andinterpretation.VIII.WORKAREARADIATIONCONTROLSThelaundryfacilityRWPrequirementshavebeenupgraded,andcontinuedsurveillanceoflaundryworkershasnotedconsistentlylowwholebodycountsconfirminglowairborneactivityand,therefore,indicatingsatisfactorycontrolofradioativematerialinthelaundry.Exitpointcontaminationcontrolhasbeenimprovedbyusingthinwindowdetectors,byprovidingaccesscontrolpointtechniciancoverageduringoutages,andbyinstallingportalmonitorsatthesecuritybuilding.HighRadiationAreaaccesscontrolhasbeenenhancedbyreducingthestationHRA'srequiredtobelocked,byimprovingthesurveypostingsatentrancestoHighRadiationAreas,andbyimprovingtheauditingofHRAentryrecords.MonitoringofadherencetoprocedureisnowaccomplishedbyregularRWPcomplianceauditsandbyfollow-upmechanismsrequiringresponsetodeficiencies(theNon-conformanceEventTransmittal)andmoreseriousviolations(theRadiologicalIncidentReport).RadiationProtection,andChemistryandRadiochemistry,Techniciansnowprovide24-hourcoverage.

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Dr.ThomasE.MurleyeJuly31,1984Page5SpecificquestionsconcerningstatusofNRCopenitemsintheRadiationProtectionProgramshouldbeaddressedtoMr.EdwardW.LeachattheNineMilePointNuclearStation.WeappreciatetheassistancegiventoourpersonnelbytheNRCinspectionstaffindefiningandverifyingtherequiredcorrectiveactionsimplementedduringtheActionPlanperiod.

Sincerelyyours,T.E.LempgesVicePresidentNuclearGenerationTEL:tso

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