IR 05000220/1987020
| ML17055D349 | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1987 |
| From: | Davidson B, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML17055D347 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-87-20, 50-410-87-36, IEB-79-19, IEIN-87-003, IEIN-87-3, NUDOCS 8711090255 | |
| Download: ML17055D349 (14) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No. 220/87-20 410/87-36 Docket No.
50-220 550-41 I
License No.
~P-69 Priority Category C
Licensee:
Nia ara Mohawk Power Cor oration 3 0 rse Bou evar West racuse, ew Yor Facility Name:
Nine Mile One and Two
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Inspection At: Scriba, New York Inspection Conducted:
Se tember 14-18, 1987 Inspectors:
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Cse Effluent adiation Protection Section Ins ection Summar:
Ins ection on Se tember 14-18, 1987 (Combined Ins ection Re ort os.
50-220/87-20 an 50-410 87-36 Areas Ins ected:
Routine, unannounced safety inspection of the licensee's ra waste an transportation activities including:
Management control, shipments of radioactive wastes, training, procedures, package selection and quality control.
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted Licensee Personnel
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1.2 Wolf, Unit One Licensing Engineer Scholtens, Asst. Unit Supervisor, Radiation Protection Volza, Supervisor, Radiation Protection Gerber, Supervisor, Radwaste Operations, Unit One Roman, Station Superintendent, NMP-1 Leach, Radiation Protection Manager Henderson, Supervisor, Radwaste Operations, Unit Two Duell, Supervisor, Chemistry and Radiochemistry Beckham, Manager, Nuclear gA Operations Stuart, Superintendent, Chemistry and Radiation Management Eddy, Site Representative, NYSPSC Egan, NCKV Engineer MacEwan, Site Representative NYSEG Perkins, General Superintendent Drews, Technical Support Gerbig, Unit One Radiation Protection Supervisor U.S.
NRC
- W. Schmidt, Resident Inspector
- Attended the exit interview on September 18, 1987 2.0 Status of Previousl Identified Items 2.1 2.2 2.3 (Closed)
220/79-CI-21 (Inspector Follow-Up Item).
Prevention of Unplanned Releases of Radioactivity.
The inspector received a
procedure which addressed the sampling and analysis of systems being monitored for radioactive contamination and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
(Closed)
220/80-18-04 (Violation) Failure to install post accident monitoring system.
This item was reviewed by the NRC and enforcement action was taken.
The unit is installed.
This item is closed.
(Closed)
220/80-18-05 (Unresolved)
Determine acceptability of method to determine radioiodine concentration.
The licensee no longer uses this method.
The method presently used employs low volume samples and silver zeolite or charcoal cartridges.
The collection efficiencies and counting efficiencies were appropriate and enable the licensee to determine radioiodine concentrations at acceptable levels.
This item is close.4 (Closed)
220/83-26-01 (Violation) Failure to Follow Certificate of Compliance Conditions.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective actions regarding this violation and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
2.5 (Closed)
220/83-26-02 (Violation) Licensee Did Not Identify Packages as Part of the gA Program. 'he inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective actions regarding this violation and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
2.6 (Closed)
220/83-26-03 (Violation) Failure to Train Radwaste Personnel.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective actions regarding this violation and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
2.7 (Closed)
220/85-08-01 (Violation) External Contamination on a
Solidified Waste Cask.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective actions regarding this violation and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
2.8 (Closed)
220/86-15-01 (Violation) Failure to identify Fe-55 on Shipping Manifest.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective actions regarding this violation and found them adequate.
This item is closed.
2.9 2. 10 2. 11 (Closed)
220/85-25-02 (Inspector Follow-Up Item) Calibrate liquid effluent line radiation monitor.
The inspector reviewed the calibration procedure for this effluent pathway and found it adequate.
This item is closed.
(Closed)
220/87-06-01 (Inspector Follow-Up Item)
Review Improvements in guality Control in Radioanalytical Laboratory.
The inspector reviewed the change to the procedure which addresses lab gC and determined that it had addressed the concerns identified in the previous inspection of this area.
This item is closed.
(Open) 410/86-12-01 (Inspector Follow-Up Item)
Review Unit 2 Radwaste Shipping Program.
The inspector received copies of procedures for Unit Two solid radwaste shipping and transportation program for review in the regional office.
These will be reviewed against the specific details of Inspection Report No. 410/86-12 and reported on in the next Resident Inspector report.
2.12 (Open) 220/87-08-01, 02 and 03 (Violations pertaining to delivery of control rod blade cutting equipment to the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant on May 15, 1987)
The inspector reviewed the licensee's response to the NOV regarding corrective actions and preventative actions.
All actions specified in the letter from T.
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3.0 Mana Vice President to the NRC, dated September 10, 1987 had not been implemented at the time of this inspection.
These will be reviewed in a future inspection.
ement Control 3.1 3.2 Or anization
'I The licensee has established the responsibilities and authorities for Radwaste Transportation activities.
The Supervisor for Radwaste Operation is responsible for program implementation and oversees the day to day activities.
Each unit has a respective Supervisor, Radwaste Operations.
Eighteen operators at Unit One and twenty-seven operators at Unit Two implement the program.
The Chemistry Organization is responsible for providing input information used in determining waste classification and manifest preparation including scaling factors for 10 CFR 61 compliance.
The Health Physics organization performs surveys on incoming and outgoing shipments and provides input information used for determining curie content as a function of dose rate.
Audits The licensee's program for auditing radwaste and transportation activities was reviewed against the criteria contained in 10 CFR 71.137 "Audits."
The li.censee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by discussions with personnel and review of three aspects of audit functions.
For each shipment a checklist is used against whi'ch criteria are reviewed.
These include preparation of records, surveys, C of C requirements, etc.
The second aspect of gA is a
surveillance type audit which the licensee committed itself to perform on 10$ of shipments as part of corrective actions from a previous violation.
The inspector noted that for shipments from January 1986 to the present, five of these reviews were made for 28 shipments, corresponding to about 18K frequency.
The third level of auditing is an annual review conducted by corporate gA.
The inspector reviewed audits for 1986 and 1987 and noted that a
corrective action regarding training was promptly addressed in the 1986 audit and did not recur in 1987.
This audit function was also part of the corrective actions to which the licensee committed itself for the same violation.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were foun.3 Procedure 3.4 3.5 Unit 1 procedures were reviewed for adequacy and effectiveness.
The licensee's performance relative to this area was evaluated by discussions with cognizant personnel and review of records.
Procedures reviewed included paperwork for a shipment, cask handling and loading procedures, truck loading and handling procedures and the Process Control Program.
Unit 2 procedures were provi,ded to the inspector by the licensee for review in the regional office for adequacy, effectiveness and implementation of requirements in regulations and Technical Specifications.
The inspector stated that the results of this review would be included in the next Resident Inspector report.
~Trainin Personnel training in transportation activities was reviewed against criteria contained in IE Bulletin 79-19,
"Packaging of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Transport and Burial" and as a part of corrective actions for a previous violation. The licensee's performance in this area was determined by discussions with the Radwaste Operations Supervisors and training personnel.
The inspector reviewed lesson plans and records of attendance for training and re-training of radwaste and gA personnel and determined that the requirements for training had been met.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were found.'hemistr Control e inspector reviewed the chemical control administration program as it relates to the use, onsite, of chemicals which could be put into the various drains considered in the process control program.
The inspector determined that the licensee is making efforts to prevent inadvertent intrusion into radwaste systems and is exhibiting positive controls in this area.
4.0 Radwaste Pro ram Im lementation 4.1 Packa e Selection The licensee's program for selection of packages was reviewed agai'nst the requirements of 10 CFR 71 and 49 CFR 173.
The licensee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by discussions with the Radwaste Operations Supervisors and review of documents.
Copies of the Certificates of Compliance were available for all NRC approved packages that were in us.2 ualit Control The transportation of licensed material was reviewed against the requirements of 10 CFR 20.311,
"Transfer for disposal and manifests."
The inspector reviewed all the waste shipments from Unit One, from August 1986 to date, sent to the burial site in Barnwell, South Carolina.
Shipments were composed of resins, concentrates, filters and strainers, and Dry Activated Waste (DAW).
No waste shipments from Unit Two were made.
The licensee has temporarily stopped DAW waste shipments pending a review of results of samples for presence of hazardous materials subsequent to recent concerns highlighted in IE Notice 87-03," Segregation of Hazardous and Low-Level Radioactive Wastes."
This is germane to the acceptability of wastes for disposal; burial site licenses exclude certain hazardous materials in such sites.
The inspector reviewed procedures and records for radwaste shipments and noted the quality control program for ensuring compliance with
CFR 61.55 and
CFR 61.56.
The licensee performs the classification determinations by hand calculations to determine presence of radionuclides from scaling factors.
Also, the licensee performs gC checks to assure that waste characteristics are consistent with burial site license conditions.
4.3 A violation for failure to include Fe-55 in manifests was cited in Inspection Report No. 50-220/86-15.
The inspector reviewed corrective actions including revision of Procedure No. NI-CSP-14,
"Solid Waste Chemical Surveillance,"
performance of split composite analyses for Fe-55, Notification of the State of South Carolina and the burial site, and the inclusion of specifications to analyze for Fe-55 in vendor purchase requisitions.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were noted.
Radwaste Shi ments The inspector reviewed procedures and records for radwaste shipments against the criteria of 10 CFR 71 and 49 CFR 170-189 for completeness of shipping paperwork and survey requirements.
The inspector also reviewed shipment loading and bracing checklists and found them adequate.
The inspector noted that for 1987 to date, 3400 cubic feet of radwaste was shipped out for burial from Unit One.
About 1000 cubic feet of DAW awaits'he determination of absence of hazardous wastes prior to shipment.
The inspector noted that subsequent to the installation of a new condenser, the absence of intrusion of materials into the plant have reduced radwaste volumes of concentrates and filter media to about one third of volumes previously generated.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were foun.0 Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Section 1.0)
at the conclusion of the inspection on September 18, 1987.
The inspector summarized the scope of the inspection and findings.
At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the licensee.