IR 05000237/1990018
| ML17202U814 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 08/21/1990 |
| From: | Dan Barss, Snell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML17202U813 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-90-18, 50-249-90-18, NUDOCS 9009100069 | |
| Download: ML17202U814 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I II Reports N ~37/90018(DRSS); 50-249/90018(DRSS)
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 Licenses No. DPR-19; DPR-25 Licensee:
Commonwealth Edison Company Opus 1.~c:st II I 1400 Opus Place Downers Grove, IL 60515 Facility Name:
Dresden Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and* 3 Inspeciion At:
Dresden Site, Morris, Illinois Inspection Conducted:
August 21,.i990
- w. s...Ji_ I Inspector:
D~ M. Barss 1~
Accompanying Inspector*s:
Approved By:
H * S i n1i:; r: s
- D. Hills w.~-
w. Sriell, Chief R~dio}ogica1 Controls and
. Emergency Preparedness Section Inspection Summary 8/:L.J /Jo Date
Inspection on August 21, 1990 (Reports No. 50-237/9001$(DRSS); 50-249/90018(DRSS))
Areas Inspected:
Special, announced inspection of the Dresden Station 1s emergency preparedness program concerning the licensee's actions on previously identified items (JP 92701):
this inspection included observation of the licensee's annual medical dril Results~
No violations, deficiencies, or deviations were identifie The licensee demonstrated an acceptable response to a hypothetical scehario with a tontaminated injured perso Two previously identified open items~ one of which was an exercise weakness, were closed.
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- DETAILS NRC Observers and Areas Observed During Medical Drill D. Barsi, Accident Scene H. Simons, Accident Scene D. Hills, Control Room (CR) Persons Contacted Commonwealth Edison
- L. F. Gerner, Technical Superintendent
- R. L. Holman, EP Coordinator
- M. Evans, GSEP Trainer*
- S. Tulley, GSEP Trainer
- R. Falbo, Reguiatory Assurance Assistarn
- J. Bowman; I GO
- R. Burns, GSEP Trainer
- J. Fox, Nuclear Duality Programs Inspector
- B. Mayer, Nuclear Quality Prtigrams Inspector
- F. Bevington, Nuclear Quality Programs Inspector
- Denotes those attending the NRC exit inte*rvi.ew held on Augus't 21, 199 The inspectors also contacted other licensee personnel during th~ ~ourse of the inspectio.
Ltcensee Action on Previously Identified Open Items (IP 92701)
(Closed) Open Item No. 237/90007-01:
The licensee failed to provide adequate contamination and exposure control while responding to a resin spill scenario as part of the annual graded exercise conduct~d on April 11~ 199 This was an exercise weaknes The licensee has conducted additional training for Radiation Protection Tec~ni~ians (RPTs), Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPSs), and*
Operations Shift Supervision~ (OSS) t1tilizin9 a riev,*ly developer lesson plan titled 11 Personnel Injury Response and Contamination Cor:itrol
- This training in~luded a review of first aid practices, contamination control and exposure contro Job performance measure (JPM) demonstration's' of proper techniques were included along with class room presentation In addition to this course the licensee also provided a supplemental training session conducted by Radiation Management Corporation which also covered the same basic subject matter. *
Two RPTs were interviewed ~nd both demonstrated an adequat~ level of k.r:iu~J.it:clge and awareness of first aid practices.along with the need to balance concerns for exposure and contamination control.
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Considering the abov~ described actions the licensee has tak~n and the successful perfori11ance observed during the medical drill discussed* in Section 4 of thi~ report, this item is close (Closed) Open Item No. 237/90007-02:
The licensee failed to provide appropriate first aid treatment to a (simulated) injured person as part of the annual graded exercise conducted on April 11, 199 As discussed in the above open item, the licensee has conducted*additional *
training for appropriate station personne Interviews were conducted 1*1i th t1'/G RPTs,and 1 i cc:nsee p*e1'son11e 1 successfully demonstrated appropriate first aid treatment during the medical drill discussed in detail in Section 4 of this repor This 1tem is close.
Medical Drill Specific Observations Control Room (CR) Control room personnel took prompt and correct action in classifying the incident as an Unusual Event in accordance with established procedure Appropri~te forms were used to document eve~ts and actions take Simulated notifications.were made in a timely manner to State officials ard the NR When it was deeMed necessary, off~ite medical assistance was requested and the appropriate receiving hospital was notified (simulated).
No vicl~tions-or deviations were identified.
Accident Scene The accident was set up as described in th~ ~repared scenari The licensee took extra effort tc e~sure conditions were as realistic as possibl When the victims co-worker first approached the accident scene, he evaluated conditions to ensure it was safe for him to ent~r'the are He then proceeded to do a quick initial assessment of the vk.tim' medical condition as well as radiological conditions. After this initial assessment he called the Control Room, reported the injury and requested additional assistanc He then returned to the victim and began administering first aid as appropriate an~ 2t the same time continued to evaluate and assess radiological concerns by observing the victims self reading dosimete *
Within four minutes of the request for assistance, the Operations Shift Supervisor (OSS) arrived at the accident scene with a first aid kit..Immediate actions were taken to further administer first
.aid to the obvious injuries and to assess th~ victim for other possible injurie The OSS also recognized the need to control contamination and limit exposures as much as possibl The OSS confirmed the need for an ambulance and used his radio to report back to the Control Room and requested offsite assistanc He informed the Control Room of the radiological conditions and
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requested authorization to exceed the 100 mR per day exposure limit if necessar He also provided specific instruction as to the location of the accident and warned other responding personnel of contamination problems at the *accident scene, Within nine mihutes of the initial report, additional radiation protection personnel had arrived on the scene:
The O_SS remained in control at the scene and under his direction the following actions proceeded simultaneously: efforts were made to cover the spilled resins, the barrel was moved to a lower dose rate art.:l:, o. survt:)' v:.:i.s conductEd to establish contamination control boundaries, the area was roped off and appropriately posted, an air sample was started, and the victim was carefully cut out of his contamir1ateC: clothin First aid treatment also continued; a splint was made using a radiation sign and a blanket was obtained to rover the victim to treat for shoe~.
Twenty-two minutes after the initial report, the ambulance crew arrived at the accident scen The ambulance crew was already dressed in protective clothing and a clean wal~way to the victim
- had been establishe An appropriate bri~fing was provided-to the ambulance crew from the site personnel explaining both medical co~ditions and fifst aid measures taken as we11 as radiological conditions. Ambulance crew members then took over first aid measure Radiation protection tethnici~ns continued to maintain contamination control as appropriate without hampering first aid actio The medical drill terminated at the gate after the victim was surveye Representatives of the Federal Emergency ~anagement Agency (FEMA)
also observed portions of the medical drill whi~h involved offstte medi~al response personne FEMA 1 s findings will be reported in a separate report prepared independently by FEM No violatjoas or deviations were ideritifie.
Exit Interview The inspection team held an exit interview on August 21, 1990, with the licensee representative~ denoted in Section The NRC team leader discussed the scope and findings of the insrectio No violations of NRC requirements were identified. The licensee was informed that the
. two open items discussed in Section 3 would be close The licensee was asked if any of the information discussed during the exit interview was proprietar The licensee responded that none of t_he information was proprietar Attachments:
1. Radiation Emergency Medical Drili Scu1ciriu 2. Dre'sden Station/Coal City Fire Department 4