IR 05000237/1992018
| ML17177A514 | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1992 |
| From: | Bargermccormic, Simons H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML17177A513 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-92-18, 50-249-92-18, NUDOCS 9207090265 | |
| Download: ML17177A514 (8) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
Report Nos. 50-237/92018(DRSS); 50-249/92018(DRSS)
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25 Licensee:
commonwealth Edison Company Opus.West III 1400 Opus Place Downers Grove~ IL 60515 Facility Name:
Dresden Nuclear Generating station, Units 2 and 3 Inppec;:tion At:. *Dresden* site~ Morris, IL Inspection~Conducted: June 16 -
23, 1992 Inspectors:
Approved By:
H. Simons*
w. McCormick-Barger, chief Emergency Preparedness and Non~Power Reactor Section Inspection Summary 7/1/9 Date 7/;r/y-::,.
Date r
Inspection on June 16 ~ 23, 1992 (Report Nos~ 50~237/92018CDRSS);
50-249/92018(DRSS))
Ateas Inspected:
Routine, announced inspection of Dresden Station's emergency preparedness program, inciluding th~ following areas:
licensee actibns on previou~ly identified items (IP 82701); followup on actual emergency plan activations* (IP 82701);
and operational status of. the emergency preparedness program (IP 82701).
Results:
No violations or deviations were identifie The emergency preparedness program continues to be well maintaine The licensee was in the process.of rewriting all of the emergency plan implementing procedure The licensee.was als6 relocating the Operational Support Cente These two major changes need continued management involvement to.facilitate timely completio ~2070~0265-920702 ODR ADOCK 05000237 PD **
DETAILS 1~
Persons contacted c. W. Schroeder, Station Manager F. Kanwischer, Services Director E. W. Carroll, Regulatory Assurance* Staff
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D. Sharper, Emergency Preparedness (EP) Coordinator R. L. Holman, EP Coordinator M. D. Evans, EP Trainer T. Hickernell, Corporate EP Station Representative J. Harrington, Nuclear Quality Programs Ins~ector All*of the personnel listed above attended the NRc* exit interview held on June 23, 1992~-
The inspector also contacted other licensee personnel during the course of the inspectio.
Li6ense~ Action on Previously Identified Items CIP 82701)
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- (Closed) Open Item No. 50-237 /91008-01:. Maintenance of aperture cards in the Mazon Emergency Operations Facility.*
(EOF).
The licensee has added a surveillance procedure to randomly**
sample the aperture cards in the EOF to ensure they are the current revisio The inspector also took a random sample of cards and verified that the cards were curren This item is close ~
- Emergency*Plan Activations (IP 82701)
On September 23, 1991, the li~erisee correctly declared an Alert for the ldss ~f certain control ro6m (CR)
~nnunciators for Unit The Alert *was classified in accord_ance with -the-appropriate Emergency Action Levels (EAL).
State and NRC officials were initially notified within the regulatory time limits _and were given adequately detailed information.* The Technical Support Center (TSC) and the Operational Support Center (OSC) were activated in a timely manner and remained activated while the licensee did a root cau~e analysi On October 2i, 1991, the licensee corr¢ctly declared an Unusual Event (UE) due to a plant shutdown required by Technical Specifi6ations ~hen all 250V DC batteries were declared inoperable~
Oh April 4, 1992 at 2025 hours0.0234 days <br />0.563 hours <br />0.00335 weeks <br />7.705125e-4 months <br />, the licensee declared an Alert due to the loss of Unit 3 CR annunciator The root cause was determined to be a loose wire on*the f~se block.
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The TSC and osc achieved minimum-staffing in each facility in a timely manne On Apri1*9, 1992, the licensee correctly declared an UE due
- _to a plant shutdown required by Tech.nical Specifications
_when the Technical Specifications surveillance, " High Pressure core Injection overspeed Test", could nqt be performed due to *an oil leak and numerous steam'leaks..
Notifications associated-with these.declarations to the State and NRC officials were completed in a timely and adequately detailed manner. *For each event, the Emergency Preparedness (EP) Coordinator did a self evaluation of th~
event to evaluate weak areas in the emergency preparedness progra Only minor problems were identified and appropriate corrective actions were take The EP Coordinator also reviewed other plant events to ensure the events were not classifiable under the EALs* in the emergency pla The loss of power to the Administration Building and computers, and the torus high temperature alarm were two events specifically examined, ahd it was determined that:- these were not classifiable per the EAL No violations or deviations were identifie.
Operational.Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program (IP 82701) Emergency Plan.and Implementing Procedures The licensee was in the process of rewriting all the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs).
The procedures will be divided into two types of procedures: EPIPs a*nd Emergency Plan Maintenance Procedures (EPMPs).
The EPIPs are those procedures to be used during an emergenc The EPMPs are procedures relating to the maintenance of the emergency preparedness progr_am. - This rewrite was being performed in an organized manne First, all procedures were reviewed tor accuracy and consistency with the current revision of the Generating Stations Emergency Plan (GSEP) and the Dresden Station Annex to the GSEP.-
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the time of this inspection, the_EPIPs were being combined, consolidated, and writt,n in a user friendly forma The licensee planned to implement the new procedures on December 15, 199 The licensee plan~ed
- to. conduct tabletop drills to test and introduce -the rewritten EPIP~ to members 6f the emerg~ncy response organizatio ~ ----
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.The Emergency Action Levels (EALs) in the Dresden Station Annex were compared to the EALs in the.reievant EPI The EALs were found to have minor inconsistencie These inconsistencies were discussed with the EP Coordinato The EP Coord-fnator had revised EALs in the relevant EPIP in order to clarify certain security related EAL These EAL changes were approved by the NRC before they were implemente.
However, the Dresden Station Annex, which is part of the emergency plan, *had not been revise The licensee is waiting for the State of Illinois to approve the changes before they change the D:r;esden Station Anne The licensee has been waiting for this approval for over two month *
The.inspector also reviewed.the licensee's procedures for ~ssembling and accounting i6r personne The procedures did not address actions that.should be taken by individuals iri the Training Building outside the protected are This problem was already identified by the EP Coordinator during an assembly dril A memo had been issued to clarify this procedure. 'During *the EPIP rewrite, the procedure will be rewritten to give clear guidance for assembling personnel outside the protected are *
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Current copies of the GSEP and EPIPs were found to be maintained in the emergency r~sponse facilities and the control roo No.violations or de~iations were ldentif ie Emergency Faciiities, Equipment, Instrumentation and
.supplies
- Tours were cond~cted throu~h the Technicai Supporf
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Center (TSC), Opeiationai Support Center (OSC), control Room (CR), and the Mazon Emergency Operations Facility (EOF).
Each facility was well maintained and in an operational state of readines Inspection of a small, random sample of essential equipment~ instrumentation and supplies did not reveal any problem area The inspector discussed the inspection frequency of full face respirators stored in t~ese facilities with the EP Coordiriator and a member of radiation protection staff. It did not appear that these respirators were being inspecte However~ it was determined that it was intended that the respirators be inspected quarterly, when equipment inventory is performe Before the end of the 'inspection, the licensee revised the periodic inventory list to specify that the
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respirators should be inspected when they are inventorie A space was also,provided for the initials of the person performing the inspectio The EP Coordinator discussed plans to *reiocate the osc with the inspecto 'he licensee was planning to remodel the space which is currently used* for the osc~
After the remodeling, this space would no longer meet the.needs of an os The licensee had. not decided where the new osc will be located; however, they emphasized the fact that the new osc. will be operable before. construction takes place.on the current area *.
Emergency communications systems surveillance record for the emergency response facilities were reviewed and found to be complete. and thorough~
The licensee.' s inventory records for emergency supplies were reviewed and found to have been completed as detailed in appropriate procedure The maintenance of. the TSC ventilation was also reviewed and found to be performed in accordance with the riresden Administrative Technical Requirement No violations or deviations were identifie c.. Organization and Management control There have been no ch~ngei in the orisite pl~nt organization which affected the emergency prep~redness (EP) progra 'here were only minor changes in the EP staff ~hich have not had a negative impact on the EP program.. The primary EP trainer. was on a* te.mporary
.leave of absence and the previous EP trainer was
- .performing her duties while she.was on leav The EP trainer ensured that the EP.training program was in good order before she lef *
.one change to the normal EP organization was planned.
. The EP trainer will functionally report to and work with the. EP Coordinator on a.daily basi This change was expected to take place when the EP trainer returns to work following her leav *
Adequate numbers of personn~l have been identified for specific lead and support positions in the emergency, response organization (ERO).
The licensee strives to maintain at least four qualified individuals to fill each ERO positio A.11 positions.had at least three qualified ~ndividuals assigne No violations or deviations were identifie y Emergency Preparedness Training
- The current training program was reviewed.with the EP traine The inspector reviewed the EP training matrix requirements, lessons plans, training modules, arid
observed the.instruction.of.an EP training modul The training matrix appropriately delineated the required training,for each ERO positio Several
- * 1essoh plans including S-4, "Communi'cation Systems"; s-3 I "Emergency Teams"; and S-2 I i*Generic GSEP" were reviewed in detail and found to be adequate i.n *scope and dept 'The lesson plans wete current and were found to be.consistent.with the emergency plan and implementing procedure *
The inspector performed a random check to ensure personnel assigned to the ERO Were currently qualifie Two discrepancies were noted in the training record of.
health physics network communicator It appeared that two individuals.had not completed a required training
.. modul The* licensee immediately retrained these two individual After.further discussion with the EP trainer I
- . Wh0 WaS On a leave Of_ absence.at the time Of the inspection, it was determined that these two individuals were properly trained; *howe~er, since the EP trainer was on leave, the associated training records could not be locate *
~he inspector observed the in~tru6~ion of module S-3,
"Emergency Teams".
The information was presented in*an orderly manner and closely followed the approved lesson pla An exam was administered at the end of the cours Records of the emergency prepar~dness drills were reviewe All 1991 health physics, medical, augmentation, assembly, and post accident sampling drill requirements were successfully met.* Good *
performance during drills was also note Thorough critiques of drill activities were provide_d by the licensee's corporate EP.staf No violations or deviations were identifie.Independent Reviews/Audits The licensee's Nuclear Quality Programs. (NQP) group performed an audit of the onsite EP program every twelve month The audit, QAA-12-91-13, performed on.
August 2-16, 1991 was well done and fully satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t).
The audit, QAA-12-92-
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05, was an audit of the emergency pla A contractor performed a detailed evaluation of the lic~nsee*s interface with offsite agencies on March ~ -
19, 199 The licensee had just r.eceived the audit report and
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they were in the process of.determining what corrective
.actions were.necessary to resolve the concerns identified in the audit~* The licensee's corrective
- actions will b.e reviewed during a :future inspectio_ No violations or.deviations were identifie.
Medical Drill Observations The simulated accident occurred in a reactor water clean up (RWCU) pump room, where two mechanics were working on a pump which was rigged up with chain The injuries occurred when
- the chain snapped and hit one worker in the face,
momentarily rendering him ~nconsciou The second worker
- sustained serious injuries when the pump crushed him up against the wal *
Another mechanic, who was nearby, notified the control room (CR).
The shift foreman (SF) promptly arrived on the scene and began evaluating the situatio He called back to the CR to give them an initial report and confirmation of the injuries.
. A radiation protection technician (RPT) arrived on the scene shortly after the S He properly attended to the more seriously injured person first; Jie.immediately began monitoring vital signs and continued to do so-until the ambulance arid emergency medical technicians ' ( EMTs). arrived. *
Excellent fir~t responders medical attention was given to the victim by the RP Another RPT arrived and administered appropriate first aid to the se6ond victi.
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When the ambulance arrived, no one was prepared to give the EMTs a briefing on what had occurre The EMTs had to*
inquire as to the injuri~s and the radiological condition The lack of a briefing to the EMTs did not delay.the EMTs in attending to the victims; however, clear briefings should be given to the EMTs to avoid confusion and ensure the EMTs are not delayed in their respons *
The first victim was placed on a backb¢ard, put in the ambulance, and transported to where.the Life star helicopter from Loyola University Medical Center was to lan The helicopter landed and the lead nurse on the helicopter inquired as.to the nature of the injur She was informed that th~ victim was contaminate Subsequently, she refuse to render any kind of medical treatmen Th~re had been a misunderstanding between the licensee and.the Loyola
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University Medical Cente The licensee was under the
- impression that the helicopter would transport a contaminated person; however, the helicbpter will not transport any victim that is contaminate The licensee*
began investigating this misunderstanding immediately following the medical dril The EP Coordinator issued a memo to shift engineers and shift control room engineers to inform them that until this issue is resolved, the Life Star helicopter from Loyola University Medical Center will not transport any injured,
~ontaminated worker No violations or.deviations were identifie.
Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives denoted in Section 1, on' June 23, 199 The inspector reviewed the
~cope and findings of the inspection and indicated that the licensee continued to have a well maintained emergency preparedness program; however, continued management involvement inthe -program is needed to facilitate the accomplishment of a total procedure rewrite and the relocation of the os The licensee.indicated that the.inform?ttion discussed was not of *a proprietary natur y