IR 05000237/1992027
| ML17179A534 | |
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| Site: | Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1992 |
| From: | Snell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML17179A532 | List: |
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| 50-237-92-27-MM, 50-249-92-27-MM, 50-254-92-26-MM, 50-265-92-26-MM, 50-295-92-29-MM, 50-304-92-29-MM, 50-373-92-25-MM, 50-374-92-25-MM, 50-454-92-20-MM, 50-455-92-20-MM, 50-456-92-22-MM, 50-457-92-22-MM, NUDOCS 9211020016 | |
| Download: ML17179A534 (7) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II I Reports No. 50-237/92027(DRSS); 50-249/92027(DRSS)
50-454/92020(DRSS); 50-455/92020(DRSS)
50-456/92022(DRSS); 50-457/92022(DRSS)
50-373/92025(DRSS); 50-374/92025(DRSS)
50-254/92026(DRSS); 50-265/92026(DRSS)
50-295/92029(DRSS); 50-304/92029(DRSS)
Docket No ; 50-249 50-454; 50-455 50-456; 50-457 50-373; 50-374 50-254; 50-265 50-295; 50-304 Licensee:
Commonwealth Edison Company Opus West III 1400 Opus Place Downers Grove, IL 60515 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25 NPF-37; NPF-66 NPF-72; NPF-77 NPF-11; NPF-18 DPR-29; DPR-30 DPR-39; DPR-48 Facilities Name:
Dresden Nuclear Station Units 2 and 3 Byron Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 Braidwood Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 LaSalle Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 Quad Cities Nuclear Station Uits 1 and 2 Zion Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 Meeting At:
NRC Region III Offices, Glen Ellyn, Illinois Meeting Conducted:
October 5, 1992 Approved By:
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William Snell, Chief Radiological Controls Section 2 Meeting Summary Meeting on October 5, 1992 (Reports No. 50-237/92027CDRSS); 50-249/92027 CDRSS), 50-454/92020CDRSS); 50-455/92020CDRSS), 50-456/92022CDRSS); 50-457/92022CDRSS), 50-373/92025CDRSS); 50-374/92025CDRSS), 50-254/92026CDRSS);
50-265/92026CDRSS), 50-295/92029CDRSS); 50-304/92029CDRSS))
Areas Discussed: A management meeting was conducted to discuss the licensee's corporate o-versight and responses to an internal station audit of the licensee's Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP).
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DETAILS Persons Present at the Meeting Commonwealth Edison D. Bump, Zion Station, Nuclear Quality Programs D. Ferrar, General Manager, Nuclear Services J. Golden, Corporate, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor I. Johnson, Corporate, Emergency Preparedness Director D. Murphy, Zion Station, Nuclear Quality Programs M. Pavey, Corporate, Emergency Preparedness Health Physicist J. Schrage, Corporate, Nuclear Licensing Administrator Nuclear Regulatory Commission C. Norelius, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards C. Pederson, Chief, Reactor Support Programs Branch W. Snell, Chief, Radiological Controls Section 2 J. House, Senior Radiation Specialist M. Kunowski, Senior Radiation Specialist P. Louden, Radiation Specialist T. Kozak, Radiation Specialist S. Orth, Radiation Specialist Meeting Summary Licensee representatives reviewed the findings of previous corporate audits of their vendor laboratory, and the results of a recent audit prompted by findings of reviews conducted at Zion Station. The audit
- history reflected more of a paper review of the laboratory's program rather than a technical performance revie The findings identified by the Zion audit team were discussed and the status of corrective actions to those findings were presente At the conclusion of the meeting, NRC management indicated that the meeting sufficiently addressed the original concerns about the performance of the vendor laboratory and what action the licensee would take to address the findings of their internal audi Attachment:
Licensee Handouts
STATOS REPOR!
RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRCIOCDft'AL IDIITOllDIG PltOGIWI OCTOBD 5, 1992 Last meeting with NRC III-May 22, 1992 CECo ASSESSMENTS:
- corporate: May 1991, February 1992, June 1992 Seven findings
- Zion NQP: May 1992 Six findings one unresolved item
'l'ECIDIICAL US&SSND1'18:
- Performed by Daniel Montgomery, PhD, Analytics, In May 26-29, 1992 July 15 and 29, 1992 August 7 and 17, 1992
- "Technical Review of Teledyne Isotopes Midwest Laboratory" May 26-29, 1992
- "Observations and Recommendations Resulting from the Technical Review of Teledyne Isotopes Midwest Laboratory", July 18 1992 f*
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CORPORATE ASSESSMENTS PRINCIPAL FINDINGS OF 1991-92 AUDITS
Inadequate purchasing procedures
P.0. changes w/o TIML notification Product receipt w/o proper inspection
Inadequate Control of Measuring and Test Equipment Use of master rotameter in field
Inadequate Records of training Records were difficult to find or missing
Inadequate control of Procedures Uncontrolled operator aids were found in counting room
Inadequate internal QA audits
Safety vs. Non-Safety Issues CURRENT STATUS OF FINDINGS/ISSUES
In August, Teledyne hired QA Manager for TIML
Follow-up QV audit of Teledyne actions should close all outstanding findings. av audit should occur in mid Octobe *
Quality requirements have been better defined ZNLD/2190
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ZION NUCLEAR QUALITY PROGRAMS ASSESSMEN'r PRINCIPAL FINDINGS OF MAY 1992 AUDIT
- Improper air sampler calibration indication at housings
- Inadequate land use census
- Improper handling of filters by field collector
- Inadequate LLD documentation
- Improper counting of charcoal cartridges
- Errors were found in reports
- CECo organizational infrastructure is ineffective CURRENT STATUS OF FINDINGS/ISSUES
- All corporate actions are completed; certain Zion Station actions are pending
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TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS BY DR. MONTGOMERY PRINCPAL FINDINGS OF TECHNICAL REVIEW
- Approx. 10% of cartridges from Byron, Braidwood and Dresden environs were counted in manner that might not meet LLD requirement CECo has analyzed radio-iodine releases and found them to be too small to have been detected even if proper LLDs had been achieve * Batch counting of cartridges is not recommende * An independent lab found recycled cartridges to be as efficient as new ones PRINCIPAL OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- USEPA Interlaboratory Comparison results were generally very good
- Do not use batch counting technique for charcoal cartridges
- Do not recyle cartridges without better control of their use
- Lab operations need to be streamlined
- Procedures need improvement
- Utilize more appropriate gamma spectroscopy standards
- Upgrade spectroscopy software to latest vendor editions CURRENT STATUS OF ISSUES
- Batch counting of cartridges was discontinued at the time of the May audi * Use of recyled cartridges was discontinued in early June
- In July Teledyne committed to an Action Plan to address Dr. M's recommendations
- In mid September Teledyne completed essentially all the items on the Action Plan to Dr. M's satisfaction; the most significant unfinished item is the recalibration of gamma spectroscopy equipment using new standard It will occur in Novembe OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Training for sample collectors held 7/22/92
- 1992-93 REMP specification totally rewritten to incorporate lessons learned and latest draft ANSI Standard on Measurement QA for Radioassay Laboratories MDC Concept (formerly LLD)
New data reporting criteria New records retenton criteria New semi-annual training for collectors Enhanced data analysis and trending to monitor results Independent reference laboratory comparisons Independent technical evaluations Conversion of sampling manual to procedures Professional fish collectors everywhere except Zion (at Zion fish are collected by station personnel)
- Training session for station and corporate Points-of-Contact held on 9/17/92 with Drs. Montgomery and Dave Mccurdy as speakers
- Five laboratories invited to bid on 1992-93 contract (Teledyne, Duke, GEL, EcoTek and Yankee); only QA approved lab will be utilized
- Bids expected in October