IR 05000237/1992029
| ML17179A557 | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/1992 |
| From: | Schumacher M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-237-92-29-MM, 50-249-92-29, NUDOCS 9211100077 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I I I Reports No. 50-237/92029(DRSS); 50-249/92029(DRSS)
Docket No ~237; 50-249 Licenses No. DPR-19; DPR-25 Licensee:
Commonwealth Edison Company 1400 Opus Place Downers Grove, IL 60515 Facility Name: *Dresden Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 Meeting At:
Dresden Site, Morris, Illinois Meeting Conducted:
October_ 15, 1992 Approved By:
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Martin C. Schumacher, Chief
. Radiological tontrols Section 1 Meeting Summary Meeting on October 15. 1992 {Reports No. 50-237/92029CDRSS); 50-249/92029lDRSSl l Areas Discussed: A management meeting was conducted to discuss recent accomplishments and p1anned improvements in the radiol6gical controls program at Dresde,
R*esults:
Discussions at the meeting demonstrated the 1 i censee' s understanding of performance problems with the radiological controls progra Proper emphasis was placed on the need of maintenance, operations, and training, department personnel to work with the radiation protettion department to resolve these problem During a tour of the plant, a significant improvement in materiel conditions was obs.erve DETAILS 1. *
Persons Present at the Meeting
. Conimonwea 1th Edi son D. F. Ambler, Health Physics ServiCes Supervisor S. M. Berg, Technical Superintendent D. L. Farrar, General Manager, Nuclear Services K. L. Graesser, General Manager, BWRs
D. R. Hoffman, Nuclear Quality Programs F. W. Kanwischer, Services Superintendent J *. M. Kotowski, Production Superintendent M. T. Lesniak, Health Physics Superv.isor, Corporate W. E. Morgan, Station Partner J. S. Moser., ALARA Coordinator, Engineering and Construction T. J. O'Connor, Assistant Superintendent, Maintenance R. M. Radtke, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor F. Rescek, Nuclear Stations Radiation Protection Director D. M. Saccomando, Nuclear Licensing C. W. Schroeder, Station Manager G. L. Smith, ~ssistant Su~erintendent, Operations R. W. Stobert, Operating Engineer R. C. Winslow, Lead Health Physicist-Operations Nuclear Regulatory Commission W. A. Axelson, Deputy Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguard M. A. Kunowski, Senior Radiation Specialist C. E. Norelius, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards M. Peck, Resident Inspector
C. D. Pederson, Chief, Reactor Support Programs Branch M. C. Schumacher, Chief, Radiological Controls Section 1 Meeting Summary Licensee representatives discussed specific ttems from the recent NRC SALP (Systematic.Assessment of Licensee' Performance} 11 report, with emphasis* on corporate.and station management expect~tions for adherence to radiation protection standards arid on worker attitudes and behaviors towards and attention to radiation protection rule The licensee stated that a performance improvement strategy inplace for other areas at Dresden is being used to improve radiological control The presentation indicated a good interdepartmental approach with strong corporate and station management suppor The licensee also briefly described recently implemented plans to collocate staff health physics personnel and the radiation protection technicians, as means of improving department communications ~nd efficiency. Currently the two groups are in separate building,
During a tour of the plant, improvemehts were rioted in outside areas including little accumulation of trash and asphalt surfacing of gravel roadway Radwaste building roof areas which were formerly a mess-had been clearied up and proper postings restore Inside plant ar~~s had alsp been significantly improved in appearance:with noticeably less storage of equipment in general access areas of the reactor and turbine
.building At the conclusion of the meeting, the NRC representatives acknowledged the licensee's efforts and indicat~d that a similar meeting after the upcoming refueling outage might be appropriate to re~iew the success of the planned improvement *
Attachment:
Licensee Handouts
NRC Radiation Protection*
Management Meeting with Dresden Station Improve the Process mprove the Plant October 1 5, 1 992
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I NRC Radiation. Pro!ion Management Meeting with Drelen Station - 10/15/92 Agenda Opening remarks...***.... ~... *. *. * *.... *.. Chuck Schroeder, Station Manager *
Issues affecting RP performance..**..*..... Sig Berg, Technical Superintendent Station management expectations.... Joe Kotowski, Production Superintendent Improved Operations "ownership"...*...* Gary Smith, Asst Supt. of Operations Improved Maintenance "ownership".. Tim O'Connor, Asst. Supt. of Maintenance Training involvement..... ;.................. Fred Kanwischer, Services Director RP enhancement plan....... ! * Dale Ambler, Health Physics Services Supervisor Dresden's RP performance trends.....................*.............,,. Sig Berg Plant tour............... ;......... *...................... T. O'Connor, D. Ambler Closing remarks.............................................. Chuck Schroeder GMOrlov p. 1 10/14192 9:34 PM
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NRC Radiation Protection Management Meeting with Ores en Station - 10/15/92 *
Opening remarks Chuck Schroeder, Station Manager To address iss':les in SALP report an~ IR 92019, Dresden will:
D Identify the underlying issues contributing to RP performance D Define Dresden management's expectations for excellence in RP performance J
by all line organizations J
at all levels D Detail increased line organization involvement in and ownership of the RP program D Describe Dresden's RP enhancement plan D Discuss Dresden's RP performance trends D Showcase improvement efforts via a plant tour GMOrlov p. 2 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiatlon Prat.ion Management Meeting with Ore.n Station - 10/15/92 Opening remarks (cont'd)
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Dresden Station's 1992 Performance Goals Sponsor Improve the Team o Communications....... ~................... Fred Kanwischer o Empowerment............................. Chuck Schroeder o Accountability & Performance Appraisal........ Joe Kotowski o Staffing....................................... Tim O'Connor Improve the Process o * Prioritization & Resource Management........ Duane Karjala o Planning, Scheduling & Work Control.... John Achterberg
_Operational Authority I Control Room Processes........ Gary Smith
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o Procedure Upgrade.......................... John Wujciga o Commitment Management....................... Rita Radtke Improve the Plant o Resolution of Technical Issues...................... Sig Berg o Backlogs................... _....................... Ed Zebus*
o Materiel Condition........... Joe Kotowski I Jerry Huffman
note: Bold face goals represent Dresden's accelerated priority initiatives GMOrlov p. 3 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiation Prot.on Management Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/15/92 Opening remarks (cont'd)
Dresden's perspective:
D Management team in place J
standards established J
expectations communicated J
performance being monitored D Improvement programs in place J
Dresden's 1992 improvement goals J
many specific improvement initiatives developed and being implemented D Results J.significant improvements in performance J
but not yet near our expectations GMOrlov p. 4 10/14192 9:34 PM
N.RC Radiation Protlion Management Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/15/92 Issues affecting RP performance Sig Berg, Technical Superintendent The fo_llowing fundamental concerns were first raised by the NRC in SALP 10 and-clearly identified in SALP 11 report:
o worker attitudes and behaviors towards and attention to radiation protection rules o management expectations for adherence to radiation protection standards Our discussion this morning by the* Dresden Management Team will address these issue GMOrlov p. 5 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiat.ion Prot..
on Management Meeting with Dres.n Station - 10/15/92 Station management expectations Joe Kotowski,. Production Superintendent Dresden's 1992 Goal -*improve the Team D Accountability & Performance Appraisal Performance standards I expectations developed:
D Work performance (one of many)
J How to perform the task and the expected outcome shall be clearly understood prior to
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J All work will be performed in accordance with all radiation protection rules and the ALARA concept J
The job site is kept neat I orderly during work, and is returned to the condition it was prior to work J The work will be self-assessed as to the actual vs. expected outcome Standards implementation plan
- how standards are translated into expectations that are put into practice D discuss need for formal standards at all station meeting D guidance on inclusion of standards in PPR D discuss standards and accountability strategy w/ union leaders D dept. head meeting on standards implementa~ion strategy D tailgates on standards by dept. heads D feedback at special dept. heads mtg and revisions D standards w/ personal letter sent to all employees' home D begin monthly review of departmental performance vs. standards D *first station summarized results of standards I performance D develop process for inclus.ion employee EPEP D standard review part of PPR I EPEP 10/23 10/19, f0/23, 10/26 10/22 10/27 11/5 11/17 11/20 1/14/93 4/93 tbd
. 1/1/93 D communicate accountability type events via tailgates 10/22 D Lost time accidents I repeat OSHA I significant error meetings w/ Sta. Mg tbd GMOrk>v p. 6 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiation Protelon Management Meeting with Ores. Station - 10/15/92 Station management expectations (cont'd)
Expectations for Management D frequent presence in the work place with specific attention to adherence to RP I ALARA standards
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Dose accountability initiative.
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. D Philosophy: drive awareness and accountability for RP d~wn into organization D INPO'Senior plant management Top 10" issue D Other industry program to be used as model (successfully reduced dose at other BWR)
D Dose is responsibility of each individual, supervisor, and department head D Program elements:
J Person-REM estimates for each job available daily J
For each job thaf exceeded dose projections, cognizant department head will provide detailed discussion at daily morning "Plan-of-the-day" meeting regarding:
o why did job exceed dose projection ?
o what will be done to get back on track ?
D Program will be piloted at Dresden by 12/92 D Full implementation by 1 /93 D Transition to ope.rations Examples of disciplinary actions for poor RP practices Driving awareness down into the line organizations - specifics for:
D Operations D Maintenance GMOrlov p. 7 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiation Pro.ion Management Meeting wi.th Dretln Station - 10/15/92 Improved Operations "ownership" Gary Smith, Asst. Supt. of Operations Shift Operations 0 Improved accountability J
Shift engineer crew accountability plan -
crew responsible for their ROR's, PCE's, et J Operations management overview program -
review of proper RP practices in operations by all Ops managers (first line to ASO)
J Adherence to procedures enforcement 0 Improved processes J Out-of-service boundary concept for next refuel outage J
Heightened-level-of-awareness (HlA) meetings used for many evolutions to reduce dose I contamination control-J OAP 7-30 used for control of equipment venting and draining Radwaste operations 0 Improved accountability J
re-emphasis of expectations to contact RP for tank level loss problems J
expectations conveyed by Ops management regarding SRT overflow 0 Improved processes J
radwaste tank level inventory not to exceed 95%
J water balance measurement program refined assure leakage minimized and source located promptly J
Operations in charge of RBEDT cleanup D Performance trends J backlogs significantly reduced (<4,000 ft3 remaining, down from 60,000 in 1989)
J no radwaste shipment errors since 3/2/89 (1333 days)
J radwaste discharge to river (Curies) reduced [INPO top quartile]
J radwaste upgrade dose down and contaminations (PCE's) minimal J
close working relationship w/ RP on NS-1 project resulted in o
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zero c<>ntaminations (PCE's)
J Sludge source term removal from tanks GMOrlov p. 8 10/14192 9:34 PM
NR~ Radiation Pro.ion Management Meeting with Dre.n Station * 10/15/92 Improved Operations "ownership" (cont'd)
Station laborers (SL's)
D Improved accountability
. J specific plant areas, or zones, assigned to individual SL's for accountability for housekeeping J tailgates on expectations for SL's in radiologically controlled areas D Improved processes J
working with RP to reduce contaminated areas in plant to ensure operators do not have to go into contaminated areas on rounds J
Station laborer training program under development D Performance trends J
Unit 3 torus basement cleanup and decon J
Unit 2 torus basement cleanup and decon to follow Fuel handling D Improved accountability J
procedure adherence enforced and HLA's used for evolutions J
expectations conveyed to all workers to notify RP. of any changes in radiological conditions D Improved processes J
improved integration of RP philosophies into training to assure better performance D Performance trends J
fuel pool cleanup and source term reduction in progress o
LPRM's complete both pools o
filters complete on Unit 3 o
CRD velocity limiter removed in both pools o
02 CRD blades in progress GMOr1ov p. 9 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiation Prot.on Management Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/15/92 Improved Maintenance "ownership" Tim O'Connor, Asst. Supt. of Maintenance Improved accountability D Reorganized Maint. Dept. to place general foremen (second line supervision) in field-to monitor work practices with focus on:
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procedure adherence I maintenance practices D Detailed specific expectations for radiological work practices in revised departmental position descriptions w/ responsibilities and actions required D Incorporated RP rule adherence & ALARA principles into PPR of all maint. dep first line supervisors
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D Incorporated "success of RP" into ASM's and masters' PPR's Process improvements D Improved interface and communications between Maintenance and RP depts J
integration of RP department into work planning process resulted in -earlier and more substantive involvement of RP in job planning D Added HP-knowlegeable persons to Maintenance Dept. and ENC Construction Dept. to specify ALARA and HP requirements in the work package as part of routine planning process D Overhaul of maintenance pre-job briefing methodology J
added detail J formalized process J incorporated accountability (workers must sign-in for each work package)
J status - program now developed, fully implemented by 12/92 D Improvements in radiological training for exposure reduction during upcoming outage J
second CRD removal tool purchased specifically for training J
CRD disassembly I reassembly training scheduled prior to upcoming outage J
MOV overhaul OJT training provided to craft (millwrights I electricians)
J investigating use of CAD modeling for worker training and pre-job briefings for radiologically challenging work (pilot for '93 outage)
GMOr1ov p. 10 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRCRadiation Pro.ion Management Meeting with Dretln Station* 10/15/92 Improved Maintenance "ownership" (cont'd)
Process improvements (cont'd)
D HP-knowlegeable person will serve as liaison I interface between RP and Maint depts for MOV refurbishment I testing work to improve integration of maintenance and ALARA activities D Review of recurring equipment problems for RP impact I perspective (e.g.):
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packing leaks D Long term plans I goals J
routine rotation of personnel between maintenance and RP departments to improve working knowledge of other, departments Successes D Recent NQP audit of maintenance activities J
scope: four weeks in field J focus: procedure adherence and radiological practices (requested by ASM)
. J result: dramatic improvements documented D lncre~ses in lower level supervision identification and documentation of worker practices, including RP practices, and providing of appropriate followup and feedback Summary of departmental actions D Clearly establishes management's expectations for each specific activity *
D Demonstrates directly management commitment to good radiological practices D l_nvolves workers in planning for RP D Performance by individuals included in PPR I EPEP processes Issues remaining D Recognize need for further detailed worker training in radiological practices in conjunction with specific work skills *
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NRC Radiat;on Protelon Management Meeting with Dresln Station - 10/15/92 Training involvement Fred Kanwischer, Services Director Issue -*N-GET effectiveness hampered by limited use of instructors
. with recent plant experience 0 Addea two full-time N-GET instructors J rad-chem technician J
station laborer supervisor 0 Solicited extensive feedback from CECo and contractor personnel on N-GET effectiveness Issue - no audio demonstrations of ED alarm in rad worker training 0 Audio demonstration incorporated in N-GET as of July 1992
- Issue - weak N-GET discussion of recent radiological events (ROR's)
0 A review of ROR's/PIF's for inclusion into initial site-specific N-GET training program is complete 0 Specific RO R's I PIF's. will be included in future site-specific N-GET presentations (both initial and requalification) by October '92 0 Mockup is in place (9/92) for use during initial site-specific N-GET that includes change area and black light features 0 Mannequins were recently added to demonstrate proper use of RP attire Issue - supplemental rad worker training
- D PTO-developed advanced rad worker training was incorporated into initial and requal N-GET in.719 '
D Additional training for experienced plant workers developed and will be incorporated into continuing training during 1993. Topics include:
J reading the survey map J respiratory protection J
dosimetry *
J radiation work permits J ALARA J
health physics terminology J
sources of radiation D Training for experienced plant workers and contractor personnel will be accomplished prior to the start of Unit 2 outage J
significant ROR's J
attention to detail J
challenging work conditions GMOrlov p. 12 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radiation Prot.on Management Meeting with Dre& Station - 10/1 5/92 *
RP enhancement plan Dale Ambler, Health Physics Services Supervisor Scope of efforts D to identify & implement as standard practice those elements which improve the RP program and provide a standard of excellence above minimum regulatory requirements D approx. two year duration (started May '92)
D Five person improvement team reporting to Health Physics Services Supervisor RP Improvement team D CECo Corporate Nuclear Services Radiation Protection Principal Health Physicist D Two RP consultants D Two RP consultant I procedure writers Program Enhancement Plan - key high priority elements~
D RP facilities & equipment D radiological planning D radioactive material control D station and RP management oversight D procedure development D external & internal exposure control D communication D.radiation worker and general employee training GMOrlov p. 13 10/14192 9:34 PM
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NRC Radiation Protection Management Meeting with Dresden Station - 10/15/92 RP enhancement plan (cont'd)
Actions D.Facilities - new space J
all primary RP s_ervices in centralized location J
dramatic enhancements to worker RCA ingress processing J
space dedicated for pre-job briefings J
project underway ;.. demolition to start next week D Radiological Planning Process
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consolidation of planning (RWP's, AAR's)
J cooperative effort between RP and Maintenance to improve overall planning J
involve RP as far in advance of work to improve dose reduction J
initial efforts focused on '93 U-2 outage J
planning now targeting work package prep vs. RWP prep (plan RP into job)
D Radioactive Material Control J
tightened controls on movement and storage of radioactive materials J
responding to previously identified weaknesses Desired Future State D Clear and concise RP program for all workers that can be easily understood D RP performance excellence D Worker practices improved GMOrlov p.14 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRC Radi~tion Prot-~n Management Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/15/92 Dresden's RP performance trends Sig Berg, Technical Superintendent Substantively improving performance Station collective dose
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NRC Radiation Prat.ion Management Meeting with Dre.n Statio~. 10/15/92 Dresden's RP performance trends (cont'd)
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0 aggressive program in place and implemented 0 hot tap installation (19 / 38 completed)
0 hydrolazing (43 / 85 completed)
0 flushing (8 / 12 completed)
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tank sludge 0 resulted (to date) in daily dose reductions from 2 to 0.9 Person-REM I day 0 efforts continue Plant housekeeping.
0 pilot improvement projects underway J, condensate pump rooms J
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torus basements GMOrlov p. 17 10/14192 9:34 PM
NRt Radia~ion Prat.on Management Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/15/92 Plant tour GMOrlov p. 18 10/14192 9:34 PM
-NRC Radiation Prat.on Manag~ment Meeting with Dre.n Station - 10/ 1 5/92 Closing remarks Chuck Schroeder o Management intolerance for poor RP practices o Expectations set high, with desire for continuous improvement GMOr1ov p. /14192 9:34 PM
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