IR 05000245/1989016

Insp Repts 50-245/89-16 & 50-336/89-15 on 890711-14.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Implementation of Radiation Protection Program

ML20245F863
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	08/02/1989
From:	Pasciak W, Thomas W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20245F861	List: IR 05000245/1989016 ML20245F856
References
50-245-89-16, 50-336-89-15, NUDOCS 8908150100
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U.S. NUCLEAR ~ REGULATORY COMMISSION REGIO '5/89-16 Report.N /89-15

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50-245 Docket.No. S0-336 DPR-21

~ License No. DPR-21 Licensee: Northeast' Nuclear Energy Company

.P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Facility Name: , Millstone Nuclear Generating Station Inspection At: Waterford, Connecticut Inspection Conducted: ' July 11-14,-1989

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date Protection Section, Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Inspection Summary: -Inspection on July 11-14,-1989, (Report Nos. 50-245/89-16, and 50-336/89-1 Areas-Inspected: Routine unannounced inspection to continue review of the implementation of the Radiation Protection Program at Unit I and Unit 2.

g Results: No violations were identified. The Radiation Protection program was being properly implemente h

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IA DETAILS 1.0 . Persons Contacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel-r * Brennan, Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) Unit 1 l~

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M. Brown, Manager, Technical Training Branch

• R. Doherty, ALARA Coordinator, Unit 1-D. Fitts, Health Physicist, Support Services

• H. Haynes,' Station Services Superintendent 1

• J. Laine,-RPS, Unit 2

• C. Palmer, Health Physics (HP) Supervisor - Support Services .

• P. Simmons, RPS, Support Services  ;

• S. Torf, ALARA Coordinator, Unit 2

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1.2 NRC Personnel W. Raymond, Senior Resident Inspector W. Thomas, Radiation Specialist, Region I l

• Attended the exit meeting on July 14, 1989 l Other licensee personnel were also contacted during the course of this inspectio !

2.0 Purpose The purpose of.this routine, unannounced inspection was to continue the l review of the implementation of the radiation protection program at Units 1 and 2. The following areas were included in this review: ,

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-Audits and Appraisals-Training and Qualifications of Personnel-Maintaining Occupational Exposures ALARA 3.0 Status of Previously Identified Items I

(Closed) Inspector Followup Item (50-245/85-23-04; 50-336/85-28-03; 50-423/85-47-03). The licensee sets out extra badges in various areas of the plant to monitor background conditions, especially in the badge storage areas, such as the Primary Access Point, and the North Access Point. Site personnel track these blank badges and trend the background readings in these areas. However, this practice is not described and controlled in any procedure. The licensee stated that they will incorporate the use of these blank badges as another quality assurance measurement into Procedure HP 941/2941/3941. The licensee subsequently determined that the incorporation of the use of these blank TLD badges into procedure HP 941/2941/3941, Environmental Monitoring, was inappropriat !

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Instead the licensee has incorporated the use of the blank TLD badges into Procedure HP 947/2947/3947,' Area Monitoring, effective June 3,1989. The licensee has also converted the monthly badge period to a quarterly badge period. Procedure HP 947/2947/3947 provides guidance on posting and retrieval of-area TLDs, trending of TLD results, and reporting of quarterly trend analyses. The Supervisor, Health Physics Operations,- is responsible for reviewing routine area monitoring TLD reports and for-taking appropriate action when adverse trends are noted. This item is close .0 Audits and Appraisals Health Physics Appraisal Reports of +he Health Physics Surveillance Program conducted December 5 through December 7, 1989, and the Station's Exposure Control program conducted June 13, through June 29, 1988 were reviewed by the inspector. The appraisals were performed by the Corporate Radiological Assessment Branch in accordance with the requirements of Northeast Utilities Ccrporate Management Program For Maintaining Occupation Exposures As Low As Reasonably Achievable, Part B Procedure No. 3, Appraisals Of The Station's Health; Physics Program The purpose of the routine appraisal program is to provide a systematic method to perform an overall evaluation of the health physics programs at Millstone and Haddam Neck, to provide station management and nuclear engineering and operations with an effective means to monitor the overall program effectiveness, and to check compliance with applicable regulations and requirements.

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The appraisal program appears to strongly focus on program weaknesses and assessment of the overall quality of the health physics program Appraisal reports are transmitted to the station superintendent, who assures that appraisal deficiencies pertaining to station health physics responsibilities are properly resolved through the Station Management Controlled Routing Process. In the past significant health physics deficiencies have been promptly addressed and resolved in an appropriate and timely manne The requirements for independent reviews and audits are contained in the Millstone Technical Specifications, Section 6.5 Review and Audit. The periodic appraisals at Millstone are performed in the place of audit Health physics appraisal team members are corporate personnel from the Radiological Assessment Branch who are knowledgeable in the field of health physics. The two appraisals noted earlier in this report are the first two appraisals performed of the health physics programs at i Millstone. Within the scope of these two appraisals, it is concluded that an effective program in health physics has been implemente .0 Training and Qualif1 cation of Personnel

The training program is considered a licensee strength and is conducted in recently constructed buildings north of the North Access Point (NAP).

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Personnel training is implemented with the publication and issuance of The General. Nuclear Training Course Catalog, 1989. The training program is affiliated with the State Universities of Connecticut and New York and affords employees the opportunity to pursue advanced degrees in the sciences and engineering. Training effectiveness feedback is provided for at the end of each training session for station and contractor personnel. The training and qualification program was INPO accredited in

. January, 1989. The Technical Staff and Manager Program (TSM) initial training includes: Plant fundamentals, plant modifications, plant outages and plant systems for the three Millstone Units and Haddam Nec The TSM program also contains a continuing training section with i presentations on current plant / industry events and lessons learned and annual refresher training required for site access and dosimetry issu TSM indoctrination training covering initial training for new employees includes new employee orientation;, safety, security, the Emergency Plan, Level I Radiation Worker, Introduction To Nuclear Systems: PWR, Introduction To Nuclear Systems: BWR, Nuclear Industry Requirements I, Nuclear Industry Requirements II, Introduction To Codes and Standards, and Plant. Drawing Level 2 Radiation Worker Training, Steam Generator Mock Up Training, ALARA  !

Awareness, USNRC Read and Sign, Medic First Aid Certification, Medic First Aid Decertification, SCBA Scott II and 45 SCBA Bio-PAC 60, Carbon Dioxide Fire Protection Systems, and Fitness For Duty Supervisory Training are training courses offered as part of miscellaneous trainin Level 3 Radiation Worker Training is offered as a part of the Continuing Training Progra Specific training for activities within a specific discipline may involve classroom and on-the-job training and is provided on an as-needed basis. Overall, the training program is judged to be a licensee strength, composed of knowledgeable and dedicated personnel working in excellent facilitie .0 Maintaining Occupational Exposures ALARA The licensee's program for maintaining exposures ALARA was reviewed against the criteria contained in USNRC Reg. Guide 8.8 and 10 CFR 20.1(c).

ALARA goals based on exposure estimates for both the refueling outeges at Unit 1 and Unit 2 have been set. The outage goal for Unit I was originally set at 353 man-rem. The outage total was revised to 398 man-rem and for the year is set at 520 man-re The initial outage goal for Unit 2 was set at 475 man-rem, the actual outage result was 718 man-rem and the revised yearly goal is 990 man-rem. Although this goal constitutes an improvement over previous years performance for Unit 2, further improvement is warranted to achieve parity with other operating PWRs. Aggressive action plans to minimize exposure and achieve reduced goals have been developed by Unit 2 management and forwarded to Unit 2 staff. These were discussed in the previous inspection report (Inspection Report Nos. 50-245/89-06, 50-336/89-09, and 50-423/89-06).

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These action plans have been noticeably effective in reducing collective personnel radiation exposure, but the only viable means of further significant reduction in exposure is replacement of the Unit 2 steam generators, which is currently planned for 199 .0 Exit Meeting The inspector met with the licensee personnel listed in Section 1.0 of this report on July 14, 1989. At that time, the inspector summarized the

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