IR 05000250/1990003
| ML17347B610 | |
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| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1990 |
| From: | Rankin W, Sartor W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17347B609 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-250-90-03, 50-250-90-3, 50-251-90-03, 50-251-90-3, NUDOCS 9003210119 | |
| Download: ML17347B610 (10) | |
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REGION II
101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30323 Report Nos.:
50-250/90-03 and 50-251/90-03 Licensee:
Florida Power and Light Company 9250 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33102 Docket Nos.:
50-250 and 50-251 Facility Name:
Turkey Point 3 and 4 License Nos.:
Inspection Conducted:
February 5-9, 1990 Inspector:
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an sn, ref Emergency Preparedness Section Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards SUMMARY Scope:
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sgne at Soigne This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the area of emergency preparedness.
Several-aspects of the emergency preparedness program were inspected to determine if the program was being maintained in a state of operational readiness for responding to emergencies as provided in Inspection Procedure 82701.
The review included maintenance of select emergency kits and equipment; proposed organizational changes; distribution of changes to the Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs); training; independent audits; and the adequacy of licensee actions taken on previously identified inspection findings.
Results:
Within the areas reviewed, no violations or deviations were identified.
The overall program was determined to be adequate with program strengths and weaknesses as follows.
Noted program strengths included the corporate support to the site with an emergency planning coordinator as well as calendar year 1990 consultant support (Paragraph 4).
Another strength identified in the program was the independent audit support to the program from both the site and corporate equality Assurance Regulatory Compliance staffs (Paragraph 6).
Weaknesses in the program appeared to have been primarily housekeepinG e
functions and had been identified and corrective action taken was documented by independent audit reports (Paragraph 6).
The licensee made corrections during the inspection or coomitted to undertake prompt corrective action for several 900 "2f01 i9 'pI00307
inspection concerns as follows:
key control for the telephone used for initiating emergency organization call-out (Paragraph 5); notification message used for the call-out (Paragraph 5); and the assignment of audit responsibility for evaluating the interface between the site and local governments regarding adequacy of Emergency Plan implementation notifications (Paragraph 6).
REPORT DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- J. Anderson, Supervisor guality Assurance Regulatory Compliance
<<M. Asbell, Shift Technician
- J. Balaguero, Technical Department Supervisor
- W. Bladow, guality Assurance Superintendent
- G. Casto, Emergency Planning Coordinator
- J. Cross, Plant Manager
- K. Harris, Vice President
, *D. Herrin, Regulatory Compliance Group Engineer D. Lettson, guality Assurance Lead Auditor
- J. Maisler, Emergency Planning Manager
<<G. Marsh, Reactor Supervisor L. Osborne, Shift Technician
- L. Pearce, Operations Superintendent
"D. Powell, Regulatory Compliance Group Supervisor
- A. Taylor, Emergency Planning Technician J. Walls, Corporate equality Assurance Lead Auditor
- G. Warringer, guality Control Supervisor
<<M. Wayland, Maintenance Superintendent
- A. Zielonka, Engineering Supervisor W. Zinn, Security Coordinator Operations Other licensee employees contacted during 'his inspection included engineers, operators, security force members, technicians, and administrative personnel.
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- M. Bolch, Emergency Preparedness Consultant Nuclear Regulatory Commission
<<R. Butcher, Senior Resident Inspector
<<Attended exit interview Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CfR 50.47(b)(16)
and Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine whether significant changes were made to the emergency preparedness program since the inspection of July l989, and to assess the impact of any such changes on the overall state of emergency preparedness at the facilit The inspector reviewed Section 7 of the licensee's Radiological Emergency Plan (REP) regarding the review procedure and document distribution of the changes to the REP and EPIPs.
The inspector reviewed the Nuclear Licensing Official File Copy of changes submitted to the NRC since the last inspection.
The review determined that submittals were properly reviewed by the Plant Nuclear Safety Committee; approved by the Group Vice President, Nuclear Energy; and distributed in accordance with licensee procedures and NRC requirements.
Additionally, a review of corporate documentation included letters to offsite agencies forwarding REP and EPIP revisions.
No violations or deviations were identified.
Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation, and Supplies (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(8)
and (9),
and Section IV.E of Appendix E to
CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee's emergency response facilities and other essential emergency equipment, instrumentation, and supplies were maintained in a state of operational readiness.
Discussions were held with a
licensee representative concerning modifications to facilities, equipment, and instrumentation since the last inspection.
The inspector toured the onsite emergency response facilities (ERFs)
including the Control Room, Technical Support Center (TSC),
and the Operations Support Center (OSC),
and noted that facilities were in accordance with Section 2 of the REP.
Spot checks were made of selective equipment, instruments, and controlled documentation in the OSC during the inspector's ERF tour.
All areas, equipment, and instruments spot checked were found to be operable and maintained in an appropriate state of readiness.
No violations or deviations were identified.
Organization and management Control (82701)
pursuant to
CFR 50.47(b)(1)
and (16),Section IV.A of Appendix E to
CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine the effects of any changes in the licensee's emergency organization and/or management control systems on the emergency preparedness program and to verify that such changes had been properly incorporated into the REP and EPIPs.
Discussions with a licensee representative and a review of Section IV of the REP determined that no organizational changes to the management of the emergency preparedness program had occurred since the last inspection.
The only significant change had been a manning loss of the previous site emergency planning coordinator.
However, the loss was not adversely affecting the program because corporate management had provided a
corporate emergency planner full time onsite to fill the vacant position
on an interim basis.
Because this individual had previously been the Emergency Planning Coordinator at this iste, he was fully qualified to maintain the program.
Discussion with site management indicated a
fulltime qualified Emergency Planning Coordinator had been tentatively selected and should soon be available.
Additionally, corporate management had augmented the site emergency planning staff by providing an emergency planning consultant for CY90.
The initial consulting support was to provide upgrades to the EPIPs, training, and security.
Discussions with the Acting Emergency Planning Coordinator and the Vice President also addressed organizational changes that will revise the reporting chain of the emergency response coordinator from the reactor supervisor to the reactor superintendent.
This elevates the management level of the emergency response coordinator one level, which is projected to increase corrective action effectiveness.
No violations or deviations were identified.
Training (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2)
and (15)
and Section IV.F of Appendix E to
CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee's key emergency response personnel were properly trained and understood their emergency responsibilities.
The inspector reviewed Section 7.2 of the REP (Emergency Response Training)
and conducted walk-throughs with selected members of the emergency organization to determine the effectiveness of training.
Selected individuals included an emergency coordinator and two shift technicians.
The walk-through with the emergency coordinator focused on the duties of the emergency coordinator as listed in EPIP 20101, Duties of Emergency Coordinator, and the delegation of responsibilities to his subordinates or the Recovery Manager when the EOF was manned and operational.
The walk-throughs with the shift technicians focused on their responsibilities regarding the Shift Technician Call List contained in Section 3 of the Emergency Response Directory.
The personnel interviewed demonstrated a sound understanding of their emergency response duties.
During the walk-throughs in the Control Room with the shift technicians, potential problems were noted with securing the key to unlock the telephone designated for use with the Shift Technician, Call List and the message to be used when contacting an emergency responder.
The potential problems were the delayed initiation of the call out that might occur because the shift technician had to obtain a key from the shift supervisor for the lock box and then find the correct key from among the many keys contained therein; and the misunderstanding one of the shift technicians had regarding the source of the message to be used when contacting a responder.
The licensee initiated prompt corrective action to eliminate the potential problem The inspector also reviewed EPIP 20119, Duties of the Emergency Planning Organization, to determine how the licensee was conducting Emergency Responder Callout Drills.
The licensee's procedure provides for annual callout drills.
Documentation provided indicated a
successful augmentation drill with actual response had been conducted on June 29, 1989.
No violations or deviations were identified.
Independent Review/Audits (82701)
Pursuant to
CFR 50.47(b)(14)
and
CFR 50.54(t),
this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee had performed an independent review or audit of the emergency preparedness program and whether the licensee'had a corrective action system for deficiencies and weaknesses identified during exercise and drills.
Section 7.3.4 of the REP provides for an independent audit of emergency preparedness by the FPL guality Assurance Department.
The inspector reviewed both site and corporate guality Assurance
{gA) audits of the REP during this inspection.
The site audit, gAO-PTN-89-010, dated.
November 20, 1989, appeared to be a thorough audit and contained seven substantive findings.
The audit trail also indicated the gA department was aggressive in securing complete and timely corrective action.
The review of the corporate audits included audit reports gAS-EMP-89-1 dated March 3, 1989, and an undated draft of gAS-EMP-89-3.
Again the audit reports appeared thorough with the performance audit (gAS-EMP-89-3)
conducted during the annual exercise having the more substantive findings.
However,'he inspector noted that neither of the audits addressed the adequacy of the interface between the licensee and the Dade County Office of Emergency Management regarding prompt notifications in accordance with the EPIP's.
Although the corporate audit checklist indicated the adequacy of interface to be satisfactory based on exercise performance, interviews with offsite personnel, and offsite attendance at the exercise critique, the inspector noted that an area of concern between the offsite agency and the site regarding timeliness of emergency classifications was not specifically addressed.
Further interviews with both site and corporate auditors revealed the evaluation of this interface was outside the scope of the audit charter of either the site or corporate gA departments.
As a result of these observations, the licensee comnitted to assigning this r'esponsibility to the corporate gA department and plans to increase communication between the site and corporate gA departments regarding REP audits.
The inspector also reviewed EPIP 20113, Maintaining Emergency Preparedness Exercises, Drills, Tests, and Evaluations.
This procedure provides for a post exercise/drill critique with results being documented.
The licensee's exercise findings were reviewed from the November 30, 1989 emergency exercise.
A recent consolidation of tracking systems provided for these findings to be followed on the Plant Action Tracking System (PATS).
Although the PATS was not fully implemented to date, the
inspector reviewed emergency planning files and determined.that corrective actions were being made in a timely manner.
No violations or deviations were identified.
Action on Previous Inspection Findings (92701)
(Closed)
IFI 50-250, 251/89-02-02:
Implementing a
program for periodically testing the capability to augment the emergency response organization during off-hours.
The inspector reviewed and determined to be adequate Section 8.5 of EPIP 20119 dated November-7, 1989, which implements this program.
(Closed) IFI 50-250, 251/89-50-01:
Failure to make a correct declaration of the general emergency by procedure.
The inspector.
conducted a
walk-through in this area and found it to be corrected.
(Closed)
IFI 50-250, 251/89-50-03:
Failure to provide respiratory qualified security personnel for repair and reentry teams.
The licensee has initiated and partially completed respiratory training of security personnel as documented in a memorandum dated February 6, 1990 by M. G.
Zinn with subject, Respiratory Training.
(Closed)
IFI 50-250, 251/89-52-02:
Modification of procedures to accomplish the notification of personnel of any site emergency and/or site evacuation.
The inspector reviewed paragraph 4.5 of Security Force Instruction 6307 dated January 8, 1990 and found it to contain instructions on how the security force will accomplish these notifications.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and results were summarized on February 9, 1990, with those persons indicated in paragraph 1.
The inspector described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the inspection results to include:
(1) key control for the emergency organization callout telephone;
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2l notification message to be used for emergency organization callout; 3) audit responsibility for evaluating the interface between the site and local governments regarding adequacy of notifications; and (4) the program strength of the effectiveness of the licensee's independent audit program in identifying substantive findings.
The licensee committed to:
(1) providing a clarification of the callout message (to be included in the next quarterly update to the Shift Technician Call List); and (2) assigning the audit responsibility for evaluting the interface regarding adequacy of notifications to the corporate gA department.
Proprietary information is not contained in this report.
Dissenting comments were not received from the license,0