IR 05000254/1988017

Insp Repts 50-254/88-17 & 50-265/88-17 on 880706-07.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Preparedness Program Areas,Including Actions on Previously Identified Items & Initiatives to Improve Program

ML20151G110
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	07/14/1988
From:	Matthew Smith, Snell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20151G108	List: IR 05000254/1988017 ML20151G106
References
50-254-88-17, 50-265-88-17, NUDOCS 8807280136
Download: ML20151G110 (7)

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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULAiORY COMMISSION l

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Reports No. 50-254/88017(DRSS); 50-265/88017(DRSS)

Docket.Nos. 50-254; 50-265 Lidenses No. JPR-29; DPR-30 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company

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' Chicago, Illinois 60690 Facility Name: Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 ano 2 Inspection At: Quad Cities Station, Cordova, Illinois Inspection Conducted: July 6-7, 1988 Inspector: Marcia J S Dage 7[N 8 '

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Inspection on July 6-7,1983 (Reports No. 50-254/88017(DRSS);

No. 50-265/88017(DRSS)

Areas Inspected: Special, announced followup inspection of the following areas of the emetgency preparedness program: licensee actions on previously-identifed items; review of licensee initiatives to improve the program following the November 1987 routine inspection; and operational status (IP 82701). The inspection involved one NRC inspector. Section 4 of this report provides an updated summary of the TMI Safety Isrues Management System (SIMS) items related to Emergency 9reparednes Results: No violations of NRC requirements were identified as a result of this followup inspection. The coordinated efforts of plant management, corporate Generating Stationc Emergency Plan (GSEP) organization, and plant GSEP personnel have been effective and initiatives tc improve the emergency preparedness program are proceeding within an adequate time fram hh Do Q

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• R. Bax, Station Manager I

• J. Sirovy, Radiation Chemistry Supervi,or

• R. Stobert, Director of Quality Assurance l

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• J. Wethington, Station Quality Assurance Superintendent

• R. Carson, Emergency Planning Supervisor

• P. Skiermont, GSEP Coordinator

• N. Digrindakis, Regulatory Assurance Engineer

"J. Neal, Training Supervisor

• K. Schmidt, GSEP Instructor

• Indicates those who atcended the July 7,1988 exit intervie . Licensee Actions on Previously-Identified Items (Closed) Item No. 265/87031-01: A Severity Level IV violation was issued for the untimely initial notification of the NRC following a SCRAM and ECCS discharge on October 19, 1987. As indicated in Reports No. 254/88006(DRSS) and No. 265/88006(DRSS) the licensee had already completed short-term corrective actions and longer term corrective action was scheduled for completion in April 1988. Upgraded training on NRC notification requirements and the Station's Emergency Action Levels

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(EALs) was comoleted during the semi-annual Senior Reactor Operator requalification training. A procedural upgrade suggested by trainees has been incorporated into the upgraded Emergency Preparedness Implementing Procedures (EPIPs). This item is close (Closed) Item Nos. 254/87031-05 and 265/88031-06: The licensee must re-establish and implement an adequate administrative system for selecting, documenting, and tracking corrective actions on items identified during internal drill critiques and other internal program evaluations. As indicated in Reports No. 254/88006(DRSS) and No. 265/88006(DRSS) the Regulatory Assurance Departmer:t's Nuclear Tracking System (NTS) had been selected as the means to track self-identified items through comple' ion of corrective action. The GSEP Coordinators have reviewed 1987 internal drill critiques and audit findings and have added appropr1 te items to the NTS. A review of documentation indicated that the C S is being utilized and is tracking self-identified improvement items in 'Jition to NRC concerns. This item is close Qpen)ItemNos. 254/87009-01 and 265/87009-01: Follow-up on NRC Information Notice No. 87-58. This notice was addressed to all nuclear pou r reactor facilities having ar operating license, ;..d emphasized the requirement that the licensee mus. maintain adequate personnel onshift to permit continuous communications with the NRC following an w rgency declaration. At present, the Shif t Engineer (SE) or Statior >rol Room Engineer (SCRE) woula continually maintain communicatitz - th the NRC if so requested by NRC Duty Officer The licensee has ^.nitted

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'to assigning an additional Engineering Assistant (EA) ~onshift at all times. The EAs would help make initial notification calls to the States and hRC following emergency declarations and would maintain continuous communications with the NRC if so requested. EAs have been designated and are being trained on emergency communications responsibilities. The licensee expects to have all EAs trained and onshift by August 198 The training program is in process and appears. adequate. This item will romain open until the training of EAs is complet (0 pen) Item No. 254/88006-01: The licensee should revise appropriate administrative procedures to ensure that the GSEP Coordinator is always included in the review chain for proposed EPIP changes. A station-Procedures Change Request, to become effective August 15, 1988, had been submitted to the Procedure Coordinator which would include the GSEP Coordinator in the approval chain for EPIP changes. This item remains open pending the official addition of the GSEP Coordinator to the procedure change review for EPIPs.

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3. Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program (82701)

This section primarily addresses actions taken on many of the items identified in the licensee's Emergency Preparedness Improvement Progra Progress was evaluated on items for which Station personnel had been assigned lead responsibility. Corrective actions on the reviewed items were, for the most part, on or ahead of schedule. The quality of corrective actions remains acceptable, Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures Progress continues on the total upgrade of the. Station's Emergency Plan I.plementing Procedures (EPIPs). Checklists developed to replace the lengthy procedural text had been implemented during two tabletop drills conducted since March,1988. Some piocedural refinements had been integrated into the procedures and checklists, and they are now ready for final approval and issue. Station Emergency Response Organization personnel were being trained on the upgraded procedures and checklists at the time of this inspectio The licensee's original target date for issuing entirely new manuals, with training on the upgraded EPIPs completed was June 1988. These dates have slipped several weeks, and the manuals are now scheduled to be issued in the beginning of Augus Training of the majority of the Emergency Response Organization is projected to be completed in time for the annual exercise in August, 1988. Training of the entire organization should be completed by the end of the yea Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptable, Organization and Management Control A review and evaluation of the progress on emergency preparedness items since the March 1988, inspection irdicated that Station and

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corporate management have continued to maintain significant attention and devote resources.toward improving the. Station's emergency preparedness progra The upgraded training program for the Station's GSEP Coordinator haa been developed and implemented. A review of the qualifications checklist indicated that the training program is in proces A licensee designated GOEP Coordinator signs off each requirement,.

following a successful review conducted with the Station GSEP Coordinato The GSEP coordinator had attended the Emergency Planning course conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health and had completed approximately fif ty percent of the reading required by the Qualifications card. This partial completion of the training program has made a definite improvement in the knowledge and level of expertise of the GSEP Coordinator Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptable, c. Training The Production Training Center instructor's detail to Quad Cities Station has ended. All training modules have been upgraded and tests have been developed to adequately test the trainee's knowledge and skills. The inspector's review of all newly developed training modules indicated that the modules adequately reflected the EPIP The newly developed checklists adequately delineated the duties and ,

responsibilities of response personnel at each level of emergency cl a s si f f ., ati on .

Supplemental training modules have been developed to train personnel on the newly developed checklists for each position. Training on these supplemental modules will occur this year only and will be combined with position specific training in subsequent year Position specific training is scheduled throughout this year and a similar training schedule is expected to continue in following years. The inspector observed a training session dealing with communications and "hands on" training for the computer systems available in the Emergency Response Facilities. The training ses: ion was adequately presented and staff attendance was sufficien A station training matrix has been developed that is coordinated with the corporate Generating Stations Emergency Plan (GSEP)

training matri This traininp matrix has been reviewed and approved and is presently being implemente In order to assure that all members of the emergency response organization receive their annual training, a form identifying delinquent personnel is sent to their supervisors, with copies

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-forwarded to the plant manager. The' supervisor has the primary responsibility to assure that personnel are traine Based on the above finding's, this portion of the licensee's program -

is acceptabl . TMI-Related (SIMS) Items On October 31, 1930, the NRC issued NUREG-0737, which incorporated into one document all TMI-related items approved for-implementation by the Commission at that time. On December 17, 1982, the NRC issued Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737 to provide additional clarification regarding Regulatory Guide 1.97 (Revision 2) - Application to Emergency Response Facilities, Upgrade of Emergency Response Facilities, and Meteorological Data, as well as other areas. The status of-the completion of these TMI-related items are internally tracked by the NRC on the Safety Issues Management System (SIMS). The current status of each of these items related to emergency preparedness is as follows:

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II N/A The current status of this item is incorrect. This item refers to implementation of Chapter 8 of Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737, and should be closed upor ampletion of the as yet unsch: ed Emergency Response Facility (En.) Appraisa This item is ope III.A. N/A The current status of this item is incorrect. This item involved short term improvements to the emergency preparedness program and was closed ,

at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:

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No. 50-265/82-02(DEPOS) dated March 1, 1982 III.A.1. Closed This item involved interim upgrades to the ERF' III.A.1. Not Listed This item involved design criteria for upgraded ERF's, but was subsa'uently determined to be not applicacie (N/A).

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incorrec Because this item involved ERF _ modifications that were incorporated iato MPA-F-63, 64 and 65, this item was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness-Implementation Appraisal: Reports No. 50-254/

82-02(DEPOS) and 50-265/82-02(DEPOS)'

dated March 1, 198 III.A. Open The current status of this item is incorrect. This item involved the subtittal of. upgraded emergency plan This item was closed with the issuance of the emergency preparedness input to the SER: Reports No. 50-254/

82-22(DEPOS) and No. 50-265/82-24(DEPOS)

dated December 20, 198 III.A. Open The current status of this item is incorrect. This item involved the submittal of emergency procedure This item was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal: Reports No. 50-254/82-02(DEPOS) and No. 50-265/

82-02(DEPOS) dated March 1, 198 III.A. Not Listed This item involved an acceptable interim meteorological program. This item was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal- Reports No. 50-254/82-02(DEPOS) and No. 50-266/

82-02(DEPOS) dated March 1 1982. This item should be added to the tracking system with a current status of close III.A. Open This item involves an acceptable final meteorological progra This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa III.A. Open This item involves an acceptable Class A meteorological model. This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa .

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I Item N Current Status Comments III.A. Open This item involves a licensee's review of their Class A meteorological mode This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa III.A. Not Listed This item required the licensee to provide a description of the Class B meteorological model to the N Based on the current structure of the ERF Appraisal program, the NRC is not reviewing these submittals of the Class B model. Therefore, this item should be added to the tracking system with a current status of N/ III.A. Open This item involves an acceptable Class B meteorological model. This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa MPA-F-63 Open This item involves a review of the TSC during the ERF Appraisal. This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa MPA-F-64 Open The current status of this item is incorrec This item involved a review of the OSC, which was completed during the July 14, 1987 exercise:

Reports No. 50-254/87012(DRSS) and No. 50-265/87012(DRSS) dated August 6, 198 MPA-F-65 Open This item involves a review of the E0F during the ERF Appraisal. This item will be closed at the conclusion of the as yet unscheduled ERF Appraisa MPA-F-66 Open ^he current status of this item is incorrect. This item involved the Nuclear Data Link, which has been superceded by the Emergency Response Data System (ERDS). This item should have a current status of N/ . Exit Interview On July 7,1988, the inspector met with those licensee representatives identified in Section 1 to present and discuss the preliminary inspection findings. The licensee indicated that none of the matters discussed was proprietary in natur