IR 05000255/1985012

Mgt Meeting Rept 50-255/85-12 on 850503.Major Areas Discussed:Weaknesses in Emergency Program Re Timely Classification of Emergencies & Notification to Offsite Authorities

ML20127F780
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/13/1985
From:	Patterson J, Phillips M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20127F426	List: IR 05000255/1985012 ML20127F421
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50-255-85-12-MM, NUDOCS 8505200593
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' U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION

REGION III

Report No. 50-255/85012(DRSS)

Docket No.~50-255 License No. DPR-20 Licensee: Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201

Facility Name: Palisades Nuclear Plant Meeting At: Palisades Site, Covert, MI

Meeting Conducted: Ma 3, 1985 Report Prepared By: J. . Emergency Preparedness Analyst J//3!/I Date Approved By: M PI lips, Chief Emergency Preparedness Section 5 /3I/C Date Meeting Summary Meetinc on May 3, 1985 (Report No. 50-255/85012(DRSS))

Areas [iscussed: A special management meeting was conducted to discuss weaknesses in your emergency prograin related to -timely classification of emergencies and subsequent notifications to offsite authorities in a timely manne Other'related aspects of this subject were also discussed. The meeting involved 9 inspector-hours onsite by 6 NRC representative '0593 850514

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1.- Meeting Attendees

- Consumers Power Company-R.'DeWitt,.Vice President, Nuclear Operations

- 2J..Firlit, Palisades Plant General Manager D. VandeWalle, Director, Nuclear Licensing

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P. .Loomis,xEmergency Planning. Administrator - Corporate J. Lewis, Technical Director ^

R.l Rice, Operations Manager W.'Beckman, Radiological Services Manager G.' Kozup, Operations Superintendent

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,. Frigo, Lead Shift Engineer . .

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J. Brunet, Emergency Planning Coordinator Nuclear Regulatory Commission'- Region III J. Hind, Director, Division of. Radiation Safety and Safeguards 1C. Paperiello,: Chief, Emergency Preparedness and. Radiological Protection Branch M. Phillips, Chief, Emergency Preparedness Section G. Wright, Chief,' Reactor Projects Section 2A

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E..Swanson, Senior Resident Inspector,1 Palisades J.- Patterson, Emergency Preparedness l Analyst . Meeting Details

! - This meeting was held at the request of Region III'to discuss a t repetitive weakness in:the' licensee's emergency preparedness program which was identified-during the inspection of March 18-22, 1985 (Report-No. 50-255/85007); and which dealt with the timely. classification'of

. emergencies and subsequent notifications _to offsite authorities in a

- timely manner. -Also discussed was.the subject of the multiple tasks that the Shift Engineer / Shift Technical Advisor (SE/STA) is required

>to-perform along with making the required emergency classifications,

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notifications, and timely actions.~ The SE/STA position as initial

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' Site Emergency Director was initiated'in August 1984 by the license The-Director of Nuclear Licensing summarized the events in the last.

?- 1 years which led.to noncompliances for failure'to classify emergencies and make offsite notifications. This enforcement history also included'

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the. licensee's corrective. actions for each event. -The duties of the u SE/STA were specified. Corrective actions to.the latest NRC concerns were listed to stipulate that.the SE/STA will-give first priority to

requirements of the Emergency Plan and implementing procedures.

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- Notifications to offsite authorities may be delegated to other shift personnel trained as communicators. He indicated that the plant's

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experience using " ring-down" telephones provided low reliability and little benefit. Their decision is to continue use of the present 1 telephone system for offsite notification To increase the SE/ STAS familiarity with Emergency Action Level (EAL)

statements and do away with confusion over certain statements in relation to Technical Specification requirements the licensee proposed the following corrective actions: Clarified emergency plan requirements for PCS leakage greater

.than Tech. Spec Conduct special training of all SR0s on EALs over next 6 weeks -

to be completed by end of June 198 Provide additional simulator time to all licensed operators (8 days vs. 5) per year with emphasis on emergency pla Provide classroom training on emergency plan as part of annual requalification trainin Emergency planning group would review each future event and make recommendations for corrective action to the Manager, Radiological Service This special training of all SR0s including Shift Supervisors and those designated.as SE/ STAS began on May 1, 198 Besides a review of EALs, the training included a detailed review of implementing procedure EI-1,

" Activation of the Site Emergency Plan / Emergency Classification," use of notification forms, and a series of emergency scenarios to test the detection and implementation capabilities of the class participants to real emergency event Meeting Conclusion After brief statements by Region III representatives on the importance of timely emergency detection and classification and subsequent notifications, the meeting concluded. The general opinion of Region III was that the recently implemented training program for all SR0s should help alleviate the problems. Region III will examine the corrective actions being taken during a subsequent inspection.

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