IR 05000255/1989013
| ML18054A793 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1989 |
| From: | Patterson J, Snell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737, TASK-3.A.1.1, TASK-3.A.1.2, TASK-3.A.2.1, TASK-3.A.2.2, TASK-TM 50-255-89-13, NUDOCS 8906130105 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I II Report No. 50-255/89013(DRSS)
Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Inspection At:
Palisades Site, C6vert, Michigan Inspection Conducted:
May 9-12, 1989 Inspector:
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Approved By:
W. Snell, CMef Emergency Preparedness and Effluents Section Inspection Summary Inspection on May 9-12, 1989 (Report No. 50-255/89013(DRSS))
c/~or Date 6/zle9 Date Areas Inspected:
Routine announced inspection of the following areas of the Emergency Preparedness Program:
activations of the emergency plan (IP 92700),
licensee actions on previously identified items (IP 92701), emergency plan and implementing procedures, organization and management, emergency facilities and equipment, training, and independent audits (IP 82701).
Section 5 of this report provides an updated summary of TMI Safety Issues Management System (SIMS)
items related to emergency preprarednes This inspection was conducted by one NRC inspecto Results:
Of the areas inspected, no violations, deviations or deficiencies were identifie The emergency preparedness program is getting very good management suppor Organization of training courses has continued to improv A positive, cooperative attitude was evidenced by all personnel contacted during the inspection.
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DETAILS Persons Contacted G. Slade, Plant General Manager J. Lewis, Technical Director R. Orosz, Engineering and Maintenance Manager W. Beckman, Radiological Service Manager R. Rice, Operations Manager P. Loomis, Emergency Planning Administrator, Corporate N. Brott, Emergency Planner, Palisade~
J. Brunet, Licensing Analyst M. Dawson, Nuclear Training Instructor, Emergency Planning R. Margol, Quality Assurance Administrator J. Ridley, EMergency Planning Technician P. Slaughter, Nuclear Emerg~ncy Planner
- M. Kane, Shift Supersivor
- T. Palmisano, Systems Engineering Superintendent
- E. Bogue, Health Physics Supervisor
- Denotes those who did not attend the exit interview on May 12, 198 All others listed above did atten Licensee Action on a Previously Identified Item (Closed) Open Item No. 50-255/87012-01:
This item related to the inability to hear the siren during the 1987 exercise, especially in most areas of the Support Buildin In addition, the Public Address (PA)
reception was unclear in many areas of the plan To rectify these conditions the licensee conducted a subjective audibility survey in February 198 The non-functional PA speakers, 51 out of 167, were replaced or repaired over a period of tim This ongoing process along with the purchase of two sirens for the Support Building has alleviated the conditions at this tim A siren was placed on each of the two levels of the Support Buildin Both of these sirens have been tested successfully. Also, a Systems Engineer now includes both the PA speaker system and the two new sirens on a scheduled maintenance and surveillance routin Up to this time these types of emergency response equipment were not included in this routine maintenance category by the Systems Enginee This item is close Emergency Plan Activations The inspector identified six emergency plan activations during this inspection period since May 1, 198 A review of documentation and interviews with cognizant personnel confirmed that each of these events were based on the proper EAL and notifications were timely to the offsite agencies and the NR Other phases of these events included involvement and adequate documentation by the EP Coordinato One of these six activations on September 3, 1988, was due to a stuck fuel assembly in the reacto This occurrence resulted in a partial activation of the emergency response organization as a precautionary step if the bundle dropped back into the core or the flooded refueling are The presence of added emergency response personnel led to development of various planning contingencies should a greater *ccident occu This partial activation of the emergency plan was a g6od exampl~ of conservative management action and coordination even though it was not required by the pla * Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program (82701)
a, Emergency Pl an and. Imp 1 ement i ng Procedures A change ~as made that affected the composition of the ~inimum shift
.staffing as listed in Figure 5-6 of Section 5 of thi Sjte Emergency -
Plan (SEP).
This change redefined certain minimum shift staffing positions and the response time for these position The four po~itions involved were Mechanical Mai~tenance, Electrical Maintenance, Radiation Safety Techrician, and Chemistry Technicia These changes were evaluated as part of an SEP revision, designated Revisions 8 and 9, and approved in a letter to the licensee dated January 6, 198 Two Emergency Implementing Procedures (EIPs) addressing offsite monitqring and dose calculations were eliminated by the license EIP 6.11 has now been incorporated into Appendix F of the General Office Emergency Planning Procedures, and the ~ther, EIP 6.12; has been incoiporated into' EIP The~e two changes sh6uld reduce the previous redundancy of the procedures and make the new ones more
- usabl These procedure numbers are listed in Appendix D of the SE Procedure EIP 12.1, which relates to evacuation and assembly areas, has b~en revised in response to a finding in the previous inspectio Alternate assembly areas, which provide shelter for inclement weather, have now been establishe Final NRC approval of certain EAL changes, basically relating to primary coolant system leaks, also took place during this inspec,ti*on period.-.
The annual re~iew of EALs with the State and Count{es was accomplished by a letter in September 1988 followed by a joint meeting between the licensee 1 s corporate EP group and representatives for each gov~rnmental agenc Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptabl Emergency Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies Two inventory kits were inspected for adequac One was in the Operational Support Center (DSC) and the other was in the Technical Support Center (TSC).
All items selected were in operating condition and proper range dosimeters were present in both kit Records.examined indicated that all emergency kits were inventoried
on a quarterly basi No discrepancies were identifie The Emergency Response Data System (EROS) is being established to provide a direct link to NRC terminals at their Headquarter Palisades is the first plant in Region III to establish this lin Critical function monitors have been established in the Control Room, TSC, and EDF to serve as conduits for the EROS. The data generated included reactor core and cooling system parameters, containment conditions, radioactive release data, and current meteorology condition The offsite siren warning system for the 10 mile EPZ around the site has maintained an operability of over 95% during the last year with the exception of July 198 In that month seven sirens had some operating problems, three actually failing to alar These sirens were repaired and tested for operability within 3-4 day All were then functioning adequatel Maintenance is performed exclusively by Consumers Powe To avoid delays in replacing valuable components the licensee maintains a small supply of spare modules such as tone generators and radio receiver A full cycle test is conducted monthly including full alar This maintenance and overall responsibility for the day to day operation of the system is under the direction of an emergency planner whose job location is at the Palisades sit Prepaid postcards are sent out monthly to the residents inquiring as to whether the-siren could be hear These replies form a basis for identifying malfunctioning or low volume sirens, in addition to normal maintenance and repai Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptabl Organization and Management Control A new Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Mr. Norman Brott, was appointed in June 198 He replaced Mr. James Brunet who is now a Licensing Analyst at Palisades. A new position of Operations Support Supervisor (OSS) has been create This is an all-shift positio Those selected to be OSSs receive the same training given the Shift Supervisor and the Shift Engineer, with the major exception that the OSS is not a part of the emergency response organizatio There were no other substantive changes in the organization which would effect the EP function Eleven Letters of Agreement were reviewed and found to be satisfactory and curren A new Emergency Management Coordinator, Mr. Peter Sinclair, has been appointed for Van Buren County as of January 1, 198 The inspector intended to meet with him, but a schedule change by Mr. Sinclair made him unavailabl Shift augmentation drills are continuing to be done on a quarterly basi From a review of the drill data, it appeared that there was adequate and timely response to fulfill the minimum shift staffing requirements as listed in the SE The inspector recommended that a summary sheet be included for all drill report This could serve as
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a brief synopsis of which positions were not filled within the 30 and 60 minutes time limit, who didn't respond to the call, incorrect phone numbers, et Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptabl Training The reduction of lesson plans from 26 to 12 was recently complete This change allows certain emergency response positions in the TSC and EOF to receive the same training since the positions are simila Previously there were separate training sessions for each locatio Dose assessment courses now include one problem each quarter which may be completed on a self-study basi An instructor is available if the student needs help on this assignmen Seventeen names were selected at random for various emergency response positions to determine whether these individuals had received all the courses required for the position and had been trained on an annual basi A review of training records from the licensee's computer based data determined that all 17 were current and complete in EP trainfn Interviews were conducted with one Shift Supervisor, one Engineering and Maintenance Support Group Leader (TSC position), and one OSC Directo All demonstrated good understanding of their position and were cognizant of their contributions to the overall emergency response effor The annual Radiological Monitoring Drill was conducted in November, 198 Another is planned in June, 1989 as preparation for the July, 1989 emergency exercis The semi-annual Health Physics Drills were conducted in December, 1988, and March 13, 198 Critiques were held after each of these drill The medical drill was conducted on May 18, 1988, with South Haven Community Hospital, the licensee's primary hospita Two injured contaminated employees were part of the scenari A review of the conclusions and critique did not identify any major problem One comment was that more communications were needed between the hospital staff and the HP technician in the trauma roo Based on the above findings, this portion of the licenee's program was acceptabl Independent Reviews/Audits The annual independent audit of the EP program was conducted from July 25-29, 198 The prior one was from June 22-26, 198 A second EP review was made from August 15-19, 1988 and focused on the corporate level or General Office Emergency Planning.
The plant audit did not identify any findings; however, five observations, which are of a lesser significance, were identifie.
One of these was a statement that in reviewing training records, four individuals who were not specified in the General Office Emergency Planning Augmentation list, were listed in the General Office Training Matri These four individuals did not receive controller trainin The resolution agreed upon between the Training Department and EP was to eliminate separate controller trainin This type of train1ng has now been incorporated into drill training and any EP related subject This solution appears to be satisfactory and eliminates a special training class without diluting the input neede One meaningful comment in the audit reports was a suggestion that an update be made on evacuation time studies for both the Palisades and the Big Rock Point Plan At present these studies and tablei are based on 1980 population data~
This suggestion should be carefully considered for action in the not too distant future, i.e., within a yea The part of the audit that included an evaluation of the adequacy of the licensee's interface with the State of Michigan and Van Buren, A 11 egan, *and Berrien Counties was completed between June 7 and November 8, 198 Distribution of the audit included the three counties and the State of Michiga Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's program was acceptabl Status of TMI Safety Issues Management System (SIMS) Items On October 31, 1980, the NRC issued NUREG-0737, which incorporated into one document all TMI-related items approved for implementation by the Commission at that tim On December 17, 1982, the NRC issued Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737 to provide additional clarification regarding Regulatory Guide 1.97 (Revision 2),
11Application to Emergency Response Facilities and Meteorological Data, 11 as well as other area The status of the completion of these TMI SIMS items are internally tracked by the NR The below listing provides the status of the SIMS items related to emergency preparednes II III.A. III.A.1. Current Status:
Closed This item has been determined to be no longer applicable, and has been administratively close Current Status:
Closed This item involved short term improvements to the emergency preparedness program and was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:
Report No. 50-255/81-19 dated December 3, 198 Current Status:
Closed This item involved interim upgrades to the ERF's and was closed at the co~clusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:
Report No. 50-255/81-19 dated December 3, 198 III.A.1. IILA.1. III.A. III.A. *
III.A. III.A. III.A. III.A. III.A. *
Current Status:
NIA This item involved desig~ criteria for upgrad~d ERFs, but was subsequently determined to be not applicable (NIA).
Current Status:
Closed Because this item involved ERF modifications that were incorporated into MPA-F-63, 64, and 65, this item was closed based on the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:
Report No. 50-255181-19 dated December 3, 198 Current Status:
Closed This item involved the submittal of upgraded emergency plan This item was closed with the issuance of the SER:
Report No. 50-255183-12 dated September 8, 198 Current Status:
Closed This item involved the submittal of emergency procedure This item was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:
Report No. 50-255181-19 dated December 3, 198 Current Status:
Closed This item involved an acceptable interim meteorological progra This item was closed at the conclusion of the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal:
Report No. 50-255181-19 dated December 3, 198 Current Status:
Closed This item has been determined to be no longer applicable and has been administratively close Current Status:
Closed This item has been determined to be no longer applicable and has been administratively close This item has been determined to be no longer applicable and has been administratively close Current Status:
NIA This item required the licensee to provide a description of the Class B meteorological model to the NR Based on the current structure of the ERF Appraisal program, the NRC is not reviewing submittals of the Class B model.
Therefore, this item is not applicable (NIA).
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III.A. MPA-F-63 MPA-F-64 MPA-F-65 MPA-F-66 Exit Interview Current Status:
Closed This item has been determined to be no longer applicable and has been administratively close Current Status:
Open This item involves a review of the TSC during a future inspectio Current Status:
Closed This item involved a revfew of the DSC, which was completed during the exercise:
Report No. 50-255/87012(DRSS) dated June 19, 198 Current Status:
Open This item involves a review of the EDF during a future inspectio Current Status:
N/A This item involved the Nuclear Data Link, which has been superseded by the Emergency Response Data System (EROS).
Therefore, this item is not applicable (NIA).
The inspector held an exit interview on May 12, 1989 with those licensee representatives denoted in Section 1 of this repor The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspe~tion. The quality of the emergency response program has continued to improv Management support has been very good, and a positive, receptive attitude was observed from individuals contacted during the inspect~o The licensee indicated that none of the matters discussed were proprietary in nature.
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