IR 05000261/1979024
| ML14175B109 | |
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| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1979 |
| From: | Hufham J, Perrotti D, Taylor P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-261-79-24, NUDOCS 7912060134 | |
| Download: ML14175B109 (12) | |
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION il 101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Report No. 50-261/79-24 Licensee:
Carolina Power and Light Company 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Facility Name: H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Docket No. 50-261 License No. DPR-23 Inspection at H. B. Robi son 2, Hartsville, South Carolina Inspectors:
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J.AW. Hufh m, Section Chief, FFMS Branch Date Signed SUMMARY Inspected on October 15-19, 1979 Areas Inspected This routine announced inspection involved 62 inspector-hours on site in the areas of Coordination with Offsite Support Agencies; Emergency Facilities, Equipment and Procedures; Means for Determining a Release; Emergency Training; Emergency Drills; Fire Brigade Organization and Training; Emergency Organiza tion; IE Bulletin 79-18; and follow-up on previous inspection finding Results Of the nine areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- R. Starkey, Jr., Plant Manager
- C. Crawford, Operations Supervisor
- B. Garrison, QA Supervisor
- D. Crocker, E&RC Supervisor
- J. Terry, Senior Specialist Health Physics
- F. Bishop, Acting Engineering Supervisor
- B. MacCready, E&RC Engineer
- A. Eaddy, Senior Generation Specialist F. Lowery, Training Coordinator W. Traylor, Administrative Supervisor D. McCaskill, Senior Reactor Operator M. Morrow, Fire Protection Coordinator R. McGirt, Senior Generation Specialist B. Webster, Generation Services Manager, Corporate Office Other licensee employees contacted included 12 technicians, three operators, six mechanics and three office personne Other Organization E. Williams, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina L. Mims, Darlington County Civil Defence Director B. Chapman, Chief Deputy, Darlington County Sheriff's Office K. Haycock, Investigator, Darlington County Sheriff's Office W. Berry, Civil Defense Director, Hartsville, South Carolina F. DeMarco, Administrator, Byerly Hospital, Hartsville, South Carolina J. Gardner, Director of Nursing, Byerly Hospital L. Chapman, Nurses Day Supervisor, Byerly Hospital A. Morrison, Head Nurse, Emergency Room, Byerly Hospital
- Attended exit interview Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on October 19, 1979 with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 abov With respect to the unre solved item discussed in Paragraph 11.c the plant manager acknowledged the inspector's finding.
3. Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Deviation Item 78-18-01, Failure to inventory emergency kit as committed by response to Inspection Report No. 77-7. Periodic test (P.T.)
I-2 43.0 has been issued which detailed the methods of performing inventories on emergency kits at the specified stations. The inspector reviewed.0 and made an inspection of the emergency kit's supplies and determined that adequate measures have been established for the inventory of emergency kit (Closed) Unresolved Item 78-18-02, Procedure Change for Manual Isolation of the Main Control Room. Provisions for manual isolation of the main control, room upon the actuation of the site evacuation alarm has been incorporated into the Emergency Plan and Procedure (Closed) Unresolved Item 78-18-03, Use of Unit 1 Meteorological System Data for Offsite Dose Calculations. The use of data from Unit 1 meteorological tower has been deleted from the Emergency Plan and Procedure A back-up method for obtaining weather data from the National Weather Service has been incorporated into the Emergency Procedures in the event the Unit 2 computer is out of servic (Closed) Unresolved Item 78-18-04, First Aid and Medical Supplie A new first-aid room has been established and is furnished with first-aid and medical supplies recommended by the company medical consultan (Closed)
Unresolved Item 78-18-05, Review and Updating of the Emergency Plan. The Emergency Plan and Procedures was reviewed, approved by plant management, and transmitted to NRR Licensing for review and approval in February 197 (Closed) Unresolved Item 78-18-06, Initial Fire-fighting Training of the Fire Brigade. Current members of the fire brigade have received initial fire training. Licensee management has appointed a Fire Protection Coor dinator, certified as a Fire Fighter Instructor by the South Carolina Fire Academy.. The Fire Protection Coordinator provides for initial training and coordinates refresher training for the fire brigad (Closed) Unresolved Item 78-18-07, Annual refresher training on the emer gency plan for general employees has not been completed for 197 The inspector reviewed general employee training records for 1978 and verified that annual refresher training on the emergency plan had been conducte.
COORDINATION WITH OFFSITE SUPPORT AGENCIES This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee's commitments to maintain contact and coordination with the offsite agencies as described in the Emergency Pla The inspector reviewed the licensee's Emergency Procedures, written letters of agreement with offsite support agencies and the list of offsite support agencies specified in the Emergency Plan to verify that:
(1) Detailed procedures have been established describing methods for notifying Local, State, Federal officials and other offsite support agencies in the event of a radiation emergepc (2) Arrangements for the services of a physician and other medical personnel qualified to handle radiation emergencies have been establishe (3) Arrangements for the transportation and treatment of injured or contaminated individuals at a treatment facility outside the site boundary have been establishe The inspector contacted five offsite agencies and met with officials of these agencies to verify that contact is being maintained by the licensee and that services, as described in the letter of agreement, can be provide The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspec tion and evaluation of the above area (1)
Appendix E to 10 CFR 50, paragraph I (2)
Emergency Plan and Procedures, Section 2.6.2 and Appendix Within the areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
6. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND PROCEDURES Changes to Facilities, Equipment and Procedures (1) The inspector reviewed established management controls and inter viewed licensee personnel to determine if changes had been made to the emergency plan and procedures, emergency facilities and equipment since the last inspectio (2) The review of this area, with respect to changes, was conducted to verify that:
(a) Changes did not constitute an unreviewed safety questio (b) Changes did not alter the requirements set forth in the Emergency Pla (c) Changes were reviewed and approved in accordance with estab lished plant procedure (d) The Emergency Plan notification roster (names, telephone numbers),
organization and listed personnel specifically qualified for coping with emergencies were updated at the required interval (e)
Required plant committee review and QA audits of the Emer gency Plan were conducte (f) Revisions to the Emergency Plan and Procedures were distri buted to the required locations at the facilit (3) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above area (a) Technical Specifications 6.8 and 6.5.1. (b)
Emergency Plan, Section 2.7 and 2.6.2, and Appendix A, paragraphs 2 and Within the areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or devia tions were identifie Emergency Kits (1) The inspector reviewed selected calibration, and inventory records along with a physical inspection and inventory of emergency kits and equipment located in the main control room, first aid room, plant access room, Byerly Hospital and the local CP&L office in Hartsville. Types of emergency equipment selected for inspection and inventory included self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA),
respirators, survey meters, air samplers, first aid kit supplies, pocket dosimeters, and pocket dosimeter charger (2) The review and inspection of emergency kits and equipment was conducted to verify that:
(a) The required periodic inventory, and calibration of emergency equipment was being conducte (b) The physical condition and content of emergency kits and supplies are being maintained in a state of readines (c) The emergency kits, supplies, and portable instrumentation are at various locations as required by the Emergency Plan and Emergency Procedure (3) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above areas:
(a) 10 CFR 50 Appendix E Section I (b)
Emergency Plan Section 6.1 thru (c)
Periodic Test 4 (4) Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deivation were identified. The inspector discussed with the licensee at the exit interview the desirability of posting an appropriate sign pertaining to no smoking or open flame in the site's first aid room, as this room contains oxygen bottle The licensee stated that a suitable sign would be posted in this are Main Control Room Habitability (1) This area was reviewed with respect to maintaining the main control room habitabl The Emergency Plan defines this area as the center for controlling activities during local and site emergency condition (2) The inspector reviewed surveillance test records, calibration data, and system alignment to verify that:
(a) The control room ventilation system is properly aligne (b) The required operability tests are being performed on the control room ventilation system at the required frequency, including system automatic isolation upon receiving a radiation monitoring system alarm from R- (3) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above areas:
(a) Technical Specification Table 4.1-3, item 14 (b)
Periodic Test 12.2 and 2 (c) System Description No. 38 Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Remote Shutdown Panel (1) This area was reviewed with respect to insuring that the required plant parameters and controls as described in Emergency Instruc tion N can be used to perform an emergency shutdown of the plant in the event the main control room cannot be manne (2) The inspector reviewed surveillance test records, calibration data, and performed physical inspections to verify that:
(a) The specified Emergency Instructions were at the remote shutdown stations and were up to dat (b) The calibration and channel checks for pressurizer pressure, pressurizer level, steam generator pressure, steam generator level had been done at the required frequenc (3)
The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above area:
Emergency Instruction No. 1 Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or devia tions were identifie Emergency Communications (1) This area was reviewed with respect to licensees commitment to maintain and have available various types of communication systems within the plant for emergency use as is described in the Emergency Pla (2) The inspector observed the physical location of communications in the main control room, to verify the availability of the communica tion systems are as required by the Emergency Pla (3) The inspector reviewed records to verify that the plant emergency alarm tests and communication system checks have been satisfactorily performed at the required frequenc (4) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above areas:
(a) Operating Instruction No. 11 (b) Radio Station Log Weekly Checks (c)
Periodic Test (d)
Emergency Plan Section Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or devia tions were identifie Seismic Instrumentation (1) This area was reviewed with respect to licensee requirement to have seismic instrumentation on vital pieces of equipment and readout and/or annunciation in the control room as specified by period test procedure (2) The inspector reviewed surveillance test data, calibration data, and seismic instrumentation in the control room to verify that seismic instrumentation has been maintained in a state of opera bilit (3) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above area:
(a)
Periodic test procedures PT-28.1 and 2 Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or devia tions were identifie Medical and Decontamination Facilities (1) This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee commitment to provide emergency first aid and personnel decontamination facili ties, including medical supplies and equipment for first aid treatment, which are described in the Emergency Pla (2) The inspector performed a physical inspection of equipment and supplies at the first aid room and decontamination facility, reviewed records of first aid training, and inspected equipment and supplies for personnel decontamination to verify that:
(a)
The first aid training had been conducte (b) That emergency equipment and supplies were in good condition and available in specified areas and required quantitie (3) The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above areas:
(a) Emergency Plan Section 3.11 (b)
10 CFR 50 Appendix E, Section I Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or devia tions were identifie.
MEANS FOR DETERMINING A RELEASE This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee's commitments as described in the Emergency Plan for determining the magnitude of a release of radioactive material and the criteria for determining when protective measures should be considered within and outside the site boundar The inspector performed an inspection of instrumentation in the security building and control room and reviewed records for instrumentation calibration, channel checks, functional test and alarm set points to verify that readouts for wind speed, direction, temperature, area and process monitors were operable and available as required by the Emer gency Pla The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspec tion and evaluation of the above area:
(1)
10 CFR 50, Appendix E, paragraph I (2) Technical Specification Table 4.1-1, Item 1 (3)
Emergency Plan, Sections 5.1.3, 5.4 and 6. Within the areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
EMERGENCY TRAINING FOR LICENSEE EMPLOYEES AND OFFSITE GROUPS This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee's commitments as described in the Emergency Plan to conduct emergency training for licensee employees onsite who are assigned specific authority and responsibility in the event of an emergency, and offsite groups whose assistance may be needed in the event of a radiological emergenc The inspector reviewed personnel training records along with training schedules and training course content to verify that:
(1) Emergency plan and procedure training had been given to the following categories of personnel:
monitoring team, emergency coordinators, emergency team leaders, emergency team members, general employees, contractor personnel, and offsite group (2) Personnel are informed of changes in Emergency Plan and Proce dure (3) Refresher training had been given as specified in the Emergency
Plan and Procedure (4) The training courses covered the material specified by the Emer gency Plan and Procedure The inspector interviewed seven individuals from the above categories to verify that training had been provided as documented in the training record The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of the above area:
(1)
Emergency Plan Section (2)
10 CFR 50, Appendix E Section I (3) Training Instruction No. 100 and 300 Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
EMERGENCY DRILLS This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee's commitments as described in the Emergency Plan for the planning, execution and eval uation of emergency drill S-9 The inspector reviewed records, reports, and discussed with a licensee representative the most recently conducted drills in the areas of a full-scale radiation emergency drill, fire emergency, and medical emergency to verify that:
(1) The required drills were performed at the prescribed frequenc (2) Appropriate corrective actions are being initiated to correct identified deficiencie (3) Changes to the Emergency Plan or Procedures, as a result of defi ciencies identified during the drill, have been reviewed and approved by licensee managemen (4) Changes were issued to persons, organizations, and support organiza tion On October 16, 1979, H. B. Robinson, with offsite agency participation, held an emergency drill which involved a medical emergency, a rupture of a Waste Gas Decay Tank, and a site assembly in preparation for an evacuation. Two inspectors were onsite at the time of the drill and were stationed in the control room and the site assembly are Monitor ing Teams were assembled in accordance with the Emergency Plan and were activate One inspector followed the simulated injury to the licensee's primary treatment center (Byerly Hospital, Hartsville, South Carolina) and observed the actions and procedures of the emer gency medical team in dealing with potentially contaminated injured person A critique of the drills, held on October 17, 1979, was attended by the inspector The inspector used the following acceptance criteria for the inspec tion and evaluation of the above area:
(1)
10 CFR 50, Appendix E, paragraph V (2)
Emergency Plan, Sections 2.6.2 and 2. Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie. FIRE BRIGADE ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING The inspector reviewed the licensee's procedure on fire brigade organiza tion, training program provided, and reviewed individual training records for the fire brigade team members to verify that:
(1)
The initial fire brigade training was conducted for new team member (2)
Refresher fire brigade team training is conducted at specified frequenc (3)
The required number of fire brigade team members are maintained onsite at all time The inspector used the following acceptance criteria to inspect and evaluate the above area:
Technical Specifications 6.2.2.f and 6. Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION This area was reviewed with respect to the licensee's commitment as described in the Emergency Plan, for developing the organizations for coping with radiation emergencie The inspector reviewed licensee's organization charts, Emergency Rosters, Emergency Procedures and interviewed licensee management representatives to verify that:
(1) Specific authority, responsibilities and duties have been defined and assigned for the onsite emergency organization and specified outside support agencie (2) The individuals assigned on the emergency call list is current as to names, addresses, and telephone number The inspector used one or more of the following acceptance criteria for the inspection and evaluation of this area:
(1) 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, paragraph I (2) Emergency Plan, Figure 1.1-1, and Appendix Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Commitments in the area of emergency organization are discussed in Paragraph 11.c belo The inspector reviewed the monitoring team organization, duties and respon sibilities and noted that monitoring team members are selected from the Radiation Control and Test Grou The monitoring team used during the October 16, 1979 site emergency drill consisted of individuals fully qualified in Health Physics and first aid and others who were in various stages of training in pursuit of obtaining qualification The inspector expressed a concern at the exit interview that members on the monitoring team in a training status were not identified and that duties and responsibilities assigned to a team member who has not completed his qualifications may be limited based on experience and training receive The licensee agreed to review this area with respect to identifying monitoring team trainees and the duties and responsibilities such a team member should be assigne The licensee stated this review would be completed by January 1, 197 This matter will remain unresolved and will be inspected at a future date (261/79-24-01).
1 FOLLOW-UP ON IE BULLETINS IE Bulletin 79-18, Audibility of Evacuation Alarm in High Noise Areas, was discussed with members of the licensee technical staf Several problem areas have been identified within the plant and corrective action has been initiate The licensee's response, which was submitted to the NRC on September 21, 1979, states that: (1) for the accessible areas, the correc tive action will be completed by December, 1979, and; (2) for inaccessible areas, the evaluation will be completed during the 1980 refueling outage or other outage of suitable duration, whichever occurs first. Until corrective actions have been completed this item shall remain ope (261/79-24-02)