IR 05000261/1991002
| ML14178A083 | |
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| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/1991 |
| From: | Rankin W, Sartor W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML14178A082 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-261-91-02, 50-261-91-2, NUDOCS 9103120105 | |
| Download: ML14178A083 (6) | |
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It REG4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 MAR 0 4 1991 Report No.:
50-261/91-02 Licensee:
Carolina Power and Light Company P. 0. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Docket No.:
50-261 License No.:
DPR-23 Facility Name: H. B. Robinson Inspection Conducted:
February 11-15, 1991 Inspector:'
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_2 W. M. Sartor, J Date Signed Approved by: W. H. Rankin, hief Signed Emergency Preparedness Section Radiological Protection and Emergency Preparedness Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards SUMMARY Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the area of emergency preparedness to determine whether the licensee's program was maintained in a state of operational readines Inspection requirements include the emergency plan and implementing procedures; emergency facilities, equipment instrumentation and supplies; organization and management control; training; and independent reviews/audit Results:
In the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie The emergency preparedness program areas reviewed were adequately implemented and maintaine Noted program strengths were:
management support for the program, particularly regarding emergency response augmentation; communication checks with offsite agencies; and maintenance of training and record PDR ADOCK 05000261 G
REPORT DETAILS 1. Persons Contacted Licensee Employees J. Allen, Senior Specialist, Operations Training
- R. Barnett, Manager, Outages and Modifications
- W. Bedenbaugh, Radiation Control Technician, Environmental and Radiation Control
- S. Billings, Technical Aide, Regulatory Compliance T. Byron, Senior Specialist, Operations Training
- C. Dietz, Manager, Robinson Nuclear Project R. Downey, Shift Foreman, Simulator Training L. Dutton, Senior Specialist, Document Control
- M. Gann, Specialist, Emergency Preparedness
- A. Garrou, Project Specialist, Emergency Preparedness R. Hitch, Senior Specialist, Environmental and Radiation Control
- R. Howell, Senior Specialist, Nuclear Assessment Department
- J. Kloosterman, Director, Regulatory Compliance
- M. Morrow, Senior Specialist, Emergency Preparedness R. Norris, HVAC System Engineer
- J. Sheppard, Plant Manager
- L. Williams, Supervisor, Emergency Preparedness and Security
- H. Young, Manager, Quality Control Other licensee employees contacted during this inspection included engineers, operators, security force members, technicians, and administrative personne NRC Resident Inspector
- L. Garner, Senior Inspector
- Attended exit interview 2. Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedure (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(16),
and Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, this area was reviewed to determine whether changes were made to the program since the last routine inspection (August 1989), and to assess the impact of these changes on the overall state of emergency preparedness at the facilit The inspector reviewed Section 5.6.2.1 of the licensee's Emergency Plan and discussed with licensee personnel the program for making changes to the Plan and its implementing procedure The inspector verified that changes to the Plan and implementing procedures were reviewed by the Plant Nuclear Safety Committee arid approved by the Robinson Plant General Manage A review of the Plant Nuclear Safety Committee minutes of September 13, 1989, and August 15, 1990, verified that the annual review requirments of the Plan per Technical Specifications 6.5.1.6.6 were being
me The inspector also selected six recent implementing procedure changes and made random checks of controlled copies of procedures in the Technical Support Center (TSC) and Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) to ensure the copies were being properly maintained. All documentation was found to be curren Recent changes to the licensee's Emergency Action Level (EAL) Flowcharts were reviewed. The most recent changes were approved on January 14, 1991, and were effective on January 18, 199 The changes were found to be consistent and were as conservative or more conservative than the previous action level Licensee management also said the EAL flowcharts would become a part of the plan prior to the next annual exercis No violations or deviations were identifie.
Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation, and Supplies (82701)
Pursuant to !O CFR 50.47(b)(8) and (9),
Section IV.E of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, and Section 5.5 of the licensee's Emergency Plan, 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 readines The inspector reviewed Section 5.5 of the Plan which discussed the emergency facilities and equipmen Discussions were also held with a licensee representative concerning modifications to facilities, equipment, and instrumentation since the last inspection. The inspector was informed by a licensee representative than no signifciant changes had been made to the facilities since the last inspectio Equipment changes consisted of the issue of beepers to many of the emergency response organization personne A review of the monthly test results of the beepers from August 1990 through January 1991 indicated an enhanced ability to augment the emergency response as a direct result of the beeper us During the current planned outage, some radiation instrumentation had been upgrade The new instrumentation was reflected in the previously mentioned EAL Flowchart The emergency facilities and equipment were also evaluated by reviewing the documentation surrounding the turnover and acceptance of the TSC/EOF building and the concomitant Emergency Ventilation Syste The documentation indicated the systems and structures were transferred to the Nuclear Operations Department and work was completed in accordance with the applicable approved specifications and drawings. Also, the Emergency Ventilation Systems Acceptance Test Work by Nuclear Consulting Services, Inc. was documented with an In Plate Test Report performed for Carolina Power and Light on December 10, 198 The current operability status of the Emergency Ventilation System was determined by reviewing the most recent operability test results (test. completed 6/30/89) and observing a system startup by an HVAC System Enginee The licensee's followup work to the 6/30/89 engineering surveillance test (EST)
was evaluated by reviewing the work request. that resulted from the ES The requested work
was found to be promptly done and documented. A licensee representative from the Environmental and Radiation Control Department explained the functioning of the Radiation Monitoring System RMS-38 that is an integral part of the Emergency Ventilation Syste Documentation indicated that daily operation checks and weekly calibration tests were performed on the RMS-3 The Emergency Ventilation System was started up at least quarterly as a result of a RMS-38 functional tes The inspector conducted a walkthrough of the TSC and EOF to assess the operational status of the emergency facilitie The Radiation Control Emergency Kit in Room 144 of the TSC was selected for inspection to determine the status of equipmen All equipment selected for inventory verification was presen All the selected equipment displayed current calibration stickers and was operable. A review of applicable procedures indicated the equipment was being-properly maintaine The facilities were maintained in a state of operational readines The inspector also monitored a communications check on the selective signalling system to the State and local authoritie The communications checks were fully successful and the inspector was also able to deduce an effective. working relationship with the offsite authorities during the communications chec No violations or deviations were identifie. Organization and Management Control (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1)
and (16),
Section IV.A of Appendix E to 10 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 any such changes were properly factored into the Emergency Plan and Plant Emergency Procedures (PEPs).
The inspector's discussion with a member of the licensee's staff disclosed that only one significant personnel change had been made to the plant staff that impacted the emergency organization since the last inspectio The change was a new plant manager; however, this did not affect the emergency response organization since the plant manager came from within the plants staff and was a trained site emergency coordinator (SEC).
Other emergency preparedness management changes were at the corporate leve A reorganization of the corporate staff to more closely mirror the plant organization support resulted in the establishment of a Emergency Preparedness Unit Manager. This position has been filled. Although the new manager is at. a lower level within the organization than the previous manager, the reduced scope of responsibility should compensate (i.e.,
emergency preparedness only vice the previous emergency preparedness and spent fuel responsibilities).
No violations or deviations were identifie.
Training (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and (15),
Section IV.F of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, and Section 5.6 of the Emergency Plan, this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee's key emergency response personnel were properly trained and understood their emergency responsbilitie The inspector reviewed Section 5.6.1.1 of the Emergency Plan for a description of the training program and Training Instruction 305 titled
"Emergency Preparedness Training Program."
It was determined that the licensee maintains a formal emergency training progra The status of training was reviewed by selecting key positions from Plant Emergency Procedure, PEP-171, Emergency Communicator and Staff, dated January 15, 1991, and determining the required training for the selected position The inspector then randomly selected seven personnel from the current emergency response organization list who were listed as responders for the key positions. A review of the training records for each of the selected individuals revealed that each one had received the required training and that the training was curren Actual training was evaluated by observing a simulator training exercis During the exercise the Shift Foreman was observed to make correct and timely classifications of a Notification of Unusual Event and an Alert, and was knowledgeable of his responsibilitie No violations or deviations were identifie. Independent Review/Audit (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) and 10 CFR 50.54(t), this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee had performed an independent review or audit of the emergency preparedness progra Records of emergency preparedness audits were reviewe An independent audit conducted by the Corporate Quality Assurance Department was reviewe The audit report was documented in Audit Report N QAA/0020-90-03, dated July 13, 199 The report identified an area of weakness but no nonconformances in the Emergency Preparedness -Progra The weakness that was identified addressed the augmentation part of the plan from the two augmentation drills conducted June 11 and 14, 1990, which failed to provide adequate staffing within the required time limit Although the audit report did not direct corrective action for the weakness, the licensee did provide a copy of a memorandum to senior management which summarized the corrective actions that were take The inspector observed that the corrective actions to date had significantly improved the augmentation respons No violations or deviations were identifie.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and results were summarized on February 15, 1991, with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1. The inspector described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the inspection result Proprietary information is not contained in this repor Dissenting comments were not received from the licensee.