IR 05000263/1975007
| ML20024G635 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1975 |
| From: | Januska A, Jorgensen B, Pagliaro J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20024G634 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-263-75-07, 50-263-75-7, NUDOCS 9102130531 | |
| Download: ML20024G635 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF, INSPECTION AND EN?ORCEMENT
REGION III
Report of Emergency Planning Inspection
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IE Inspection Report No. 050-263/75-07 Licensee:
Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant License No. DPR-22 Monticello, Minnesota Category:
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BWR (GE) - 545 MWe Type of Inspection:
Routine, Announced
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April 2, - 4, 1975
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Dates of Previous Inspection:
March 11-14, 1975 (Operations)
Principal Inspector:
A.G.[1nuska
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Other Accompanying Personnel: None ap
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. A. Pagl io enior Environmental Scientist
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Enforcement Action: None.
- Licensee Action on Previously Identified Enforcement Items No previously identified enforcement items within the scope of this inspection.
Unusual occurrences: None.
Other Sinnificant Findings A.
Current Findings This inspection included an examination of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Emergency Flen, revised September 26, 1974, and the otatus of its impicmentation. The following specific items were identified within the scope of this inspection as requiring further action:
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Provision for documentation of emergency preparedness training and retraining for onsite personnel and offsite emergency support agencies (Paragraphs 3.c and 8).
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Provision for acquiring and maintaining up-to-date letters
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of agreement for all primary offsite support agencies (Paragraphs 3.a, 4 and 7.b).
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Status of Previously Reported Open Items
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l The status of items reported 9 i emergency planning inspection 7 ncomplete as a result er a-previous
was examine; during this inspection.
Details of the examination appear in parograph 3 of the Report Details.
Management Interriew A management interview was conducted with Messrs. Larcon Eliason and Anderson at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant at the conc 3.sion of the inspection on April 4, 1975.
The inspectors discussed the scope of the inspection (paragraph 2) and summarized those items requiring further act!on (Paragraphs 3.a.
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4, 7.b and 8).
The licensee representatives indicated their intentions to take positive action to resolve the items apecified.
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REPORT DETAILS d
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Persons Contacted
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C. Larson, Plant Superintendent
L. Eliason, Radiation Protection Engineer R. Jacobson, Plant Chemist F. Fey, Assistant Radiation Protection Engiu.er W. Anderson, Operations Supervisor J. Pash, Training Supervisor P. Yurczyk, Senior Health Physics Technician W. Frederick Assistant Administrator - Regulatory Liaison J. Albaugh, Hospital Administrator - Monticello - Big Lake Ce.munity Hospital B. Schwintek, Director of Nursing - Monticello - Big Lake Community Hospital J. Powers, Sheriff - Nright County G. Goenner, Sherif f - Sherburne County W. Goenner, Deputy Sheriff - Sherburne County V. Michaelis, Chief - Monticello Fire Department J. Cook, Big Lake - Monticello Ambulance Service 2.
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The inspection at the Monticello Nuclear, Generating Plant conducted,.,
on April 2-4, 1975, included an examination of the Plant's Emergency Plan and available procedures designed to implement the plan.
In addition to discussing the Emergency Plan with various licensee representatives, certain onsite and of f site facilities were visited,
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documentation pertaining to various aspects of the emergency prepar-edness program were examined and selected emergency equipment and materials were inspected.
The following offsite support agencies were visited or contacted by the inspectors: Wright County Sheriff, Sherburne County Sheriff, Monticello Fire Department, Monticello - Big Lake Community Hospital and Big Lake - 11onticello Ambulance Service.
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Resolution of Open Item-i The following items from previous inspections have been completed as indicated.
Unless specified otherwise, we have no further questions
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(a) Letters of Agreement
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Letters of agreement from all of the primary offsite support agencies were not availabic for review.
This information will be examined during a subsequent inspection.
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(b) State Review of Monticello Emergency Plan
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A letter from the Minnesota Department of Health, dated February 1, 1974, demonstrated that the 1974 plan had been reviewed for compatability.
(c) Civil Disturbances Procedures for coping with civil disorders, which are included in the Monticello Industrial Security Procedures, were reviewed.
(d) Road Block Equipment Although road block equipment as such is not availabic at the substation asrambly point, both the Energency Plan and Operating Manual Procedure E.2 state that a guard will establish a road block near this assembly point with a guard vehicle.
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(e) Hospital Personnel Training
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Records substantiating training of hospital personnel on October 23 and 24,1973 were not availabic. The licensee representative stated that a search for these records vac unsuccessful.
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Coordination with Offsite Agencies Letters of agreement f rom offsite support agencies were reviewed.
Not all of the letters are current,,and some of the principal agencies listed in the plan are not represented by letters on file by NSP. The necessity of maintaining complete and up-to-date letters of agreement was discussed.
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Principal agencies were contacted and the information supplied to i
the inspectors indicates that adequate verbal coordination is be ng maintained with the Plant, o
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Facilities and Equipment Emergency equipment and materials located in the control r d
and found to be in agreement with the inventories specified in the Mitor deficiencies noted for a portabic survey Emergency Plan.
meter and Scott airpak equipment were corrected by the licenseeInspections, a prier to the close of the' inspection.
and calibration test =' of the contents of the emergency cabincts were performed by the licensee and documented in accordance with current procedures.
Means for Monitoring the Relense of Radioactivity 6.
Radioactivity Monitors a.
stack, and ventilation monitoring instrument-The 11guld effluent, calibration schedules, calibration procedures and ation, documentation were reviewed.
The instrumentation examined was found to be operational.
Functional tests and calibrations are perf ormed on a prescribed
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frequency and in accordance with an calibration tests is in a Documentation of the functional and,ex s m
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Each step of the procedurc is initialed by check list format.
The documentation also contains the individual completing it.
a completion date and names of individuals who have approved and/or conducted the test.
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Meteorological System The data recording system located in the control room, consists recorder which displays the wind speed of a dual strip chartThe recording instrument is maintained as and direction.
The sensor, located required but not on a scheduled f requency.on the top of the cont required concurrently with a reactor outage, licensee representative indicated that meteorolog'. cal data in the event a iheuld be obtcined f rom the nearby tower readout release were to occur while the control room system was inoperable.
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Onsite No provisions have been made for onsite medical treatment of personnel other than the use of first aid kits.
The licensee representative stated that,the intent is to administer first aid at the scene of an accident rather than to take a potentially contaminated person into a clean area.
The NSP first aid kits are located an apecified in the Emergency Plan. An inventory lisc is supplied with each kit.
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Offsite The availability of the Big Lake-Monticello Ambulance Service was discussed with the licensee representative. The represent-ative stated that this service is available round-the-clock and that the licensee has f ornished the ambulance service with protective clothing and contamination control materials for the ambulance.
The inspectors visited the Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital, examined the treatment room and discussed the Hospital -
Plant coordination with hospital representatives. Although no letter of agreement is on file from the hospital or a staff
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physician, it was learned from the discussion that:
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Hospital personnel have received training from the Plant.
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The hospital and ambulance service had been involved in a scheduled drill with the Plant.
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The hospital and ambulance had responded to an actual contamir.ated injury event.
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1he haspital and plant personnel have achieved very close
,ngoing coordination.
The licensee stated his intention to get the necessary letters of agreement.
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Training a.
Onsite The status of training on various aspects of the Emergency Plan was discussed with licensee representatives.
No document-ation to show that required training has been given to plant
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personnel was available for review although the representative
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stated that the requirement had been fulfilled.
The licensee representative further stated that the training program is being upgraded, and both he and the Training Supervisor indicated that trair.ing records will be kept. The importance of maintain-ing complete individual records was discussed with the licensee representatives.
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Offsite
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Training of offsite support agencies has been conducted in accordance with the. specification in the Emergency Plan, according to the licensee representative.
A lesson plan for offsite medical facility personnel was reviewed and appears to be consistent vith the topics listed in the Emergency Plan.
Documentation listing attendecs and the dates training was provided was not available.
The necessity of records which demonstrate compliante with training requirements listed in the Emergency Plan was discussed with the licensee.
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Implementing Procedures Procedures in the Operation Manual which include Emergency Procedures E.2 Casualty Care E.3, Radiation Casualty Detection E.3.1, Hospital Ascistance Plan E.3.2 and Medical Treatment of Radiation Casualtics E.3.3 were reviewed.
Those procedures, which implement the Emergency Plan, are reviewed en a prescribed schedule, are current, and have been properly approved.
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Tests and Drills Semiannual tests have been conducted to determine the adequacy of the Emergency Plan.
Documentation included a description of an actual incident which occurred in June of 1974, which was treated as a test to satisfy the prescribed frequency.
The test write-ups contain noted deficiencies along with a statement dealing with remedial action.
The licensee stated that the status of these actions is reviewed prior to the next test.
To date the hospital and ambulance service listed in the Emergency Plan have been involved in tests.
The value of involving other offsite support groups was dia, cussed with the licensee.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OF'FICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION lit 799 ROOSEVELT RO AD
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IE Inspection Report No.
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t Distribution:
Distribution:
IE Chief, FS6EB IE Chief, FS6EB IE:HQ (5)
IE:HQ (4)
,,DR Central Files L:D/D for Fuels & Materials Regulatory Standards (3)
DR Central Files Licensing (13)
IE Files IE Files IE Chief, M6 PPB L:D/D for Reactor Project B.
IE Inquiry Report No.
Transmittal Date
Distribution:
Distribution:
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IE:HQ DR Central Files DR Central Files j
Regulatory Standcrds (3)
IE Files l
i.icensing (13)
IE Files
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Incident Notification Frem:
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(Licensee 6 Docket No. (or License No.)
Transmittal Date
Distribution:
Distribution:
IE Chief, FS6EB IE Chief, FS&EB IE:HQ (4)
IE:HQ (4)
Licensing (4)
L:D/D for Fuels & Materials ER Central Files DR Central Files IE Files IE Files
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