IR 05000269/1978030
| ML15223A378 | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 12/13/1978 |
| From: | Perrotti D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-269-78-30, 50-270-78-28, NUDOCS 7901100445 | |
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REG&j UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Report No.:
50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28 and 50-287/78-30 Docket No.:
50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 License No.:
DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 Licensee:
Duke Power Company ATTN:
Mr. William 0. Parker, J Vice President, Steam Production P. 0. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Facility Name:
Oconee Units 1, 2 and 3 Inspection at:
Oconee Nuclear Station, Seneca, South Carolina Inspection conducted:
November 13-17, 1978 Inspector-in-Charge D. J. Perrotti Reviewed by:
H Environmental and pecial Projects Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch Inspection Summary Inspection on November 13-17, 1978 (Report No. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28 and 50-287/78-30)
Areas Inspected: A routine, unannounced inspection to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the licensee's emergency organization; coordination with off-site support agencies; emergency facilities, equipment and procedures; emergency tests and drills; means for determining a release; emergency training; fire brigade organization and training; and follow-up of IE Bulletin The inspection involved 37 inspector-hours on-site by one NRC inspecto Results:
Of the eight areas inspected, there were no items of noncompliance or deviation '5
RH Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 I-1 DETAILS I Prepared by:,c
Z D. J. errotti, Radiation Specialist Date Environmental and Special Projects Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch Dates of Inspectio N ember 13-17, 197 Reviewed by:
J. W.-Hufham, Chief te Environmental and ecial Projects Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch Persons Contacted Duke Power Personnel
- J. E. Smith, Station Manager
- R. M. Koehler, Technical Services Superintendent
- D. Vito, Licensing Engineer
- R. T. Bond, Licensing Coordinator C. Yongue, Station Health Physicist
- L. A. Blue, Health Physics Training Coordinator
- J. T. McIntosh, Superintendent of Administration
- P. V. Fant, Quality Control Engineer
- D. Austin, Training Coordinator
- D. Davidson, Acting Station Health Physicist
- H. Woodall, Jr. Engineer M. Creath, Health Physics Technician J. E. Owens, Health Physics Foreman W. R. Pollard, Assistant Shift Supervisor R. A. Knoerr, Associate I&E Engineer W. G. Itin, Safety Engineer D. Yoh, Shift Supervisor M. Majure, Environmental Lab Group, McGuire Nuclear Station
- Denotes those present at the Exit Intervie RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-2 Other Individuals Contacted through Meetings W. H. Hudson, Administrator, Oconee Memorial Hospital, Seneca, South Carolina J. Ward, Director of Nursing, Oconee Memorial Hospital, Seneca, South Carolina Dr. Richardson, Medical Consultant, MemoriaL Clinic, Seneca, South Carolina B. Black, Oconee County Civil Defense Director D. Evett, Pickens County Civil Defense Director N. Bivens, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Radiological Health Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings No licensee action on previous inspection findings were reviewed during the inspectio. Unresolved Items Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of noncompliance, or deviations. One unresolved item disclosed during the inspection is discussed in paragraph 7.b of this repor.
Coordination with Off-Site Support Agencies CFR 50, Appendix E, Parts IV, A, D, E and G require the emergency plan to have provisions for notification of appropriate State and Federal agencies, procedures for notifying and agreements reached with local, State and Federal officials for early warning of the public, and arrangements for treatment of individuals at, and transportation to, outside medical facilitie Section II of Station Directive 3. (SD 3.8.5),
Oconee Nuclear Station Emergency Procedure, defines the outside service Health Physics procedure HP/O/B/1000/13, section 4.2.2 requires an annual communi cations check with twelve outside agencies, and section 4.4 specifies that at least annually, each agency will be contacted to determine their familiarization and understanding of the emergency procedure and a discussion of any problem area The inspector discussed with a licensee representative, letters of agreement, and the coordination and maintenance of contact with the off-site support groups defined in the Emergency Procedur The inspector verified by a review of records that letters of agreement had been maintained for the off-site support groups required by the
RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-3 Emergency Procedure. However, the inspector noted that the letters were over three years ol This matter was discussed during the exit interview. A licensee management representative stated that arrangements for renewing the letters would be looked into. The inspector verified, through discussions with representatives of the off-site support agencies identified in paragraph 1, that the licensee had maintained contact and had included the off-site agencies in training and drill The inspector also verified, by record review, that the licensee had completed the annual telephone notification to each outside group during the previous yea Training and drills for off-site groups are discussed further in paragraphs 8 and 1 c. There were no items of noncompliance or deviation.
Facilities, Equipment and Procedures Changes in Facilities, Equipment and Procedures The inspector reviewed changes to the facilities, equipment and the Emergency Procedure including the latest revision dated November 7, 1978. The changes did not alter the initial requirements of the Emergency Procedure and did not constitute an unreviewed safety question, nor a change in the Technical Specification Emergency Kits (1)Section III.A.4 of SD 3.8.5 specifies certain emergency equip ment to be available. Health Physics procedure HP/O/B/1009/01 requires a monthly inventory of the emergency kits and a wqekly check of certain items in the emergency boa HP/Q/B/110/02 requires a monthly inspection of emergency respiratory equipmen (2) The inspector verified, by observation of one of the three kits, that the emergency equipment was available for us A review of inventory records verified that the weekly and monthly inventories and inspections of the kits and respiratory equipment had been performed during the period January through October 197 (3) There were no items of noncompliance or deviation Main Control Room Ventilation System (1) Technical Specification 4.12.1 requires a system test, quarterly, for flow at each unit outlet, pressure drop across the filter bank and operational test of the fan motors for one hou RH Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-4 (2) The inspector reviewed surveillance records PT/O/A/0170/03, which verified that the system tests were performed satis factorily on a quarterly basis for Units 1 and 2 control room and Unit 3 control room during the period October 1977 to July 197 (3)
There were no items of noncompliance or deviation Communications (1)Section II.D of the Emergency Procedure specifies various types of communications be available for emergency reporting, warning and aid summoning. Enclosure 13.2 of periodic test procedure PT 600-1, Instrument Surveillance Periodic Checks, requires a weekly test of the site evacuation alar Enclosure 13.1 of PT 600-1 requires a weekly test of the radio transmitter in the control roo (2) The inspector verified, by discussions with licensee repre sentatives and usage of equipment, that the communication systems were available as described in SD 3. The inspector reviewed PT 600-1 records which verified that the weekly tests had been done during the period February to October 197 (3) The requirement for the various types of communication systems to be available for emergency purposes appeared to be satisfac torily me Emergency Lighting (1) Section 8.2.4 of the FSAR describes the emergency li ting system to be availabl Periodic test procedure PT 610-9, Emergency Lighting, requires a test of the emergency lighting system once per quarte (2) The inspector reviewed surveillance records for the period September 1977 to September 1978, which verified that the emergency lights for all three units had been tested as require (3) The requirement for the testing of the emergency lighting system appeared to be satisfie RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-5 Remote Shutdown Panel The inspector discussed the remote shutdown panel with a licensee representative. The inspector verified, by observation, the avail ability of the Unit 1 shutdown panel, including monitors for system pressure, temperature and level, Emergency Procedure EP/0/A/1800/12, Loss of Control Room, and local communicatio.
Means for Determining a Release Appendix E to 10 CFR 50, Part IV.C requires the means for determining the magnitude of the release of radioactive material Process and Area Monitoring Systems (1) Section 111.4 of the Emergency Procedure specifies that process and area monitors be available with area monitors alarming both in the control room and locall Table 4.1-1 of the Technical Specifications requires a quarterly calibration of the radiation monitoring system (2) The inspector discussed with a licensee representative the process and area monitors that would be utilized to determine the magnitude of the radioactivity released in the event of an emergenc The inspector observed the following monitor indicators in the control rooms and verified they were avail able and operable:
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Waste Dispostal Liquid (High)
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Waste Disposal Gas (High)
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Control Room Gas, Units 1, 2, and Unit 3
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Unit Vent Particulates, Units 1, 2 and 3
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Unit Vent Iodine, Units 1, 2 and 3
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Unit Vent Gas (High), Units 1, 2 and 3
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Control Room Area Monitors, Units 1, 2, and Unit 3 The calibration of the radiation monitoring systems was reviewed by an inspector during a previous inspection (IE Report 50-269/78-7, 50-260/78-7, and 50-287/78-7).
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There were no items of noncompliance or deviation RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-6 Meteorological Instrumentation (1)Section III.A.4 of the Emergency Procedure specifies that microwave tower meteorological instruments and local area maps be available. Section 12.3.6 of the FSAR specifies that wind speed, wind direction and differential temperature meteorological data is available in the control roo (2) The inspector discussed with a licensee representative the meteorological instrumentation in the control roo The inspector observed the meteorological instrumentation in Units 1 and 2 control room and verified that the monitors for wind speed, wind direction and differential were available and operating. The inspector contacted a licensee representative at the Environmental Lab at the McGuire Nuclear Station for information concerning the calibration of the meteorological monitoring syste The inspector was informed that calibrations had been performed on January 20, 1978, and July 7, 1978. The inspector reviewed surveillance records, M-Line Transmitter Semi-Annual Calibration Data Sheets for air temperature, delta temperature, wind direction and wind speed, which verified the calibration (3) The requirement for meteorological readouts in the control room appeared to be adequately satisfie Seismic Instrumentation (1) Section 5.6.2.2 of the FSAR specifies certain seismic instru mentation be availabl Technical Specifications 6.4. requires a written procedure for a station survey folloi1hg an earthquak (2) The inspector discussed with a licensee representative the seismic instrumentation and was informed that the equipment was located in the tendon access galler The inspector verified that an up-to-date copy of the emergency procedure EP/0/A/1800/9, Earthquake, was available in the control roo The inspector verified by review of surveillance records that the strong motion accelerometer, peak recording accelerometer (1/4 G) and the seismic switch had been calibrated quarterly during the period November 1977 to August 1978, and that the 2G peak recording accelerometer had received the annual cali bration during the periods August 28 through October 6, 1977, and September 18 through October 2, 197 RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-7 (3)
The requirement for seismic instrumentation availability and calibration appeared to be adequately satisfie Survey Instruments (1)Section III.A.4 of SD 3.8.5 specifies that a high range instrument is available in the control roo HP procedure HP/0/B/1009/1 requires a monthly battery. check of the emergency kit instruments, and Technical Specification Table 4.1-1, Item 35 requires an annual calibration of the survey meter (2) The inspector verified, by observation and records review, that the high range instrument was available in the control room, and that the testing and calibration had been performed as specified by the Technical Specifications and SD 3. (3)
There were no items of noncompliance or deviation.
Medical Facilities Appendix E to 10 CFR 50, Part IV.F requires facilities on-site for decontamination and first aid treatment of injured individuals, and Part IV.G requires arrangements for treatment of individuals by local medical personnel at off-site facilitie First Aid and Decontamination Facilities (1) Sections III.A.3 and III.A.4 of the Emergency Procedure specify certain first aid and decontamination facilities to be availabl (2) The inspector observed the first aid rooms in the Admi is trative Building and the Radiation Controlled Area acd verified that the equipment and supplies were available as described in SD 3.8.5. The inspector observed the decontamination facility for Units I and 2 and noted that 2the decontamination shower was posted with 5,000 dpm/100 cm spreadable contaminatio At the exit interview, this matter was discussed with licensee management representatives. The HP Supervisor stated that the floor of the shower had become contaminated when a floor drain had backed up. The inspector was assured by theHP Supervisor that the decontamination shower floor would be decontaminate The inspector had no further comments regarding the on-site decontamination facility. The inspector visited the emergency treatment facility at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, South Carolina, and discussed the procedures to be used and the emergency equipment with the Director of Nursin The inspector verified, by observation and discussions with hospital
RH Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-8 personnel, that the facility was available as required by Appendix E to 10 CFR 5 The inspector commented about the equipment and supplies to be brought to the hospital by the HP technician who would accompany the ambulanc The inspector was informed that an emergency kit would be assembled for transport to the hospita (3)
The requirement for on-site and off-site medical and decon tamination facilities appeared to be adequately satisfie First Aid Trained Personnel (1)Section II.E of SD 3.8.5 states that personnel for handling station emergencies will be those available on-site, and that station personnel have received first aid training and are considered qualifie Section III.A.3.a specifies American Red Cross Standard or Advanced First Aid certificates to be maintaine (2) The inspector discussed first aid training with a licensee representative. After checking records for several Operations and shift Health Physics personnel, the inspector was unable to verify that there was at least one person on each shift with a valid certificat The inspector was assured by other licensee representatives that first aid training had been completed; however, the records were apparently not available on-site. The inspector was informed that the records were probably available from Tri-County Technical Vocational Schoo This matter was discussed with management licensee repre sentatives at the exit intervie The inspector was ingormed that the records would be obtaine (3) The inspector defined the first aid training as an unresolved item (50-269/78-30-01, 50-270/78-28-01, 50-287/78-30-01). Emergency Plan Training Appendix E to 10 CFR 50, Part IV.H specifies that the Emergency Plan contain provisions for training of station personnel in handling of emergencies, and for training of other persons who may be called upon in the event of an emergenc SD 2.5.1 requires initial training in the Emergency Procedure for all new employees and retraining for station employees on an annual basi Oconee Nuclear Station License Requalification Program requires licensed operators
RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-9 to complete annual requalification which includes a review of SD 3.8.5. Section 12.3.8 of the FSAR specifies retraining for nurses, hospital attendants and ambulance drivers in the handling of contam inated victim The inspector verified the annual refresher training of the general employees, and the initial training of new employees in the emergency procedure by review of selected training records from various departments, including Administration, I and E Maintenance, Planning Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Technical Services, Chemistry, Performance, Licensing and Quality Assuranc The inspector noted that except for new employees orientation, all the emergency plan training had been conducted in December 197 The inspector was informed by a licensee training representative that the annual refresher training in the Emergency Procedure would be completed prior to the end of the year. The inspector stated that this would be followed during a subsequent inspection. The inspector reviewed the operators requalification training records which verified that Emergency Procedure training had been completed for licensed and non-licensed operators within the past yea The inspector verified, by discussions with licensee and off-site agency representatives, that training had been conducted in 1978 for medical and ambulance personnel, and that training for the off-site fire personnel would be conducted in December 1978. The inspector verified, by review of a training memorandum, that the HP department personnel had received training in the emergency procedures, SD 3.8.5, HP/0/B/1000/13, 1000/625 and 1000/01, in May 197 The inspector discussed the training of the Station Manager at the exit intervie The inspector was informed that the Station Manager attends the annual refresher training, and in addition reviews the Emergency Procedures and approves changes as required by the Techdical Specification The latest change to SD 3.8.5, approved by the Station Manager, is dated November 7, 197 The inspector had no further comments regarding the Station Manager trainin The requirement for Emergency Procedure training for on-site and off-site personnel appeared to be adequately satisfie.
Review, Updating, Audit and Distribution of the Emergency Procedure Review of the Emergency Procedure (1) Technical Specification 6.1.2.1.i requires an annual review of the Emergency Procedur RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-10 (2) The inspector reviewed the latest change to SD 3.8.5, dated November 7, 1978. This change verified that the procedure was reviewed and approved by the Station Manager since the previous emergency plan inspectio (3)
There were no items of noncompliance or deviation Audit of the Emergency Plan (1) Technical Specification 6.1.3.4 requires an audit of the Emergency Procedure to be performed, under the cognizance of the Nuclear Safety Review Board (NSRB) every two year (2) The inspector verified, by review of audit memorandum N OS-776.00/750.05, that an audit of the Oconee Nuclear Station Emergency Plan (SD 3.8.5) was conducted on February 28 through March 1, 197 (3)
There were no items of noncompliance or deviation Distribution of the Emergency Procedure (1) Section 12.3.8 of the FSAR commits to distribution of the Emergency Procedure to all participating outside service Section III.B of SD 3.8.5 identifies the outside service (2) The inspector verified, by checking six of the on-site and outside services, and by discussions with licensee represen tatives, that the Emergency Procedure has been distributed to the appropriate on-site and outside agency personne (3) The requirement for distribution of the Emergency Procedure appeared to be adequately satisfie. Emergency Tests and Drills Technical Specification 6.4.2 specifies that quarterly drills shall be conducted on site emergency procedure Section 4.2.2.1 of procedure HP/0/B/1000/13, Radiation Accident and Emergency Procedure, requires a site assembly preparatory to evacuation, and a check of the adequacy of communication with off-site support groups to be conducted on a quarterly basi The inspector reviewed drill critique records which verified that quarterly drills and site assembly activities had been conducted during 1978. The inspector was on-site, on November 14, 1978, to observe the fourth-quarter drill, which included activation of
RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 I-11 local and state radiological health team The on-site activities in the control room were observed by the inspector, while off-site support response was observed at three locations (Emergency Operation Centers in Oconee and Pickens Counties, and the mobile laboratory from the Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Radiological Health, Columbia, South Carolina) by the cadre from the Federal Regional Advisory Committee from Atlanta, Georgia. The simulated emergency was developed as a result'of a simulated accident when a truck hit the Borated Water Storage Tank (BWST)
pipeline, with a subsequent, uncontrolled release of contaminated water to the protected area, the area outside the Auxiliary Building and the parking lot. The scenario also included simulated injuries to the two occupants in the trun The activities in the control room appeared to be responsive and according to emergency procedure The shift supervisor appeared to be knowledgeable in the proper steps of handling a radiological emergenc The main areas observed were:
(1) The shift supervisor's emergency responses (2)
Activation of the proper response teams (3)
Simulated site assembly (4) Communications Licensee representatives acted as observers at Units I and 2 HP Lab, Recovery Operations Committee, the injury site, Highway 183 bridge, and the control roo The main areas observed at these locations were:
(1) Results of simulated Recovery Operations meetings (2) Health Physics actions T
(3) Emergency communications (4) Emergency responses associated with the handling of the victims (5) The expeditiousness of progressing through the scenario Following the drill, a critique was held on-site to discuss the off-site support activitie Attending the critique were twenty four individuals representing the licensee and ten local, state and federal agencie From the remarks by several of those who observed the drill, it appeared that the off-site activities went well. The inspector commented on the response of the licensee's emergency organization. Following the critique, an in-house critique was held by licensee representative Some of the comments by the
- RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-12 observers were discussed at the exit intervie The inspector commented about using HP monitors for jobs other than their primary duty during an emergency-radiation monitoring and assessing the magnitude of the radiological acciden The inspector asked for a copy of the memo of the in-house critiqu A licensee representative stated that a copy would be furnishe The inspector stated that the licensee's corrective actions, with regard to deficiencies identified during the drill, would be looked into during a subsequent inspectio The requirement for radiation emergency drills appeared to be adequately satisfie.
Fire Brigade Organization and Training Section II.E of the Emergency Procedure specifies that personnel will be available on-site to handle station emergencies and that station personnel have received first aid and fire training and are considered qualified in these area Station Directive SD 5.3.1,
"Fire Brigade Organization and Training", defines the Fire Brigade organization and specifies minimum training requirements for new members, and that all permanently assigned Fire Brigade personnel should complete the requalification training program once every two years. Section 6.2 of SD 5.3.1 specifies that at least one fire drill per year will be held unannounce Technical Specification 6.1-1, note No. 7, requires a minimum fire brigade of five members on each shift, excluding the three operators required for a safe, orderly shutdown of the plan The inspector verified, by review of selected fire training records, that fire brigade personnel have received either iitial or requalification training within the past two year Th inspector verified, by review of the operations shift schedule for shifts A, B and E on November 11-12, 1978 (the past weekend) and fire brigade roster and training records, that the Technical Specification has been met. The inspector discussed fire drills with the Safety Coordinato The inspector was informed that drills are held frequently in order to assure that each shift has been exposed to approximately one drill each quarter. The inspector reviewed drill critique memos which verified that quarterly drills were held during the period June to October 197 It was explained that the drill critiques are distributed to each fire brigade member not actually involved in the dril The fire brigade member acknowledges the distribution by initialling the roster. The inspector had no further comment RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-13 c. There were no items of noncompliance or deviation.
Review of Licensee's Response to IE Bulletin 77-08, "Locking Systems" IE Bulletin 77-08 required the licensee, in part, to survey the facility and facility plans as to whether or not prompt emergency ingress into electrically locked safety-related areas by essential personnel could be assured during loss of power, and if unimpeded emergency egress from all parts of the facility could be assured with respect to hardware and security system installation In addition, the licensee was required to review existing emergency plans and procedures to assure that prompt emergency ingress and unimpeded emergency egress was fully and effectively addressed for any postulated occurrence. A written report was required for any facility that did not meet the requirements of action items 1 and 2 of the bulleti The inspector reviewed the licensee's response, dated February 16, 1978, to IE Bulletin 77-08, and briefly discussed emergency egress and ingress through electrically locked doors with a licensee representative. The inspector stated that the response appeared to satisfy Item 1 of the bulleti However, the response does not address the emergency plans and procedures as required by Item 2 of the bulleti This matter was briefly discussed with licensee management representatives at the exit intervie The inspector commented that this matter would probably be followed during a subsequent inspectio.
Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee management representatives denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on November 7, 197 The inspector summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and finding During the exit interview the inspector also discussed the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 as they pertain to the Emergency Procedure, SD 3. The inspector commented that Emergency Procedure SD 3. does not contain all the elements required by Appendix E, including provisions for training and retraining of key emergency organization personnel (example, emergency director, radiological monitors, medical support personnel); the agreements reached with local, State and Federal officials/agencies; provisions for reviewing and maintaining the Emergency Procedure up-to-date; a listing of equipment specifically designated for emergencies, nor schedules for performing maintenance, surveillance testing, and inventories; a description of periodic drills, nor provisions
RH Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-30, 50-270/78-28, and 50-287/78-30 1-14 for conducting drills to assure that licensee employees are familiar with their specific duties and provisions for participation in the drills by outside agencie The inspector stated that the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, as they pertain to SD 3.8.5, would be looked into during a subsequent inspection.