IR 05000269/1989014
| ML15224A544 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 05/26/1989 |
| From: | Gooden A, Rankin W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML15224A542 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-89-14, 50-270-89-14, 50-287-89-14, NUDOCS 8906160084 | |
| Download: ML15224A544 (6) | |
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tpik REG4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 11
o101 MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
- 4 MNAY 2618 Report Nos.:
50-269/89-14, 50-270/89-14, and 50-287/89-14 Licensee:
Duke Power Company 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, and and 50-287 DPR-55 Facility Name:
Oconee 1, 2, and 3 Inspection Conducted:
May 5-19, 1989 Inspector:
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I, A. Gooden Date Signed Approved by:
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W. Rankin, Chief Date Signed Emergency Preparedness Section Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards SUMMARY Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the area of emergency preparednes Several functional areas of the emergency preparedness program were reviewed to determine if the program was being maintained in a state of operational readiness for responding to emergencie The review included the following:
(1) Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures; (2) emergency facilities, equipment, instrumentation, and supplies; (3) organization and management control; (4) training; and (5) independent reviews/audit Results:
In the areas inspected, violations or deviations were not identifie Strengths were noted in the following areas:
(1) there appears to be a strong commitment by plant management in support of the emergency response program; (2) an effective tracking system was maintained for ensuring that prompt and adequate corrective action is taken on items identified during drills and exercises; (3) the onsite emergency organization was adequately staffed and trained in accordance with the Emergency Plan; and (4) monthly and quarterly equipment inventories and operability checks were well-documente *
REPORT DETAILS 1. Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- R. Brown, Production Specialist, Compliance R. Bugert, Director, Operator Training S. Crooks, Supervisor, Training Support
- C. Harlin, Compliance Enaineer
- C. Jennings, Station Emergency Planner
- E. Legette, Shift Supervisor, Compliance S. Moroan, Supervisor, Radiation Protection T. Nelson, Nuclear Equipment Operator G. Ridgeway, Manager, Shift Operations
- R. Sweigart, Superintendent, Operations
- M. Tuckman, Station Manager Other licensee employees contacted during this inspection included engineers, operators, security force members, and administrative personne NRC Resident Inspectors
- Skinner
- L. Wert
- Attended exit interview Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(16),
and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, this area was reviewed to determine whether changes were made to the program since the last routine inspection (August 1988),
and to assess the impact of these changes on the overall state of emergency preparednes The inspector reviewed Section P of the licensee's Emergency Plan regarding the development, review, approval, and distribution of changes to the Emergency Plan and the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs)
also known as Response Procedures (RPs).
Randomly selected procedural changes since the August 1988 inspection were reviewed for verification that licensee management approvals were in accordance with procedural requirement All revisions were approved by the Station Manager, and changes were submitted to the NRC within 30 days of the approval dat Controlled copies of the Emergency Plan and/or EPIPs were audited in the Control Room, Technical Support Center (TSC),
Operation Support Center (OSC), Unit 1 Shift Supervisor's Office, and select emergency kit The selected copies that were examined, were found to be current revision At the time of the inspection, changes incorporated as Revision 89-1 to the Emergency Plan were being reviewed by the Regional Office Staff, for determining if changes were consistent with NRC requirement The inspector was provided documentation for reivew to show that an annual review had been conducted of the Emergency Plan and EPIPs in accordance with Section P of the Emergency Plan and procedure PT/O/B/2000 Violations or deviations were not identifie. Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation, and Supplies (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(8)
and (9),
Section IV.E of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, and Section H 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 toured the Control Rooms, TSC, and OSC, and noted that facilities were in accordance with the description in Section H of the Emergency Pla The' inspector also visited the Oconee permanent Crisis Management Center in Clemson, South Carolina. According to a licensee contact, the facility had not been turned over from the construction phase to the operation phase at the time of the inspection. On May 23, 1989, an emergency drill is planned for evaluating the facility from an operational and functional standpoin Since the August 1988 inspection, changes to key facilities and equipment were as follows:
o Cosmetic changes were made to the OSC to incorporate the relocation of the work area for the OSC Manager and key staf o A new telephone system had been installed with battery supplied backup power in the event of a loss of powe In assessing the operational status of the emergency facilities, the inspector verified that protective equipment, and supplies were operational and inventoried on a periodic basi Emergency kits and/or cabinets from the TSC, OSC, Emergency Sample Van, and the Oconee Visitor's Center were inventoried and randomly selected equipment was checked for operabilit The selected equipment operated properly, displayed current calibration sticker, and successful battery checks were obtaine By review of applicable procedures and check-list documentation covering the period of August 1988 to May 1989, the inspector determined that emergency equipment (e communication, meteorological, and emergency kits) were being checked in accordance with procedures governing such tests (HP/0/B/1009/01, PT/O/B/2000/02, and IP/O/B/1601/03).
The inspector requested and observed a communications check from the Control Room using
the dedicated ring-down phone system to the State and local warning point No problems were note Records reviewed indicated that all discrepancies or problems identified during inventories and communications checks were corrected in a timely manne The licensee's management control system for the Alert Notification System (ANS)
was reviewe The licensee's siren test records for the period August 1988 to May 1989, showed that tests were being conducted at the frequency specified in Appendix 3 of the Crisis Management Plan (CMP).
Documentation was available to show that annual siren maintenance was performed during calendar years 1988 and 1989. Further, documentation was available in the form of Operations Work Orders to show that corrective action taken in response to failed sirens were well documente 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, and Section B of the licensee's Emergency Plan, 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 EPIP *s The organization and management of the emergency preparedness program were reviewe Based on discussions with a licensee contact and a review of the organization charts, there were no changes in the assignment of responsibility for the station or corporate emergency planning staffs since the August 1988 inspectio The inspector's discussion with a licensee representative disclosed that personnel changes had been made to the emergency organization since the August 1988 inspection as a result of reassignment, or promotio When training records were reviewed for such individuals, no problems were note Training records confirmed that training requirements were satisfied prior to position assignmen Regarding the offsite emergency organization, no changes had been mad No violations or deviations were identifie. Training (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(15),
Section IV.F of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, and Section 0 of the licensee's Emergency Plan, this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee's key emergency response personnel were properly trained and understood their emergency responsibilitie The inspector reviewed Section 0 of the Emergency Plan, and the Emergency Response Training Manual for a description of the training program and procedure In addition, selected lesson plans were reviewed, and personnel with the responsibility for conducting the training was interviewe As a result, the inspector determined that the licensee maintains a formal emergency training progra In response to IE Information Notice No. 85-80, "Timely, Declaration of an Emergency Class, Implementation of an Emergency Plan and Emergency Notifications," the inspector interviewed a Nuclear Equipment Operator who may be designated as an Offsite Communicator for the Control Roo The inspector interviewed the communicator regarding the various communications systems available from the Control Room for making notifications, communicator responsibilities, backup communications systems, et No problems were note The interviewee demonstrated familiarity with the communications emergency procedures and equipment, and no problems were observed in the areas of equipment use, message authentication, or responsibility as a communicato The inspector conducted a walk-through evaluation with a Shift Operations Manager on duty, who may be designated as the Interim Emergency Coordinato The interviewee was given hypothetical emergency conditions and data and asked to talk through his response (as the Interim Emergency Coordinator) as if an emergency actually existe The individual demonstrated an excellent familiarity with the emergency classification procedure (RP/O/B/1000/01)
and various other procedures which implement the Station's Emergency Pla No problems were noted in the areas of emergency detection, classification, and protective action recommendation. The interviewee was very knowledgeable of duties and non-delegatable responsibilities as Interim Emergency Coordinato Training records were reviewed for selected members of the onsite and offsite support organization No problems were note The licensee's Emergency Response Training Manual requires that on an annual basis, the Station Emergency Planner conduct an audit of emergency response personnel training to verify that their training was current and included all required trainin The 1988 audit was conducted in July. According to the Station Emergency Planner, the calendar year 1989 audit will be conducted during June or Jul Offsite support agency training was reviewed for fire, rescue, hospital, governmental support agencies, and local law enforcemen Offsite support training was consistent with requirements in the Station Emergency Plan and the Emergency Response Training Manua No violations or deviations were identifie.
Independent Review/Audits (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 program, and whether the
licensee had a corrective action system for deficiencies and weakness identified durinq exercise and drill Records of emergency preparedness program audits showed that an independent audit was conducted by the licensee's Quality Assurance Department during the period November 11, 1988 through January 6, 1989, and documented in Audit Report No. NP-88-20(CM), dated January 12, 198 This audit fulfilled the 12-month frequency requirement for such audit This announced audit was conducted at the General Office, and at the Oconee, McGuire, and Catawba Station No audit findings or recommendations were identified for the Oconee Station. The audit report showed that the State and local government interfaces were evaluate According to licensee documentation, audit results was forwarded to State and local government agencies via letter dated January 17, 198 The licensee's program for followup action on audit, drill, and exercise findings was reviewed. The inspector reviewed the 1988 Emergency Exercise Critique Summary Report (No. 88-2). According to licensee documentation, items were assigned to various individuals for taking corrective action The licensee maintains a computerized tracking system known as the Oconee Nuclear Station Commitment Inde It was noted that a total of 66 items were identified during calendar year 1988 emergency preparedness drills/exercise According to a Commitment Index Printout (dated March 14, 1989), all items have been close No violations or deviations were identifie.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and results were summarized on May 19, 1989, with those persons indicated in Paragraph No dissenting comments were received from the licensee.