IR 05000272/1981013
| ML18086A922 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/1981 |
| From: | Bores R, Donaldson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18086A921 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-81-13, 50-311-81-12, NUDOCS 8109150268 | |
| Download: ML18086A922 (13) | |
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Report N Docket N License N Licensee:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 50-272/81-13 50-311/81-12 50-272 50-311 DPR-70 DPR-75
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Region I Priority Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07101 Category c
Facility Name:
Salem Nuclear Generating Station (SNGS), Units 1 & 2 Inspection at:
SNGS, Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey Inspection conducted:
M~y 0-2~: 1981 Inspectors: ~O~M&tc~--
~ D. E. Donal~\\ Radiation Specialist Approved b~i\\i~O~.
f"" R. J. Bores, 11:0:, Acting Chief, Emergency Preparedness Section Inspection Summary:
date signed date signed date signed Inspection on May 20-22, 1981 (Combined Report Nos. 50-272/81-13; 50-311/81-lfl Areas Inspected:
Special, announced inspection to followup 27 significant emerg-ency preparedness items from a prior appraisal performed on March 23-April 2, 1981 (Report Nos. 50-272/81-07; 50-311/81-08).
The inspectjon involved 14 inspector-hours onsite by one regionally based inspecto Results:
Of the 27 items reviewed, the licensee had completed action on 26 and the items were close Action on the orie remaining open item is progressing on schedule in line with a licensee commitment.
- DETAILS Persons Contacted Principal Licensee Individuals Mr. H. Midura, Manager, S~lem Station Mr. R. Silverio, Assistant to the Manager, Salem Station Mr. R. Burcelli, Manager, Emergency Preparedness Mr. P. Moeller, Emergency Planning and Security Engineer Mr. G. Daves, Engineer Mr. J. Stillman, Quality Assurance Engineer Non-Licensee Individuals Mr. W. Hill, NRC Resident Inspector In addition to the above, the inspector also contacted members of the licensee 1 s operations and radiation protection staff.
General During the period of March 23-April 2, 1981, the NRC conducted an appraisal of the state of emergency preparedness for the Salem Nuclear Generating Statio As a result of this appraisal, the NRC identified 27 items requiring resolution in order for the licensee to achieve an adequate state of emergency preparednes These findings were documented in Office of Inspection and Enforcement Combined Inspection Report Number 50-272/81-07 and 50-311/81-0 In a letter to the NRC dated April 24, 1981, the licensee committed to resolve all of the significant findings with the exception of item 6 of Appendix A to the transmittal letter of the aforementioned report, by May 15, 198 The purpose of this inspection was to review the status of the licensee's actions in relation to resolving these items by the May 15 commitment dat.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (50-272/81-07 and /81-08)
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Designation of a single individual within the PSE&G organiza-tion who shall be given direct working level responsibility for and authority over all aspects of the development and maintenance of the emergency preparedness program, (Appendix A, Item l ).
The inspector reviewed Section 18.0 of the Emergency Plan and noted that it had been revised to assign direct working level management responsibility and authority over all aspects of the development and maintenance of the emergency preparedness program to the Manager, Emergency Preparednes Discussions with responsible individuals in the licensee 1 s emergency planning organization and review of procedures
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indicated that the assignment had been formally implemented on May 8, 1981 concurrent with approval of the aforementioned revision to Section 18.0 of the Emergency Pla This item is close (Closed)
Revision of the description of the onsite emergency organiza-tion in Section 3.1 and Figure III-1 of the SNGS Emergency Plan to reflect functional areas of emergency activity, reporting chains (management structure) and interrelationships of the functional areas down to the working level consistent with Table B-1 of NUREG-0654 and Table III-1 of the SNGS Emergency Plan (Appendix A, Item 2).
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The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel responsible for the planning effort and was informed that Section 3.0 of the Emergency Plan had been revised to reflect functional areas of emergency activity, reporting chains and interrelationships of functional areas down to the working leve The inspector reviewed Section 3.0, Emergency Organization and noted that the written description and revised organization charts (Figures 3-1 through 3-3) were consistent with and addressed all of the functional areas of emergency activity described in Table B-1 of NUREG-065 In particular, the licensee had specified organizational provisions for chemistry and repair/corrective actions during emergencies and had eliminated previously conflicting descriptions of the organizational elements responsible for radiation protection and radiological assessment functions during emergencie In addition, the Emergency Plan and procedure changes in relation to the designation of a single individual responsible for overall coordination and direction of the licensee's response brought the implementation in-line with the guidance of NUREG-065 The aforementioned changes to Section 3.0 of the Emergency Plan were implemented on May 8, 198 This item is close (Closed)
Inclusion of an approved list of licensee personnel (by name) in the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures who have been selected and are qualified to perform activities within the functional areas of the onsite emergency organization to which they are assigned Q\\ppendix A. Item 3 The inspector reviewed a listing of names of site personnel assigned to the functional areas of emergency activity in the onsite emergency organizatio The inspector noted that the listing addressed all functional areas depicted in the onsite emergency organizatio A review of selected names in comparison with available training records verified that the individuals whose names appeared on the list had been traine (See item 3.g for related information).
The listing was included as Addendum I to EP-II-This item is close (Closed)
Revision of the Emergency Plan and procedures to clearly identify the functional areas of emergency activity support to be provided to the station organization, reporting chains, the interfaces between the corporate and non-licensee augmentation organizations and the station emergency organization down to the working level (Appendix A, Item 4 The inspector reviewed Section 3 of the Emergency Plan and Figures 3-1 through 3-3 and held discussions with licensee personnel and determined that they reflected the functional areas of offsite emergency activity, reporting chains and interrelationships of functional areas of offsite emergency activit The descriptions reflected the relationships of Radiation Management Corporation (RMC) and the Salem Memorial Hospital to the licensee organizatio In addition, the licensee had developed provisions for integrating other support organizations and resources into the emergency organiza-tio During an emergency where non-licensee support is requested, support personnel will initially report to the Site Support Manager for specific assignment within the licensee's emergency organizatio Section 4 of the licensee's Emergency Plan and EP-II-6 identified the non-licensee groups included and procedures governing the activ-ities of the Site Support Manager reflected this concep This item is close (Closed)
Inclusion of an approved listing of licensee personnel (by name) and non-licensee organizations in the Implementing Procedures who have been selected and qualified to perform activities within the functional areas of the corporate emergency orqanization to which they are assigned (Appendix A, Item 5}.
The inspector reviewed Table EP-II-4-1 and noted that it contained a listing of names of individuals assigned to the corporate emergency response organizatio The listing addressed all of the functional areas depicted in the corporate emergency organization descriptio EP-II-6 contained a listing of non-licensee groups which may be called upon to support the licensee organizatio The inspector selected a sampling of names and compared them with available training records and verified that the individuals who names appeared on the list had been trained. *(See item 3.g for related information).
This item is close (Open)
Development of a documented program consistent with AP-14 for qualifying (training) individuals and groups who are selected for assignment to the various functional areas of emergency activity down to the working level, to include, a~ a minimum:
Lesson plans; Training objectives to be met;
- The means to be used to verify attendee performance against the training objectives; The means to be used to train members of the emergency organization in changes of assignment or to facilities, equipment and procedures which may occur in the period of time between scheduled training iterations (Appendix A, Item 6}.
The inspector held discussions with licensee management and was informed that a new Emergency Preparedness Training Program was under development and scheduled for completion by September 1, 198 The inspector reviewed the licensee's draft material and noted that the program contained lesson plans, training objectives and means to verify attendee performance and to train the emergency organization in changes of assignment or responsibilitie Licensee management further stated that training would continue using the draft program in the interi This item remains ope (Closed)
Verify that the specific licensee and non-licensee groups or individuals assigned to the various functional areas of emergency activity hav~ received training or attain~d a* level of proficiency sufficient to permit them to perform emergency duties assigned in accordance with the response scheme outlined in the SNGS Emergency Plan and specifically defined in the imolementing procedures which wi 11 cover their emergency activities tAppendix A, Item 7).
. The inspector reviewed available training records, held discussions with licensee management and interviewed training course attendee This review indicated that the licensee had conducted training relative to the Emergency Plan and any changes which resulted from action on the significant items from the Emergency Preparedness Appraisa A comparison of training records with listings of persons assigned to the Emergency Organization indicated that all required people had been traine For each class conducted, a written examina-tion was given at the conclusio Interviews of selected attendees verified that the training actually took place and was meaningful to the attendee Spot questioning by the inspector indicated that the individuals understood their emergency roles and were familiar with related procedures and ~hange This item is close (Closed)
Review of the conceptual use and staffing of the TSC
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The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel responsible for emergency preparedness activities and reviewed changes to the emergency plan and noted that the conceptual use and staffing of the TSC had been reviewed in light of the organizational changes described
in items 2.b and 2.d of this repor The inspector noted that the revised concept provided for the transfer of the various command and control and technical support emergency functions from the normal, on-shift organization located in the control room to the Technical Support Center upon activation of the emergency organizatio Subsequently the command and control functions are transferred to the Emergency Operations Facility upon full augmentation of the emergency organizatio The inspector noted that this concept was consistent with the guidance of NUREG-065 This item is close (Closed)
Re-evaluate the adequacy of the staffing of the OSC and its phys i ca 1 characteristics (Appendtx. A1 Item 9.).
The inspector held discussions with licensee emergency planning individuals and reviewed changes to the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures and noted that the staffing of the OSC and its physical characteristics had been reviewe The Operations Support Center is located in the aisleway between the two control room The licensee's evaluation was that this area was adequat If increased staffing is required, the function of the Operations Support Center will be transferred to the Machine Shop in the Clean Facilities Buildin Under organizational changes made in reply to item 2.b, an Operations Support Center Coordinator position has been create This individual will direct the operations of the Operations Support Cente The inspector further noted that Emergency Procedures EP-I-19 detailed the activation of the Operations Support Cente The inspector determined that the licensee's actions were acceptabl This item is close (Closed)
Review of the conceptua 1 use and staffing of the EOF (Appendix A, Item lU}.
As discussed in item 2.h above, the licensee reviewed the conceptual use and staffing of the EOF in conjunction with that of the TS Also considered in this review, were organizational changes which resulted from actions on other significant appraisal finding As a result of these organizational changes, a conceptual use change for the EOF has resulte This change is reflected in Section 9 of the licensee's Emergency Pla As a result of these organizational and conceptual changes, the Emergency Operations Facility is now used as the overall location from which the coordination of the licensee's entire emergency response is conducte The inspector noted that this conceptual was consistent with that found in NUREG-0654.
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Demonstration that samples collected from the plant vent under accident conditions when normal monitoring instrumentation is off-scale or out-of-service, will be representative (Appendix A, Item 11).
The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel and reviewed a contractor conducted study of the plant vent sampling syste This study was conducted for the purpose of demonstrating the represen-tativeness of samples that would be collected under emergency conditions when normal monitoring instrumentation would be off-scale or out-of-servic As a result of this study, the licensee had developed compensation factors for plate-out and other variables which would affect the representativeness of the sample collecte A correction factor was determined for radioiodines as well as particulates and these correction factors were integrated into the appropriate plant vent sampling and analysis procedure The inspector reviewed the adequacy of this evaluation and determined that all pertinent aspects had been considered and that assumptions were appropriate for the evaluatio This item is close.
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Designation of assembly/reassembly areas for individuals who may be evacuated from the Salem and Hope Creek sites and/or recalled to augment the onsite response organization (Appendix A, Item 12).
The inspector held discussions with licensee emergency preparedness individuals and reviewed Emergency Plan Procedures EP-I-12 and EP-I-16 and noted that the licensee had designated assembly/reasembly areas for individuals who may be evacuated from Hope Creek and the Salem sites or who may be recalled to augment the onsite response organizatio The inspector noted that these areas appeared to have been selected in consideration of predominent wind direction and other habitability characteristic This item is close ~ (Closed)
Provision of supplies and equipment for decontaminating persons and vehicles which may be evacuated from the Salem and Hope Creek sites or from other locations known or suspected to be contam-inated (Appendix A, Item 13).
The inspector reviewed Emergency Procedure (EP) I-12 and noted that it has been revised to indicate the source of supplies and equipment for decontaminating persons and vehicle The inspector also verified that the stated supplies and equipment were availabl This item is close *.
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Evaluation of the equipment needs for supporting repair and corrective action teams and positioning of this equipment at specified locations for use by the teams (Appendix A, Item 14).
The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel responsible for the planning effort and was informed that an evaluation of the equipment needs for supporting repair and corrective action teams had been complete As a result of this evaluation, it had been determined that no additional equipment would be needed in the Operations Support Cente Repair and corrective action teams will obtain necessary equipment such as wrenches, ropes, etc. for performing their functions from their normal duty station If radiation protection or habitability equipment is needed for these teams, it is available at the control poin In addition, should these teams require some form of respiratory protection or instrumentation, in order to proceed from the Operations Support Center to the control point, ar emergency locker in the Shift Supervisor 1 s office contains emergency equipment that could be used for this purpos The inspector noted that this concept was reflected in Emergency Procedure, EP-I-17, 11 Radiation Protection - Emergency Action for Survey Repair and Corrective Action Teams 11 *
This item is close (Closed)
Revision of the Unit 1 and 2 emergency/abnormal and alarm condition procedures to include instructions for classifying emergency/
abnormal situations and implementing the approp~iate SNGS Emergency Plan Emergency Procedures to ensure prompt detection, classification and initiation of emergency response actions (Appendix A, Item 15).
The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel responsible for the emergency preparedness effort with members of the operations staff and determined that the licensee 1 s emergency action levels had been reviewe As a res0lt of this review, the licensee developed an accident classification guide designated as EP-I-In addition, the Salem Generating Station Emergency Instructions for Units 1 and 2 had been revised to provide direction to operators to proceed to the accident classification guide to assist in proper classification of an even The inspector reviewed the accident classificiation guide and noted that it provided a clear, readily observable site-specific statement of levels for comparison with EALs to determine that such EALs had been reached or exceede Discussions with members of the operations crew and a walk-through of selected situations indicated that the combination of procedural references contained in the emergency instructions and the new accident classification guide provided a means for operators to rapidly detect and determine when EALs had been reached or exceede This item is close * (Closed)
Review of the Emergency Action Levels contained in the SNGS Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures and, as necessary, revise them to provide clear, readily. observable, site-specific indications that EALs have been reached or exceeded and interface these EALs, as appropriate, ~ith the emer9ency, abnormal and alarm condition procedures (Appendix A. Item 16}.
As discussed in Item o above, the licensee performed a review of the Emergency Action Levels contained in the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures in conjunction with the aforementioned r1:visions to the Emergency Instruction The accident classification guide discussed above, provides a graphic and columnar description of general initiat-ing conditions, corresponding site-specific emergency action levels and a reference to the accident class for each of the following general classifications of events:
radiological, operational, fire, natural events or security violations and miscellaneou Through the accident classification, the operator is directed to take emergency actions under one of the four emergency procedures appropriate for the particular class, that is EP-1-1 through EP-1-The inspector also noted that the accident classification guide was contained as a revision to Section 5 of the licensee's Emergency Pla Based on the above findings, this item is close (Closed)
Development and implementation of procedures for activation of the EOF and call-in of all licensee personnel having emergency duties and r~,oonsibilities down to the working level (Appendix A1 Item 17}.
The inspector reviewed Emergency Procedures 1-1 through 1-4 and noted that these procedures had been modified to provide for notifica-tion and activation of the EOF and call-in of all li~ensee personnel having emergency duties and responsibilities down to the working leve These procedures orchestrate the notification and call-i Specific call-in lists were noted to be contained in Addendum 1 to the Emergency Plan Implementing documen This item is close (Closed)
Development of protective action guides and procedural revisions for protective action recommendations onsite and offsite based on plant conditions (Append.ix A. Item 18).
The inspector reviewed a change to Procedure EP-1-4, General Emergency, and noted that the licensee had developed provisions for protective action recommendations based on certain plant conditions which
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. 10 directly correlate with certain emergency action level Attachment 5 listed specific conditions and recommendations to be mad The plant conditions covered by this concept included a degraded core, loss of containment integrity, and a loss of coolant acciden The pre-determined protective action recommendations correlating to these classes included sheltering and evacuatio The selection of a recommendation considered wind direction and other plant conditions in the decision-making proces The inspector noted that the concept adopted by the licensee and described in Attachment 5 to EP-1-4 was consistent with the concept articulated in NUREG-0654 relating to the development of protective action guides and protective action recommendations based upon plant condition This item is close (Closed)
Development of procedures for containment air sampling under accident conditions when the interim sampling equipment installed for that purpose must be used (Appendix A, Item 19.}. *
The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel and noted that two procedures had been developed for containment air sampling under accident conditions using interim equipmen These procedures were:
EP-IV-121 for Unit 1 sampling, and EP-IV-122 for use in performing Unit 2 containment air samplin The inspector noted that these two procedures described the detailed methods to be followed in performing sampling activitie In addition, there were provisions for data sheets to record sampling information to insure accuracy in the evaluation and analysis of the samples collecte This item is close (Closed)
Clarification of the procedures and procedural interfaces governing evacuation of the Salem and Hope Creek sites to include clear protective action guides and provisions for mitigating any adverse effects which are determined to exist in connection with the use of a single road evacuation route from the site (Appendix A, Item 20).
The inspector held discussions with.licensee personnel and noted that a new evacuation procedure for personnel at the Salem and Hope Creek sites had been developed and implemente This procedure EP-1-12 and Table 4, thereto, described considerations to be factored into decisions for evacuating personnel in relation to the single access roa This procedure provided options for evacuating personnel to other areas of the site based on meteorology and anticipated or actual traffic conditions existing on the access road to the sit This item is close '..
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Specification of the procedures for monitoring and decontam-inating persons and vehicles at assembly areas or at reassembly areas to* include persons and vehicles which may be evacuated from the Salem and Hope Creek Sites.(Appendix A, Item 21).
The inspector noted that the licensee had developed two procedures for monitoring and decontaminating persons or vehicles at assembly area These procedures, EP-IV-119 and EP-IV-120, specified the methods and procedures to be followed in performing the monitoring and decontamination effor This item is close (Closed)
Development of procedures for security under emergency conditions (Appendix A. Item 22).
The inspector noted that the licensee had developed a new section of the emergency plan implementing procedure In this section, seven procedures had been developed which describe the specific actions of the security force under emergency condition These procedures involve such actions as:
activation of the Technical Support Center; activation of the Emergency Operations Facility; station accountability; site evacuation; communications; station ambulance; and search and rescue operation These specific procedures were designated as the EP-III series and will be used in conjunction with existing normal security procedure The inspector noted that the procedures appeared adequate to insure continuity of security actions and described specific actions unique to emergency conditions for the security forc This item is close (Closed)
Development of procedures which will govern the emergency actions of repair and corrective action teams (Appendix A, Item 23).
EP-I-17, Emergency Action for Survey, Repair and Corrective Action Teams, had been developed since the appraisa The inspector reviewed this procedure and noted that its specified the actions of repair and corrective action team It also described the radiation protection precautions and prerequisites that must exist in order for these operations to take plac Within the procedure, the inspector noted that the activities of these teams would be controlled by the Operations Support Center Coordinator who would organize these teams ensuring consistency of composition and that adequate briefings occur prior to the making of entries for repair or corrective action activitie The inspector also noted that the repair and corrective action team was organizationally and functionally described in Section 3 of the Emergency Pla This item is close ' '
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Development of procedures for reviewing, approving, rev1s1ng and distributing the documents comprising the emergency preparedness program and its implementation to nsure consistency with the plant technical specifications (Appendix A. rtem 24}.
The inspector noted that the licensee had developed a procedure, EP-VI-1, which governed the review, approval and distribution of the documents comprising the emergency preparedness program in its implementatio The inspector reviewed this procedure and noted through subsequent discussions with licensee personnel that further improvements in this procedure were anticipate The inspector compared the content of this procedure with the requirements of the facility technical specifications and noted that the procedure was consistent with those requirement In addition, the inspector reviewed the licensee's emergency plan and implementing documents which comprised the emergency preparedness program and noted that they had been reviewed and approved ~s specified and required by this new procedur In addition, the inspector verified that distribu-tion of the various documents had been made in accordance with the distribution listin This item has been close (Closed)
Review of all documents compr1s1ng the emergency preparedness program to ensure consistency, proper approval and distribution (Appendix A, Item 25 The inspector reviewed the licensee's documents compr1s1ng the emergency preparedness program and noted that the complete package had been reviewed, approved and distributed in accordance with the procedure developed pursuant to Item 3.x abov This item is closed: (Closed)
Coordination of the interface of the PSE&G emergency organization and its activities with the emergency organization and activities of the NRC (Appendix A9 Item 26.).
The inspector held discussions with licensee management and the Region I Emergency Preparedness Coordinato As a result of these discussions and as a result of changes made to the licensee's Emergency Organization Configuration and conceptual uses of the Technical Support Center and Emergency Operations Facility, it was determined that the licensee's emergency organization and the anticipated activities of each had been coordinated to an acceptable leve This item is close *
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Distribution of the information prepared for public dissemin-ation regarding the actions to be taken by individuals within the Emergency Planning Zone (Appendix A~ Item 27 The inspector held discussions with licensee personnel involved in the planning process and was informed that information prepared for public dissemination had been distributed to officials in the States of New Jersey and Delawar The State of New Jersey had subsequently received this information and distributed it in the environs of the plan During tours of the environs, the inspector noted that the information, presented in the form of a single sheet printed front and back with information regarding what to do and where to go in the case of a nuclear accident, had been posted at various public establishments throughout the are With regard to the similar information provid~d to the State of Delaware, while the information had been received it had not*actually been distributed to individuals within the State of Delaware due to printing schedule The licensee appeared to have met his commitment by disseminating this information to planning officials in the States of New Jersey and Delaware by the May 15 commitment dat This item has been c]ose.
Exit Meeting At the conclusion of the inspection on May 22, 1981, the inspector met with the individuals denoted in paragraph During this meeting, the inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.