IR 05000272/1987004
| ML18092B543 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1987 |
| From: | Davidson B, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18092B542 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-87-04, 50-272-87-4, 50-311-87-10, NUDOCS 8705050013 | |
| Download: ML18092B543 (5) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report Nos. 50-272/87-04 50-311/87-10 Docket Nos. 50-272 50-311 License Nos. DPR-70 DPR-75 Priority Category _C_
Licensee:
Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. 0. Box 236 Hancock Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Facility Name:
Salem Nuclear Generating Station Inspection At:
Hancock Bridge, New Jersey Inspection Conducted:
March 16-20, 1987 Inspectors: ~
B.?:DaVidSOTlJRidiation Specialist Approved by:
W. J Pasciak, Chief, Effluents Radiation Protection Section
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on March 16-20, 1987 (Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/87-04; 50-311/87-10).
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's Radiological Effluents Control Progra Areas reviewed includeq previously identified items, management control, radiological effluent control program, sampling/measurement and implementation, air cleaning systems, and program implementatio Results:
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DETAILS Persons Contacted.1 Licensee Personnel
- J. M. Zupko, General Manager, Salem Operations
- J. C. Tiejo, Radiation Protection and Chemistry Manager
- R. J. Dolan, Chemistry Engineer
- R. M. Allen, Chemistry Supervisor, Count Room W. R. Schultz, Manager, QA Programs and Audits
- B. Preston, Manpger, QA Licensing & Regulation
- D. A. Perkins, Manager, Station QA
- M. Gray, Licensing Engineer
- P. Bekrenns, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Support
- R. Skuarek, Manager, Plant Engineering
- M. Moroni, I&C Electrical Engineer NRC Personnel
- T. Kenny, Senior Resident Inspector
- Denotes those individuals present at the exit interview Previously Identified Items (Closed)
Inspector Followup Item (50-311/83-31-01):
Air velocity measurement technique for safety related system The inspector reviewed the licensee's measurement techniques and found them acceptabl This item is close (Closed)
Inspector Followup Item (50-272/84-27-02; 50-311/84-26-02):
Revise procedure to designate laboratory performing analyses of environmental sample The licensee had properly documented thi This item is close (Closed) Inspector Followup Item (50-272/86-02-01; 50-311/86-02-01):
Resolution of QA Audit NS-85-01 The inspector reviewed the subject audit and found resolution or escalation actions of findings acceptabl Details, Section This item is close (Closed) Unresolved (50-272/86-02-03; 50-311/86-02-03):
Records of Filtration System Test The inspector reviewed records and found them complete as required by procedures and technical specification Details, Section This item is close (Closed) Inspector Followup Item (50-272/86-02-04; 50-311/86-02-04):
Review results of split sampl The inspector received a copy of the results of the liquid split sampl Details, Section This item is close (Closed) Inspector Followup Item (50-272/86-02-02; 50-311/86-02-02): Lab-oratory QA/Q The inspector reviewed the licensee's requirements as committed to in a letter dated April 14, 1986 regarding upgrades in laboratory QA/QC programs subsequent to the 86-02 inspectio With the exception of interlaboratory programs, a count room QC procedure, and modifications to upgrade the quality of electrical power for the count room, the commitments were me The licensee is to provide additional information to NRC.by March 31, 1987 regarding estimated completion dates of these remaining item.0 Organization and Management Control The inspector reviewed the organization for administration of the plant chemistry sectio The chemistry section's responsibilities include radiological and non-radiological chemistr The chemistry section supervisory personnel include the Radiation Protection and Chemistry Manager, the Chemistry Engineer, the Senior Chemistry Supervisor and four Area Supervisor Two staff engineer and twenty-three technicians support the progra All Chemistry personnel report to the Chemistry Enginee The Chemistry Engineer reports to the Radiation Protection/Chemistry Manager who reports to the General Manager, Salem Operation The inspector reviewed the results of recent audits conducted by the Quality Assurance Nuclear Operations Departmen Periodic audits are conducted in a two year schedul The following audits were reviewed:
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NS-85-019 Chemistry (July - August 1985)
NM-86-34 Technical Specifications (September - October, 1986)
NS-87-02 Chemistry (February 1987)
The inspector noted that the audits were comprehensive in scope and that methods were established to identify severity, track open items and escalate corrective actions where necessar Technical assistance is provided to QA by personnel from Hope Creek and Nuclear Services Departments for the Salem audit The inspector noted that a corrective action request resulting from the 1985 Chemistry Audit had been escalated to a management action request in the audit conducted in 198 This pertained to review of procedures in a two year cycle; follow up audits determined that some of these still had not received the revie The timeliness of dispositioning thi~ concern will indicate the effective-ness of this escalation proces No violations were noted in this are * Testing of Air Cleaning Systems The inspector reviewed the licensee 1 s air filtration system testing with regard to the requirements in Technical Specification The testing of air cleaning systems and charcoal absorbers is conducted by a con-tractor on behalf of the Chemistry Departmen The inspector reviewed the procedures germane to air cleaning system testing as well as associated records and found them satisfactor Following testing, the results are reviewed by a Level II qualified individual which is the minimum require-ment The inspector noted that review by higher level of management and quality assurance personnel were not made in a timely manne Specific-ally, the following was noted:
0 Unit One Auxiliary Building Vent Test Performed April 19-22, 1986 reviewed by Chemistry Engineer and Quality Assurance on March 13, 1987 - nearly eleven months after testin Unit One Fuel Handling Vent Test Performed January 28, 1986 to March 7, 1986, reviewed by Chemistry Engineer March 9, 1987, Quality Assurance March 16, 1987 - one year after testin The insp~~tor discussed air cleaning activities with cognizant licensee personnel and stressed the importance of timely management review The inspector also reviewed control room records for evidence of meeting monthl; surveillance requirements on air cleaning system operability test There were no concerns in this are No violations were found in this are.
Liquid Radioactive Effluents Control Program The inspector performed a walkdown pertaining to the liquid radioactive waste syste There were no concerns identified in this are The inspector reviewed selected procedures and liquid waste permits and noted that the licensee recorded pertinent information on the release permit A verification of the projected dose information was also performed, using the models and equations in the offsite dose calculation manual (ODCM) for Salem and found satisfactor The licensee provided the inspector with the results of a liquid split sample for comparison with the Department of Energy 1 s Radiological Environmental Services Laboratory result The results are included in Table With the exception of Iron-55, the results were in agreemen No violations were found in this area.
- Gaseous Radioactive Effluents Control Program The inspector performed a walkdown pertaining to the gaseous radwaste syste There were no concerns identified in this are Selected procedures and release permits were reviewed and found satisfactory. A verification of the projected dose information was also performed, using the models and equations of the ODCM for Salem and found satisfactor There were no concerns identified in this are No violations were foun.
Radiation Monitoring System The inspector reviewed selected procedures and records for calibration and channel functional checks for the radiation monitoring syste The inspector also reviewed source check information in the control roo There were no concerns in this are No violations were foun.
Exit Interview On March 20, paragraph tim At no the licensee 1987, the inspector met with licensee personnel denoted in The scope and inspection findings were discussed at that time during this inspection was written material provided to by the inspector.