IR 05000272/1987009
| ML18092B582 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1987 |
| From: | Amato C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18092B581 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-87-09, 50-272-87-9, 50-311-87-12, NUDOCS 8705220047 | |
| Download: ML18092B582 (6) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No /87-09 50-311/87-12 Docket No License No DPR-70 DPR-75 Priorities Categories C
Licensee:
Public Service Electric and Gas Company Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Facility Name:
Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At:
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey Inspection Conducted:
April 13-16, 1987 Inspector:
C. G. Amato, Specialist E.11Tiergency Preparedness Section c
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' date Inspection Summary:
Inspection on April 13-16, 1987 (Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/87-09 and 50-311/87-12)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, announced preventive, emergency preparedness inspection of the licensee's emergency preparedness program conducted April 13-16, 198 Results:
No violations, deviations, unresolved items or inspector followup items were identifie PDR ADOCK 05000272 G
DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted
- C. Adams, Ma~ager, Emergency Preparedness
- E. Browder, Supervisor, Nuclear Operations - Quality Assurance J. Clancy, Principal Engineer, Nuclear Services J. Gueller, Manager, Operations, Salem
- D. Hanson, Manager, Nuclear Training
- L. Miller, Assistant General Manager, Salem Operations S. Miltonberger, Vice~President, Nuclear Operations.
G. Slaby, Sr., Chemistry Supervisor
- W. Weckstein, Supervisor Nuclear Training J. Zupko, Jr., General Manager, Salem Operations
- Denotes those present at the exit intervie.0 Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Closed (50-272/86-22-03 and 50-311/86-22-03).
The Emergency Response Manager called seven manager's conferences in the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) without designating an individual to take charge of EOF operation The inspector reviewed applicable Sections of the Plan and Procedures and determined Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of the Salem Emergency Plan appl Section 3.2 identifies the Emergency Coordinator (EC)
function which passes from the Senior Shift Supervisor to the Emer-gency Response Manager (ERM) who is located in the Emergency Oper-ations Facility (EOF).
Among the non-delegatable EC functions is emergency direction and control. *The inspector concluded this includes change of EOF operations.*
2.2 Closed (50-272/86-22-05) and (50-311/86-22-05).
These items were closed in Inspection Report No. 50-354/87-0.0 Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program 3.1 Changes to the Emergency Preparedness Program There have been no significant changes to the licensee emergency preparedness program since the last inspectio Changes which have taken place have been minor and have been determined to not adversely effect the, licensee's overall state of emergency preparednes The licensee has appropriate procedures and mechanisms in place to assure that changes to the plan and procedures which could affect the over-all state of emergency-preparedness will be identified. All changes to the emergency plan and implementing procedures are subject to multiple reviews and approvals per Section 18.1 of the Emergency
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Pla Th~ Station Operations Review Committee (SORC) reviews all change Changes are controlled in accordance with procedures and NRC requirements prior to implementatio A consolidated (site plan) is under developmen Efforts to complete the consolidated Plan are ongoin The consolidated Plan will be titled, "Artificial Island Plan".
While reviewing the Plan and Procedures, the inspector noted one area of concer The Plan does not list explicitly al a non-delegatable responsibility, direction and control of the Emergency Operations Facility (EDF) by the Emergency Response Manager (ERM),
nor is the responsibility listed in the Emergency Organization job description for the ER The licensee agreed to review this matter and take appropriate actio This item is subject to future inspectio Based upon the above review, this area is acceptabl.2 Knowledge and Performance of Duties (Training)
The inspector reviewed training procedures and records and inter-viewed personnel to determine their knowledge of emergency planning procedure The following docum~nts were reviewed:
Section 3.0 and 16.0 of the Salem Emergency Plan titled Organization and Radiological Emergency Response Training, respectively, the Training Matrix, Lesson Plans, Training Records and Examination In addition, the inspector conducted walk-throughs with licensed operators, radiation protection technicians and Health Physicist The inspector determined upon review of these information sources that sixty Emergency Response Organization (ERO) positions have been established divided into nine group Some of these ERO positions are common to both Salem and Hope Creek viz. Security, Fire Protection, Publi~ Information and Emergency Response Manage Initial qualification and annual requalification is require Training is current and 610 personnel have been qualified for Salem and 275 for both unit At least three persons are qualified for each positio Hard and soft copies of records are maintaine Lesson Plans are current; one is under revisio Effectiveness of training was evaluated using walk-throughs with licensed operators, Radiation Protection Technicians and Health Physicist Operators recognized initiating conditions, used the Event Classification Guide.
(ECG) correctly, followed Emergency Operating Procedures correctly, classified the event, developed Protective Action Recommendations, and made offsite notifications within prescribed time limit Barrier breech analysis based on IE IN 83-28 was applie I
Shift and backup dosimetry systems (three in number) capability were very adequately demonstrate Sources of information were identified rapidly, correct input data used and when appropriate proper default values selected~ Agreement between manual calculations and the output of the two personal computer systems (one a laptop) showed no statistically significant differenc Additional current details relevant to training for both sites will be found in Section 4 of NRC Inspection Report 50-354/87-0 Based on the above review, this area is acceptabl.3 Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation and Supplies The inspectors checked the Control Room offices, Technical Support Center and Operations Support Center for Salem; the Emergency Operations Facility and Emergency News Center common to both units were also checked as were the Control Point Emergency Plan and Procedures are available and current, status boards, maps, white boards are in place or stored (per procedures).
Phones, radios, forms, radiation detection equipment and telecopiers are also availabl Inventories were checkeaas well as operability (where applicable).
Laptop computers are stored at the Control Point Inventories are current and equipment operabl One survey set was found with the function selector switch turned 11on"; this unit was operabl The unit was turned off and the licensee agreed to change batteries. All equipment was in calibratio SPDS (Safety Parameter Display System) is being installed in the TSC and EO Based on the above review, this area is acceptabl.4 Organizatio The Corporate Vice-President-Nuclear has been designated Senior Vice-President-Nuclea The position of Vice-President-Nuclear Operations was established and filled. These changes became effective April 6, 198 The operational vice-president will be qualified as an Emergency Response Manager (ERM).
The senior ~ice president becomes the licensee's chief spokesperson at the Emergency News Cente Executive and upper management involvement in Emergency Preparedness continues as described in Section 7.0 of Inspection Report 50-354/87-0 Based on the above review, this area is acceptabl.5 Independent/Reviews Audits To meet the requirement of 10 CFR 50.54(t), the licensee has developed and implemented an independent review procedure "Emergency Preparedness Program Review" designated GM9-QAP 1- *-
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- The inspector determined the QA review evaluates emergency preparedness to determine adequacy and effectiveness on a program-matic and implementation basis. This approach includes:
determin-ation of government interface adequacy; review of NRC and FEMA reports; drills and exercises; and interviews. This program uses a detailed 14 page check lis QA review has. been in effect since 198 The 1987 audit is currently in progres An associated procedure, 11Corrective Action
, GM9-QAP7-1, has been developed to ensure corrective actions are implemented and resolution of differences of opinion are called to the upper manageral and executive level, if necessar Results of governmental interface adequacy are sent to the concerned States. These review reports are plant life time record The inspector concluded, the requirement of 10 CFR 50.54(t) are being met~
Based on the above review, this area is acceptabl.6 Dose ProiP.ctinn Methods Four computation methods are available to calculate projected dose and projected dose commitmen Prime reliance is placed on a real time system knows as MIDAS; for a discussion of this system and its softwate refer to Section 9 of Inspection Report No. 50-354/87,..0 The inspector checked the backup systems consisting of:
a table top personal computer, a laptop and a manual metho Procedures are 1n place for use of each of thes The laptop may be used in the control room area or any other Emergency Response Facility. A common test model was run and results found to show no statistically significant differenc Personnel* were well trained in the use of these method The inspector also determined three method*S are available for environmental sampling:
helicopter plume tracking; terrestrial monitoring; and outfall monitoring for liquid effluent Procedures exist and personnel are trained. Equipment is calibrated, readily available and subject to routine surveillanc A review of field team procedures indicated air samples are collected for 15 minutes at 2 cf The basis for this is standardization among off-site agencies collecting air sample The inspector indicated the sample volume and collection time were probably excessiv The licensee agreed to review this and associate collection time and flow rate with EPA's lower Protective Action Guide for child thyroid dose commitment, a statistical performance specification and instrument sensitivity. The Field Team Controller could then use this infor-mation to shorten collection time, thereby minimizing field team dose while collecting an adequate sample activit Based on the above review, this area is acceptabl.0 Exit Meeting The inspector met with licensee personnel listed in Section 1 at the conclusion of the inspectio The licensee was informed that no violations or deviations were note Two outstanding items were closed; there were no unresolved item The inspectors also discussed some areas for improvemen The licensee acknowledged these findings and agreed to evaluate them, institute corrective action as necessary and include needed corrections in the Consolidated Pla At no time during the course of the inspection did the inspectors give the licensee written material.