IR 05000272/1988005
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| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1988 |
| From: | Amato C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18093A774 | List: |
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| 50-272-88-05, 50-272-88-5, 50-311-88-05, 50-311-88-5, 50-354-88-02, 50-354-88-2, NUDOCS 8804040042 | |
| Download: ML18093A775 (7) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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_ Report No /88-05 50-311/88-05 50-354/88-02
Docket No Priority License No DPR-70 DPR-75 NPF-50
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Licensee:
Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. 0. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-4800 Facility Name:
Artificial Island (Ho e Creek and Sa em Generating Stations Inspection At:
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey Inspection Conducted:
Janaury 25-29, 1988 Inspectors:
Approved by:
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Leader Emergency Preparedness Specialist, FRSSB, DRSS E. F. Fox, RI R. K. Christopher, RI Emergency Preparedness Section, FRSSB, DRSS Category C
Inspection Summar~: Inspection on Januar~ 25-29, 1988 (Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-27 /88-05, 50-311/88-05 an 50-354/88-02).
Areas Inspected:
Routine, announced, preventive emergency preparedness inspection of the licensee's emergency preparedness program conducted January 25-29, 198 Results:
No violations, deviations, or unresolved items were identified.
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Details 1.0 Persons Contacted
- C. Adams, Manager, Emergency Preparedness C. Banner, Senior Staff Engineer, Emergency Preparedness
- J. Boettger, Assistant Vice-President, Nuclear Operations Support R. Burricelli, General Manager, Engineering and Plant Betterment
- J. Clancy, Principal Health Physicist
- G. C. Connor, Operations Manager, Hope Creek J. Cottrell, Manager, Inquiry and Accounts Center, Customer Service Department T. DiGuiseppi, Lead Engineer, Emergency Preparedness R. Edmonds, Assistant Manager, Maintenance and Access Training B. Hall, Manager, Reliability and Assessment M. Ivanick, Jr., Supervisor, Nuclear Security Support S. Ketcham, Principal Supervisor, Nuclear Training J. Kreig, Assistant Manager, Inquiry and Accounts Center, Customer Services Department S. LaBruna, General Manager, Hope Creek Operations H. Lowe, Supervisor, Quality Assurance Audits S. Miltenberger, Vice-President, Nuclear Operations
- J. Pierson, Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor L. Reiter, General Manager, Licensing and Reliability J. Schaffer, Facilities Supervisor, Emergency Preparedness
- ~chultz, Licen5ing Engineer, Licensing and Reliability C. Vondra, Operations Manager, Hope Creek W. Weckstein, Supervisor, Emergency Preparedness Training, Nuclear Training Center R. Werdann, Nuclear Training Coordinator, Nuclear Training *center
- J. Wray, Senior Radiation Protection Supervisor
- J. Zupko, Jr., General Manager, Salem Operations The inspectors also observed the actions of, and interviewed, other licensee personne *Denotes those present at the exit interview 2.0 Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures The Hope Creek and Salem Emergency Plans and Implementing Procedures were consolidated into the Artificial Island Emergency Plan which became effective July 1987 following distribution and licensee review and approva The Plan was submitted to the NRC per 10 CFR 50.4 and 50.54(q).
A review of th~se Plans and Procedures indicates th~
changes have not degraded the overall state of emergency prepared-nes Changes have been appropriately incorporate Staff has been trained on an interim basi Use of the consolidated Plan and Proced-
. ures was successfully demonstrated during the 1987, Hope Creek full-participation exercis *
Based on a review of the consolidated Plan and Procedures and associated review and approval documentation, interim training records and results of the 1987 Hope Creek exercise, the inspectors concluded there has been no adverse effect upon the overall state of licensee emergency preparednes The consolidated Plan and Procedures were distributed in keeping with procedures and staff has been effectively trained in their us.2 Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation and Supplies The consolidated Plan and Procedures, equipment, instruments and supplies stored in Emergency Preparedness equipment lockers were checked at Control Rooms, Technical Support Centers, Operations Support Center, The Emergency Operations Facility, and Emergency News Cente Plans and Procedures were current, equipment was within calibration periods and operable, supplies met inventory requirements and communication systems were functiona Terrestrial, aerial and marine surveillance equipment was also checked as were lap top computers used to calculate projected doses in control rooms during
_the initial phase of an inciden This equipment was properly stored and functiona Walk throughs with personnel indicated that they correctly selected and followed procedures and were proficient in equipment operation.
Based on these observations, the inspectors concluded NRC require-ments were met, equipment is in a state of operational readiness and personnel are satisfactorily trained in procedure implementation ~nd equipment us.3 Organization and Management Control As a result of a corporat~ re-structuring effective January 1, 1988, Public Service Electric and Gas has been re-formed into seven Business Unit Electric and gas operations have been separated. The Electric Business Unit includes nuclear and fossil fuel generation plus trans-mission; this unit is headed by an Executive Vice-President to whom the Senior Vice-President Nuclear report A check of the chain of command from the Emergency Preparedness Manager to the Executive Vice-President for the Electric Business group indicates no change in the reporting chain or in the duties and responsibilities of the Emergency Preparedness Manage There were no apparent changes in licensee policies and commitments to Emergency Preparedness:
Interviews with executives and general managers indicate their awareness of and involvement in emergency preparedness as manager They are also currently trained and qualified, as emergency response organization staf There are at least three senior staff members qualified for key response position Upper management maintains contact with elective and appointed State officials involved in off-site emergency preparednes There are no recent apparent changes in agreements with off-site organization **
Based on these determinations, the inspectors concluded organiza-tional restructuring and senior personnel changes will not apparently adversely effect the status of emergency preparednes.4 Training Approximately 1425 site personnel are qualified for one or more of the Emergency Response Organization positions - about 600 for each site and 200 for the Island (security, fire department, Emergency Operation Fa.cility and Emergency News Center staffs).
Lesson Plans are current as are training record Two weekly training drills are conducted, one for Hope Creek and the other for one of the Salem unit In addition, there are seven drills, a dress rehearsal and an exercise annuall Walk throughs, and observation of drills and exercises indicates training is effectiv Security officers and fira fighters are Radiation Worker qualifie Interim training in the consolidated Plan and Procedures was completed in 198 Beginning in 1988, initial and requalification emergency worker training will be based on the Consolidated Plan and Procedure Licensed operators receive twelve hours of emergency preparedness training (this includes examin~tion time).
Engineers assigned to staff the Technical Support Center receive 960 hours0.0111 days <br />0.267 hours <br />0.00159 weeks <br />3.6528e-4 months <br /> of training in systems engineering for the site to which they are assigne Training includes forty hours of simulator training and instruction in the. Design Basis Accidents described in Chapter 15 of the Final Safety Analyses Repor Quali-fication is based on an NRC formatted eight hour written examination plus an oral examination administered by the Station General Manager or his surrogat Based on this information, the inspectors concluded training is current, and effectiv Plan and Procedure changes are incorporated into training and personnel are initially qualified and annually requalified Independent/Reviews and Audits The inspector determined that an independent review/audit had.been conducted by qualified auditors per 10 CFR 50.54(t).
An audit matrix had been developed, auditors were 11 independent 11 of the Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP) and associated training program and the licensee 1s Quality Assurance Procedures (QAP) had been followed (these are based on the requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50).
Adequacy of State government interface was verified and the States had been sent a copy of the QA audit repor The letter of transmittal requested comment At the time of the audit, two EPP Lesson Plans had not been update During the inspection one was updated by the Nuclear Training Center (NTC) staff and the other, in keeping with NTC procedures, will be up-dated before the course is given for the first time in 198 *
Based on a review of QA audit reports and NTC procedures and Lesson Plans, the inspectors concluded the licensee has met the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t).
QA audits are current, proper review is conducted and the States are advised of interface determination.0 Off-site activities 3.1 Alert and Notification System Testing Sirens are tested daily in Delaware and New Jerse A computer generated hard copy report is produced if there is a malfunction; these reports are printed in the County Emergency Operating Centers, Delaware State Police Headquarters and the Artificial Island (AI) EPP offic The licensee responds and repairs are mad Once every two weeks, results for one test are hard copied, compiled and sent to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency per 10 CFR 50.47(b)(5), and 44 CFR 350.5(a)(5). Letters of Agreement Letters of Agreement with all offsite governmental agencies are updated annually and are currren.3 Off-site Training Training, by the licensee, of offsite supporting entities is curren The States of Delaware and New Jersey conduct training for personnel who are members of the State's off-site response effor New Jersey sent its Certification Letter to FEMA-II on January 27, 1988 and Delaware submitted a similar letter to FEMA-III on January 29, 198.4 Emergency Action Level Review Seminars were held for each State to present and review the EALs for each sit State comments were solicite Based on a review of off-site activities, the inspectors concluded the licensee is maintaining commitments and compliance with regula-tion Sirens are tested, training and Agreements are current and EALs are reviewed with the State.5 Rumor Control Center (RCC) The RCC has been relocated from the Salem Emergency News Center to the Public Service, Southern District, Inquiry and Accounts Center, Customer Service Department in Bordentown, New Jersey (about 80 miles north-west of Artificial Island).
This facility is staffed by 49 persons, 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br /> per day, five days per week (six in cold weather) on a staggered shift basi During other times, in-coming calls are diverted automatically to the Northern Cente Both Centers can respond to rumor control needs
(Bordentown is the lead) and up to 300 persons are available to answer phone Each center routinely responds to emergencies resulting from loss of electric or gas servic Bordentown responded to 30 such situations during work hours and ten during off-hours in 198 Twenty tie lines have been provided to transmit calls from the 800 numbers from each State listed in the Public Information Brochure Phone lines enter the Bordentown Center from two different direction In the event these lines are lost, incoming calls would be automatically diverted to the Northern Cente A back-up diesel generator provides power, and there are batteries to maintain continuity during switch ove Center responders have been given reactor and emergency plan over-view trainin There have been two staff drills, with_managers drilled monthl Activation procedures are detailed in AI EPIP 80 Maximum allowable activation time is sixty minute Adequate security is maintaine * Both RCC centers would receive via FAX the same information given to the Emergency News Cente These transmittals contain no information relating to off-site activities or Protective Action Recommendation Enquiries relating to these will be referred to the appropriate State and the corresponding 800 number give Detailed technical questions will be referred to the technical staff assigned to the Emergency News Center in Sale Based on RCC staff numbers, training and experience, redundant communications equipment and back-up power sources, the inspectors concluded relocation of the RCC from Salem to Bordentown has not reduced licensee state of emergency preparedness capability in this are.6 Security-Emergency Preparedness Interface Security Officers take General Employee Training and Radiation Worker Training (RWT); they must qualify as radiation workers following RW Security procedures and Implementing Procedures require Radiation Control and Equipm~nt Operator support during 11 sweeps 11 for explosive Security liaison is provided at the OSC and EOF and security is involved during exercises and drill Fire Watch personnel receive General Employee Trainin AI Fire Department personnel are vital area access cleared, receive RWT and must qualify following this cours All fire-persons are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) qualified by the State of New Jerse The Chief is exempt from the EMT qualification requiremen Based on these determinations, the inspectors concluded an adequate Security-Emergency Preparedness interface is in plac *
3.7 Call-out Six Emergency Response Organization (ERO) teams have been established, two for each site, and the Emergency Operations Facility which are activated by pager Pager test results indicate 65% response for Hope Creek but less than 59% for Sale However, an adequate number of personnel would have responde The licensee is taking steps to determine and correct the low response rat This item is unresolved and will be subject to a future inspectio (50-272/88-05-01)
3.8 Projected Dose Calculations In response to an NRC initiative, licensee Health Physics staff reviewed the default iodine to noble gas ratios built into the back-up dose commitment projection softwar As a result, a cautionary statement as to the conservative nature of the default value has been inserted into the Implementing Procedures and steps are being ta~en to input measured ratio.0 Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs)
EOPs were checked and walk-throughs with operators conducted to determine:
a) if the flow charts contained 11 prompts 11 referring operators to the Event Classification Guide; and b) the operators identified the 11 prompts
which referred them to the correct Event Classification Guide Section. The flow (or logic) diagrams do show prompts and operator response was correc Based on there determinations, the inspectors concluded the EOPs contain appropriate prompts and operators are trained to identify and follow thes.0 Exit Meeting The inspectors met with licensee personnel listed in Section 1 at the conclusion of the inspectio The licensee was informed that no viola-tions or deviations were note One unresolved item was identifie The inspectors also discussed areas for improvemen The licensee acknowledged these findings and agreed to evaluate them, institut corrective actions as necessary and include needed corrections in the Consolidated Plan. At no time during the course of the inspection did the inspectors provide any written material to the licensee.