IR 05000272/1991024
| ML18096A311 | |
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| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/1991 |
| From: | Amato C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18096A310 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-91-24, 50-311-91-24, 50-354-91-17, NUDOCS 9110140073 | |
| Download: ML18096A311 (9) | |
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u.*s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No Docket No License No Licensee:
50-272/91-24 50-311/91-24 50-354/91-17 50-272 50-311 50-354 DPR-70 DPR-75 NPF-50 PubUc Service Electric & Gas Company P.O.' Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-4800 Facility Name:
Artificial Island (Hope Creek and Salem Generating Stations)
Inspection Dates:
August 12-16, 1991 Inspection At:
Lower Alloways Creek Township and Salem City, New Jersey Inspector: ~~~ ~
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' Emergenc/f>repa;edness Specialist, Region I Approved: ~
w..)Chiei,Emergency Preparedness Section, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards f~~/
date Inspection Summary: Inspection on August 12-16, 1991 (Combined Inspection Report 50-272/91-24; 50-311/91-24; and 50-354/91-17)
Areas Inspected: Announced, routine, safety inspection of the licensee's emergency preparedness program. Program areas inspected included emergency plan changes, review and approval procedures for changes to the emergency plan implementing procedures, management control, training, audits and reviews, maintenance of emergency response facilities, and offsite activitie Results:
An effective emergency preparedness program was implemented. No violations, deviations or unresolved items were identifie ::-
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- DETAILS Persons Contacted The following Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Nuclear Department staff attended the exit meeting or were contacte *
C. Banner, Administrator, On-Site Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Preparedness Department K. Bell, Acting Manager, Nuclear Communications Department T. Crimmins, Vice President, Nuclear Department T. Di Guiseppi, Emergency Preparedness Department Manager N. Dyck, Principal Engineer, Quality Assurance D. Fawcett, Engineer, Emergency Preparedness Department C. Fenton, Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Assurance Audits and Programs D. Godlewski, Administrator, Off Site, Emergency Preparedness Department J. Hagen, General Manager, Hope Creek Operations S. Jones, Engineer, Emergency Preparedness Department J. Kerin, Senior Nuclear Fire Protection Supervisor, Site Protection S. La.Bruna, Vice President, Nuclear Operations S. Miltenberger, Vice President Nuclear Department and Chief Nuclear Officer P. Moeller, Manager, Site Protection C. Munzenmaier, General Manager, Nuclear Services M. Murphy, Senior Records Management Coordinator W. O'Malley, Operating Engineer, Hope Creek Station Operations V. Polizzi, Operations Manager, Salem R. Reese, Engineer, Emergency Preparedness Department C. Rokes, Licensing Engineer, Licensing and Regulations J. Schaeffer, Supervisor, Facilities and Equipment, Emergency Preparedness Department W. Weckstein, Senior Staff Engineer, Emergency Preparedness Department The inspectors also ititerviewed other licensee personne.0 Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures The Emergency Preparedness Department is responsible for the development, review, and maintenance of the Artificial Island Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures. Section 17 of the Emergency Plan specifies Emergency Plan Administration, and EPIP distribution procedure Distribution is the responsibility of the Document Distribution Group. The Nuclear Administrative Procedures Manual (NAP 3) delineates distribution and control procedures for the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedure change To determine if these procedures were followed, the inspector reviewed the documents and checked licensee actions against procedures. The inspector determined that Plans and Implementing Procedures were developed, reviewed, distributed and maintained in accord with these procedure *
Changes to the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures must be reviewed to determine if changes decrease emergency preparedness effectiveness as required by 10 CFR 50.54(q).. The inspector reviewed the licensee's procedures to determine if they met the previously cited rul Any Nuclear Department employee may suggest a change to the emergency plan or procedures. Changes start with a perceived need to*modify based on drills, exercises, emergency preparedness (EP) class response, EP staff feed-back, and NRC reports, QA, and licensing. A suggested change is logged into
- the EP Program (EPP) tickler file and an identifying number is assigne Since the NAP applies, formal tracking is required and the item is entered into the Action Item Tracking (ATS) system. The review process required by 10 CFR 50.54(q) now begins. Artificial Island Emergency Plan Administrative Procedure, EPIP 1003, Rev. 5, is followed. Appendix 2 to this EPIP is a 7x9 matrix correlating emergency plan document sections with station qualified reviewers. Multiple reviews are undertaken. These include determination of consistency with Technical Specification and the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (licensing documents), Safety Evaluation (10 CFR 50.59), an SQR review per Appendix 3 to EPIP 1003, and review and approval by the Station Operating Review Committee (SORC). Associated with SORC review is an on and off-site safety review. On site means within the protected area and off site means on Artificial Island outside the protected area. Off site review is only undertaken if there is an unresolved safety question requiring a full 10 CFR 50.59 revie During past inspections the desirability of common trigger values leading to site Notice of Unusual Event for natural and man made phenomena was discussed. As a result, the licensee has proposed modifications to three Event Classification Guides encompassing sixteen possible events. The licensee plans to discuss the proposed changes with New Jersey's Bureau of Nuclear Engineering officials and those of the State of Delaware. The revised procedures following licensee approval will not be implemented per licensee policy until the NRC has reviewed and approved them. *
The inspector also reviewed the Event Classification Guides for loss of off site AC, on site AC and station black-out. Based on this review, the inspector concluded the Event Classification Guides, Section 9, for each unit was based on the installed system and consistent with NUREG-065 Based on the above reviews, these portions of the licensee's emergency preparedness program are acceptabl.2 Emergency Response Facilities (ERFs) *
All Control Rooms, both Technical Support Centers and Operational Support Centers, and the Emergency Operations Facility were inspected to determine if they were maintained in a state-of-readines The inspector determined that the ERFs were maintained in a state-of-readiness. Instrumentation was functional and within the calibration perio Communication systems tested included the NRC Emergency Notification System and the Health Physics Network. Notification calls were made and verification received using current procedures. All tested equipment worked properly. Rapid facsimile machines are also available which can transmit simultaneously to multiple terminals and electronically verify transmission receip Although it is not an ERF, the inspector updated information regarding the status of the new Emergency News Center (ENC). This facility was under construction at the time of this inspection. It will be located within the Greater Salem Community Center. The original allotment of 6000 dedicated square feet for ENC working space has been increased to 9300. In addition, plans include 100 press work stations and 30 phone lines. The gymnasium will still be available for press briefing Based on the above findings, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptabl.3 Organization and Management Control The Emergency Preparedness Program structure was reviewed, activities were identified and evaluated, and management tracking and control was also evaluated. Development and maintenance of the emergency preparedness program is the responsibility of the Emergency Preparedness Departmen Section 17 of the Emergency Plan lists the functions of the Emergency Preparedness Department and identifies eighteen activity areas including off-site interface. The inspector reviewed these documents and evaluated the program against them and NRC requirement Management review and control involved three levels of management. They tracked emergency preparedness activities using standard techniques such as staff and one-on-one meetings, observation of activities, report reviews, following tracking system items and resolving audit findings, if needed to do
so. In addition, they maintained contact with activities by maintaining emergency response organization qualifications, review of scenarios and changes to the Emergency Plan and Procedures, participation in drills and exercises and interface with State and County official The fourteen positions in the Emergency Preparedness Department were all filled. Five are currently or formerly licensed senior reactor operators, one is a professional Health Physicist (graduate degree in Health Physics), four are former radcon staff members or equipment operators. The professional Health Physicist and a formerly licensed senior were qualified and experienced trainers. These training qualifications were essential for the discharge of one BP Department activity and that is training of the emergency response organization staff, and participation in reactor operator BP training. The discipline mix needed was available and the staff has been stable since the last routine inspectio The BP Department handled a number of improvement activities. The inspector considered nine, or about half the total, to represent significant undertakings. Included in this category were installation of a new call-in system, completion of the simulator Safety Parameter Display System link to the Technical Support Center and the Emergency Operations Facility, installation of the NRC Emergency Response Data System, and training of northern region rumor control personne Based on the above review, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptabl.4 Knowledge and Perf onnance Of Duties (Training)
BP lesson plans, training matrix, examinations, training and attendance records, emergency response organization qualification roster, and a sampling of examination questions were reviewed. This was done to determine if the standard of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(l5) and the requirements of Section N. F of Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 were me As noted above, Emergency Preparedness Training (EPT) was the responsibility of the Emergency Preparedness Department. Training was scheduled throughout the year and was current. 1,427 personnel are qualified for an Emergency Response Organization (ERO) position. There were, at least, three managers qualified for every key ERO managerial and decision making position. The licensee was considering adding two additional Emergency Response Managers who would take charge of the Emergency Response Facility. To maintain interest and maximize "class" participation,
the EPP trainers have introduced the "Jeopardy" game show approach replete with prizes. The inspector audited one such class and concluded this was a very effective approac *
Frequent "mini" training drills continued to be conducted for both the Hope Creek and Salem sites. These "drills" supplement reactor shift cycle training and nine, day-long station drills. A three person EPP training team conducted the drills using scenarios going to a General EJ1?-ergency requiring Protective Action Recommendation development. In addition, equipment operators received communicator training and radcon personnel project dose training. A dedicated, personal computer equipped, emergency preparedness training center was functiona Job Task Analysis (JTA) of ERO positions was in progress. The JTA for the Emergency Director was completed and 44 tasks were identified. The needed knowledge and skills list will be based on an analysis of each task. Lesson *
plans will be developed along with training material and the training give Based on feed-back, training will be modified as needed. Engineers assigned to the Technical Support Center and Emergency Operations Facility are given an overview of Emergency Plan Implementing ProCedures and Core Damage Assessment Procedures. If they have taken the Systems Engineering Course, they have also been exposed to Emergency Operating Procedures. Severe accident analysis training was under developmen Medical training for support hospitals personnel was provided by a medically qualified consultant. The licensee maintained a full-time Artificial Island Fire Department. All members maintained New Jersey certification as Emergency Medical Technician Reactor operators received classroom and simulator training in emergency preparedness including classification, notification, and development of Protective Action Recommendations. The Emergency Preparedness Department personnel provided classroom training. Staff of the Nuclear Training Center "gives" the on-simulator part of this training. To provide realism, the licensee has installed a replica, in each simulator room, of emergency communications equipment. This equipment may be switched to instructor hand sets or to the States communication centers. The licensee plans to run all drills and exercises from the simulator The effectiveness of this training was demonstrated by response to twenty walk-through examinations conducted by the inspector. Classification of a General Emergency and development of a Protective Action Recommendation was required. Questions were also taken from Vol. 1, of the RTM-91 Training Manual. Response in all cases was rapid and correct. Since the last
inspection, there had been only one actual condition requiring clas~ificatio An Unusual Event was declared. A check of the Event Classification Guide indicated correct classification and the notification form time line established the fact notifications to the States was made within the NRC prescribed time limi Based on the above review and observations, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptable.. Independent Audits/Reviews To determin~ if Technical Specification audit/review requirements were met as well as those of 10 CFR 50.54 (t), the inspector went over audit/review procedures, reviewed the audit plan and it's result The 50.54(t) and Technical Specification (TS) audit/reviews were conducted independently by two different groups of the Quality Assurance Departmen One group addressed the TS requirement and the other concentrated on the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t). Quality Assurance procedures traceable to the requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 were followe Auditors were independent of the Emergency Preparedness Department, an audit check list was developed, entrance and exit meetings were held and audit findings were issued in report form. Eight emergency preparedness activities were audited, some with as many as 20 items listed for evaluation. The audits identified no deficiencies. The licensee/State interface was reviewed also by the auditors to determine adequacy and it was found to be adequate. This section of the report was offered to the state Based on the above, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptabl.0 Alerting and Communications To determine if the licensee maintained a public prompt notification system as required by NRC regulations, the inspector reviewed system design, testing frequency and test results. Communication systems were reviewed to determine if they were independent, diverse and redundan The Public Alerting System consists of 71 sirens located in Delaware and New Jerse Each State tests the sirens daily but at different times. Sirens are activated by a radio signal restricted to this use (different frequencies are used for Delaware and New
Jersey). Since frequencies are restricted, the sirens are single tone generators andcomponents of a dedicated system. Siren availability was 98. 8 % which exceeds the standard established by the US FEM *
The sirens are backed-up by route alerting. Tone Alert Radios have been issued to institutions. Procedures were in place to notify the Emergency Broadcast System in the event there is an inadvertent siren sounding. Plans call for waterways to be cleared at the ALERT using marine alerting procedures. These will be implemented by the Delaware Marine Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corp of Engineers (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Control).
Communication to and from Artificial Island relied on five systems *plus N.J. State Police radios, Delaware's National Alert Warning System and NRC's Emergency Notification System (ENS). The five systems were based on three different modalities: microwave; fiber optics; and buried cable. Public Service operated a fiber optics line and microwave system to their Corporate Headquarters 130 miles distant. New Jersey Bell operated the cable system and a fiber optics and microwave system. Power was provided at different locations by commercial sources backed up by batteries and emergency generators. Due to the circuitry, a system should fail only if it is disrupted at two locations on Artificial Island. The inspector concluded independent, redundant and diverse emergency communication systems were in plac Based on the above review and findings, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptabl.0 Public Information and Off-Site Activities The inspector reviewed correspondence, documentation, records and interviewed personnel to determine if public information was distributed, Emergency Planning Zone Emergency Workers were offered training, and coordination meetings were held with off site authoritie Telephone book inserts appeared in four County directories. 32,000 brochures in the form of calendars were mailed to Emergency Planning Zone residents, motels, offices, institutions, jails and commercial establishments. There were two sets of calendars one for Delaware and the other for New Jersey. The licensee maintained an on-going interface with State, County and local governments. About 100 meetings at all levels were held last year and the licensee trained approximately 1200 Emergency Planning Zone Emergency Workers. Both States reviewed and concurred with changes to the Event Classification Guide. Letters of Agreement for off-site responders to support the licensee in the event of an accident will be up-dated using 1991 census data. Emergency Preparedness material appeared regularly in a licensee newsletter, The Island Paper, which was distributed off-site. The licensee also updated the special needs data base and provided this to the states and countie...
Based on the above, this portion of the licensee's emergency preparedness program is acceptabl.0 Exit Meeting An exit meeting was held with licensee personnel identified in Section 1 of this report on August 16, 1991. The inspector presented the results of the inspection and advised the licensee that no violations or deviations were identi.fied. Licensee management acknowledged these findings.