IR 05000272/1994010
| ML18100B058 | |
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| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 05/03/1994 |
| From: | Joustra J, Struckmeyer R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18100B057 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-94-10, 50-311-94-10, 50-354-94-08, 50-354-94-8, NUDOCS 9405120199 | |
| Download: ML18100B058 (10) | |
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Report No Docket No License No Licensee:
Facility Name:
U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
50-272/94-10 50-311194-10 50-354/94-08 50-272. 50-311. 50-354 DPR-70. DPR-75. NPF-57 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)
P. 0. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge. New Jersey 08038 Salem Generating Station. Units 1 & 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station Inspection At:
Hancocks Bridge. New Jersey. and the PSE&G Research and Testing Laboratory. Maplewood. New Jersey Inspection Conducted:
April 4-8. 1994 Inspector:
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Richard K. Stru~diation Specialist
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ate Approved by:
P"-Judith A. J ustra, Chief Effluents Radiation Protection Section Areas Inspected: Announced safety inspection of the Radiological Environm_ental Monitoring Program and Meteorological Monitoring Program including: management controls, quality assurance audits, calibration of measuring and test equipment (air samplers and meteorological instrumentation), and implementation of the above program Results: Within the areas inspected, the licensee implemented effective Radiological Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Monitoring programs. No safety concerns or violations of regulatory requirements were identified.
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DETAILS Individuals Contacted Licensee Personnel * D. Branham, Senior Staff Engineer, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services
- L. Castagna, Licensing and Regulation
- R. Dolan, Principal Engineer, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services
- G. Dziuba, Salem Chemistry J. Healy, Meteorological Equipment Maintenance Contractor M. Healy, Meteorological Equipment Maintenance Contractor
- E. Lawrence, Lead Engineer, Quality Assurance Programs and Audits
- J. Trejo, Manager, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services
- R. Yewdall, Senior Engineer, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services Research and Testing Laboratory N. Allman, Senior Supervising Test Engineer, Environmental and Chemical Services R. Schoener, Supervising Test Engineer, Support Services R. Farrington, Senior Test Engineer, Environmental and Chemical Services D. Karpiej, Senior Test Engineer, Environmental and Chemical Services T. Randall, Senior Test Engineer, Environmental and Chemical Services
- Denotes those present at the exit interview on April 8, 199 Other licensee employees were contacted and interviewed during this inspectio.0 Purpose The purpose of this routine inspection was to review the licensee's implementation of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) and Meteorological Monitoring Program (MMP).
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. Management Controls The inspector reviewed the licensee's management controls for the REMP, including assignment of responsibility, program audits, and corrective actions for licensee identified inadequacies and problem areas in the progra Organization and Program Changes The inspector reviewed the organization and administration of the REMP. There have been no significant changes since the previous inspection. The program is administered by a Senior Staff Engineer, who reports to the Manager, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services. This individual reports to the Manager, Nuclear
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.3 Services, who reports to the Vice President, Nuclear Operations. The Senior Staff Engineer reviews the performance and/or analytical data generated by its contractor Most samples are collected by personnel from the PSE&G Research and Testing Laboratory, although personnel from Environmental Consulting Services, Inc., are responsible for collecting aquatic samples, including surface water, fish, crab, and sediment. The latter are delivered to the Research and Testing Laboratory where the appropriate analyses are performed. The Research and Testing Laboratory General Manager reports through the Vice President, Transmission Systems, to the Senior Vice President, Electric Business. Unit. Quality control (QC) samples are analyzed by Teledyne Isotopes, Inc. QC results are sent to Radiation Protection/Chemistry Services, where they are reviewed and compiled into the annual Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program repor Quality Assurance (QA) Audits The inspector reviewed the following QA Audit Report as part of the evaluation of the implementation of the Technical Specification (TS) requirement Audit No.93-151, Radiological Effluents Controls This audit was conducted by Nuclear Department Quality Assurance, which reports through the Manager, QA Programs and Audits to the General Manager, Nuclear Quality Assurance I Nuclear Safety Review, who in tum reports to the Vice President
& Chief Nuclear Officer. The audit was performed during the period August 8 to September 14, 1993. No items of safety significance were identified in this audi The inspector noted that the audit documented five findings in the form of Action Requests, three of which were relevant to the REMP and the MMP. The audit was of sufficient technical depth to properly assess the implementation of the REMP and MMP programs. Appropriate and timely responses to audit findings were receive Two of the three items have been closed. The status of the remaining item will be reviewed during a subsequent NRC inspectio The inspector had no further questions in this are Implementation of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Direct Observation The inspector examined selected sampling stations, including air samplers for iodines and particulates, milk sampling locations, and thermoluminiscent dosimeter (TLD)
stations. All air sampling equipment at the selected locations was operational at the time of the inspection. At dairy farms visited by the inspector, samples were available, but no sample collection was observed. TLDs were placed at locations designated in the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM).
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-4 Review of Annual Reports The inspector reviewed the REMP Annual Reports for 1992 and 1993. These reports provided a comprehensive summary of the results of the REMP around the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations and met the TS and ODCM reporting requirement The reports were complete and the reviewed data indicated no adverse radiological impact on public health or the environmen.3 Review of REMP Procedures The inspector reviewed selected licensee environmental monitoring procedures. Based on this review, the inspector determined that the licensee has good procedures for implementation of the REM Intercomparison of TLD Results The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Direct Radiation Monitoring Network is operated by the NRC (Region I) to provide continuous measurements of the ambient radiation levels around nuclear power plants throughout the United State Each site is monitored by arranging approximately 30 to 50 TLD stations in two concentric rings extending to about five miles from the power plant. The monitoring results are published in NUREG-0837 quarterly. _
One of the purposes of this program is to serve as a basis of comparison with similar programs conducted by individual utilities which operate nuclear power plants. Nine NRC TLDs are collocated with licensee TLDs at the Salem/ Hope Creek site. The locations of these TLDs are as indicated in Table The licensee monitors the environmental radiation levels with two sets of TLDs, one set that is exchanged and read monthly, and another that is exchanged and read quarterly. The licensee's dosimeters, which contain calcium sulfate activated with dysprosium (CaS04:Dy), are supplied and analyzed by Teledyne Isotopes, Inc. The NRC uses the Panasonic Model 801 dosimeter, which contains two elements of lithium borate activated with copper, (Li2B07:Cu) and two elements of calcium sulfate activated with thulium (CaS04:Tm). The NRC uses only the calcium sulfate elements for routine environmental monitorin The Salem I Hope Creek quarterly monitoring periods correlate well with the quarterly periods of the NRC. Table 2 lists the dates of TLD exchange for the NRC and for Salem I Hope Creek over the two year period for which the comparison was undertake During this inspection the monitoring results of collocated TLDs were compared, and the results are listed in Table 3 for those TLDs located in New Jersey, and in Table 4
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.5 for those TLDs located in Delaware. The NRC "historical average" data are also provided as a basis for comparison of NRC results with those of the licensee. The historical averages shown here are the same as reported in NUREG-0837, Vol. 13, No. 4, for these collocated stations. These reported values are the mean +/- 1 standard deviation for all quarters (starting in 1983) for which net data were availabl The relatively small standard deviations indicate that the NRC results have remained consistent over the ten-year period. The licensee results are generally in agreement with those of the *NRc. Differences of up to several milliroentgen (mR) per quarter are not unexpected, and may be due to variations in calibration methods, transit times, exposures encountered during transit, et Quality Control Program for REMP The inspector reviewed the licensee's program for quality control of analytical measurements for radiological environmental samples. One aspect of quality control consists of measurements of duplicate samples performed by the primary and QC laboratories. Both the primary and the QC laboratories participated in the EPA cross-check program, and conducted an internal QC program. Periodic reports of QC results are supplied to the licensee. The data indicate, with few exceptions, agreement between the primary laboratory and the QC laboratory, and with EPA cross-check samples. Where discrepancies are found, reasons for the differences are investigated and resolved to the extent possibl The inspector had no further questions in this are Meteorological Monitoring Program The inspector examined the licensee's MMP through direct observation, discussions with personnel, and examination of procedures and records for calibration of equipment. The primary meteorological tower is equipped with wind speed, wind direction, and temperature sensors at the 33, 150, and 300-foot elevations. There are also backup wind speed and wind direction sensors on a separate tower at the 33-foot elevation. The inspector observed the sensors and their readouts in the equipment house at the base of the tower, as well as the readouts in the control room. The meteorological data are available in the equipment house and in the control room via digital display from the system computer and via analog strip chart recorders. The data are also available in the Technical Support Center via digital display from the system compute The licensee performs calibrations of the meteorological sensors on a quarterly basi The TSs require calibration on a semiannual basis. The inspector reviewed Procedure ND.RS-SC.MET-1201(Q) - Rev. 0, Artificial Island Meteorological Monitoring System Calibration & Maintenance Procedure, as well as selected calibration records, with emphasis on the wind speed, wind direction, and temperature sensors. All
reviewed calibration results were within the licensee's defined acceptance criteri The inspector noted that various spaces in the data entry forms of the procedure were routinely lined out or were marked NI A. The licensee stated that these forms would be revised to more accurately indicate where entry of data is expecte The inspector had no further questions in this area at this tim.0 Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives (denoted in Section 1.1 of this inspection report) at the conclusion of the inspection in April 8, 1994. The inspector summarized the purpose, scope, and findings of the inspection.
Table 1 Collocated Environmental TLDs at Salem/Hope Creek Salem / Hope NRC N Distance*
Azimuth**
Creek N Distance*
Direction***
2 Dl E
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N 12 F2 NNE 15 Fl ESE 19 Dl WNW 23 El WSW 26 lODl SSW 27 El s 32 F2 NNW
- Distance measured in miles
- Azimuth measured in degrees
- PSE&G identifies only sector location, rather than specific azimuth NOTE:
Distances were measured independently and do not necessarily agree; however, collocation of these TLDs has been confirme Table 2 Dates of TLD Deployment, 1992 -
1993 N
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Salem I Hope Creek Year/Quarter From To From To 1992 I 1 01-08-92 04-09-92 12-30-91 03-31-92 1992 I 2 04-09-92 07-08-92 03-31-92 06-29-92
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1992 I 3 07-09-92 10-07-92 06-29-92 09-29-92 1992 I 4**
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10-07-92 Ol-OC-9l 09-29-92 12:-29-92 1993 I 1 01-06-93 04-07-93 12-29-92 03-29-93 1993 I 2 04-07-93 07-07-93 03-29-93 06-28-93 1993 I 3 07-07-93 10-06-93 06-28-93 09-27-93 1993 I 4 10-06-93 01-05-94 09-27-93 12-27-93
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Environmental TLD Monitoring Results (mR/quarter)*
Comparison of NRC TLDs Collocated with Salem/Hope Creek TLDs TLDs Located in New Jersey NRCno.:
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15 Monitoring Period PSE&G no.:
501 lFl 2F2 6Fl 1992/lst Quarter NRC 14.5 +/-.1 +/-.9 +/-.8 +/- PSE&G 14.8 +/-.2 +/-.0 +/- :0 +/- nd Quarter NRC 14.3 +/-.3 +/-.6 +/-.0 +/- PSE&G 16.0 +/-.6 +/-.6 +/-.0 +/- rd Quarter NRC 15.1 +/- missing 13.3 +/-.1 +/- PSE&G 16.0 +/-.5 +/-.9 +/-.9 +/- th Quarter NRC 13.7 +/-.5 +/-.9 +/-.6 +/- PSE&G 15.1 +/-.1 +/-.1 +/-.4 +/- /lst Quarter NRC 13.4 +/-.4 +/-.3 +/-.6 +/- PSE&G 16.0 +/-.6 +/-.3 +/-.9 +/- nd Quarter NRC 14.9 +/-.0 +/-.9 +/-.7 +/- PSE&G 13.3 +/-.8 +/-.5 +/-.5 +/- rd Quarter NRC 15.3 +/-.6 +/-.7 +/-.3 +/- PSE&G 19.5 +/-.4 +/-.2 +/-.4 +/- th Quarter NRC 14.7 +/-.2 +/-.6 +/-.3 +/- PSE&G NCt NCt NCt NCt NRC Historical Average NRCno.:
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15 From 1983/lst Qtr to 1993/4th Qtr average 14.2 +/-.2 +/-.4 +/-.5 +/- *
All results are in milliroentgens and are normaliz.ed to a 90-day quarte All data are shown as Result +/- 1 standard deviatio t NC = No Comparison (Net data not available for PSE&G TLDs due to equipment problems).
Environmental TLD Monitoring Results (mR/quarter)*
Comparison of NRC TLDs Collocated with Salem/Hope Creek TLDs TLDs Located in Delaware NRCno.:
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Monitoring Period PSE&G no.:
1401 12El 1001 9El 16F2 1992/lst Quarter NRC 13.7 +/-.2 +/-.0 +/-.1 +/-.1 +/- PSE&G 18.4 +/-.5 +/-.5 +/-.4 +/-.5 +/- nd Quarter NRC 15.7 +/-.3 +/-.4 +/-.2 +/-.3 +/- PSE&G 16.0 +/-.9 +/-.9 +/-.4 +/-.0 +/- rd Quarter NRC 14.2 +/-.6 +/-.2 +/- missing 15.1 +/- PSE&G 16.9 +/-.4 +/-.8 +/-.5 +/-.0 +/- th Quarter NRC 16.0 +/-.3 +/-.5 +/-.5 +/-.1 +/- PSE&G 14.8 +/-.2 +/-.9 +/-.5 +/-.1 +/- /lst Quarter NRC 15.3 +/-.0 +/-.6 +/-.8 +/-.3 +/- PSE&G 15.4 +/-.4 +/-.6 +/-.1 +/-.4 +/- nd Quarter NRC 17.1 +/-.1 +/-.0 +/-.6 +/-.6 +/- PSE&G 14.2 +/-.9 +/-.2 +/-.4 +/-.8 +/- rd Quarter NRC 17.4 +/-.5 +/-.0 +/-.2 +/-.6 +/- PSE&G 20.7 +/-.4 +/-.4 +/-.5 +/-.1 +/- th Quarter NRC 17.3 +/-.6 +/-.8 +/-.2 +/-.4 +/- PSE&G NCt NCt NCt NCt NCt NRC Historical Average NRCno.:
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From 1983/lst Qtr to 1993/2nd Qtr average 16.2 +/-.5 +/-.5 +/-.4 +/-.5 +/- *
All results are in milliroentgens and are normalized to a 90-day quarte All data are shown as Result +/- 1 standard deviatio t NC = No Comparison (Net data not available for PSE&G TLDs due to equipment problems).