IR 05000285/1987009

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Insp Rept 50-285/87-09 on 870406-10.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Detection & Classification, Protective Action Decisionmaking,Notifications & Communications & Shift Staffing & Augmentation
ML20214E562
Person / Time
Site: Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District icon.png
Issue date: 04/29/1987
From: Terc N, Yandell L
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20214E557 List:
References
50-285-87-09, 50-285-87-9, NUDOCS 8705220146
Download: ML20214E562 (4)


Text

-

- _ _ _

_

...

APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report:

50-285/87-09 License:

DPR-40 Docket:

50-285 Licensee: Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

1623 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Facility Name:

Fort Calhoun Station Inspection At:

Omaha and Fort Calhoun, Nebraska Inspection Conducted:

April 6-10, 1987 Inspector:

' b-

]

Y-Z 9 'd 7

  1. '

'

Nemen M. Terc, Emergency Preparedness Date Specialist Approved:

M 4b9/(7 L. A. Yandell, Chief, Emergency Preparedness Date

'

and Safeguards Programs Section Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted April 6-10, 1987 (Report 50-285/87-09)

Areas Inspected:

Routine, unannounced inspection of emergency detection and classification, protective action decisionmaking, notifications and communications, and shift staffing and augmentation.

Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations, deviations or deficiencies were identified.

8705220146 870515 PDR ADOCK 05000285 G

PDR

<

>

.,

s w-2-DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted Licensee

  • R. Jaworski, Section Manager, Technical Services
  • J. Fisicaro, Supervisor, Nuclear Regulatory and Industry Affairs
  • J. Gasper, Manager, Administrative and Training Services
  • L. Kusek, Supervisor, Operations
  • D. Munderloh, Plant Licensing Engineer
  • A. Richard, Manager, Quality Assurance
  • G. Roach, Supervisor, Chemical and Radiation Protection Others
  • P. Harrell, NRC Senior Resident Inspector-
  • Denotes attendance at exit interview.

The NRC inspector also held discussions with other station and corporate personnel in the areas of emergency detection and classification, protective action decisionmaking, notifications and communications, shift staffing and augmentation, health physics, operations, and emergency response organization.

2.

Follow-up on Previous Inspection Findings (0 pen) Deficiency 285/8516-01:

The NRC inspector determined that internal inconsistencies and lack of completeness of scenario data would be best evaluated during the upcoming July 1987 annual exercise.

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8611-01:

The NRC inspector reviewed procedure EPIP-EOF-6, "Onsite/offsite dose assessment," and noted that it had been changed to include a choice of atmospheric dispersion stability classes.

(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8619-01:

The NRC inspector determined that prompting by controllers would be best evaluated during the upcoming

,

July 1987 annual exercise.

i (Closed) Deficiency 285/8619-02:

The NRC inspector noted that the licensee had reviewed the security-procedure for emergency situations against EPIPs, and determined that there were no contradictions among j

them.

J

-

y:

zc

-

.

.

.f

%,. <h

<

~. r m

,

.

'T

, ],

,4 J,,

I,' E' h-

~

g,

,

'

'

'

\\

,

,,,

,.

>

,o

^ t I

+

1g, e

'

"';

.

.

.

m

. *

"

.

-3-

- - s-

>

'

- -,,

.

.

<

~.

. ~

_

,

,

0 % --

s a

,

.

,

,

,

^

'(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8619-04:

TheNRCinspectordeterminedthat'thelbest time to evaluate whether protective action recommendations could be'

achieved on a timely basis would be during the upcoming July 1987 annual'

exercise.

<

_

(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8619-05:

TheNRCinspectordeterminedtItat _

corrective actions implemented consisted of retraining Recovery Managdrs, Site Directors', rnd Dose Assessment personnel on the requirements of prompt protectivt. action recommendations.

In addition, the information necessary for _dedisionmakers was consolidated in procedure EPIP-EOF-7,

" Protective' Action Guidelines." The adequacy of these corrective actions will be further verified during the upcoming July 1987 annual-exercise.

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8620-02:

The. inspector noted that five additional Bicron RS-500 ion. chambers, with a range of 0 to 500 R/hr, were dedicated to the Operational Support Center and Technical Support Center (TSC) for emergency use.

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8620-03:

The NRC inspector noted that the licensee purchased 120 (0-500 mR), 20 (0-5 R), 20 (0-50 R), and 5 (0-100 R) pocket dosimeters for use at the TSC.

(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8620-11:

The NRC. inspector noted-that a computer program (i.e., the ERF Computer software) was being modified to compute 15-minute average meteorological data.

Completion and implementation is expected by July 1987.

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8520-12:

The NRC inspector _noted that the Emergency Assessment of Gaseous and Liquid Effluents (EAGLE) dispersion model and the Dose Rate Versus Gross CPM graphs in'EPIP-EOF-6 were revised and corrected by means of a correction factor;to treat all unmonitored releases as ground-level releases.

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8620-14:

The NRC inspector determined that there were readily available records to evaluate historical data recovery performance of meteorological instrementation'.

-(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8620-15:' The NRC-inspector noted that the EAGLE program had not been modified, nor had other measures been procedurized to consider scenarios where a release of radioactivity to the environment had not taken' place but was considered to be imminent.

,

(Closed) Deficiency 285/8620-16:

The=NRC inspector.noted that procedures EIP-0SC-16, " Emergency teams," EPIP-RR-63, " Emergency Recovery-Organization:

Dose Assessment Data Collector," and EPIP-RR-72, " Emergency Recovery. Organization:

Dose-Assessment Specialist" had been revised to include means for obtaining data from other sources (e.g., U.S. Weather

Service) when there is a failure of site meteorological systems.

,

m O

+

W

N

/

f 1,

--

--

e

-

+y

-

,

,

,

<

>

-

,

i

~

,,3.; ; ;

-

,

'

,

.

-.

t

-

^

-4-

,

y

.

(Closed)' Deficiency 285/8620-17: -The NRC inspector, determined-that.the

' licensee-has-kept formal maintenance _. logs;from May.9, 1986, to the present.

A new procedure.lis beingfdeveloped to.specify written instructions on-logkeeping.

'

,,

.

s

.

_(0 pen) Deficiency 285/8620-18: -The'NRC inspector noted that although a.

procedure:for calculating system availability was being; written, it had ~

'

~

~

not been comoleted.

_

,

.,

y<.

.

.

,

o (Closed) Deficiency 285/8620-19: The'NRClinspector;ndtebi$hatprocedures.

'

.

EPIP-RR-69, " Emergency. Recovery Organization:

Dose _ Assessment Operator,"

~

and EPIP-RR-73, " Emergency Recovery Organization: ' Dose ~ Assessment Data

~

~

Processor"'had been revised to ensure-that.the Recovery Manager's.or: Site Director's signatureLis:obtained:and verified prior to issuance-of protective action recommendations.

m 2 ~

(Closed) Deficiency '285/8620 21:

The NRC inspector determined th'at the.

licensee added an additional individual to the emergency position of Licensing Administrator,' three~ Dose Assessment Coordinators, and three -

Dose ~ Assessment Operators.

3.

Program Areas Inspected The following program areas'were inspected.

Theinspectionincl'udedi

. interviews with cognizant individuals, observation of activities, and-record reviews.

The depth and scope of these activities were consistent with past findings and with the current status:of-the. facility.

Except asinoted, the inspection revealed no violations,' deviations, deficiencies, unresolved items,-or open' items..-Notations 1after a: specific

~

inspection item identify the following:

I =-item not inspected or only partially inspected, V = violation, D = deviation, H;= deficiency, U = unresolved item, and 0 = open item.

Inspection Procedure Functional-Area and Inspection' Requirements 82201 Emergency Detection and Classification (I)'

82202 Protective: Action Decisionmaking (I)

82203 Notifications and Communications (I)

,

82205-Shift Staffing and Augmentation (I)

4.

Exit Interview:

The NRC inspector met with the NRC Senior _ Resident. Inspector an' ? licensee d

representatives denoted.in paragraph l'on April 10,'_1987,_and summarized-

-the scoperand findings of the inspection as presented in this report.

The;-

NRC. inspector' explained that the inspection ' procedures,- identified above,:

-

.,

will be completed during the upcoming July:1987. annual. exercise.

j

.

'l e

f