IR 05000289/1973029
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| Issue date: | 01/18/1974 |
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N U. S. AT0311C ENERGY COID!ISSION
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RO Inspection Report No.:
50-289/.3-29 Docket No.: 50-289
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Licensce: Metropolitan Edison Company License No.:
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Reading, Pennsylvania Priority:
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Three Mile Island - Unit 1
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Location:.,Middletown, Pennsylvania
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PWR 831 MRe (B & W)
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Routine Health Physics & Q'hemistry - Unannounced
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December 27 6.28, 1973 Dates of Inspection:
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De6 ember 26 & 27, 1973
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Reporting Inspector:
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Enforcement Action
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Violations None
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Safety Items
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Licensee Action on Previously Identified Enforcement Items
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None (Health Physics & Chemistry)
Unusual Occurences
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Current Findings l
Program development in the area of health physics and chenistry is continuing. Additions have been made to the staff since the last inspection with staffing requirements remaining under
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review. A realignment of responsibilities and personnel with
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I respect to the health physics and chemistry function is cur-rently under study. A tentative organization has been estab-lished but not yet implemented. With respect to the site organization the assistant plant superintendent has been named plant superintendent, effective January 1, 1974.*
Procedure indicies have been updated and procedures are being developed to meet index requirements. According to licensee representatives, fuel load date remains as April 1974.
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Status of Previousiv Report Unresolved Items None (Health Physics & Chemistry)
Manacement Interview The following individuals attended the management interview held at the conclusion of the inspection on December 28, 1973:
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J. Herbein, Assistant Plant Superintendent
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T. Bear, Station Engineer, Unit 2 (Acting Tech, Eng. Unit 1)
l R. Deakin, Radiation Protection Supervisor l
R. Summers, Staff Engineer W. Potts, Quality Control
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The following subjects were discussed:
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General t.
The inspector described the scope of the inspection and stated that no violations had been noted.
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Organization i
The inspector described his understanding of the contemplated realignment and staf f additions with respect to the health physics and chemistry function. The licensee confirmed the
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understanding and stated that it would be firmed up in the near future.
(Details, Paragraphs 2a-c)
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Training O
The inspector discussed training requirements as defined in HPP-1690 and the Radiation Protection Manual. With respect to retraining frequencies, responsibility, and records maintenance, j
the licensee stated that they would be defined upon completion of their consultants' current review of the training program.
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(Details, Paragraphs 3a-c)
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Procedures
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The inspector discussed his findings in the area of procedures.
The licensee was responsive to comments and stated that changes would be considered as discussed, and that procedures would be complete prior to fuel load.
(Details, Paragraphs 4a-d)
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Caseous Streams Samoling Systems The inspector. stated that he had reviewed sampling system installations and the dr.ta developed to show isokinetic sampling capabilities consistent with that defined in ANSI N13.1-1969.
(Details, Paragraphs 5a-b)
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Filter Testing In response to the inspectors questions on filter testing, the licensee stated that procedures were not complete, but
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. Regulatory Guide 1.52 (Details, Paragraph 6a)
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Gaseous Waste System The inspector stated that he had reviewed the system and that
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it appeared consistent with that described in FSAR. (Details,
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N_J DETAILS l
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Persons Contacted
J. Herbein, Assistant Plan: Superintendent
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J. Colitz, Station Engineer, Unit 1 T. Bear, Station Engineer. Unit 2 (Acting Tech. Eng. Unit 1)
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R. Deakin, Radiation Protection Supervisor
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I K. Frederick, Staf f Chemist R. Summers, Staff Engineer R. Zechman, Training Coordinator 2.
Organization
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The inspector's review of organi7ation (health physics &
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chemistry)
showed that some c.hanges in alignment of res-
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ponsibilities and classifications are currently under review. The tentative organizational alignment, as described by the licensee, provides for a separate organ-ization for each reactor unit. Additionally the current classifications of radiation technician and chemistry
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technician will evolve to one classification of radiation (_/
chemistry technician with two designations, senior and
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junior, within the classification. Unit 1 organizational
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, alignment is shown on Attachment 1.
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With respect to staf fing the inspector determined that supervisory positions have been filled with personnel having backgrounds and experience consistent with the guidelines established in ANSI 18.1-1971. The current technicians on staff total eight. Requisitions for two more technicians have been approved and interviewing of candidates is in progress.
According to the licensee technicians will not be assigned
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to around the clock coverage except during outages and as needed for special coverage. Minor routine functions on the back shif ts will be accomplished by the Auxiliary Opbrator. Training program definition (see para. 3b belcw) provides these operators with proficiencies for recognizing off-standard conditions and for reporting to on call health physics or chemistry supervisor personnel.
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Training The inspectors review of training programs with respect a.
to radiological aspects showed that training is continuing.
Procedure HPP 1690 has been written to implement the train-s
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ing required by the Radiation Protection Manual. The 1aA1 Z44
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(2) Maintenance personnel (3) Auxiliary Operators
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Engineers & Technical Staf f (6) Local Fire, Police and Civil Defense, etc.
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The inspectors review of the training program for the auxiliary operators showed that it is detailed and com-
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function as described by the licensee. The inspector raised the question as to the ability of these operators to respond to an emergency situation unless they had the opportunity to practice their training, at least at some
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frequencies. The inspector stated that with respect to health physics coverage they should either (1) qualify and
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designate at least one member of each shift operating crew to implement radiation protection procedures, includ-ing routine or special radiation surveys using portable radiation detectors, use of protective barriers and signs,
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s l (j use of protective clothing and breathing apparatus perfor-mance of contamination surveys, checks on radiation monitors,
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and limits of exposure rates and accumulated dose, or (2)
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" assign a health physics technician to each shift. The licensee stated that this area would be reviewed.
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they had not yet been defined. The licensee stated their consultant was currently reviewing training programs and
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that retraining frequencies would be defined upon comple-tion of review. Reportedly, responsibility for all train-ing and records maintenance would be vested with the train-ing coordinator.
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Procedures The inspector's review of the radiation protection manual
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showed that changes, as previously discussed,* have been incorporated into the manual or defined by specific pro-cedure to implement the manual requirements. The bio-
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assay program, not spoken to in the manual, has been defined in HPP 1628. The program is well defined and includes a pre-operational baseline whole body count for existing employees and a baseline count for new employees.
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According to the licensee, baseline counting is scheduled i
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in ICRP 10.
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The inspector's review of procedure status showed that indic-
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ies have been finalized. With respect to chemistry proce-dures the inspector determined that all procedures with the
exception of three have been written and approved in accord-
ance with the index.
Health physics procedures are approxi-mately 90% complete with completion scheduled prior to full loading.
The inspector reviewed 'the procedures listed below:
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H.P.F.1681 - Control of Contaminated Spills H.P.P. 1686 - Use of Protective Clothing
H.P.P. 1625 - Emergency Plan H.P.P. 1618 - Shipment of Radioactive Material H.P.P. 1617 - Receipt of Radioactive Material H.P.P. 1624 - Radiation Control Procedurea During Initial Fuel Handling & Refueling.
( ']i H.P.P.1630 - Reacto_' Building Entry H.P.P. 1616 - Use of Respiratory Protection Devices d.
Procedure H.P.P. 1616 above defines the respiratory protec-
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ments defined in ANSI Z88.2.
The review showed that the
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program, as defined, was not consistent with the referenced standard. Licensee representatives stated that the proce-dure would be reviewed against the requirements of ANSI Z88.2 and rewritten to be consistent with those requirements.
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Sampling & Monitoring System Installations i
The inspector reviewed effluent sampling and monitoring a.
systems and determined that they are in accordance with that described in Section 11 of the FSAR. It was noted that sampling line lengths were kept to short runs con-sistent with easily accessable locations of the monitors.
The sampling lines were noted to be of stainless steel and had a minimum number of bends which had large radii of curvature. Data developed for sample probe locations appeared consistent with that described in ANSI 13.1-1969 and indicate that isokinetic sampling is possible. Accord-ing to licensee representatives line loss determinations will be made af ter going operational when measurable radio-activity levels will be available.
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respect to sensitivities defined in Section 11 of the FSAR.
j In place calibration of the monitoring systems have not yet l
been accomplished but will be in accordance with previously i
discussed * test procedures which have been finalized and approved.
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Filter Testing
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procedures not yet completed will provide for in-place test-
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ing of HEPA filters with the standard cold DOP test and the Freon-ll2 method for charcoal filters. Relative to testing the charcoal filter media for iodine removal efficiencies, the licensee stated that it would be done in accordance with
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the guidelines established in Regulatory Guide 1.52.
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The inspector reviewed the Radioactive Waste Gas Disposal a.
System and found it to be in accordance with that described in Section 11 of the FSAR. Additionally, equipment, moni-toring devices, sampling systems, and procedures are pro-
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vided to control releases to the environment for gaseous
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i pathways that are-normally or potentially radioactive.
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For those pathways not normally radioactive, routine grab sampling and analysis will be conducted. HEPA and charcoal
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Isotopic analysis is required prior to each planned release.
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Isolation features are provided and actuated by gaseous monitoring devices. Correlation of radioactivity concen-trations, as determined by isotopic analysis, with moni-toring instrument response is provided for by procedure.
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Rad-Chem. Organization Three Mile Island Unit 1
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