IR 05000293/1988009

Insp Rept 50-293/88-09 on 880124-25.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Conditions Surrounding Classification & Reporting of Notification of Unusual Event Identified on 880211

ML20153B385
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/10/1988
From:	Conklin C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20153B382	List: IR 05000293/1988009 ML20153B379
References
50-293-88-09, 50-293-88-9, NUDOCS 8803220114
Download: ML20153B385 (5)

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report N /88-09 Docket N License N DPR-35 Priority Category C Licensee: Boston Edison Company 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199-Facility Name: Pilgrim Generating Station Inspection At: Llymouth, Massachusetts Inspection Condu ed: Fekuary 24-25, 1988 Inspectors: m 3!/0PP

. ;onkl'n,~5enior Emergency date Prepa ness Specialist, DRSS Approved By: J/he>[77 W. 61/Lazahts , Chi e f , EPS , cate EP&RPB, DRSS Inspection Summary: Inspection on February 24-25, 1988 _LReport 1 N /88-09 Areas Inspected: Special announced inspection by a region based inspector of conditions surrounding the classification and reporting of a Notification of Unusual Event identified on February 11, 198 Results: One weakness was identified regarding off-site notifications. The licensee failed to follow the requirements of emergency procedure 5.7.2.8,

"Control Room Emergency Communications", Attachment A, which requires, in part, the notification of the Plymouth Police Department of conditions surrounding an emergency classification of an Unusual Event or above. This weakness has been classified as a licensee identified violatio PDR ADOCK 05000293 G PDR

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l DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted

• K. Highfill, Station Director

• B. Lunn Senior Compliance Engineer

• P. Hamilton,ComplianceGroupLeader

'S. Hook, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

• R. Varley, Emergency Preparedness Manage"

• S. Hudson, Assistant to the Plant Manger

• R. Barrett, Plant Manager

• N. Desmond, Acting QC Division Manager

• P. Mastrangelo, Chief Operating Engineer B. Van Fleet, Nuclear Operations Supervisor

• Indicates the licensee representatives who attended the exit meeting held on February 25, 1988, 2.0 Background This special inspection was conducted to determine the facts behind a Notification of Unusual Event which was declared by the licensee on February 11, 1988, and to determine if the event was correctly classified and reported and whether emergency response actions were implehiented in accordance with NRC regulations and conditions of the :

Pilgrim Generating Station operating licens In performing this inspection, those persons directly involved were interviewed, and appropriate supporting documentation was reviewed in order to determine the sequence of events which occurred on February 11, 1988. The times noted in Detail 3 below, are reconstructed from the best available information from all these source .0 Sequence of Events DATE TIME EVENT 2/11 1935 A fire was discovered in the Old Machine Shop and was reported to the Wi.tch Engineer (WE) in the Control Roo The WE went to the fire scene to investigate the fire. The Nuclear Operations Supervisor (N0S)

activated the Fire Brigade 1936 The NOS notified the Plymouth Fire Department in accordance with the agreement described in the Night Order Boo !

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2/11/88 1938 NOS received a telephone call from the Plymouth Police Department regarding the fire at which time they were briefed on the inciden Plymouth Fire Department arrived onsit The WE declared an Unusual Event from the fire scene. The NOS in the control room directed the Administrative Assistant to make notification Massachusetts State Police notified of the Unusual Event by the Administrative Assistan The Fire Brigade reported the fire ou NRC notified of Unusual Even Fire extinguishe Unusual Event terminate NRC notified of event terminatio Unknown After 2005, but prior to 2112, the licensee contacted the Plymouth Police Department to verify the initial notification contact name and discovered that although they had been briefed on the fire, they had not been notified that it had been classified as an Unusual Even Massachusetts State Police notified of event terminatio Plymouth Police Department notified of event terminatio .0 Findings Although the existence of the fire was reported to the Plymouth Fire Department, the licensee recognized that the Plymouth Police Department had not been notified as required by their procedures. They also identified additional problem areas including: the Computer Automated Notification System (CANS) was not activated; too much time elapsed between event termination and off-site notification of the termination; and there was considerable operator distraction in the control room due to the volume of incoming and outgoing communication They held a detailed critique of the event on February 12, 1988 that identified all pertinent facts, identified problems associated with the event and came to appropriate conclusions. Station management initiated immediate short term corrective actions to preclude a recurrence of these problems, as well as initating actions to ensure long term corrective actions are implemented. Additionally, the inspector noted that several

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programmatic improvements are in progress includiag: a Duty Officer System to provide off-hours management, as well as a point of contact for information and other communications; an Emergency Response Organization Concept of Operations revision, with resultant emergency plan and implementing procedure revisions; and a complete restructuring and revision to their Emergency Action Level classification syste Based upon a review of the licensee's ongoing programmatic improvements, prompt and effective recognition of the problems encountered with the Notification of Unusual Event and prompt short-term corrective actions, the inspector concluded that this event meets the criteria of a l'censee self-identified violatio The inspector identified areas in the licensee's response to the Notification of Unusual Event that indicate weaknesses in licensee's procedures and training, particularly in the areas of classification and notification. These areas will require review and corrective action by the license Failure to resort the declaration of a Notification of Unusual Event to the >1ymouth Police Department (PPD) is contrary to the requirements of emergency procedure 5.7.2.8, "Control Room Emergency Communicator . This failure occurred because the Administrative overheard the NOS Assistant (the person communicating with themaking thewrongly PPD and notifications)

assumed the NOS informed them of the Unusual Even This is contrary to the procedure. The licensee has upgraded the training of the Administrative Assistant to include the performance of communication duties in the simulator control room. This is a licensee self-identified violation (50-293/88-09-01).

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The NOS did not 1ctivate the CANS in accordance with their procedur The licensee has made a temporary change to their notification procedures to ensure all actions are accomplished as require The inspector noted that the licensee's EAL upgrade is essentially complete and ready for internal review. The licensee should attempt to expedite this review process, train personnel and implement the new EAL scheme prior to implementation of the new emergency plan and procedure as

' A mechanism included in theshould be established Standing Night Orders, to ensure that policy,duralize is promptly proce Additionally, the current Standing Night Orders should be reviewed to ensure that all such policies are properly identifie The licensee should evaluate the practice of allowing 'he WE to classify and become the Emergency Director when not pr seni in um Control Roo The licensee should consider the use of the plant simulator in conducting drills and exercises. The use of the simulatcr would i

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give the control room staff a more realistic atmosphere to perform in during events, and would more clearly identify areas of strengths and concerns, particularly in the area of handling emergency communications, in addition to operation of the plant in response to emergencies. Additionally, the simulator shuld be i used, as appropriate, to validate the EAL' .0 Exit Meeting The inspector met with the licensee representatives listed in Section 1 of this report at the end of the inspection to discuss the scope and findings of this inspection as detailed in this repor Licensee management acknowledged the findings and indicated that appro-priate action would be taken regarding the identified open ite At no time during this inspection did the inspectors provide any written information to the license t

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