IR 05000293/1990014

Insp Rept 50-293/90-14 on 900620-22.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Observation of Licensee Partial Participation Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise

ML20055F629
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	06/26/1990
From:	Conklin C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20055F628	List: IR 05000293/1990014 ML20055F627
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50-293-90-14, NUDOCS 9007180220
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t U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,

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i Report No: 50 293/90-14  ;

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Docket No: 50 293 -

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License No: DPR.35 l

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Licensee: Boston Edison Company l RFD #1 Rocky Hill Road  :

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Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Facility Name: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Inspection Att Plymouth, Massachusetts

- Inspection Conducted: June 20-22, 1990 Inspector: _h ,/ ,

Jt,!9o Craig Cyklin,3enior Emergency date Preparedness Specialist, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

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William LafarusfChfelN2mergency .date  :

Preparedness Section, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards i

Inspection Summary: Inspection on June 20 22,1990, (Report No. 50 293/90 14)

Areas inspected: A routine, announced emergency preparedness inspection and observation

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of the licensee's partial < participation annual emergency preparedness exercise was conducted at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on June 21,1990. The inspection was performed by a team of four NRC Region I and headquarters personne .

Results: No violations were identified. The licensee's response actions for this exercise

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DETAILS  ;

1 Persons Contacted j

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The fop / r licensee representatives atteaded the exit meeting held on l June 21 QW .

I R. Bird, Senior Vice President, Nuclear (telephone link)

R. Varley, Emergency Preparedness Manager S. Hook, Onsite Emergency Preparedness Section Manager D.1;mdahl, Onsite Emergency Preparedness Division Manager R. Mark <wich, Offsite Emergency Preparedness Division Manager  ;

J. Spangler, Facilities and Equiptr:ent Division Manager 1 J. Morlino, Emergency Preparedness Drill and Exercise Coordinator J B. Gallant, Training Supervisor i G. Davis, Emergency Director P. Hamilton, Compliance Division Manager The inspector also interviewed and observed the activities of other licensee personne Emergency Exercise

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The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station partial participation exercise was conducted on June'

21,1990, from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 Personnel from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts participated at the Emergency Operations Facility. FEMA did not observe any activitie .1 Pre exercise Activities The exercise objectives submitted to the NRC Region 1 on March 15,1990 were teviewed and determined to adequately test the licensee's Emergency Plan. On April 18,1990, the licensee submitted the complete scenario package for NRC l review and evaluation. Region I representatives had telephone conversations with the licensee's emergency preparedness staff to discuss the scope and content of

.i the scenario. As a result, minor revisions were made to the scenario and supporting data presided by'the licensec it was detemtiord that the scenario would provide for adequate testing cf major portions of the licensee's Emergency Plan and implement 3ng Pnedyres and also provide the opportunity for licensee personnel l to demonstrate thtue areas pinio!My identified by the NRC as in need of corrective l action. NRC otnervers attemted a licensee briefing onJune 20,1NJ and participated in the discussion of emergency response actions expected dyd93 the sanari It was agreed that enntrollers would intercede in exercise aclMties to prevent scenario deviations or disruption of normal plani operations.

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l Tne exercise scenailo included the following events:  :

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• flammable gas release onsite; I

• failure of the reactor to fully shutdown after a manual scram; i

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• fuel damage; l

• loss of coolant through the Reactor Building Component Cooling Water ,

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a release to the environment; and

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• Declaration of Notification of Unusual Event, Alert and Site Area Emergency classifications;  ;

The abcwe events caused the activation of the licensee's on site and off-site emergency response facilitie .2 Activities Observed ,

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During the conduct of the licensee's exercise, NRC team members made detailed observations of the activation and augmentation of the emergency response organization, activation of emergency response facilities, and actions of emergency .

response personnel during the operation of the emergency response facilitie The following activities were observed:

• Detection, classification, and assessment of scenario events;  ;

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Direction and coordination of the emergency response;

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Notification of licensee personnel and off site agencies;

• Communications /information flow, and record keeping; I

• Assessment and proiection of radiological dose and consideration of protective ,

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Provisions for in plant radiation protection;

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• . Maintenance of site security and access control; and i

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• Performance of technical support, repair and corrective action ;

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3 Classification of Exercise Findings i

' Emergency Preparedness exercise findings are classified as follows:

Exercise Strengths ,

Exercise strengths are areas of the licensee's response that provide strong positive indication of the ability to cope with abnormal plant conditions and implement the emergency plan and procedures, i

Exercise Weaknesses Exercise weaknesses are areas of the licensee's response in which the performance was such that it could have precluded effective implementation of tne emergency plan in

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the event of an actual emergency in the area being observed. Existence of an exercise i l

weakness does not of itself indicate that the overall response was inadequate to protect ;

the health and safety of the public, l l

l Areas for Improvement An area for improvement is an area which did not have a significant negative impact on the ability to implement the emergency plan and response was adequate, however i it should be evaluated by the licensee to determine if corrective action could improve performanc Exercise Observations The NRC team noted that the licensee's activation and augmentation of the emergency

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organization, activation of the emergency response facilities, and use of the facilities were consistent with their emergency response plan and implementing procedure Specific inspector findings of obsen ed licensee response actions in the emergency response facilities are as follows:

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Control Room l

Several exercise strengths were identifie * The control room staff displayed good recognition of plant condition )

• Classifications made by the Nuclear Watch Engineer and the Emergency Plant I Operations Supervisor were correct and timely, t

" * There was good information flow between the Control Room and the Technical :

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The control room staff displayed excellent face to face communications ability, ;

No Exercise weaknesses were identifie l Two areas for improvement were brought to the licensee's attentio *

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The control room staff did not discover the reason for the scram failure (scram ,

! discharge volume full) prior to the end of the exercis *

The Administrative Assistant needs additional training on BECONs operatio Technical Support Center (TSC)

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Several exercise strengths were identifie *

The TSC was staffed and activated in a titish manne * Good security and accountability were maintained in the TS :

• The Emergency Plant Manager gave good and frequent briefings to the TSC staff, No exercise weaknesses were identifie No areas for improvement were identifie t

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Operations Support Center (OSC)

Several c.:ercise strengths were ideatifie * Habitability was quickly established and maintained throughout the exercis * The OSC manager gave very good briefings and debriefings of the repair team No exercise weaknesses were identifie One area for improvement was identifie * Late in the exercise there was a long delay in dispatching the RBCCW Head Tank Team and the subsequent "B" Recirculation loop Suction Valve Team. More timely dispatch of the first team would have resulted in the isolation of the leak and would have precluded the need for the second team. Timely dispatch of -

either team would have resulted in a quicker termination of the releas Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)

Several exercise strengths were identified, m + Very good briefings were conducted with the EOF staf * There was a very good interface with the representatives of the Commonwealth located in the EO * Classifications made in the EOF were correct and timel * The Dose Assessment staff was knowledgeable concerning plant conditions and performed accurate calculations based upon the known source term and the release pat No exercise weaknesses were identifie One area for improvement was brought to the licensee's attentio * Late in the exercise the Corporate Support Center (CSC) requested the EOF provide an estimate as to when the unit could be restored to power operation This was clearly inappropriate as it had the potential to distract key EOF staff from their primary job of accident mitigatio :

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5 Licensee Critique and Exit Meeting The licensee conducted a good self critique of the exercise. Following the licensee's self critique, the NRC team met with the licensee representatives listed in Section 1 of this report to present exercise observations as detailed in this repor The licensee was informed that no violations or exercise weaknesses were observe Although there were areas for improvement identified, the NRC team determined that within the scope and limitations of the scenario, the licensee's performance demonstrated that they could implement their Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures in a manner that would provide adequate protective measures for the health and safety of the publi Licensee management acknowledged the findings and indicated that they would evaluate, and take appropriate action regarding the items identified for corrective actio :

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