IR 05000298/1979017
| ML19260D770 | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 01/03/1980 |
| From: | Baird J, Brown G, Harrison H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| 50-298-79-17, NUDOCS 8002120320 | |
| Download: ML19260D770 (5) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFCRCEMENT
REGION IV
IE Inspection Report No. 50-298/79-17 License No. DPR-46 Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Docket No. 50-298 F4:llity:
Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS)
Inspection Conducted: December 3-5, 1979 Inspec' irs:
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G. L. Constable, Reactor Inspector N^t
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G. D. Brown, Chief, Fuel Facility and
/Dats Material Safety Branch Inspection Summary Inspection on December 3-5, 1979 (Report No. 50-298/79-17)
Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's Emergency Planning Program including coordination with off-site support agencies; instrumentation and supplies; tests and drills; licensee's internal audit program; emergency plan and implementing procedures; emergency training; and observation of an emergency drill on December 4, 1979.
The inspection involved 33 onsite hours by three NRC inspectors.
Results: No items of noncompliance or deviations were disclosed.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted a.
- L. Lessor, Station Superintendent J. Sayer, Chemistry and Health Physics Supervisor W. Gilbert, Training Coordinator W. Wunderlich, Adminstrative Supervisor V. Wolstenholm, QA Specialist R. Mcdonald, Health Physicist H. Jantzen, Instruments and Controls Supervisor
- Denotes individuals present during the exit interview.
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Offsite Support Agencies H. E. Simmons, Nebraska State Department of Health G. Daffer, Nemaha County Sheriff G. Kruger, Nemaha County Hospital Administrator 2.
Scope of Inspection This inspection reviewed the licensee's implementation of the CNS Emergency Plan and related procedures for the period November, 1978 through December 5, 1979.
The inspection included observation of the emergency exercise conducted on December 4, 1979.
3.
Coordination with Offsite Agencies An inspector reviewed selected records, procedures and agreement letters related to CNS coordination with offsite agencies identified in the Emergency Plan. Three offsite agencies (See paragraph 1.b.)
were contacted after the emergency exercise to discuss their appraisal of the exercise and to inquire about the licensee's contacts with the agencies regarding emergency planning during the past year.
The records review and discussions with offsite agency and CNS representatives verified that the existing agreements between the licensee and these agencies remain in effect, and that emergency planning coordination is adequate to maintain an effective response capability.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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4.
Facilities and Equipment a.
Facilities The Primary Assembly Point, First Alternate Assembly Point, onsite medical treatment facility and personnel decontamination areas were visited by an inspector to determine if the facilities are being maintained as described in the licensee's Emergency Plan and implementing procedures.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Emergency Kits An inspector examined the contents of the emergency kits maintained at the Primary Assembly Point, First Alternate Assembly Point, control room and ambulance to determine if the kits are being main-tained as described in Attachment N of Emergency Procedure No.
5.7.
The lists of supplies, equipment, instrumentation and procedures in Attachment N were selective checked against the emergency kits contents to verify availability for use and that radiation survey instrumentation is maintained in an operable state. A review of licensee records showed that the emergency kits are inventoried on a quarterly basis and the contents checked and replenished if necessary, after the annual emergency exercise.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Calibration and Maintenance of Emergency Equipmen_t c.
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An inspector reviewed selected records related to calibration, maintenance and checking of emergency instrumentation and equipment described in the Emergency Plan, Technical Specifications and
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implementing procedures.
Records reviewed covered portable radiation survey meters, radioactivity counting instruments, air samplers, plant effluent monitors and meteorological instrumentation.
This review indicated that the licensee had performed maintenance and calibrations as required by CNS procedures schedules.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Training An inspector discussed training with licensee representatives and reviewed training related documentation to verify that training required by the Emergency Plan had been conducted.
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indicated that emergency response training for CNS personnel, contractors and offsite support agencies had been conducted in accordance with the Emergency Plan.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were noted.
6.
Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures An inspector reviewed the status of the Emergency Plan and implementing procedures. The licensee is currently operating under a revised plan submitted to NRR on July 5, 1978, constituting Amendment 40 to the FSAR.
This plan had been reviewed and approved by the licensee as required by the Administrative Control section of the CNS Technical Specification, but formal NRC acceptance had not been received.
The Station Superintendent stated that NRR has acknowledged the use of tLa revised plan pending the evaluation of CNS emergency planning by the NRC Emergency Planning Task Force and establishment of expanded NRC acceptance criteria for emergency plans.
Implementing procedures for the Emergency Plan are established in Emergency Procedure 5.7, Revision 6, November 21, 1979.
An inspector verified that the procedure had been reviewed and approved in accordance with the Administrative Control Section of the CNS Technical Specifications.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
7.
Emergency Drills An inspector reviewed records showing emergency drills conducted since the previous IE emergency planning inspection.
Licensee records indicated that offsite agency phone numbers and addresses were verified on May 17, 1979, and an evacuation drill was conducted on July 19, 1979.
An emergency exercise was conducted during this inspection on December 4, 1979. The scenario for this exercise was a joint effort between the State of Nebraska and CNS, combining the annual CNS drill with the annual concurrence exercise for State and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans.
The States of Missouri and Kansas also tested their emergency response during the exercise.
The scenario involved a plant emergency with an injured and contaminated worker in the morning, and a site emergency including offsite release of radioactivity in the afternoon.
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Observers for the drill included NPPD personnel, three NRC inspectors, offsite agency representatives and members of the Federal Regional Advisory Council (RAC).
The NRC inspectors attended the preliminary RAC critique following the offsite exercise and one NRC inspector was present during the CNS observer critique conducted at the plant the next morning.
It was noted that significant observations and comments made during the critiques were identified for subsequent appropriate actions in areas needing improvement.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Audits An inspector examined reports of QA audits of emergency planning activities conducted since the last IE emergency planning inspection in November 1978, as follows:
QAP-1900 Emergency Plan Audit No. 79-20, July 19, 1979 a.
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QAP-1900 Emergency Drill Audit No. 78-29, November 9, 1978 QAP-1900 Followup Audit (ED Audit No. 78-29), January 11, 1979 c.
It was noted that the licensee had taken appropriate action on items identified at requiring follow-up or corrective action.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were noted.
9.
Exit Interview At the conclusion of the inspection on December 5, 1979, the inspection findings were disen= sed with the individual denoted in paragraph 1.a.
An inspector summarized tte purpose and scope of the inspection, and reported that no items of noncompliance or deviations had been identified within the scope of this inspection.
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