IR 05000309/1990012
| ML20044A311 | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1990 |
| From: | Bores R, Jang J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-309-90-12, NUDOCS 9006280324 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR RB3JIKKRY CDMISSICW REGICH I Report No. 50-309/90-12 Dochet No. 50-309 License No. DER-36 Licenses:
Maine Yankee Atomic Power canpany 83 Bilean Drive
,A_ugusta, Maine 04336
Pacility Name: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station, inspection att gecasset, Maine Inspsaction CarductJxt: June 11-15, 1990 Irmpactor:
M7.'.#M 89th _
U $on C. J Sr. Radiation'a %"Section (ERPS)
T ialist date tien Protecti n fluents Approved by:
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Radiol.ogickl' Safety and Safeguants Brarx:h Division of Radiation Safety ard Safeguards
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Inspection Senary: Inspection on June 11-15, 1990 (Inspection Report Number 50-309/90-12)
i Areas Inspected: Hautine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's radiological i
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ial acmitor and radioactive affluent control pw., including i
management controls, ibration of affluent / process manitors, offsite dose calculation manual, air cleaning systans, meteorological monitoring program, laboratory QVQC, and inplementation of the above pgawus.
i Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations were identified. 'Ibe licensee is inplementing the above programs effectively.
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DETAIIS 1.0 Irdividuals contacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel
- R. Blackmore, Plant Manager
- J. Prothirgham, Manager, Quality Programs
- R. Hayward, m Supervisor, Quality Programs W. Iach, Analytic chemist, Chemistry Section
- S. Inclerc, Quality Programs Section Head, Quality Piugiu-D. Immieux, I&c Supervisar
- R. Nelson, Manager, %chrdcal Support
- S. Nichols, Licensing Section Head
- P. Radsky, Chemistry Section Head i
- D. Sturniolo, Principle Engineer, Licensing Section, corporate Office J. Stevens, Imad Chemist, Chemistry Section 1.2 NRC Persontel
- R. Freudenbertjer, hesiderat Inspector 1.3 State of _Mainu
- P. Dostie, State Nuclear tafety Inspector
- Denotas those present at the exit interview on June 15, 1990.
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Other licensee enployees were contacted and interviewed during this inspection.
2.0 Purpoes
%e of this routine inspection was to review the licensee's program in following areas.
o m e licensee's ability to control and quantify effluent radioactive liquids, gases and particulates.
o %e licensee's, ability to inplement its radiological enviids-ituti monitoring program.
3.0 Audits
%e inspector reviewed the licensee's @ Audit Report MY-89-09, Radwaste/PCP/CD04. h is audit was performed by the Quality Programs Department (formerly Quality Assurance Department) and conducted in the
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areas of radiological effluents control program, s ucess control program (PCP), and offsite dose calculation manual (ODQ4) on July 17-21, 1989.
h is audit appeared to cover the stated objectives and to be of excellent v
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L tactinical to assess the licensee's radir=rtive effluents omtrol program and.
lenentation of 000(. No violations were identified.
4.0 Liquid and naaarnia Effluent Controls '
4.1 - Fw,sume Onarsges
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'Ihere were no significant ct)anges in the licensee's radioactive liquid l
and rJaaarus effluent aantrol programs since the previous inspection in Novenbar 1988. The Chemistry Department had responsibility to conduct j
the liquid and rJaaarnia effluent control programs.
i 4.2 Review of Semiannual Reports j
'Ihe 16 reviewed the semiannual radioactive affluent release reports for the second half of 1988 and all of 1989. No obvious-l
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ancanalous measurements, ennimaions or trends were noted. 'Ibese reports
_ provided total relaaaad radicartivity for liquid and y=2s effluents.
4.3 Radioactive Liquid and naamenta Effluent Controls
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'Ibe inspector reviewed the follow radioactive affluent release
control g ucM ures and also revi selected radioactive liquid and:
j gaseous release permits to deteradne the adequacy of implementation of
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the 'Itchnical Specifications and offsite Dose calculation Manual (ODCN).
o Primary Operating lbwwtire (POP) 1-19-2, " Test Tank Release"
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o POP 1-19-3, " Aerated Drain Tart Release" o POP 1-21-3, " Waste Gas Relear.5 o Chemistry 3-7-1-1, " Liquid Rahmetive Waste Discharge" J
o Chemistry 3-7-1-2, "Canarnia It hoactive Waste Discinarge" j
P h inspector noted that the above sucMares were fourd to be l
detailed and well written. 'Ihe reviewed liquid and ejaaarnia release permits met 'Ibchnical Specification requirements for sanpling and analysis at the frequencies established.
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L Based on the above review the inspector determined that the licensee was inclementing 'Ibchnical Specification requirements effectively. No i
violatlons were identified.
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4.4 calibration of Effluent /Prmana Radiation Monitors
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h inspector reviewed the most recent calibration results for the
- followirg effluent /prnmana monitors to determine the implementation of the 'Ibchnical Specification requirements.
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o Liquid Radwaste Effluent Line Monitor o Service Water System Effluent Line Manit z o Steam Generat a Blowdown Line Monita s o Main Steam Line Manitms o Waste Ghs Holdup Systen Monitor o Condenser Air Ejector Manitor o Accident Monitors
'Ibe ISC Department had the responsibility to perform electronic and radiological calitrations for the above monitors. 'Ihm reviewed calikration results were within the licensee's acomptance criteria.
During the review of these calibration results, the inspector noted that tne licensee had established an "Urp. age Fr % am for Radiation Monitoring Systems (FMS)", including revision of calitration -
modification of RMS as rwanamaan and performance of the sucedures,ibration for offluent/ process mordtas us primary cal National Institute for Standards and Technolcgy traceable radio standards. 'Ihe initial program was started in October 1987 and was ocmpleted in the early part of 1990. 'Ihe inspector reviewed selected primary calibration results and found than satisfactory.
Raani on the above review, the inspector stated that the licensee's Upgrade F. w. for NMS was an excellent initiative. No violations-were. identified'in this area.
4.5 Air cleaning Systems
'Ihe inspector reviewed the licensee's most recent surveillance test results to determine the implanantation of Section 4.11, " Ventilation Filter System Surveillance Testing", of the Tedmical Specifications.
'Ihe test results for the (1) control room recirculation and breathing air ventilation system; (2) spent fuel pool ventilation systan; and (3) containment ventilation / purge systen were reviewed. For the above s
systems the inspector reviewed the results of the following ons and tests.
o Visual Inspections o In-Place HEPA Isak Tests o In-Place Charcoal Isak Tests o System Air Flow Rate 'hets o Pressure Drop Tests o Tahnratory 'hsts for the Iodine Collection Efficiencies All reviewed test results were found to be within the licensee's acceptance criteria. Based en the above review, the ir=pae+nr determined that the licensee was implementing the requirements for the air cleaning systans effectively. No violations were identifie.
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5.0 Radiological Envirusu-ital Manitwin2 Pzws-u (RkMP)
5.1 Program Changes
'Ihare were no significant &anges in the licensee's REMP since the previous inspection conducted in November 1988.
5.2 Direct nhaarvation
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'Ihe inspector examined sanpling staticals, including air sanplers for iodines and particulates, milk ling locations, thernoluminescent dosimeter (TID) stations, the d water ocuposite sanpl station, and vegetation sanpling stat ons. All air sanpling canposite water sanpling gir 7t at the selected statims were
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operational at the time of this inspection. Milk sanples appeared to
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be available at the sanpling locations. Vegetation sanples also
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appeared to be available during growing aa w rus. TIDs were placed at
the designated monitoring staticais as described in the CDO(.
5.3 Review of Annual Reports
'Ihe inspector reviewed the Annual Radiol ical Envirorunantal Reports for 1988 and 1989. 'Ihese reports provi a omiprehensive of
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the results of the REMP arourxl the Maine Yankee Atmio Power P and met the Technical Specification reporting requirements. 'Ihe inspector also reviewed available 1990 analytical cata for the REMP during this inspection. Reviewed analytical data for 1990 appeared to be reasonable and no un malous data were identified.
5.4 Review of REMP Procedures
'Ihe inspector reviewed Prnnedire No. 26.301, " Environmental Media Sanple Collection Method". 'Ihis prnmarkwe was designed to provide i
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guidance for using the " Procedures Manual for Off-Site Radiological Envitunidital Surveillance Prv=u".
'Ihis manual consisted of sanpling prnmarhwas for aliimig waterborne,. =adi==rit, tu.Lk, fish and invertebrates, and direct radiation measurenant devices (thermoluminescent dosimeters (TIDs)). 'Ihis W. Mwe also included
.Lnstructions for the calibrat[cn and maintenance of the air sanpling
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equipment, the Larri Use census and kployee Training Pr@am.
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naaad on the above review the inspector determined that the licensee had a good manual with which to omduct the REMP. No violations were identified.
5.5 Quality Control Pr@=u for REMP
'Ibe quality control (QC) of analytical maastumisits is conducted by the contractor laboratory, Yankee Envia.usi = Aal Tahnratory (YEL).
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1 YEL icipates in the EPA Cross-dunck p5ain and the analytical ta for the EPA cross-<hadas are listed in the amual KwL.
. me inspector reviewed thans statistical analyses of the QC data (blirx1 and split sanples) and datamined that YEL parfanned a QC program for analytical maammiruunnts. No violations were fied in this area.
6.0 Meteorological Monitoring h w Se inspector reviewed the 1990 meteorological instrumentation onlikration results for wirsi speed, wind direction tanperature, and delta tanparature.
m e licensee performed these calibratio,ns quarterly. All reviewed cal 3bration results were within the licensee's defined aer=*ance criteria.
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No violations were identified.
7.0 Exit Interview
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ne inspector met with licensee representatives, denoted in Section 1.1 of this inspection sw L, on June 15, 1990. Se inspector ananarir.ed the purpose, scope, and findings of the inspection.
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