IR 05000315/1979003
| ML17317B195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1979 |
| From: | Essig T, Greer R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17317B193 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-315-79-03, 50-315-79-3, 50-316-79-03, 50-316-79-3, NUDOCS 7905150820 | |
| Download: ML17317B195 (6) | |
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U.
S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-315/79-03; 50-316/79-03 Docket No. 50-315; 50-316 Licenses No.
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan Power Company 2 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Facility Name:
D.
C.
Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and
Inspection At:
D.
C.
Cook Nuclear Power Plant Site Inspection Conducted:
March 13-16, 1979 Inspector:
R.
. Greer Approved By:
H. Ess g, Chief Environmental and Special Pro)ects Section
~Suama r Ins ection on March 13-16 1979 Re ort No 50-315/79-03 50-316/79-03)
Areas Ins ected:Routine emergency planning inspection, including an examination of agreements and coordination with offsite support agencies; changes in equipment and procedures; emergency kits and communications; monitoring and survey instruments; medical facilities and kits; training; and records of tests and drills.
The inspection involved 27 inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
Results:
For the seven areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified in six areas; one apparent item of noncompliance (infraction failure to conduct required emergency plan drill Paragraph 10) was identified in one area.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Personnel
- D. Shaller, Plant Manager
- B. Svensson, Assistant Plant Manager
- R. Lease, Operations Superintendent
- E. Smarella, Technical Superintendent
- D. Palmer, Plant Radiation Protection Supervisor
- J. Stietzel, QA Supervisor
- R. Begor, Staff Assistant W. Ketchum, Radiation Protection Technician J. Fryer, Radiation Protection Supervisor L. Harder, Radiation Protection Technician E. Gershoffer, Shift Security Supervisor D. Nelson, Training Coordinator W. Nichols, Training Instructor Offsite A encies R. Fieck, Officer in Charge, U.
S.
Coast Guard, Michigan City Station F. Thompson, Field Officer in Charge, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Berrien County Sheriff's Department B. Nielson, Vice President of General Services, Memorial Hospital,,
St. Joseph, MI I. Hannah, Director, Emergency Room Nursing, Memorial Hospital, St.
Joseph, MI
- Indicates those present at exit interview.
2.
General This inspection was a routine review of implementation of the D.
C.
Cook Emergency Plan.
Items inspected included agreements with offsite agencies, facilities, and equipment, medical arrange-ments, training, procedures, and tests and drills.
The Emergency Plan and letters of agreement with offsite support agencies were revised in 1977.
The licensee is required to update letters of agreement every two years.
3.
Licensee Action on Previous Ins ection Findin s (Open) Infraction (050-315/78-06):
Failure to have required emergency equipment located at the two offsite locations.
Since the last
inspection, the licensee has considered and rejected several portable air samplers.
However, a portable air sampler which runs off of the 12 V battery of a plant vehicle is presently being evaluated.
The final evaluation of this sampler will be made in June.
If operation is satisfactory, the licensee will order three more samplers, and then reintroduce the requirement for portable air samplers into the Emergency Plan procedures.
This item will remain open until the air samplers have been received, and the requirement for portable air samplers has been added to the applicable procedures.
4.
Offsite Su ort A encies a ~
U.
S. Coast Guard Michi an Cit Station The inspector discussed, with the officer in charge, the USCG's coordination with the D.
C.
Cook Plant.
The officer stated that he has had no contact with personnel from the D.
C.
Cook Plant.
His copy of the Cook Emergency Plan is the original copy, dated 1972.
He has several questions which should be answered by D.
CD Cook personnel.
The inspector discussed this apparent lack of coordination with licensee personnel, who agreed to contact the Michigan City Coast Guard Station.
Licensee personnel stated that any contact with the Coast Guard during an emergency would be made through the Berrien County Sheriff's office and also that the Berrien County Sheriff's office has marine capabil-ities which would probably be sufficient during an emergency.
This confustion apparently resulted from a reorganization of Coast Guard areas of responsibility since the last letter of agreement was written.
The plant was formerly under the jurisdiction of the Saint Joseph Station.
b.
Office of Emer enc Pre aredness Berrien Count Sheriff De artment The former director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness resigned last year and no new director has been appointed.
However, the Berrien County Sheriff is Acting Director and there is a Field Officer in charge.
The inspector discussed coordina-tion with the D.
C.
Cook Plant with the Field Officer.
He stated that coordination has been good, that there has been a
periodic training session given by plant personnel, and that the office has participated in emergency plan drills with Cook personnel.
The inspector reviewed the Radiological Emergency Response Plan developed by the Office of Emergency
Preparedness and D.
C.
Cook Plant personnel.
This plan was developed in November 1977 and appeared to be comprehensive.
The field officer had no complaints or requests to make relating to coordination with D.
C.
Cook personnel.
c.
Memorial Hos ital St.
Jose h
MI The inspector spoke with the Vice President, General Services and the Director of Emergency Room Nursing concerning coordina-tion with D.
C.
Cook personnel.
They stated that coordination is adequate and training is good.
They also stated that D.
C.
Cook personnel are responsive to any requests which they make.
The inspector examined emergency supplies and facilities at the Memorial Hospital and found them to be as specified in
,Emergency Plan Procedures.
Hospital equipment furnished by D.
C.
Cook is inventoried on a monthly basis and survey instru-ments were examined and found to be calibrated as required.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
5.
E ui ment and Procedures The inspector reviewed Emergency Plan Procedures and noted changes made during 1978.
The requirement for battery powered portable air samplers has been temporarily deleted from Emergency Plan Procedure
.018 and Procedure 12 THP 6010 RAD.222.
Although battery powered air samplers have been removed from the two offsite locations, a portable air sampler, is currently being evaluated.
If no major problems are found, the licensee plans to purchase three more units and place them at the offsite equipment stations.
The Emergency Plan Procedures will then be revised to include the requirement for portable air samplers.
No other ma)or changes in procedures or equipment were made during 1978.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
6.
Emer enc Kit and Communications An examination of selected emergency kits and facilities showed them to be located and stocked as specified in the Emergency Plan Procedures.
An examination of monthly audit records, from March 1978 to March 1979, indicated that audits were conducted as specified in Emergency Plan Procedures.
Any missing or inoperable equipment was replaced in a timely fashion.
In response to an item noted in a previous inspection-the batteries stored in the emergency supplies at the Stevensville Substation were examined.
The batteries appeared to be in working condition.
No corrosion was noted.
1/
IE Inspection Report No. 050-315/78-0 The inspector selectively reviewed records of daily communications checks, from March 1979 to March 1979, between the control room and the Berrien County Sheriff's Office and the control room and the Michigan State Police.
The inspector also reviewed records of monthly checks of the portable radios located in the offsite emergency stations.
All communications and checks were made as required in the Emergency Plan Procedures.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Monitorin and Surve Instruments The inspector examined the emergency monitoring equipment identified in the Emergency Plan Procedures and examined functional and calibra-'ion test results, from March 1978 to March 1979, for the monitoring equipment.
Tests were completed as scheduled.
The inspector also reviewed the licensee's preplanned decisional aids and found them to be as specified in the Emergency Plan Procedures.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were noted.
Medical Facilities and Kits Radiation Management Corporation continues to provide training for Memorial Hospital personnel and to conduct annual hospital drills as required in the Emergency Plan.
As noted above, the inspector examined selected first aid supplies and found them to be as specified in the Emergency Plan Procedures.
In addition, records of first aid training held during 1978 of selected D.
C.
Cook personnel were reviewed and found to be current.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
~Trainin Licensee personnel are retrained annually in the Emergency Plan.
The Training Coordinator is presently responsible for conducting all retraining of plant personnel.
The inspector reviewed records of training held during 1978 through February 1979 and verified that personnel were retrained as required in the Emergency Plan Procedures.
The inspector also reviewed the annual report to the Plant Manager from the Training Coordinator concerning the effectiveness of the training program.
The inspector also reviewed records of training for fire fighting, which is provided by AEP personnel from the office in Canton.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were note.
Tests and Drills for 1978 The inspector reviewed records of tests and drills conducted during 1978 and determined that the exclusion area evacuation drill required by Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure EPP
.016 was not conducted.
This represents noncompliance with Technical Specification 6.8'.e, which required adherence by plant personnel to the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures.
However, Radiation Management Corporation conducted the annual hospital drill required by the Emergency Plan.
The inspector reviewed records and critiques of the drill.
No major problems were noted.
The inspector reviewed selected records of the monthly fire fighting exercises conducted by the Operations branch during 1978 and 1979 to date.
Problems identified were taken care of in a timely manner.
11.
Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives denoted in Paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on March 16, 1979 and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
The licensee acknowledged the item of noncompliance and also agreed to contact the U.
S.
Coast Guard, Michigan City Station regarding coordination between the USCG and the plant.