IR 05000317/1990019
| ML20028H891 | |
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| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 01/23/1991 |
| From: | Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Creel G BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9102010019 | |
| Download: ML20028H891 (2) | |
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company ATTN: Mr. George C. Creel, Vice President / Nuclear Energy Charles Center P. O. Box 1475 Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1475 i Gentlemen: Subject: Inspection No. 50-317/90-19; 50-318/90-18 This refers to your letter dated December 13, 1990, in response to our letter dated September 24, 1990.
Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. The interface you describe between the Technical Support Center and Operations Support Center appears to be acceptable.
These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.
Please l note that the areas of concern identified as exercise weaknesses are not ! unresolved items. Accordingly, no further reply is necessary. We are contin-uing to evaluate your response to unresolved item 50-317/90-04-02 and 50-318/90-04-02 regarding Emergency Action Level inadequacies.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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. - A - . B ALTIMORE , GAS AND ' ELECTRIC CHARLES CENTER e P.O. BOX 1475 * BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21203.1475 i Gromot C. CRCCL viee pne. ocn, December 13,1990 Noctgan t g no, oa.,e n.... . U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ' Washington, DC 20555 - ATTENTION: Document Control Desk SUBJECT: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit Nos.1 & 2: Docket Nos. 50 317 & 50 318 NRC Insnection Renort Nos. 50 317/9019 and 50 318MKL18 REFERENCES: (a) Telephone Conference: T. E. Forgette and L S. Larragoite (BG&E) with E. F. Fox (NRC), same subject, October 25,1990 (b) Telephone Conference: T, E. Forgette (BG&E) with E. F. Fox (NRC), same subject, November 9,1990 l l Gentlemen: The subject Inspection Report discusses the results of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's August 8,1990 annual emergency preparedness exercise. Unresolved Item 9019 02/9018-02 was not described in sufficient detail to facilitate a clear understanding of the performance weakness, i Therefore, the exercise evaluation team leader was contacted to establish a better understanding of
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understanding of Unreso[lved Item 9019 02/9018-02.the identified weakness Refe ! t ! Attachment (1) elso provides a summary of action taken in response to Unresolved Item 90-19 03/ 90 18-03. This item addressed staff performance in the Technical Support Center.
Should you have any further questions regarding this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with , ~ you. - l l Very truly yours,. I.
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Document Control Desk , December 13,1990 Page 2 cc: D. A. Brune, Esquire J. E. Silberg, Esquire R. A. Capra, NRC D. G. Mcdonald, Jr., NRC T. T. Martin, NRC i L E. Nicholson, NRC R. I. Mclean, DNR J. H. Joyner, NRC W. J. Lazarus, NRC M. R. Knapp, NRC C. Gordon, NRC i
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. _ __ _ ._ . . . , \\ ATTACHMENT (1) . RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-317/9019 AND 50 318/9018 UNRESOLVED ITEMS The subject inspection Report identified two weaknesses during the August 8,1990 annual emergency preparedness exercise. Section 2.4 of the report defines weaknesses as follows: " Exercise weaknesses are areas of the licensecs' response in which the performance was such that it could have precluded effective implementation of the Emergency Plan in the event of an actual emergency in the area being observed. Existence of an exercise weakness does not itself indicate that overall response was inadequate to protect the health and safety of the public."
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's (BG&E) understanding of these weaknesses, as well as planned corrective actions are provided below.
50 317/9019 02: 50 31R 9018-n2: "Although telecom:nunications were good there was poor human interface between Operation Support Center (OSC) and Technical Support Center (TSC) in communicating essential event information."
IlG&E POSITION: We do not describe nor provide for human interface between the OSC and TSC in the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) Emergency Response Plan. While this may be done ad hoc, full compliance with the Emergency Response Plan is realized by telecommunications between these centers.
Communications between centers is addressed by exercise objective 3.1. This objective assesses t " Ability of center directors and key personnel (including Team Leaders) to communicate by one or more of the following: (a) telephones, (b) face to-face communication, (c) emergency message form, (d) radio, or (e) any back up communications if primary communication fails" Performance evaluation checklists for the OSC and 'ISC documented that this objective was successfully demonstrated during the exercise.
Emergency Response Plan Implementation Procedure (ERPIP) 4.1.4, Operation Support Center, Action 6, requires the OSC Director to initiate maintenance actions in response to Control Room requests. Operation Support Cent activitics are tracked on ERPIP 4.1.4, Attachment (3). This form provides for essential event i information (e.g., job / equipment / work activity, priority, estimated completion date, and st , Action 6.b requires the OSC to transmit this document to the TSC at prescribed intervals. Seven l
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_ _ . _ . .. . , ! - . . . NITACIIMENT (1) , I RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS 50 317/9019 AND 50 318/9018 ' IINRESOINED ITEMS l transmittals were made during the exercise. Emergency message forms and Director logs for the OSC and TSC are also available to support and supplement adequate exchange of essential event information between centers.
' l'OI LOW UP WITII NRC: Two telephone conference calls were conducted with NRC staff [ References (a) and (b)]. BG&E's position and basis were explained. NRC staff indicated that our position was acceptable, and that changes to BG&E's Emergency Response Plan, as a result of the exercise Inspection Report, were not expected.
CONCI,11SION: Based on our review of exercise records and follow up discussions with NRC staff, we conclude that human interface between the OSC and TSC is not necessary to effectively implement the CCNPP
Emergency Response Plan. No action will be taken subsequent to Unresolved Item 90-19-02/ 90 18-02. No change or difference is expected in exercise performance in future graded exercises.
50 317/9010-03 und 50 31R/9018 03: "TSC staff did not refer to TSC procedures or predesignated computational aids to assess plant conditions."
IIG&E POSITION: Our self-evaluation agrees with the NRC observation. To address this exercise weakness, a training session was conducted on August 14 and October 19,1990, for TSC Core Engineers and other TSC staff. The scope of this training included: calcul.ations of time to core uncovering and expected extent of core uncovering, a review of the scenario used for CALVEX 90, and an overview of the Emergency Response Plan (organization, facilities, interfaces).
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