IR 05000324/1985032

Insp Repts 50-324/85-32 & 50-325/85-32 on 850909-13.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Preparedness

ML20138C290
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	09/27/1985
From:	Cunningham A, Kreh J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20138C274	List: IR 05000324/1985032 ML20138C270
References
50-324-85-32, 50-325-85-32, NUDOCS 8510220398
Download: ML20138C290 (5)

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UNITED STATES p itotig'o NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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'*'.....*' OCT 0 41985 Report Nos.: 50-325/85-32 and 50-324/85-32 Licensee: Carolina Power and Light Company P. 0. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Docket Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 License Nos.: DPR-71 and DPR-62 Facility Name: Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Inspection Conducted: September 9-13, 1985 Inspector: ,

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, e- M- (re Date Signed Approved by:_ , , , er hQ A.TL. C~unningha,Vy,K6 ting Chief t"f/jMV

/Date signed Emergency Prepafedness Section Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards SUMMARY Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection entailed 29 inspector-hours onsite and 3 inspector-hours offsite in the area of emergency preparednes Results: No violations or deviations were identifie PDR ADOCK 05000324 G PDR

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REPORT DETAILS

, Persons Contacted Licensee Employees

• P. W. Howe, Vice President, Brunswick Nuclear Project

• C. R. Dietz, General Manager

• L. E. Boyer, Direc'or, Administrative Support

• R. A. Indelicato, Senior Specialist, Emergency Preparedness

• K. E. Enzor, Director, Regulatory Compliance

• A. Jones, Acting Director, Onsite Nuclear Safety [

• C. F. Blackmon, Jr. , Superintendent, Operations -  ;

• B. E. Hinkley, Manager, Technical Support

• A. G. Cheatham, Manager, Environmental and Radiation Control -

• J. Dorman, Quality Assurance Supervisor

• R. M. Poulk, Jr. , Senior Specialist, Regulatory Compliance i

• W. R. Murray, Senior Enginee'r, Nuclear Licensing '

• W. S'. Novak, Corporate Specialist, Emergency Preparedness l

0. C. Cooper, Shift Operating Supervisor  ;

W. L. Johnson,. Shift Operating Supervisor J. L. Parchman, Shift Technical Advisor d

S. W. Morgan, Senior Specialist, Operator Training Other licensee employees contacted included technicians and office i

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Other Organizations

G. M. Hart, R.N., In-service Education Coordinator,  !

J. A. Dosher Memorial Hospital, -Southport, NC D. A. Ledgett, Chief, City of Southport Rescue Squad C. H. Logan, Jr.~, Emergency Management Coordinator,

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' Brunswick County (NC)

NRC Resident Inspector

• L. W. Garner

• Attended exit interview Exit Interview '

The inspection scope and findings were summarized on September 13, 1985, with - those persons indicated in paragraph 1 above. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed b; the 4 inspector during this inspectio .

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t 3. Changes to the Eaergency Preparedness Program (82204) l Pursuant to ' 10 CFR 50.47(b)(16), 10 CFR 50.54(q), and 10 CFR Part 5 Appendix E, Sections IV and V, this area was reviewed to determine whether ,

changes were made to the program since the last routine inspection (July }

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1984) and to note how these changes affected the overall state of emergency a preparednes i The inspector discussed the licensee's program for making changes to the Radiological Emergency Plan (REP) and Plant Emergency Procedures (PEPS).  !

The inspector reviewed the licensee's system (discussed in REP Section 6.2) ;

for review and approval of alterations to the plan and procedure The i inspector verified that_ changes to the plan and procedures were reviewed and ,

approved by managemen It was also noted that all such changes were j submitted to NRC within 30 days of the' effective date, as require l Discussions were held with licensee representatives concerning recent i modifications to facilities, equipment, and instrumentation. The only i significant modification since the last inspection was completion of a ,

permanent structure to serve as the Plant Media Center. Thfs change was  :

reflected in Revision 19 of the RE i The organization and management of the emergency preparedness p,rogram were !

reviewed. The inspector verified that there were no significant changes in >

the organization or assignment of responsibility for the plant and corporate i

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emergency planning staffs since the last inspectio The inspector's discussion with licensee representatives disclosed that there were  !

significant changes in the staffing of the State of North Carolina's .

Division of Emergency management since the last inspectio t The inspector reviewed the licensee's program for distribution of changes to t the REP and PEPS. Document' control records for the period September 1984 to i July 1985 showed that appropriate personnel and organizations were sent copies of plan and procedural changes, as require !

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4. Knowledge and Performance of Duties (Training) (82206) l Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(15) and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F, this area was inspected to determine the extent to which t emergency ' response personnel understood their roles and were capable of  ;

performing their assigned function ;

The inspector reviewed the-description (in REP Section 6) of the training i program, reviewed selected lesson plans and self-teaching manuals, and  ;

interviewed members of the instructional staff. -Inspection disclosed that i the licensee had established a formal emergency training. progra raining records were reviewed for key members of the emergency organization i as compiled _during the period August 1984 to August 1985. The records

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revealed that personnel designated as alternates, or given interim respon- r sibilities in the emergency organization, were provided with appropriate *

trainin According to the training records, the type, amount, and  !

frequency of training were consistent with approved procedures.

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The inspector conducted walk-through evaluations of' selected key members of !

the emergency organization. During these walk-throughs, individuals were i given various scenarios with emergency conditions and data and asked to :

respond as if an emergency existe One of the scenarios involved an :

earthquake measuring 0.2 g on the plant seismic instrumentation, with Unit 1 i in cold shutdown and Unit s2 near full power. Both interviewees classified

. this event as a Site Emergency, in accordance with PEP-02.1, and indicated ;

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that a controlled shutdown of Unit 2 would be initiated, in accordance'with Unit 2 APP [ Annunciator Panel Procedure] UA-28 6-4. When queried regarding .

the determination of the ground acceleration at the plant site, the [

interviewees indicated that, although they had never read either a simulated

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or actual ~ strip-chart output from the on-line seismic recorder, they were reasonably confident of their ability to make the determination in questio In addition, the interviewees stated that Instrument and Control (I&C)

technicians would be able 'to read the strip chart, since they were .

responsible for calibration of the seismic instrumentation. However, I&C l was not staffed on the midnight shif During the exit meeting, licensee management representatives agreed to promptly revise APP UA-28 6-4 to  :

provide explicit information on reading the output from the on-line seismic !

recorder, and to promptly train appropriate Control Room personnel on the revised procedur !

Inspector Follow-up Item (325,324/85-32-01): Revision of APP for seismic alarm, and appropriate training on sam ,

Except for the matter discussed above, the persons with whom walk-throughs were conducted demonstrated familiarity, with emergency procedures and ,?

equipment, and no problems were observed in the areas of emergency i detection / classification and protective action decision-makin No violations or deviations were identified.

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Licensee Audits (82210)

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Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) and (16) and 10 CFR 50.54(t), this area was inspected to determine whether the licensee had performed an independent review or audit of the emergency preparedness program.

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,t Records of audits of the program were reviewed. The. records showed that !

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independent audits of- the program were conducted by the corporate Quality-Assurance Department on October 22-26, 1984, and August 26-30, 1985, and documented in Reports Nos. QAA/21-35 and QAA/XX21-85-06, respectivel .

These audits fulfilled the 12-month frequency requirement for such audit # 'The audit records showed that the State and local government-interfaces were evaluated, and that findings concerning the interfaces were made available ,

to State and local government authoritie Audit findings and

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recommendations were presented to plant and corporate management. A review of past audit - reports indicated that the licensee complied with the ;

five year retention requirement for such report ;

Licensee emergency plans and procedures required critiques following exercises and drill Licensee documentation showed that critiques were held following' periodic drills as well as the annual exercise. The records s50wed that deficiencies were discussed in the critiques, and recommenda-tions for corrective action were mad l The licensee's program for follow-up action on audit, drill, and exercise 7 findings was reviewed. Licensee procedures required follow-up on deficient ,

areas identified during audits, drills, and exercise The inspector '

reviewed licensee records which indicated that corrective action was taken on identified problems, as appropriate. ~The licensee had established a tracking system as a management tool in following up on actions taken in

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deficient area No violations or deviations were identified.

1 l Coordination with Offsite Agencies (82206)  !

The inspector held discussions with licensee representatives re,garding the coordination of emergency planning with offsite agencies. Written agree-ments existed with those offsite support agencies specified in the REP and ;

the agreements had been renewed within the past two years, as required. The inspector determined through personal interviews with representatives of

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selected local support agencies that the licensee was periodically !

contacting those agencies for purposes lof offering training and maintaining mutual familiarization with emergency response roles. Those interviews disclosed no significant problems related to the interfaces between the :

licensee and the offsite support agencies listed in paragraph l 7. Inspector Follow up (92701)

, (Closed) Inspector Follow-up Item (IFI) 325, 324/82-12-04: PA system for TSC and EOF. The licensee has provided far 6 Gai-Tronics units to i be connected to the normal plant PA system and deployed in appropriate .

areas of the TSC and EOF. The inspector tested a unit in Room 143 (TSC '

t Command Room) and confirmed its operability and audibility.

' (Closed) - IFI 325, 324/84-17-08: Issuance of dosimetry to emergency '

workers remaining onsite after a site evacuatio Revision 5 of PEP-03.7.2, " Emergency Personnel Monitoring and Dosimetry," satis-factorily addressed the concerns'of this finding.

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