IR 05000333/1981023
| ML20050C879 | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 03/25/1982 |
| From: | Dan Collins, Knapp P, Jason White NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20050C870 | List: |
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| 50-333-81-23, NUDOCS 8204090429 | |
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o U.S. NUCtEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Region I Report No.
50-333/81-23 Docket No.
50-333 License No.
OPR-59 Priority Category C
Licensee:
Power Authority of the State of New York P.O. Box 41
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Lycoming, New Yo_rk 13093 Facility Name:
James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear power Plant Inspection at:
Lycoming, New York Inspection c,onducted:
October 7-10 November 11-13, 1981 o
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Inspection on October 7 -10 and November 11-13, 1981 (Inspection Report tio.
50-333/81-23)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection by two regional based inspectors to examine:
(a) radiation protection planning and preparations to support a major outage; (b) actual implementation of radiological controls during the outage to include (1) posting, labeling and radioactive material control; (2) ALARA program; (3) exposure control; (4) radiation exposure l
records; (5) Health Physics technician training and qualifications; (6)
respirator user training and qualification; (7) gereral employee training.
The inspection involved 72 inspector-hours onsite by two NRC regional based inspectors.
Results:
Of the eight areas inspected, no items of noncompliance were identified.
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i i-DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Mr. J. P. Bayne, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation, PASNY Mr. John Leonard, Resident Manager (Acting), JAF
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Mr. Corbin A. McNeil, Jr., Resident Manager (Designated), JAF Mr. George Berry, President, PASNY Mr. Eric Mulcahey, Radiological and Environmental Superintendent, JAF Mr. Alan McKeen, Technical Assistant, JAF
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Mr. Robert Baker, Superintendent of Power, JAF-
Mr._ Robert Burns, Outage Manager, JAF Mr. V. Childs, Assistant to Resident Manager, JAF Mr. D. Zimmerman, Senior Technician, JAF Mr. Thomas Dougherty, Nuclear Operations Engineer, JAF Mr. L. Doerflein, NRC Resident Inspector i
In addition, other personnel including technicians, clerical assistants
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and operators were interviewed.
All of the personnel listed above were present at the exit interview.
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Purpose and Scope
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The purpose and scope of this inspection were to examine the licensee radiation protection program in regard to:
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Planning and preparations established to support a major outage b.
Actual implementation of the radiological controls during the course of the outage i
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Planning and Preparation i
l On October 7-9, 1981, the inspector. reviewed the licensee's outage planning
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and preparation. The Radiological and Environmental Services Superintendent
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(RESS) indicated the following:
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Two 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts were to be implemented b.
Approximately 60 technicians (30 senior level and 30 junior level)
were contracted for to augment the station staff c.
A contractor technician training program would be established to assure technical competency d.
Certain licensee senior level technicians would be upgraded to lead i
positions to manage contractor personnel e.
An ALARA engineer would be contracted for to provide planr.ing and services to reduce occupational radiation exposure
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It was noted that the RESS had not established any organizational scheme for the purpose of identifying the authority, responsibility or function of personnel assigned to support the radiation protection effort.
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I response, the licensee developed an organizational plan which included
functional descriptions of personnel in the Radiological and Environmental
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Service (RES) group.
Figure 1' depicts the organization as proposed by
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the Resident Manager on October 19, 1981.
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The inspector determined that the organization and functional descriptions appeared to provide for adequate management oversight and control of
activities performed by RES.
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In an effort to assure that adequate authority was vested in technicians who had been temporarily upgraded to foreman, the Resident Manager communicated his endorsement of the responsibilities and authority in a series of meetings held with the plant staff. While~such endorsement was not documented, the inspector observed that during the outage the upgraded technicians were sufficiently assertive in carrying out their assigned responsibilities.
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On October 10, 1981 the inspector examined the licensee's supplies and I
materials (i.e., protective clothing, respiratory protective devices, l
dosimetry devices, portable instruments, etc.) and determined that the j
type and quantities appeared sufficient to support the outage effort, j
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Posting, Labeling and Control of Radioactive Material The licensee's control of radioactive material was reviewed against the following regulatory requirements:
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Technical Specification 6.12, "High Radiation Area" 10 CFR 20.203, " Caution signs, labels, signals and controls."
The inspector toured and reviewed the control of radioactive material in the reactor building, turbine building, drywell, and radioactive waste building on November 11, 12 and 13, 1981.
The control of radioactive material appeared to be in accord with the requirements.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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ALARA Program The licensee's ALARA program was reviewed against the criteria provided in Regulatory Guide 8.8, "Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational
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Radiation Exposures At Nuclear Power Stations Will Be As low As Reasonably
Achievable" ( ALARA).
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1 The inspector determined that the licensee did not have a formalized
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program for effecting ALARA personnel exposures. However, the ALARA Engineer position as depicted in Figure I was filled by a contractor who was instrumental in effecting lower general area dose rates by the installation of temporary lead shielding. Additionally, extensive decontamination
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effort was provided to prepare work areas in the torus and drywell, and
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supplemental ventilation was used to increase air cleanup to reduce the need for respiratory protective equipment.
While these efforts were useful, the licensee did not have any estimate of the exposure likely to be expended to support the outage, nor any goal
established by which to measure the success of ALARA efforts.
No management control system had been established to acquire and analyze personnel
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exposure trends for the purpose of effecting. corrective action, and there was no systematic review of planned work to determine the most effective method to achieve ALARA personnel exposures.
While no item of noncompliance was identified in this area, the need for
a formulized ALARA program was noted and will be reviewed in a subsequent
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inspection (50-333/81-23-01).
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Exposure Control
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The licensee's exposure control program was examined against the following
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10 CFR 20.101, " Radiation dose standards for individuals in restricted areas" i
j 10 CFR 20.102, " Determination of prior dose"
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10 CFR 20.202, " Personnel monitoring"
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Radiation Protection Operating Procedure II.C. " Personnel Ponitoring" The inspector reviewed the operation of the licensee's dosimetry processing and exposure data reduction system. The exposure status of all employees
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and contractors as of October 9, 1981 was reviewed. Additionally, quality
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assurance records involving independent test results of the TLD system were reviewed for accuracy and adequate frequency of test performance.
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Radiation Exposure Records Records of exposure to ionizing radiation are required by 10 CFR 20.101(a)
and (b), 10 CFR 20.102, 10 CFR 20.202(a), 10 CFR 20.401(a).
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The inspector reviewed selected records of 37 individuals (licensee and contractor-supplied) to assure that the above requirements were being met.
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No items of noncnmpliance were identified.
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Health Physics T p nician Training and Qualifications
In augmenting the Health Physics Staff for the outage, the licensee obtained supplemental health physics personnel from contractor firms.
The selection process involved examination of an individual's resume
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against Regulatory Guide 1.8, " Personnel Selection and Training," and
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ANSI N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power
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Approximately 30 individuals were qualified as Senior Technicians, and
approximately 30 more were nearing qualification and were brought to the
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site for utilization as Junior Technicians.
Af ter arrival, but prior to working within the plant, all of these individuals I
were required to successfully complete the following training program:
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1.) Radiation Worker Training j
2.) Self-Monitoring Radiation Worker Training 3.) Leadman Training
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j 4.) Respirator User Training
5.) Personnel Decontamination Procedures 6.) Biological Effects Of lonzing Radiation
7.) Plant Systems Familiarization j
8.) RWP Writing l
9.) Radiological And Environmental Services Procedures i
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The program is administered by the Radiological and Environmental Training j
and Quality Control Supervisor who maintains the qualification records for the contractor technicians. The program is based on informal lesson plans, but written and oral examinations are administered to evaluate
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performance.
The licensee plans to incorporate the appropriate portions
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into a training procedure in the future.
The inspector reviewed selected criteria, and examined training records
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for 20 technicians.
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Respirator User Training And Qualification The respirator program was reviewed against the requirements of:
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10 CFR 20.103
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Regulatory Guide 8.15, " Acceptable Programs For Respiratory Protection"
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NUREG 0041, " Manual of Respiratory Protection Against Airborne
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Volume 4, Radiation Protection, JAFNPP i
(a) Part A., Radiation Protection Procedures
(1) Selection II.H.4. Airborne Radioactivity Monitoring (2) Se'ction III.
B.' Respiratory Protection Program
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(b) Part B.,
Radiation Protection Technical and Analytical i
Procedures (RTP's)
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(2) RTP-22 Air Pak Air Compressor Instructions l
(3) RTP-63 High Volume Portable Air Sampler (4) RTP-69 Emergency Air Sample Survey
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j (5) RTP-35 H-809V1 High Volume Air Sampler
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The inspector audited-a training and qualification class, and reviewed I
lesson plars, 35 training class attendance / qualification records, and medical qualification statements for 22 individuals (licensae and contractor-supplied).
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
f 10. General Employee Training I
The inspector attended selected portions of the licensee's general employee training given to licensee personnel, supplemental work force and contractor supplied personnel.
The program was reviewed against the requirements of 1) 10 CFR 19.12, " Instructions to Workers;" 2) Regulatory Guide 8.27,
" Radiation Protection Training For Personnel at Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear
Power Plants;" and 3) Regulatory Guide 8.13, " Instruction Concerning l
Prenatal Radiatien Exposure." Additionally, the inspector reviewed the i
training records and test results of 12 contractor supplied individuals.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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11. Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee's representatives (denoted in Section 1 of this report) on November 13, 1981.
The findings of the inspection were presented.
In this meeting the licensee committed to develop and implement a system for rapid assessment of air samples to assure that adequate radiological controls were established. On November 20, 1981, the licensee confirmed the establishment of such a system in a telephone conversation between the Superintendent, Radiological and Environmental Services, and the reporting inspecto __
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