IR 05000334/1979005
| ML19208D526 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1979 |
| From: | Bores R, Todd Jackson, Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML19208D515 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-79-05, 50-334-79-5, NUDOCS 7909280548 | |
| Download: ML19208D526 (10) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No. 50-334/79-05 Docket No. 50-334 License No. DPR-66 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Duquesne Light Company (DLC)
435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Facility Name:
Beaver Valley Power Station. Unit 1 (BVPS-1)
Inspection at:
Shippingport, Pennsylvania Inspection conducted:
Febru y 27 - March 2, 1979 Inspectors: _
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T. (,/ Jhykson, Radiation Specialist (Intern)
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J. P. Sfohr, Clife", Environmental and date s~igned Speci411 Projects Section, FF&MS Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection on February 27 - March 2, 1979 (Report No. 50-334/79-05)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of emergency planning including:
licensee coordination with offsite support agencies; emergency facilities, equipment, instrumentation and supplies specified in the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures; training of emergency personnel; Emergency PlanandImplementingProcedures;licenseerecordsrelatingtoemergency drills; the licensee s management controls in the area of emergency planning; and licensee action on previously identified inspection items.
The inspection involved 40 direct inspection-hours by two regionally based NRC inspectors.
Results:
Of the seven areas inspected, no items of noncompliance were identi-fied in five areas.
Three apparent items of noncompliance were identified in two areas (Infraction - failure to establish adequate procedures, Detail 4; Infraction - failure to follow procedures / inventory, Detail 5; Infraction -
failure to follow procedures / training, Detail 6).
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Region I Form 12 70000 0 N (Rev. April 77)
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Principal Licensee Employees
- J. A. Werling, Station Superintendent
- J. J. Carey, Technical Assistant - Nuclear
- D. H. Williams, Results Coordinator
- J. W. Wenkhous, Reactor Control Chemist
- J. J. Maracek, Senior Safety Engineer
- J. Vassello, Training Supervisor
- E. Schnell, Radcon Foreman
- C. E. Ewing, QA Supervisor
- F. J. Lipchick, Station QA
- D. Kochman, Radeon Engineer
- J. C. Allingham, Health Physicist (Nuclear Services)
W. M. Marquardt, Station Office Manager D. Arnold, Radcon Foreman R. Druga, Shift Operating Foreman M. Skoncey, MCR Foreman W. Grady, Radiation Technician A. Bevan, Radiation Technician R. J. Swiderski, Construction Superintendent - Unit 2 Other Personnel
J. Tisdale, Training Coordinator - Stone and Webster Engineering Company (SWECO)
D. Horner, Captain - Burns Security M. Reilly, Chief, Operating Reactor Surveillance Branch - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources R. Gerace, Director - Beaver County Civil Defense Dr. Bansidhar - Aliquippa Hospital M. Bovalino, RN, Surgical Supervisor - Aliquippa Hospital R. Williams, EMT/ Bookkeeper - A Ambulance Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- denotes those present at the exit interview.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Infraction (78-03-02):
Failure to perform radio checks.
The inspector reviewed the records of radio checks since January 1978 and verified that the corrective and preventive actions as stated in the licensee's letter to the NRC, dated March 8, 1978, were completed. The inspector had no further questions regarding this item at this time.
(0 pen) Infraction (78-03-01):
Failure to maintain equipment inven-tories. The inspector reviewed the licensee's corrective and pre-ventive actions as stated in the letter to the NRC, dated March 8, 1978. The licensee's letter stated, in part, that "all emergency kit respirator cartridges that exceeded their expiration dates have c
been replaceil with new cartridges...". The inspector determined through the review of the inventory check records, that the respirator cartridges in Emergency Kits 4 and 5 at the remote Emergency Control Center had expired in October 1977, three months prior to the last NRC inspection of this area, and remained in these kits until November 1978 - ten months after the last inspection. The inspector stated that this item is considered uncorrected, in that, the corrective and preventive actions documented in the March 8, 1978 letter were not taken/were inadequate to assure timely compliance in this area.
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Coordination with Offsite Agencies The inspector reviewed records, procedures and written agreements relating to the licensee's coordination of emergency planning with agencies listed in the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures.
The inspector discussed this subject with licensee representatives and persons of four offsite agencies:
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources; Beaver County Civil Defense; Aliquippa Hospital; and A Ambulance Company.
These discussions verified that the existing agreements between the licensee and these agencies remain in effect, and that in general the licensee's contact and coordination were adequate for these agencies to maintain an effective response capability.
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In discussions with the inspector, the hospital representatives stated that while DLC provided training in health physics matters to hospital personnel, there was a desire on the part of the hospital staff for more frequent radiation medical emergency drills with BVPS and for some technical training in the handling of radiation injury / contamination types of cases in order to increase the con-fidence of the hospital staff in this area.
Representatives of DLC stated that this area would be evaluated in terms of availability of the subject training and frequency of radiation medical emergency drills with the hospital.
The inspector stated th2.t this area would be considered unresolved, pending the completion of the licensee's evaluation and the implementation of appropriate recommendations.
(79-05-01)
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Facilities and Equipment The inspector examined facilities, equipment and instrumentation to verify that items specified in the licensee's Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures were available for use and maintained in an operable state.
The inspection included examination of: a selection of six items of emergency communications equipmant; radioactive release monitoring instruments - area and process monitors; medical treatment / decontamination facilities, both onsite and at the local hospital; four emergency equipment kits; and the primary and remote emergency control centers and associated supplies and equipment.
The inspector's review of the above areas indicated that the required facilities, equipment and supplies were present and operable at the time of inspection, with the following exceptions.
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The ionization chamber survey instrument in Emergency Kit No.
5 was inoperable because of low battery voltage.
The inspector noted that the instrument had been checked / calibrated within the required interval.
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The inspector also observed that while personnel dosimeters were required for the emergency kits, no dosimeter chargers were required for the kits.
The inspector noted that the licensee had no chargers available at the remote emergency control center.
In subsequent discussions with the licensee and through the review of records of actions taken prior to completion of the inspection, the inspector determined that the defective instrument was replaced,
dosimeter chargers were placed in the remote emergency control center kits, and the inventory listings were updated to reflect this addition.
The inspector had no further questions regarding these items at this time.
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The inspector reviewed the licensee's Procedure IIB-6, ISSUE 4,
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"Offsite Monitor'ag - Airborne Release", examined the analytical instrumentation in the kits (G-M detector and rate-meter assembly),
and discussed this area with the licensee.
The inspector also checked the detection efficienc3 af these instruments with a Ba-133 spiked charcoal cartridge.
Baseo on the above observations and reviews, the inspector stated that this combination of procedures and instrumentat{gn was inadequate to measure the offsite action / notification level of 1 X 10- microcuries/cc of I-131 in air specified in the BVPS Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP), ISSUE 4.
The inspector stated that the failure to have adequate procedures / equipment was in noncompliance with Section 6.8.1 of the Appendix A, Technical Specifications which requires, in part, that procedures be established and maintained to implement the emergency plan (79-05-02).
The inspector noted that the licensee's current procedures and instrumentation were adequate to determine those EPP action / notification levels based on direct radiation measurements.
The inspector examined the facilities and equipment available at the remote ECC, the Beaver County Civil Defens~e Center. The inspector noted that the current arrangement at the remote ECC was severely restricted in terms of logistics within the ECC, space available for emergency operations, and in comunications channels.
The inspector noted that the DLC comunications systems at the remote ECC consisted of a DLC base radio (as cpposed to six separate comunication channels in the primary ECC). The inspector stated that the adequacy of the current facilities / equipment at the remote ECC would be considered unresolved pending a re-evaluation of this area by the licensee and subsequent review by the NRC (79-05-03).
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Calibration, Inventory, and Operational Checks of Emergency Equipment The inspector reviewed a sampling of calit~ation, inventory, and operational check records covering the period January 1978 through February 1979 for the emergency response equipment listed in the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures.
Records reviewed covered survey instrument calibration, emergency equipment inventories /
checks, station radio checks, air sampler flow checks, process monitor calibrations, emergency kit personnel dosimeter calibrations, and calibration of emergency instrumentatica for measuring airborne activity in the field.
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The inspector discussed with the licensee the methodology and results of calibration of emergency kit instruments for analyzing charcoal cartridges for I-131.
The inspector noted that the current detection efficiency had been based on a Ba-133 measurement with an applied " correction factor".
The inspector noted that the resulting
" efficiency" was approximately six times higher than found at other facilities using similar detection equipment and an I-131 spiked cartridge.
The inspector stated that the calibration of the emergency kit instrumentation for the analysis of I-131 in charcoal cartridges was considered unresolved pending the licensee's re-evaluation of the calibration technique (75-05-04).
The inspector's review of the inventory check records since January 1978 indicated that the respirator cartridges at the remote emergency control center, in Emergency Kits 4 and 5, had expired in October 1977 but were not replaced until November 1978.
The inspector noted that during the last NRC inspection of this area in January 1978, the inspector identified expired respirator cartidges in the emergency kits at the BVPS site.
In response to the resulting item of noncompliance, the licensee stated in the letter of March 8, 1978 to the NRC, "All emergency kit respirator cartrioges that exceeded their respiration dates have been replaced with new cartridges that will not expire before the next quarterly inventory".
The letter also addresses special instructions that were issued to caution the technicians to be more careful and "to correct or replace expired pieces of equipment promptly...".
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noted that the inventory records reflect that the onsite emergency kits were inventoried during February 1978, however, there were no inventory records for the kits at the remote ECC for this time interval.
The inspector stated, that based on the review of the records, it appears that while the expired cartridges were replaced in the onsite emergency kits, corrective action was not taken with respect to those at the remote ECC (Emergency Kits 4 and 5) until November 4,1978, after at least three successive inventory checks beyond the last NRC inspection.
The inspector stated that the failure to promptly correct the identified item of noncompliance (78-03-01) at each of the applicable locations (as opposed to those specifically identified during the inspection) and the failure to follow BVPS Emergency Preparedness Plan, Appendix C, " Emergency Equipment Checklist and Calibration Procedure", and the BVPS Radcon Manual, Chapter 3, Part 10 was an item of noncompliance with TS 6.8.1 for failure to follow procedures.
The inspector noted that this item has recurred twice in the last three inspections (77-03-01; 78-03-01; and now (79-05-05).
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The inspector noted that at the time of inspection, none of the emergency kits examined had expired respiratory cartridges, so that the immediate corrective actions had been taken by th9 licensee prior to this inspection.
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Training The inspector reviewed training related documentation and procedures and interviewed six persons assigned to the licensee's emergency organization to verify that training required by the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures had been conducted.
Training conducted since January 1977 included sessions for general employees, and licensed operators, first aid and fire brigade members, radiation technicians and Unit 2 Construction personnel.
The Emergency Plan training requirements are delineated in the BVPS Training Manual,.'rocedure 9.2, which requires, in part, that each two years, individuals assigned to the BVPS emergency organization complete reviews /self-study of specified Emergency Plan parts and procedures and complete a check-list of the assigned readings.
The inspector determined through the review of completed training check-lists since January 1977 and discussions with individuals assigned to the emergency organization, that as of March 2, 1979, the following individuals / groups had not completed the required training / retraining check-lists during the past two years:
ECC Chief - 1 of 3 assigned individuals ECC Supervisor - 0 of 3 assigned (1 to expire on 3/3/79)
Ass't ECC Supervisor - 3 of 3 assigned individuals Comunications Operator - 10 of 12 assigned (1 more to expire on 3/3/79)
Data Recorder and Mapper - 15 of 18 assigned individuals Monitoring Teams - 10 of 24 assigned individuals Emergency Squad Members - 49 of 97 assigned individuals The inspector stated that the failure to follow the training requirements of the EPP and Training Manual, Procedure 9.2 was in noncompliance with TS 6.8.1 (79-05-06). The inspector also noted that this item had recurred since the last time that training was due on the two year cycle (NRC Inspection 77-03,1/25-27 and 2/11/77).
The inspector also noted that, of the assigned individuals who had completed the specified check-lists within the last two years, approximately 50% had completed the assignments prior to a major revision of the BVPS EPP and Procedures in June 1978.
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The inspector also discussed with the licensee the adequacy of the training program based on self-study readings at two-year intervals with no criteria for determining the proficiency of an individual for performing his assigned emergency tasks.
The use of lectures and practice exercises which emphasize drill identified problems and demonstrate proficiency of performance were also discussed.
The inspector also noted that several of the items identified during the licensee's audit of the EPP, conducted January 26 and 27, 1978, related to EPP training.
The inspector further noted that while resolution dates for these items were scheduled, the action was not completed in accord with this schedule and still remained pending as of March 2,1979. (See Detail 9.b.)
In a related matter, General Employee Refresher Training (GERT) had been scheduled for completion by all BVPS employees by the end of 25 of the approximately As of March 2,1979 approximately(See Detail 11, February 1979.
160 emp oyees attended the scheduled sessions.
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Emergency Drills The inspector reviewed the records of the 1978 site radiation emergency drill and approximately half of the 1978/79 (to date)
mini-drills cc7 ducted for the Emergency Squad Teams.
The inspector determined that the licensee used qualified personnel to evaluate the organization's response; critiques were held, during which discussions highlighted improvement possibilities; and appropriate actions had been initiated or completed to correct areas needing improvement.
The inspector also reviewed the licensee's followup of any items identified during the 1978 emergency drill.
The inspector verified that appropriate evaluation and resolution of drill identified improvement items had been initiated or completed.
The inspector discussed with the licensee the administrative mechanism utilized to assure that all drill identified items were followed for appropriate resolution, particularly for the Emergency Squad Mini-Drills.
The licensee stated that the items were documented and forwarded to an assigned individual for resolution.
The inspector was unable to verify resolution of some of these items at this time due to illness of the assigned individual.
This will be reviewed in a subsequent inspection in this area.
No items of noncompliance were identified in this area.
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Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures The inspector reviewed the Emergency Preparedness Plan and Implementing Procedures (ISSUE 4) to verify that the revised documents provide the same or higher degrae of preparedness as the previous ones and that the changes had been reviewed and approved as required.
The inspector examined copies of the EPP and Procedures located in the ECC, the Control Room, the Remote ECC, and one of the emergency kits and verified that they were current.
No items of noncompliance were identified in this area.
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Management ~ Control - Emergency Planning a.
Established / Documented Program The inspector reviewed procedures, applicable technical specifications and held discussions with responsible licensee personnel and verified that a clearly defined program of management control over emergency planning activities had been established.
This program consisted of:
the delineation of planning responsibilities and authorities; provision of periodic reviews, audits and updates of Emergency Plan implementation; and delineation of responsibility for overall conduct of reviews, audits and updates.
The inspector's review < f this program revealed that while the program was set out as stated above, several problems were identified in the full implementation of the programs.
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Reviews and Audits The inspector reviewed report of the licensee's January 1978 ORC audit covering the emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures.
This report noted several items requiring further action.
Further review indicated that all items had been evaluated and resolution was either complete or in progress with the exception of two items relating to EPP training.
The inspector noted that these items related to the training of the chemists and engineers to function in the BVPS emergency organization as Communica!. ions Operators and on monitoring teais.
As described in Detail 6, training to these groups had not aeen completed as of March 2, 1979 (79-05-06).
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of noncompliance or deviations.
Unresolved items disclosed during this inspection are described in Details 3, 4, and 5.
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Exit Interview / Discussions The inspector met with the licensee representatives denoted in Detail 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on March 2,1979. On March 15,1979 Mr. George Smith, Chief, NRC:1, Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch contactad Mr. G. Moore, General Superintendent, DLC by telephone and on March 16, 1979, Dr. Bores held a telephone discussion with Mr. Werling.
During these meeting / discussions the purpose, scope and inspection findings were summarized. The licensee also provided the following additional infonnation:
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With regard to Item 79-05-02, (Detail 4), Adequacy of procedures and equipment of sufficient sensitivity to measure airborne iodine action levels specified in the EPP, the licensee stated that as of April 1,1979 this area would be reviewed and necessary interim procedural / equipment changes would be implemented to meet the EPP airborne action levels.
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With regard to Item 79-05-03, (Detail 4), Evaluation of the adequacy of the remote ECC, the licensee stated that by April 1, 1979 the evaluation of the remote ECC would be completed and recomendations regarding any modifications would be made for implementation.
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With regard to Item 79-05-06 -(Detail 6), Training of the Emergency Organization, the licensee stated that (1) by April 1, 1979 all individuals assigned to the emergency org'nization will have been retrained in their emergency duties; ( J General Employee Refresher Training for all plant personnel will be completed by May 1, 1979; and (3) an evaluation of the adequacy of the present emergency preparedness refresher training program for the BVPS emergency organization be performed.
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