IR 05000334/1991013

Insp Repts 50-334/91-13 & 50-412/91-13 on 910610-14.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Radwaste Mgt & Transportation Program

ML20198C649
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	06/21/1991
From:	Joseph Furia, Oconnell P, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20198C635	List: IR 05000334/1991013 ML20198C631
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50-334-91-13, 50-412-91-13, NUDOCS 9107030106
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Report No /91-13 50-412/91-13 Docket No License No DPR-66 NPF-73 Licensee: Ducuesne Licht Company One Oxford Center 301 Grant Street Pittsburch. Pennsylvania 15279 Facility Name: Beaver Vallev Power Station. Units 1 and ?

Inspection At: Shionincoort. Pennsylvania Inspection Conducted: June 10 to 14, 1991 m /

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W. Pascidk, Chief, Facilities date Radiation Protection Section, DRSS InsDection Summary: Inspection on June 10 to 14, 1991 (Report Nos. 50-334/91-13: 50/412/91-13)

Areas Inspected: A routine, unannounced inspection of the radioactive waste management and transportation progr.'m. Areas reviewed included: organization, audits and appraisalt, training and qualifications, facility tours, review of records, and development of scaling-factors for waste classificatio Results: Within the scope of this inspection no violations were

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DETAILS 1.0 Personnel Contacted 1.1 Licensee Personnel J. Belifore, Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

• W. Bradey, Health Physics Specialist

• J. Carey, Executive Vice President - Operations A. Castagnacci, Senior Health Physics Specialist

• S. Fenner, Manager, Quality Services  ;

• K. Grada, Technical Assistant - Vice President Office !

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• J. Kosmal, Manager, Health Physics

• F. Lipchick, Senior Licensing Supervisor A. Mizia, Supervisor, Quality Assurance Audits

• M. Pavlick, Director, Quality Services l

• M. Pergar, Director, Quality Services Inspection and i Examination

• B. Sepelak, Licensing Engineer

• Sieber, Vice President - Nuclear Group

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• Spoerry, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Services

• N. Tonet, Manager, Nuclear Safety

• R. Vento, Director, Radiological Engineering D. Yourd, Health Physics Specialist 1.2 NRC Personnel

* Beall, Senior Resident Inspector

• Denotes attendance at the exit meeting on June 14, 1991. Purnose The inspection was a routine, unannounced inspection of the radioactive waste management and transportation progra Areas reviewed included: organization, audits and appraisals, training and qualifications, facility tours, review of records, and waste classification scaling factor .0 Oraanization The inspector reviewed the licensee's organization structure as it pertained to the radioactive waste (radwaste)

management and transportation program. The various departments include Health Physics (HP), Operations, Quality

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Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), and Training. The HP radwaste responsibilities are assigned to a Senior HP Specialist, who acts a the Radwaste and Transportation Coordinator, two HP Specialists, and two Shipping Radwaste HP Technicians (HPTs). A Radwaste Disposal Coordinator supervises the routine operations implementation of the radwaste program. This individual works directly for the Operations Support Manager who is responsible for the operations involven.ent in the radwaste program at both unit At the time of the inspection there were 24 contractor HPTs working for the Radwaste Disposal Coordinator. The contractor HPTs were involved in various radwaste operations including trash sorting, dewatering resins, and packaging radwaste. The only significant change in the radwaste organization since the last inspection involved the appointment of an individual to fill the position of Operations Support Manage .0 Audits and Aporaisals The inspector reviewed QA audit number BV-C-90-11 "Radwaste Handling and Transport". The audit was the most recent audit of the radwaste program and was conducted February 21, 1990 through March 22, 1990. The audit was conducted by well qualified and trained individuals. The audit report indicated that a thorough review had been conducted for the areas reviewed. The licensee was very responsive in addressing the audit findings. The licensee stated that they plan on changing the frequency of QA radwaste audit In the past the licensee had conducted radwaste audits every 12 months. Based on the licensee's good performance in this area the licensee plans on extending the audit frequency to 18 month The inspector reviewed several of the QA surveillances of the radwaste prog';a The number of completed surveillances, surveillance findings, and response to surveillance findings were also considered to be goo The inspector noted that both the QA audit and QA surveillances focused on the transportation portion of the radwaste program. An upgrade could be made in the area of QA oversight of the actual processing of liquid and solid radwast The licensee stated that they would review this issu *

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I The inspector reviewed sev'.si 4 iits of selected vendors to ,

l whom the licensee tranr a icdioactive material. The 1 l scope of the audits anc .ution of audit findings were adequat The inspector reviewed QC involvement in the radwaste and transportation program. The inspector reviewed the records of several recent shipments of radioactive material. The shipping records contained several QC hold-points and QC sign-offs. The QC Supervisor provided the inspector with j copies of QC inspection checkllsts for radwaste casks and l

box shipments of miscellaneous radwaste items. The checklists indicated that thorough QC inspections had been conducted.

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The inspector reviewed the lesson plans for the various training given to individuals involved in the radwaste

, program including Radwaste Shipping HPTs, contractor HPTs,

! operations personnel, and QA and QC personne The two Radwaste Shipping HPTs receive approximately two days of radwaste training each year. The first day of training consists of a review of applicable regulations and a review of recent radwaste industry incidents. The second day of training consists of a review of applicable procedures and a written examinatio The contractor HPTs involved in the radwaste program are given the same training as all contractor HPTs and an additional four hours of training on radwaste handling and transportation. The contractor HPTs must then pass an examination and demonstrate profic!ency in various radwaste handling task The training program is designed to give the operations, QA, and QC personnel involved in the radwaste program two days of radwaste training each year. The training or the first day is identical to that given to the Radwaste Shipping i HPTs. The second day of training consists of a review of L the Process Control Program (PCP) and the solid waste l disposal system.

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training is given on the liquid waste solidification proces Plant operations personnel stated that this process had not been used for approximately 18 months and there were no plans to utilize the process in the near futur An improvement could be made in communications between the-training department and the individuals involved ,

with the radwaste program. Upgraded communications would l define those areas of the radwaste prograrc.which need to De I emphasized. The licensee stated that in the future the HP I I

department will discuss course content with the training department during quarterly meeting The inspector reviewed the training records of selected individuals involved in the radwaste program. No discrepancies were noted in the records of the Rad aste i Shipping HPTs, contractor HPTs, operations and C?. arsonne l The inspector noted that several QC inspectors who and I recently been involved with shipments of radi> active )

material had not received retraining since late 198 ,

i Licensee QC management stated that the training requirement l was for initial training augmented only by retraining in any procedure, regulation, or program change. The Training Supervisor stated that the intent of the training program is to include annual training to all individuals involved in the radwaste progra The inspector reviewed the Training Administrative Manual which details the training requirements for various licensee personnel. The module on the Transport and Burial of Radioactive Waste Training is vague regarding whether annual retraining or other periodic retraining is require IE Bulletin No. 79-19, " Packaging of Low Level Radioactive Waste for Transportation and Burial" states, in part, that each licensee is expected to provide training and periodic retraining in the regulatory and waste burial license requirements, and in instructions and operating procedures for all personnel involved in the transfer, packaging and transport of radioactive material. The licensee stated that they would clarify the training requirements for the QC inspectors and review whether their program is consistent with the guidance of IE Bulletin No. 79-1 This item will be reviewed during a future inspectio _ - _- _ .

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I 6 j 6.0 Facility Tours The inspector conducted several tours of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 radwaste facilities and the Waste Handling Building (WHB) . i The licensee is continuing to process liquids through ,

filters and demineralizers, with the filters collected in  !

liners, and the spent demineralizer resins dewatere For ,

both units the existing waste evaporators have been secure The cementation systems for both units also are not routinely utilized. The WHB was constructed for interim i storage of radioactive material. The building appears large enough to store five years worth of radwaste at the current generation rat On June 12, 1991 the inspector observed a shipment, Radiological Shipment Record 1519, of Low Specific Activity (LSA) material. The preparation for the shipment including incoming and outgoing radiological surveys and associated documentation was completed without any noted discrepancie .0 Review of Records The inspector reviewed several records of shipments of radioactive materials. The inspector independently calculated the waste type and waste classification for several shipments. The inspector also verified the accuracy of the licensee's determination of whether a shipment could be shipped as ISA. No discrepancies were noted in any of l the calculation The inspector reviewed Certificate of Compliances (COCs) of transportation casks recently used by the license The j inspector also reviewed the licensee's records of facilities l receiving radioactive material from the licensee for several I recent shipments. The licensee maintained current copies of COCs and only authorized facilities received radioactive material from the license .0 Waste' Classification Scalina Factors l The licensee maintains seven sets of scaling factors used for waste classification. The different sets of scaling factors reflect the different waste streams generated at the facilit The licensee verifies the accuracy of the scaling l

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! verification was completed in May 199 In addition, on a j weekly basis, the licensee reviews an isotopic analysis of a reactor coolant sample to identify any change in isotopic content which would require the licensee to reevaluate the

scaling factors. This was considered a good initiative.

l The licensee had a good program for establishing and l maintaining accurate scaling factors.

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