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Responds to NRC 800624 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Health Physics Appraisal Rept 50-335/80-06.Corrective Actions: Plant Breathing Air Supply Was Tested to Ensure That Breathing Air Meets Specs
ML17209A267
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Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 08/13/1980
From: UHRIG R E
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: OREILLY J P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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~%rLri~(I.i"::H~CP,".".':i~'--'P.O.BOX529100,MIAMI,FL331520eFLORIDAPOWER8LIGHTCOMPANYAugust13,1980L-80-267Mr.JamesP.O'Reilly,Director,RegionIIOfficeofInspectionandEnforcementU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission101MariettaStreet,Suite3100Atlanta,Georgia30303

DearMr.O'Reilly:

Re:RII:RZ50-335/80-06FloridaPower8LightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectinspectionreportandaresponseisattached.Thereisnoproprietaryinformationinthereport.Verytrulyyours,RobertE.Uhrig~~VicePresidentAdvancedSystems5TechnologyREU/MAS/paAttachmentcc:HaroldF.Reis,EsquireaplpmgpOFFICIALCOP~'EOPLE...SERVINGPEOPLE

CATTACHMENTRe:RII:RZ50-335/80-06~FindinAAsrequiredbyTechnicalSpecification6.4.1,aretrainingandreplacementtrainingprogramforthefacilitystaffshallbemaintainedunderthedirectionoftheTrainingSupervisorandshallmeetorexceedtherequire-mentsandrecommendationsofSection5.5ofANSIN18.1-1971andAppendix"A"of1,0CFRPart55.Section5.5ofANSIN18.1-1971statesthatatrainingprogramshallbeestablishedwhichmaintainstheproficiencyoftheoperatingorganization.Contrarytotheabove,thelicenseedidnothaveanadequateretraining~~programwhichmaintainedtheproficiencyoftheHealthPhysicsstaff,nordidthelicenseehaveatrainingprogramforreplacementpersonneloftheHealthPhysicsstaffinthatthebasicelementslistedinANSIN18.1-1971Section5.5.1werenotcontainedintheprogram.ResonseAAreplacementtrainingandaretrainingprogramforHealthPhysicspersonnel,meetingtherequirementsandrecommendationsofANSI18.1-1971,willbedevelopedandimplemented.ImplementationofthereplacementtrainingprogramwillbeaccomplishedbyNovember30,1980.ImplementationoftheretrainingprogramwillbeaccomplishedbyDecember31,1980.

~FindinBAsrequiredbyTechnicalSpecification6.9,proceduresforpersonnelradia-tionprotectionshallbepreparedconsistentwiththerequirementsof10CFRPart20andshallbeapproved,maintainedandadheredtoforallopera-tionsinvolvingpersonnelradiationexposure.ProcedureHP-30,Revision7,Paragraph8.3.6requiresthattheplasticbagholdingthedosimetry,thermoluminesentdosimeter(TLD)andneutronTLDbetapedtothefrontof-theuppertorsoandParagraph4.3oftheHealthPhysicsManualrequiresdosimetrytobewornonthefrontsideoftheuppertrunk.Contrarytotheabove,duringtheperiodofinspection,numerousinstancesofimproperwearingofdosimeterswereobserved.ExamplesincludedTLDclippedonbeltsatthehipside,TLD'sshieldedbypocketdosimeterandTLD'sturnedbackwards.Additionalproceduraldiscrepancieswerenotedduringtheinspectionperiod.Theseinclude:(1)Respiratorswerestoredfaceup(contrarytoProcedureHP-62,Revision2,Paragraph8.5.2);(2)formHP-62wasnotbeingused(contrarytoProcedureHP-62,Revision2,Paragraph8.4.2.2);(3)FormHP-65wasnotbeingusedonSCBAunits(contrarytoProcedureHP-65,Revision1,Paragraph8.1.8.2);(4)uniquenumberingwasnotbeingusedonrespiratoryequipment(contrarytoProcedureHP-62,Revision2,Paragraph8.4.2.2);(5)resultsofresponsecheckswerenotbeingrecorded(contrarytoProcedureHP-13B,Revision1,Paragraph8.17);(6)andFormHP-l.lwasnotbeingutilizedinallinstances(contrarytoProcedureHP-l,Revision9,Paragraph8.2.4.5);and(7)theTLDreaderwasnotbeingcalibratedatanadequatefrequencytoensureproperoperability(inadequateProcedureHP-12,Revision4).ResonseBTheplantstaffwillbereindoctrinatedtothecorrectmethodofwearingpersonneldosimetryduringtheassemblyfortheAugust,1980plantsafetymeeting.Increasedemphasiswillbeplacedonthecorrectmethodofwearingpersonneldosimetryinthegeneralemployeeradiationprotectiontrainingandretrainingprograms.Thiswillbeinitiatedinthenexttrainingandretrainingclasses.

~indin<iCAsreuirqedby10CFR20.103(c)"llhenrespiratoryprotectiveequipmentisusedtolimittheinhalationofairborneradioactivematerialpursuanttoparagraph(b)(2)ofthissection,thelicenseemaymakeallowancesfor.suchuseinestimatingexposuresofindividualstosuchmaterialsprovidedthatsuchequipmentisusedasstipulatedinRegulatoryGuide8.15,"AcceptableProgramsforRespiratoryProtection"."SectionC.8.aofRegulatoryGuiderequires"Respirableairofapprovedqualitybeprovided"inaccordancewith"CommoditySpecificationforAir",G-7.1-1966,whichinSection2.3,entitled"gualityTests"forGradeDairrequirestestsforoxygen,hydrocar-bons,carbonmonoxideandcarbondioxide.Contrarytotheabove,procedureHP-62,Revision2,doesnotprovideforthesamplingortestingofthebreathingairsupplyforoxygen,condensedhydrocarbonsorcarbondioxidecontentandtheairwasbeingusedwithoutthissampling.ResonseCTheSt.LuciePlantbreathingairsupplywastestedinJuly,1980toensurethatthebreathingairmeets"CommoditySpecificationofAir",G-7,1-1966forgradeDair.HealthPhysicsprocedure,HP62,"Inspection,MaintenanceandgualityAssuranceofRespiratoryProtectionEquipment",willberevisedbyAugust31,1980toincludeaperiodicanalysisofthebreathingair.

~FindinDAsrequiredbyTechnicalSpecification6.8.1writtenproceduresshallbeestablished,implementedandmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinAppendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,November1972.RegulatoryGuide1.33,AppendixA,SectionG.5(c)statesthatwrittenproceduresforsurveys,andmonitoringshouldbeprepared.PlantProcedureHP-41states,inpart,thatifanitemistoberemovedasanunconditionalreleasefromtheRadiationControlArea,HealthPhysicsshallascertainthattheitemmeetsthecriteriadescribedinPlantProcedureHP-71,Paragraph4.3.2.ProcedureHP-71,paragraph4.3.2statesthatthereleaselimitforuncontrolledmaterialleavingtheRCAis100countsperminuteperprobearea(beta-gamma)usingtheRM-14/HP-210instrument(approximatelyequivalentto1,000dpm/probearea)withnodetectableremovablecontamination..Contrarytotheabove,duringtheinspectionawrenchwasfoundinthecleantoolroomlocatedoutsidetheRadiationControlArea,whichwhentestedwasobservedtobecontaminatedto30,000dpmperprobearea.ResonseDTheplantstaffwillbeinst.uctedonthemethodsandimportanceofmain-taininggcontrolofradioactivematerialswithintheirdesignatedareasduringAugust,1980plantsafetymeeting.Specialemphasiswillbeplacedonthecontroloftoolsandequipmentleavingtheradiationcontrolarea.

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SinificantAraisalFindinThemajorityofthenegativefindingsofthereportcanbetracedtotheapparentinadequatehealthphysicsstaffing.AlltheitemsofnoncompliancelistedinAppendixBcanbetracedtothelackofstaff(orlackoftimeavailableforexistingstaff)necessarytoaccomplishthetasksrequired.Itisfortuitousthatthepresentunderstaffedhealthphysicsgrouphasfunctionedaswellasithas.However,ifamajorradiologicalsafetyevent.happensinthefuturethecircumstancesmaynotbeasfavorable.StaffingdeficienciescontributedtotheitemofnoncompliancelistedinAppendixBconcerningtheretrainingprogramforhealthphysicstechnicians.Theproficiencyofthehealthphysicsstaffobviouslymustbemaintainedtoenablethemtocopecompetentlywithbothnormalandabnormalsituations.StaffingdeficienciesalsocontributedtothoseproblemsanditemsofnoncompliancelistedinAppendixBinthepersonneldosimetryarea.Forexample,significantdiscrepanciesbetweenpocketdosimeterandTLDresultswerenotevaluated,theTLDreaderwasnotcalibratedatsufficientfrequency,andproceduralrequirementsgoverningthewearingofdosimetrydeviceswerenotstrictlyenforced.~ResoeseAsdiscussedwithNRCpersonnelduringtheappraisal,wewereengagedinestimatingthemanpowerrequirementsforthesiteandwearenowtakingstepstoincreasethenumberofassignedpersonnel.AmanpowerevaluationhasbeenperformedandsubmittedtoFPLmanagement.Additionalpersonnelwillbeaddedtothehealthphysicsstaffassoonastheevaluationcanbereviewed,newpositionsapproved,andqualifiedpersonnelhired.

f AdditionalFPLCommentsonDetailsSection4.hThedepartmentcontactedduringtheHPappraisQualityAssurance.ThisdepartmentconductstalconcerningthissubjectwashereferencedauditsoftheplantunderthecognizanceoftheCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.ThesemanagementandactivityauditsarenotintendedtoprovidethesamedetailedcoverageoftheareasunderthesurveillancecoverageoftheQualityControlDepartment.TheQCDepartmenteffortincludesshipments,reviewofpurchaseorders,receiptinspection,inspectionofradwasteshipments,reviewofcompletedcalibrations,reviewofcompletedtechnicalspecificationsurveillances,reviewofproposedplantchanges,reviewofcompleteddocumentationpriortofiling,andreviewofproposedprocedurechanges.Inaddition,during1979,surveillances(randomobservationsofoperations)wereconductedinactivitiesinvolvingwastestorage,radiationworkpermits,measuringandtestequipment,surveys,postingofnotices,training,andlockingofhighradiationareas.TheQCDepartmentalsoreviewsgaseousliquidsreleasesonaspotcheckbasis.Thisisdoneaspartofthechemistryareareviews.During1979,twenty-twoliquidreleasesandeighteengaseousreleaseswerereviewedbyQCpersonnel.IInviewoftheabove,wefeelthatourQCeffortsintheHealthPhysicsareaaresatisfactory.=TheQualityControlDepartment,whichreportsdirectlytothePlantManager,isresponsibleforconductingsurveillancesofHealthPhysicsactivities.ThepersonnelresponsibleforthesesurveillanceswerenotcontactedduringthecourseoftheHPAppraisal.~AA<<At~~'