IR 05000341/1987039
| ML20237B768 | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 12/11/1987 |
| From: | Hinds J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Sylvia B DETROIT EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8712170133 | |
| Download: ML20237B768 (11) | |
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DEC 111987
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Docket No. 50-341 The Detroit Edison Company ATTN:
B. Ralph Sylvia Group Vice President
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Nuclear Operations 6400 North Dixie Highway t'ewport, MI 48166
Gentlemen:
This refers to the management meeting held at our office in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on November 16, 1987, between myself and others of the Region III staff and Mr. T. Randazzo and Ms. J. Mulvehill of your staff to discuss Emergency Preparedness items.
The enclosed copy of our meeting report identifies areas discussed. We are optimistic that the corrective actions you have taken and propose to take in the near future will resolve the concerns identified in Inspection Report No. 50-341/87039.
We encourage you to continue to assess the adequacy of your emergency preparedness program and take the appropriate corrective action without waiting for the NRC to identify program deficiencies.- Accordingly, Mr. W. Shafer of my staff will meet with you periodically to discuss the status
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this meeting : report.
Sincerely,
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ack A. Hind, Director,
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Division of Radiation Safety-and Safeguards
Enclosure:
Meeting Report
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See Attached Distribution, 8712170133 871211'.
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Docket No. 50-341 Licen$eNo.NPF-43 Licensee: The Detroit Edison Company i
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Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 2 Meeting At: Glen Ellyn, Illinois Meetiiig Conducted:
November 16, 1987
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Meeting Sumary Meeting on November 16, 1987 Areas Discussed:
A special management meeting was conducted to discuss weaknesses observed in the last emergency preparedness exercise, and planned corrective actions for the weaknesses and other items.
Discussions were also held regarding overall program review and initiatives in progress.
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DETAILS
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Persons Attending Detroit Edison Company T. Randazzo, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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J. Mulvehill, Supervisor, Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III J. Hind, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards W. Shafer, Chief, Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch W. Snell, Chief, Emergency Preparedness Sec6 ion J. Foster, Senior Emergency Preparedness Analyst H. Peterson, Resident Inspector, Duane Arnold 2.
Areas Discussed Response to Exercise Weaknesses The primary purpose of the meeting was to review the licensee's response to four Exercise Weaknesses relative to the last annual exercise. The licensee had responded by letter, but more detailed information was desired as to the extent of corrective actions and estimated schedules.
Licensee personnel indicated that they had also desired to discuss the above items and ongoing initiatives they had begun to improve their overall emergency response program.
The licensee discussed their short-term and long-term response to the four Exercise Weaknesses, expanding on the information provided via written response, and providing estimated timeframes for drills to demonstrate their capability to assemble and account for onsite personnel and conduct a medical response drill.
Information discussed is outlined in-Attachment A.
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Open Items and Improvement Items The licensee discussed their present and planned actions relative to Open Items and Improvement Items, also contained in the' annual Emergency Exercise report. The information discussed is outlined in Attachment A.
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Overall Emergency Emergency Preparedness Program
The licensee indicated that several changes were being'made in the J
Emergency Preparedness organization, including the appointment of a Supervisor and the addition of one individual. Other ongoing actions, including overall review of the emergency preparedness program and aspects of that review were discussed as outlined in Attachment B.
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Attachment A, Exercise Weaknesses 2.
Attachment B, RERP Program Review-2-
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EIERCISE WPAKNESSES Item No. 341/87029-01
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Information flow to the TSC from the Control Room was untimely.
For example, the TSC was informed'of the High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) system initiation and subsequent fuel failure approximately one hour after the fact; the TSC was not aware'that one of the Reactor Core Isclation Cooling (RCIC) steam isolation valves indicated an intermediate valve position until approximately two hours af ter the condition existed.
Response to Inspection Report l
There was evidence of inadequate communication among the NSS and shif t pe rsonnel concerning the status of RCIC isolation valves.
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This inadequate communication appears to be a one-time isolated event directly attributable to human error rather than a generic problem with implementation of the Emergency Plan. The issue was discussed with affected personnel after the drill to emphasize the importance of communicating accurate information..
Current Status No further corrective actions required.
Item No. 241/87039-03 The licensee failed to adequately demonstrate Assembly ad Accountability. Assembly and Accountability was declared completed within 30 minutes, but over 70 people were not properly cecounted for. No adequate actions were taken to find those missing before Asse=bly and Accountability activities were terminated.
Response to Inspection Report
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Appropriate actions were not initiated to locate unaccounted pe rsonnel.
The large number of missing personnel was related to a misunderstanding of the "IIEMPT" status in As sembly/Ac count ability drills.
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Assembly / Accountability will be conducted during the FEFMEX '88 sequence.
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Current Status Assembly / Accountability will be conducted during the December
1987 Quart e rly Drill.
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Item No. 341/87029-07 i
The Post-Accident Sampling System (PASS) procedure had incorporated unapproved changes.
The practice in utilizing informally revised procedures without prior formal review an'd approval is unsatisfactory.
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Response to inspection Report o The subject marked-up Chemisty Procedure was revised and approved by the On-Site Review Organization.
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o Deviation Event Report 87-395 was generated. to research and correct root causes for this concern.
o The Vice President, Nuclear Operations has issued a memo to reaffirm that using unapproved procedures is not (n acceptable practice.
J Current Status Root cause determination has not been completed for Deviation Event Report 87-395.
Itee No. 341/87029-09 The licensee failed to adequately demonstrate a Medical Drill.
Inadequate contamination control support was provided by licensee
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personnel to ambulance and medical staf f.
Response to Inspection Report A new procedure pertaining to Radiological injuries will be o
developed, Remedial training for Health Physics and medical response o
personnel will be provided.
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Onsite nurses will be provided training on proper frisking o
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o A medical drill will be konducted during the FERMEX '88
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Current Status l
Radiation Managecent Corporation is currently training onsite HP and medical response staff.
Training will be completed by 12/22/87.
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A draft procedure on Radiological Medical emergenices has been
pre pared.
The procedure will be reviewed and approved by af fected groups before final approval and subsequent
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implementation.
Plant Procedure 69.000.10 is also being reviewed and will be revised, as applicable.
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Control Room Items for Improvement l
l The coccunicator did not notify Canada of the Alert classification until 50 minutes after the Alert had been declared. This untimely-notification was approximately 20 minutes after the Site Area Emergency declaration.
The licensee's plan does not set a time q
limit for initially notifying Canada of an emergency declaration.
o The licensee should consider adding an additional Control Room communica t or.
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i o The licensee should establish a reasonable internal time limit for initially notifying Canadian officials of emergency declarations.
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o This preblem is specific to the use of the Simulator Control Room.
In the, plant Control Room, use of the Emergency
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of f-site agencies.
The incorporation of ERIS in emergency exercises and drills will also reduce the burden on the Communicator for providing plant data directly to the TSC.
o EP-290 is currently being revised to incorporate a specified time limit of 15 minutes for contacting Canadian officials.
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4 Open It em No. 341/87029-04 There was lack of-record retention and insuf ficient procedural guidance on key staff duties.
- Open It em No. 341/87029-05 OSC supervisory personnel were unable to maintain an adequate awareness of the inplant teams' progress on assigned tasks.
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Open Item 341/87029-06
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Recent survey results were not used to help select optimum inplant routes to and from job sites to reduce exposure to inplant teams.
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Current Status The OSC implementing procedures are under review and revision.
i The revised OSC implementing procedures will be approved and
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personnel trained to the revisions prior to March 4, 1988.
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Open Itee No. 341/87029-08 Licensee personnel indicated they could not demonstrate the capabilities of the PASS to obtain gas samples due to a damaged limit switch on the containment air sampling system.
Current Status The limit switch has been repaired on the containment air sampling system.
No further corrective action is required.
Items for Ieerevement i
o The organization and composition of the PASS team should be reviewed for adequacy and efficiency, and modified as nece s sa ry.
o Appropriate personnel dosimetry should be readily available in the inplant Radiological Chemistry Lab.
o The PASS team should be equipped with a radio to provide coccunications capability between the team and the OSC.
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Current Status
' he above items will be considered during the overall upgrade of OSC operations.
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Open It em No. 341/87029-02 l
Security guards did not know how to zero direct reading dosimeters or how to properly frisk themselves.
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Security Officers are being trained on proper completion of the i
above two concerns by Health Physics personnel.
Training is scheduled to be completed en 11/25/87, q
i A purchase requisition,has been prepared for a portal monitor j
for the entrance of the TSC.
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Open Item No. 341/87029-10
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Emergency Of ficer in the EOF. the initial notification form used i
to notify State and local authorities of the General Emergency was incomple t e.
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Current Status The Emergency Officer's improper actions were discussed with him immediately after the August exercise. EP-290 is currently l
being reviewed and revised.
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revision will emphasize the importance of completing the l
Michigan Notification Form accurately and completely.
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RERP PROGRAN REVIEW I
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INPO CORPORATE REVIEW o
INVOLVEMENT li1TH INDUSTRY GROUPS NESP Task Force on Evacuation Experience in the US NUMARC Emergency Planning Subcommittee INPO Energency Planning Seminars RUG III Member Periodic evaluation of other utility exercises and drills o
TRAININ3 Comprehensive review of existing programs
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Kodified task analysis j
Requalification training Staf f tr aining o
PROCEDUIi25 DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADE Format improvements Hu=an factors
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Involveme nt of additional Nuclear Organization groups Format improvements for field monitoring data Controlle r t raining
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o COMMUNICATION WITE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
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ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS Action tracking system Facility and equipment surveillance j
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