IR 05000344/1987003

Mgt Conference Insp Rept 50-344/87-03 on 870123.Major Areas Discussed:Deficiencies Identified During Insp of Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise Conducted on 861119

ML20210S635
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	02/03/1987
From:	Brown G, Fish R, Prendergast K, Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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ML20210S587	List: IR 05000344/1986041 IR 05000344/1987003
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Licensee: Portland General Electric-Company -

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Inspection'at: Rainier, Oregon.'

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Approved by: W //f/A 1. A. Scarano, Director, Division Date Signe of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Summary:

A Management Conference was held-on January 23, 1987 to discuss deficiencie identified durina the inspection of the annual emergency preparedness' exercise- '

conducted on November. 19,'1986. The licensee presented actions already'taken and planned as the result of the exercis ,

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DETAILS - Management Conference Participants NRC Participants B. Faulkenberry, Deputy Regional Administrator R. Scarano, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards F. Wenslawski, Chief, Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch M. Mendonca, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1 R. Fish, Chief, Emergency Preparedness Section G. Brown, Emergency Preparedness Analyst K. Prendergast, Emergency Preparedness Analyst R. Barr,-Senior Resident Inspector PGE Participants

' Lindblad, President A. Olmstead, General Manager, Trojan P. Yundt, General Manager, Technical Functions T. Walt, Manager, Radiological Safety A. Roller, Manager, Nuclear Plant Engineering D. Keuter, Manager, Technical Service Management Conference On January 23, 1987 a Management Conference was held at the NRC Region V office in Walnut Creek, California, with the individuals listed in paragraph 1 in attendance. The conference was related to the licensee's performance in the recent emergency preparedness exercise conducted.on November 19, 1986. The results of this inspection have been documented in report No. 50-344/86-4 Following brief opening remarks by the Deputy Regional Administrator, M Scarano discussed the NRC's concern regarding the poor performance by some of the licensee's staff during the exercise and by management's apparent lack of involvement in the emergency preparedness program at the working level. Mr. Scarano specifically noted the lack of a serious attitude displayed by some members of the licensee's emergency respons organization during the exercise. The licensee agreed that the performance during the exercise was unsatisfactor Following Mr. Scarano's remarks, Mr. Walt presented PGE's. Radiological Emergency Response Program (RERP) Improvement Action Planfor addressing the NRC's concerns. The plan consisted of seven major components outlined as follows: Improvement Evaluation. The licensee formed an independent committee composed of an experienced shift supervisor, a mechanical maintenance supervisor, an instrument control

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consultant,'.the Administrative! ervices S Manag'er, a Training Department representative, an En'gineering Department- ,

, representative, and an Emergency. Preparedness: representativ The purpose of the committee was to perform an, independent evaluation to determine root-causes and' recommend corrective actions for deficiencies;noted during the 1986 Annual Exercis '

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The Committee. started its-~ independent evaluation on November-24,-1986. 1The committee's. report made 28' recommendations for correcting problem ' Staffin The licensee reviewed the RERP staffing to ensure

..that resources are adequate in the areas of-planning and-training. Actions taken as a result of this ' evaluation include: Additional' staffing provided in the area of emergency preparedness planning,. including:

1) One full-time PGE engin'eer'

2) One long-term contract engineer 3) One short-term contract engineer-4)' Assignment of a senior engineer.to _ serve as lead engineer for Emergency: Preparedness .Use of contract personnel to provide additional < resources in the Trojan Training Department in 1987,~and at the_en of 1987 evaluate adequacy of this support for future

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trainin . Training. The licensee has initiated the following actions to improve the training of emergency response _. personnel: Assign responsibility.for' emergency, response training of-personnel assigned to the'onsite. emergency response-centers to the Trojan ~ Training Department. Previously, .

L some training was done by other-departments. Additionally the Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department (NSRD) has been assigned the responsibility to train Company Support Center and-non-Trojan personnel.

• Perform a detailed analysis of training requirements'for all PGE emergency response positions'and revise training lesson plans in accordance with the results of this~

analysi * Conduct additional training as follows: '

1) Include classification of accidents as a part of Shift Supervisor's annual license retrainin Additionally, issue a memorandum to all Shift Supervisors emphasizing their responsibility to maintain overall control of" emergency response until e they are relieved as Emergency Coordinator by-the-Duty P1 ant. Manager.

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.2) Perform-aLwalk-through drill'to retrain all applicable personnel in performing initial, dos assessments in the EOF.~'~ ,

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Jthat the trainee-actually demonstrate' proficiency i utilizing the' equipmen , . Drills. The licensee is undertaking to improveLindividual performance by increasing the frequency of drills as follows: ~ Conduct two additional drills annually for each emergency response center. This'is in addition to the annual exercis In addition to these two drills, conduct a special drill =

for the Operational Support Center to demonstrate the effects of the licensee's-corrective actions ~ in this are . Facility Planning Management. The licensee is undertaking'to improve the effectiveness of the emergency response centers by the following actions: ' Designate a responsible manager or supervisor for each center who wili ensure that the center is fully functional, applicable procedures are adequate, and that corrective actions from previous drills and exercises are effectiv Clarify Emergency Coordinator duties and responsibilities in the Technical Support Center (TSC). Evaluate the feasibility of eliminating dose assessment functions in the TSC and provide this capability from the Emergency Operations Facility (E0F) for the TS Review and revise applicable emergency procedures to incorporate input from the. emergency exercise evaluation . Quality Assurance. The licensee is undertaking.to, improve the-quality of the emergency preparedness program by. separating the annual quality assurance audit from the annual exercise. .The licensee further proposes to include on the audit team an auditor who is knowledgeable in the area of emergency-preparedness. Consideration is being given to_ exchanging emergency preparedness staffs with other utilities for the audits. In addition, the Quality Assurance Department will perform routine surveillances of performance during exercises and selected drill ~

7. 2 Exercise The licensee'is.. undertaking to-improveht he attitude 'l of the staff toward emergency preparedness by adopting the J policy of having senior management discuss with plant. personnel

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before each exercise the:importance of' emergency < preparedness'

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The licensee ma'de the_ following commitmentsLduring the meeting: ,.

.o Perform a detailed analysis of training requirements for'all emergency response organization position This analysis is_to be completed by April 30, 1987. This item will be tracked as Open Ite No. 87-03-0 >

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Revise applicable lesson plans to incorporate ~results.of the abovei , analysis. These. revisions will be' completed by August 1, 1987. _

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This item will be tracked as Open Item No. 87-03-0 '

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.o I'nclude classi.fication of accidents as part of the' Shift'

Supervisor's annul license retraining. . This will'be completed by January 30,- 19.87 This will be tracked as Open. Item No.'87-03-0 o Issue a memorandum to all Shift Supervisors emphasizing their

. Trespo'sibility n to maintain overall control of emergency-response until .they are relieved as Emergency Coordinator by the Duty Plant-Manage This memorandum islto be issued by February 15, 198 This item-will be tracked as Open_ Item No. 87-03-0 o Perform walk-through drills to retrain ~ applicable personnel in performing initial dose assessments in the_ EOF. This will be

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, completed by: February 28, 198 .This item will be tracked as'0 pen Item No. 87-03-0 o Include in the annual SCBA trainin~g the additional requirement that the trainee actually demonstrate proficiency in utilizing the equipment. This will be completed by March 30,<1987. Additionally, consideration will be given to scheduling some_ actual-inplant work to be done in SCBA gear to verify that the workers-can perform .

adequately while wearing this equipment. This item will be tracked as Open Item No. 87-03-0 .

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o Conduct two ' additional drills annually for emergency response

= centers, in addition to the' annual exercise. One drill will be for-each individual center and the second will involve'an integrated drill with the other centers. The first round of drills will be completed by April 1,-1987., This item will be tracked.as Open Item

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o Clarify Emergency Coordinator duties <and responsibilitiesjin the TS This will be completed and. appropriate procedures revised by July 1, 1987. This item will be, tracked as'0 pen Item No. 87-03-09.

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o Evaluate the feasibility of eliminating dosie assessment * functions in the TSC and providing this capability from the EOF. -This~will be- .

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-The licensee states"that the following actions have already been,

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o fIncrease the Emergency Preparedness P_lanning staff.as indicated in' .

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- Reassign training responsibility so that the Trojan Training:

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-Department 1has sole responsibility for; Trojan's.onsite emergencyz

. response training. .(Completed) Assign NSRD the responsibility for training Company Support Center and non-Trojan personnel. (Completed)

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o Assign an individual who is-knowledgeable in the area of' emergenc preparednes'sito the Quality Assurance Audit Tea ~

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