IR 05000348/1981024
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/17/1981 |
| From: | Cunningham A, Montgomery D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20033D163 | List: |
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| 50-348-81-24, 50-364-81-27, NUDOCS 8112070323 | |
| Download: ML20033D165 (6) | |
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Report Nos. 50-348/81-24 and 50-364/81-27
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Licensee: Alabama Power Company
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P. O. Box 2641 Birmingham, AL 35291
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Facility Name:
J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant
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Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364
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Inspection a't Farley site near Ashford, Alabama Inspector:
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//-/7-bl D. M. Montgomevy, S6dtion Chief, EPPS Branch Date Signed SUMMARY Inspection on October 27-30, 1981 Areas Inspected
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This routine, unannounced inspection involved 32 inspector-hours on site in the areas of radiological environmental monitoring including management controls; quality control of analytical measurements; inspection of radiologi, cal environmental monitoring stations; review of radiological environmental monitoring reports; status review of the radiological environmental monitoring program.
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Of the five areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- W. G. Hairston, III, Plant Manager
- J. D. Woodard, Assistant Plant Manager
- W. G. Gripentog, Environmental Supervisor
' *W. C. Carr, Chemistry and Health Physics Supervisor
- C. D. Nesbitt, Technical Superintendent
- D. N. Morey, Operations Superintendent
- C. G. Walenga, Engineer R. Bayne,- Plant Chemist W. M. Jackson, Staff Health Physicist Other licensee employees contacted included health physics technicians.
NRC Resident Inspector T. A. Peebles
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- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The' inspection scope and findings were summarized on October 30, 1981 with
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection. Findings
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No previous inspection findings were outstanding.
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Unresolved Items
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Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Management Controls
a. " Management and administrative controls defined in Sections.5.0 and 6.0-J
' of Units 1 and 2. Technical Specifications 'respectively, were reviewed e
by the inspector with respect to the following items: (1) organization
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and management responsibility' for implementation of the radiological environmental monitoring program; (2) environmental monitoring program r'
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analytical quality control. These. items are discussed below.
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The inspector conducted a comprehensive review, including discussions l
with cognizant licensee representatives,- of current corporate i
organization to determine the adequacy of specific management l
responsibility for assuring implementation of the radiological
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environmental program. Environmental Technical Specification (ETS) 5.1 (Unit 1), and Technical Specification (TS) 6.1 (Unit 2) assign to the sPlant Manager the responsibility for assuring that the radiological
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3.2 and TS 3/4.12.
Immediate responsibility for implementation of i
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'-environmental monitoring, including maintenance and operation of sampling stations, and submittal of samples to contractor laboratories
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for analysis, is assigned to the Chemistry and Health Physics l
Supervisor and his staff. Inspection disclosed that program management h
was consistent with the requirements defined in the specifications
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cited above. There were no questions regarding this item.
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Technical Specification 6.5.2.8.k (Unit 2) provides for audits, of the -
radiological effluent and environmental monitoring programs, and the.
results thereof-at least once per twelve months.
Licensee audit
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reports regarding the radiological environmental monitoring program (Units 1 and 2)-for 1980 and 1981 were reviewed. -The review, including discussions with cognizant Llicensee representatives, disclosed that established procedures provided a system of reporting audit results to management and supervision, and a system for followup to determine completion of required corrective action. Audits conducted during the above cited period included contractor laboratories which routinely conduct required radiochemical analyses of environmental samples, Contractor laborato.ies include Eberline Midwest Facility and the University of Georgia Center for Applied Isotopic Studies.
Inspection disclosed that required audit followup and completion of corrective actions for identified audit findings were implemented (Audit Report Nos. 80/4, 81/6, CAIS Log 80-20555). There were no questions ~ regarding
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Environmental Technical Specification 5.5.1 and TS-6.8.1 require
. preparation. of and adherence to detailed written procedures for all s
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_ activities involved in ~ implementing the radiological environmental monitoring program defined in ETS-3.2 and TS-3/4.12 for Units 1 and 2,
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re'spectively.
The subject specificationsifurther require that such
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procedures app _ly-to sampling, data recording and storage, measurements
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exceeded.
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procedures _and resp'ective revisions developed to assure implementation of the ~ radiological environmental-monitoring pregram.
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The procedures
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FNP-0-ENV-2 (R6,8/14/80) Sampling of Milk From Dairy Cows or Goats For Radioactivity Analysis FNP-0-ENV-3 (R3,9/16/76) Air Sampling for Radioactive Particulates and Radiofodine Analysis l
FNP-0-ENV-4 (RS, 7/15/80) Measurement of Direct Gamma Radiation l
FNP-0-ENV-5 (R6, 11/1/80) Sampling of Water In the Chattahoochee River for Radioactivity Analysis FNP-0-ENV-6 (R3, 9/16/76) Sampling of Forage For Radioactivity Analysis FNP-0-ENV-7 (R4, 7/22/81) Sampling of Ground Water For Radioactivity
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FNP-0-ENV-8 (R2,9/18/76) Sampling of Vegetables and Fruit Grown In The Vicinity of FNP for Radioactivity Analysis FNP-0-ENV-9 (R1,9/16/76) Collection of Fish, Clams, and Vegetation
From The Chattahoochee River for Radioactivity Analysis FNP-0-ENV-11 (R1, 9/15/76) Sus veillance of Environmental Sampling Stations FNP-0-ENV-12 (R2, 6/1/79) Environmental Review and Data Handling FNP-0-ENV-15 (R1,9/15/76) In Situ Soil Monitoring FNP-0-ENV-16 (R1,8/10/80) Sediment Collection FNP-0-ENV-17 Meteorological Tower Support Activity FNP-0-ENV-18 (R0, 10/27/80) Chemistry and Health Physics Land Use Survey
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FNP-0-ENV-011.. (RO,.5/1/71) Offsite Dose. Calculation Manual i
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(R2,8/23/76) Assignment of Classification Code Numbers.
TO Environmental Radioactivity Samples
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L Inspection disclosed that all procedures reviewed were consistent with requirements of 'the referenced specifications for Units 1Eand 2.
Inspection also disclosed. however that. the license'e did not have available updated copies of contractor laboratories analytical and -
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quality assurance / quality control procedures. A licensee representa-tive stated that such procedures would be made available to the NRC including contractor QA/QC Program addressing EPA and State, crosscheck and independent measurements.
This item will be reviewed during a subsequent inspection (50-348/81-24-01, 50-364/81-27-01).
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Quality Control of Analytical Measurements Section 5.5.1 of Unit 1 Environmental Technical Specifications refers to requirements for quality control provisions. The radiological environmental monitoring samples collected by the licensee have been analyzed under contracts with Eberline Instrument Corporation and the University of Georgia Center for Applied Isotopic Studies.
The contractors routinely furnish information to the licensee on quality control of analytical measurements which includes intralaboratory and interlaboratory cross-checks.
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licensee's quality assurance program includes annual audits of the l
contractor laboratories as discussed in paragraph Sc, above.
Inspection also included a detailed review of analyses of the following parameters:
air particulates, surface and ground waters, river sediment, soil, direct radiation, vegetation, forage and milk.
Inspection disclosed that the analytical quality control program appeared consistent with specification provisions. Annual summary data compiled by the State of Georgia on split and duplicate environmental samples compared favorably with equivalent data reported by licensee contractor laboratories in the Annual Environmental Report for the period ending December 31, 1980.
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Implementation of Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
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Environmental Technical Specification 3.2 and Technical Specification 3/4.12 of Units 1 and 2 respectively, define the requirements for the radiological environmental monitoring program.
Inspection included
review and discussion of the following items with cognizant licensee representatives: (1) Annual Environmental Report for the period ending December 31, 1980; (2) environmental sampling field data records for the period January 1, 1981 through October 29, 1981; (3) records /
invoices of licensee shipments of environmental samples to contractor laboratories for radiochemical analyses during the period January 1, 1981 through October 29, 1981.
Inspection disclosed that the above elements of the subject program were consistent with Technical Specification requirements.
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The inspector also accompanied a licensee representative on a tour and inspection of environmental monitoring stations including the following: (1) all air particulate /radioiodine monitoring stations and respective TLD's including those posted by the licensee, State of Georgia, and the NRC; (2) milk sampling station; (3) surface water
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sampling stations; (4) forage (grass).
Inspection disclosed that all air particulate monitoring equipment was operational and periodically calibrated as required. Inspection further disclosed that all program parameters were monitored as scheduled.
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The inspector reviewed the licensee's response to IE Bulletin 81-03 (Flow Blockage of Cooling Water to Safety System Components by Corbicula Sp.
(Asiatic Clam) and Mytilus Sp. (Mussel)). The latter organism is indigenous to brackish waters and thus is not found in plant site water sources.
Corbicula, however, is found both in the Chattahoochee River and the plant service water pond.
The licensee routinely chlorinates service water which supplies cooling water to the safety related systems of Units I and 2.
Chlorination was initiated with operation of Unit I to minimize biofouling.
The planned corrective and preventive action for Farley Units 1 and 2 is to continue the routine chlorination program at the service water intake structure.
This program, to date, has apparently been effective in preventing intrusion of clams _(Corbicula) into the service water system in quantities sufficient to result in fouling of the safety-related and fire protection components.
Therre were no further questions regarding this item which was formally closed out at the exit interview,
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