IR 05000458/1987001

Insp Rept 50-458/87-01 on 870112-16.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Radiological Environ Monitoring Program,Including Organization & Mgt Controls, Qualifications & Training & QA Program

ML20211A640
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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	02/04/1987
From:	Murray B, Wise R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20211A590	List: IR 05000458/1987001 ML20211A584
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50-458-87-01, 50-458-87-1, NUDOCS 8702190206
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report: 50-458/87-01 License: NPF-47 Docket: 50-458 Licensee: Gulf States Utilities (GSU)

P. O. Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Facility Name: RiverBendStation(RBS)

Inspection At: St. Francisville, Louisiana Inspection Conducted: January 12-16, 1987 Inspector: e e '

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2/ Y U Russell Wise, Radiation Specialist, Facilities Date Radiological Protection Section

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Protection Sectio Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted January 12-16, 1987 (NRC Report No. 50-458/87-01 Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP) including: organization and management controls; qualifications and training; radiological environmental monitoring program; meteorological monitoring program; facilities, equipment and supplies; measurements; quality assurance (QA) quality program; control ofactivities; contractor radiological andanalytical reportable occurrence Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie hkA G

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• J. C. ' Deddens,' Senior Vice President, River Bend Nuclear Group (RBNG)

• T. F. Plunkett, Plant Manage *J. V. Conner, Supervisor - Environmental Services

• W. H.: 0 dell,- Manager - Administration

• M. F. Sankovich, Manager - Engineering

• J. E. Booker, Manager - River Bend Oversight

• D. R. Gipson, Director - Quality Services

• E. R. Grant, Director - Licensing

• T. C. Crouse, Manager - Quality Assurance

• D. R. Derbonne, Supervisor - General Maintenance

• E.- R. Oswood, Senior. Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

• K. E. Suhrke, Manager - Project Management

• W.- F.~ Eisele, Radiological Health Supervisor

• R. R. Smith, Licensing Engineer

• G. R. Kimmell,- Supervisor - Operations QA

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• J. Normans, Supervisor - Administrative Services

• J. W. Cook, Lead Environmental Analyst _ _

• M.~ A. Harrington, Senior Environmental Analyst

• B. E. Boyer, Environmental Analyst-

• J. W. Leavines, Director - Field Engineering R. J. King, Supervisor - Nuclear Licensing .

J. H. Mcquirter,_ Licensing Engineer C. L. Fantacci, Radiological Engineering Supervisor R. E. Horn, Nuclear-Training Coordinator - Technical D. C. Stephenson, Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Technician C. D.- Jacobs, Radiation Protection Technician Others

• D. D. Chamberlain, NRC' Senior Resident Inspector

• B. Jones, NRC Resident Inspector

• R. Bennett, NRC Project Engineer

• R. B. Vickrey, NRC Project Inspector

• L. J. Johnson, Cajun Electric Power Company-

• K. H. Oh, Observer, Korea-Advanced Energy Research Institute

• Denotes those present during the exit briefing on January-16, 198 Additional RBS employees were also interviewed by the NRC inspector during the inspectio ___ _ - _ . _ _

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-3-2. Inspector Observation The following observation was discussed with the licensee during the exit briefing on January 16, 1987. This observation is neither a violation nor an unresolved item. -This item was recommended for licensee consideration for program improvements, but it has no specific regulatory requiremen Computer Support - The Environmental Services Group (ESG) computer has experienced long out-of-service periods. See paragraph 7 for detail . Environmental Services Organization and Management Controls The licensee's onsite environmental services organization, management controls, and assignment of Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) responsibilities were reviewed.to verify agreement with commitments in Chapter 13.1 of the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) and the requirements in Section 6.2 of the Technical Specifications (TS). Organization The responsibility for management of the REMP has been transferred from the Vice-President - Safety and Environment at the corporate level to the Manager - Administration at RBS. This transfer of responsibility for management of the REMP is not reflected in TS Figure 6.2.1-1. However, the licensee stated that an amendment will be submitted in the near future to reflect these change The remaining organizational structure of the ESG was as reported in NRC Inspection Report 50-458/85-6 Management Controls The ESG procedures and position descriptions for the assignment of responsibilities for the management and implementation of the REMP were reviewed. The administrative responsibilities were as defined in the FSAR and TS.

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4. Qualifications and Training The qualifications and training of the ESG staff were reviewed to l determine agreement with Chapter 13 of the FSAR, and Sections 6.3 and of the T The resumes and training records for the ESG staff were reviewed and discussed with the ESG Supervisor. The ESG staff met the experience and

! qualifications as defined in the FSAR and T The training records for the ESG staff were reviewed. The NRC inspector

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-4-Report 50-458/85-65 regarding the completion of the certificates of qualification for the ESG staff had been complete No' violations or deviations were identifie . Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program The licensee's REMP was' reviewed to determine agreement with the-requirements in Sections 3/4.12 and 6.9.1.7 of the T :The annual. radiological environmental monitoring report for 1985 and '

selected data from 1986 sampling and analyses were reviewed. The following types of selected environmental sampling stations associated with the REMP were-inspected: airborne, precipitation, direct radiation, vegetation, surface water and the discharge line automatic sampling location. The required equipment at the selected sampling stations was in place, calibrated and operational at the time of the inspectio The annual land use censuses for'1985 and 1986 were reviewed.- The 1986 land use census stated that the milk sampling station was' no longer available effective July 1, 1986. No additional milk sampling stations

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in addition to the milk sampling at the control location at Angol The licensee's Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (0DCM), defined as RSP-008, Revision 0, effective July 11, 1986, was reviewe Calibration and maintenance records for the REMP air samplers were reviewed. Calibration and maintenance for these samplers is conducted semiannually by the radiological protection group in accordance with l approved procedures.

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The RBS environmental thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) program was reviewed. RBS currently utilizes a contract laboratory to provide environmental TLDs and had planned to implement an in-house program with an overlap period with the contract laboratory. This program was

initially scheduled to be implemented in 1986 but due to equipment-i malfunctions and the testing to meet the recommendations of ANSI N545-1975, implementation was delayed. This program'is expected to be

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! The ESG collects all REMP samples and performs all required analyses in the environmental services laboratory.

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No violations or deviations were identifie . Meteorological Monitoring Program (MMP)

! The licensee's MP was reviewed to determine agreement with the requirements in Sections 3/4.11 and 3/4.12 of the TS, and the

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-5-recommendations of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.23 and American National Standards Institute (ANSI /ANS) Standard 2.5-198 The meteorological tower, data monitoring and recording equipment, instrumentation calibration procedures and calibration records were reviewed. The meteorological tower instrumentation was being calibrated semiannually and daily surveillance checks performed. Meteorological parameters are recorded utilizing digital data recording instrumentation as recommended in RG 1.2 The reliability study performed on the'RBS meteorological monitoring system for 1986 indicated a 96.5 percent data recover No violations or deviations were identifie . Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies The ESG laboratory facilities, including the sample preparation areas, radiochemistry counting room, and sample receiving and storage areas were inspected. 'The laboratory areas inspected were equipped with the necessary chemicals, labware, and analytical instrumentation to perform the required analyses to support RBS operatio The gamma spectroscopy system in the ESG laboratory was inoperable at times during the inspection. This gamma spectroscopy system and the spectroscopy system used in the chemistry department are networked to the host computer located in the services building. It was determined during the inspection that it was not uncommon for the ESG to experience down times on this system from several hours to days depending on the availability of the computer applications group to assist ESG in solving problem No violations or deviations were identifie . Quality Control of Radiological Analytical Measurements The ESG program for calibration and quality control of radiological analytical measurements was reviewed to determine agreement with the requirements in Section 3/4.12.3 and 6.8 of the TS, and the recommendations of RG 4.1 The ESG quality control procedures, counting instrument's calibration data and performance check data, and other documentation of instrument performance were reviewed. The quality control procedures appeared to be adequate and the records associated with quality control of the counting instruments were found to documented in accordance with procedure The ESG laboratory's performance in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crosscheck program during 1985 and 1986 was reviewe The licensee's analytical results were normally within the acceptance criteria established by the EPA. The licensee's performance for gross beta analysis on air sampling crosscheck samples has been unacceptable on some

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-6-samples in 1986. These discrepancies were determined to be related to the beta efficiency on the laboratory analyzer. The licensee has consulted with the vendor, and efforts are continuing to resolve the proble No violations or deviations were identifie . QA Program The QA activities associated with the REMP were reviewed to determine agreement with commitments in Chapter 13.4 of the FSAR and requirements in Section 6.5.3.8 of the TS. The REMP audit, 86-07-I-EMON/86-07-I-REMP, conducted by the GSU QA staff during the period July 15-22, 1986, was reviewed. Audit procedures, audit checklists, audit findings and ESG responses to the audit were reviewed. Audit findings were reviewed by management and responses and corrective actions to the audit findings were properly addressed and documented in accordance with QA procedure The audit team performing the REMP audit of the ESG included a lead auditor qualified to the requirements of ANSI /ASME N45.2.23-1978 and a qualified technical specialist knowledgeable in radiological environmental analytical activitie No violations or deviations were identifie . Contractor Activities The licensee's procedures for monitoring contractor activities were reviewe No violations or deviations were identifie . Reportable Occurrences The 1985 Annual Radiological Environmental Monitoring Report was reviewed to determine agreement with reporting requirements of Section 6.9 of the T No reportable events were identified from documents reviewed and discussions with the ESG Superviso No violations or deviations were identifie . Exit Briefing The licensee's representatives denoted in paragraph 1 and the NRC senior resident inspector met with the NRC inspector at the conclusion of the inspection on January 16, 1987. The scope and inspection findings were discussed.

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