IR 05000458/1987025
| ML20236A176 | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 10/14/1987 |
| From: | Baer R, Murray B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| 50-458-87-25, NUDOCS 8710220103 | |
| Download: ML20236A176 (5) | |
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APPENDIX
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORYiCOMMISSION N
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NRC. Inspection' Report:
50 458/87-25-License:
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Docket: : 50-458-
.Licenseet Gulf-States Utilities (GSU)
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River Bend Station (RBS)..
l Inspecti'n:At:'.RBS Site, St.Francisville, Louisiana o
Inspection' Conducted:. September 28 through October 2, 1987 1^..
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lW 5h Yf$l BT Murray, Ch'ief, F4tilities Radiological Dhte '
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. Inspection Conducted September 28 through October 2, 1987 (Report 50-458/87-25)
- 1 Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's radiation protection program.during the first refueling outage.
Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were l
identified.
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'P,odker;' Manager,RiverBendOversight l
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^T. F. Plun'9tt, Plant Manager W. T. Bullard,' Senior Health Physicist, Radiation Operations j
- E. M. Carg>N, Dl;eector, Radiological Programs G. R. Collet.t, Radiation Protection (PP) Specialist
- J, W. Cook, lead Environmental Analyst i
> T. C, Crd hep, Quality Assurance (QA) Manager l
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J. D. Davk, 0gsratioral QA l
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.R. G..Eas. lick, Ra1 waste Supervisor
'C. L. Fmtacci,, Radiological Engineering Supervisor l
C. E. Fisher, Corp?:iance T. Fredlen, Operations D. R. Gipson, Diresto-r, Quality Services
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- R. E. Horn, Nucien Traiding Coordinator, Technical
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J. F. Hurst,' Nuc7nk Triinirg Representative, General Employee Tra W,os,(GET) \\
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- G.'R. Kimme,il, Supe,rvisor, Operational QA r
- R.j J. Ging, Supervnor,' Nuclear Licensing T. Laiche, RP Speciali!.t, l
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P. A. Le fort, RP Foreman
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I. M. Malick, Supervison( Quality Engineering i
^J.H.McQuirter, Licensing.Englneer l
J. L. Myers, RP Foreman,.
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hi. D. Ripa, Nuclear Traininc, Representative l
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'W. M. Searcy, QA Engineer
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- J. E. Spivey, QA Engineer
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- R. B. Staffo.-d, Director, Operational QA
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- R. J. Vachon, Sen'9r Compliance Analyst G. D, Vryjitine, Nucleac Training Representative, GET
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The NRC inspector also interviewed 'severalother licensee and contractor'
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- Denotes those individuals present during the exit interview on October 2,1 1987.
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Open Items-l An open item is a matter that requires further review andl evaluation by the NRC inspector.
Open items are used to document, track, and' ensure adequate followupfon matters of concern to the NRC inspector.
The following_open.
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c (0 pen) Open-Item (458/8725-01): ~ Radiation Protection Staff Training.- This,
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item involves.the lack of a comprehensive training program.for the radiation protection staff.
See paragraph 5 for additional details.
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' Inspector Observations The following are observations the NRC inspector discussed with the I
licensee during the exit interview on October 2,_1987.
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are:not violations, deviations, unresolved items, or open items.
These-l observations were-identified for' licensee consideration for program.
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The' licensee stated that the observations would be reviewed.
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RP Technician Qualification Cards - The qualification cards issued to
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. track on-the-job training / qualifications for RP technicians were-not j
available in the. individuals training file or updated quarterly.
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l ALARA Staff Systems Training - The ALARA staff had not received
special systems training other than the information'provided in the d
general systems training.
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~ Hot Particle Training - The radiation worker training program did not
include the potential and identification of hot particles or the J
information in NRC Inspection and Enfo'rcement Information Notice 86-23.
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Program Areas Inspected H
The following program areas were-inspected.
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inspection procedures'are ideatified in NRC Manual Chapter 2500.
Unless otherwise noted, the inspection was completed and revealed no violations, deviations, unresolved items, or open items.
Notations after a specific inspection item'are used to identify the following:
I = item not inspected or only partially inspected; V = violation; D = deviation; U = unresolv.ed item; and 0 = open item.
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Proce~ dure
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-Organization and' Management Controls'(Radiation Protection)
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02.01;- Organization, Responsibilities,.:and A'uthorities
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'02.04 Audits and Appraisals 02.05.- Communication to Employees-02.06 - Documentation and' Implementation.-
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83722-Organization and Management Controls (Radiation Protection)s 02.01'- Organization 02.02J-Staffing-
'02.03 - Radiation-Protection Manager-02.04 - Identification and Correction of Program.
Weaknesses 02.05 - Audits and Appraisal 83523
. Training and Qualifications-(Radiation Protection)-
02.01 - Training'and Qualification Program 02.02 - Education and. Experience 02.03 - Adequacy and Quality of Training 83723 Training and Qualifications (Radiation Protectio'n)
02.01 - Adequacy of Training 02.02 - Employee Knowledge 02.03.- Transportation /Radwaste Training 02.04'--Qualification Requirements
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02.05 - New Employees 02.06 - INP0 Accreditation 02.07 - Audits and Appraisals 02.08 - Training not Covered by INP0 83528 ALARA 02.01 - Management Policy 02.02 - Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities 02.03 - Procedures and Standards
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02.04 - Indoctrination and Instruction 02.05 - Reviews of Design and Equipment Selection 83728 ALARA i
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02.02 - Program Changes 02.03 - Worker Awareness and Involvement 02.04 - Goals and Objectives
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02.03 - Planning and Preparation i
02.04 - Training and Qualification'of New Workers
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02.05 - External Exposure Control 02.06 - Internal Exposure Control 02.07 - Control of Radioactive Materials and
. Contamination, Surveys, and Monitoring 02.08 - ALARA
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Radiation Protection Staff Training The NRC inspector reviewed the training program for RP staff personnel.
The licensee was in the process of revising Station Support Manual Procedure TPP-7-016, " Radiation Protection Personnel Training" to address the RP training program specialized training courses.
The licensee had completed approximately 43 of the 83 course outlines.
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identified and completed the objectives for these remaining lesson plans.
j The NRC inspector discussed with' licensee representatives the status of the i
RP personnel training program.
The licensee stated that Procedure TPP-7-016 would be' effective after the present refueling outage is complete.
The training course is scheduled for review by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) before March 1988.
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implementation of a RP staff training program is considered an Open Item (458/8725-01).
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Exit Interview j
The NRC inspector met with the personnel identified in paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on October 2, 1987.
The NRC inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
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