IR 05000498/1987034

Insp Repts 50-498/87-34 & 50-499/87-34 on 870602-05.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Implementation of Corrective Actions for Emergency Preparedness Appraisal Deficiencies

ML20215M187
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	06/17/1987
From:	Baird J, Fisher W, Terc N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20215M163	List: IR 05000498/1987034 ML20215M160
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50-498-87-34, 50-499-87-34, NUDOCS 8706260304
Download: ML20215M187 (5)

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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION  ;

REGION IV 1 F j NRC Inspection Report: 50-498/87-34 Licenses: CPPR-128 j 50-499/87-34 CPPR-129

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Dockets: 50-498 I 50-499  ;

i Licensee: Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P)

P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

i Facility Name: South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2 '

Inspection At: Bay City and STP, Matagorda County, Texas Inspection Conducted: June 1-5, 1987 -

Inspectors: foA .b I B. Baird, Technical Assistant 7 0 ~ # "~87 Date

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Inspection Conducted June 2-5, 1987 (Report 50-498/87-34; 50-499/87-34)

Areas Inspected: Routine, announced inspection of the licensee's implementation of corrective actions for emergency preparedness appraisal deficiencie Results: Within.the areas inspected, no violations'or deviations were l identified. Eight deficiencies were verified as having appropriate corrective i actions completed by the licensee, i

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2-DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee

• J. Brady, Manager, Emergency Preparedness Division

• E. Brown, Licensing

• R. Frazar, Manager, Emergency Preparedness R. Gangluff, Chemical Analysis Supervisor J.~ Geiger, General Manager, Nuclear Assurance L. Guthrie, Manager, Safeteam Program G. Jarvela, Health & Safety Services Manager

, W. Kinsey, Plant Manager M. McBurnett, Manager, Support Licensing W. Moye, Supervisor, Fire Protection, Safety, and Insurance L. Ryley, Manager, Physical Protection Services T. Underwood, Chemical Operations and Analysis Manager Others

• Carpenter, Senior Resident Inspector, NRC J. Drymiller, Emergency Preparedness Consultant, Impe11 Corporation ;

C. Johnson, Senior Resident Inspector, NRC ]

E. Minga, Senior Engineer, Impell Corporation i E. Webster, Project Director, Impell Corporation j

• Denotes attendance at exit intervie I The NRC inspectors also held discussions with other station and contractor l personnel in the area of emergency preparednes . Follow-up on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-001; 499/8635-001): Staff and support positionss in the emergency response organizatior.had not been identifie The NRC inspector reviewed Section C and Table C-3, Revision 4, dated '

June 1, 1987, of the STP Emergency Plan (the Plan), and examined selected portions of procedures OEPP01-ZA-0018, " Emergency Operations Center Activation, Operation, and Deactivation," Draft Revision 1; OEPP02-ZA-0023, " Emergency Response Organization Roster," Revision 0; i OEPP01d A'-0032, " Site Access Facility Activation, Operation, and DeactivMiinn," Revision 0; OEPP01-ZA-0014, " Technical-Support Center Activition, Operation and Deactivation," Revision 1; and OEPP01-ZA-0016,

" Operations Support Center Activation, Operation, and Deactivation Procedurey Revision 1. The NRC inspectors noted that key staff and

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support positions in the emergency response organization had been identifier provided. { .and the duties and responsibilities assigned to these positions '

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(Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-011; 499/8635 011): The' Operations" Support -

C a ter (OSC) emergency equipment locker was notisupplied. The NRC

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inspector determined that an inventory listed specific supplies on the

" Operations Support Center Inveptory" form in Revision 2 of Procedure OEPP02-ZA-0002, " Emergency Equipment," dated May 4, 198 .

The NRC inspectors verified that the equipment on'the inventory was in place as liste <

i (Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-019; 499/8635-Gh0: Post-accident liquid effluent sampling and analysis systems were n d completed. The NRC inspectors held interviews with radiochemistry personnel, inspected the radiological chemistry laboratory and sampling room,.and toured the vacious locations vith tanks that cnuld be used for the retention of highly radioactive effluents during accidents. In addition,-the NRC inspectors reviewed Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) drawings and licensee calculations pertaining to the feasibility of retrieving'and analyzing highly radioactive effluent samples. The NRC inspectors'noted that sampling could be performed from a centralized location, and that it appeared that radiation exposure during the sampling and analysis process would not be excessiv (Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-027; 499/8635-027): The Plan and ,

implementing procedures were not consistent'with respiratory protection  !

provision in the FSAR. .The NRC inspectors determined that.a revision to the STP FSAR had been submitted to the NRC by letter dated April 23, 1987, providing corrections and clarifications which included changes in the-

, description of respiratory protection provisions to make the FSAR a consistent with the Pla (Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-046; 499/8635-046): Installation and testing of the protected area personnel notification system was not complete The NRC inspectors determined that the plant ~public address system had been installed and preoperationally tested in May 1987 by the .

STP Start-up Group in accordance with Preoperational Test I Procedure 1-CN-P-01, Revision 2. " Communications, Faging and Site Warning." The NRC inspectors reviewed the test data'and noted that the equipment appeared to be functional and operational in accordance with design specifications except for three exceptions. . Paging and alarms were found to be not audible on the 60-foot elevation of the Mechanical

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, Auxillary Building (MAB); flashing lights in the MAB were not connected to

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the plant system; and the NRC Emergency Notification System (ENS)

equipment had not been received and installed. Action on each of these j

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items was being initiated and tracked by the appropriate process. The NRC i inspectors also reviewed selected employee' training records and noted.that ]

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s (Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-052; 499/8635-052): Procedures had not been a provided to govern offsite radiological monitoring activitie The'NRC l inspectors determined that procedure OEPP01-ZA-0031, "Offsite Radiological 1 Emergency Monitoring Team," Revision 1, dated April 4,1987, had been I

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provided to address offsite monitoring. The NRC inspectors' review indicated that the procedure was largely adequate but identified some inconsistencies and weak areas in the procedure. HL&P management committed to review the procedure and make changes as necessary to address .

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(Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-054; 499/8635-054): Procedures had not been developed to verify and maintain the facility public address syste The NRC inspectors determined that procedures OPFP01-CN-0010, " Quarterly Plant Public Address and Alarm System Testing," Revision 0; OPFP02-CN-0009,

" Annual Plant Public Address and Alarm System Testing," Revision 0; and OPGP3-CN-0006, " Communications Systems Testing Program," Revision 0, had been issued to_ provide for the periodic testing of the public address !

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(Closed) Deficiency (498/8635-056; 499/8635-056): Installation, testing, .

and implementation of security access and personnel accountability system '

not completed. The NRC inspectors reviewed procedure OEPP01-ZA-0007,

" Accountability / Evacuations," Revision 3, dated June 4, 1987, and discussed the status of the hardware and software systems for personnel accountability with licensee representatives. The NRC inspectors determined from the review and discussions that the accountability system

.was installed, testing and implementation initiated, and procedures established for use of the system for timely personnel accountability in an emergenc . Clear Functional Areas Inspected The following program areas were inspecte The inspection' included interviews with cognizant individuals, observations of activities, (

J independent measurements, and record review The depth and scope of these activities were consistent with past findings and with the current status of the facilit Except as noted, the inspection revealed no violations, deviations, deficiencies, unresolved items, or open items. Notations after a specific inspection item identify the following: I = item not inspected or only partially inspected, V = violation, D = deviation, H = deficiency, U = unresolved item, and 0 = open. ite Inspection Procedure Functional Area and Inspection Requirements

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5 Exit Interview ,

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paragraph 1 on June 5, 1987, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection as presented. in this repor ,

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