IR 05000498/1987042
| ML20235H930 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 07/07/1987 |
| From: | Fisher W, Terc N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML20235H915 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-498-87-42, 50-499-87-42, NUDOCS 8707150321 | |
| Download: ML20235H930 (4) | |
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.i APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
NRC Inspection Report:
50-498/87-42 Construction Permits: CPPR-128
50-499/87-42 CPPR-129 f'
Dockets:
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50-499 Licensee: iiouston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P)
P. O. Box 1700 l
Houston, Texas 77001 Facility Name: South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and.2 l
Inspection At: Bay City STP, Matagorda County, Texas j
Inspection Conducted: ~Ju e 22-24, 1987 Inspector:
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. Fisher, Chief, Nuclear Materials and-Emergency Date Preparedness Branch Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted June 22-24, 1987 (Report 50-498/87-42; 50-499/87-42)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, announced inspection of the licensee's implementation of corrective actions for emergency preparedness appraisal deficiencies.
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Results: Within the areas inspected, no. violations, deviations, or new deficiencies were identified.
Four previous deficiencies were verified as having appropriate corrective actions completed by the licensee.
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DETAILS l
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Persons Contacted
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- M. McBurnett, Manager, Support Licensing j
M. Forsyth, Lead Performance Technician
B. Hutson, Associate Performance Technician
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- M. Eber, Engineer R. Beavers, RMS Section Supervisor G. Chitwood, Reactor Operator
- G. Jarvela, Manager, Health Physics
- J. Brady, Manager, Emergency Preparedness Division W. Wallis, Startup Engineer, Computer Support J. Rasbury, Lead Engineer, Computer Support
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J. Lindsay, Health Physicist R. Bradford, Health Physicist
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R. Smith, System Engineer Others
D. Carpenter, Senior NRC Resident Inspector
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- Denotes attendance at exit interview.
The NRC inspector also held discussions with other station and corporate personnel.
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Follow-up on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed)beficiency 498/8742-005; 499/8742-005: Systems Not Operational
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in the Control Room - The NRC inspector determined that the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system was installed and operational in the control room. The NRC inspector verified that a preoperational test of the HVAC system was completed in accordance with
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test procedure number 1-HB-P-01 on June 5, 1987.
In addition, the NRC l
inspector determined that the Emergency Response Facility Data Acquisition i
and Disp (QDPS)ystem (ERFDADS), and the Qualified Display Processing lay S
System were installed, operational, and tested in accordance with
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written procedures 1-AM-P-02, 1-AM-A-02, 1-AM-P-01, SMP05-ZI-0087, and l
SMP05-ZI-0115. The NRC inspector verified that instrumentation required by Regulatory Guide 1.97 had been installed and tested as required.
(Closed) Deficiency 498/8742-007; 499/8742-007:
Systems Not Operational l
in the Technical Support Center (TSC) - Tha NRC inspector verified that a
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steel fire door was installed to control access to the TSC, and that status boards for indicating plant status, offsite doses, major event
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-3-chronology, and staffing were available in the TSC.
The NRC inspector monitored a radio-communications test from the TSC to in-plant and offsite locations and determined that radio-communications were in place and operable.
In addition, the inspector verified that telephones were available to support TSC functions.
The NRC inspector noted that radiation monitoring instrumentation was available in the TSC. This included an area radiation monitor with visual and audible alarms, and a continuous airborne radioactivity sampling
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system. The inspector determined that the HVAC system had been installed and operationally tested by test procedure number 1-HZ-A-02 completed on April 21, 1987.
The NRC inspector noted that toxic gas and smoke detectors had been installed to protect TSC personnel during accident conditions. These devices were operationally tested by May 20, 1987, in accordance with testing procedures SMP08-ZI-0061-1 and SG-E-03.
The NRC inspector determined that acoustic paneling was installed in the TSC and that noise levels due to echoes had been eliminated.
Finally, the inspector verified that a dedicated diesel generator was in place to provide backup power to the TSC.
(Closed) Deficiency 498/8742-012; 499/8742-012:
Systems Not Operational in the Emergency Operations Center (E0C) - The NRC inspector verified that the ERFDADS was pretested and operational in the E0C in accordance with test procedures 1-AM-P-02 and 1-AM-A-02, and that emergency data required for decision making were available in the E0C. The inspector noted that all pertinent data from the QDSP were retrievable using the ERFDADS. The NRC inspector verified that 59 of 61 instruments in the Radiation Monitoring System (RMS) were installed and operationally tested in accordance with approved procedures.
The inspector noted that two instruments (TGB Sump Monitor NIRA-RT-8041 and Condenser Vacuum Wide Range Monitor NIRA-RT-8027), were not complete at this time. The licensee has requested extensions from NRC to complete these items by criticality.
(Closed) Deficiency 498/8742-048; 499/8742-048:
Primary and Secondary Dose Assessment Methods Not Com31eted - The NRC inspector determined that using the RM-11 and Compaq computers) ystems for dose assessment (e.g.,
the primary and secondary (STAM)EDE) s were in place and operational and that procedures for the users had been completed.
In addition, the inspector noted that a comparison between these methods and the IRDAM code had been made.
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Program Areas Inspected The following program areas were inspected. The inspection included interviews with cognizant individuals, observation of activities, independent measurements, and record reviews. The depth and scope of these activities were consistent with past findings and with the current status of the facility.
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.6 i-4-Except as noted, the inspection revealed no violations, deviations, deficiencies, unresolved items, or open items.
Notations after a specific j
inspection item identify the following:
I = item not inspected'or only l
partially inspected, V = violation, D = deviation, H = deficiency, I
U = unresolved item, and 0 = open item.
Procedure Functional Area and Inspection Requirements
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l TI 2513/55 Emergency Preparedness Appraisal j
1.0 Administration of Emergency Preparedness - I 2.0 Emergency Organization - I 3.0 Emergency Plan Training / Retraining - I 4.0 Facilities and Equipment - I 5.0 Procedures - I 6.0 Coordination with Offsite Groups - I 7.0 Drills, Exercises, and Walkthroughs - I
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Exit Interview
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l The NRC inspector met with licensee representatives denoted in paragraph 1 l
on June 24, 1987, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection
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as presented in this report.
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