IR 05000498/1987042

Insp Repts 50-498/87-42 & 50-499/87-42 on 870622-24.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Implementation of Corrective Actions for Emergency Preparedness Appraisal Deficiencies. Corrective Actions on Previous Deficiencies Verified

ML20235H930
Person / Time
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: IR 05000498/1987042 ML20235H914
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

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Dockets: 50-498 50-499 Licensee: iiouston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P)

l P. O. Box 1700 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: M y b , ~7/#!#7 Nemen M. Terc, Emergency Preparedness Analyst Date

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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 deficiencie ,

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 license ;

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• M. McBurnett, Manager, Support Licensing M. Forsyth, Lead Performance Technician j

B. Hutson, Associate Performance Technician  !

• 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 J. Lindsay, Health Physicist R. Bradford, Health Physicist ,

R. Smith, System Engineer Others  :

, D. Carpenter, Senior NRC Resident Inspector

• Denotes attendance at exit intervie The NRC inspector also held discussions with other station and corporate personne . Follow-up on Previous Inspection Findings

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(Closed)beficiency 498/8742-005; 499/8742-005: Systems Not Operational 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 ,

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 lay S  ;

and SystemDisp (QDPS)ystem (ERFDADS),

were installed, operational,and andthe Qualified tested Display Processing in accordance with  !

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 require (Closed) Deficiency 498/8742-007; 499/8742-007: Systems Not Operational l in the Technical Support Center (TSC) - Tha NRC inspector verified that a '

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 function 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 ,

system. The inspector determined that the HVAC system had been installed

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and operationally tested by test procedure number 1-HZ-A-02 completed on April 21, 198 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-0 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 TS (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 criticalit (Closed) Deficiency 498/8742-048; 499/8742-048: Primary and Secondary Dose Assessment Methods Not Com31eted - The NRC inspector determined that the primary and secondary (STAM)EDE) s using the RM-11 and Compaq computers) were in ystems foroperational place and dose assessment and (e.g.,

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 mad . 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 ite Procedure Functional Area and Inspection Requirements ,

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 ' Exit Interview .

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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