ML14191B061
| ML14191B061 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick, Robinson, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1989 |
| From: | Collins T, Hosey C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML14191B055 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-261-88-26-01, 50-261-88-26-1, 50-324-88-33, 50-325-88-33, NUDOCS 8901260208 | |
| Download: ML14191B061 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000261/1988026
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA ST., N.W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
JAN1 2 1989
ENCLOSURE 4
Report Nos.:
50-261/88-26, 50-325/88-33 and 50-324/88-33
Licensee:
Carolina Power and Light Company
P. 0. Box 1551
Raleigh, NC
27602
Docket Nos.:
50-261, 50-325, 50-324
License Nos.:
Facility, Name:
Carolina Power and Light Company
Corporate Offices
Inspection Conducted:
September 12-16, September 19-23, October 3-5, 1988
Inspector:
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T. R. Collins
ate/Signed
Accompanying Personnel:
C. M. Hosey
Approved by:,
C. M. Hos ', Sec ion Chief
Date Signed
Division of Radi tion Safety and Safeguards
SUMMARY
Scope: This was a special,
announced assessment of the licensee's corporate
staff in the area of the licensee's program to maintain occupational exposures
as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS
1. Persons Contacted
Licensee Employees
- A. Cheatham, Manager, Environmental and Radiological Controls, Brunswick
Nuclear Power Station (BNPS)
A. Cutter, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering
S. MacManus, Supervisor, Nuclear Engineering
M. McDuffie, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation
- R. Mayton, Principal Health Physicist
- B. Meyer, Principal Health Physics Specialist
- R. Morgan, General Manager, Robinson Nuclear Power Station (RNPS)
- A. Poland, Project Specialist, Radiation Control
- R. Smith, Manager, Environmental and Radiological!Control, RNPS
- R. Starkey, Vice President, BNPS
- B. Webster, Manager, Health Physics
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
L. Garner, Senior Resident Inspector, RNPS
R. Latta, Resident Inspector, RNPS
W. Levis, Resident Inspector, BNPS
W. Ruland, Senior Resident Inspector, BNPS
- Attended exit interview
2. ALARA Policy And Procedures (83528/83728)
The Carolina
Power and Light (CP&L)
Company,
Radiation Control
and
Protection (RC&P) Manual provides the corporate ALARA policy in the Health
Physics Policy Statement in Chapter.1, Section 1 (RC&P Manual
Attachment 1-1).
The responsibilities and requirements for implementing
the RC&P Manual are also included in RC&P Manual, Chapter III, Section 3.
The RC&P Manual describes the utilities' ALARA Program in Chapter IX,
Section 9.
The utility's ALARA program formally began in 1980.
The program was
documented in a corporate RC&P Manual
and implemented at Robinson and
Brunswick through
site
specific Administrative
Instructions
and
Environmental
and Radiological Control
(E&RC)
Procedures.
Since the
formal implementation of the ALARA Program at both.Robinson and Brunswick,
the RC&P Manual and associated E&RC procedures have been reviewed and
revised as appropriate to further strengthen the utilities' ALARA Program.
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3. Corporate Health Physics Staff (83528/83728)
The utility's corporate
HP staff, which is located at the Harris
Environmental and Energy Center (HE&EC), reports directly to the Director
of HE&EC. The corporate Health Physics staff does not include an ALARA
section; however, technical specialists are available who provide direct
support to the plants' ALARA Program when requested.
The Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Generation
was responsible for
providing direction and resources for the utility's ALARA
and
ER&C
Programs.
The Vice Presidents of the Nuclear Projects at Robinson and
Brunswick acted on the behalf of the Senior Vice President to administer
the CP&L's Environmental
and Radiological Program and assumed primary
responsibility for implementation of the RC&P Manual.
The Manager .of HP
at HE&EC interfaced with corporate and station management
in the
implementation of the RC&P Manual and was responsible for ensuring the
program met applicable regulatory requirements.
The inspectors interviewed the Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Generation,
Vice President -
Nuclear Engineering,
Supervisor -
Nuclear Engineering,
Manager-Health Physics and two Health Physicists to determine corporate
management's knowledge and involvement in the utility's ALARA program.
The inspector determined that the Senior Vice President of Nuclear
Generation discussed ALARA goals and objectives routinely in scheduled
meetings held with corporate and station managers. It was also determined
that corporate management and staff were very knowledgeable of the ALARA
program and considered ALARA principles and objectives an important job
responsibility.
4. Corporate Health Physics Staff Activities (83528/83728)
The inspectors determined, by interviews with the Corporate HP staff, that
they only provide support for and interface with the stations'-ALARA
programs when requested. Additionally, the Corporate HP staff does not
review or evaluate annual exposure goal projections at either station.
This function could be very beneficial in CP&L's effort in reducing
station collective dose to within the industry norm.
The inspectors also determined.that the corporate HP staff does provide
technical expertise to the Corporate Quality Assurance Group to perform
audits/assessments of the stations'
ALARA Programs.
In view of these
assessments at the stations, it
was noted that no ALARA programmatic
improvements were identified.
The inspectors determined by review that the Corporate HP staff was aware
of current ALARA activities and initiatives in the industry and was
involved in communicating
and sharing
ALARA information with other
utilities and the stations' ALARA groups.
Members of the Corporate HP
staff had also visited several utilities since 1983,
to learn
new
techniques and examine dose reduction activities.
This information was
made available to both Brunswick and H. B. Robinson.
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5. Conclusion (83528/83728)
The inspectors determined that Corporate Management had a strong awareness
of the importance of ALARA concepts and that the !licensee's ALARA policy
was documented and incorporated into the licenseefs RC&P Manual.
However,
the inspectors noted that there was no serious commitment of CP&L's senior
management to manage person-rem at both Robinsoniand Brunswick to reduce
collective.exposure to within industry norm. Also, the inspectors noted
that failure to have a program in place for CP&L Corporate to manage
person-rem,
either by an effective audit/assessment program of the
stations ALARA programs or by establishing challenging exposure goals,
resulted in a lack of management support of and involvement in the ALARA
program.
A strong management
commitment
and involvement to manage
collective exposure and an effective audit/assessment program of the
stations' ALARA programs is necessary.
6. Exit Interview
The assessment scope.and findings were summarized on October 5, 1988, with
those persons indicated in Paragraph 1. The inspectors described the
areas <inspected and discussed. in detail the assessment findings (see.
Paragraph 5).
The licensee acknowledged the assessment findings and took
no exceptions. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the
material provided to or reviewed by the inspectors during the assessment.