ML16161A848
| ML16161A848 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1987 |
| From: | Decker T, Kreh J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML16161A849 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-87-27, 50-270-87-27, 50-287-87-27, IEB-79-18, IEIN-85-080, IEIN-85-80, IEIN-86-097, IEIN-86-098, IEIN-86-97, IEIN-86-98, NUDOCS 8707300460 | |
| Download: ML16161A848 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1987027
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63 REGO
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
JUL 2 3 1987
Report Nos.:
50-269/87-27, 50-270/87-27, and 50-287/87-27
Licensee:
Duke Power Company
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242
Docket Nos.:
50-269, 50-270 and 50-287
License Nos.:
and DPR-55
Facility Name:
Oconee Nuclear Station
Inspection Condu ted:
July 6-10, 1987
Inspector:
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Approved by:
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T. R. Decker, Chief
Date Signed
Emergency Preparedness Section
Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
SUMMARY
Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection involved review and evaluation of
the licensee's emergency preparedness program.
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS
1. Persons Contacted
Licensee-Employees
- M. S. Tuckman, Station Manager
- R. L. Sweigart, Superintendent - Operations
C. L. Harlin, Compliance Engineer
- C. C. Jennings, Station Emergency Planner
- D. L. Davidson, Compliance Specialist
- F. E. Owens, Shift Supervisor
D. L. Gordon, Shift Supervisor
T. E. Kelley, Safety Associate
T. N. Glenn, I&E Support Engineer
E. Merritt, Associate I&E Engineer
Other licensee employees contacted included technicians, operators,
and
office personnel.
NRC Resident Inspectors
- J. C.
Bryant
P. H. Skinner
- L. Wert
- Attended exit interview
2.
Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on July 10, 1987, with
those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above. The inspector described the
areas inspected and discussed the inspection findings.
The licensee did
not identify as proprietary any of the material provided to or reviewed by
the inspector during this inspection.
3. Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters
This subject was not addressed in the inspection.
4.
Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures (82701)
Pursuant to
10 CFR 50.54(q), Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and Section P of the licensee's Emergency Plan, this area
was inspected to determine whether significant changes were made in the
licensee's emergency
preparedness
program since the last routine
inspection (August 1985),
and to assess the impact of any such changes on
the overall state of emergency preparedness at the facility.
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The inspector reviewed the licensee's program for making changes to the
Emergency Plan and the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs).
The inspector verified that the Station Manager approved all revisions to
the Emergency Plan and EPIPS,
and that all such changes were submitted to
the NRC within 30 days of the effective date, as required.
Current
controlled-copies of those documents were observed to be available in the
Control
Room,
with applicable EPIPs located in the Technical Support
Center (TSC) and Operational Support Center (OSC).
No violations or deviations were identified.
5. Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation, and Supplies (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(8) and (9),
Section IV.E of Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and Section H of the licensee's Emergency Plan, this area
was inspected to determine whether the licensee's emergency response
facilities and other essential emergency equipment, instrumentation, and
supplies were maintained in a state of operational readiness.
The inspector toured the Control
Room,
TSC,
and OSC.
The licensee had
completed physical arrangements for an alternate OSC to be available in
Room A121 of the Administration Building; this change was- to be
- appropriately
factored into the Emergency Plan and EPIPs during the next
revision cycle.
No other significant changes in emergency response
facilities were made since the last inspection, according to observations
by the inspector and statements by licensee representatives.
The OSC emergency supply cabinets, located in the Unit 3 Control Room
area,
were inspected and found to be complete and well organized.
Maintenance of emergency equipment and supplies was performed in
accordance with Procedure HP/O/B/1009/01.
The inspector reviewed the status of design and construction of the
permanent Crisis Management Center (CMC) for the Oconee Nuclear Station.
The licensee planned to construct the new CMC in Clemson, South Carolina,
approximately 10 miles from the station.
The CMC was designed as a
dedicated facility of about 10,000 square feet, and was expected to be
completed in mid-1988. Construction had not yet begun at the time of the
inspection.
No violations or deviations were identified.
6. Organization and Management Control (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1) and (16),
Section IV.A of Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and Section B of the licensee's Emergency Plan, this area
was inspected to determine the effects of any changes in the licensee's
emergency organization and/or management control systems on the emergency
preparedness program, and to verify that any such changes were properly
factored into the Emergency Plan and EPIPs.
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The organization and management of the emergency preparedness program were
reviewed. The inspection verified that there were no significant changes
in the organization or assignment of responsibility for the station and
corporate emergency planning staffs since the last inspection.
The
inspector's discussion with licensee personnel disclosed the appointment
of a new director of the South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division.
No other major changes in the organization and staffing of the offsite
support agencies had occurred since the last inspection.
Personnel changes in certain station management positions resulted in the
reassignment of several key positions involving primaries as well as
alternates in the emergency response organization.
Review of training
records of such personnel confirmed that training requirements for their
new positions in the emergency organization were completed prior to
assignment to those positions.
Availability of off-shift personnel to staff the TSC following an
emergency declaration was tested and verified by means of quarterly
call-back drills in which the licensee's call-tree system was activated
and personnel were contacted by telephone or pager.
The inspector
reviewed documentation for drills conducted on March 23,
1987,
and
June 18, 1987.
Estimated TSC augmentation times met the commitments
specified in Figure B-5 of the Emergency Plan.
No violations or deviations were identified.
7. Training (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and (15),
Section IV.F of Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and Section 0 of the licensee's Emergency Plan, this area
was inspected to determine whether the licensee's key emergency response
personnel
were properly trained
and understood their emergency
responsibilities.
The inspector reviewed the Emergency Response Training Manual, approved by
the Station Manager on November 26, 1986.
This document specified that
training records were to be maintained by Production Training Services and
were to be fully audited annually by the Station Emergency Planner to
verify currency of training for all station personnel assigned to the
emergency response organization.
Records of training for selected members (both licensed and nonlicensed)
of the emergency organization were reviewed.
The training records
revealed that those personnel, including some designated as alternates in
the emergency organization, were provided with appropriate training, and
that the type, amount,
and frequency of training were consistent with
requirements.
The inspector conducted a walk-through with a Shift Supervisor on duty in
the Control Room. This individual was given various hypothetical sets of
emergency conditions and plant data and was asked in each case to talk
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through the response he would provide as Emergency Coordinator if such an
emergency actually existed.
The individual exhibited considerable
familiarity with emergency procedures and equipment.
No problems were
observed in the areas of emergency classification, protective action
decision-making, and notification.
No violations or deviations were identified.
8. Independent Reviews/Audits (82701)
Pursuant to
and
this area was
inspected to determine whether the licensee had performed an independent
review or audit of the emergency preparedness program, and whether the
licensee had a corrective action system for deficiencies and weaknesses
identified during exercises and drills.
Records of emergency preparedness program audits were reviewed.
The
records showed that an independent audit of the program was conducted by
the licensee's Quality Assurance Department from December 8, 1986, to
March 2, 1987, and was documented in Audit Report No. NP-86-23(CM). This
audit fulfilled the 12-month frequency requirement for such audits.
The
audit records showed that the State and local government interfaces were
evaluated, and that findings concerning the interfaces were made available
to State and local government authorities.
Audit findings and
recommendations were presented to station and corporate management.
Licensee documentation showed that required critiques were held following
periodic drills as well as the annual exercise. The records showed that
deficiencies were discussed in the critiques, and recommendations for
corrective action were made.
The licensee's program for follow-up action on audit, drill, and exercise
findings was. reviewed.
Inspection of licensee records indicated that
corrective action was taken on identified problems, as appropriate. The
licensee had established a tracking system called the Oconee Nuclear
Station Commitment Index as a management tool in following up on actions
taken in deficient areas.
No violations or deviations were identified.
9. Inspector Follow-up (92701)
(Closed)
Inspector Follow-up Item 50-269/86-12-01:
Training in health
physics practices and radiological contamination control for the Medical
Emergency Response Team (MERT). The licensee's corrective action for this
finding from the April 1986 exercise involved intensive retraining of MERT
personnel on all shifts.
During the period June-November 1986, eleven
medical drills were conducted.
All were documented in detail, including
objectives, scenario, and critique findings.
On January 20,
1987, two
persons were injured and slightly contaminated while working in the Unit 3
reactor vessel cavity during a refueling outage. The licensee declared a
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Notification of Unusual Event and transported the personnel to Oconee
Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The critique of this event found the
response by health physics personnel and the MERT to be "very efficient
and effective."
10. NRC Bulletins (92702)
The inspector reviewed the licensee's implementation of the requirements
of Bulletin No. 79-18, "Audibility Problems Encountered on Evacuation of
Personnel from High-Noise Areas."
In response to this Bulletin, the
licensee completed a Nuclear Station Modification (NSM-1407)
on April 25,
1980. Licensee records showed that 16 site assembly drills were conducted
since June 1984, with no indication of recurring problems related to
audibility of evacuation alarms in any area of the station.
11.
NRC Information Notices (92717)
The following Information Notices (INs)
were discussed with licensee
representatives to ensure that receipt, management review, and appropriate
corrective action had occurred.
a. IN 85-80 (Timely Declaration of an Emergency Class, Implementation of
an Emergency Plan,
and Emergency Notifications):
The licensee
determined that no action was necessary,
since all Operations
personnel received appropriate training on notification procedures.
Consequently,
a trained communicator,
knowledgeable of station
operations, was always available to assist the Shift Supervisor.
b.
IN 86-97 (Emergency
Communications System):
The Health Physics
Network (recently made available at the TSC and the interim CMC)
and
Emergency Notification System telephones were tested monthly by the
licensee.
c. IN 86-98 (Offsite Medical Services):
The inspector reviewed an
internal memo dated March 24,
1987,
from the licensee's System
Emergency Planner in which he stated that he had discussed this IN
with North Carolina and South Carolina officials and learned that
both states were pursuing changes in their emergency plans and
procedures to bring them into conformance with revised Federal
guidance regarding arrangements for offsite medical services.
The
licensee planned to conduct training and drills with two area
hospitals with which Oconee Memorial Hospital maintained mutual-aid
agreements.