ML17341B114
| ML17341B114 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/12/1982 |
| From: | Robert E. Uhrig FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| L-82-145, NUDOCS 8205040283 | |
| Download: ML17341B114 (12) | |
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FLORIDAPOWER 8 LIGHTCOMPANY April 12, 1982 L-82-145 ter.
James P. O'Reilly Regional Administrator, Region II U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 t1ari etta Street, Sui te 3100 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear b1r. O'Reilly:
Re: turkey Poi,nt Uni:ts 3-8 43 Docket INos.
5 -250 and 50-251 / ~
Emer ency Pre redness A
raisal Florida Power and Light Company has reviewed the NRC report (50-250/81-24, 50-251/81-24) issued upon the Emergency Preparedness Appraisal conducted during the period of October 26, 1981 - November 6, 1981.
e In your letter dated February 1,
- 1982, you requested that we report the completion of those corrective actions related to your confi rmatory letter of November 13, 1981 (Appendix A) and the results of our,considerations for those items listed in Appendix 8 of your letter.
Corrective actions regarding the confi rmatory letter have been described under a separate letter (dated t1arch 3, 1982; serial L-82-79).
The results of the consideration given to each of the items in Appendix 8 are described below:
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Item I:
Site emergencyIpl arming coordinati~on is the responsibility of the Operati.ons:Superintendent=Nuclear~
who is a member of, the Plant Item 2:
Item 3:
Item 4:
Item 5:
The Emergency Plan and implementing procedures are included as part of operations personnel training.
Consequently, the areas of offsite dose assessment and recommended protective actions are covered.
f The general employee training pr ogram is currently undergoing review.
No commitment had been made regarding a
March 1982 date as identified in section
- 3. 1 of the appraisal report.
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8205 0 4 ~~~Z Nuclear Safety Committee.
The opportunity exists for personnel at the site, associated with 0
emergency, planning, to attend seminars and meetings by industry groups.
ILl The Emergency Plan and procedures will be revised so as to be,v consistent regarding the retraining schedules for the emergetlcy
'rganization'personnel.fw5 "
y ~$ 7 No centralized training program is planned at this tiiIIe.
Re:
Turkey Point Un 3 5 4 Docket Nos. 50-2 and 50-251 Emergency Pre aredness A
r aisal g Item 8:
Item 9:
Item 10:
Item ll:
Item 12:
W Item 13:
The development of approved, formal lesson plans for each lesson is currently being reviewed.
Since personnel with supervisory roles and emergency team leader assignments are experienced and qualified in thei r specific functional area, instructor standards will not be developed at this time.
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A periodic test of communications in the interim TSC to ensure operability will be developed.
Protective clothing is supplied in a locked cabinet located in the interim TSC.
Status boards are now provided in the interim TSC.
The OSC Supervi sor, hi s alternate, and the associ ated responsibilities will be described in a future revision to EP-20105. p A specific listing of the types of personnel expected to report to
'he OSC is still under consider ation.
Item 14:
An alternate OSC has been established and appropriate procedural s
changes will be completed by July 1, 1982.
Item 16:
Each manager in the Offsite Emergency Organization is provided with y~
a procedure describing his responsibility upon activation.
The ECO is responsible for activation of these personnel and the interim EOF.
No further instructions are necessary for personnel who are required to report to the interim EOF.
The FPL offsite monitoring program during emergencies has changed to ~
include use of single channel analyzers for field determination of radioiodine activity in the air.
The mobile van will no longe be used for this purpose and an implementing procedure for its operation is not necessary.
Item 17:
Item 18:
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Item 20:
The mobile van will no longer be used for field sample analysis.
Alternatives for personnel and vehicle handling at the assembly area
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are being reviewed.
The Florida City Substation is located about 7 miles west of the plant; an alternate assembly area is not required.
A procedure covering emergency duties at the assembly area has been developed.
Admission of external medical support vehicles is provided for in l
Security procedures.
Future consideration to a dedicated first aid treatment area will be given if space becomes available, in-plant.
No provision for a nurse as part of the plant staff will be made, at this time.
Re:
Turkey Point Uni 3
8 4
Docket Hos.
50-2b and 50-251 Emergency Pr eparedness Ap raisal Item 22:
. Guidelines regarding the FPL KI program are being developed.
Item 23:
Item 24:
Potassium permanganate will be purchased and kept in supply onsite and at the Florida, City Substation.
Appropriate pr ocedural changes will be made by July 1, 1982.
Ho additional provisions for collection and disposal of liquid radioactive waste at the Florida City Substation are being planned.
Item 25:
Item 26:
Item 27:
Item 28:
As noted in Item 20, above, a
pr ocedure for the Florida City Substation (assembly area) has been developed.
This procedure will be changed to include the coordination of all the various decontamination activities and will be completed by July 1, 1982.
The addition of expanded support facilities is the r esponsibility of the Recovery Manager.
Since the need for expanded facilities would not be immediate, more definitive plans to obtain additional resources will not be discussed in the Emergency'lan.
Space for the media at the near-site media center is adequate for its intended use.
A total of 30 telephone lines are available at the Homestead National Guard Armory.
As previously discussed, the mobile van will not be used for emergency offsite monitoring.
Item 29:
The equipment available in the emergency kits is presently being evaluated based upon experiences noted in the recent exercise.
All the kits will be stocked with new equipment and in most cases larger quantities of existing supplies.
This upgrading of emergency kits should be completed by July 1, 1982 with the exception of respiratory equipment, as noted in Item 33, below.
Item 30:
g Item 31:
The SPING-4 is operational and,can provide the required backup sample point for the Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pit.
The meteorological system recorder will not be relocated.
Item 32:
A more refined offsite dose assessment methodology is currently under development.
This refined method will address land-sea effects.
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Item 34:
Item 35:
V A study of the emergency respiratory protection requirements and capabilities should be completed by July 1, 1982.
The provisions already exist regarding damage control/corrective action through the personnel at the OSC and supplies/equipment onsite.
Increased staffing can be obtained from the remainder of the FPL system and the Bechtel Power Corporation through existing maintenance contracts.
Additional equipment and supplies are available throughout the FPL system.
0 Reserve quantities of emergency equipment and supplies are stocked in plant stores.
Additionally, these supplies can be provided by the St.
Lucie plant.
Re:
Turkey Point Un 3
8 4
Docket Hos.
50-~
and 50-251 Emer ency Pre aredness A
raisal Item 36:
Item 37:
Item 38:
Emergency
Response
- Teams, requiring transportation, would typically use their personal
- vehicles, however access to company vehicles is readily available for emergency use.
yA Procedural deficiencies and inconsistencies in emergency health physics procedures have been corrected.
Wind direction in degrees and air ejector contribution to releases
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are now provided in EP-20126.
Item 39:
Field sampling analysis of radioiodine is now performed utilizing a portable sodium iodide detector/single channel analyzer e~
combination.
This'ystem decreases the time required to obtain the results of sample analysis.
Item 40:
Offsite survey procedures now address use of respirators, dosimeter s, and protective clothing for offsite monitoring teams.
Item 41:
Item 42 Consideration is presently being given to. the development of a new Health Physics procedure for onsite activities during an emergency.
These two items will be clarified either in this new procedure or by modification to the existing HP-91 procedure by July 1, 1982.
Item 43:
Item 44:
Appropriate procedural changes were made to incorporate the location for making these measurements.
'hemistry procedures will be revised by June 1,
1982 to specify the use of silver zeolite cartridges for effluent gas monitoring.
Item 45:
Item 46:
Chemistry procedures will be updated by June 1,
1982 to incorporate shielding, labeling, and disposition of samples.
Chemistry procedures will be updated by June 1,
1982 to incorporate the identification of the person to whom the sample analysis data is reported to.
Item 47:
Item 48:
This procedure has been revised to incorporate the processing of environmental TLD's during emergencies.
The Emergency Plan and procedures are now consistent.
Item 49:
Item 50:
Guidelines reflecting emergency thyroid doses will be addressed in the next Emergency Plan revision.
The marking of evacuation routes is undergoing further consideration.
Item 51:
Item 52:
Removal of injured personnel from some of the "more difficult" locations in the plant will be considered in the conduct of future medical drills and will be considered during annual retraining of the First Aid/Decontamination Team.
Y Guard force orders have been revised to address the duties of security personnel at the assembly area.
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aQ Re:
Turkey Point Uni 3
8 4
Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Emergenc Pre aredness Appraisal Item 53:
Guidance for access and egress during prolonged site evacuations is under development and will be competed by May 1, 1982.
~Y Item 54:
The rumor control program is addressed in the Emergency Plan.
Additionally, the public information booklets distributed to the population within the plume exposure pathway EPZ addresses the access of accurate information.
Item 55; HP-90 has been changed to clarify the inventory frequency and includes a refer ence to i nventory sheets.
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Item 59.
Item 60:
The inconsistancies identified in the coordination and
~Y administration of the onsite drill program have been corrected.
Additional areas for.:.improvement-of this program are being considered.
Health Physics Drills will be conducted semi-annually.
All required drills will be documented.
V Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures are under continuing review c'y the plant staff and Emergency Planning Supervisor which precludes the necessity for an annual review.
Annual exercises identify procedural weaknesses which may require changes to these procedures.
Additionally, when.the Emergency Plan is revised, these procedures are reviewed for consistency with the plan.
yA A discussion of the specific types of personnel who may be utilized
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for drill/exercise evaluation is not appropriate for the Emergency Plan or procedures.
gualified personnel will be chosen to perform the evaluation function.
Item 61:
This annual program is already provided for and will be discussed in the next Emergency Plan revision.
This satisfies our commitments in regard to the Turkey Point Emergency Preparedness Appraisal.
Shoul,d you require any further clarification regarding this appraisal, please contact this office.
Very truly yours, Robert E. Uhrig Vice President Advanced Systems and Technology REU/JJt3/mbd cc:
Harold Reis, Esquire
- Brian K. Grimes
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Robert E. Uhrig being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is Vice President Light Company, the herein; of Florida Power That he has executed the foregoing document; that the state-ments made in this said document are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, and that. he is authorized to execute the document on behalf of said Robert E. Uhrig Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of'9 g2 4" M NOTARY PUBLIC, i and for the County of Dade, State of Florida Notary Public, State of Florida at Large biy commission expires:
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