ML18086A280
| ML18086A280 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1981 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eckert R Public Service Enterprise Group |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8104240166 | |
| Download: ML18086A280 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 631 PARK AVENUE KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 APR 7 1981 Public Service Electric & Gas Company ATTN:
R. M. Eckert, Senior Vice President Energy Supply and Engineering 80 Park Plaza Newark, New Jersey 07101 Gentlemen:
- This is in reference to the Emergency Preparedness Appraisal conducted at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station on March 23 to April 2, 1981 and to the various discussions of the findings held on April 2, 1981 with you and others of your staff by Messrs. B. K. Grimes and G. H. Smith and members of their staffs.
Based on our appraisal we are enclosing a listing of actions required to remove significant deficiencies in the state of emergency preparedness at Salem Nuclear Generating Station, as discussed with you by Mr. 0. Donaldson of my staff.
This listing is furnished in advance of the Emergency Preparedness Appraisal Report to enable you to initate prompt corrective actions.
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inform this office when you have completed corrective actions so that a prompt follow-up inspection can be conducted.
If you have any questions concerning thi~ appraisal or our findings, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Enclosure:
As Stated cc w/encl:
Sincerely,
~<JIA;J Boyce H. Grier Di rector F. W. Schneider, Vice President - Production J. T. B0ettger, General Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance E. N. Schwalje, Manager - Quality Assurance R. L. Mittl, General Manager - Licensing and Environment H. J. Midura, Manager - Salem Generating Station R. A. Uderitz, General Manager - Nuclear Production 8104 2.40/~{,.
ENCLOSURE LISTING OF ACTIONS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE STATE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AT SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION
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Designate a single individual within the Public Service Electric and Gas Company organization who shall be given direct responsibility for and authority over all aspects of the development and maintenance of the emergency preparedness program.
- 2.
Revise the descriptions of the emergency organization in Sections 3.0 and 14.0 of the SNGS Emergency Plan to reflect:
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Functional areas of emergency activity, reporting chains (management structure) and interrelationships of the functional areas down to the working level consistent with T~ble 8-1 of NUREG-0654 and Figure III-1 of the SNGS Emergency Plan.
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The assignment of licensee individuals (by position or title) and non-licensee individuals or groups to the functional areas of emergency activity.
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Develop a documented program consistent with AP-14 for qualifying (training) individuals who are selected for assignment to the various functional areas of emergency activity to include, as a minimum:
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Lesson plans;
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Training objectives to be met;
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The means to be used to verify attendee performance against the training objectives; and,
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The means to be used to train members of the emergency organization in changes to facilities, equipment and procedures which may Qccur in the period of time between scheduled training iterations.
- 4.
Provide a listing of licensee personnel (by name) who have been selected and qualified to perform activities within the functional area to which they have been assigned.
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Verify that the specific licensee and non-licensee groups of individuals assigned to the various functional areas of emergency activity have received training or attained a level of proficiency sufficent to permit them to perform energency duties assigned in accordance with the response scheme outlined in the SNGS Emergency Plan and specifically defined in the implementing procedures which will cover their emergency activities.
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Complete the installation of the upgraded monitoring system and demonstrate that samples collected from the plant vent under accident conditions when normal monitoring instrumentation is off-scale or out-of-service, will be representative.
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Reevaluate the adequacy of the staffing of the OSC in light of organizational changes which occur as a result of action on item 2.
8; Designate assembly/reassembly areas for individuals who may be evacuated from the Salem and Hope Creek sites and/or recalled to augment the* response organization during periods of minimal staffing.
- 9.
Specify the procedures, supplies and equipment for monitoring decon-taminating persons and vehicles which may be evacuated from the Salem and Hope Creek sites or from other locations known or suspected to be contaminated.
- 10.
Evaluate the equipment needs for supporting repair and corrective action teams and position this equipment at specified locations for use by the teams.
- 11.
Revise the emergency, abnormal and alarm condition procedures to include instructions for classifying emergency/abnormal situations and implementing the appropriate SNGS Emergency Plan Inplementing Instruction to ensure prompt detection, classification and initiation of emergency response actions.
- 12.
Review the Emergency Action Levels contained in the SNGS Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures and, as necessary, revise them to provide clear, readily observable, site-specific indications that EALs have been reached or exceeded and interface these EALs, as appropriate with the emergency, abnormal and alarm condition procedures.
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Clarify the procedures governing evacuation of the Salem and Hope Creek sites to include clear protective action guides and provisions for mitigating any adverse effects which are determined to exist in connection with the use of a single road evacuation route from the site.
- 14.
Develop prot~ctive action guides and procedural revisions for protective
- action recommendations onsite and offsite based on plant conditions.
- 15.
Develop procedures for security under emergency conditions.
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Develop procedures which will govern the emergency actions of repair and corrective action teams.
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Develop procedures for gaseous and particulate sampling of the plant vent under accident conditions where the normal monitors are off-scale or out-of-service and the interim sampling equipment installed for that purpose must be used.
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Develop and implement procedures for reviewing, approving, rev1s1ng and distributing the documents comprising the emergency preparedness program and its implementation to ensure consistency with the plant technical specifications.
- 19.
Coordinate and demonstrate the interface of the PSE&G emergency organization and its activities with the emergency organization and activities of the NRC Regional Office.
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Distribute the information prepared for public dissemination regarding the actions to be taken by individuals within the Emergency Planning Zone.
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Review the SNGS Emergency Plan, Implementing Procedures, and Implementing Instructions to ensure consistency and appropriate interfaces with other procedures.
Approve and distribute all documents in accordance with the procedure developed pursuant to item 18.