ML19224D025
| ML19224D025 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Pagliaro J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMM NUDOCS 7907100536 | |
| Download: ML19224D025 (2) | |
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l MEMORANDUM FOR:
- 3. H. Grier, Director, RI THRU:
g A. 3. Davis, Chief, Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch, RIII FROM:
J. A.
Pagliaro, Chief, Materials Radiological Protection Section No. 2
SUBJECT:
REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AT THREE MILE ISLA:O This memo is responsive to your April 9, 1979, remo, same subject, to Regional Directors.
I.
Time at TMI Site I was on duty during the 0800-1600 hr. shift from April 30 to May 13, 1979.
During thst period of time, I arrived at the D1I site at 7:30 a.m.
every morning and departed the site at 5:00 p.m.
every evening tu accomodate being bricfed as to the previous shif t's activities and briefing the oncoming shif t.
II.
Activities Perfor:ed ~4hile on Du n As Environmental Shift Leader my duties were:
- 1) to coordinate environmental sonitoring with in-plant activities which had the potential for radioactive releases to the environment; 2) to direct the survey team activities with respect to the types and locations of environmental samplin Esurveys based on local meteorology and in-plant activities; 3) to direct the AMS activities with respect to aerial survey; based on local
=eteorology and in-plant activities; 4) to receive information regarding liquid waste handling, and releases and salid waste handling and shipments, and enter information into the log book;
- 3) receive requests for information frcm HQ, NRC ons'.te groups anc other local and Federal agencies, gather infor ation and present sa=e to requestors; 6) to act as communications liaison to the IE trailer; 7) to prepare daily reports to be s.tbmitted to NRC covering IE environmental activities; 3) to prepare shift summaries covering IE environmental activities; 9) to =aintain the IE trailer files covering environ = ental acti-titles; 10) to qt,N l))
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B. H. Grier June 1, 1979 provide smooth transition between my shif t, the earlier shift and the oncoming shif t by being available for briefing before and after my shift; and 11) to assist the IE Environmental Management and others in any way possible in responding to the emergency.
III.
Licensee Ocerations At The Site My co==ents regarding licensee operations are based on information gained as an Environ = ental Shift Leader and therefore are not
" eye witness" observations.
Events occurring at IMI having potential environ = ental impact vere relayed to =e as a co==unications coordinator.
In-plant activities, having potential environmental impact in some instances, were not raported on a timely basis to in-plant IE pergonnel such that ** e environmental survey team and AMS could[oe called upon to perform surveys covering the event.
The licensee did not assure shipments of radioactive waste off-site were accompanied by the appropriate paperwork.
On at least one occasion while I was assigned to IMI, there were problems with a shipment of waste (charcoal filters ?) requiring rushing paperwork to the truck at an offsite location.
The licensee's environ = ental monitoring program was not as extensive as the NRC program covering this emergency situation.
IV.
IE and/or NRC Coerations at the Site Cbservations and Comments 1.
The NRC mission changed greatly in an emergency situation.
Planning for this type of operation and mission will require establishing programs for many different areas, e.g.
training and retraining of inspectors to use (hands on) state of the art instrumenta in the field and laboratory; establishing clear lines of authority and responsibility for cu==unicating with other agencies during an emergency situation; staffing up to accocca3te these types of incidents; and training and retraining of Materials inspectors to gain proficiency in reacter systems health physics.
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