ML19289F870

Forwards Operation Plan for IE Resident Ofc at TMI-2

ML19289F870
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	05/11/1979
From:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
References
NUDOCS 7906200507
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John G. Davis, Acting Director, IE FROM:

Boyce H. Grier, Director, R1

SUBJECT:

IE RESIDENT OFFICE - THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 2 Enclosed is the Operating Plan fcc the IE Resident Office being established to coniuct the inspection program at Three Mile Island Unit 2. The Resident Office will be staffed as indicated in your memorandum of May 2,1979, it is my intent to implement this plan as of May 15, 1979. It is well to note, however, that activities at the site may preclude full implementation at that time, particularly in the area of health physics inspections. It appears that it will be necessary to ougment the preposed five-man Hecith Physics inspection Unit with additional Radiation Specialists for some time beyond May 15. This augmentation will probably be beyond the resource capability of Region I, hence other Regional Directors should be on notice that additional requests for health physics supoort will likely be forthcoming, in assigning personnel to the TMI Resident Office, Regional Directors should select individuals who are experienced inspectors and well-qualified to act independently in making health end safety decisions. You will note that the shift organization provides for only two inspectors on duty outside regular hours -

a reactor cperations inspector und a radiation specialist. Because of the unique situation which exists at Three Mile Island Unit 2, it may become necessary for inspectors to respond promptly in an emergency at any time while on duty.

I am well aware of the impact which other Regional Offices have felt because of the need to support our efforts at Three Mile Island. The need for continued support will be reviewed regularly in Region ! and the level of support requested will be reduced as conditions and activities at the site permit.

If there are any questions on our plans or needs, plecsc let me know.

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Enclosure:

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N. C. Moseley H. D. Thoinburg E. M. Howard J. h. Sniczek D. Thompson Regional Directors - II, Ill, IV, V Three Mile Island Site RI Deputy Director RI Branch Chiefs 240 048

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5 OPERATING PLAN FOR IE RESIDENT OFFICE AT THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 2 1 - FUNCTION The IE Resident Office is established at Three Mile Island to provide full-time, on -site inspection of licensee activities with respect to Unit 2 plant operations and in-plant health physics programs for radiation protection, effluent control and waste managemont during long-term cooldown and recovery operations.

11 - ORGANIZATION The IE Resident Office will be supervised by a Region l Section Chief who will be designated as Chief, IE Resident Office, TMI and w.io will report to the Director, Region 1. The Chief of the IE Resident Office is responsible for the conduct of the inspection program at Three Mile Island Unit 2. lhe office will be staffed as indicated in the memorandum dated May 2,1979, from John G.

Davis to Directors 11 - V.

The office will be organized into a reactor operations trupection unit urider a Lead Reactor Operations inspector and a health physics irupection unit under a Lead Radiation Specialist (Resctor Health Physicist).

The office organization is shown in Figure 1.

til - INSPECTION ASSIGNMENTS A sufficient number of personnel assigned to the IE Resident Office will be organized i n t o s hi f rs in order to provide inspection coverage for 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, 7 days a week. Each shift will be stuffed with at least one reactor operations inspector and one rodiction specialist. Personnel not assigned to a shift will be assigned to work on days or at other times when special inspection activities may be required. The Chief of the IE Resident Office may reduce inspection coverage during weekends and holidays to the minimum shift cover-age.

IV - INSPECTION OBJECTIVES The Chief of the IE Resident Office will assign inspection responsibilities to

~ ochieve the followir.g objectives:

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Surveillance of plant operations to assure that activities are being conducted safely and in accordance with NRC require-

ments, b)

Surveillance of health physics progroms to assure that activities related to radiation protection, effluent control and waste monoge-ment are being conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements.

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Review of procedures related to plant operations and health physics to assure that activities will be conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements.

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Maintaining liaison with t!2 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding licensee activities and liaison with the NRC's Office of State Programs regarding shipments of radioactive weste.

V-INSPECTION SUPPORT The Region i Office will provide inspection support to the TMI Resident Office on a regular basis and when requested in the areas of Construction and Engineer-ing Suppect and Physical Security. The Region i Office will also provide admin-istrative support and support of the Puolic Affairs Officer, as required.

Inspection of the TMI environmental monitering program arvi the inspection program of TMl Unit I will be conducted from the Regional Office.

VI - EXIT INTERVIEWS The Chief of the 13 Resident Office will schedule regular meetings with licensee management to discuss inspection findings. The meetings will be held at least weekly and me<e frequently, as necessary. All matten identified by inspection which require NRC licensing action to achieve resolution will be discussed with NRR representatives on site prior to discussions with licensee management.

Vil - DOCUMENTATION A regular inspection report documenting inspection results will be prepared for at least each four-week period and more frequently, if appropriate. Each assigned inspector will prepare a weekly report of his inspection activities and findings. Each weekly report will be submitted to the appropriate Leod Inspector for incorporation into the reactor operations or health physics section of the full report. The full report will be reviewed by the Chief of the IE Resident Office and forwarded to the Regional Director for transmittal to the licensee.

Vill - AUDITS The Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I cnd Chief, Fuel Facilities and Materials Safety Branch, Region I will conduct regular audits, at least monthly, of the TMI Resident Office. The Director, Region I will be kept informed of the results of these audits.

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