ML19309G332
| ML19309G332 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1979 |
| From: | Tsaggaris A METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| To: | North H NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE |
| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8005050557 | |
| Download: ML19309G332 (3) | |
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Interviewee:
Alexis " Lex" Tsaggaris, Supervisor Station Maintenance l
Titus Station, Met-Ed, Reading, Pa.
Trailer 19 TMI Nuclear Station P. O. Box 480, Middletown, Pa.
17057 Interviewer:
H. S. North, SIG/T4 Date:
Juiy 24,1979 (1458 - 1550)
Note:
John Hilbish, Supervisor Licensing (formerly Met-Ed, now GPU) l Roy Harding, Licensing Engineer (formerly Met-Ed, now GPU)
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were present in the trailer and voluntarily joined in portions of the discussion. The interview with Tsaggaris was Informal i
and prearranged with J. Guerin, GPU, SIG Coordinator. Hilbish and Harding had nat been included in the prearranged intervien.
Subject:
Origin of the TMI Emergency Plan i
Tsaggaris stated that he started with TMI in January 1976, as Training Super-i visor, training the staff in Emergency Planning including accident scenarios and exercises. The Unit 1 FSAR Emergency Plan was rewritten and updated to friclude Unit 2 and provide for the concept of an affected and unaffected unit.
Unit 1 emergency procedures were amplified to include Unit 2.
The fall drill in 1977 included both Units 1 and 2.
It was the understanding of those present that Joe Coelitz and Jack Herbein had possibly drafted the original Unit 1 FSAR Emergency Plan. None of the individuals present were sure of this since they were not involved with the preparation of that ' ocument.
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2 Hilbish said that GPU was responsible for preparation of the FSAR and for
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obtaining the license but that the GPU licensing group turned to the Met-Ed I
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FSAR. The review group responsible for the preparation of the final FSAR K
m draft included GPU, Met-Ed, B&W and Burns & Roe.
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Hilbish said that amendments to the license originate at the plant and are
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1 forwarded to licensing (GPU) for transmission to AEC/fiRC. GPU licensing j
l does not consider the FSAR to be a living document. The FSAR has been up-j dated in-house, but changes have not been formally submitted to the Commis-I sion. Changes to the FSAR have gone through the internal review process (PORC) y
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been formally amended because of the expense caused by the amendment process.
t With respect to Amendment 65 of the TMI-2 FSAR (Appendix 13A) dated May 11, 1978 which had been submitted to liRC for information, the licensee had received no response from licensing concerning the submissi'on. The individuals interviewed j
were unaware that licensing considered the Emergency Plan, Appendix 13, Amend r -
ment 65, to be unacceptable. Tsaggaris said that the emergency procedures were i:
It developed at the plant by Dubiel assisted by Syd Porter (Porter-Gertz), a con-sultant.
Procedures and changes were subject to review by PORC and Generation Review Committee (GRC).
Tsagga s said that beginning March 30, for at least 2 weeks, he worked in Unit'l,
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3 He said that during this period flye teams were out, east and west shore, one or two on site and one helicopter team. This continued for 2-3 weeks after the accident. The urgency was reduced at 2-2.1/2 weeks and staffing was changed to'3 then 4 section shifts. The on and off-site emergency monitoring was.ter-minated during the first half of July. Tsaggaris said that although the off-site 3
activity dropped off after approximately April 9. Met-Ed stayed at full emergency 4
i response for several more weeks.
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