ML19312D800
| ML19312D800 | |
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1979 |
| From: | Jenkins G, Kahle J, Perrotti D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML19312D755 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-1113-79-20, NUDOCS 8003250348 | |
| Download: ML19312D800 (5) | |
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Report No. 70-1113/79-20 Licensee: General Electric Company Wilmington, North Carolina Docket No. 70-1113 License No. SNM-1097 Inspectors:
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SUMMARY
Inspection on October 25-26, 1979.
Areas Inspected This routine, announced inspection involved 27 inspector-hours on site in the areas of emergency drills and followup on previous inspection findings.
Results Of the two areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identified in one area, one previous unresolved item was identified as an item of noncompliance (infraction - failure to complete emergency plan training requirements by the implementation date (70-1113/79-20-01) - paragraph 6.
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i DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- E. A. Lees, Manager, Quality Assurance
- P. J. von Herrmann, Manager, Fuels Process Technology
- A. L. Kaplan, Manager, Licensing and Compliance Audits
- J. E. Bergman, Manager, Fuel Manufacturing
- G. W. McKenzie, Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Fuels
- B. F. Bentley, Manager, Fuel Chemical Operations
- C E. Cliche, Manager, Fuel Fabrication Operations
- J. A. Larsen, Manager, Employee and Community Relations
- W. J. Hendry, Manager, Regulatory Compliance
- J. M. Bradberry, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
- W. C. Peters, Senior Nuclear Safety Engineer W. B. Haverty, Compliance Auditor Other Organizations 4
F. Rocco, Radiation Management Corporation J. Brennan, Medical Consultant, Radiation Management Corporation J. Shipp, Emergency Room Nurse, New Hanover Memorial Hospital j
T. Lewis, Director of Ambulatory Services, New Hanover Memorial Hospital M. Seidel, Medical Consultant, New Hanover Memorial Hospital C. Brown, Head, Radioactive Materials Branch, State of North Carolina Department of Human Resources B. Washburn, Civil Preparedness Coordinator, New Hanover County R. Justice, Lt., Wrightsboro Volunteer Fire Department l
- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on October 26, 1979, with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above. The licensee was informed of the change of an unresolved item to an item of noncompliance.
See paragraph 6 of this report for details of the management interview.
3.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Unresolved Item 79-03-01, Participation in drills by Outside Agencies. The licensee conducted a full scale radiation emergency drill on i
October 25, 1979, in which four outside agencies participated (paragraph 5).
(Closed) Unresolved Item 79-03-02, Failure to train the Emergency Organi-zation as required by the Emergency Plan. This item is being changed to an l
item of noncompliance (70-1113/79-20-01) after determining that all elements of the Emergency Organization have not received training as required by Table 8.2 of the Emergency Plan (paragraph 6).
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
5.
Emergency Drills License Condition 13 requires that the Emergency Plan be implemented a.
by July 30, 1979. Section 8.1.2 of the plan requires periodic drills to:
(1) test the timing and effectiveness of the procedures and equipment, and (2) ensure that emergency organization personnel are familiar with their duties. Section 8.1.2 also requires an annual drill to coordinate with, and test the availability of offsite
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emergency personnel with particular emphasis on testing the communi-cation links and notification procedures with offsite agencies.
b.
Two NRC inspectors were onsite on October 25, 1979, to observe the radiation emergency drill which resulted from a simulated accidental criticality and two simulated injuries. An inspector, observing the response in the Emergency Control Center, noted that the licensee's emergency organizatiot. responded in accordance with approved plans and procedures, and that tne response appeared to be coordinated and orderly. The inspector also observed, in part, the accountability activities in the evacuation ttaging area.
Another inspector observed the activities of offsite medical and rescue support personnel at New Hanover Memorial Hospital. Medical teams, assisted by Radiation Management Corporation, received and diagnosed the patients and simulated decontamination and medical treatment. Licensee personnel, assigned as observers, were located at key positions throughout the drill.
Except for a few communications problems at the Emergency Control Center and the evacuation staging area, and some minor problems at the hospital with regards to following procedures and familiarity of the hospital personnel with radiation detection instrumentation, the drill appeared to satisfy the requirements of the emergency plan. Outside agencies participating in the exercise included New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Odgen Rescue Squad, New Hanover County Sheriff's office and Radiation Management Corporation.
Immediately following the drill, a critique was held by the licensee, during which all concerns were discussed, including those mentioned above. Taking part in the discussion were licensee observers, and representatives from the plant medical facility, Radiation Management l
Corporation, North Carolina State Department of Human Resources and New Hanover County Civil Preparedness Coordinator.
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l The inspector also discussed drills with the licensee's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, and reviewed emergency drill scenarios during the period June - October, 1979. They included fire, explosion, criticality and severe weather drills which were conducted in prepara-tion for the full-scale drill held on October 25, 1979. The inspector noted that in all the drills, the primary Emergency Director was on hand to take charge, and that the alternate Emergency Director partici-pated in two of the five drills. The inspector also pointed out to the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator that only half of those employees designated as members of the Facilities Damage and Control Team had participated in the drills thus far.
Within the areas inspected, there were no items of noncompliance or c.
deviations.
6.
Followup on Unresolved Item (70-1113/79-03-02), Training of the Emergency Organization During a previous inspection (Ref.
IE Report No. 70-1113/79-03, a.
paragraph 8.a), the inspector identified the emergency plan training of the emergency organization as an unresolved item since a completely new plan had been rewritten and was to be submitted to the NRC for review and app _ val. The licensee explained at that time that the training of the Emergency Organization in the new plan and procedures would be initiated upon approval of the plan by the NRC.
On April 22, 1979, Condition 13 of the license was amended which incorporates the Emergency Plan submitted February 28, 1979, as supplemented April 4 and 19, 1979. License Condition 13 requires that the Emergency Plan be implemented by July 30, 1979. Table 5.2 of the Emergency Plan identifies the various emergency teams of the licensee's Emergency Organization and Table 8.2 describes the training required for these groups. For example, the Emergency Director training will consist of detailed instructions on the scope, responsibilities and functioning of the Emergency Plan and Procedures, the Survey Team and Re-entry Team receive detailed instructions on the basic plan and Emergency Procedures, and the Facilities Damage Control Team training will consist of a review of Emergency Procedures, with accident control and repairs emphasized.
In addition to the training requirements, Section 8.1.2 of the Emergency Plan specifies that periodic drills will be held to ensure, in part, that emergency organization personnel are familiar with their duties, and that an annual exercise will be conducted in which the Emergency Director will participate.
b.
On October 26, 1979, the inspector met with the licensee's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator to discuss the initial training of the Emergency Organization. From this discussion and examination of documentation relating to drill scenarios, it was determined that (1)
Emergency Director training, as defined by Table 8.2 of the Emergency
4-Plan, had not been provided for the primary, alternate, or interim Emergency Directors (licensee's staff who could succeed to the position of Emergency Coordinator), and (2) no initial training was provided for approximately 60 percent of the members of the Survey, Re-entry and Facilities Darage Control Teams prior to July 30, 1979. The inspector was informed by the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator that the drills served as training exercises, and, more importantly, that there was no requirement for the initial training to be completed by a specific date. This matter was thoroughly discussed at the exit i nt e r iew. Licensee management representatives stated that the training and dr.11s were being conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Emergency Plan, that there was no specific completion date for the initial training, that key members of the Emergency Organization had been trained, and that to stress the importance of having all the members of one of the less important emergency teams (Facilities Damange Control Team) trained was not appropriate, nor in accordance with the great amount of work that the licensee had done in emergency preparedness. The inspector acknowledged the licensee's remarks and stated that the training program was not in compliance with License Condition 13, in that the period of time between the issuance of License Amendment No. 8 and the date that the Emergency Plan went into effect (approximately 90 days) was intended to allow the licensee to complete all necessary activities required to implement the Emergency Plan, including the initial training of the Emergency Organization.
Subsequent to the exit interview, on October 26, 1979, the inspector contacted the Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety to discuss the Emergency Plan review and approval process, and the intent of License Amendment No. 8.
The inspector received corroboration that
'he initial training was to be completed by July 30, 1979.
This iaformation was passed on to a licensee management representative prior to the inspectors departure from the site on October 26, 1979.
c.
The inspector informed the licensee that the unresolved item (70-1113/79-03-02) was changed to an item of noncompliance (70-1113/79-20-01).
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