ML19347A489
| ML19347A489 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1979 |
| From: | Groce R YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML19347A487 | List: |
| References | |
| WYR-79-18, NUDOCS 7904210012 | |
| Download: ML19347A489 (4) | |
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Telephone 617 366-9011 Twx 710 3 30 0 73 e YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY a.4.1.1 20 Turnpoice Road Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
,Yauxus WTR 79-18 February 22, 1979 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch
Reference:
(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29) i (b)
I&E Letter to YAEC dated January 31, 1979, ISE Inspection Report 79-19
Dear Sir:
Subject:
Response to I & E Inspection 50-29/78-21 Reference is made to I & E Inspection No. 50-29/78-21 which was conducted by your Dr. R. Eores from November 27 to December 3 of 1978 at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Yankee-Rove) in Rowe, Massachusetts.
The report written subsequent to this inspection identified three items which the inspector falt were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements.
In accordance with the requirements of Section 2.201 of the NRC's
" Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, we are submitting the following actions taken on these items:
(T s req res, in part, "Section 6.8.1 of Technical Specifica s
that written procedures be established, implemented and maintained that meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Sections 5.1 Ch and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1972, which includes procedures for implementing the Emergency Plan. The Emergency Plan"and Imple=enting Procedures (OP-3300, OP-3301, and OP-3302) specify airborne radioactivity levels of MFC and 10 MPC as levels associated ~with specified emergency actions.
" Contrary to these requirements, as of December 1,1978, Procedure OP-3303, Revision 3, ' Emergency Of f-Site Radiation Monitoring,' was inadequate, in that the combination of sanpling and analytical techniques employed would not allow measurement of airborne action levels of MFC or 10 MPC. "
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t United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 23, IP '
Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Pas
RESPONSE
1.
Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved:
A decision has been made to make use of on-site counting equipment for analysis of samples. This equipment can easily achieve the required sensitivity.
In the event the on-site equipment cannot be used, the samples would be sent by courier to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station or the Yankee Environmental Lab for counting. Both of these facilities are within two hours of the site. Appropriate changes to the imp 16menting procedures will be made to accomplish and implement the decision above.
2.
Steps Taken to Avoid Further Items of Non-Compliance:
An additional decision has been made to modify Yankee Rowe's accident classification criteria to coincide with the EPA Protective Action Guides.
This has direct impact on this item in that the existing portable monitoring and sampling equipment will be able to measure the level required. This, however, is an involved modification and will take some time. Additionally, a careful re-evaluation of existing equipment and other equipment ecming on the market will be done.
3.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:
I$nplementation of the steps outlined in Item 1 above, which effectively will bring Yankee-Rowe into compliance with the existing procedural boundary airborne levels, will be completed by July 31, 1979. No time connitment can be given for the steps outlined in Item 2, however, due to the uncertainty in the time frames needed to implement a change which interfaces with the State Plans and the other Yankee plants.
i ITEM B "Section 6.8.1 of the TS requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented and maintained that meet or exceed the re-quirements and recommendations of Sections 5.1 and 5.3 of A'iSI N18.7-1972, which includes implementing procedures for the Emergency Plan.
" Procedure, AP-0504, ' Emergency Plan Training,' written pursuant to the above requirements, requires, in part, that Road Barrier Teams be given formal and practical demonstration training on an annual basis, and that the Vermont and Massachusetts Departments of Health be invited annually to attend the Emergency Coordinator refresher training.
" Contrary to the above, as of December 1, 1978, the Road Barrier
' Teams had not received the formal and practical demonstration training during the previous year, nor had the Vermont and Massachu.=etts Departments
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of Health been invited to attend the Emergency Coordinato: refresher training in 1978."
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Psbruary 23, 1979 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Page 3
RESPONSE
1.
Corrective Measures Taken and Results Achieved:
Future training for the Road Barrier Teams will include demonstration training on equipment and barrier locations. In addition, the Vermont and Massachusetts Departments of Health will be invited to attend Yankee-Rowa Emergency Coordinator Training.
2.
Steps Taken to Avoid Further Items of Non-Compliance:
Same as in Item 1 above.
3.
Date When Full Compliance Will 3e Achieved:
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Full compliance shall be achieved upon completion of the commitments in Item 1 above during the routine 1979 Emergency Plan training schedule.
i ITEM C "Section 6.8.1 and Section 6.11 of the TS requires, in part, that procedures be established, implemented and maintained that meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section 5.1 and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1972, which includes implementing procedures for the Emergency Plan and for personnel radiation protection.
'hrocedures DP-8550, Revision 3, and OP-4804, written pursuant to the above requirements, require, in part, that personnel dosi=eters for use in emergencias be calibrated annually.
" Contrary to these requirements, as of December 1,1978, emergency personnel dosimeters, including 50 R dosimeters 50-292, 50-297, 50-299, 50-305 and 50-306 and 200 R dosimeters 200-131 and 200-138, were not calibrated since June,1977, exceeding their required calibration interval."
RESPONSE
1.
Corrective Measures Taken and Results Achieved:
The pocket dosimeters in question were immediately replaced with calibrar* 1 Usimecars.
faken to Avoid Further Items of Non-Compliance:
2.
g A complete review and inspection of all emergency dosimeters and equipment requiring recalibration was performed. No other items of this nature were discovered.
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Date When Full Compliance Will 3e Achieved:
Full compliance was achieved on December 1, 1976.
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 23, 1979 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Page 4 We trust this information will be satisfactory. Should additional information be required, please feel free to contact us.
Very truly yours, YANKEE ATCMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY b
Robert H. Groce Licensing Engineer DEh/em e
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