ML19350A865
| ML19350A865 | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 01/14/1981 |
| From: | Brown G, Spitzberg D, Wilborn L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML19350A863 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-458-80-14, NUDOCS 8103170242 | |
| Download: ML19350A865 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1980014
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGUALTORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION IV
IE Inspection Report No. 50-458/80-14
Licensee: Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU)
Post Office Box 2951
Beaumont, Texas
77704
Facility:
River Bend, Unit 1
I .spection at:
River Bend Site, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
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GSU. Petroleum Building, Beaumont, Texas
Inspection Dates: December 15-17, 1980
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Insoection Summary
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Inspection on December 15-17, 1980 (Report No. 50-458/80-14)
Areas Insoected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of construction phase
environmental protection programs, including organization and administration;
audits; environmental monitoring; ecological studies; transmission line
construction; and a tour of the site and surrounding area.
The inspection
involved twenty-four (24) inspector-hours by two NRC inspectors.
Results:
In the areas inspected, two Severity Level V violations (Supplement
II.E.) were disclosed (concrete spoil area selected such that wash water with
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a pH of approximately 12 was overflowing into West Creek
paragraph 7 and used
petroleum products being transported by water to a drainage ditch
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Persons Contacted
Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU)
- E. L. Draper, Vice President - Nuclear Technology
J. E. Booker, Manager - Technical Programs
- W. J. Reed, Supervisor of Nuclear Licensing
- J. W. Cook, Lead Environmental Analyst
- M. H. Harrington, Site Environmental Analyst
- J. Wimberley, Superintendent of Construction
- T. Croute, Director of Quality Assurance
Stone and Webster
- E. A. Sweeney, Superintendent of Engineering
- S. J. Hope, 31te Environner.tal Protection Officer
Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
R. A. Wallace, Senior Construction Inspector
Other
- A. B. Beach, NRC - Resident Inspector
"Present at site Exit Interview on December 16, 1980
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- Present at GSU Office Exit Interview on December 17, 1980
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Licensee Action on Peevious Inspection Findings
(Closed) Unresolved item (50-458/78-04/1).
Assignment of responsibility
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for the Aquatic Ecological Monitoring Program and written procedures for
implementation of the program.
The inspectors noted that GSU had
assigned the Lead Environmental Analyst, J. W. Cook, the responsibility
for the Aquatic Ecological Monitoring Program by MEMO.
The inspectors
observed written procedures for implementation of the program.
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item is considered closed.
(0 pen) Noncompliance (50-458/78-04/1).
Failure to provide environmental
assessment at Alligator Bayou.
Action not completed on this item, GSU
representative stated that the projected completion date is sometime in
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July 1981.
(0 pen) Unresolved item (50-458/78-06/1).
Written instructions and pro-
cedures for implementation of transmission line work program with written
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assignments of responsibility.
Due to recent turnover in personnel, action
not completed on this ites.
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Internal Audits and Sita Inspection Program
The inspectors discussed the Audit Program with GSU and S&W representatives
and was informed that there had been four audits per year until March 1980,
(S&W Lead Environmental Engineer from the Cherry Hill Office accompanied
by two assistants audited at six month intervals and GSU representatives
audited at six month intervals with three months elasped from the time of
the S&W audits).
Starting approximately September 1979, the Site Environ-
mental Protection Officer inspected the environmental aspects of the site
environmental control program as described in RBP-13-2 " Licensing Com-
pliance" and the implementing instruction, CSI 1.3-10.76 " Environmental
Monitoring Program," on a monthly basis wrote findings of inspections if
any, maintained minutes of the Environmental Committee and inspected
corrective action when warranted. GSU has designated a Site Environmental
Analyst that will maintain a close working relationship with the S&W Site
Environmental Protection Officer.
The inspectors reviewed the monthly meeting minutes of the Environmental
Committee and noted that a few of the items identified in the inspections
were not acted upon and closed out in a reasonable time frame. A GSU
representative stated that in the future, a letter will be written by
the GSU Superintendent of Construction specifying a timely deadline for
corrective action.
Site erosion appears to be a chronic problem which
is discussed in paragraph 7.
The inspectors had no further questions in
this area at this time.
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Transmission Line Environmental Protection
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The inspectors reviewed with GSU representatives the status of trans-
mission line work and. concluded that no significant changes had occurred.
A GSU representative stated that the responsibility for conducting trans-
mission line work rested with the Senior Construction Inspector of Common-
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wealth Associates Inc. and meeting the environmental commitments related
to this work rested with the GSU Site Environmental Analyst.
Due to the
recent turnover in persor:nel, written instruction and procedures had not
been prepared implementing this program with written assignments of
responsibility, therefore, this item would remain unresolved (50-458/78-06/1).
The inspectors inquired as to transmission line work effecting the Memo-
randum of Agreement which became final on August 11, 1980, and which
reflects the NRC agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation and the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer
regarding mitigation or avoidance of adverse effects of the proposed
transmission line and expanded corridor through the Port Hudson National
Historic Landmark, Louisiana, for River Bend Nuclear Station, Units 1 and
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The Senior Construction Inspector stated that there had been no
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transmission line work near the Port Hudson National Historic Landmark
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(0 pen) Unresolved item (50-458/78-06/2).
Erosion at the spoils area,
southeast of the reactor excavation site, and the cooling tower.
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plation of erosion control program pending.
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Organization and Administration
The inspectors reviewed the GSU and S&W organizations and assignments of
environmental program responsibilities.
The following indicates the
present structure and assigned individuals as indicated by GSU and S&W
representatives.
GSU
GSU
S&W
W. J. Cahill
Joe Wimberley
Warner Clifford
Sr. Vice President
Supt. of Construction
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Resident Manager
E. L. Draper
Edward Sweeney
Vice President
Superintendent
Nuclear Technology
of Engineering
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J. E. Booker
Stephen Hope
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Technical Programs
Prntection Officer
W. J. Reed
Supervisor of
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J. W. Cook
Environmental Analyst
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and that he will work closely with the Site Environmental Analyst to
ensure that the stipulations in the agreement are carried out.
He also
stated that a professional archeologist from the Louisiana State Univer-
sity will be present to monitor all activities within the boundaries of
the Landmark and the NRC will be notified of these activities by either
informing the NRC Resident Inspector at River Bend or contact with the
NRC Region IV Office.
The inspectors had no further questions in this
area at this time.
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Ecological Studies
The applicant's commitments with respect to aquatic ecological studies
at the site are described in Section 6 of the Environmental Report (ER).
These studies are under the supervision of the Assistant Director, School
of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Louisiana State University and the
Leader, Louisiana Cooperative Fisheries Unit, Louisiana State University.
The Initial Intensive Study had been completed, the Interim Study is
almost complete and the Intensive Pre-Operational Study will be initiated
approximately March 1, 1981.
The inspectors concluded that the scope of
work was consistent with ER commitments.
The inspectors had no further
questions in this area at this time.
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Site Tour
The inspectors toured the site and surrounding area on December 15, 1980.
The inspectors observed site erosion to be a chronic problem as noted
from review of the monthly meeting minutes of the Environmental Committee.
The inspectors stated that this erosion problem item would remain unresolved
pending completion of the applicants erosion control program (50-458/78-06/2).
The inspectors also observed satisfactory measures undertaken by the appli-
cant to prevent loss of sediment and sand from the eroding areas mentioned
above into draws and creeks draining the site.
The inspectors observed that wash water with a pH of approximately 12 was
overflowing into West Creek from a spoil deposit area selected for National
Mobile Concrete Corp.
The inspectors stated that failure to prevent that
overflowing constituted noncompliance with construction permit requirements.
The inspectors observed that used petroleum products had been spilled or
had leaked from a container at the rear of the vehicle maintenance shop
and were being transported to a drainage ditch.
The inspectors stated
that failure to take precautions to assure that those products will not
be released to the environment constituted noncompliance with construction
permit requirements.
The inspectors had no further questions in these areas at this time.
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Unresolved Items
Unresolved items are satters which require additional information or action
to determine if they are acceptable items, items of noneemp!iance or devi-
ations.
There were no new unresolved item > disclosed during the inspec-
tion, however, three unresolved items from previous inspections remain
incomplete.
9.
Exit Interview
The inspectors met with S&W and GSU representatives denoted in paragraph
1, at the River Send Site on December 16, 1980, and with GSU representa-
tives denoted in paragraph 1, at the conclusion of the inspection, at
the GSU Office in Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1980.
The inspectors
summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and discussed the
findings.
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