ML20024F406
| ML20024F406 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/24/1983 |
| From: | Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dewitt R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 8309090350 | |
| Download: ML20024F406 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000155/1983013
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Docket No. 50-155
Consumers Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. R. B. DeWitt
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
212 West Michigan Avenue
' Jackson, MI 49201
Gentlemen:
This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by J. P. Patterson,
W. B. Gloersen, and L. L. Kers of this office on July 25-28, 1983, of
activities at Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant authorized by NRC Operating License
No. DPR-6 and to the discussion of our findings with Mr. D. P. Hoffman, Plant
Superintendent, and others of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined.during
the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective
examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and
.. interviews with personnel.
No items of noncompliance with NRC requirements were identified during the
course of this inspection.
We are including as an appendix to this report a list of weaknesses identified
in this inspection.
Corrections for these weaknesses should be made by the
licensee in conjuction with the licensee's own critique of this emergency
. preparedness exercise.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosure (s)
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room unless you notify this office,
by telephone, within ten days of the date of this letter and submit written
application to withhold information contained therein within thirty days of
the date of this letter. Such application must be consistent with the re-
quirements of 2.790(b)(1).
If we do not hear from you in this regard within
the specified periods noted above, a copy of this letter and the enclosed
inspection report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
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Enclosures:
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Appendix
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Inspection Report
No. 50-155/83-13(DRMSP)
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Listed below, are the weaknesses which should be corrected as a result of the
emergency preparedness exercise conducted on July 25 and July 26, 1983 by the
Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant.
Control Room
1.
Announcement of the Emergency Action Level (EAL) for the Notice Of
Unusual Event (NUE) was not made utstil 10 minutes af ter the Shif t
Supervisor (SS) declared the NUE.
2.
No formal, announcement was made over the PA or substitute mechanism
(during the two hour electrical power failure) for the Alert, Site Area
or General Emergency.
3.
Announced reactor status changes or other major plant conditions which
effected the accident were not made. These EAL type announcements and
description of plant conditions are required by Emergency Plan
Implementing Procedure (EPIP 4B).
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The SS's log was not always maintained in a timely and detailed manner.
This also is required by EPIP 4B.
The Site Area Emergency was not
recorded in the log.
Technical Support Center (TSC)
1.
Structural limitations of the TSC area including the SS office and the
long narrow corridor adjacent to the Control Room makes it awkward to
properly administer. The Plant Superintendent has verbally assured the
NRC Team Leader that this area is being' tentatively scheduled for
structural changes pending approval of corporate funding in the next
year's budget.
2.
More frequent, formal announcements should be made by the Site Emergency
Director (SED) for emergency classification changes and briefings on
changing reactor conditions.
Operational Support Center (OSC)
1.
The OSC staff was not' aware for over 1 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> that a General Emergency
had been declared. The TSC neglected to notify the OSC of the
classification change. However, the OSC also neglected to contact the
TSC to ask about emergency conditions.
2.
Radio messages onsite were not preceded or concluded with, "This is a
drill".
3.
During the two hour loss of all AC power, the OSC failed to use a battery
powered air sampler which was available.
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Background noise in the OSC is a significant hindrance to group
communications and telephone conversations.
Offsite Monitoring Teams
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- More effort must be made by the licensee to minimize or eliminate the
size of the areas of poor or no radio reception. This effort may be
- accomplished by increasing the range of the radios and providing separate
CB Channels for plant and offsite communications.
2.
A backup radiation monitor should be available in the emergency kits at
the County E0C in the Charlevoix County Sheriff's office.
3.
Field teams should not request emergency telephone numbers over the CB
radio to be used for their call-in procedure via a pay phone since this
may' create rumor control problems. Also, a roll of coins with the local
pay phones should be included in the field monitoring teams emergency
kits.
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Maps used by the field monitoring teams should be equivalent to the EPZ
Sector Maps used by the EOF to minimize confusion in locating sampling
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Team members should keep track of their individual exposures.
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