ML20033F945
| ML20033F945 | |
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1990 |
| From: | Prendergast K, Yuhas G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ML20033F941 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-206-90-08, 50-206-90-8, 50-361-90-08, 50-361-90-8, 50-362-90-08, 50-362-90-8, NUDOCS 9004040110 | |
| Download: ML20033F945 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000206/1990008
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Report.Nos.. 50-206/90-08, 50-361/90-08, and 50-362/90-08
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License: ' Southern California Edison Company
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Irvine Operations Center
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Irvine, California 92718
Facility Name:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
Inspection at:
San Onofre Site, San Diego County, California
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Inspection Conducted Februar 26 - March 2, 1990
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Approved By:
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G. P. (Yuhas, Chief
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Emergens/ Preparedness and Radiological
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Areas Inspected:
Unannounced routine inspection of the Emergency Preparedness
Program and on-site follow-up of written reports of non-routine events at.
power reactor facilities.
Inspection procedures 92700, 92701, and 82301 were
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Results:
0"erall, the licensee's program is adequate in the area of emergency
preparedness.
One apparent violation for failing to perform an annual Post
Accident Sampling System (PASS) drill is discussed in Section 5.B.
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non-cited violations involving the annual audit required by 10 CFR 50.54(t)
and a late 50.72 notlfication, are discussed in 4.B and 2.0, respectively.
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Persons Contacted:
- R. Bridenbecker, Vice. President and Station Manager
"K. Bellis, Manager, Nuclear Affairs and Emergency Planning
- 0, Peacor, Manager, Station Emergency Preparedness
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Anderson $upervisorSupervisor, Emergency Planning
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- P. Dooley,
Nuclear Affairs and Emergency Planning
D. Herbst, Manager,Slte
J. Jamerson, Supervisor, Quality Assurance
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Site Quality Assurance
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G. Vaslos, Lead Auditor
R. Krieger, Operations Manager
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Indicates personnel attending the exit interview
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Onsite Follow-up of Written Reports of Non-Routine Events at Power
Reactor Facilities (92700)
a.
On February 23 1990, SONGS Unit 3 experienced a reactor trip while
operatingat100percentreactorpower.
The trip resulted from a
main steam isolation valve actuation signal during routine testing
of the plant protection system. All rods fully inserted and one
primary safety valve lifted briefly before it reseated.
Auxiliary
feed auto started and operated approximately 30 minutes before it
was secured. The classification of this event was evaluated and
considered satisfactory based upon discussions with members of
licensee's staff and a review of the Emergency Plan implementing
procedures (EPIPs).
b.
On February 28, 1990 at approximately 1544 (PST) an earthquake was
feltintheSONGSUnits1,2,and3ControlRooms.Seismicalarms
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were received in the Unit 1 Control Room, resulting in the
declaration of an unusual event at 1550.
At 1552 notifications to
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offsite agencies were made utilizing the yellow phone.
The NRC was
informed of the unusual event at 1920 (EST).
Appropriate
notifications to the plant population regarding the declaration of
the unusual event were also heard by the inspec, tor over the plant
Public Address (PA) system.
The event was closed out at 1705 (PST)
following walk-downs of the plant equipment.
The licensee's
documentation regarding the earthquake classification and
notifications were examined and considered appropriate and timely.
c.
On February 13, 1990, a member of the licensee's staff became aware
that the telecommunication cables at Camp Pendleton had been severed
by construction activities.
The cables are part of the Emergency
Siren System and are necessary for remote activation of the Camp
Pendleton Emergency Sirens. The severing of the cables temporarily
disabled the remote activation of the 10 sirens that would alert
Camp Pendleton of an emergency at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station.
This subject was discussed during a routine phone
conversation with a member of regional staff on February 14, 1990.
Upon learning of this event, the inspector discussed the event with
NRC management, and the licensee was requested to review this event
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for reportability under 10 CFR 50.72.
After this request, the
licensee determined the event was reportable under the requirements
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of 10 CFR 50.72.
The licensee called the NRC Operations Center on
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February 14, 1990, at 1654 PST and made a delinquent 50.72
notification for the loss of sirens pursuant to 50.72 (b)(1)(v) for
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San Onofre Units 1, 2, and 3. The reason stated for the late 50.72
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notification was a lack of guidance in SONGS EPIP 50123-0-14,
" Notification and Reporting of Significant Events." Subsequent to
the late 50.72 report the licensee held training for the Emergency
Planningstaffon10dFR50.72andrevisedEPIP 50123-0-14 to be
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consistent with NOREG-1022, " Licensee Event Report System." The
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procedure now requires the NRC to be notified pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 upon the loss of capability of any five emergency sirens.
This violation is not being cited because the criteria specified in
Section V.A. of the enforcement policy have been satisfied.
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Follow-up of a January 16, 1990, Inadvertent Siren Activation.
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On January 16,ioned and inadvertently activated.-1990, at about 11:20 p.m.
Siren malfunct
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examined and the following items were noted:
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The old siren, which was formerly used to call in volunteer firemen,
has been replaced with a new pole and modern siren.
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construction was scheduled for completion by March 5,1990.
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addition, the licensee has made revisions to their Administrative
Procedure 50123-VI-10.4 for inadvertent siren activation. These
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revisions further clarify the responsibilities for any inadvertent
activation.
The offsite a encies are listed with the
responsibilities for notif in
and SONGS is responsible ( ) g SONGS of any inadvertent actuation
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providing up to date information for public release.
The licensee
has also been assisting the offsite agencies, through the
Interjurisdictional Planning Committee (IPC), in their response to
an. inadvertent siren activation.
Presently, the City of San
Clemente has drafted a standard operating procedure for inadvertent
siren activation.
A sub-committee has also been formed to draft a
generic procedure. The generic procedure is to be used by all of the
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members of the IPC to insure the public is expediently apprised of
the saurious activation of any emergency siren.
A draft procedure
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for t1e members of the IPC is expected to be discussed during the
March 20, 1990, IPC meeting.
It appears that there has been good
coordination and progress in this area.
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Follow-up of Open Items (92701)
(Closed) Open Item IN-89-19, Repair and use of Health Physics Network
HPN.
The licensee had reviewed the Information Notice and made
appropriate changes to their procedures.
This item is closed.
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Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program (82701)
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Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation and Supplies
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Section7oftheEmergencyPlan(EP)andEPIP50123-VIII-0.201
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describe the licensee s emergency facilities including equipment,
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supplies, and measures to insure their maintenance and operability.
An inspection of the licensee's Emergency Response Facilities was
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conducted to verify that essential facilities are maintained as
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required by the above stated procedures.
The inspection included
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verifying instrument calibration dates and operability, the
availability of updated copies of the EP and EPIPs, and the
maintenance of emergency response facilities.
The inspection
included the Unit 1 Technical Support Center and O
Center, the Unit 1 Control Room, and the licensee'perational Support
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0)erations Facility. The inspector verified, for the areas visited,
tlat equipment was operable and within its calibration period, that
current co)ies of the EP and EPIPs were available, that self
contained areathing apparatus were fully charged, and that the
facilities were maintained in a state of readiness.
In addition,
the inspector verified that meteorological readouts in the Unit 1
Control Room, for both primary and backup meteorological
instrumentation, were operable and indicated good comparability for
wind speed, sigma theta, and wind direction.
The findings in this area indicate the licensee has a good program
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for maintaining its emergency facilities and equipment.
No
violations were identified.
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Drills and Exercises
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Section 8 of the Emergency Plan and EPIP 50123-VIII-0.200 require
numerous drills and exercises to reinforce classroom training and
maintain emergency response skills.
Records of drills and exercises required by the above-stated
documents were examined and, with the exception of the Post Accident
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Sampling System drill, were considered adequate.
The records
examined included the annual medical drill; the annual radiological
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monitoring drill; the annual fire drill, which included
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participation by Camp Pendleton; and monthly communications
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drills / checks.
The inspector also examined the licensee's Emergency
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Planning Tracking System and determined the licensee had a system
for following the resolution of corrective action on items
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identified during drills and exercises. However, as stated earlier,
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it was noted that the licensee failed to conduct an annual PASS
drill as required by the Emergency Plan and implementing procedures.
Licensee documentation for the last PASS drill, which was a
PASS-Cask drill performed on December 6, 1988, indicated there were
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numerous areas for improvement and that a drill would be performed
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in 1989 for the onsite portion of the PASS drill. However, according
to the licensee, they inadvertently missed performing the annual
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FASS drill, due to focus on the biennial PASS-Cask requirement and
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the installation of new equipment to perform the chloride portion of
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the PASS analysis on site.
The failure to perform the annual pass
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drill, as required by 50123-VI11-0.200, is considered an apparent
violation of Technical Specification 6.8.1.
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One apparent violation of NRC requirements was identified in this
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program area. No trend was identified.
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License Audits
The licensee's annual audit of the Emergency Preparedness Program to
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' meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t) was performed by members of
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the Site Quality Assurance Department.
Audit Report SCES-044-89 was
conducted from October 10, 1989, to December 15, 1989, and was
transmitted to appropriate members of plant management on December
27. 1989.
A review of the audit was performed, and discussions with
members of Site Quality Assurance organization were held.
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following items were noted.
The review of.SCE Audit Report SCES-044-89, determined the audit
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scope contained the areas described in 10 CFR 50.54(t); however, the
audit did not contain an evaluation for adequacy of the interface
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with State and local governments, as required by 10 CFR 50.54(t).
Further, as of February 27, 1990, the licensee had not made such an
evaluation for adequacy of the interface with State and local
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governments available to appropriate members of State and local
government pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(t).
The licensee attributed the
failure to include the required evaluation in the audit to problems
in audit planning.
After this issue was bisught to the licensee's attention, the
Quality Assurance organization compiled specific audit items,
including two surveillances conducted during the annual exercise,
and provided an evaluation of the interface with offsite agencies as
an attachment to.the audit.
The interface was determined to be
satisfactory and the audit and attachment were sent to appropriate
offsite agencies. The licensee's actions were determined to fulfill
the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t).
This violation was not cited
because the criteria specified in Section V. A. of the Enforcement
Policy have been satisfied.
The findings in this program area appear to indicate declining
performance since the previous evaluation.
One non-cited violation
was identified regarding the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t).
(90-08-03)
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Changes to the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures
To determine if there have been any changes to the Emergency Plan
and implementing procedures which may have impact on the overall
state of emergency preparedness, discussions with emergency planning
personnel were held and a review of the EP and EPIPs was performed.
The following items were noted.
Changes to the EP were examined and the licensee recently revised
the iP to reflect changes in the responsibilities of the Corporate
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Emergency Director and the Station Emergency Director. The change
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package was reviewed'and noted to contain appropriate signatures
indicating review and approval. The changes to the EP were also
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noted to have been sent to the NRC within the required 30 days for
approval. Documentation regarding the NRC evaluation of this change
will be addressed in a separate correspondence.
There have been numerous changes to the EPIPs since the previous
evaluation.
These changes included changes to the duties of the
Corporate Emergency Director, a new Emergency Notification System
(ENS) form, and reformatting the EPIPs to utilize the station format
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for ease of use. In addition, four new procedures were established;
these procedures included a new Operations Support Center Operations
Coordinator procedure, a new Emergency Services Coordinatcr
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procedure, and a new Shift Communicator procedure.
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procedures were previously attachments to different station EPIPs.
The inspector examined.the licensee's process for changes to the
EPIPs and determined the changes to the EPIPs had been reviewed,
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approved, and distributed in accordance with the licensee's
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procedures. No problems were identified in this area.
Licensee performance in this program area appears fully
satisf actory,
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Organization and Management Control
To determine if there have been any changes in the Emergency
Planning Organization which may impact the state of emergency
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preparedness, discussions with emergency planning personnel were
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held and the EP and EPIPs were examined.
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noted.
There were no changes reported for upper level. management that would
appear to affect emergency preparedness.
There were some changes discussed regarding the loss of three
individuals from the emergency planning organization.
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was noted to have filled two of the positions and was trying to fill
the third position.at the time of this inspection. Staffing for
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emergency planning was considered adequate.
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Licensee performance in this program area appears satisfactory. No
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violations were identified.
Exit Interview
An exit interview to discuss the preliminary NRC findings was held on March 2,
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Licensee personnel at this meeting are identified in Section 1 of this
report.
The NRC was also represented by the site senior resident inspector.
During this meeting, the licensee was informed of an apparent violation
regarding the failure to perform an annual PASS drill as recuired by their EP
and EPIPs and of the problems identified in Sections 2.C anc 3.C regarding the
late 50.72 notification the review of the Emergency Preparedness Program.
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