ML20035G271

Ack Receipt of Notifying of Changes to Corrective Action Commitments Made in Response to Exercise Weakness Re Control & Protective Measures Exercised by Field Monitoring Teams

ML20035G271
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	04/21/1993
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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NUDOCS 9304270065
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CHANGES IN CORRECTIVE ACTION COMMITMENTS TO EXERCISE WEAKNESS 482/9119-04 We have received your letter dated April 8,1993, which notified NRC of' changes to corrective action commitments you made in response to exercise weakness 482/9119-04.

This weakness concerned control and protective measures exercised by field monitoring teams.

This weakness was closed in NRC Inspection Report 50-482/92-14 following the successful demonstration of your corrective measures during the last annual exercise.

l In your April 8.1993 letter, you informed NRC that you are modifying your previous commitments by eliminating the procedural requirement for monitoring teams to take self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs) for respiratory

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protection when the team is deployed.

Your modified commitments are to provide more detailed procedural guidance for field monitoring activities including the option to deploy SCBAs with the teams.

There is no NRC requirement for field monitoring teams to be equipped with SCBAs. NUREG 0654, planning standard K.2 specifies, however, that licensee's shall provide an onsite radiation protection program to be implemented during l

emergencies, including methods to implement exposure guidelines. We concur that procedural control of field teams. combined with the easy availability or respiratory protection equipment that could be used if conditions warrant is i

an acceptable means of implementing the planning standard.

We will review this issue during future inspections.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact

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LF CREEK W@ NUCLEAR OPERATING Robert C. Hagan 993 vice President Nuclear Assurance g

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Document Centrol Desk Mail Station Pl-137 Washington, D.

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Reference:

1) Letter dated September 19, 1991 from A.

Bill Beach, NRC, to B.

D. Withers, WCNOC

2) Letter WM 91-0145 dated October 30, 1991 from B.

D. Withers, WCNOC, to NRC

Subject:

Docket No. 50-482:

Change in Commitment Associated to, Exercise Weakness 482/9119-04 Gentlemen:

This letter provides notification of a change in commitment made by Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC).

This commitment was made in response to Exercise Weakness 482/9119-04 documented in Reference 1.

Exercise Weakness 482/9119-04 concerned examples of poor coordination and control of field monitoring teams.

This weakness was the result of only one of four field teams making contact with the plume during a 2-hour period following the onset of the release.

This situation, compounded by prcblems with subsequent control of the team during sampling efforts, resulted in high exposures to the team.

Part of the weakness was also attributed to a lack of equipment, in particular self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

In the response provided to the weakness (Reference 2),

the cause of the weakness was attributed to a lack of procedural guidance.

The associated procedurer were revised to provide additional guidance.

Additionally, WCNOC committed to require field monitoring teams to take SCBAs with them when deployed.

A re-evaluation of this response has determined that the requirement to take SCBAs when deployed is unnecessary and therefore has been deleted.

However, to minimize personnel exposure, the field team monitoring guidelines in procedures, EPP 01-1.1, "WCGS Organization," EPP 01-1.2, " Emergency Operation facility Emergency Organization," and EPP 01-8.2, "Offsite Radiological Monitoring," are being further enhanced to provide for more detailed guidance en definition, timing and location of plume monitoring.

These enhancements also include exposure considerations, exposure limits and guidelines, environmental precautions (such as travel detours due to the reservoir and cooling lake), and precautions on the need for and coordination of SCBA use when conditions warrant them.

Procedure EPP 01-8.1, "Onsite Radiological Monitoring," is also being enhanced to emphasize exposure control and personnel protection.

With these procedural enhancements, the requirement to take SCBAs upon field monitoring team deployment will not be necessary.

Procedure EPP 01-8.3 which was originally revised in response to this weakness, has been subsequently incorporated into procedures EPP 01-8.1 and EPP 01-8.2.

PO Box 411/ Burhngton. KS 66839 / Phone (316) 364-6831

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Due to the additional procedural enhancements it has been determined this does i

not constitute a reduction in a conndtment nor a decrease to the effectiveness of the Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

This conenitment change was discussed with Dr.

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Spitzberg of Region IV, NRC.

If you have any questions concerning this change in commitment, please contact i

me at (316) 364-8831 extension 4553 or Mr. Kevin J. Moles at extension 4565.

Very truly yours,

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Rcbert C.

Hagan Vice President

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D. Johnson (NRC)

J. L. Milhoan (NRC)

G. A. Pick (NRC)

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D. B. Spitzberg (NRC) 1 I

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