ML20056F416

Ack Receipt of ,In Response to Emergency Exercise Weaknesses Identified in NRC Insp Repts 50-498/93-17 & 50-499/93-17

ML20056F416
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/24/1993
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 9308270188
Download: ML20056F416 (4)

See also: IR 05000498/1993017

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Thank you for your letter dated July 27, 1993, in response to the emergency exercise weaknesses identified in NRC Inspection Report 50-498/93-17;

50-499/93-17 dated June 25, 1993. We have examined your reply and find it ' responsive to the concerns raised in our inspection report. We will review the implementation of your corrective acions during a future inspection. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact { Dr. D. Blair Spitzberg of my staff at (817) 860-8191. ' Sincerely, . . , / [~ , L. J. Callan, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards cc: Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN: James J. Sheppard, General Manager Nuclear Licensing P-.0. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 City of Austin _ Electric Utility Department ATTN: J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 i 9308270188 930824 Sq / PDR ADOCK 05000496' [jj (' \\ ' 'G PDR !p 3

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' File No.: G02.04 ' 10CFR50.47 ! ! U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission , Attention: Document Control Desk [ Washington, DC 20555 , South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 i Docket Nos. STN 50-498; STN 50-499

Response to Emergency Preparedness Exercise , Weaknesses (498/9317 - 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; i ! 499/9317 - 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. 06) i i ! Pursuant to 10CFR50, Appendix E.IV.F.5, Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P) submits the attached responses to weaknesses

identified during the 1993 annual emergency response exercise at the South Texas Project (STP). The responses include a description , of our corrective measures and the schedule for completing those ~ , actions. , ' If there are any questions, pleare contact either Mr. M. A. Covell at (512) 972-7479 or me at ( 12) 972-7921. , ( 71 u; f F. Grot

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Nuclear Gen:.eration ! PEP /pa Attachnant: Response to 1993 Emergency Preparedness Exercise

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-_ _ ____-_____ - __ . .. .. . . llouston 1,ighting & Power Cornpany ST-HL-AE-4518 - 4 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station File No.: G02.04 Page 2 c: Regional Administrator, Region IV Rufus S. Scott Nuclear Regulatory Commission Associate General Counsel 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Houston Lighting & Power Company Arlington, TX 76011 P. O. Box 61867 Houston, TX 77208 Lawrence E. Kokajko Project Manager Institute of Nuclear Power U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations - Records Center Washington, DC 20555 13H15 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-5957 David P. Loveless Senior Resident Inspector Dr. Joseph M. Hendrie c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory 50 Bellport Lane Commission Bellport, NY 11713 P. O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 D. K. Lacker Bureau of Radiation Control J. R. Newman, Esquire Texas Department of Health Newman &_Holtzinger, P.C., STE 1000 1100 West 49th Street 1615 L Street, N.W. Austin, TX 78756-3189 Washington, DC 20036 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. D. E. Ward /T. M. Puckett Attn: Document. Control Desk Central Power and Light Company Washington, D.C. 20555 P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee City of Austin ' Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 K. J. Fiedler/M. T. Hardt City Public Service P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 . MISC-93\\93-196.001 e s

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- ST-HL-AE-4518 Page 1 of 4 ! ! South Texas Project Units 1 and 2

Docket Nos. STN 50-498; STN 50-499

Response to Emergency Preparedness Exercise ! Weaknesses (498/9317 - 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; 499/9317 - 01, 02, 03, 04. 05, 06) ! ' Weakness (498/9317-01; 499/9317-01) , , Failure to recognize General Emergency conditions resulting from , overall plant conditions. Response I The root cause of this weakness is a lack of emphasis during emergency classification training to evaluate overall plant conditions in

determining emergency classification. Emphasis had been placed on ! identifying a particular Emergency Action Level to properly classify an f emergency. L

Corrective Actions

. 1. Monthly emergency classification seminars will be conducted for , ' people involved in the emergency classification process, with , emphasis on the need to evaluate overall plant conditions as a part of the emergency classification process. The seminars will include a discussion of the bases used in the assessment followed by a 1 tabletop drill. The first seminar to cover this topic will be ! conducted in August. The series will be complete in October. t { ' 2. Training material for initial training will'be revised to emphasize overall plant conditions when making emergency classifications in addition to events based on Emergency Action Levels. This change

in emphasis will begin in December, 1993. j Weakness (498/9317-02; 499/9317-02) Performance was lacking in providing technical assessment, diagnosis, { , and mitigative activities in the Technical Support Center.

I a Response j ' The root cause of this weakness was less than adequate training and evaluation of training for the Technical Support Center (TSC)- technical staff during classroom-training and drills. ! 4 e !

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ST-HL-AE-4518 i Page 2 of 4 , i B Corrective Actions j 1. A series of special seminars will be conducted with those personnel assigned to TSC technical staff responsible for assessment, l diagnosis, and mitigative actions to clearly define responsibilities and relationship to each other, the Operations

Support Center, and the Control Room. The seminars will include

performance based tabletop exercises to evaluate the effectiveness . of this training. This series of seminars will be completed by l December 1, 1993. 2. During initial training of personnel nominated to the Emergency

Response Organization TSC technical, operations, or radiological ! staffs, position based training will be conducted to ensure understanding of their role in assessing, diagnosing, and j mitigating plant casualties. This enhanced training will begin for

personnel assigned after December, 1993. l ! 3. Drills and exercises for the TSC will be conducted. Special ' i emphasis will be given to evaluating the ability of the TSC to l provide technical assessment, diagnosis, and mitigative activities. ! ' Comprehensive feedback will be provided to the TSC technical staffs on their group and individual performance. Weaknesses noted will , be tracked and trended to ensure correction. , t ! Weakness (495/9317-03; 499/9317-03) Sufficient administrative staffing was not present in the Technical Support Center. In addition, steps were not taken to obtain additional staffing or to reassign the missing staff's responsibilities. } Response The root cause of this weakness was failure to recognize the potential i impact of missing staff members and take compensatory actions to

, mitigate this deficiency. Corrective Actions OSC 1. Training will be conducted for EOF Directors, TSC Managers, Coordinators, and Control Room Shift Supervisors that emphasizes the importance of all staff members and compensatory actions that shall be taken in the event a staff member does not report. This s training will be completed by December 1, 1993. ' 2. During initial training of Emergency Response Organization personnel nominated to fill facility manager positions, a topic will be included that describes facility positions and compensatory actions that could be taken should a staff member not report to the facility. This topic will be included in training that begins after December 1993. i l alst-93\\93-196.001 . e --- y - e. ,,g.

.. . .. _. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . . _ . - _ _ _ _ . _ ___ _ ._. _ ____ _. , _ ' n . , .'. .. . . Attachment ! ' ST-H L-AE-4 518 ! Page 3 of 4 Weia};I)s1;is (498/9317-04: 499/9317-04) Unnecessary delays occurred in providing proper treatment for the victim of a medical emergency and in removing the victim from the site , by ambulance. Response . The root causes of this weakness were the ambulance was parked outside l the Protected Area and the person assigned to drive the ambulance had > no formal training in its operation. Contributing to the delay were deficiencies in the realism of the scenario resulting in a lack of , urgency to address the simulated injury. , Corrective Actions 1. An ambulance will be permanently parked inside the Protected Area. i The on-shift General Maintenance Supervisor will be trained on the operation of the ambulance and will be responsible to provide a trained driver from the shift staff. These actions will be , completed by August 12, 1993. 2. In future drills and exercises, more emphasis will be placed on describing the victim's condition and the surrounding environment to ensure that care attendants have sufficient information to develop the appropriate responses. I Weakness (498/9317-05; 499/9317-05) Not all offsite notification messages were complete or accurate. l Response The root cause of this weakness was a failure to clearly describe expectations of accuracy and completeness in the message preparation to those preparing and approving the messages. Corrective Actions ' Training will be conducted for personnel responsible for offsite 1. agency' notification messages preparation and approvalto emphasize i the need to complete all required entries neatly'and accurately. This training will be completed by October 29, 1993. Training drills will initially be conducted quarterly for personnel

2. responsible for preparation of offsite agency notification messages. Frequency will be adjusted based on performance. These drills will begin in November, 1993. During initial training of Emergency Response Organization 3. personnel assigned to positions responsible for offsite agency notification message preparation, position specific performance- based training will be conducted on-this process. This training will begin for personnel assigned after December, 1993. ! MISC-93\\93 196.001 , -. - l

, , .- - .. .- - .. - .--. - . . . ._ ! , , .' s i , s. . ! Attachment . ST-HL-AE-4518 Page 4 of 4 i l l { }jea kness (498/9337-06; 499/9317-06) The se]f-critique process failed to identify or properly characterize

in need ,of corrective action. . several areas 4 EIGPJ211Ee ! The root cause of this weakness was that personnel assigned as drill i evaluators were either less than adequately trained in how to critically evaluate activities or not adequately experienced in the i ! area assigned for evaluation.

Corrective Action 1. Prior to assignment as drill evaluators appropriate training will

be provided. In addition, drill evaluators will be assigned to l cvaluate areas in which they are previously experienced or

currently assigned similar duties. ! ! , i f i J r ) y., . MISC 93\\93 196.001- . -_. }}