ML20077L746

Forwards Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-160/92-04.Corrective Actions:Second Telephone Should Be Appointed by Command Ctr

ML20077L746
Person / Time
Site:	Neely Research Reactor
Issue date:	01/05/1995
From:	Karam R Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9501110505
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Georgia Institute of Technology  !

l l: a NEELY NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER l 1 - 900 ATLANTIC DRIVE e ATLANTA GEORGIA 30332-0425 w (404) es4-seco ggg l

January 5, 1995 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington,.D.C. 20555 l

Attention: Document Control Desk '

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Subjects Georgia Institute of Technology  !

License No. R-97. Docket No. 50-160 Reply to a Notice of Violation Inspection Report No. 50-160/92-04 )

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, please find attached a response to an exercise weakness identified in USNRC Inspection Report No. 50-l 160/94-04.

Should you have any question, please call me at (404) 894-3600.

Sincerely, e.n.w- -

R.A. Karam, Ph.D., Director Neely Nuclear Research Center

! RAK/ccg l Enclosure cc Mr. S. Ebneter U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W.

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Georgia Institute of Technology ,

Reply to Exercise Weakness 50-160/94-04-02 Inspection Report No. 50-160/94-04

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'EW 50-160/94-04-2 Failure to Classify the Event in Timely I Manner  :

The~ event declaration (1:29 p.m.) was delayed more than i 10 minutes after the conditions were met (1:15 p.m.) for

-the Alert EAL in 5.10.4 of EP 6100 (Rev.6) and Table I of -

tho Plan. The inspector was informed that the delay resulted _ from the ED focus on an EAL associated with t radiation levels (20 mR/hr) at the site boundary rather  !

than Co-60 pool water levels. j Reolv  !

1. Admission or denial The Georgia Institute of Technology agrees with the  :

charge of exercise weakness.

2. Reason for Weakness  !

i Insufficient data on message cards and lack of f contingency messages resulted in the delay to classify the event. Emergency training was also deficient in  ;

certain respects. The ED was concentrating on one aspect 2 of one emergency procedura rather than the entire l procedure. Emergency drills are useful tools to identify ~

weaknesses. The drill was successful in identifying this  ;

weakness. >

3. Corrective steps which have been taken and results  !

achieved.  !

A meeting was held at NNRC on November 9, 19'94 involving personnel from the Public Information' Office of NRC, The Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Tech's Media Relations, and NNRC Management. The participents ande ,

several recommendations: l l

1. A second telephone should be installed in ' the t Emergency Command Center. j

2. That a Communication Coordinator should be appointed by the Emergency Director.  ;

3. That news releases should be reviewed by the l facility director for accuracy before release. I l

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NRC-Reply-to! Notice of Violation l' by.Neely Nuclear Research Center Atthchment 1 -Page 2 January.5, 1995 } i NNRC management-recognizes that message cards must' be

, more informative 'and allows. for contingencies. More.  !

effort will be spent in this area. More training for the .

Emergency Controller is appropriate andlis planned for. I the summer of 1995.

4., Corrective steps which -will be taken to improve  !

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Pre exercise briefing to clarify roles and l responsibilities of exercise ~ players,. controllers, i observers, and evaluators will be made prior to the next ,

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Emergency training for exercise players - will be l held )

during.the summer of 1995 emphasizing what specifically I the Emergency Director, the Controller,. and other l' exercise players must do in an emergency.

5. Date when corrective steps are implemented All corrective steps will be in place prior to the next Emergency drill, expected in November, 1995.

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