ML20092E173
| ML20092E173 | |
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| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 05/03/1984 |
| From: | DUKE POWER CO. |
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| I-EP-008, I-EP-8, OL, NUDOCS 8406220312 | |
| Download: ML20092E173 (4) | |
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1 gg F f'rst-hand look at what goes into the Construction of a nuclear followed the program It in-Ciuded stops in the reactor Duke Power Duke sponsors an annual open ga5 g power plant at the 1983 open house held September 12-15 bueng. turbne building. spent fuel bueng coohng towers house at Catawba to provide i
nearby resdents wth an op-AWM : Vistors to the sta heard a pro-
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the control room Following the portunity to see now tne station is being bunt and to become Han oram bv piant management on how Catawba wdl produce eleC-tour ne,gnbors were g,ven tne opportunity to talk informally more farnaar ein now nuciear power works Naarty 3.000 neighbors of the incity and on emergency plan- wth Duke employeesand toask Catawba Nuclear Station got a ning A guded tour of the ste questons algout the plant and E
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A gg g{ tion and requirements for their work in addition independent Resdent inspectors must know plant schedules and be aware of sad And we can be reheved of our duty at a nuciear stat;on for spot inspections are performed any unresolved issues We try accepting items of value f rom b by the resdent inspectors to continually assess the the utikty ' grengths and possde weak-Follow All ms *ws us to go m an area not specified in the manual and mswsw h may ast h In addition. to ensure that resi-dent inspectors remain un-u sedaney namany remain at Aspects of aers us tne freedom to go deeper into any area we choow
% " S* g S E* M a m om locaw tv onN m to other NRC personnel input is five years Then they are reas-Og Wn Doom sad cunpded m ayeady mt sgned to another location Skinner added we probably of the plant s performance.
@n Van Doom aM Race spead moretimedoingindepen called the Systematic Assess- Skinner and his wife Phyiks.
Skim am wnig res M dent inspectons than required ment of Umnsee Performance have three children Van Doom inspectors for the United States inspections ' (SALP) report. and his wife. Sally have three Nuclew Regulatory Comms- Children also Both of them hve son (NRC) Their lobs require Van Doom and Skinner's etforts Mcording to Wn Doom and wthin five rndes of Catawba agreatdealof knowledgeabout are supplemented by region in- Skinner the NRC has a code d Nuclear Station the construction and operation spectors from the NRC who are conduct for all inspectors. "This experts in particular fields. Code of conduct grants us totaj "We have a personal commit-of nuclear plants and they are freedom to perform our work ment as well as a professonal responsible for ensunng safety To qualify for such a lob. a great independently from the utihty. commtment to ensure that in both areas. But Wn Doom deal of education. traning and We are even restncted in our Catawbaissafe? Van Doorn said. and Skinnerdon't work in Wash _ ington-they work on sie at expenence is required Wn social contact with any em-Catawba Nuclear Station Downis a graduate of Michgan ployee of Duke Power" Skinner E State Universty wth a degree Senior resdent nspectors are in metaturgicalengineenng He Q# ? % i full 4me,on-ste representatives has mhtary expenence as a bwj -d * " ' ' P l' V' "h x I' k of theNRC Wn Doomis respon- weiding engines and has been sble for the construction pham wth the NRC for sx years
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garding NRC actvities relative to this station" be operated safely The resdent inspectors haNe anopendoorto .. f a [,.J> e j .J.~-;.7 9JV4. e % ~ ~M$. $yd , E, any snplop who has a m
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v ba Nuclear Statton is very de- ca% mW W @ s ,m j j- , o . _ manding It requires d!scipline tW h oh M m .' ' 4, .,n ( s ,y g, piete an extensve nuclear secur- n;; t m \ g9 professonahsm, physical fitness
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}r stabon is a tremendous respon- ; j sbhty which is not taken hqhtly comn uer aacx mge!
u mrry unnocks inght) qws instnxtnans to Catansa Secorty Oncers Bal mwm ano cev hryr N . . [ , they did not include any plans gether TheNRCrequiresCataw-g . . . i
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- for coordinating wth off-ste ba to have an annual exercise f, i ., e agenoes or events that affected whch involws Duke personnel.
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, ' .i .V 4' emergency preparedness co- pans for the area within 10 miles testing ourselves Bolch sad l
q a; r*: ,9 i ordinator for the Catawba of the plant and other plans for "Our emergency plans arecon-
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- h. errsrgency plan for ths plant" kw within the pnmary planning area of Catawba Nuclear Sta-can alwaysfind better waystodo thngs -wecan alwaysimprove*
The plan contans .instruccons 1 - o>(.y{f R . ..g. .$.,. ,p ' and proceduresto be followed ton according to Bolch Catawba's emergency planning [j . S '" % N 4 in the event of an emergency at " Emergency preparedness effortsinvolveibrk Countyin l- ys%
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?g . 3.x ;O f], ' @ $.. . for nuclear stations is a jant plans. coordinahng them with of Gaston and Mmburg m N .Q , , .if { .Q ' et ort of local, state and federal station personnel traning and North Carohna
. [ yf ,l, _; - y agenoes as well as the utthty retraning personnel on their l; l ..g . , b ,Ng . itself? Bolch sad. dubes and making sure every-What I hke about emergency preparedness is being able to 2' i~'P.* <v ,- The Nuclear Regulatory Com-thing is documented It is vir- work with all thedifferentgroups
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Agency set guidehnes for emer-w, . . , hf i yr 4 gency planning. This document w ses and maWevisms Boichis a nativeof Gastoniaand
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has been with Duke Power for and stateagenoesandtheutlity Drills or exercises are cord almost eight years. He and his h[p@preiwe@esscoorcrwar gT M "Pnor to Three %Ie Island, we ducted to test the ablity of the famty live in Belftlont. had someemergencyplans, but vanous agences to work to- 3
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r3 - 1 l P __E=___ M ~ eta mE (cortinuedtominsdepage] receive 48 hours of additional Catawba. Carol Motsinger, a
', ba secunty force. "I just do my The requirementsforCatawba's training to prepare them to han- Cloverresident.and BillWilliams, job and when they need me, I secunty officers are strict. They d!e any secunty-related threat!' a Rock Hill resident, are mem- help. It doesn't matter that I'm must maintain proper weight, bers of the lead team. "I've female; what mattersisthatI'ma havegood eyesight andhearing When fuHy staffed, N sewnty always been used to high dis- fellow officer," Motsinger said.
1 and bein topphysicalcondition. force at Catawba d be one d cipline and professionalism" thelargest law enforcement Williams added that all officers
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agencesin the state of South wear the same uniform and 4 ~ oomplete an obstacle course A U.S. Manne Corps veteran, they're all treated alike. "We're all andrequalifyye dy Carolina. Its members will have
- an average of eight years ex. Williamsis assigned totheinter- partof theteamthat protectsthe j Anyone who works at Catawba penencein lawenforcement. im barrier, which willseparate public, the plant and the em-
; orvisitsthe site encounters playees" he said' i5 Catawba's two units.
secunty.TheofficersatCatawba Security officers begin each 5
! must havetheablitytoworkwell shift at Catawba with aninspec- Motsingeriscurrentlyon special 4 and be effective with everyone tion much like the mihtary. assignmentin construction
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;Aspeaal unit the Designated secunty. Both officers started
{ through on thejob andisin- out on patrolwhen they joined 3 - ArmedResponseTeam(DART), stilledin each officer from the the Catawba security force. TheNmGeneration j -consists of officers who are security chief down through the Patricia S. Osbum 3- trainedto respondtoanytype ranh ~We only want the best*. Thecamaraderieamongofficers Catawba information i' 'of unusual situation. "They Minnicks said. is evidentin their desire to work Coordinator are our nuclear SWAT team" as a team. Motsingeris one of ,i 803/831-2657 Lake Wylie Mnnicio said.These officers Manyof theofficerslivenear 24 femaleofficersontheCataw-803/324-5015 Rock Hill \;);
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