ML20127M984
| ML20127M984 | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/15/1985 |
| From: | Farrar D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8505230408 | |
| Download: ML20127M984 (3) | |
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' Chicago. Illinois 60690 May 15, 1985 Mr. James G.
Keppler Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Subject:
Zion Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2 Inspection Report Nos. 50-295/85-08 and 50-304/85-09.
Reference:
April 2, 1985 letter from C.J.
Paperiello to Cordell Reed
Dear Mr. Keppler:
This letter concerns the routine safety inspection conducted by Mr.
T.J.
Ploski and others of your office at Zion Station on March 5 through 7, 1985.
This inspection included observation of the Zion Station emergency preparedness exercise which was conducted on March 6, 1985.
The referenced letter indicated that while there were no items of noncompliance identified, there were four exercise weaknesses noted.
Commonwealth Edison Company's responses to these weaknesses are provided in the attachment to this letter.
Very ly yours, g_-A D.L.
Farrar Director of Nuclear Licensing Attachment cc:
NRC Resident Inspector - Zion
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' Exercise 1 Weakness-#1 Thefrationale:foriclassifying: substantial' equipment-degradation
-either as anLAlertior.as a Site: Area Emergency,. depending on the cause of-the degradation,.was-unclear for the following Emergency-Action Levels _(EALS)s Condition No.~13 - Alert; and Conditions;3, L4,;and 5 Site Area Emergencyn (50-295/85008-01 and 50-304/85009-01)
-Response:.
Generic PWR EALS are - being developed for - Zion Station.
-A meeting Tis.' scheduled ~in;May for final development.with an On-Site Review
-completion date of: July 1, 1985.
Exercise Weakness 42.
Due1to procedural' inaccuracies, collection of a reactor coolant sample 1 utilizing.the High Range Sampling system was difficult.
(50-295/85008-02 and 50-304/85009-02)
Responses, Zion Chemistry Procedure 701-2 for a diluted post accident'RCS sample has been revised ~and is in place.
Training for all RCTs on the HRSS will be provided by Westinghouse.
This training will be completed'by July 1, 1985.
Exercise Weakness #3 Inadequate communications equipment was utilized by teams collecting post-accident reactor coolant and containment air _ samples, 11n' view'of their having to wear respiratory protection in_ potential airborne. contamination areas.
(50-295/85008-03 and 50-304/85009-03)
Response
Rad Chem Technicians are to be trained on the present communi-
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-cations. systems during the HRSS training which will be completed Eby. July 1, 1985. ' Communications systems for the CASP are being researched and a Work Request has been initiated for the installation of sound' powered phones, which, when used with throat microphones
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There.was inadequateLprocedural guidance regarding how environmental. monitoring. teams would accomplish personal and
! vehicle decontamination-tasks. -(50-295/85008-04 and 50-304/
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Response
Procedure EG-10.is currently under revision to include
' instructions for vehicle decontamination.
This guidance will be.in addition to the pre-existing l instructions on personal decontamination'in EG-10..
This decontamination will be coordinated
.between the Environs Director and the Illinois Department of Nuclear
. Safety at the preselected state assembly (forward staging) areas.
The revisions to EG-10 will be complet'ed and distributed by.
~ September 30, 1985.
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