ML20128N582

Forwards Summary of 850516 & 17 Onsite Meetings W/Nrc & Util Re Current Status of Emergency Preparedness.Summary Documents Commitments to Revise Emergency Plan

ML20128N582
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	05/30/1985
From:	Mittl R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8506030334
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nw I b-Pubhc Service Sectnc and Gas Cornpany 80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ 01101/ 201430-8217 Mall _ING ADDRESS / P.O. Box 570, Newark, NJ 07101 Robert L. Mitti - General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Regulation May 30, 1985 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Attention: Mr. Walter Butler, Chief Licensing Branch 2 Division of Licensing Gentlemen:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354

SUMMARY

OF NRC MANAGEMENT MEETINGS ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSES TO NRC CONCERNS ON THE HCGS EMERGENCY PLAN Enclosed for NRC staff review is a summary of meetings held on May 16 and 17,-1985,-at the Hope Creek Generating Station between NRC and Public Service Electric and Gas Company

. personnel.- The purpose of the meetings was to discuss the current status of emergency preparedness at HCGS, and to identify-NRC concerns with the HCGS Emergency Plan.

Meeting attendees and results are as shown on the-attached.

The attached summary also documents PSE&G's commitments to revise the HCGS Emergency Plan as-discussed in a follow-up telephone callLwith Mr. Don Perrotti on May 23, 1985, in response ' to the aforementioned NRC concerns.

The changes identified are to be formally incorporated into the next

- revision of the HCGS ' Emergency Plan (or related documents, as appropriate) which'is scheduled to be revised June 15, 1985.

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5/30/85 Should you'have^any questic..s or concerns regarding this matter, do not hesitate Lo contact-us.

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' Attachment - Summary of NRC Management Meetings on HCGS Emergency Preparedness and Responses to NRC Concerns on _the HCGS Emergency Plan

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OF NRC MANAGEMENT MEETINGS ON. HCGS '

. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND. RESPONSES TO NRC CONCERNS ON THE HCGS EMERGENCY PLAN H

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- 1.1 ATTENDEES May.16, 1985

- J. -.Hawxh' rst, ~ NRC R1 u

D. LVito, L NRC LRl-P.-Moeller, PSE&G-

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McCloskey, PSE&G J.sClancy, PSE&G W.'Ryder, PSE&G R.lHarrington, PSE&G C.

Adams, PSE&G lG. Rubenstein, PSE&G S'ESchoenwiesner, PSE&G LMay;17, 1985 D.,Perrotti,.NRC HO-I&E J.-Hawxhurst, NRC.R1

D...Vito, NRC'R1 P.Moeller, PSE&G

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W.,Ryder,'PSE&G R.

Harring ton,, PSE&G

'C.LAdams, PSE&G-T. Vannoy, FSE&G.

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-J..Clancy,-PSE&G W-ES.. Schoenwiesner, PSE&G

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DISCUSSION

.On:May 16,-PSE&G personnel were interviewed with regard

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-to-their particular' area of expertise as it related to

.PSE&G's' Hope Creek EmergencyEPlan, Procedures,' Train-ting, and Facilities. 'The May 16 interviews and reviews were conducted.by NRC Region:I personnel. These inter-

v'iews were divided into three particular-' areas.

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-first areaiwas Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures.

The_second area was the Training, Drill, and Exercise Prog ram. ' The third -area 1was Hope Creek. Emergency

> Response' Facilities and the Support Facilities that would tm used 'in Emergency! Preparedness.

-The current status of each of these' areas was identi-fled, relative to the. applicable schedules stated in the-

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, exception of physical completion of portions of.the emergency _ response -facilities u six months - prior to fuel load, it was determined that the SER schedults for these areas are being achieved.

Regarding completion of the emergency response _ facilities, NRC is to be informed on a bi-weekly basis of, PSE&G progress in this

. area as discussed in Item 3.A.1 below.

OnLMay 17, the primary interviews and discussions were conducted by NRC Headquarters personnel.

The Hope Creek Emergency-Plan and commitments provided in the plan were the-primary topic of discussion.

There are a number.of areas that were discussed-specifically in the Emergency Plan as outlined in Item 3.B below.

The May 17th interview / review concluded with a walk-through of the Hope Creek' Facilities.

This walk-through included-a tour of the Nuclear Training Center. Emergency JOperations Facility.

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COMMITMENTS' A.

_ Region I Commitments 1.

Nuclear Site Protection Personnel committed to providing Region I Emergency Preparedness Staff with a bi-weekly status report.

This status report will be provided telephonically to the Region I Emergency Preparedness Staff.

A written Emergency' Preparedness Status will be provided during the first. week of' July to asnure Region I that our state of readiness (Hope Creek Emergency Plan, Emergency Plan Training, the Emergency Response Facilities) is such that the preoperational"NRC: emergency preparedness-appraisal 'can be conducted.

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PSE&G Nuclear Site Protection Personnel have committed to the week of Auguct 12, 1985, with regard to the conduct of. the Hope. Creek pre-operational emergency response appraisal.

In addition to the date of August 12, 1985, Nuclear Site Protection Personnel' agreed to work closely with NRC Region I personnel to schedule and establish firm dates and commit-ments for the' Hope Creek Staff that will be involved in this appraisal.

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-planned as necessary.to support Hope' Creek-

' Operations.commitmentsLand prelicensing work 1

activity._

B.:' Emergency Plan Commitments TwoJ concerns' were identified in the HCGS Emergency Plan that -are generic throughout the plan.

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.Various maps, ~ charts, ' and figures should be replaced by pages that are legible enough to gg

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support-detailed review; and 2.'

All items J referencing the-future tense _ in the Emergency Plan should be amended to reference the current tense based.on the* assumption.that this: plan and its commitments are effective m

upon receipt. of an. Operating : License.

LThe two_ generic concerns identified above. are to be

. formally resolved inithe next' scheduled revision of:

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.the4HCGS Emergency. Plan.'

NRCiconcerns regarding -specific sections of the plan, 'as - well Las PSE&G 's planned 3 resolution to each concern, are provided by section bel'ow.

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specific -resolution is to be incorporated into the

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Emergency. Plan Section 3, Paragraph 3.'3E,; Page -

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The statements indicating'thatithe.SRPT-will'

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activate the TSC should be changed to indicate

'that this individual will ensure activation of the'TSC so.as not to1 restrict by the words of -

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the ' plan :this individual's ' activity to one specific 1 location ~or function.

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The ' paragraph: will be amended to indicate that b

nthe-SRPT will ensure activation of'the TSC.

u This change will1 ensure that th'eLSRPT will not be : required to be physically present in the TSC

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? The : second paragraphTof L Section ; 4.2 should - be.

"changedito. indicate.the:wordswof--the state

,a 1 emergency. plans :for, direct contact of the local

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gency; plan. revisions should..be - coordinated such.

. that-the ;statef emergency l plan and l the l state-

'ments containedain this paragraph are consis-.

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Additionally,. Section y6: subparagraph :6.1 with the1 subparagraph entitled' Initial.Notifi--

cation-local should. be amended to : be - consistent wih'the Section14.2 paragraph,and.the state s '

emergency plans.-

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The third subparagraphiin -paragraph 4.2 will be

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amended to-state ^ that PSE&G will contact the EPZ counties.directly'for all. General Emergency.

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' Emergency: Plan'Section 4, Paragraph'-4.4, Page.

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. Item 3,. General Electric Company -- NSSS J Vendor, should!be' amended to indicate the emergency

-responselagreement between Public Service Electric and Gas and the General Electric Com-pany.

Item 4, Institute of. Nuclear' Power 10peration - (INPO), 'should ' be amended to indicate

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that Public Service Electric ~and. Gas is a sig-

-natory of the Nuclear Power Plant Emergency

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Response Voluntary ~ Assistance Emergency Plan-

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_ 1 l Paragraph 4.4-will se amended to indicate the

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-current-emergency services agreement between

- PSE&G 'and General Electric Company, and will indicate.that PSE&G is a signatory of the NuclearTPower Plant. Emergency Response Volun-

.taryLAssist'ance Emergency Plan developed by the Institute of Nuclear' Power Operations.

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4. _ ' Emergency -Plan Section 6, Figure. 6-7 m

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Legible [ figures will be provided throughout the Emergency Plan.-

5... Emergency Plan Section 6, Paragraph 6.1 NRC Concern:

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- A-sentence should be added to the paragraph to

' indicate' station'page. provisions for emergency notifications E (e.g., one party channel will be

. maintained:for emergency communications).

PSE&G Resolution:

IInformation on the plant page emergency

-. communications provisions. will-be added to the

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Emergency Plan Section 8,. Paragraph 8.4, Rumor Control-NRC Concern:

- The Emergency Plan should Lindicate. that The

-Public Information Brochure provided:.to'all residents within'the-10 mile emergency planning zone has rumor control-' telephone numbers.

PSE&G Resolution:-

o Paragraph 8.4 will be' revised to indicate the-rumci control -information included in the

. public ' inf ormation brochure provided " to residents of the ten-mile-EPZe

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Emergency, Plan Sections 9 and 10 NRC Concern:

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The sections ; should be amended as discussed above with regard to' future and present tense.

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t-Tense changes will.be made as' appropriate.

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Emergency Plan Section 12, Table 12-1 NRC Concern:

1 1The table should.be amended to address contam--

ination limits = that can be analyzed and meas-ured. utilizing the instrumentation avail'able during. emergency situations.

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Table 12-1 will be revised to indicate the con-

'tamination limits provided in the PSE&G Radia-tion Protection. Program Manual (based on INPO.85-004).

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Emergency Plan Section 13, paragraph 13.1 NRC Concern:

The section should be amended to indicate that E

PSE&G Medico?. Services Department will not direct emergency actions for first aid.

PSE&G's Medical Departmen will only act.in program. coordination.

PSE&G Resolution:

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This section will' be amended to indicate that the PSE&G Medical Services Department will pro-vide program development and coordination, and will not actually direct emergency medical operations.

10. Emergency Plan Section 13, subparagraph 13.2 NRC. Concern:

The PSE&G provision for medical assistance at the Salem Memorial Hospital should be revised to indicate current plans, current plan notifi -

cation requirements, and should be consistent with the hospital emergency plan.

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This'section of the Emergency Plan and the hospital plan will be amended such that the Hope. Creek Emergency Plan and the Salem Memorial Hospital' Emergency Plan are consistent.

ll.' Emergency Plan Section 14.2 NRC Concern:

Items ~ 3 and 4 should be amended to indicate initiation of recovery when releases of radio.

active material fall below federal guideline limits and in the case of fire, flooding, and other similar emergencies, when the incident no longer presents an emergency situation to the.

Hope Creek Generating Station.

PSE&G Resolution:

Items 3 and 4 will be amended to indicate the initiation of recovery when releases of radio-active material falls below federal guideline limits, and in the case ' of fire, flooding and

-other similar emergencies, when the incident no longer presents an emergency situation to the Hope Creek Generating Station.

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12. Sections 15 and 16 of the Emergency Plan NRC Concern:

These sections should be. revised ~ to indicate b

.any drills previously eliminated from these sections of the Emergency Plan.

Sections 15 and 16 should be revised such that all required drills and exercises as outlined in NUREG-0654, are-included in the Hope Creek Emergency-Plan.

Section 15 of the Hope Creek' Emergency Plan should be revised to indicate the complete man-agement review proceso for drills / exercise deficiencies.

Section 16 of the Emergency Plan should be revised to indicate detailed listing oof the Emergency Response Training Lesson Plans.

Also, provide the training matrix relating emergency plan position as identified in Section 3, paragraph 3.3 to lessen plan requirements.

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Section 15 will be revised to reflect the man-

.agement review-required for the correction of deficiencies.

It-will include provisions for five and _six year drill requirements.

It will also include provisions for dril.1s that esca-late to General Emergency, an annual account-ability drill, and annual full fan out communications drill.

Section 16 will be revised.to include correc-tive actions management-for deficiencies iden-tified during drills / training.

Also, tables-will be added to this section to matrix emer-gency response positions to the lesson plan requirements for those positions, and a listing of 'all emergency response lesson plan content will be provided.

13. The: Salem Hospital Emergency Plan NRC Concern:

The hospital. plan should be. revised to indicate Hope Creek requirements.

This plan should also be revised such that notifications as outlined in Hope' Creek, Salem, and the hospital plans are' consistent.

Hope Creek Control Room authentication phone numbers' should be provided in the hospital emergency plan.

Supporting physicians and telephone listings for physi-clans should be revised to indicate the appro-priate response physicians as indicated in Hope Creek Plan and the Salem Memorial Hospital

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PSE&G Resolution:

As noted in' Item'10 above, the Emergency Plan and the hospital plans are to be revised for consistency with each other.

This will include incorporation of Hope Creek Control Room authentication phone _ numbers into the hospital emergency plan, as well as listing of support-ing physicians and their telephone numbers.

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