ML20137M819

Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-413/85-29. Corrective Actions:Station Directive 3.8.4, Onsite Emergency Organization, Revised to Include More Direction on Drills

ML20137M819
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	08/29/1985
From:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
To:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 8509130359
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.. .I DUKE POWER GOMPANY P.O. H O X 3 3180 CHAMLOTTE, N.o. 28242 HALB. TUCKER Tztzenons vice Paessonst (704) 37N531 MitLEAR PRODE'OTION August 29, 1985 Dr. J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator c, U. S. Nuclear Reglatory Commission c.n Region II M 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Q

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Dear Dr. Grace:

CD Please find attached responses to Violation No. 413/85-29-01 and Violation No. 413/85-29-03, as identified in the above referenced inspection report.

Very truly yours,

18. 71~L-AW Hal B. Tucker LTP:hrp Attachment cc: NRC Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station Robert Guild, Esq.

P. O. Box 12097 Charleston, South Carolina 29412 Palmetto Alliance 2935 Devine Street Columbia, South Carolina 29205-Mr. Jesse L. Riley Carolina Environmental Study Group 354 Henlev Place Charlotte, North Carolina 28207 m

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s DUKE POWER COMPANY CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION Violation:

10 CFR 50.54(q) requires that nuclear power reactor licensees follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the requirements of Appendix E of the 10 CFR Part 50 and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b). Section 0 of the licensee's Emergency Plan delineated the training program for individuals assigned to the licensee's emergency organization.

Contrary to the above, the licensee in some cases assigned personnel to the onsite emergency organization prior to their receiving specified training.

By comparing training records against past and proposed revisions to the Station Directive 3.8.4, the inspector identified 5 instances of this practice.

Response

1. Duke Power Company admits the violation.

2. Catawba Nuclear Station emergency response personnel are provided training, as described in the Station Emergency Plan, in Station Directive 3.8.4, Onsite Emergency Organization and in Station Directive 2.5.2, Emergency Response Training. These documents stated that personnel are trained initially and on an annual basis, as was interpreted from the noted

. regulations. Our interpretation of the regulations was inaccurate. None of the documents stated that new or replacement individuals had to be trained prior to their being added to the emergency organization. We had conducted an initial training program prior to licensing of the plant and were holding annual retraining. Newly assigned Emergency Response members were being trained during the annual retraining classes.

3. Station Directive 3.8.4, Onsite Emergency Organization has been revised to specify that an individual may be added to the emergency organization only after the training is complete. All personnel who have not received training have been removed from the organization until they can receive the training.

4. Section 0 of the Catawba Nuclear Station Emergency Plan shall be revised to state that personnel must receive training prior to their inclusion in the Onsite Emergency Organization.-

5. The corrective action in (3) is complete at this time and the action in (4) will be complete by October 1, 1985. Catawba will be in full compliance at that time.

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l- Violation:

Technical Specification 6.8.1.d specifies that written procedures covering Emergency Plan implementation shall be established, implemented, and main-tained.

Contrary to the above, the licensee did not implement procedure PT/0/B/4600/06',

(Emergency Drills) which requires documentation of drill findings, in that the results of the semiannual health physics drill held on August 29,:1984, were not documented.

Response

1. Duke Power. Company admits the violation.

2. This violation resulted from the inexperience of the Station Emergency Planner in dealing with procedure documentation. This was the first time that PT/0/B/4600/06, Emergency Drills had been used, since the plant had just recently been licensed on July 18, 1984. The Health Physics drill was conducted on October 9 and 10, 1984 but was not included in the documentation.

3. PT/0/B/4600/06, Emergency Drills has been revised to include more direction on the documentation of drills.

4. Closer review and approval of completed' procedures, in the future, will avoid further violations.

5. Catawba is in full compliance at this time.

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