IR 05000443/1986008

Preoperational Insp Repts 50-443/86-08 & 70-3027/86-01 on 860205-06.No Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Radiological Protection Program Preparations for Initial Fuel Receipt

ML20137Z942
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook, 07003027
Issue date:	03/05/1986
From:	Mcfadden J, Shanbaky M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
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ML20137Z922	List: IR 05000443/1986008 ML20137Z916
References
50-443-86-08, 50-443-86-8, 70-3027-86-01, 70-3027-86-1, NUDOCS 8603130245
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U.S. NUCLEAR. REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

50-443/86-08 Report No. 70-3027/86-01 50-443 Docket N CPPR-135 C License No. SNM-1963 Priority ---

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Licensee: Public Service of New Hampshire P.O.- Box 700 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Facility Name: Seabrook power Station, Unit 1 Inspection At: Seabrook, New Hampshire Inspection Conducted: February 5-6, 1986 Inspector: , Nd </ M _ J- 6~~75 J. McFadden, Radiation Specialist date

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1. M..Shanbaky, S [ Chief, /gf M / date Facilities Radiation Protection Section Inspe: tion Summary: In nection on February 5-6, 1986 (Combined _ Inspection heport No. F 443/86-08: 70-3027/86-01).

Areas Inspected: Unannounced preoperational inspection of the radiological protection program's preparations for initial fuel receipt. The inspection involved thirteen (13) inspector-hours onsite by one regionally-based inspecto Results: No violations were identifie ____-___-_____ _____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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DETAILS l' Persons Contacted During the course of this preoperational inspection, the following personnel were contacted or interviewe .1 Licensee Personnel H. Anderson, Radioactive Waste Department Supervisor R. Barnes, H. P. Technician, Operations D. Brouillette, Training Instructor, GET  :

• W. Cash, H. P. Supervisor, Operations B. Clark, H.P. Working Foreman, Support Services S. Dodge, H. P. Supervisor, Support Services D. Flahardy, H.P. Working Foreman, Operations

• R. Guillette, QA Manager, Assist Construction

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D. Kelsey, H. P. Technician, Operations G. Kingston, Compliance Manager

• G. Kline, Reactor Engineering Department Supervisor W. Leland, Chemistry Department Supervisor

"W. Middleton, QA Staff Engineer, YAEC

• J. Rafalowski, H. P. Department Supervisor

"V. Sanchez, Licensing Engineer, YAEC J. Story, H. P. Working Foreman, Operations N. Wiggin, Training Department Manager-Non-licensed Personnel

" Attended the exit interview on February 6, 198 Additional licensee employees were contacted or interviewed during this inspectio .2 NRC Personnel A. Cerne, Senior Resident Inspector 2.0 Purpose The purpose of this preoperational inspection was two-fold. First, an additional review of the status of the licensee's operational readiness for fuel receipt was conducted. Second, an update on the degree of readiness of the health physics, radioactive waste, and chemistry depart-ments for future detailed preoperational and start-up inspections was obtaine _

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3.0 Fuel Receipt The inspector reviewed the implementation and adequacy of radiological controls for fuel receipt with respect to criteria contained in the following:

• 10 CFR 19.12 " Instructions to Workers"

• 10 CFR 20, " Standards for Protection Against Radiation"

• Special Nuclear Material License (SNM) No. 1963, dated December 19, 198 The evaluation of licensee performance in this area was based on: ob-servation of fuel receipt activities, discussions with cognizant per-sonnel, and review of documentatio During the receipt of fuel the following activities / items were observed:

• performance of radiological surveys of shipping containers and transport vehicle

• presence of the following equipment with current calibration stickers:

• survey meters for alpha and gam.ma radiaticas a counting instruments for alpha and beta radioactivity

• portable area radiation monitor with audible monitor

• personnel frisking station

• portable air sampler a personnel dosimetry badges and self-reading pocket dosimeters a control point for entry into the radiologically controlled area (RCA) set up for fuel receipt and handling operations

• radiation work permit (RWP) issued for fuel receipt activities in the RCA

• use of barriers and posting to establish the limits of an RCA During discussions with cognizant personnel, licensee representatives made the following statements:

• The general employee training (GET) programs for site personnel and for radiation workers were established and implemented; all site per-sonnel have not yet received their initial trainin .

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• Majority of H.P. technicians (Operations) meet the selection criteria in Regulatory Guide 1.8, " Personnel Selection and Training" and ANSI /ANS 3.1-1978, " Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants" for full qualificatio * Prior to the initial receipt of fuel, a simulated receipt of new fuel was conducte The following documentation was reviewed:

• General employee training manual

• Outlines for general employee training and for radiation worker training

Radiation worker training manual (57 Health Physics for Technicians)

• General Employee Training-Objectives

Outline for providing accelerated-access training to NRC personnel

• Bill of Lading for new fuel received on February 5, 1986

Radiological. receipt surveys for receipt of new fuel

Training / qualification manuals for selected H. P. technicians (Oper-ations) who performed receipt surveys

• Calibration records for selected radiological protection instrumen-tation used during fuel receipt

• HP Procedure Status Report

• The approved Radiation Protection Prcgram Manual

• Approved Radiation Protection Standard Operating Procedures including:

• H00951.03, "HP Tech Training and Qualification"

• H00955.01, " General Count Room Guidelines"

• HD0955.05, " Operation of Portable Rad /Contam Instr."

H00958.02, " Rad & Contamination Survey Techniques"

• H00958.03, " Personnel Survey & Decontamination Techniques"

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H')0958.04, " Establishing & Posting Rad. Controlled Areas"

• HD0958.09, "New Fuel Surveys"

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H00958.13 " Generation & Control of RWPs and SRWPs"

= HD0958.26, " Receipt of Radioactive Material"

• procedures addressing: the issue, control, return, and evaluation of personnel dosimetry; use of HP instrumentation used during fuel receipt; and calibration of HP instrumenta-tio Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified, and, in general, the licensee performed acceptable radiological controls for new fuel receip .0 Readiness for Preoperational Testing and Operational Preparedness Inspec-tions - Radiological Controls / Update During the previous inspection (50-443/85-28), dates for the licensee's readiness for preoperational inspections in the radiological controls area were obtained. The inspector reviewed the previously-obtained dates with licensee radiological protection, radioactive waste, and radiological chemistry personne The date for inspection readiness in the area of training and qualification for radiological protection personnel is now late February 198 . Exit Interview The inspector met with the personnel denoted in Section 1.1 at the con-clusion of the inspection on February 6, 1986. The scope and findings of the inspection were discussed at that tim At no time during this in-spection was written material provided to the licensee by the NRC inspec-tor.