ML20138Q523
| ML20138Q523 | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1985 |
| From: | Clemons P, Shanbaky M, Tuccinardi T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20138Q503 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-309-85-31, NUDOCS 8512270277 | |
| Download: ML20138Q523 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1985031
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No.
50-309/85-31
Docket No.
50-309
License No.
DpR-36-
Priority
Category
C
Licensee:
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
83 Edison Drive
Augusta, Maine 04336
Facility Name:
. Maine Yankee Nuclear Generating Station
Inspection At:
Wiscasset, Maine
Inspection Conducted:
November 5-8, 1985
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on November 5-8, 1985 (Report No. 50-309/85-31)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced safety inspection of the radiation
protection activities associated with liquid and gaseous effluents including:
training, procedures, semi-annual report, management controls, audits, ventila-
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tion systems, effluent control instruments, and liquid and gaseous releases.
This inspection involved 58 hours6.712963e-4 days <br />0.0161 hours <br />9.589947e-5 weeks <br />2.2069e-5 months <br /> onsite by two region-based inspectors.
Results: One violation was identified (annual retraining was not provided,
paragraph 9).
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DETAILS
1.0 Persons Contacted
- 1.1 Licensee Personnel
J. Garrity, Plant Manager
T. Boulette, Assistant Plant Manager / Technical Support Manager
P. Radsky, Chemistry Section Head
G. Cochrane, Radiological Controls Section Head
L. Lawson, Quality Assurance Section Head
S. Evans, Licensing Engineer
W..P111sbury, Assistant to Manager, Technical Support
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NRC Personnel
C. Holden, Senior Resident Inspector
J. Robertson, Resident Inspector
Other licensee employees were contacted and interviewed during this
inspection.
2.0 Management Controls
The inspector reviewed Figure 5.2-2 of the Technical Specifications, and
the Maine Yankee Job Description Manual to determine the authorities and
responsibilities in the area of liquid and gaseous effluents.
The Chemistry Section Head has the authority and responsibility to manage
the radioactive liquid and gaseous effluent programs.
The Chemistry
Section Head reports-to the Manager, Technical Support.
The Manager,
Technical Support reports to the Plant Manager.
The Instrumentation and Control Section has the responsibility to maintain,
repair and calibrate the instruments associated with effluent monitoring.
The Instrumentation and Control Section Head reports to the Maintenance
Department Head who reports to the Plant Manager.
The Plant Engineering Department is responsible for surveillance testing
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of the ventilation systems associated with the effluents.
The Plant
Engineering Section Head reports to the Director of Plant Engineering who
reports to the Manager of Operations.
The Radiological Controls Section has the responsibility to manage the
waste volume reduction program and radioactive waste shipments.
The
Radiological Controls Section Head reports to the Manager, Technical
. Support who reports to the Plant Manager.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
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3.0 Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Reports
The licensee's Technical. Specifications requires that radioactive effluent
reports be submitted to the Commission on a semi-annual basis. The
inspector reviewed the licensee's reports that were submitted during the
period of July 1,1984 to June 30, 1985.
The reports appeared to be
comprehensive and the data was accurate.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
4.0 Radioactive Effluent Releases - Liquid and Gaseous
The licensee's. radioactive effluent control program was reviewed by the
inspector to determine compliance with the Technical Specifications. The
following specific areas were examined:
limits for nuclide release rates,
concentrations of nuclides during release, and total quantity of liquid
and gaseous effluent released.
The use of effluent handling equipment
such as effluent hold up and storage tanks and related piping, valving and
radiation monitors, was reviewed.
The conduct of these operations was in
conformance with the applicable procedures and Technical Specifications.
Selected gaseous and liquid release permits and supporting documentation
were reviewed for the period March 1, 1984 to October 1985.
The gaseous
and liquid release procedures were reviewed to ensure Technical Specifica-
tion requirements were addressed and that the procedure included sufficient
detail to be a useful document. The inspector determined that gaseous
and liquid releases were made in accordance with the procedures and
Technical Specifications requirements.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
5.0 Procedures
The adequacy and effectiveness of the licensee's procedures were reviewed
against the criteria contained in Technical Specification 5.8, " Procedures".
The Itcensee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by
discussion with the Chemistry Section Head, and by reviewing procedures.
Procedures reviewed included:
Procedure No. 3-6.2.1.29, " Source Calibration of the Radiation
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Monitoring System"
Procedure No. 3.7.1.1, " Liquid Radioactive Waste Discharges"
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Procedure No. 3.7.1.2, " Gaseous Radioactive Waste Discharges"
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Procedure No. 3.1.7.5, " Surveillance Testing of Tech. Spec. Charcoal
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and HEPA Filters"
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Procedure No. 6-05-1, " Electronic Alignment of the Radiation
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Fonitoring System"
Procedure No. 7.211, " Chemistry Section Training"
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The licensees' procedures were adequate for their intended purpose.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
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Ef fluent Control Instrumentation
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The effluent control instruments were reviewed against the criteria
contained in Section 4.1 of the Technical Specifications.
The licensee's performance in this area was determined by discussion with
an Instrument and Control Supervisor and by reviewing maintenance, repair,
and calibration records.
The instruments were maintained and calibrated in accordance with the
regulatory requirements.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
7.0 Audits
The implementation of the licensee's audit program was reviewed against
criteria contained in 10 CFR 50, Appendix B and the licensee's Quality
Assurance Manual.
The licensee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by
discussions with Quality Assurance Personnel and by reviewing the report
of an audit that was conducted in April of this year.
The audit report appeared to be adequate, and the audit was conducted in
a timely manner.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
8.0 Ventilation Systems Surveillance Testing
Several ventilation systems were reviewed against the criteria specified
in Section 4.11 of the Technical Specifications.
The systems reviewed
included the Control Room Recirculation and Breathing Air Ventilation
System, the Spent Fuel Pool Ventilation System and the Containment Venti-
lation/ Purge System.
The licensee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by
interviewing an Engineer and by reviewing appropriate documents.
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The ventilation systems were being maintained and tested as required.
Within the scope of this review, no violations were identified.
9.0 Training
The licensee's training program in the chemistry area was reviewed against
criteria contained in-Technical Specification 5.4, 10 CFR 50, Appendix 8,
and licensee procedures.
The licensee's performance relative to these criteria was determined by
discussion with the Chemistry Section Head and by reviewing records.
Within the scope of this review, the following violation was identified.
Technical Specification 5.4, " Training" states "A retraining ... program
for the facility staff shall be maintained under the direction of the
Plant Manager and shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommenda-
tions of Section 5.5 of ANSI N19.1-1971 and Appendix "A" of 10 CFR
.Part 55."
Licensee Procedure No. 7.211, " Chemistry Section Training" states that
" Personnel shall receive retraining at least annually (once per calendar
year), a record of which shall be maintained in the individuals Chemistry
training record ..."
The inspector determined by reviewing Chemistry training records provided
by the Chemistry Section Head for the two Chemistry Technicians, that they
were trained last on January 4, 1984. An audit conducted by the licenses
identified the fact that the technicians were last trained on January 4,
1984, but the auditor did not identify this as a problem requiring correc-
tive action.
The inspector was informed by the auditor that this was not
identified as a problem because the auditor thought that the licensee had
until December 31, 1985 to complete the training. The inspector told the
auditor that the training should have been done no later than April 4,
1985, which would not have exceeded 25% of the time interval.
The failure to provide retaining as required is an apparent violation of
the Technical Specifications (309/85-31-01).
10.0 Exit Interview
- The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1)
at the conclusion of the inspection on November 8, 1985.
The inspector
summarized the purpase and scope of the inspection, and the inspection
findings. At no time during this inspection was written material provided
to the licensee by the inspector.