IR 05000498/1988013

Insp Repts 50-498/88-13 & 50-499/88-13 on 880301-03.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Proficiency of Shift Supervisors to Implement Licensee Emergency Plan

ML20148E694
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	03/16/1988
From:	Fisher W, Terc N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20148E568	List: IR 05000498/1988013 ML20148E564
References
50-498-88-13, 50-499-88-13, NUDOCS 8803250280
Download: ML20148E694 (3)

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report: 50-498/88-13 Operating License: NPF-71 50-499/88-13 Construction Permit: CPPR-129 Dockets: 50-498 50-499-Licensee: Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P)

P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 ,

Facility Name: South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2 Inspection At: STP, Matagorda County, Texas Inspection Conducted: March 1-3, 1988 >

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W. L. Fisher, Chief, Nuclear Materials and Date Emergency Preparedness Branch Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted March 1-3, 1988 (Report 50-498/88-13; 50-499/88-13)

Areas Inspected: Routine, announced inspection of the emergency preparedness training program; in particular, the proficiency of shift supervisors to implement the licensee's emergency pla Results: Within the area inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie a  !

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DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee

• Vaughn, Vice President, Nuclear Operations

• L. G. Weldon, Manager, Operations Training

• J. Kubenka, Manager, Staff Training

• J. Brady, Manager, Emergency Preparedness

• P. Appleby, Training Manager i

• S. Head, Supervisory Licensing Engineer - 1 0. McCallum, Shift Supervisor K. Struble, Shift Supervisor J. Baumgartner, Shift Supervisor ,

L. Giles, Shift Supervisor j K. Christian, Shift Supervisor <

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• Fisher, Chief, Nuclear Materials and Emergency Preparedness Branch

• Denotes those present during the exit intervie . Training (82701-02.04; The main objective of this inspection was to determine the adequacy of emergency preparedness retraining of shift supervisors, who as they become )

emergency directors in the event of a radiological emergency, would have the responsibility for directing and coordinating all licensee's emergency ,

response actions. During a previous inspection of the licensee emergency !

preparedness training program against the criteria of 10 CFR 50.54(q), i 10 CFR 50.47(b)(15), and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, the NRC inspector identified certain weaknesses in the technical knowledge of shift supervisors, which could result in a degraded emergency response. (Sae NRC Inspection Report, Deficiency 50-498/8808-07; 50-499/8808-07.) l

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The NRC inspector interviewed licensee staff and reviewed pertinent documents, including the latest shift supervisor training sessions conducted by the licensee. The inspector. determined that shift and unit supervisors had received a total of 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> additional emergency preparedness training since the last inspection. This additional training included:

a brief overview of outside agency activities during emergencies,

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'a detailed study of procedures used for offsite dose projections', and a table top drill which included a complete scenario, including plant status and technical aspects requiring the use of various procedure The NRC inspector prepared a set of 20 questions involving basic technical-matters which tested the scope and depth of the shift supervisors'

knowledg Several questions involved ~brief emergency scenarios which. required skills for classifying emergencies and making protective action recommendation Five teams were interviewed, each team consisting of a shift supervisor, lead shift radiation technician, and reactor plant operator, who.during emergencies would become emergency director, radiological manager, and control room communicator, respectivel Each question was directed to the shift supervisor with the provision that he would first attempt to answer the question without help from the other team members. Procedures were readily available during the interviews, and the NRC inspector made clear that the team could refer to these whenever needed in answering a question. Finally, the inspector stated that if the shift supervisor could not find the answer he could consult with the other members of his team. This protocol during the examinations was designed to test the specific knowledge of the shift sIpervisor and, additionally, to provide a certain degree of realism in the duplication of conditions that would occur during a real event, when the shift supervisor would have other members of the staff available to assist him. Each interview lasted about 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> Based on the results of the interview, the NRC inspector concluded:

(a) that shift supervisors were knowledgeable of basic technical matters related to their function as emergency directors during emergencies, and (b) that they were able to classify emergencies adequately ar d promptly and to make proper decisions regarding protective action reconmendation This closes deficiency 498/8808-07; 499/8808-0 No violations or deviations we,e identified in this are . Exit Interview

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The NRC inspector met with licensee personnel identified in paragraph 1 on March 3, 1988, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection as presented in this report.

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