ML20151N851
| ML20151N851 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/1988 |
| From: | Decker T, Kreh J NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20151N812 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-327-88-18, 50-328-88-18, NUDOCS 8804260028 | |
| Download: ML20151N851 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1988018
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APR 131988
Report Nos.: 50-327/88-18, 50-328/88-18
Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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Docket Nos.:
50-327, 50-328
Facility Name:
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Inspection Condudted: March 7-11 and 1
1988
Inspector:
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Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
SUMMARY
Scope:
This routine, unanncunced inspection involved review and evaluation of
the licensee's emergency preparedness program.
Results:
One violation was identified - failure to provide required emergency
response training for an individual designated as Technical Support Center
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REPORT DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
Licensee Employees
- H. Abercrombie, Site Director
P. Crabtree, Shift Supervisor
- T. Howard, Quality Assurance Supervisor
- G. Kirk, Compliance Licensina Manager
- R. Kitts, Chief, Emergency Preparedness Branch (Corporate)
- B. Marks Supervisor, Emergency Planning and Facilities Section
(Corporate)
- E. Sliger, Manager of Projects-
- S. Smith, Plant Manager
0. Wall.. Supervisor, Exercise Development and Emergency Facilities
(Corporate)
- T. Youngblood, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager
Other license employees contacted included technicians, operators, and
office personnel.
NRC Resident Inspectors
M. Branch
K. Jenison
- Attended exit interview
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Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on March 11, 1988, with
those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above. No dissenting comments were
received from the licensee. On March 18, 1988, information which had been
requested during the onsite inspection was received from the licensee and
resulted in the conclusion that a violation had occurred (see
Paragraph 7).
On the same date, the inspector telephonically informed the
Compliance Licensing Manager of this finding. No dissenting comments were
made by the licensee representative during this conversation.
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licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the material provided to
or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection.
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Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement matters
This subject was not addressed in the inspection.
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4.
Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(16), 10 CFR 50.54(q), Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and Section 16 of the licensee's Fadiological Emergency
Plan (REP), this area was inspected to determine whether significant
changes were made in the licensee's emergency preparedness program since
the last inspection (September 1987), and to assess the impact of any such
changes on the overall state of emergency preparedness at the. facility.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's system for review and approval of
changes in the REP and its implementing procedures. The system itself had
been revised as a result of a change in the Technical Specifications.
Proposed revisions to the REP and implementing procedures were formerly
subjected to review by the Plant Operations Review Comittee (PORC); the
role of the PORC was replaced by an independent qualified reviewer. This
change was reflected in Revision 30 to the REP.
The inspector verified
that changes in the REP and implementing procedures were approved 'uy the
Plant Manager, as required, and that all such changes were submitted to
the NRC within 30 days.
Discussions with licensee representatives and observations by the
inspector indicated that no significant changes in the emergency
preparedness program had occurred since September 1987. The inspector was
advised of changes which were in progress, but not yet complete, in
several progr,am areas including site accountability and the use of a
dedicated fire brigade.
No violations or deviations were identified.
5.
Emergency Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation and Supplies (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(8) and (9), 10 CFR 50.54(q), and Section IV.E
of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine
whether tt e licensee's emergency response facilities and other essential
emergency equipment, instrumentation, and supplies were maintained in a
state of operational readiness, and to assess the impact of any changes in
this area upon the emergency preparedness program.
The inspector selectively examined emergency supplies and equipment in the
Control Room and Technical Support Center (TSC), and found these items to
be maintained in an appropriate state of readiness.
Documentation of
eight periodic inventories (monthly, quarterly, or annual) of emergency
equipment and supplies, performed in accordance with the requirements of
REP Implementing Procedure IP-17, was reviewed for the calendar year 1987.
The inspector also reviewed records documenting the performance of
Preventive Maintenance procedure PM 0633-244 (Technical Support Center
Phones) for the period September 1987 to February 1988.
Problems and
deficiencies identified during the above-cited periodic audits were
resolved expeditiously.
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No significant changes in the licensee's onsite emergency response
facilities were made since the last inspection in this area (September
1987), according to observations by the inspector and statements by
licensee representatives.
No violations or deviations were identified.
6.
Organization and Management Control (82701).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1) and (16) and Section IV.A of Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, this area was inspected to determine the effects of
changes in the licensee's emergency response organization and/or
management control systems on the emergency preparedness program, and to
verify that such changes were properly factored into the REP and
implementing procedures.
The organization and management of the emergency preparedness program were
reviewed.
No significant changes in the organization or assignment of
responsibility for the plant and corporate emergency planning staffs had
occurred since the last inspection.
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Personnel changes in certain plant upper management positions resulted in
the reassignment of several key positions involving primaries as well as
alternates in the emergency response organization.
Selective review of
training records of such personnel confirmed that requirements for their
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new positions in the emergency organization were completed prior to
assignment to these positions.
Availability of off-shift personnel to staff the TSC following an
emergency declaration was tested and verified by means of weekly drills in
which the licensee's Automated Pager System was activated by the
Operations Clerk at the direction of the Emergency Preparedness Program
Manager.
No violations or deviations were identified.
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Training (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and (15),Section IV.F of Appendix E to
10 CFR Part 50, and REP Section 15.0, this area was inspected to determine
whether the licensee's key emergency response personnel were properly
trained and understood their emergency responsibilities.
The inspector conducted an interview with one on-duty Shift Supervisor.
The Shift Supervisor was given several sets of hypothetical emergency
conditions and plant data and was asked in each case to talk through the
response he would provide as Site Emergency Director if such an emergency
actually existed. The individual exhibited comprehensive knowledge of the
REP and its implementing procedures.
No problems were observed in the
areas of event classification and protective action decision-making.
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The inspector reviewed records of training required by the REP for a
representative sample of persons assigned to the onsite emergency response
organization. The computerized record-retrieval system indicated that one
individual assigned as an alternate TSC Communicator had last received
REP-2.1 (TSC training) on December 14, 1985.
Further documentation,
received from the licensee on March 18, 1988, showed that the individual
in question had additionally received annual REP retraining in August
1986. The licensee defined "annual" with respect to REP training
requirements to mean every 12 months
3 months (i.e., 9 to 15 months).
Since, as of March 11, 1988, the referenced individual had last received
formal REP training more than 18 months earlier, the licensee was informed
on March 18, 1988, of a noncompliance with the REP requirement for annual
retraining of all emergency response personnel.
Violation (327, 328/88-18-01):
Failure to provide annual REP retraining
to a member of the emergency response organization.
One violation and no deviations were identified.
8.
Independent Reviews / Audits (82701)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) and (16) and 10 CFR 50.54(t), this area
was inspected to determine whether the licensee had performed an
independent review or audit of the emergency preparedness program, and
whether the licensee had a corrective action system for deficiencies and
weaknesses identified during exercises and drills.
Records of emergency preparedness audits were reviewed.
An independent
audit was conducted by the Division of Nuclear Quality Assurance (DNQA)
during the period May 18-July 31,1987, and was documented in Report
No. QSS-A-87-0016, dated August 28, 1987.
That report identified 4
significant negative findings with regard to the Sequoyah emergency
preparedness program, all of which were closed by DNQA prior to
December 31, 1987.
The referenced audit fulfilled the 12-month frequency
requirement for such an audit.
The report indicated that the State and
local government interfaces were thoroughly evaluated. Audit findings and
recommendations were presented to plant and corporate management.
Findings identified during drills and exercises by licensee evaluators
were tracked for follow-up on the Activities Management and Oversight
System (AMOS).
Documentation of the licensee critique of the November
1986 exercise delineated 39 negative findings; an AMOS printout dated
March 10, 1988, indicated that all but 3 of these had been satisfactorily
resolved.
Corrective actions for the 3 items still open were being
actively pursued by the licensee.
No violations or deviations were identified.
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Inspector Follow-up (92701)
(Closed) Inspector Follow-up Item 50-327, 328/87-49-01:
Improve training
of Operations Clerks in the use of the Automated Paging System.
All
Operations Clerks received formal training on the APS during September
1987. Since that time, they have been independently conducting the weekly
pager tests during off-normal hours.
Consequently, each Operations Clerk
has had an opportunity to actually activate the system (in the test mode)
at least several times, and the inspector's interviews with 2 of these
personnel verified the efficacy of this training method.