ML20154S045
| ML20154S045 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 09/26/1988 |
| From: | Baer R, Murray B, Ricketson L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20154S002 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-313-88-27, 50-368-88-27, NUDOCS 8810040425 | |
| Download: ML20154S045 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1988027
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APPENDIX B
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
NRC Inspection Report:
50-313/88-27
Operating Licenses:
OPR-51
50-368/88-27
Dockets:
50-313
50-368
Licensee:
Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L)
P.O. Box 551
Little Rock, Arkansas 71203
Facility Name:
Inspection At:
ANO Site, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansu
Inspection Conducted:
August 22-26, 1988
Inspectors:
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Inspection Summary
Insp'ction Conducted August 22-26, 1988 (Report 50-313/88-2., 50-368/88-27)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's radiation
protection program including organization and management controls, training and
qualifications, and maintaining occupational exposures ALARA.
Results:
Within the areas inspected, no violations and one deviation were
identified (responsibilities were not as committed to, paragraph 4).
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Persoas Contacted
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- E. C. Ewing, General Managcr, Plant Support
D. W. Akins, Radioactive Waste Superintendent
- T. C. Baker
E.E.Bickel,TechnicalSupportManager-Health Physics (HP) Superintendent
M. J. Bolanis, HP Specialist
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R. E. Green, HP Dosimetry Supervisor
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- D. L. Helm, HP Specialist
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R. Howard, Licensing Manager
M. R. McIntosh, HP Supervisor
- P. L. Michalk, Licensing Engineer
- G. D. Provencher, Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor
J. T. Pugh Lead Trainer, General Eemployee Training
T. M. Rolnlak, Lead Trainer, HP/Radwaste
- T. R. Smith, HP Supervisor
- J. L. Taylor-Brown, Quality Control / Quality Equipment Superintendent
D. L. Wagner, QA Engineer
Other
- W. D. Allen, Consultant Health Physics
The NRC inspectors also interviewed several other licensae and contractor
employees including HP, administrative, and training personnel.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings
(Closed) Open Item (313/8706-09; 368/8706-04):
Radiation Protection
Organization - This item was discussed in NRC Inspection
Report 50-313/87-06; 50-368/87-06 and involved the lack of changes to
organizational charts contained in the Updated Safety Analysis Reports and
Technical Specifications (TS) for both units.
The l'censee had amendments
to the facility operating license for both units which deleted the
requirement for a "Functional Organization for Plant Operations" in the
TS.
This open item is considered closed.
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Open Items Ideatified During This Inspection
An open item is a matter that requires further review and evaluation by
the NRC inspectors.
Open items are used to document, track, and ensure
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adequate followup on matters of concern to the NRC inspectors.
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Open Item
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313/8827-02;
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368/8827-02
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Organization and Management Controls (83522/83722)
The NRC inspectors reviewed the licensee's organization, staffing, program
for identification and correction of program weaknesses, audits and
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appraisals, communication to employees, and program documentation and
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implementation to determine adherence to commitments in Chapters 12 and 13
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of the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR); and the requirements of
Section 6.0 of TS.
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The NRC inspectors reviewed the organizational structure of the HP group
and noted that, functionally, there was no designated backup to the
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Radiation Protection Manager to act in his absence or to help in the
daily, routine operations.
TheNRCinspectorsdeterminedthattheorganizationalresponsibilitiesas
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defined in ' Organization and Responsibilities" (Chapter 12.1.2.1 for
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Unit 1 and 13.1.2.1 for Unit 2) in the USAR were not in egreement with
those of the current organization which has been in effect since
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Aagust 1986.
Specifically, the Radioactive Wacte group r.:oes not report to
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the superintendent of HP, but rather reports siirectly to the manager of
Technical Support.
This is considered an apparent deviation from
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commitments made in the USAR.
(313/8827-02; 368/8827-01)
Staffing was reviewed and it was noted that there were 15 contract
technicians working in HP and 1 in the ALARA program.
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representatives stated that 15 staff technicians were going to be hired to
work in HP and a staff technician would be assigned to the ALARA program
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in the future.
The NRC inspectors reviewed the QAP-3-87 audit of the radiation protection
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program conducted in 1987 and select surveillances conducted in 1988 and
found them to be adequate.
The NRC inspectors noted that the audit for
the current year is in progress.
The NRC inspectors reviewed, for Radiation Protection, the current
Management Directives and the drafts of the ANO Nuclear Directives which
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will replace them.
All were found to be adequate.
No violations were identified.
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Training and Qualifications (83723/83523)
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program for the HP staff including contractors, general employees, and
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radiation workers.
The training and qualification review included
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verification of education and experience adequacy and quality of
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training,employeeknowledge,qualificatIonrequirements,newemployees,
Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INPO) training program
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accreditation, and audits and appraisals to determine agreement with
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commit 2nents in Chapters 12 and 13 of the USAR.
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The NRC inspectors verified that all radiation workers are routinely
iestructed on the recommendations of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.13,
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"Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure," and the potential
presence of hct particles in the facility, including precautionary
measures that are necessary to control the spread of these particles.
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The NRC inspectors reviewed the INP0 accredited training program for HP
personnel.
This included the program ob(ectives and lesson plans for
inexperienced new employees being qualif ed as radwaste/decon technicians.
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The NRC inspectors discussed, with licensee representatives, training being
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afforded to HP supervisors.
The licensee acknowledged that some of the HP
supervisors had not received any specialized training in the past 2 to
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3 years and stated that training would be made available for these
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individuals.
This item will be considered an open item pending further
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NRC review.
(313/8827-02; 368/8827-02)
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The licensee routinely screens contractor HP technicians by administering
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an entrance examination which demonstrates the indiv:'"als knowledge of
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basic HP skills.
The licensee presently only tests these individuals
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once, when they first accept an assignment at ANO, and does not retest
them during future assignments.
The NRC inspectors discussed with
licenseo representatives the possibility of establishing a time limit such
as 5 years between testing.
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Maintaining Occupational Exposure ALARA
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occupational exposures ALARA, including:
changes in ALARA policy and
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procedures, worker awareness and involvement in the ALARA program, and
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establishment of goals and objectives and effectiveness of meeting them.
Also reviewed were management techniques used to implement the program and
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experience concerning self-identification and correction of implementation
weaknessts.
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The collective exposure from 1987 was 351 person-rem for both reactors,
compared to the goal of 176 person-rem.
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attributed to a forced outage of Unit 2. Unit 1 midcycle outage, and
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33 person-rem received during normal operations from work performed that
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was beyond the w >pe of the 1987 exposure goal.
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850 person-rem and the licensee had recorded exposures of 661 person-rem
through the end of July.
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1987 and 1988 which involved greater that 5 personrem exposures.
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The licensee also exceeded the 1987 goal of 290 incidents for skin and
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clothing contamination.
The licensee recorded 425 incidents of which 131
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were attributed to the Unit 1 midcycle outage,
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No violations or deviations were identified.
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paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection to discuss the scope and
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ATTACHMENT 1
1987 RWPs GREATER THAN 5 PERSON-REM
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Description
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U/1 Ops Tours & Inspection
5.456
U/2 Ops Tours & Inspection
8.509
Routine Radwaste & Shipping Act,
10.937
Routine & Special Surveys by HP
6.304
Routine Decontamination Activities
7.231
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Support PZR Heater Repair U/2
6.490
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Remove / Replace Heater Elements U/2 PZR
23.995
Repair Heater Welds Bottom of PZR
16.991
Decontamination Activities U/1 RX Building
5.837
Scaffold Support in N/CAU U/1 RX
9.675
Inspection /Walkdowns by Engineering U/1 RX
6.262
Shielding Installation & Evaluations
5.124
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HP Surveys, Inspection, RX Rovers
5.395
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Install Fire Proofing Material
9.685
Remove Inspection Port for Inspection Cladding B S/6
5.512
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Remove Inspection Port for Inspection Cladding A S/6
9.085
1988 RWPs GREATER THAN 5 PERSON-REM
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U2 Operations Tours & Walkdowns
10.744
Routine Radwaste & Ship Act.
6.073
Routine & Special Surveys by HP
6.696
Routine Decontamination Activities
6.799
Routine Insulation Support
7.595
Inspections & Walkdowns by Engineering
7.102
Inspections & Walkdowns by QC/QA
5.075
HP Surveys, Inspections, RX Building Kover
15.614
In Service Inspection of Hangers
10.009
Electrical Support for Relocation /I
7.963
Movats on Control Valves, Elect.
5.150
Changeout Motor //ctuator & Hovat
13.137
Changeout Valve Motors & Actuator
14.398
Determ Cables, Remove / Replace 0
5.077
Support Eddy Current in Containment
5.640
C/0 & Replace Carbon Steel Lines
6.487
Remove Old Pressurizer Spray Line
15.545
Prefab, Install Pipe, Valves & Hangers - PRZR
102.894
Need UST to Provide NDE on Weld
10.695
Cut & Weld (8) 6" Flanges Around RX Head
15.970
Hanger Installation & Removal
6.350
Work on PAR Tool in Support
7.185
Removal & Replacement of PZR Heaters
7.976
Drill Out Old Plugs & Reweld
50.603
Move Tensioning Equipment Inside Containment
5.515