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Insp Repts 50-313/88-27 & 50-368/88-27 on 880822-26. Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Radiation Protection Program,Including Organization & Mgt Controls,Training & Qualifications & Maintaining Occupational Exposures ALARA
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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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APPENDIX B

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report: 50-313/88-27 Operating Licenses: OPR-51

50-368/88-27 NPF-6

Dockets: 50-313

50-368

Licensee: Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L)

P.O. Box 551

Little Rock, Arkansas 71203

Facility Name: Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO)

Inspection At: ANO Site, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansu

Inspection Conducted: August 22-26, 1988

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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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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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D. L. Helm, HP Specialist t

D 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

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W. D. Allen, Consultant Health Physics

The NRC inspectors also interviewed several other licensae and contractor

employees including HP, administrative, and training personnel.

2. 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.

3. 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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313/8827-02; Health Physics Supervisor 5

368/8827-02 Training

j 4. 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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implementation to determine adherence to commitments in Chapters 12 and 13

of the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR); and the requirements of

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Section 6.0 of TS.

The NRC inspectors reviewed the organizational structure of the HP group

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1 Radiation Protection Manager to act in his absence or to help in the

daily, routine operations.

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defined in ' Organization and Responsibilities" (Chapter 12.1.2.1 for

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

4 Aagust 1986. Specifically, the Radioactive Wacte group r.:oes not report to

i the superintendent of HP, but rather reports siirectly to the manager of

Technical Support. This is considered an apparent deviation from

j commitments made in the USAR. (313/8827-02; 368/8827-01)

Staffing was reviewed and it was noted that there were 15 contract

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technicians working in HP and 1 in the ALARA program. Licensee

representatives stated that 15 staff technicians were going to be hired to

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work in HP and a staff technician would be assigned to the ALARA program

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The NRC inspectors reviewed the QAP-3-87 audit of the radiation protection

a 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

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Management Directives and the drafts of the ANO Nuclear Directives which

will replace them. All were found to be adequate.

No violations were identified.

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5. Training and Qualifications (83723/83523) j

The NRC inspectors reviewed the licensee's training and qualification l

program for the HP staff including contractors, general employees, and t

radiation workers. The training and qualification review included i

verification of education and experience adequacy and quality of r

training,employeeknowledge,qualificatIonrequirements,newemployees,

Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INPO) training program j

accreditation, and audits and appraisals to determine agreement with >

commit 2nents in Chapters 12 and 13 of the USAR. !

The NRC inspectors verified that all radiation workers are routinely I

iestructed on the recommendations of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.13, '

"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 ;

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inexperienced new employees being qualif ed as radwaste/decon technicians.

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 t

3 years and stated that training would be made available for these !

individuals. This item will be considered an open item pending further l

NRC review. (313/8827-02; 368/8827-02) l

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The licensee routinely screens contractor HP technicians by administering t

an entrance examination which demonstrates the indiv:'"als knowledge of l

basic HP skills. The licensee presently only tests these individuals >

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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6. Maintaining Occupational Exposure ALARA f

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occupational exposures ALARA, including: changes in ALARA policy and (

procedures, worker awareness and involvement in the ALARA program, and i

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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The collective exposure from 1987 was 351 person-rem for both reactors,

compared to the goal of 176 person-rem. Additional exposures were i

, attributed to a forced outage of Unit 2. Unit 1 midcycle outage, and }

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. lhe 1988 goal is !

850 person-rem and the licensee had recorded exposures of 661 person-rem ;

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through the end of July. Attachment 1 depicts those work activities for j

i 1987 and 1988 which involved greater that 5 personrem exposures.

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clothing contamination. The licensee recorded 425 incidents of which 131 i

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ATTACHMENT 1

1987 RWPs GREATER THAN 5 PERSON-REM

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Description Oose (Rem) l

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

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

i Shielding Installation & Evaluations 5.124

} HP Surveys, Inspection, RX Rovers 5.395

? Install Fire Proofing Material 9.685

Remove Inspection Port for Inspection Cladding B S/6 5.512

i 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

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