ML20205M203

Insp Rept 70-1113/86-02 on 860224-28.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Preparedness

ML20205M203
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Site:	07001113
Issue date:	03/28/1986
From:	Decker T, Marston R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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References
70-1113-86-02, 70-1113-86-2, IEIN-84-92, NUDOCS 8604150124
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, APR 0 81986 Report No.: 70-1113/86-02 Licensee: General Electric Company Wilmington, NC 28401 Docket No.: 70-1113 License No.: SNM-1097 Facility Name: General Electric Company Inspection Conducted: February 24-28, 1986 Inspector: 3 Nd R. R. Marston Date Signed Approved by: - - #C J7M 8 85 T. R. Decker, Chief D' ate Signed Emergency Preparedness Section Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection involved 32 inspector-hours onsite in the area of emergency preparedness.

Results: Of the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS

1. Persons Contacted Licensee Employees J. L. Harmon, Manager-Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Operations

• C. M. Vaughan, Manager-Regulatory Compliance

• R. M. McIver, for Manager-Site Operations and Material Support

• L. W. Brown, for Manager-Fuel Chemical Operations

• G. R. Pearson, Manager-Uranium Fuel Fabrication

• T. P. Winslow, Manager-Licensing and Nuclear Materials Management j *J. H. Bradberry, Jr. , Manager-Emergency Preparedness and Security

• J. F. Wolfe, Manager-Industrial Safety R. L. Torres, Manager-Radiation Protection W. B. Smalley, Manager-Environmental Engineering G. F. Finders, Radiation Protection Shift Supervisor

• R. H. D. Foleck, Sr. Specialist-Licens'ag and Engineering E. A. Schaefer, Sr. Engineer-Chemical ucbs

• T. R. Crawford, Environmental Engineer

• B. S. Dunn, Specialist-Licensing Support R. K. Hollis, Registered Nurse Other licensee employees contacted included two technicians, two security.

force members, and several office personnel.

! Other Organizations .

D. Summers, Coordinator Emergency Services, New Hanover County J. McQueen, Sheriff, New Hanover County R. Dunmire, Chief, Training and Recovery, Division of Emergency Management, Crime Control & Public Safety, State of North Carolina i D. Brown, Chief, Radiation Protection Section, D. N. R.,

State of North Carolina l' T. Lewis, Assistant Director, New Hanover. Memorial Hospital

• Attended exit interview

2. Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on February. 28, 1986, with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above. An ** unresolved item discussed in Paragraph 5 (failure to provide for prompt notification .of State and local governmental agencies upon declaration of an emergency) was also discussed. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection.

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• • An Unresolved Item is a matter about which more information is required to determine whether it is acceptable or may involve a violation or deviation.

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/ 3' . Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters

[ (Closed) Violation 70-1113/84-18-01, Failure of Radiological Contingency and Emergency Plan to assure prompt notification and protective action recommendations were provided to off-site authorities.

l General Electric's letter of response dated February 28, 1985, for the violation has been reviewed and determined to be acceptable by Region II.

The inspector reviewed the current implementing procedures and determined that provisions had been made for prompt notification and protective action recommendations where protective action recommendations were appropriate.

4. Offsite Support Agencies (88050)

The inspector held discussions with licensee management representatives i regarding the coordination of emergency planning with offsite agencies.

Written agreements existed with those offsite support agencies specified in the Radiological Contingency and Emergency Plan. The agreements had been updated, with two exceptions, in accordance with the two year renewal  ;

requirement specified in Section 7.4 of the plan. The two exceptions were l the State and the Wrightsboro Volunteer Fire Department. The inspector i I

reviewed licensee letters to the two agencies, dated January 6, 1986, requesting a renewal of the agreements. A licensee representative stated that efforts were continuing to secure those agreements. The inspector determined through the aforementioned discussions and a review of records ' ,

that the licensee was periodically contacting local and State support ~ '

. agencies for purposes of offering training and maintaining familiarizat1on with emergency response roles.

The inspector contacted representatives of the State. Division of Emergency Management, State Radiological Branch, County Emergency Services, County Sheri f f , and the New Hanover County Memorial Hospital and discussed the areas of training (including plant tours), coordination, communications, and resolution of any problems in these areas. All those contacted indicated satisfaction with the program and that they were aware'of no problems in the aforementioned areas.

No violations or deviations were identified.

5. Emergency Plan, Procedures, Facilities and Equipment Based on discussions with a licensee representatives and a review of documents, the inspector determined that there had been no significant changes in the Plan since the last . emergency preparedness inspection (December 1984).

The licensee's emergency call list was reviewed and found to be current.

(2/17/86).

The inspector reviewed the implementing procedures and discussed them with licensee representatives. The inspector noted that the procedures did not i provide for notification of responsible State and local governmental l agencies within 15 minutes upon declaration'of a Notification of Unusual w____-______

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Event. The inspector identified aspects of the issue as an Unresolved Item (70-113/86-02-01) pending review by the NRC of the acceptability of the time used for Notifications of Unusual Event - Prompt notification to State and 2

local governmental agencies upon declaration of an emergency.

The inspector selectively examined emergency kits and found them to be well maintained. Examination of itcensee records and the emergency kits indicated that the kits were inventoried, with appropriate items-operationally checked and calibrated. The inspector also noted that air

! tanks on respiratory equipment were full. The inspector toured- the Emergency Control Center and onsite medical facility and determined that the equipment was appropriate and in place.

The inspector examined the meteorological parameter display and recording.

system and discussed it with a licensee representative. Current parameters l were displayed, and past information was recorded on cassette driven by a i VIC-20 computer.

The inspector reviewed the plant evacuation routes and assembly points, and found no impediments to orderly evacuation.

! The inspector discussed the . criticality dosimeter program with representatives of the Radiation Protection Organization. The Environmental Protection Program, including air, water, soil, and vegetation sampling was discussed with representatives of the Environmental Protection Organization.

Typical sampling points were inspected and Environmental Protection o Instructions were reviewed. ~ The program and equipment . appeared to be as required by the Plan, i l

i 6. Tests and Drills (88050)

I The inspection reviewed documentation of the drills and actual event responses occurring in 1985 and the drill schedule for 1986. The licensee j took credit for responses to actual emergencies since these responses were evaluated, critiqued, and documented. The inspector noted that critique

! comments were evaluated and tracked.

l No violations or deviations were identified.

7. Fire Protection (88050)

J The inspector reviewed documentation which showed that the . Plant Fire l Protection System had been evaluated by offsite organizations in January and February 1986. Training records were reviewed and equipment was inspected during a tour of the plant.

No violations or deviations were identified.

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8. Inspector Followup (92701) -1

a. (Closed) Unresolved Item (UNR). 82-03-04: Evaluation of the adequacy of  ;

annual fire protection exercise with offsite fire departments. Offsite fire departments have not participated in drills due to their volunteer nature. No regulatory requirements exist.

b. (Closed) UNR 82-03-05: Gas regulators for some gas fired process equipment is not vented to the outside of the building. No regulatory requirement exists.

c. (Closed) UNR 82-03-06: Fire hazardous freeze protection for the waste-treatment facility. The freeze protection program appears to be no

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d. (Closed) IE Information Notice 84-IN-92

Cracking of . flywheels on 4 Cummins fire pump diesel engines. This notice is not applicable to

} this facility due to absence of such equipment.

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