ML20207D393

Provides Outlined Response to Major Items Raised During 861124 Discussions W/Nrc.Resumption of Limited Operations of Facility Will Be Delayed Until End of Jan 1987 to Allow Completion of Listed Items

ML20207D393
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Site:	Reed College
Issue date:	12/02/1986
From:	Cronyn M REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR
To:	Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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• NRC IB DEC -8 A D 12 December 2,1986 REGION V i

Ross A. Scarano, Director l Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596

Dear Mr. Scarano:

'1 This letter outlines our response to the major items raised in our discussions with members of the Region V staff at Walnut Creek on November 24,1986. We, now intend to delay resumption of limited operations of the Reed Reactor Facility until the end of January 1987. This delay will allow the facility to complete the following items L prior to beginning operation.

1) Complete training sassions for off-site emergency response personnel.

We have made initial contact with the Portland Police Department, Fire Department, and the Oregon Department of Energy on this matter and will complete the initial training program. We may not, however, be able

' *to complete a formal drill including all off-site response personnel and the state emergency response team prior to the end of January. In particular the Fire Department would prefer to have the Honeywell detection system in place prior to their visit to the facility.

2) Complete the installation of the fire detection system in the reactor facility.

j This will require complete shutdown and securing of the facility for i several work days and was scheduled for Christmas vacation. By delaying startup this can be completed sooner.

3) Complete annual maintenance and check list regularly scheduled for the first two weeks in January. These will be conducted this year from January 12 -24 and will assure the operability of the physical plant prior to resumption of operations.

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4) Facility management will formalize its communications channels to operators. The use of the Procedure Change Notice Log, which includes a sign-off sheet for operators, will be expanded to include any Notices to Operators. The memo to operators, originally dated August 25,1986,

- \ which was distributed prior to and discussed at a meeting attended by 100% of the licensed operators on September 3, and conspicuously posted in the Control Room, will be reissued by the new Acting Director and will be placed in this log book along with copies of the NRC inspections and our responses to them which were provided to operators on October 14.

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'. 1 Mr. Ross A. Scarano December 2,1986 Page 2 Attached are copies of agendas and minutes for the operators meetings held on September 3 and October 14,1986 as well as the memo to reactor operators signed by Mr. Chris Grant. These were available at the time of our meeting but were not discussed. After the meeting, Mr. Yuhas reviewed the memo and commented that although it contained important information, it was not from a high enough level of management. It should be noted that this memo and the September 3 operators meeting resulted from an informal but in-depth discussion of facility operations by several staff members held in mid-August. This discussion had been initiated by Mr.

Pollock who had been approached about, but had not yet accepted, the position of Acting Director of the Reactor Facility. It was felt that an operators meeting very soon after the pending change in management was essential and that of primary importance for discussion at this meeting was the role operators play in maintaining the facility in compliance with regulations and procedures. It was not felt that it was appropriate either for Dr. Kay, whose contract had been terminated, or Mr. Pollock, who was not yet an employee in any capacity, to sign the memo or call the meeting.

The individual chosen to perform these functions, Mr. Chris Grant, was the highest individual on the facility staff at the time. The subject was and remains a serious concern of the new Director as illustrated by the time spend discussing the memo in the operators meeting and the subsequent meeting schedulod immediately following submission of the response letter to Mr. Cillis in October.

5) Institute additionalpmedures to ensure that operators who have not had much opportunity to operate during the extended shifdown are fully qualified to operate the reactor.

The 1986 Operator Requalification exam was discussed with Region V staff at considerable length on November 24. A copy of the current status of operators with respect to the requalification program is attached, along with a copy of the exam administered. This program has been administered in full compliance with the program as submitted to NRC in 1974 and revised in 1980. It was administered according to the procedures which have been used for every exam since 1974.

Consequently, we consider that Operators Kay, Grant, Church, Boland and Lyngdal (when he completes his oral) have met the requirements of the 1986 Program. Each of these operators, in addition to the requalification exam, has been performing routine duties of a reactor operator through the period of suspended operations. Ms. Abe will be given a different exam than that given to the other operators prior to operation of the reactor. Mr. Keedy has chosen not to renew his license which expires soon and Mr.

Mohan and Mr. Toombs will be expected to take the exam administered by the NRC before they resume their duties as licensed operators.

However, we are concerned about two things: first, reactor operators have only had limited opportunity to perform their duties as reactor operators for some time; and second, the new Acting Director has never had the opportunity to observe the operators on the job. Consequently, at the time of resumption of operations, the first two complete reactor operations (including startup, shutdown, and series of reactivity manipulations) conducted by each operator will be observed by the Acting Director who will administer an oral exam. This exam will not be considered part of the annual requal requirement for either 1986 or 1987 but will be considered as a special assurance to the facility that the operators are qualified to operate the reactor. The 1987 requalification exam, which will be administered at approximately the time of the

Mr. Ross A. Scarano December 2,1986 Page 3 scheduled NRC exams in May, will be given simultaneously to all operators and any operator who does not, for any reason complete the written at the scheduled time, will be given a new exam.

After limited operations have resumed Reed Management will review facility staffing in order to determine staff requirements appropriate for the level of use being experienced and planned. Both short range until September 1987, and long range plans will be reviewed.

Incidentally, at the meeting I was asked about the time Marshall Parrott had contracted for and I was not certain in my response. His current contract calls for 10 hrs /mo. In both functions as Health Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer for the college; however, these hours have been set by the need of the past year with the reactorin suspended operation. I expect that his time may have to be increased, depending on the extent of use amt operations resume, even on a limited basis.

% en We recognize that the NRC can only be assured of adequate facility operation by observing it in practice on subsequent inspections. However,if there are any additional specific items which you feel need to be addressed we would appreciate your identifying them for us. We appreciate the time and consideration which all of the staff of the NRC has given to this matter over the last year.

Sincerely, hJgYk' fY Marshall W. Cronyn Vice-President / Provost vn cc: P. Bragdon W. Dixon, Oregon Department of Energy L. Ruby

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l REED REACTOR FACILITY Minutes of Operators Meeting: 3 September 1986 Attending:

J. Michael Pollock, Acting Director Michael Kay, SRO Alana Boland, SRO, Acting Supervisor John Lyngdal, SRO Chris Grant, SRO -

Paul Terdal, RO Larry Church, SRO Craig Deforest, RO Curtis Keedy, SRO Steven Jones, RO Susan Abe, SRO D. Garth Jensen, RO It was noted that ALL currently licensed operators were present for this meeting. ,, .

Announcements (Pollock)

1) Alana Boland has been named Acting Supervisor.

2) Change in access procedure has been initiated effective immediately. The reactor facility will be available during the hours which I am present at Reed. For the present these hours will be Wednesday from 10:00--6:00, and Thursday from 8:00--5:00. As much work cs possible should be scheduled during those hours. At other times, the Directors signature on an Entry Request is required for access; the. signature of Dr. Marsh Cronyn is no longer required.

Discussion followed on facility access procedures. Security can provide access to the exterior doors in case of emergency or burglar clarns. Locks will be change soon. Oral briefings will be held for new operators..

3) Forms were circulated to collect current addresses and class schedules from operators.

4) Status of operation of facility. Response to NRC inspection report of March 1985 needs to be submitted before restart can be scheduled. This will be on the agenda of the ROC /RSC meeting on 9/16/86. The Reed Administration will then meet with NRC in Walnut Creek before restart. Discussion occurred relative to 30 day time specified in NRC inspection report of June 1986.

Review of NRC inspection report of June 1986. (Chris Grant)

Violations:

1) Failure to conduct rod drop time determination according to Technical Specification requirements

2) One operator was on the Reactor Safety Committee which is contrary to the Tech. Specs.

3) A RO had written the RO part of the requalification exam. The Requal program requires the exam to be written by a SRO.

Note: Reed management requested to meet with NRC in Walnut Creek within 30 days of restart.

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Changes in Standard Operating Procedures. (Chris Grant) All of these h0ve been approved and will appear in Precedure Change Notice book as coon as signed.

1) SOP 02--Wipe Tests. Completely rewritten.

2) SOP 20--Environmental Monitoring. Minor change specifying an ennual frequency. Major change will follow.

3) SOP 22--Calibration of Portable Monitors.

R2 qual Status of Operators:

1) Fully requalified: Kay, Grant, Church

2) Exempt: Jensen, Deforest, Terdal, Jones

3) In Process of requalifying: Lyngdal, Keedy

4) In need pf Requalifying: Boland, Abe REMEMBER TO PEAFORM IOUR REACTIVITY CHANGES'IN A TIMELY MANNER!!

Discussion followed of individuals needs for reactor operation.

NRC Security and Safeguards inspection of August 1986. One violation relative to timely submission of repocts. Several additional comments discussed.

Status of change in the Security Systen of the facility. On hold panding resolution of American Nuclear Insurers requirement for coordinated Fire Protection System for reacter and chemistry building.

A schedule was established for individuals to perform wipe tests up to the end of the calendar year. .

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Minutes of Operators Meeting of October 14,1986 Attending: Pollock, Boland, Jensen, Jones, Lyngdal, Deforest, Terdel.

Not ettending but who contacted Mr. Pollock: Grant, Church Absent: Abe,Keedy, Key it was noted that this meeting was colled on short notice os a result of the need to discuss security and f acility access procedures. Apparently some of the announcements of the meeting were not received until October 14 and some obsence may have resulted. Mr. Pollock agreed to contact those who were obsent.

1) Minutes of meeting of 9/3/86 were reviewed. It was noted that all operators were present at that meeting. No changes in the minutes were identified.

'2) Discussion of security. Since there have been two false clarms in the

.last two weeks, all operators are to undergo o personal review in f acility

cccess procedures with the Acting Director prior to receiving any further authorization to work in the f acility. In addition, changes in f acility access procedures, locks, ADT cords and distribution of keys for the f acility were discussed. It was noted that only reactor operators who have need for frequent access to the facility would be given A-keys, et least until the RSC Audit Committee and the Director have had o chance to evoluote key distribution.

3) Copies of the NRC inspections of March 1985 ond June 1986 and our responses to them were distributed to all operators. All operators were instructed to read these documents in detoil and to be prepared so that if they were tested, they could demonstrate o familiarity with the contents.

Sme discussion of specific points followed.

4) All operators were instructed that they are permitted and encouraged to attend meetings of the Reactor Operations Committee end Reoctor Sofety Committees. Minutes of the meeting of 9/16 ond egendo of the meeting of 10/20 were distributed. Garth Jensen has been oppointed os a representative of the operations staff to the ROC. A student non-reactor operator will be oppointed to the RSC.

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5) Logging of maintenance operations.- it was noted that some routine meintenence operations in the past which were opperently performed by compus meintenance personnel may not have been properly recorded in the logs. Operators were reminded thet these' operations es well es all other

. operations in the facility need to be recorded end that that recording is the responsibility of the member of Entry List A who' occomponies the j maintenance personnel. Discussion followed of additionel maintenance.

items which may need to be done including obsolute filters and DI resin changes.

6 & 7) November 8 was tentatively set es the day for a facility cleanup and emergency training session / drill, pending the eveilobility of Marshall Perrott. All operators will be expected to attend this Saturday session. It 4 will be followed by a social event et the home of Mr. Pollock.

6) Chris Grant, Lerry Church and Michael Pollock will be running the

! operations seminor. It will be scheduled in three sections. Lectures prior

. to Christmas.will be sgeneral discussion of what a reactor is. During Psideo, we will focus on the facility, reactor systems and documents as

- we do the serpi ennual and annual maintenance. Af ter Paidea, we will return to lectures on the f acility going into considerably more detail the theory and operation of the recctor. This session will be for those who intend to take the operators excm in May and everyone who itneds to take either the RO or SP,0 upgrade exam will be expected to attend every session during Poidea and the spring. It is not required that SRO upgrade condidctes ettend the fc11 sessions provided they regularly conduct the duties of a reactor operctor including routine checkists.

9) Resumption of operations. We will be meeting with NRC eround the end of November end should be able to restert with limited operations shortly

thereaf ter. We need to give them 30 deys notice so that they con schedule >

their personnel as appropriate. We should expect en on-site inspection

shortly following the resumption of operations.

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@ b REACTOR FACILITY IntemalCorrespondence TO: Licensed RRF Operators DATE: 25 Aug 86 FROM: Chris Grant, acting supervisor CC: M. Cronyn l

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NRCInspection of March 1985 M. Pollock L. Ruby As several of you are aware, we are currently preparing the final draft of a letter to Mr. Michael Cillis of the NRC in response to his inspection of our facility in March of 1985. That inspection found a number of administrative and procedural deficiencies that were considered to be of sufficient magnitude that reactor operations were suspended, on advice of the Reactor Committees, until the items in Mr. Cillis' report had been addressed. One of the areas needing attention was the failure of operators to discharge their duties in accordance with established procedures. Although the issues raised in Mr. Cillis' report were discussed in an operator's meeting held several months after the NRC inspection, now, with reactor restart imminent.(we hope!), seems a good time to go over them again. We have been shut down for over a year now. One of the reasons for that shut down was operatot can:lessness, so please pay attention to the information that follows.

Mr. Cillis noted that Environmental Samples were taken but that no information was recorded in '

any of the logs. Please remember that just about anything that you do in the faility must be recorded somewhere. Specifically, Environmental Sampling data should be recorded in the Health Physics log, and a note stating that samples have been taken should be placed in the main log. One of the reasons for recording everything is that the NRC uses our logs to audit us!

"Reacter Operator's Records are not being maintained as required by a policy that was established by the Reacter Director. Specifically some operators are not recording reactivity manipulations."

Use the Operator's leg!! 'Nuff said.

" Numerous log entries were unsigned." Sign (don't initial) all log entries of any importance. If in doubt, sign. Please review SOP 10 before doing any control manipulations following restart.

" Log entries are written in pencil and are illegible in some cases." Use blue or black pen, except when red ink is mandated. Never, never, never use pencil. Again, read SOP 10. A good rule of thumb for writing into the logs is to have another operator review your entries. Maybe you can read your own chicken-scratch, but can anyone else? Another good rule of thumb is to re-read your entries and ask yourself, "will I be able to understand what I meant if I come back and read this three years from now?" If the answer is "no", you're not being clear enough.

Mr. Cillis noted that operator's were not signing off on PCNs before running the reactor. Check the orange PCN notebook before operating, every rime you operate. If there is a new PCN, read it, understand it, sign off on it.

.s Mr. Cillis noted that on several ocersions, rabbits were placed in the core without any note being made in the log. Please read SOP 51 before running rabbits.

i I noticed that operators still have trouble maintaming symmetry in the log books. If something goes into the core,it has to come out again. Eventually. Except for clay. If a pump gets shut off,  !

it must be turned back on before you can shut it off again. I found at least one place where the i

rimary pump was tumed off three times without ever having anyone tum it on between times.

Et upsets my sense of propriety to have equipment switch itself on. The NRC doesn't like it either.

You must review all log entries made since you last operated before manipulating the controls of the reactor. This willinvolve a significant amount of time for most of you the first time you operate this Fall. Budget your time accordingly.

If you have not completed your 1986 requal and you did not take the NRC exam this past Spring, then you may not operate the reactor. Those of yo1 who owe me exams know who you are.

Wipe tests must be done at least once every two weeks. Our collective track record for getting wipe tests done on time has be dismal in the past. We h ave a new SOP for doing wipe tests and will be assigning responsibility for getting wipes done a the upcoming operators' meeting. Yes, doing wipes is a pam. Life's like that sometimes.

Only the Reactor Director and the Health Physicis t are authorized to work in a high radiation area.

A high radiation area is anyplace where radiatan levels exceed 100 mR/hr. If the meter says 100 or greater, get out of there. No exceptions. Read SOP 18.

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( REED I REACTOR FACILITY InernalConespondence TO: MichaelPoDock, Facihty Drrecer DATE- 26 Nov86 fROM: Chns Grant CC: Alana Boland

SUBJECT:

Status of the 1986 Operaer Requahfication Program The foDoving table describes the status of the 1986 Operaer Requalification Program as of 26 Nov 86.

Exam vriten by MichaelKay writen portion oralportion 1986 requalprogram name of admmisured adminisered exam successfully completed candidae e candidat e candidae given by Geter sent e candidae).

C. Giant week of 14 June e 22 June M. Kay 24 Jun 86 L. Church 7 July 7 July C. Grant 8 Jul86 J. Lyngdal 11 Aug -----

C. Grant A. Boland 27 Oct 21 Oct C. Grant 26 Nov 86 "Ihe following operacIs have not begun the requal exam:

S. Abe C. Keedy J. Mohan G. Toombs

'Ihe following operacts have just received their licenses and do not, therefore, reed e uke the requalexam this year C. Deforest D. G. Jensen

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Reed Reactor Facility 1986 Operator Requalification Program Requalification Examination June 1986 This examination is to take no more than 21/2 hours to complete. The examination is to be completed in the room where it is given. No outside aids other than a calculator and the formula table supplied are to be used for the examination.

I have neither given nor received help during this examination.

Signed: Date:

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1) (10 Points) Sketch a diagram of a horizontal plane through the mactor at the level of the top grid plate. Show tbe (approximate) location of control rods, irradiation facilities. v:flectors, fuel, and source, power instrumentation, m

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2) (5 Points) The Reed Reactor Facility Safety Analysis Report (SAR) gives the following specifications for reactor instrumentation:

LinearPower Channel CIC Ieg-n Channel CIC

% power Channel IC Startup Channel Fission Chamber a.) What are the current detectors for each of these channels?

b.) Describe the differences between the types of neutron detectors as to CIC IC Fission Chamber ConverterMaterial __

BKG ySuppression (y/n)

Output (pulse or current)

3) (3 Points) What are the major radionuclides you would expect to be found in the reactorbay : -

a) After the reactor has been shut down for several days?

b) After the reactor has been at full power for over two hours under a normal run?

l c) When the reactor is at full power and a fuel element cladding ruptures?  !

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4) (6 Points) There has been an increased interest by the general public in the behavior of reactors under accident conditions. Two important events at Chernobyl leading to the steam explosion were voiding in an overmoderated core leading to a power excursion (the name for an eventjust below a prompt criticality) in a reactor with a positive temperature coefficient. With respect to the variables above, how would the RRF core behave with:

a) Voiding in the region directly opposite the fuel.

b) Iass of any of the core moderation (water, zirconium hydride, graphite).

c) Insertion of sufficient positive reactivity to cause a power excursion. *

5) (2 Points) How are the control rods prevented from dropping out of the bottom of the core?

6) (3 Points) List the three (3) locations where the reactor primary water tempreature is sensed.

7) (4 Points) What four (4) control rod drive mechanism indications are shown as lights on the control console?

8) (3 Points) The reactor is critical at two (2) watt power and is being increased on a constant 15 second period. How long (in seconds) will it take for the power to reach the maximum tirait for manual operation? (Be sure to show calculations and assumptions).

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9) (1 Point) Answer the following TRUE or FALSE.

If a rabbit sample when inserted had no noticeable reactivity effect, then that ensures that the sample when returned to the rabbit terminal area will have no unreasonable amount of radioactivity.

10) (2 Points) SOP 01 (Startup Procedure) directs that a calculation of core excess be conducted after allowing " sufficient time" at low power for stabilization. Why do you have to wait for stabilization.

11) (5 Points) When a rabbit is inserted into the core, the reactor operator is supposed to (according to SOP 51.6) monitor closely for an unreasonable amount of reactivity change.

a) What primary indication (s) should the operator be observing in the steady state mode?

b) What primary indication should the operator be observing in the automatic mode?

c) What would constitute an " unreasonable" amount of reactivity change?

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, 12) (3 Points) List the three (3) categories of emergency that are considered feasible at the Reed Reactor Facility.

13) (2 Points) How many buttons are there to manually activate the facility evacuction alarm, and where are they located?

14) (2 Points) In the case of civil unrest, according to the emergency plan what two (2) specific actions are you required to do?

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15) (4 Points) According to the Administrative Procedures, what are the two (2) minimum staffing requirements for operating the Reed reactor?

16) (2 Points) According to SOP 08 (Scrams) who (position title) shall give permission before the reactor can be restarted after:

a) An inadvertent Scram:

b) An unexplained Scram:

17) (3 Points) List three (3) ways an operator can minimize the possibility of receiving a high exposure from a hot sample.

18) (3 Points) a) What does the acronym ALARA stand for?

b) What group at RRF is responsible for reviewing and auditing Reed's Radiation Protection Program?

c) Which RRF staff member is responsible for the design and execution of Reed's Radiation Protection Program.

19) (6 Points) List the six (6) Offsite Support Organizations available to assist RRF personnel during emergencies.

20) (5 Points) a) Who may terminate an emergency?

b) What conditions are required before an emergency may be terminated?

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21) (4 Points) What two positions are responsible for authorizir.g reentry into RRF after evacuation has been initiated., and what are their responsibilities?

22) (7 Points) You are operating the reactor at 225 KW in automatic mode. You hear an alarm bell, turn your head, ar.d see the CAM has alarmed. 'Ihe jewel light on the GSM is on indicating isolation has been set. Then the RAM red light and alarm goes on.

There are personnel working in the radiochemistry laboratory and m the rabbit area.

Give your actions through the time that you relinquish the role of Emergency Coordinator.

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Requalification Examination Oral and Walk-Around Section June 1986 This examination is to be administered by the Director or Reactor Supervisor as part of the requalification procedure. The procedure will be to start with a weekly checklist and cover allitems as in an NRC examination while the candidate completes the checklist. Take copious notes on the form for evaluation and documentation to the NRC that the candidate performed the tasks on the checklist and answered the questions given in the examination pages. (Each item is to be worth 5 points)

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Part A) The Weekly Checklist (candidate is to be given a copy of the checklist).

1) If the primary is not' on, and there is no entry in the main logbook indicating removal from service, what is the most probable cause of the primary being off?

2) How long must the primary be on before reading temperature and conductivity? What temperature is recorded? Why?

3) Howis the RAM Calibrated?

4) What is the order of the components that make up the stack sampling and monitoring system at RRF?

5) How would a failure of the Roots Air Pump in the CAM be detected?

6) What is the most likely cause of the reactor pool high level alarm being triped?

7) Currently there is no procedure for calibrating the conductivity meter, the manufacturer no longer exists, and GA does not have a completely satisfactory procedure. How could you calibrate the conductivity meter?

8) What does the conductivity measurement indicate, and why is it made?

9) Trace the flow of the secondary system. Indicate the path the water follows during normal, low temperature operation of the secondary system.

10) Why is the instrument air line asterisked, indicating a Technical Specification related item?

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Health Physics Scenario-On January 8,1986, at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plane (appropriate name!), an instrument and controls technician made an unaccompanied, unauthorized entry into a high radiation area to complete repairs on the traversing incore probe drive unit with an irradiated probe withdrawn into the work area. During the unauthorized entry, the technician received 500 millirem whole body exposure during an approximately 5-minute stay in a work area, which was later calculated to be 6 R/hr in the general area. The radiation level 1 foot away from the work area was 65-70 R/Hr on contact with the tubing containing the irradiated probe. The low-range Geiger Muller (GM) portable survey instrument (scale of 0 - 1 R/Hr) used by the technician upon entering the high radiation area initially moved up the scale to 800 mR/Hr and then reportedly went rapidly down the scale to zero when moved closer to the radiation source. The technician failed to recognize the malfunctioning survey instrument and stayed in the area to complete his maintenance task. At these dose rates, it was fortuitous that the technician did not remain in the area for any longer period.

Turhey Point has been assemsed a $50,000 civil penalty (finel) for this incident.

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Questions to be asked based on the Health Physics scenario:

11) What happened to cause the meter to " malfunction"? -

12) What instrument should the technician have used, and why?

13) How is such an occurrence involving a High Radiation Area attempted to be prevented from happening at RRF?

You should now be back in the control room with the examinee.

Questions upon completion of the weekly checklist.

14) Where are copies of the Emerg'ency Plan and Emergency implementation Procedures to be found by the operator on duty?

15) Where would an operator find portable monitoring equipment in addition to that kept on the shelf of the West Wall of the control room?

16) Describe the procedure for obtaining additional help in the event of major contamination of the reactor bay (no personnelinjuries are involved).

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17) Where are the keys for locking the deadbolts referred to in the sections on Civil Unrest kept?

18) Where are the 6 environmental TLD monitors located?

19) Describe the perimeter security system at RP.F.

20) Which doors ma controlled access area,y and for bethe open, expanded and controlled which must be closed access area? for the minimum 9

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