ML20210T596

Forwards Insp Rept 50-331/86-20 on 861117-21 of Emergency Response Facilities.No Violations Noted.List of Open Items Identified During Appraisal Encl.Requests Written Response within 45 Days of Ltr Date

ML20210T596
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	02/06/1987
From:	Shafer W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Leslie Liu IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT
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See also: IR 05000331/1986020

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" Iowa Electric ~ Light and. Power .

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ATTN: ,Mr. Lee .Liu : '

' President:and Chief .

Executive' Officer: '

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P. 0. Box 351 . . . .

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Gentlemen: .6

To verify that Emergency Response Facilities (ERFs) at licensed nuclear power-  ;

plants meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b), Appendix ~ E of 10 CFR Part 50, i

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and orders issued.toLimplement Supplement 1 to-NUREG-0737, the_NRC conducts-

special appraisals of these . facilities.  :

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.During the period November 17 through 21, 1986, the NRC-condu'ted

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ERF Appraisal at the Duane Arnold Energy Center,-authorized by NRC-Operating

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License No.-DPR-49. Areas examined during.the appraisal are described inithe "

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enclosed ~ report.(50-331/86020). -Within1these areas,.the' appraisal team ..

reviewed selected procedures and representative records, inspected the ERFs

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and related equipment, observed the 1986 annual' emergency preparedness exercise,  :

and interviewed personnel. The team's-findings regarding the annual e'xercise  :

have also been' described in Inspection Report No.. 50-331/86015(DRSS). i

No violations of NRC requirements were' identified during the.. course of-

this a raisal. However,-several areas were identified where equipment

instal tion was incomplete or where modifications have been deemed necessary

in order to provide adequate assurance that the ERFs and the related equipment

are capable of, supporting those functions needed to assist your emergency;

response organization in taking adequate corrective measures in the event

of a radiological emergency at the Duane Arnold Energy Center. These items

-are identified as Open Items in the enclosed-appraisal report and are also

summarized in Enclosure 1 to this letter.

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The findings also indicate-that there7are'itemsiin your emergency preparedness.

program which need improvement. These: items.are identified.in the textLof the

enclosed appraisal report. These improvements are areas.which, basedfon~

.professionaljudgement,wefeelshouldbecorrected. , ,

Accordingly, you are-requested to submit a written statement, within 45 days

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of the date of this letter, which describes your-planned actions on each of-

the identified Open Items, including a schedule for completion of these--

actions.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of

this letter, the enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed

in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter are not subject to tne clearance

procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

Sincerely,

woricini c' -' ' " l')- Shfe"

W. D. Shafer, Chief

Emergency Preparedness and

Radiological Protection Branch

Enclosures:

1. Appraisal Open Items

2. Inspection Report

No. 50-331/86020(DRSS)

cc w/ enclosures:

D. Mineck, Plant Superintendent

Nuclear

W. Miller, Assistant Plant

Superintendent Technical

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DCS/pportRSB (RIDS)

Licensing Fee Management Branch

Resident Inspector, RIII

Thouas Houvenagle, Iowa State

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Commerce Commission

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E. Williams, EPB, 0IE

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! ENCLOSURE- _

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.. 0 pen Items Identified During The Appraisal

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L Ensureithat;the following TSC equipment.and systems'can receive power:

' from an essential' power source:: HVACisystem; radio base' station for.

field team communicatio'ns; new Plant. Process; Computer (PPC)~(VAX; . .

.Model 8600);. MIDAS. terminal used for offsite. dose calculation, and

. TSC lighting. (50-331/86020-01)1(Section 1.1.3.3); -

12.  : Ensure that the new PPC (VAX Model 8600) will be: electrically'. isolated

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from plant safety systems, and that such isolation will be. adequately

verified, validated,~and documented.' (50-331/86020-02) (Section 1.2.2.3)_- -

~ 3.~ Developadequateprovisionstforgenerating~.offsiteidoseprojections.

for releases that enter the environment;through'unmonitored.pathwayst

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(50-331/86020-03)-(Section 1.2.4.2)-

4. Ensure that the'followingssix' factors, which can adversely affect'offsite

dose calculations, are corrected o'r;are: adequately compensated lfor:--

• Wind speed and possibly wind direction measurements, for at least

the northerly direction are significantly affected by-meteorological '

tower wake effects;

• The reliability of the onsite meteorological data isisuspect as the

senso'rs output signals are-processed by heat sensitive equipment ~

kept in a structure which is not air-conditioned; ,

• The meteorological data reliability.is. suspect as signal' conditioning-

equipment is not electrically protected. from power-surges; ,

• - Computerized meteorological data. quality-control checks are generally

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too rudimentary to identify and eliminate highly suspect values;

• The power-law relationship used'to estimate wind. speed at~the

offgas stack height is inappropriate; and

• A Table in EPIP 3.3 that'could be used to convert a weath~er t

observation into an atmospheric stability class is incorrect.

(50-331/86020-04)(Section1.2.4.2) ,

5. . Develop procedures and provide related training to ap r riate emergency

response personnel to enable.them to retrieve and dis 1 historical-

lant data that-are stored using the PPC or SPDS. (5- 1/86020-05)

Section1.2.5.1).

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Establish

new PPC. and maintain an

(50-331/86020-06) availability

(Section 1.2.6 log)for the present and the

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7. Establish and maintain a sensor through computer calibration process

for~the PPC. (50-331/86020-07) (Section 1.2.6.1)

8. Proceduralize guidance related toLthe evacuation and relocation of'0SC-

personnel, including specifying: what criteria warrant OSC evacuation;-

which supervisory and staff personnel would relocate to the TSC, ORRA,

or some other location; and how OSC personnel accountability would be-

maintained during such a relocation. (50-331/86020-08) (Section 2.1.1.3)

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