ML20217F449
| ML20217F449 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20217F440 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-483-98-06, 50-483-98-6, NUDOCS 9804280167 | |
| Download: ML20217F449 (3) | |
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'e ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Union Electric Company Docket No.:
50-483 Callaway Plant License No.: NPF-30 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 24-26,1998, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
A.
10 CFR 50.54(q) requires licensees to follow and maintain in effect an emergency plan which meets the standards in 50.47(b) and the requirements of Appendix E to Part 50.
Licensees are permitted to make changes to the plan without Commission approval only if the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan and the plan, as changed, continues to meet 50.47(b) planning standards and Appendix E requirements.
10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) requires, in part, that the onsite emergency response plan must meet the standard of providing that adequate staffing for initial facility accident response in key functional areas be maintained at all times, and timely augmentation of response capabilities is available.
Contrary to these requirements, on May 29,1997, the lice 7see made changes to its emergency plan, without Commission approval, that decreased the effectiveness of the plan and did not continue to meet Planning Standard 50.47(b)(2). Specifically, augmentation capabilities were reduced as follows:
(1)
The response goal for a dedicated communicator position was changed from 30-45 minutes to 60 minutes.
(2)
The response goal for the position that performs core thermal hydraulics assessment (technical assessment coordinator) was changed from 30-45 minutes to 60 minutes.
(3)
The response goal for the health physics coordinator, who directs assessment of onsite radiological conditions and support activities, including protective 3
measures, was changed from 30-45 minutes to 90 minutes.
(4)
The response goal for the operations support coordinator, who forms, directs, coordinates, and briefs inplant teams, was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
(5)
The response goal for the emergency team coordinator, who directs inplant team formation and performs team briefings, dispatch, and tracking, was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goal for six radiation / chemistry technicians was changed from 30-45 minutes to 90 minutes. The response goal for six other radiation / chemistry technicians was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
(7)
The response goals for the chemistry coordinator, who directs primary and secondary chemistry activities and evaluates chemical conditions, was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
(8)
The response goal for one mechanic was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goal for the electrician was changed from 30-45 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goal for one instrumentation and control technician was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
(11)
The response goal for the emergency operations facility communicators was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goal for the technical support center engineering staff was f
changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goal for the security coordinator was changed from 60-75 minutes to 90 minutes.
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The response goals for the joint public information center coordinator, L
administrator, editor, and media host were changed from 2 to 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br />.
i This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement Vill)(50-483/98006-01).
B.
10 CFR 50.54(q) requires licensees to follow and maintain in effect an emergency plan which meets the standards in 50.47(b) and the requirements of Appendix E to Part 50.
Licensees are permitted to make changes to the plan without Commission approval only
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if the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan and the plan, as changed, continues to nieet 50.47(b) planning standards and Appendix E requirements.
Contrary to the above, on May 29,1997, the licensee made changes to its emergency plan, without Commission approval, that decreased the effectiveness of the plan.
Specifically, the requirement to collect and analyze offsite sample media (solid, liquid, gas) was deleted from the description of the radiological monitoring drill. This resulted in a reduction in field monitoring team training requirements.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement Vill)(50-483/98006-02).
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?. Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Union Electric Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC 9esident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a
" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should 3
not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Of0ce of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 1
20555-0001.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your l
response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your i
response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you_must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 22nd day of April 1998