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Insp Rept 50-416/89-03 on 890110-12.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Alert & Notification Sys,Training of Offsite Support Agency Personnel Assigned to Sys Monitoring & Operation & Review of Emergency Preparedness Procedures
	ML20235K461
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	02/10/1989
From:	Cunningham A, Rankin W; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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. Report No.: 50-416/89-03

' Licensee: System Energy Resources, Inc.

Jackson, MS 39205

Docket No.: -50-416. License No.: NPF-29

Facility Name: Grand Gulf

Inspection'Condu [d!'~ aribary ,10-12,1989 '

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W. H. Rankin,' Acting Chief

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Emergency Preparedness Section ..

Emergency Preparedness and Radiological

Protection Branch

Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

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SUMMARY

Scope: . This special, reactive, announced inspection was conducted in response

to the frequent spurious activations of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Alert

and Notification. System (ANS) during the period November 29, 1988 through

. January 12, 1989. The inspection involved a detailed review of the ANS, its

operation and maintenance, and training of offsite support agency personnel

assigned to system monitoring and operation. Inspection also included a review

.of applicable licensee administrative and emergency preparedness procedures,

and a walkdown of ANS activities. and control facilities in the States of

Mississippi (Port Gibson, Clairborne County) and Louisiana (St. Joseph, Tensas

Parish).

Results: Inspection disclosed a violation regarding the licensee's failure to .

follow emergency preparedness administrative procedures requiring documentation !

of all emer training of offsite support agencies

(Paragrpah 4)gency preparednessInspection also disclosed the licensee's detailed and

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investigation to identify and promptly. mitigate the causes of the series of ,

spurious'ANS activations. The licensee also prompty revised existing reporting

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procedures to notify the NRC and the public regarding ANS incidents.

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REPORT DETAILS

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1. Persons Contacted i

Licensee Employees

i *S. Feith, Director, Quality Programs

R. Fron, Emergency Preparedness Manager

C. Hutchinson, General Manager

A. Morgan, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor

J. Reaves, Quality Assurance Manager

T. Robertson, Plant Licensing Supervisor

J. Yelverton, Plant Operating Manager

Other Organizations

J. Blanche, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Tensas Parish, Louisiana

F. Davis, Sbariff, Clairborne County, Mississippi

A. Garner, Director, Civil Defense, Clairborne County, Mississippi

NRC Resident Inspectors

H. Christensen

J. Mathis

Attended exit interview

2. Alert Notification System (ANS) Status (82203)

The facility ANS consists of 43 sirens. Thirty sirens are strategically

located throughout the Clairborne County, Mississippi area. The remaining

13 sirens are located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. The ANS is provided

with .two radio controlled activation systems. At the time of inspection,

the original activation system (single-frequency radio encoder) was

deactivated in the Clairborne County area, and the licensee immediately

changed over to the recently installed frequency shif t keyed (FSK) digital

activation sy tem. Changeover of ANS control system, including the

13 sirens located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, is scheduled for completion

during the current calendar quarter. '

The frequent spurious activations of ANS sirens were essentially confined

to Clairborne County, during the above cited period. The licensee

conducted a detailed review and inspection of the ANS, the individual

sirens involved, and the two operational ANS activation systems to '

determine the cause(s) of the referenced incidents. It was determined

that the single-frequency radio encoder activation system was the cause of

the incidents as a result of apparent receotion of spurious radio signals

generated from sources outside the ANS system. Accordingly, the licensee

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. promptly ' initiated use of the FSK-digital activation system, and-

concurrently deactivated the single-frequency radio encoder system.

No violations or deviaitons were identifed.

3. Review and.0bservation of ANS Operation (82203)

The inspector conducted a detailed review and inspection of the ANS

including the following: (1) the radio controlled activation systems

including design, operation, and maintenance thereof; (2) walkdown of

primary and backup locations of ANS activation systems; .(3) observation of

system-testing,

of monitoring

.offsite support agency s)(and operation;

personnel and (4)

assigned to discussion

monitoring of

and training

operation of the ANS. The Clairborne County ANS activation system is

located in the County Civil Defense building in Port Gibson, Mississippi.

The inspector observed routine use of the FSK-digital system in conducting

silent tests or polling of the entire ANS, including the sirens in Tensas

Parish, Louisiana. Assigned personnel appeared to be adequately trained

regarding ANS monitoring, operation , testing, and interpretation of I

computer data docuinenting the operational status of each siren in the

Alert Notification System. A backup FSK digital system console for the

subject area was located at.the Clairborne County Sheriff's Office in Port

Gibson. Inspection disclosed that the console was fully operational.

Additionally, trained personnel were available, on a 24-hour basis, to

operate the FSK digital activation system if required.

Inspection of- the primary ANS activation system located at the Tensas

Parish Sheriff's headquarters in St. Joseph, Louisiana, disclosed that

the single-frequency radio encoder and the FSK digital activation systems

were in place and fully operational. Operational testing of the FSK

digital system also demonstrated that the entire ANS, including

Mississippi, could be polled and activated from that location, if

required. Inspection also disclosed that the assigned staff appeared to

be adequately trained regarding system monitoring, testing, and operation.

The single-frequency activation system at this' location was scheduled for

deactivation and removal during the current calendar quarter. Inspection

disclosed that concurrent with on-going monitoring and testing of the new

ANS activation system, provisions for additional protection of the radio

frequency to each siren in the ANS were being made which included private !

line radio decoders. Installation of the decoders was factored into the

previously referenced completion schedule for the ANS activation system

modification. The projected completion of all required modifications and

operational

tracked as an acceptance of the ANS

Inspector Followup FSK

Item (IFIdig)

. ital activation system will be

IFI 50-426/89-03-01: Ensure completion and effective operation of the

ANS FSK digital activiation system.

No violations or deviations were identified.

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4. Review and Audit of ANS Procedures (82203)

The inspector conducted a detailed review and audit of applicable Service

Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI) Emergency Preparedness Administrative

Procedures (EPAPs) and selected Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS)

Operations Manual and Administrative Procedures developed to ensure

operation of the ANS consistent with Emergency Plan requirements.

As a consequence of the frequent spurious activations of the ANS in

Clairborne County and the resulting NRC and local public concern, GGNS

Administrative Procedure 01-S-06-5 (Incident Reports / Reportable Events)

was revised to

requirement 10include reporting)of ANS

CFR 50.72(b)(2)(vi incidents under

. Accordingly, the licensee NRC regulatory

will' notify

the NRC as soon as practical but, at least, within four hours of ~ the

occurrence. Consistent with the referenced procedural revision,

SERI EPAP-201 (Emergency Preparedness Program) which provides guidance on

monitoring routine ANS testing, was also revised to include unplanned

siren activations. Revision of the latter procedure was designed to

ensure that tne Control Room is notified of ANS incidents in accordance

with piant Administrative Procedure 01-S-06-5. Additionally, the Station

Emergency Response Organization coordinates with SERI Corporate

Communication in development and subsequent release of news bulletins

addressing ANS incidents.

Review and inspection of training of offsite support agencies and i

respective personnel assigned to operation of the ANS was also conducted.

Section 2.8.1 (Training, Drills, and Exercises) of EPAP-201 states, in

part, that all emergency preparedness training of offsite support agencies

in accordance with requirements defined in EPAP-203 (Emergency

Preparedness Training, Drills, and Exercise) shall be provided, or ensured,

and documented by the Emergency Preparedness staff. As previously

discussed, offsite support agency (s) personnel assigned to operation of

the ANS appeared to be adequately trained regarding the recently installed

FSK digital activation system. Inspection disclosed however, that

training of the subject personnel regarding operation of the ANS was not

documented by the licensee as required. Although the above referenced

personnel appeared to be adequately trained, the unavailability of

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training records and related documents precluded a valid assessment of the

adequacy of training completed and the frequency thereof. As a result,

the inspector could not determine compliance with the Emergency Plan and

respective training requirements. Technical Specification 6.8.1.e requires,

in part, that written procedures shall be implemented and maintained

covering Emergency Plan implementation. This finding was fully discussed

with cognizant licensee representatives prior to and during the exit

interview. The inspector informed licensee representatives that failure

to follow the referenced procedure (Section 2.8.1 of EPAP-201) constituted

a violation. The licensee acknowledged this finding and offered no

dissenting comments.

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Violation 50-416/89-03-02: .' Failure to document - all . training of offsite-

,' support . agency (s). regarding monitoring, ~ testing. = and ' operation of the.

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ANS.-

One violation ~was identified.

J 5.. :ExitInterviewL(82203)

The inspection scope 'and findings were summarized on January 12,-1989, with"

those persons indicated in Paragraph 1,- above. The inspector described

the areas evaluated- and discussed in detail the violation listed below.

regarding the licensee's failure to document training of'offsitetsupport

agency. personnel assigned operation of the ANS. LThe inspector also

discussed the licensee's . prompt .and effective investigation,

identification,'and mitigation of the apparent cause of the ANSl spurious

activation: incidents, and associated revision of selected procedures:to-

. accomodate reporting of such incidents. The licensee did not_ identify.as

proprietary any of the materials provided'to or reviewed by the inspector

during this inspection. No dissenting comments were expressed by the

licensee.

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Item No. Type- Description

50-416/89-03-011 Violation Failure to document all

training)ofoffsitesupport

agency (s'regarding

monitoring, testing, and

operation of the ANS

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