ML20244C884
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 06/05/1989 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8906150189 | |
| Download: ML20244C884 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1989009
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ATTN: Mr . James C. Deddens
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Gentlemen:.
Thank you for your letter of.May 5,1989;.'in response to' our letter and .
inspection report dated April 5,-1989.
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In reference to Exercise' Weakness 50-458/8909.-02, it is our understanding,
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May 5,1989
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River Bend Station - Unit 1
Refer to: Region IV
Docket No. 50-458/ Report 89-09
Pursuant to 10CFR2.201, this letter provides Gulf States Utilities
Company's (GSU) responses to the exercise weaknesses noted in NRC
Inspection Report No. 50-458/89-09.
The inspection was performed by Mr.
N. M. Tere during the period of March 1- 3 , 1989 of activities
authorized by NRC Operating Licensing NPF-47 for River Bend Station -
Unit 1.
GSU's responses are provided in the attachments. This
completes GSU's responses to these items.
Should you have any questions, plesse contact Mr. L. A. England at (504)
381-4145.
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J. E. Booker
Manager-River Bend Oversight
River Eend Nuclear Group
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NRC Senior Resident Inspector
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ATTACMENT 1
Response to Weakness 50-458/8909-01
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Letter . L. J. Callan letter to J. C. Deddens,. dated April 5,1989
DESCRIPTION:
The NRC inspection team noted that no information feedback protocol
exists to ensure that directives are clearly understood.
On one
occasion, for example, the Shift Supervisor ~ directed his staff to secure
the hydrogen purge, but this directive was ignored. As a consequence,
the release of radioactivity. to the environment continued for 15
minutes.
GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY'S RESPONSE
-Two procedures were in place at the time of the exercise to provide
instructions for Operations to effectively communicate.
Administrative
procedure ADM-0022 " Conduct of Operations", states:
" Communications between operating personnel
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be clear and
concise, utilizing repeat-backs or written direction
whenever
possible.
When evolutions are completed, personnel. should report
this, so verifications of plant or system responses can .be
observed."
The second procedure, OSP-0009, " Author's Guide / Control- and Use'of
Emergency Operating Procedures", states:
"The most important ' ingredient' is the dialog between the Control
Operating Foreman and the Nuclear Control Operator (s).
Each person
must know what is required to be done, what has been done, and' what
cannot be done.
The instruction should be repeated back to the Control Operating
Foreman to assure correct communication occurred."
The following actions are utilized to reinforce the philosophy of the
above procedures:
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The importance of communication is reinforced continually in the
simulator and critiqued with each scenario the crew is subjected
to.
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The Operations Supervisor has personally provided each crew with
guidance en communication via video tape training called,
" Closed Loop Communication".
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Response to Weakness 50-458/8909-02
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Letter - L. J. Callan letter to J. C. Deddens, dated April 5, 1989
DESCRIPTION
The NRC inspection team noted that the TSC was. unable to fulfill
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required function during the simulated emergency. One of the factors
contributing to this problem.was-inadequate information flow to.'and from
the CR, and also. deficient information flow within the TSC.
The NRC-
inspection team noted that, in general, command and control by the
Recovery Manager in the E0F was poor.
Various specific findings were
noted that characterize these observations.
GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY'S RESPONSE
Gulf States Utilities is currently taking those actions as previously
outlined in our letter from J. C. Deddens to Mr. Robert D. Martin' dated
March 17, 1989.
As of April 12, 1989 the position of TSC/CR Communicator was created and
three qualified SRO or SRO certified individuals have been assigned to
the River Bend Station Emergency Response Organization.
The initial
responsibility of this position is to communicate with the NRC Incident
Response center via the ENS. Once the TSC is operational, the TSC/CR
Communicator's sole function will be to provide the updated plant status
and operations shift actions to the TSC and the EOF.
Prior to revising the RBS Emergency Plan and appropriate Emergency
Implementing Procedures (EIPs), a rapid-paced / challenging drill.will be
conducted to determine the effectivess of these changes' to
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organizational structure.
This drill will be conducted in July, 1989
with necessary changes to the Plan and EIPs to be completed by Sa tember
30, 1989.
In reference to the poor command and control exhibited by the Recovery
Manager, the deficient items were addressed with the Recovery Manager
during the critique and correct actions were reinforced. GSU feels that
this was an isolated case. GSU will demonstrate correct command and
control during the July, 1989 drill.
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The ability to-effectively connunicatei direction andiorders will
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Response to Weakness 50-458/8909-03
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Letter - L.'J. Callan letter toJJ. C. Oeddens, dated April.5, 1989'
DESCRIPTION
The NRC inspector noted that the OSC Coordinator dispatched one team to -
perform maintenance activities in-plant without a . radiation protection
technician. This is contrary to. Procedure EIP-2-017. " Operation Support-
Center-Support Function," which requires radiation protection . support
when teams are dispatched.to radiological control areas.:
GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY'S RESPONSE
A. review. of' EIP-2-017
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6.1.1,
Step ~ 12 indicates that this
- requirement is. unduly restrictive in that it does not' allow the OSC
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maintenance activities when conditions do not warrant'. such coverage.
This procedure will be revised to allow this flexibility.
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Response to Weakness 50-458/8909-04
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Letter - L. J. Callan letter to J. C. Deddens, dated April 5,1989
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The NRC inspection team noted that the licensee's first attempt to
identify and characterize exercise weaknesses .during their formal
critique with the NRC was deficient in that it . did not -properly
characterize the findings according to their significance. However, the
licensee continued their efforts immediately following their critique
and properly' identified and characterized many of the significant
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GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY'S RESPONSE
At the time of our exercise, GSU did not fully appreciate the need to
characterize. our findings during our verbal critique process.
GSU has
issued a formal evaluation report delineating those areas identified as
weaknesses or needing improvement and assigning responsibility for
implementing corrective actions.
In addition,
the following actions
have been taken:
- GSU met with all Region IV plants to discuss their methods for
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conducting exercise weaknesses and characterizing events.
- Observed the exercise including the critique process at Arkansas
Neclear One.
- Reviewed
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requirements
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10CFR50 and NUREG-0654 for
drill / exercise critiques.
As a result of the above actions we now have a better understanding of
this need and will characterize our findings in the future. _ This will
be demonstrated as a part of our 1990 NRC evaluated exercise to be
conducted in February 1990.
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