ML20244D579
| ML20244D579 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1989 |
| From: | Milhoan J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Campbell G ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8906190145 | |
| Download: ML20244D579 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1989012
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In Reply Refer To:
Dockets:
50-313/89-12
50-368/89-12
Arkansas Power & Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. Gene Campbell
Vice President, Nuclear
Operations
P.O. Box 551
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of May 19, 1989, in response to our letter and
inspection report dated April 14, 1989. We have reviewed your reply and find
it responsive to the concerns raised in our inspection report. We will review
the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection.
Sincerely,
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James L. Milhoan, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
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Arkansas Nuc1 car One
ATTN:
N. S. Carns, Director
Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 608
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Chief, Technological Hazards Branch
FEMA Region 6
Federal Center
800 North Loop 288
Denton, Texas 76201-3698
Arkansas Radiation Control Program Director
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Revion IV
611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000
Arlington, TX 76011
SUBJECT: Arkansas Nuclear One - Units 1 & 2
Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368
Response to Inspection Reports
50-313/8912 and 50-368/8912
Dear Mr. Callan:
Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L) has reviewed your correspondence of
April 14,1989 (0CNA048918) regarding the inspection of activities associated
with the Arkansas Nuclear One 1989 radiological emergency preparedness
exercise.
During the course of that inspection, four (4) exercise weaknesses were
identified by the inspector.
In response to these findings, the following
descriptions of our proposed corrective actions are provided:
Weakness (313/8912-01;368/8912-01)
The NRC inspection team noted that the licensee delayed notification of the
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State for 33 minutes after declaration of the Site Area Emergency (Message #5).
This resulted in a delay in the notification of Counties of 51 minutes. This
weakness was also identified by the licensee.
AP&L Response
As stated in the NRC finding, AP&L exercise evaluators also recognized the
delayed delivery of message #5 as a weakness; however, this message was not an
emergency class notification message, as had been indicated in the inspection
report. Message #5 was, in fact, a routine update message, initiated at 1115,
to the Arkansas Department of Health. The notification of the declaration of a
Site Area Emergency was transmitted to State officials at 1028, fourteen (14)
minutes following the declaration of the emergency class.
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has detcrmined the root cause to be the Arkansas Department of Health's policy
fnr tha Technical Operations Control Director (TOCD) to retain connand and
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centrol while in transit to ANO. This policy diminishes the ability to
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maintain reliable and continuous communication between AP&L and the Arkansas
Department of Health's senior decision maker. The Arkansas Department of
Health is currently revising plans and procedures to correct this weakness.
Those changes will provide for an acting TOCD to remain at the Arkansas
Department of Health Central Office in Little Rock until the State's response
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Operating Facility (E0F). This will enable AP&L to communicate directly with
the Arkansas Department of Health's senior management representative throughout
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currently scheduled for implementation by October 1, .1989.
Weakness (313/8912-0,2 3,68/8912-02)
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The NRC inspector determined that the organizational structure used in the OSC
during the exercise was different than that required by Procedures EPIP
1903.50i " Emergency Response Organization", and EPIP 1903.63, " Emergency
Response Centers", in that the assistant to the OSC Superintendent is not
included in the organization described in the aforementioned procedures.
AP&L Response
AP&L will evaluate the staffing levels of certain key Emergency Response
Orgaci:ation (ER0) positions, including the OSC Superintendent, to determine if
d requirement exists for formalizing cort 6Jponding assistant positions.
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this evaluation concludes that such assistance is routinely required, then
requisite changes to the ERO composition will be made in tne annual revision to
the ANO Emergency Plan, currently scheduled for October, 1989. Corresponding
procedural changes will be made coincident with the changes to the plan.
Weakness (313/8912-03;368/8912-03)
- The NRC inspection team noted that poor radiological practites (e.g., team
members did not wear anticontamination gloves) used by the medical rescue team
resulted in cross contamination of personnel.
Ia addition, there was an
unnecessary delay in notifying the medical team that the ambulance had arrived
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and was waiting for the victim.
AP&L Response
Proper radiological protection practices during a personnel emergency, will be
a specific objective included in the upcoming cycle of training for the
Emergency Medical Team. This training is currently scheduled for completion on
August 11, 1989.
The unnecessary delay in notifying the medical team of the ambulance arrival
was a dPect result of a Security personnel error in directing the ambulance to
the brong parking location. Security personnel training will emphasize the
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specific procedural instructions for escorting an ambulance onsite. This
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training is currently scheduled for completion by 7/31/89.
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Weakness (313/891L04;368/8912-04)
For the most part, the scenario developed for the observed annual exercise was
technically sound and challenging to the players; howeve:, .the-NRC inspection.
team found soce scenario.incongfuences during the exercise. which detracted from
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the realism and free play of the c.Aercise. Some examples fol?ow:-
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Exercise controller gave conflicting information to
players pertaining to the status of the C charging
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Normal background contamination reading; were given
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in arebs that would have been contaminated during :
the medical scenario.
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The controller of the Electrical Maintenance Team
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No. P. was observec doing. extensive prompting and
coaching to exercise players.
AP&L Response
Scenario disparities, such as ~ those examples noted by .the NRC inspection te?m,
will be addressed by the development committee for the 1990 exercise.
AP&L attributes.the prompting, committed by one exercise controller, to the.
inexperience of this particular controller. The 1990 exercise development
committee, which is~ responsf b'/e for controller training, will include separate
introductory training specWically for individuals with minimal or no
experience in this area.
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