ML20248F215
| ML20248F215 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/05/1989 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20248F218 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8904120525 | |
| Download: ML20248F215 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1989009
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In Reply Refer To:
Docket:
50-458/89-09
Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: Mr. James C. Deddens
Senior Vice President (RBNG)
P.O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. Nemen M. Terc of this office and
other accompanying personnel during the period March 1-3, 1989, of activities
authorized by NRC Operating License NPF-47 for River Bend Station, and to the
dist:ussion of our findings with you and members of your staff at the conclusion
of the inspection.
Areas examined during the inspection included the implementation of the
emergency plan and procedures during the annual emergency response exercise.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of
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procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and
observations by the NRC inspection team.
The inspection findings are
documented in the enclosed inspection report.
Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were
identified.
The enclosed report identifies four exercise weaknesses in your emergency
preparedness program.
Exercise weaknesses, according to 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix E.IV.F.5, are inspection findings that need to be corrected by the
licensee. You are requested to provide this office with a description of your
corrective actions and your schedule for completing these actions within
30 days after receipt of this letter.
In preparing your response to the
identified weaknesses, you may reference your plans and corrective actions
already documented in your letter of March 17, 1989.
We also examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified
inspection findings.
The status of these items is identified in paragraph 2 of
the enclosed report.
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conducted its annual
emergency
preparedness evaluated exercise on March
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1989 for River Bend Station
(RBS). During the evaluation, an inadequacy was identified by GSU concerning
the functioning of the Technical Support Center (TSC). This letter provides
a description of the inadequacy and the corrective steps GSU is now taking to
correct the inadequacies and strengthen
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preparedness.
Much of the inadequacy resulted from poor command and control within the TSC
and poor communications between the TSC and the Control Room.
As a result
the TSC did not have the information to adequately assess the plant situation
and consistently lagged the scenario by 30-45 minutes.
Examples of the poor
command and control and communications include:
some commands were given but
were never followed up or were not followed in a timely manner;
information
status boards were not maintained up-to-date; and the time for transmittal of
the notification message to offsite agencies for the General
Emergency
classification exceeded the 15 minute guideline.
Because of the accelerated
pace of the scenario,
the Operations Support Coordinator was unable to
receive adequate and timely plant status information from the operators in
the Control Room. Several examples of other specific inadequacies in the
performance of the TSC staff were also identified during the evaluation
process.
To improve communications between the TSC and Control Room, GSU will assign a
senior reactor operator (SRO) or SR0 certified individual to the Control Room
at the Notification of Unusual Event classification.
This individual will
act as NRC Communicator until that function transfers to the TSC and he will
then act as the Control Room Communicator to the appropriate TSC personnel.
Another SR0/SR0 certified individual / Shift Tec.hnical Advisor will be assigned
to the TSC as NRC Communicator. At the Alert classification, he will relieve
the Control Room of this function.
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To facilitate timely transmission of messages to offsite agencies, a thorough
review of the. computer and software for transmission of notification message
forms will be performed.
Any discrepancies identified will be corrected.
The notification message form will be annotated to allow for rapid verbal
transmission of information required by NUREG-0654 in the event of the
failure of the primary means of notification to offsi.te agencies.
Classroom training and drills will be utilized to' correct the specific
inadequacies identified during the exercise. -Another drill similar to the
exercise scenario conducted on March 1, 1989 will be conducted within three
months after restart from the current refueling outage to assure ourselves
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that the TSC can perform its functions.
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In addition, a review of the capability of tne Rbs simulator and associated
communications equipment will be conducted to determine if these.can be
utilized in the conduct of future emergency drills and exercises to provide a
more appropriate environment for the Control Room staff.
GSU believes that the above prompt corrective actions and improvements will
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enhance our ability to. manage emergency preparedness activities in all of the
RBS emergency response facilities, and specifically the TSC.
GSU remains
strongly committed and involved in program improvements in order to maintain
the highest quality emergency response program.
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J. C. Deddens
Senior Vice President
River Bend Nuclear Group
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NRC Resident Inspector
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