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#REDIRECT [[IR 05000416/2017012]]
| number = ML17235B265
| issue date = 08/22/2017
| title = Grand Gulf - NRC Radiation Protection Inspection Report 05000416/2017012 and Notice of Violation
| author name = Gepford H J
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-1
| addressee name = Larson E
| addressee affiliation = Entergy Operations, Inc
| docket = 05000416
| license number = NPF-029
| contact person =
| document report number = IR 2017012
| document type = Inspection Report, Letter, Notice of Violation
| page count = 36
}}
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{{#Wiki_filter:August 22, 2017
 
Mr. Eric Larson, Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150
SUBJECT: GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NRC RADIATION PROTECTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000416/2017012 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
  Dear Mr. Larson:
On July 14, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station and discussed the results of this inspection with you and other
members of your staff.  The results of this inspection are documented in the enclosed report.
 
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has identified two issues that were evaluated under the risk significance determination process as having very low safety significance (Green).  The NRC also determined that one violation is associated with these issues. 
This violation was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.  The current Enforcement Policy is included in the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html.  The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surround it are described in detail in the subject inspection report.  The violation is being cited because this violation did not meet the criteria to
be treated as a non-cited violation because the licensee failed to restore compliance within a reasonable period of time after it was identified.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response.  If you have additional information that you believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice.  The NRC
review of your response will also determine whether
further enforcement action is necessary to ensure your compliance with regulatory requirements.
If you disagree with a cross-cutting aspect assignment or a finding not associated with a
regulatory requirement in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:  Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region IV; and the NRC resident inspector at the Grand Gulf Nuclear
 
Station.
  UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E. LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 
E. Larson 2
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be made available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room from the NRC's Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web
site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.  To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal, privacy, or proprietary information so that it can be made available to
the public without redaction.
  Sincerely,
/RA/ 
Heather J. Gepford, Ph.D., CHP, Branch Chief
Plant Support Branch 1 
Division of Reactor Safety
 
Docket No. 50-416
 
License No
. NPF-29  Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000416/2017012
  w/Attachments: 
1. Supplemental Information
2. Request for Information 
 
   
 
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  Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
Docket: 05000416
Report: 05000416/2017012 Facility: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Dates: July 10 through July 14, 2017
Inspectors: L. Carson II, Sr. Health Physicist N. Greene, PhD, Health Physicist
J. O'Donnell, CHP, Health Physicist
T. Go, Health Physicist (RIII)
 
Accompanied by S. Money, Health Physicist
Approved By: Heather Gepford, PhD, CHP Chief, Plant Support Branch 2
 
Division of Reactor Safety
   
  2 NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No. 05000416  Grand Gulf Nuclear Station  License No. NPF-29
 
During an NRC inspection conducted from July 10-14, 2017, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.  In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the violation is listed below: 
 
10 CFR 20.1501(c) requires, in part, that the licensee shall ensure that instruments and equipment used for quantitative radiation measurements are calibrated periodically for
the radiation measured. 
 
Contrary to the above, since January 1, 2012, the licensee failed to ensure that instruments and equipment used for quantitative radiation measurements were calibrated periodically for the radiation measured.  Specifically, the licensee failed to
properly calibrate the containment/drywell high range radiation monitors and the main steam line radiation monitors using industry accepted calibration methods and
tolerances. 
This violation is associated with a Green SDP finding.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc., is hereby required to
submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
ATTN:  Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, 1600 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, 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 the 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, 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 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 with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction.  If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your
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 
  3 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 2.390(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. 
 
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working
days of receipt. 
 
Dated this 22nd day of August 2017
 
   
  4  SUMMARY  IR 05000416/2017012; 07/10/2017 - 07/14/2017; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation (71124.05), Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
 
(71124.06)
 
Cornerstone:  Public Radiation Safety
* Green.  The inspectors identified a violation of 10 CFR 20.1501(c) for the failure to properly calibrate installed radiation monitors using industry accepted calibration methods and tolerances.  Specifically, since January 2012, the licensee failed to
properly calibrate the following radiation monitors:  main steam line, containment high range, and the drywell high range.  This violation was originally entered into
the licensee's corrective action program in March 2015 as Condition 
Report CR-GGNS-2015-01832.  However, in 2017, inspectors determined that subsequent to 2015, the licensee failed to implement corrective actions to properly calibrate the instruments.  The licensee entered this repetitive issue into their corrective
action process as Condition Report CR-GGN-2017-06826.
 
The failure to properly calibrate radiation monitors is a performance deficiency.  The performance deficiency is more than minor because it is associated with the cornerstone attribute of plant instrumentation and adversely affects the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of employee health and safety during routine civilian nuclear reactor operation and is therefore a finding.  Specifically, the failure to properly calibrate
 
radiation monitors impacts the licensee's ability to assess dose rates.  Using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix C, "Occupational Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process," dated August 19, 2008, the inspectors determined the finding to be of very low safety significance because it was not an as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) issue, there was no overexposure or substantial potential for overexposure,
and the licensee's ability to assess dose was not compromised.  This finding has a
cross-cutting aspect in the resources component of the Problem Identification and Resolution area because the licensee did not ensure that effective corrective actions were implemented to address issues in a timely manner commensurate with the safety significance [P.3].  (Section 2RS5)
 
* Green.  The inspectors identified a finding associated with the licensee's failure to operate the gaseous radwaste system within design specifications.  These deficiencies in design specifications were associated with the off gas charcoal adsorber and vault
refrigeration components of the gaseous radwaste system, which has
impacted the system's reliability and efficiency since at least 2007.  The design parameters for offgas flow rate into the charcoal adsorbers and vault refrigeration temperature were
30 scfm and 0 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively.  In contrast, the gaseous radwaste
system is being operated with an approximate flow rate is 80 scfm and vault refrigeration temperature is 15 degrees Fahrenheit.  The licensee has developed a system improvement plan to address resolution of these issues during the next scheduled outages.  This performance deficiency was entered into the licensee's corrective action program as  Condition Report CR-GGN-2017-06875.
 
 
  5 The failure to operate the offgas gaseous radwaste system within design specifications, resulting in elevated radiological effluent releases, is a performance deficiency.  The
finding is more than minor because it is associated with the plant equipment attribute of the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety from exposure of
radioactive materials released into the public domain as a result of routine civilian
nuclear plant operation.  Using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix D, "Public
Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process," the finding was determined to be
of very low safety significance (Green) because it involved the Effluent Release Program, it did not impair the ability to assess dose, and did not exceed the  10 CFR Part 50, Appendix I, or 10 CFR 20.1301(d) limits.  The finding has a 
 
cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution, associated with the resolution component, because the licensee failed to take effective corrective actions
in a timely manner to minimize the unreliability and inefficiency of the gaseous radwaste system [P.3].  (Section 2RS6) 
 
 
  6 REPORT DETAILS
2. RADIATION SAFETY
Cornerstones:  Public Radiation Safety and Occupational Radiation Safety
2RS5 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation (71124.05)
 
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors evaluated the accuracy and operability of the radiation monitoring
equipment used by the licensee to monitor areas, materials, and workers to ensure a
radiologically safe work environment.  This evaluation included equipment used to monitor radiological conditions related to normal plant operations, anticipated operational occurrences, and conditions resulting from postulated accidents.  The inspectors interviewed licensee personnel, walked down various portions of the plant, and reviewed
licensee performance associated with radiation monitoring instrumentation, as described
 
below: 
* The inspectors performed walk downs and observations of selected plant
radiation monitoring equipment and instrumentation, including portable survey instruments, area radiation monitors, continuous air monitors, personnel
contamination monitors, portal monitors, and small article monitors.  The inspectors assessed material condition and operability, evaluated positioning of
instruments relative to the radiation sources or areas they were intended to
monitor, and verified performance of source checks and calibrations.
* The inspectors evaluated the calibration and testing program, including laboratory instrumentation, whole body counters, post-accident monitoring instrumentation, portal monitors, personnel contamination monitors, small article
monitors, portable survey instruments, area radiation monitors, electronic dosimetry, air samplers, and continuous air monitors.
* The inspectors assessed problem identification and resolution for radiation monitoring instrumentation.  The inspectors reviewed audits, self-assessments, and corrective action program documents to verify problems were being identified and properly addressed for resolution.
These activities constitute completion of the three required samples of radiation
monitoring instrumentation, as defined in Inspection Procedure 71124.05.
 
b. Findings
Introduction.  The inspectors identified a violation of 10 CFR 20.1501(c) for the failure to properly calibrate installed radiation monitors using industry accepted calibration methods and tolerances.  Specifically, the main steam line, containment high range, and
 
drywell high range radiation monitors have not been properly calibrated since at least January 2012.  This violation was originally entered into the licensee's corrective action program in March 2015 as Condition Report CR-GGNS-2015-01832.  However, in 2017,
inspectors determined that the licensee failed to implement appropriate corrective 
  7 actions to properly calibrate the instruments.  The licensee entered this repetitive issue into their corrective action process as Condition Report CR-GGN-2017-06826.
 
Description.  The failure to properly calibrate the main steam line and
containment/drywell high range area radiation monitors was previously identified and documented as a non-cited violation during an inspection in March of 2015: 
NCV 05000416/2015001-04, Failure to Properly Calibrate Main Steam Line Radiation
Monitors and Containment/Drywall High Range Radiation Monitors. 
 
During this inspection, the inspectors reviewed the revised calibration procedures and calibration data for main steam line, containment high range, and drywell high range
radiation monitors.  The main steam line radiation monitors provide reactor operators
with early indication of gross release of fission products from the fuel.  This monitor has an automatic response function that isolates the reactor water sample line to limit the release of radioactive materials.  The containment high range and drywell high radiation monitors provide reactor operators and emergency response organization members
information about the radiological conditions inside the containment building and the
drywell.  This information is used to make informed decisions about what actions to take
during an accident as well as make emergency declarations.  As such, it is important that these radiation monitors be properly calibrated.  However, it was determined that the improper calibrations did not adversely affect the licensee's ability to implement the
Emergency Plan.
 
Based on their review of the current revisions of the applicable procedures, corrective
action documents, and calibration data, the inspectors determined that the licensee had not corrected the calibration method from the previous non-cited violation.  The licensee procedures did not address the required reproducible source-to-detector geometry or the
characterization of the calibration sources used.  Additionally, because the main steam
line monitor calibration requires two different sources in the procedure, each source
should have been characterized in a reproducible geometry. 
The licensee revised Procedure 06-IC-1D17-R-1002, "Main Steam Line High Radiation
Monitor (PCIS) Calibration," Revision 109, on April 3, 2017.  The previous revision (108)
was dated December 13, 2011.  Section 5.37 of this procedure describes the radiation
calibration method.  The calibration method, as described in this section, fails to employ
a reproducible geometry or calibrated radiation sources.  Further, the calibration method, as described in this section, only addresses calibration of two of the six decades of the logarithmic monitor. 
The licensee also revised Procedure 06-IC-1D21-R-1002, "Containment/Drywell High Range Area Radiation Monitor Calibration," Revision 108, on April 3, 2017.  The previous revision (107) was dated September 12, 2011.  Section 5.87 describes the radiation functional test portion of this procedure.  The calibration method described in
this section fails to employ a reproducible geometry or a calibrated radiation source.  Further, the acceptance criteria in this section are twice that allowed in American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) N323D-2002, "American National Standard for
Installed Radiation Protection Instrumentation," approved on September 3, 2002.  In addition, the electronic calibration method in this procedure as allowed by NUREG 0737, "Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements," dated November 1980, only addresses
calibration of three of the seven decades of the logarithmic monitor.
 
  8 The inspectors concluded that the licensee had continued to improperly calibrate these process radiation monitors since the previous inspection in March 2015. 
Procedure 06-IC-1D17-R-1002 rocedure is used for all four channels of the main steam line monitors and Procedure 06-IC-1D21-R-1002 is used for both channels of the drywell and containment high range radiation monitors.  Because both procedures
failed to use appropriate calibration methodologies, the inspectors determined that
none of the containment/drywell high range and main steam line radiation monitors
had been properly calibrated since at least the date of the procedure revisions,
September 12, 2011, and December 13, 2011, respectively. 
In evaluating the underlying cause of the licensee's failure to correct the calibration
issue, the inspectors noted the following.  On January 20, 2017, a corrective action
document (CR-GGN-2017-00612) was initiated identifying a non-conforming condition of
a 'Condition Adverse to Quality' that the calibration procedure for the containment high range and drywell high radiation monitors does not control the source geometry to the monitor.  The CR further described the required calibration traceability not being
maintained.  In the self-assessment report of the radiation protection instrument program 
(OL-GLO-2017-21) completed on May 23, 2017, the assessment team rated Objective 2,
the review of the prior inspection report, as unsatisfactory.  This rating was given because actions related to this issue were not complete after a considerable amount of time, which included at least five due date extensions and an extended outage that
should have allowed completion of the corrective action. 
Analysis.  The failure to properly calibr
ate radiation monitors is a performance deficiency.  The performance deficiency is more than minor because it is associated with the cornerstone attribute of plant instrumentation and adversely affects the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of employee health and safety during routine
civilian nuclear reactor operation and is therefore a finding.  Specifically, the failure to properly calibrate radiation monitors impacts the licensee's ability to assess dose rates. 
Using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix C, "Occupational Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process," dated August 19, 2008, the inspectors determined the finding to be of very low safety significance because it was not an as low as
reasonably achievable (ALARA) issue, there was no overexposure or substantial
potential for overexposure, and the licensee's ability to assess dose was not
compromised.  This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem
identification and resolution, associated with the resolution component, because the licensee did not ensure that effective corrective actions were implemented to address issues in a timely manner commensurate with the safety significance [P.3].
 
Enforcement.  Title 10 CFR 20.1501(c) requires, in part, that the licensee shall
ensure that instruments and equipment used for quantitative radiation measurements are calibrated periodically for the radiation measured.  Contrary to the above, since at least January 1, 2012, the licensee failed to ensure that instruments and equipment
used for quantitative radiation measurements were calibrated periodically for the
radiation measured.  Specifically, the licensee failed to properly calibrate the
containment/drywell high range radiation monitors and the main steam line
radiation monitors using industry accepted calibration methods and tolerances.  This issue was entered into the licensee's corrective action program as Condition
Report CR-GGN-2017-06826.
 
 
  9 This issue was previously identified during an inspection in March of 2015, as NCV 05000416/2015001-04 and was treated as a non-cited violation, consistent with
Section 2.3.2.a of the Enforcement Policy.  Since the licensee did not restore compliance in a reasonable period of time, this violation is being cited, consistent with the NRC Enforcement Policy, Section 2.3.2, which states, in part, that the licensee must restore compliance within a reasonable period of time (i.e., in a timeframe
commensurate with the significance of the violation) after a violation is identified.  A
Notice of Violation is attached.  VIO 05000416/2017012-01, "Failure to Properly
Calibrate Installed Radiation Monitors Using Industry Accepted Calibration Methods and Tolerances."
2RS6 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment (71124.06)
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors evaluated whether the licensee maintained gaseous and liquid effluent
processing systems and properly mitigated, monitored, and evaluated radiological discharges with respect to public exposure.  The inspectors verified that abnormal
radioactive gaseous or liquid discharges and conditions, when effluent radiation monitors are out-of-service, were controlled in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements and licensee procedures.  The inspectors verified that the licensee's quality control program ensured radioactive effluent sampling and analysis adequately
quantified and evaluated discharges of radioactive materials.  The inspectors verified the
adequacy of public dose projections resulting from radioactive effluent discharges.  The
inspectors interviewed licensee personnel and reviewed licensee performance in the following areas:
  * During walk downs and observations of selected portions of the radioactive gaseous and liquid effluent equipment, the inspectors evaluated routine processing and discharge of effluents, including sample collection and analysis. 
The inspectors observed equipment configuration and flow paths of selected
gaseous and liquid discharge system components, effluent monitoring systems, filtered ventilation system material condition, and significant changes to effluent release points.
 
* Calibration and testing program for process and effluent monitors, including National Institute of Standards and Technology traceability of sources, primary and secondary calibration data, channel calibrations, set-point determination
bases, and surveillance test results. 
* Sampling and analysis controls used to ensure representative sampling and appropriate compensatory sampling.  Reviews included results of the inter-laboratory comparison program, 
* Instrumentation and equipment, including effluent flow measuring instruments, air cleaning systems, and post-accident effluent monitoring instruments.
* Dose calculations for effluent releases.  The inspectors reviewed a selection of radioactive liquid and gaseous waste discharge permits and abnormal gaseous or liquid tank discharges, and verified the projected doses were accurate.  The 
  10 inspectors also reviewed 10 CFR Part 61 analyses and methods used to determine which isotopes were included in the source term.  The inspectors
reviewed land use census results, offsite dose calculation manual changes, and significant changes in reported dose values from previous years. 
* Problem identification and resolution for radioactive gaseous and liquid effluent treatment.  The inspectors reviewed audits, self-assessments, and corrective action program documents to verify problems were being identified and properly
addressed for resolution.
These activities constitute completion of the six required samples of radioactive gaseous and liquid effluent treatment program, as defined in Inspection Procedure 71124.06. 
b. Findings
Introduction.  The inspectors identified a Green finding for the licensee's failure to operate their gaseous radwaste system within design specifications, resulting in elevated radiological effluent releases that were not as low as reasonably achievable.  These
deficiencies in meeting the design specifications/parameters are associated with the offgas charcoal adsorber and vault refrigerat
ion components of the offgas system, which have impacted the system's reliability and efficiency since at least 2007. 
Description.  When reviewing the licensee's annual effluent release reports, the inspectors identified that in calendar year 2013, the licensee had total airborne releases
of fission and activation gases of 1920 curies (Ci), including a peak release of 1540 Ci
during the third quarter.  The inspectors noted that this annual gaseous release was
significantly higher than the previous annual releases of approximately 450 Ci in calendar years 2010 thru 2012.  The licensee stated the primary reason for the elevated activity of gaseous releases was associated with refrigeration equipment issues affecting
 
charcoal adsorption efficiency.  Upon further evaluation, NRC inspectors determined that
such issues with the charcoal adsorbers and vault refrigeration systems were long-term,
ongoing, unresolved deficiencies in the gaseous radwaste system primarily due to numerous condenser in-leakages that remain unrepaired.   
The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station System Description, Revision 2, for the gaseous
radwaste system notes that there are two sets of four charcoal adsorber vessels
arranged in series, totaling eight charcoal adsorber beds.  As the offgas flows from the condenser system via the steam jet air ejectors into the charcoal adsorption system, the charcoal acts as a medium to delay the flow of krypton and xenon gases to allow them to decay to radiation levels acceptable for atmospheric release.  In addition, the activated charcoal adsorbs the radioactive isotopes of iodine removing them for decay.  The adsorption of xenon, krypton, and iodine offgas on charcoal depends on gas flowrate, holdup time, mass of charcoal, and the dynamic adsorption coefficient.  The
inspectors determined the nominal flowrate for the licensee's charcoal system to operate efficiently is specified as 30 scfm, to achieve proper holdup times of offgases.  However,
the licensee has been consistently running the system at 80 scfm. The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station System Description also states the charcoal adsorbers must be operated under controlled temperature and humidity conditions, maintaining a steady state temperature of about 0 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).  However, for optimal 
  11 performance, a refrigeration temperature of 0 to -40
°F is specified.  The inspectors reviewed Figure 10 of Section 4.1.7 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station System Description, entitled "Comparative Curie Decontamination Factors for 8, 12, and 16 Bed Systems," which illustrated that the charcoal low temperature, eight bed system is designed to
operate at a decontamination factor of 1000 with the specified design parameters
(i.e., 30 scfm, 0ºF).  However, the inspectors determined licensee's current offgas flowrate of approximately 80 scfm and refrigeration temperature of approximately +15
°F will achieve a decontamination factor of less than 50. The licensee performed evaluations, as documented in Apparent Cause Evaluation CR-GGN-2013-0450, and determined that corrective actions were needed to
decrease the current elevated offgas flowrate into the charcoal adsorbers from
approximately 80 scfm, and to reduce the vault refrigeration temperature to within
design specifications.  The licensee implemented some corrective actions to reduce
condenser in-leakage, resulting in some improvement in the offgas flowrate (reduction from ~160 scfm to ~80 scfm).  However, the offgas flowrates, charcoal adsorber flowpath, and refrigeration vault operations still remain inconsistent with the design specifications.  Although these deficiencies were ongoing issues, the licensee provided no documented evaluation to demonstrate that the degraded performance of the offgas system was
maintaining gaseous releases as low as reasonably achievable, which the Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report states is the primary design objective of the gaseous radwaste management system.  The NRC inspectors discussed with the licensee that, although the airborne releases may meet the 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix I, limitations, the failure
to operate the system consistent with design parameters is significantly impacting the
system's ability to maintain gaseous releases as low as reasonably achievable, as evidenced by the annual effluent reports.    The licensee has developed a system improvement plan entitled, "Offgas Long Range Plan and Concluding Actions," to address how the plant may resolve the issues within the next few scheduled outages.  This performance deficiency was entered into the licensee's CAP as Condition Report CR-GGN-2017-06875. Analysis.  The failure to operate the offgas gaseous radwaste system within design specifications, resulting in elevated radiological effluent releases, is a performance deficiency.  The finding is more than minor because it is associated with the plant
equipment attribute of the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone and adversely affected
the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety from exposure of radioactive materials released into the public domain as a result of routine civilian nuclear plant operation.  Using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix D, "Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process," the finding was
determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) because it involved the
Effluent Release Program, it did not impair the ability to assess dose, and did not
exceed the 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix I, or 10 CFR 20.1301(d) limits.  The finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution, associated with the resolution component, because the licensee did not ensure that effective corrective
actions were implemented to address issues in a timely manner commensurate with the safety significance [P.3]. 
  12 Enforcement.  The inspectors did not identify a violation of regulatory requirements.  Although the licensee failed to operate the system within the design specifications, as described in the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station System Description, the inspectors determined this was a self-imposed standard and did not constitute a regulatory requirement.  The issue was entered into the licensee's corrective action program as
CR-GGN-2017-06875.  Finding (FIN) 05000416-2017012-02, "Failure to Operate the
Gaseous Radwaste System Within Design Specifications."
 
2RS7 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (71124.07)
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors evaluated whether the licensee's radiological environmental monitoring program quantified the impact of radioactive effluent releases to the environment and sufficiently validated the integrity of the radioactive gaseous and liquid effluent release program.  The inspectors also verified t
hat the licensee continued to implement the voluntary NEI/Industry Ground Water Protection Initiative.  The inspectors reviewed or
observed the following items:
* The inspectors observed selected air sampling and dosimeter monitoring stations, sampler station modifications, and the collection and preparation of environmental samples.  The inspectors reviewed calibration and maintenance records for selected air samplers, composite water samplers, and environmental
sample radiation measurement instrumentation, and inter-laboratory comparison
program results.  The inspectors reviewed selected events documented in the
annual environmental monitoring report and significant changes made by the
licensee to the offsite dose calculation manual as the result of changes to the land census.  The inspectors evaluated the operability, calibration, and maintenance of meteorological instruments and assessed the meteorological
dispersion and deposition factors.  The inspectors verified the licensee had
implemented sampling and monitoring program sufficient to detect leakage from
structures, systems, or components with credible mechanism for licensed material to reach ground water and reviewed changes to the licensee's written program for identifying and controlling contaminated spills/leaks to groundwater. 
* Groundwater protection initiative (GPI) implementation, including assessment of groundwater monitoring results, identified leakage or spill events and entries made into 10 CFR 50.75 (g) records, licensee evaluations of the extent of the
contamination and the radiological source term, and reports of events associated with spills, leaks, and groundwater monitoring results.
* Problem identification and resolution for the radiological environmental monitoring program.  The inspectors reviewed audits, self-assessments, and corrective action program documents to verify problems were being identified
and properly addressed for resolution.
These activities constitute completion of the three required samples of radiological environmental monitoring program, as defined in Inspection Procedure 71124.07.
 
  13 b. Findings
No findings were identified.
2RS8 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation (71124.08)
a. Inspection Scope
The inspectors evaluated the effectiveness of the licensee's programs for processing, handling, storage, and transportation of radioactive material.  The inspectors interviewed
licensee personnel and reviewed the following items:
 
* Radioactive material storage, including waste storage areas including container labeling/marking and monitoring containers for deformation or signs of waste
decomposition.
  * Radioactive waste system, including walk-downs of the accessible portions of the radioactive waste processing systems and handling equipment.  The inspectors also reviewed or observed changes made to the radioactive waste processing
systems, methods for dewatering and waste stabilization, waste stream mixing
methodology, and waste processing equipment that was not operational or
abandoned in place. 
* Waste characterization and classification, including radio-chemical sample analysis results for radioactive waste streams and use of scaling factors and calculations to account for difficult-to-measure radionuclides, and processes for
waste classification including use of scaling factors and 10 CFR Part 61
 
analyses.
 
* Shipment preparation, including packaging, surveying, labeling, marking, placarding, vehicle checking, driver instructing, and preparation of the disposal manifests.
* Shipping records for LSA I, II, III, SCOI, II, Type A, or Type B radioactive material or radioactive waste shipments. 
* Problem identification and resolution for radioactive solid waste processing and radioactive material handling, storage, and transportation.  The inspectors reviewed audits, self-assessments, and corrective action program documents to
verify problems were being identified and properly addressed for resolution.
These activities constitute completion of the six required samples of radioactive solid waste processing, and radioactive material handling, storage, and transportation
program, as defined in Inspection Procedure 71124.08.
 
b. Findings
No findings were identified. 
 
  14 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit 
Exit Meeting Summary
On July 14, 2017, the inspectors presented the radiation safety inspection results to
Mr. E. Larson, Site Vice President, and other members of the licensee staff.  The licensee
acknowledged the issues presented.  The licensee
confirmed that any proprietary information reviewed by the inspectors had been returned or destroyed.
   
  Attachment 1 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
  Licensee Personnel   
J. Ashley, Environmental Specialist, Chemistry
R. Benson, Acting Manager, Radiation Protection
D. Byers, Manager, System Engineering R. Gaston, Director, Corporate Licensing M. Giacini, General Manager, Plant Operations
A. Hasanat, Licensing Engineer, Regulatory Assurance
J. Hallanbeck, Design Manager, Engineering E. Larson, Site Vice President M. Larson, Supervisor, Radiation Protection K. Long, Shipper, Radwaste
J. Reese, Specialist, Chemistry T. Reeves, Supervisor, Chemistry
F. Rosser, Specialist, Radiation Protection
P. Stokes, Support Supervisor, Radiation Protection S. Sweet, Licensing Engineer, Regulatory Assurance E. Wright, Supervisor, Radiation Protection
J. Underwood, Manager, Chemistry
 
NRC Personnel
N. Day, Resident Inspector
R. Smith, Acting Senior Resident Inspector
M. Young, Senior Resident Inspector
S. Hedger, Emergency Preparedness Inspector
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED 
Opened 05000416-2017012-01 VIO Failure to Correct Instrument Calibration Process in a Timely
Manner (Section 2RS5)
Opened and Closed 05000416-2017012-02 FIN Failure to Operate the Gaseous Radwaste System Within Design Specifications (Section 2RS6)
Closed None    Discussed None   
  A1-2 LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
Section 2RS5:  Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation
  Procedures
Number Title Revision 06-IC-1D17-R-1002 Main Steam Line High Radiation Monitor (PCIS) Calibration
108, 109 06-IC-1D21-R-1002 Containment/Drywell High Range Area Radiation Monitor Calibration 107, 108,109 08-S-07-83 Radiation Protection Instruction Operation and Calibration of the ND-9000 Whole Body
Counter  10 EN-CY-102 Laboratory Analytical Quality Control 9 EN-FAP-RP-007 Operation of the RP Central Calibration Facility 2 EN-MA-105 Control of Measuring and Test Equipment (M&TE) 13 EN-RP-122 Alpha Monitoring 9 EN-RP-301 Radiation Protection Instrument Control 10 EN-RP-305 Source Maintenance  0 EN-RP-317 Central Calibration Facility 0
EN-RP-317-08 Calibration of Portable Scalers  1
EN-RP-317-09 Calibration of Dosimeters 2
EN-RP-317-10 Calibration of Portable Dose Rate Instrument 0 ODCM Offsite Dose Calculation Manual 39
Audits and Self-Assessments
Number Title Date OL-GLO-2017-21 Self-Assessment of RP Instrumentation
Program May 23, 2017 QA-14/15-201 5-GGN-1 QA Audit: Combined Radiation Protection and
Radwaste November 16, 2015
   
  A1-3 Condition Reports (CR-GGNS-)
2015-01775 2015-01773 2015-02807 2015-01831 2015-01832 2016-01796 2016-04647 2016-05297 2016-08308 2016-09537 2016-09889
2017-00612 2017-04141 2017-04697 2017-06865 2017-06876   
Installed Radiation Instrument Calibration Records W/O Number Title Date 52628844 Main Steam Line High Radiation Monitor (PCIS) Calibration - Channel A
February 22, 2017
52637367 Containment/Drywell High Range Area Radiation Monitor Calibration - Channel A
March 16, 2016
Portable Radiation Instrument Calibration Records
Number Title Date ASC-001 Calibration Data Sheet:  SAC-4 March 28, 2017 CHP-C-015 Calibration Data Sheet:  Model 2000(43-10) Alpha Scaler  July 10 2017 CHP-C-022 Calibration Data Sheet:  iSolo Alpha Scaler April 27, 2017 CHP-CS-020 Calibration Data Sheet:  iSolo Alpha Scaler March 23, 2017 CHP-DR-283 Calibration Data Sheet:  TelePole June 13, 2017
HP-11431 Calibration Data Sheet:  RO-2 June 6, 2017
HP-CS-004 Calibration Data Sheet:  Model BC-4 July 6, 2017
HP-DR-563 Calibration Data Sheet:  Model 9-3 December 12, 2016HP-DR-563 Calibration Data Sheet:  Ludlum Model-9-3 July 11, 2017 HP-DS-054 Calibration Data Sheet:  Model SAC-4 July 10, 2017
RAM-001 Calibration Data Sheet:  AMP-100 March 12, 2017
Stationary Radiation Instrument Calibration Records
Number Title Date 400-10-17-005 Germanium Detector No. 3 Calibration Package March 23, 2017 400-11-17-005 Germanium Detector No. 4 Calibration Package March 22, 2017 400-9-17-002 Germanium Detector No. 2 Calibration Package March 15, 2017 
  A1-4 Stationary Radiation Instrument Calibration Records
Number Title Date Apex-InVivo Analysis Report Calibration Check Count of People Mover Whole Body Monitor July 12, 2017 Canberra Calibration of the Canberra/Nuclear Data People Mover WBC System at Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear
 
Station  August 8, 2015
Other Radiation Protection Instrument Records
Number Title Date CHP-DR-326 Instrument Response Check Failure Review  January 13, 2017 CHP-TEL039 Instrument Response Check Failure Review  May 15, 2017
CHP-TEL044 Instrument Response Check Failure Review  March 1, 2017
HP-11431 Maintenance Data Sheet:  Failed Calibration Check April 10, 2017
Miscellaneous Documents
Number Title Date 201512044 Central Radiation Protection Maintenance Data Sheet December 10, 2015201706-012 Entergy Operations, Inc., Portable Instruments to Waterford-3 RP June 19, 2017 3751 Laboratory Standard Calibration/Verification Data: V-570 Meter July 9, 2015 AO-987 Amersham Source Decay Data Sheet January 26, 2017 AO-988 Amersham Source Decay Data Sheet  January 26, 2017
ERIC Report Instrument Status Report Calibration Needed for GGNS July 11, 2017 JLS-8254 Source Verification of Source J.L. Shephard Calibrator S/N SRC-1993003 Model-89 (400) Cs-137 Sealed
Sources at Set Positions October 13, 2015 MP-141 AEA Technology Source Decay Sheet January 26, 2017 MP-158 AEA Technology Source Decay Sheet January 26, 2017
 
  A1-5 Section 2RS6:  Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
Procedures
Number Title Revision 04-1-01-N65-1-SU System Operating Instruction Offgas Vault
Refrigeration
033 06-CH-1000-M-0049 Effluent Dose Calculations 104 06-CH-1D17-M-0003 Building Ventilation Gaseous Tritium 109
06-CH-1D17-M-0005 Building Ventilation Exhaust Gaseous Isotopic 109
06-CH-1D17-M-0018 Gaseous Release Points - Particulate Alpha
Activity 108 06-CH-1D17-W-0017 Gaseous Release Points - Iodines, Tritium and
Particulates
106 06-CH-1T48-M-0037 Standby Gas Treatment Exhaust Gaseous Isotopic 107 06-CH-SG17-O-0045 Radwaste Release Post-Release Calculations 105 06-CH-SG17-P-0041 Radwaste Release Pre-Release Analysis 109 06-CH-SG17-Q-0044 Radwaste Release Quarterly Composite 103
08-S-03-10 Chemistry Sampling Program 052
08-S-03-22 Installed Radiation Monitoring System Alarm
Setpoint Determination and Control 114 1-S-08-11 Radioactive Discharge Controls 114 EN-CY-108 Monitoring of Nonradioactive Systems 006
Audits and Self-Assessments
Number Title Date LO-GLO-2016-0122 Pre-NRC RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent
Occurrences Assessment December 4, 2016  Teledyne Brown Engineering Environmental
Services April 19, 2017 QA-2-6-2015-GGNS-1 GGNS Combined Chemistry Effluent and Environmental Monitoring (including ODCM and REMP) Program Audit 
October 9, 2015
Condition Reports (CR-GGNS-) 2013-00450 2015-06763 2015-06764 2015-06982 2016-02468 2016-02688 2016-07187 2016-08307 2016-08308 2017-00051
2017-00193 2017-00204 2017-00264 2017-00290 2017-00336 2017-00529 2017-03101 2017-03745 2017-04525 2017-05659 2017-06821 2017-06875   
 
  A1-6 10 CFR 50.75(g) Condition Reports (CR-GGNS-) 2015-06763 2015-06764 2016-07187 2017-00336 
Release Permits Liquid Releases
    2015051 2015094 2016011 2016017 2016022 2016040 2016042 2016044 2016045 2016051
2016073 2017009 2017018 
In-Place Filter Testing Records
Number System Train Test Date WO 46551718 Standby Gas Treatment B DOP & HEPA June 3, 2017 WO 52482060 Standby Gas Treatment A DOP & HEPA March 16, 2015 WO 52618801 Control Room Air / Standby Fresh Air
A DOP & HEPA October 27, 2016 WO 52655772 Control Room Air / Standby Fresh Air B DOP & HEPA December 1, 2016
Miscellaneous Documents
Number Title Revision Date  2014 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report April 27, 2015  2015 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report April 14, 2016
2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report April 25, 2017
Cross Contamination of Service Air System / CR-
GGN-2017-00193
February 27, 2017 Grand Gulf Service Air System I.E. Bulletin 80-10
Bounding Evaluation for Contamination of a
 
Nonradioactive System
March 29, 2017  Nuclear Independent Oversight Functional Area Performance Report: Group B May 31, 2016  Offsite Dose Calculation Manual 39 1000-1-17-002 2016 Radiochemistry INTRALAB Cross-Check
Results January 23, 2017 GNRO-2016/00039 Supplement to Grand Gulf Nuclear Station 2015 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR)
July 20, 2016 SD N64/N65 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station System Description 2 UFSAR Chapter 11 GGN Updated Final Safety Analysis Report 2016-00
 
  A1-7 Section 2RS7:  Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
  Procedures
Number Title Revision 06-EN-S000-V-0001 Surveillance Procedure Radiological Environmental Sampling 111 06-IC-SC84-SA-1003 Primary Tower Wind Speed/Direction, Air Temperature (T/dT) and Relative Humidity
106 07-S-53-C84-7 Backup Tower Wind/Speed/Direction and Air Temperature Calibration
0 08-S-04-964 Met Data Processing
2 ODCM Offsite Dose Calculation Manual 39
Audits and Self-Assessments
Number Title Date LO-GLO-2015-00042 Focused Self-Assessment: Chemistry Groundwater/Environmental
Programs November 18, 2015 2015 Environmental Dosimetry Company Quality Assurance Status Report
February 29, 2016 2015 Teledyne Brown Engineering:  Environmental Services
Quality Assurance Report May 9, 2016 2016 Environmental Dosimetry Company Quality Assurance Status Report
March 8, 2017 2016 Teledyne Brown Engineering:  Environmental Services
Quality Assurance Report April 19, 2017
Condition Reports (CR-GGNS-) 2015-04675 2015-05753 2015-06263 2015-06763 2016-03213 2016-03475 2016-03825 2016-05543 2016-07187 2016-07747
2016-08364 2016-09067 2017-00813 2017-00993 2017-01731
2017-02633 2017-05447   
 
  A1-8 REMP Air Sampler Calibration Data 
Number Title Date CHEM-001 LV-1D - Air Sampler (LOVOL) July 21, 2016 CHEM-002 LV-1D - Air Sampler (LOVOL) October 20, 2016 CHEM-003 LV-1D - Air Sampler (LOVOL) July 19, 2016
Meteorological Instrument Calibration Records W/O Number Title Date 52652328 Backup Meteorological Tower Instrument Calibration 07-S-53-C84-7 August 29, 2016 52692658 Primary Meteorological Tower Instrument
Calibrations
06-IC-SC84-SA-1003  August 2, 2016
Meteorological Data
Number Title Date 2016 ODCM Annual Average Relative Concentration
(/Q) and Relative Deposition (D/Q)
March 2017 2016 Review of Grand Gulf Meteorological Data  March 9, 2017
Groundwater Protection Documents
Number Title Revision / Date L71506 Groundwater Monitoring Report - January 2017 February 3, 2017 L71974 Groundwater Monitoring Report - February 2017 March 31, 2017 L72140 Groundwater Monitoring Report - March 2017 March 31, 2017 L72521 Groundwater Monitoring Report - April 2017 May 5, 2017
R06045-0032-002 Groundwater Monitoring Plan 6
Miscellaneous Documents
Number Title Date 2015 Annual Environmental Operating Report April 19, 2016 2016 Annual Environmental Operating Report April 27, 2017
2016 Land Use Census December 16, 2016
2017-044 Licensing Basis Document Change Request (LBDCR) April 27, 2017 
  A1-9  Section 2RS8:  Radioactive Solid Waste Processing, and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation
Procedures
  Number Title Revision EN-RW-101 Radioactive Waste Management 3
EN-RW-102 Radioactive Shipping Procedure 15
EN-RW-103 Radioactive Waste Tracking Procedure 4 EN-RW-104 Scaling Factors 13 EN-RW-105 Process Control Program 5
EN-RW-106 Integrated Transportation Security Plan 6
04-S-01-G17-3 Radwaste Filters and Demineralizer 47
08-S-06-50 Radwaste Instruction:  Loading Radioactive
Material 9 08-S-06-71 Radwaste Instruction: Sampling Procedures for Waste Classification
7 07-S-14-428 Operation and Maintenance of the TRI-NUC Underwater Filtration System
0 08-S-02-075 Radiation Protection Instruction - Coverage and Control of Refueling Operations and Movement of Irradiated Materials
16  Audits and Self-Assessments
Number Title Date QA-1 4/15-2015-GGN-1 Combined Radiation Protection and
Radwaste September 14, 2015
LO-GLO-2017-00022 Pre-NRC Inspection Module 71124-08 May 24, 2017
LO-GLO-2015-00139 10 CFR Part 37 Materials Security Review January 8, 2016
Condition Reports (CR-HQN-)
2015-00747 2017-00904 
Condition Reports (CR-GGNS-) 2015-00231 2015-05082 2016-00319 2016-00320 2016-00801 2016-00804 2016-00805 2016-00809 2016-04376 2017-00101
2017-00106 2017-01568 2017-01625 2017-01644 2017-04789 2017-05552 2017-06772 2017-06779 
 
  A1-10 Radioactive Material and Waste Shipments
Number Title Date GGN-2017-0101 CFFF Filters - LSA-II January 12, 2017 GGN-2017-0102 CRD-CRDM- LSA-II January 13, 2017 GGN-2017-0106 CPS Powdex Liner January 20, 2017
GGN-2016-0319 WMG Sealands March 16, 2016
GGN-2016-0320 Suppression Pool Filter Liners March 21, 2016
GGN-2016-0324 5 Type A GE Boxes March 23, 2016
GGN-2015-0801 RWCU-A Liner - Type B August  3, 2017 GGN-2015-0805 RWCU-A Liner - Type B August  3, 2017 GGN-2015-0809 RWCU-A Liner - Type B August 16, 2017
Miscellaneous Documents
Number Title Date OE-NOE-2016-00 NRC-RIS-2016-11 November 30, 2016 2017 RW/RAM Shipping Log January 1, 2017
2016 RW/RAM Shipping Log January 1, 2016
2015 RW/RAM Shipping Log January 1, 2015
UFSAR Chapter 11 GGN Updated Final Safety Analysis Report 2016
Management Standard No. 36 April 25, 2017  Monitoring & Responding to Dose Rates on the
Fuel Pools April 14, 2016  2015 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release
Report April 25, 2017  2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release
Report June 13, 2017  Radioactive Material Storage Container Tracking Sheets
   
  Attachment 2 The following items are requested for the Occupational/Public Radiation Safety Inspection
at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station July 10 to 14, 2017 Integrated Report 2017007
Inspection areas are listed in the attachments below. 
Please provide the requested information on or before June 14, 2017.
Please submit this information using the same lettering system as below.  For example, all
contacts and phone numbers for Inspection Procedure 71124.0
1 should be in a file/folder titled
"1- A," applicable organization charts in file/folder "
1- B," etc.
If information is placed on ims.certrec.com, please ensure the inspection exit date entered is at least 30 days later than the onsite inspection dates, so the inspectors will have access to the
information while writing the report.
In addition to the corrective action document lists provided for each inspection procedure listed
below, please provide updated lists of corrective action documents at the entrance meeting.  The dates for these lists should range from the end dates of the original lists to the day of the
entrance meeting.
 
If more than one inspection procedure is to be conducted and the information requests appear
to be redundant, there is no need to provide duplicate copies.  Enter a note explaining in which file the information can be found.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Martin Phalen at (817) 200-1158 or
 
martin.phalen@nrc.gov.
      PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).  Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0011. 
  A2-2 5. Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation (71124.05) Date of Last Inspection: March 27, 2015
A. List of contacts and telephone numbers for the following areas: 1. Effluent monitor calibration 2. Radiation protection instrument calibration
3. Installed instrument calibrations
4. Count room and Laboratory instrument calibrations B. Applicable organization charts C. Copies of audits, self-assessments, vendor or NUPIC audits for contractor support and LERs, written since date of last inspection, related to:  1. Area radiation monitors, continuous air monitors, criticality monitors, portable survey instruments, electronic dosimeters, teledos
imetry, personnel contamination monitors, or whole body counters  2. Installed radiation monitors D. Procedure index for: 1. Calibration, use and operation of continuous air monitors, criticality monitors, portable survey instruments, temporary area radiation monitors, electronic
dosimeters, teledosimetry, personnel c
ontamination monitors, and whole body
counters. 2. Calibration of installed radiation monitors E. Please provide specific procedures related to the following areas noted below.  Additional Specific Procedures will be requested by number after the inspector reviews
the procedure indexes.  1. Calibration of portable radiation detection instruments (for portable ion chambers) 2. Whole body counter calibration 3. Laboratory instrumentation quality control F. A summary list of corrective action documents (including corporate and sub-tiered systems) written since date of last inspection, related to the following programs: 1. Area radiation monitors, continuous air monitors, criticality monitors, portable survey instruments, electronic dosimeters, teledos
imetry, personnel contamination monitors, whole body counters,  2. Installed radiation monitors, 
3. Effluent radiation monitors
4. Count room radiation instruments NOTE: The lists should indicate the significance level of each issue and the search criteria used.  Please provide in document formats which are "searchable" so that the inspector can perform word searches. G. Offsite dose calculation manual, technical requirements manual, or licensee controlled specifications, which lists the effluent monitors and calibration requirements. H. Current calibration data for the whole body counters. 
  A2-3 I. Primary to secondary source calibration correlation for effluent monitors. J. A list of the point of discharge effluent monitors with the two most recent calibration dates and the work order numbers associated with the calibrations. K. Radiation Monitoring System health
report for the previous 12 months
 
  A2-4 6. Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment (71124.06)  Date of Last Inspection: March 27, 2015
A. List of contacts and telephone numbers for the following areas: 1. Radiological effluent control 2. Engineered safety feature air cleaning systems B. Applicable organization charts
C. Audits, self-assessments, vendor or NUPIC audits of contractor support, and LERs written since date of last inspection, related to:
1.  Radioactive effluents 2.  Engineered Safety Feature Air cleaning systems D. Procedure indexes for the following areas
1.  Radioactive effluents 2.  Engineered Safety Feature Air cleaning systems E. Please provide specific procedures related to the following areas noted below.  Additional Specific Procedures will be requested by number after the inspector reviews
the procedure indexes.  1. Sampling of radioactive effluents 2. Sample analysis 3. Generating radioactive effluent release permits 4. Laboratory instrumentation quality control
5. In-place testing of HEPA filters and charcoal adsorbers
6. New or applicable procedures for effluent programs (e.g., including ground water
monitoring programs) F. List of corrective action documents (including corporate and sub-tiered systems) written since date of last inspection, associated with:
1.  Radioactive effluents 2.  Effluent radiation monitors
3.  Engineered Safety Feature Air cleaning systems NOTE: The lists should indicate the significance level of each issue and the search criteria used.  Please provide in document formats which are "searchable" so that the inspector can perform word searches. G. 2015 and 2016 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, or the two most recent
reports. H. Current Copy of the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual
I. Copy of the 2015 and 2016 inter-laboratory comparison results for laboratory quality control performance of effluent sample analysis, or the two most recent results.  J. Effluent sampling schedule for the week of the inspection
K. New entries into 10 CFR 50.75(g) files since
date of last inspection 
  A2-5 L. Operations department (or other responsible dept.) log records for effluent monitors removed from service or out of service M. Listing or log of liquid and gaseous release permits since date of last inspection N. A list of the technical specification-required air cleaning systems with the two most recent surveillance test dates of in-place filter testing (of HEPA filters and charcoal
adsorbers) and laboratory testing (of charcoal efficiency) and the work order numbers
associated with the surveillances O. System Health Report for radiation monitoring instrumentation.  Also, please provide a specific list of all effluent radiation monitors that were considered inoperable for 7 days or more since November 2011.  If applicable, please provide the relative Special Report and condition report(s).  P. A list of all radiation monitors that are considered § 50.65/Maintenance Rule equipment.
Q. A list of all significant changes made to the Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Process Monitoring System since the last inspection.  If applicable, please provide the corresponding UFSAR section in which this change was documented.  R.  A list of any occurrences in which a non-radioactive system was contaminated by a radioactive system.  Please include any relative condition report(s).
 
  A2-6 7. Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (71124.07)  Date of Last Inspection: March 27, 2015
A. List of contacts and telephone numbers for the following areas: 1. Radiological environmental monitoring 2. Meteorological monitoring B. Applicable organization charts
C. Audits, self-assessments, vendor or NUPIC audits of contractor support, and LERs written since date of last inspection, related to: 1. Radiological environmental monitoring program (including contractor environmental laboratory audits, if used to perform environmental program functions) 2. Environmental TLD processing facility
3. Meteorological monitoring program D. Procedure index for the following areas: 1. Radiological environmental monitoring program 2. Meteorological monitoring program E. Please provide specific procedures related to the following areas noted below.  Additional Specific Procedures will be requested by number after the inspector reviews
the procedure indexes.  1. Environmental Program Description 2. Sampling, collection and preparation of environmental samples
3. Sample analysis (if applicable) 
4. Laboratory instrumentation quality control
5. Procedures associated with the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual
6. Appropriate QA Audit and program procedures, and/or sections of the station's QA manual (which pertain to the REMP) F. A summary list of corrective action documents (including corporate and sub-tiered systems) written since date of last inspection, related to the following programs: 1. Radiological environmental monitoring 2. Meteorological monitoring NOTE: The lists should indicate the significance level of each issue and the search criteria used.  Please provide in document formats which are "searchable" so that the inspector can perform word searches. G. Wind Rose data and evaluations used for establishing environmental sampling locations H. Copies of the 2 most recent calibration packages for the meteorological tower instruments  I. Copy of the 2015 and 2016 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Land Use Census, and current revision of the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual, or the two most recent reports. 
  A2-7 J. Copy of the environmental laboratory's inter-laboratory comparison program results for 2015 and 2016, or the two most recent results, if not included in the annual radiological
environmental operating report K. Data from the environmental laboratory documenting the analytical detection sensitivities
for the various environmental sample media (i.e., air, water, soil, vegetation, and milk) L. Quality Assurance audits (e.g., NUPIC) for contracted services 
M. Current NEI Groundwater Initiative Plan and status
N.  Technical requirements manual or licensee controlled specifications which lists the meteorological instruments calibration requirements O. A list of Regulatory Guides and/or NUREGs t
hat you are currently committed to relative to the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program.  Please include the revision
and/or date for the committed item and where this can be located in your current
licensing basis/UFSAR.  P. If applicable, per NEI 07-07, provide any reports that document any spills/leaks to groundwater since the last inspection 
  A2-8 8. Radioactive Solid Waste Processing, and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation (71124.08)
Date of Last Inspection: March 27, 2015
A. List of contacts and telephone numbers for the following areas: 1. Solid Radioactive waste processing 2. Transportation of radioactive material/waste B. Applicable organization charts (and list of personnel involved in solid radwaste processing, transferring, and transportation of radioactive waste/materials) C. Copies of audits, department self-assessments, and LERs written since date of last inspection related to: 1. Solid radioactive waste management 2. Radioactive material/waste transportation program D. Procedure index for the following areas: 1. Solid radioactive waste management 2. Radioactive material/waste transportation  E. Please provide specific procedures related to the following areas noted below.  Additional Specific Procedures will be requested by number after the inspector reviews
the procedure indexes.  1. Process control program 2. Solid and liquid radioactive waste processing 
3. Radioactive material/waste shipping 
4. Methodology used for waste concentration averaging, if applicable
5. Waste stream sampling and analysis F. A summary list of corrective action documents (including corporate and sub-tiered systems) written since date of last inspection related to: 1. Solid radioactive waste 2. Transportation of radioactive material/waste NOTE: The lists should indicate the significance level of each issue and the search criteria used.  Please provide in document formats which are "searchable" so that the inspector can perform word searches. G. Copies of training lesson plans for 49 CFR 172, Subpart H, for radwaste processing, packaging, and shipping. H. A summary of radioactive material and radioactive waste shipments made from date of last inspection to present I. Waste stream sample analyses results and resulting scaling factors for 2015 and 2016, or the two most recent results.
J. Waste classification reports if performed by vendors (such as for irradiated hardware) 
  A2-9 K. A listing of all on-site radwaste storage facilities.  Please include a summary
or listing of the items stored in each facility, including the total amount of radioactivity and the
highest general area dose rate. Although it is not necessary to compile the following information, the inspector will also review: L. Training, and qualifications records of personnel responsible for the conduct of radioactive waste processing, package preparation, and shipping
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