ML17264A872

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JAN-11-1988

87:14U.S.NRCGINNA3155246937P.82ANDROQIESItR

64SAhQElFCTRIC

CORPORAIION

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ROCIIESIER,PI

Y.MiQP4%1ARFAOAF/6666

2250808ERTC.MECREDYVicelresdenlNvdceroperol~U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorate

I-lWashington,

D.C.20555April29,1997Subject:ReplytoaNoticeofViolation

NRCInspection

R'eport50-244/97-01,

datedMarch25,1997R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Vissing:Rochester

GasandElectric(RG&E)providesthisreplytotheNoticeofViolation

(VIO50-244/97-01-02)

submitted

asanenclosure

toaleerfromLawrenceT.Doerflein,

USNRC,toRobertC.Mecredy,RG&E,datedMarch25,1997.Asaresultofaninspection

conducted

fromJanuary5toFebruary23,1997,thefollowing

violation

ofNRCrequirements

wasidentified.

Inaccordance

withtheEnforcement

Policy(NUREG-1600),

theviolation

islisted'elow:

"10CFR50,AppendixB,Criterion

XVI,"Corrective

Action,"requiresinpartthatmeasuresbeestablished

toassurethatconditions

adversetoquality,suchas.deficicncies

and.deviations

arepromptlyidentified

andcorrected.

Contrary'to

theabove,thelicenseefailedtocorrectproblemsregarding

contamination

'oundarycontrolandpoorradiological

workpractices

notedinNRCInspection

ReportNos.50-244/94-29

and50-244/96-11,

andRG&EACTIONReportNo.96-0902datedSeptember

27,1996,asevidenced

bythefollowing:

February9,1997,maintenance

toolswereremovedfromadesignated

contamination

areaontheA-SafetyInjection

pump.Severalragsandawirebrushthathadbeenusedinsideanareawithloosesmearable

surfacecontamination

wereallowedtostraddleacrosstheboundarymarkerlineandextendintoanuncontaminated

area.Theseitemswerenotsurveyedpriortobeingremovedfromthecontaminated

area.Otherwrenchesandtoolsthathadbeenusedinsideacontaminated

areawereremovedandplacedonacleansurfacewithouthavingbeenbaggedorsurveyedforcontamination

beforehand.

JAN-11-1988

87:14U.S.NRCGINNA3155246937P.83Page22)February17,1997,aleakfromafittingonthetransmitter

ofaflowinstrument

(FI-116)wasdrippingfrominsideacontaminated

areaontoacleanfioorsurfacethatwasdesignated

asuncontaminated.

Atowelhadbeenplacedonthefioorwascollecting

theleakage(sic),butthetowelwassaturated

withtheradioactive

fiuid.Vfaterwasfiowingawayfromthetoweltoalowpointinthefloor,formingapuddle,andcontaminating

previously

cleanfioorareasupto2700dpm/100cm'.

NocoHecuoadevicewasinplacethatcouldpreventthespreadofcontaminated

watertouncontaminated

areas.Theradiological

protection

technician

ondutyatthetimewasaotawareofthiscondition.

BACKGROUND

1.Inspection

Report94-29NRCInspection

Report94-29dealtwithreviewofaccessible

areasoftheplanttoverifythathighradiation

doorswerelocked,andradiological

postingswerepostedasrequired.

Somevariability

intheuseofcontamination

bouadarydemarcation

tape(radtape)wasnoted.Insomeareas,radtapewasusedonthefioortodefinethecontamination

areaboundarymarkerline,andinotherareasthiswasnotused.Forexample,foroneareaacontamination

ropebarricade

andpostingwereusedwithoutafloorradtapeboundarymarkerline.Theinspector

alsonotedanextension

cordandahoserunningfromacleangaeaintoa,contaminated

areawithoutacleardefinition

ofthecleanorcontaminated

portionofthecordandhose.Boththecordandhosehadbeenpulledlooseduringtheworkevolution

andtheoriginalpositionofthecordandhosecouldnotbedetermined.

RGErEreestablished

aclearcontamination

boundarymarkerlineandstatedthattheuseofradtapewouldbereevaluated.

NRCInspection

Report96-11AsreportedinNRCInspection

Report96-11,NRCinspectors

observedaworkareawithsomeworkpartially

conducted

insidearoped-off

contamination

area.Theinspector

notedthatseveralequipment

servicelinesandpowercordswerenotsecuredwithinthccontamination

area.Significant

amountsoftape,grindingdust,andmiscellaneous

debrisgenerated

fromweldingandgrindingworkhadMeatothefloorandwereaccumulating

outsidethecontamination

areaboundary.

Thestep-offpadforexitingthecontamination

areawasnotsecurelyattachedtothefloor.Severalbucketsthat

Page3wereusedtocollectcontaminated

fluidswerenotlabeledproperly.

NRCinspector

alsonotedadditional

contanunation

boundarycontrolconcerns,

whereloosebagsandpaperswithinthecontamination

areawereallowedtocollectonthefloorandextendacrosstheboundarymarkerline.Cordsandtestleadswerenotsecuredtothcfioortopreventthemfromcanyingcontamination

outofthearea.WhennotifiedbytheNRCinspector

ofthiscondition,

RG&Epersonnel

immediately

cleanedupthedebrisinandoutsideofthecontamination

areaandsecuredtheservicelinestothefloortopreventtheinfrombeingmovedacrosstheboundarymarkerline.Radiological

surveysweretakenandnospreadofcontamination

wasdetected.

However,RG&Eagreedthatmanagement

expectations

forpropercontamination

boundarycontrolshadnotbeenmet.Sitepersonnel

workingintheseareasweresubsequently

counseled.

3.'CTIONReport964902ACTIONReport96-0902dealtwithcontaminated

tools/equipment

foundinunrestricted

areatoolstorageareas.ThesetoolswerefoundasaresultoftheannualRadiation

Protection

(RP)surveysoftheseareas.(1)Thereasonsfortheviolation,

or,ifcontested,

thebasisfordisputing

theviolation;

RG&Eacceptstheviolation.

Weagreethatproblemsregarding

contamination

boundarycontrol*and

poorradiological

workpractices

havenotbeenprogrammatically

corrected.

(a)SafetyInjection

PumpTheareaaroundthesafetyinjections

pumpsisverycongested.

Contaminated

surfaceareaboundaries

aredenotedbyradtape.Theinitialworkplannedfortheareawastoinspectand,ifnecessary,

tightensomeleakingSwagelokfittings.

Typically,

thesmallcontamination

controlareaestablished

forthisworkscopeisadequate.

Basedoninspection

oftheleakingfittings,

theworkscopewasexpandedtoincludetubingreplacement.

Discussions

occurredbetweentheworkersandRadiation

Protection

(RP)technician

relativetotheexpandedworkscope,buttherewasnodecisiontoenlargethecontamnation

controlareaboundarytobetteroptimizetheworkenvironment.

Enlarging

theworkareawouldhavebetteraccouunodated

theexpandedworkscopeandeliminated

theneedto

JAN-11-1988

87:16U.S.NRCGINNA3155246937P.85Page4transferhandtoolsandotheritemsinandoutofthecontaminated

areathathadpreviously

beenestablished.

Therewasalackofalertness

onthepartoftheworkersandRPtechnician

thatthecontamination

areaboundaryshouldhavebeenenlargedformoreeffective

contamination

control.Thetoolremovedfromthecontaminated

areawasusedtotightenaSwageloknutthathadbeenpreviously

smearedandwasfreeofloosecontamination.

Athoughfullcompliance

tocontaminated

areaboundarycontrolwaslacking,smearingthenutwasapositivestepwhichisrepresentative

ofongoingeffortsattheworkareatohelpminimizethespreadofcontamination.

Therags,wirebrush,andwrenchshouldhavebeenbaggedpriortoremovalfromthecontaminated

area.Acontributing

factorwasthesmallcontaminated

areaboundary.

Anenlargedboundarywouldhaveeliminated

theneedtotransfertheseitemsinandoutofthecontaminated

area.Thus,baggingpriortofinalremovalwouldhavebeenaccomplished

asastandard,

acceptable

workpractice,

ifthecontaminated

areahadbeenproperlyenlarged.

(b)LeakfromHowTransmitter

FI-116Itisnotknownwhoplacedtheabsorbent

towelunderthetransmitter,

norhowlongthetowelhadbeentherebeforetheNRCinspector

identified

theproblem,RG&Eacknowledges

thatanabsorbent

towelisnotanappropriate

methodforcontaining

contaminated

liquid.Thisisanunacceptable

workpractice.

Acatchcontainment

orbucketshouldhavebeenused.Asbackground

forhowthissituation

developed,

aMaintenance

WorkOrderhadpreviously

identified

aboronbuilduponaSwagelokfittingtoPl-116.ThispromptedRPtoprovidecontamination

boundarycontrolstotheimmediate

areaadjacenttoFl-116.Initially

described

asadryboronbuildup,'heleakprogressed

tothcpointofasteadydrip.Itcouldnotbeascertained

atwhatstageinleakdevelopment

theabsorbent

towelwasplacedunderthetransmitter.

(c)Contaminated

AreaBoundaryControlRG&Eacknowledges

thatcorrective

actionsforpreviously

identified

poorradiological

workpractices

andinadequate

contamination

boundarycontrolswerenoteffective.

Therehavebeenadditional

incidents

intheseareas.Theprogrammatic

requirements

needtobestronglyreinforced.

Theseincidents

aretheresultoflapsesinperformance

andfailuretoadheretotheestablished

management

expectations

andstandards.

JAN-11-1988

87:17U.S.NRCGINNA3155246937P.86Page5clearandTherefore,

asdiscussed

indetailundercorrective

actionsthefo'0becuswl011additional

manaeandunambiguous

expectations

forboundarydemarcat'

iousancontrol,'nmanagement

coachingandcounscliag,

heightened

awareness

ofthancedtraining,

enforcing

consistency

inapplication

ofness0csestandards,

reinforcement

ofindividual

accountability

andresponsibility,

andmonitoring

toensurecontinuing

compliance.

Thecorrective

stepsthathavebeentakenandtheresultsachieved:

(a)OnFebruary11/12,1997,meetingswereheldwithallavailable

membersoftheNuclearOperations

Group.Thesemeetingsprovidedanopportunity

forthePlantManagertodiscussradiological

workadherence

topractices

andcontamination

boundarycontrol.Theimimportaace

ofacrencetoprocedures

andtheseriousness

oflapsesinacceptable

practices

coacerniag

contamination

boundarycontrolwaspersonally

conveyedbyplantmanagement.

(b}Attherequestof'aintenance

Supervision

theGinnStat'irmationrmcrpalysicistmctwithmembersofappropriate

shopstooutlineconcernswithimpropercontamination

boundarycontrolandtoreviewstationrequirements

andmanagement

expectations.

Separatemeetingswereheldwitheachofthefollowiag

shops:Mechanical

Maintenance

Electrical

Maintenance

Instrument

andControl(E&C)I&CSpecialProjects.

(c)AletterwasissuedbythePlantManager'nd

Superintend

tstallppersonnel,

datedMarch20,1997,regarding

management

emhasizedthaexpectations

forcontamination

boundarycontrol.ThiIisetterempsizethatallpersonnel

areaccountable

forobeyingestablished

radiological

boundaries

whenenteringtherestricted

.Ifurthemhasizedtriarea.terthepasthatifinstructions

arenotclearorfullyunderstood

thplannedworkshouldnotbeinitiated,

andthatitistheworker'senresponsibi

itytoensurethatallinstructions

areunderstood.

Theletterfurtherstatedthatanyincidentofunacceptable

radiological

workpracticewillresultinameetingwithsupervisiou,

andfurtherdisciplinary

actionmay=benecessary.

JAN-11-1988

87:17U.S.NRCGINNA3155246937P.87Page6(3)Thecorrective

stepsthatwillbetakentoavoidfurtherviolations.

TheRadiation

Protection

(RP)Grouphasbeenassignedresponsibility

tocoordinate

implemention

ofallcorrective

actionsdiscussed

below.()rocedures

willbereviewed,

andrevisedasappropriate,

toprovide(a)Procedurclearandunambiguous

management

direction.

Anychangeswillclearlystateacceptable

practices

forcontamination

boundarycontrol.Inaddition,

anychangeswillincludecleardefinitions

ofthevarioustypesofacceptable

contamination

boundarymarkers.(b)Contamination

boundarycontrolissueswillbediscussed

atregularly

scheduled

shopmeetingsbyMaintenance

Supervision,

toreinforce

itsimportance.

Periodically,

RPpersonnel

willberequested

toattendthesemeetingstoprovideclarification

andfosterincreased

communications

betweengroups.(c)RPSupervision

hasdirectedtheRPstaffandRPtechni'dstrongcoachingtoradiological

workers.Thisisbeingdonetoensurecontamina

'Ppersonnel

areeffective

inassisting

workersinmaintaining

ffeectiveminationboundarycontrol.Vfhenpracticable,

assignedRPpersonnel

arcexpectedtobeiutheworkareawhenworkactivites

areoccurring

withincontaminated

areas,toensuremanagement

expectations

arebeingmet.rainingWorkRequestshavebeeninitiated

toprovideenhanced(d)Tra'raining

incontaminated

areasituations.

(e)ARootCauseAnalysisisbeingperformed

toidentifyotherfactorsthathavecontributed

topoorradiological

workpractices

inthepast.Corrective

actions,ifneeded,willaddressthesefactors,toassistineveopingotherappropriate

meanstostrengthen

theprogrammatic

requirements

andtoincreasecompliance

withtheserequirements.

'AsajointeffortbetweenMaintenance,

RP,andNuclearTraining,

"ProjectBoundary"

hasbeenestablished.

Majorattributes

ofthisprojectinclude:Communication

ofmanagement

expectations

BoundaryControlpoliciesthatareeasytouseTrainingforALLgroupsoarevisions

toboundarycontrolpolicies

JAN-11-1988

87:18U.S.HRCGthNA3155246937P.88Page7Reinforcing

andrewarding

goodbehaviors

RevisingTrainingprogramsTraincontractors

(whoworkduringoutages)tothesamelevelasRGBworkersVerifyadequacyoftheseactionsagainstpredetermined

indicators

(g)Anindependent

effectiveness

ReviewwiHbeconducted

toverifytheadequacyoftheabovelistedcorrective

actions.Thisreviewwillbecompleted

byOctober,1997.C(4)Thedatewhenfullcompliance

willbeachieved:

Pullcompliance

hasbeenachievedasofMarch20,1997,whenshorttermcorrective

actions,including

heightened

awareness

andrestatement

ofmanagement

expectations,

werecompleted.

Purtherlongtermenhancements,

asdiscussed

incorrective

actions(a)through(g)above,willresultinamoreeffective

program.Veryyyours,RobertC.Mecredyxc:GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorate

I-1Washington,

D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

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Commission

DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorate

I-1Washington,

D.C.20555Subject:ReplytoaNoticeofViolation

NRCInspection

Report50-244/97-01,

datedMarch25,1997R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Vissing:Rochester

GasandElectric(RG&E)providesthisreplytotheNoticeofViolation

(VIO50-244/97-01-02)

submitted

asanenclosure

toaletterfromLawrenceT.Doerflein,

USNRC,toRobertC.Mecredy,RG&E,datedMarch25,1997.Asaresultofaninspection

conducted

fromJanuary5toFebruary23,1997,thefollowing

violation

ofNRCrequirements

wasidentified.

Inaccordance

withtheEnforcement

Policy(NUREG-1600),

theviolation

islistedbelow:"10CFR50,AppendixB,Criterion

XVI,"Corrective

Action,"requiresinpartthatmeasuresbeestablished

toassurethatconditions

adversetoquality,suchasdeficiencies

anddeviations

arepromptlyidentified

andcorrected.

Contrarytotheabove,thelicenseefailedtocorrectproblemsregarding

contamination

boundarycontrolandpoorradiological

workpractices

notedinNRCInspection

ReportNos.50-244/94-29

and50-244/96-11,

andRG&EACTIONReportNo.96-0902datedSeptember

27,1996,asevidenced

bythefollowing:

February9,1997,maintenance

toolswereremovedfromadesignated

contamination

areaontheA-SafetyInjection

pump.Severalragsandawirebrushthathadbeenusedinsideanareawithloosesmearable

surfacecontamination

wereallowedtostraddleacrosstheboundarymarkerlineandextendintoan-uncontaminated

area.Theseitemswerenotsurveyedpriortobeingremovedfromthecontaminated

area.Otherwrenchesandtoolsthathadbeenusedinsideacontaminated

areawereremovedandplacedonacleansurfacewithouthavingbeenbaggedorsurveyedforcontamination

beforehand.

9705070042

970429PDRADOCK050002448PDRg[llllllllllllllllllllltll

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Page22)February17,1997,aleakfromafittingonthetransmitter

ofaflowinstrument

(FI-116)wasdrippingfrominsideacontaminated

areaontoaclean;floorsurfacethatwasdesignated

asuncontaminated.

Atowelhadbeenplacedonthefloorwascollecting

theleakage(sic),butthetowelwassaturated

withtheradioactive

fluid.Waterwasflowingawayfromthetoweltoalowpointinthefloor,formingapuddle,andcontaminating

previously

cleanfloorareasupto2700dpm/100cm'.

Nocollection

devicewasinplacethatcouldpreventthespreadofcontaminated

watertouncontaminated

areas.Theradiological

protection

technician

ondutyatthetimewasnotawareofthiscondition.

BACKGROUND

Inspection

Report94-29NRCInspection

Report94-29dealtwithreviewofaccessible

areasoftheplanttoverifythathighradiation

doorswerelocked,andradiological

postingswerepostedasrequired.

Somevariability

intheuseofcontamination

boundarydemarcation

tape(radtape)wasnoted.Insomeareas,radtapewasusedonthefloortodefinethecontamination

areaboundarymarkerline,andinotherareasthis'wasnotused.Forexample,foroneareaacontamination

ropebarricade

andpostingwereusedwithoutafloorradtapeboundarymarkerline.Theinspector

alsonotedanextension

cordandahoserunningfromacleanareaintoacontaminated

areawithoutacleardefinition

ofthecleanorcontaminated

portionofthecordandhose.Boththecordandhosehadbeenpulledlooseduringtheworkevolution

andtheoriginalpositionofthecordandhosecouldnotbedetermined.

RG&Ereestablished

aclearcontamination

boundarymarkerlineandstatedthattheuseofradtapewouldbereevaluated.

2.NRCInspection

Report96-11AsreportedinNRCInspection

Report96-11,NRCinspectors

observedaworkareawithsomeworkpartially

conducted

insidearoped-off

contamination

area.Theinspector

notedthatseveralequipment

servicelinesandpowercordswerenotsecuredwithinthecontamination

area.Significant

amountsoftape,grindingdust,andmiscellaneous

debrisgenerated

fromweldingandgrindingworkhadfallentothefloorandwereaccumulating

outsidethecontamination

areaboundary.

Thestep-offpadforexitingthecontamination

areawasnotsecurelyattachedtothefloor.Severalbucketsthat

Page3wereusedtocollectcontaminated

fluidswerenotlabeledproperly.

NRCinspector

alsonotedadditional

contamination

boundarycontrolconcerns,

whereloosebagsandpaperswithinthecontamination

areawereallowedtocollectonthefloorandextendacrosstheboundarymarkerline.Cordsandtestleadswerenotsecuredtothefloortopreventthemfromcarryingcontamination

outofthearea.WhennotifiedbytheNRCinspector

ofthiscondition,

RG&Epersonnel

immediately

cleanedupthedebrisinandoutsideofthecontamination

areaandsecuredtheservicelinestothefloortopreventthemfrombeingmovedacrosstheboundarymarkerline.Radiological

surveysweretakenandnospreadofcontamination

wasdetected.

However,RG&Eagreedthatmanagement

expectations

forpropercontamination

boundarycontrolshadnotbeenmet.Sitepersonnel

workingintheseareaswere,subsequently

counseled.

ACTIONReport96-0902ACTIONReport96-0902dealtwithcontaminated

tools/equipment

foundinunrestricted

areat'oolstorageareas.ThesetoolswerefoundasaresultoftheannualRadiation

Protection

(RP)surveysoftheseareas.(1)Thereasonsfortheviolation,

or,ifcontested,

thebasisfordisputing

theviolation:

RG&Eacceptstheviolation.

Weagreethatproblemsregarding

contamination

boundarycontrolandpoorradiological

workpractices

havenotbeenprogrammatically

corrected.

(a)SafetyInjection

PumpTheareaaroundthesafetyinjections

pumpsisverycongested.

Contaminated

surfaceareaboundaries

aredenotedbyradtape.Theinitialworkplannedfor~theareawastoinspectand,ifnecessary,

tightensomeleakingSwagelokfittings.

Typically,

thesmallcontamination

controlareaestablished

forthisworkscopeisadequate.

Basedoninspection

oftheleakingfittings,

theworkscopewasexpandedtoincludetubingreplacement.

Discussions

occurredbetweentheworkersandRadiation

Protection

(RP)technician

relativetotheexpandedworkscope,buttherewasnodecisiontoenlargethecontamination

controlareaboundarytobetteroptimizetheworkenvironment.

Enlarging

theworkareawouldhavebetteraccommodated

theexpandedworkscopeandeliminated

theneedto

Page4transferhandtoolsandotheritemsinandoutofthecontaminated

areathathadpreviously

beenestablished.

Therewasalackofalertness

onthepartoftheworkersandRPtechnician

thatthecontamination

areaboundaryshouldhavebeenenlargedformoreeffective

contamination

control.Thetoolremovedfromthecontaminated

areawasusedtotightenaSwageloknutthathadbeenpreviously

smearedandwasfreeofloosecontamination.

Athoughfullcompliance

tocontaminated

areaboundarycontrolwaslacking,smearingthenutwasapositivestepwhichisrepresentative

ofongoingeffortsattheworkareatohelpminimizethespreadofcontamination.

Therags,wirebrush,andwrenchshouldhavebeenbaggedpriortoremovalfromthecontaminated

area.Acontributing

factorwasthesmallcontaminated

areaboundary.

Anenlargedboundarywouldhaveeliminated

theneedtotransfertheseitemsinandoutofthecontaminate'd

area.Thus,baggingpriortofinalremovalwouldhavebeenaccomplished

asastandard,

acceptable

workpractice,

ifthecontaminated

areahadbeenproperlyenlarged.

LeakfromFlowTransmitter

FI-116Itisnotknownwhoplacedtheabsorbent

towelunderthetransmitter,

norhowlongthetowelhadbeentherebeforetheNRCinspector

identified

theproblem.RG&Eacknowledges

thatanabsorbent

towelisnotanappropriate

methodforcontaining

contaminated

liquid.Thisisanunacceptable

workpractice.

Acatchcontainment

orbucketshouldhavebeenused.Asbackground

forhowthissituation

developed,

aMaintenance

WorkOrderhadpreviously

identified

aboronbuilduponaSwagelokfittingtoFI-116.ThispromptedRPtoprovidecontamination

boundarycontrolstotheimmediate

areaadjacenttoFI-116.Initially

described

asadryboronbuildup,theleakprogressed

tothepointofasteadydrip.Itcouldnotbeascertained

atwhatstageinleakdevelopment

theabsorbent

towelwasplacedunderthetransmitter.

Contaminated

AreaBoundaryControlRG&Eacknowledges

thatcorrective

actionsforpreviously

identified

poorradiological,

workpractices

andinadequate

contamination

boundarycontrolswerenoteffective.

Therehavebeenadditional

incidents

intheseareas.Theprogrammatic

requirements

needtobestronglyreinforced.

Theseincidents

aretheresultoflapsesinperformance

andfailuretoadheretotheestablished

management

expectations

andstandards.

Page5Therefore,

asdiscussed

indetailundercorrective

actions,thefocuswillbeonclearandunambiguous

expectations

forboundarydemarcations

andcontrol,additional

management

coachingandcounseling,

heightened

awareness

oftheseexpectations,

enhancedtraining,

enforcing

consistency

inapplication

ofstandards,

reinforcement

ofindividual

accountability

andresponsibility,

andmonitoring

to-ensurecontinuing

compliance.

Thecorrective

stepsthathavebeentakenandtheresultsachieved:

(a)OnFebruary11/12,1997,meetingswereheldwithallavailable

membersoftheNuclearOperations

Group.Thesemeetingsprovidedanopportunity

forthePlantManagertodiscussradiological

workpractices

andcontamination

boundarycontrol.Theimportance

ofadherence

toprocedures

andtheseriousness

oflapsesinacceptable

practices

concerning

contamination

boundarycontrolwaspersonally

conveyedbyplantmanagement.

(b)AttherequestofMaintenance

Supervision,

theGinnaStationPrincipal

HealthPhysicist

metwithmembersofappropriate

shopstooutlineconcernswithimpropercontamination

boundarycontrolandtoreviewstationrequirements

andmanagement

expectations.

Separatemeetingswereheldwitheachofthefollowing

shops:Mechanical

Maintenance

Electrical

Maintenance

Instrument

andControl(I&C)ISAACSpecialProjects(c)AletterwasissuedbythePlantManagerandSuperintendents

toallplantpersonnel,

datedMarch20,1997,regarding

management

expectations

forcontamination

boundarycontrol.Thisletteremphasized

thatallpersonnel

areaccountable

forobeyingestablished

radiological

boundaries

whenenteringtherestricted

area.Itfurtheremphasized

thatifinstructions

arenotclearorfullyunderstood,

thentheplannedworkshouldnotbeinitiated,

andthatitistheworker'sresponsibility

toensurethatallinstructions

areunderstood.

Theletterfurtherstatedthatanyincidentofunacceptable

radiological

workpracticewillresultinameetingwithsupervision,

andfurtherdisciplinary

actionmaybenecessary.

Page6(3)Thecorrective

stepsthatwillbetakentoavoidfurtherviolations:

TheRadiation

Protection

(RP)Grouphasbeenassignedresponsibility

tocoordinate

implemention

ofallcorrective

actionsdiscussed

below.(a)Procedures

willbereviewed,

andrevisedasappropriate,

toprovide'learandunambiguous

management

direction.

Anychangeswillclearlystateacceptable

practices

forcontamination

boundarycontrol.Inaddition,

anychangeswillincludecleardefinitions

ofthevarioustypesofacceptable

contamination

boundarymarkers.(b)Contamination

boundarycontrolissueswillbediscussed

atregularly

scheduled

shopmeetingsbyMaintenance

Supervision,

toreinforce

itsimportance.

Periodically,

RPpersonnel

willberequested

toattendthesemeetingstoprovideclarification

andfosterincreased

communications

betweengroups.(c)RPSupervision

hasdirectedtheRPstaffandRPtechnicians

toprovidestrongcoachingtoradiological

workers.ThisisbeingdonetoensureRPpersonnel

areeffective

inassisting

workersinmaintaining

effective

contamination

boundarycontrol.Whenpracticable,

assignedRPpersonnel

areexpectedtobeintheworkareawhenworkactivites

areoccurring

withincontaminated

areas,toensuremanagement

expectations

arebeingmet.(d)TrainingWorkRequestshavebeeninitiated

toprovideenhancedtrainingincontaminated

areasituations.

(e)ARootCauseAnalysisisbeingperformed

toidentifyotherfactorsthathavecontributed

topoorradiological

workpractices

inthepast.Corrective

actions,ifneeded,willaddressthesefactors,toassistindeveloping

otherappropriate

meanstostrengthen

theprogrammatic

requirements

andtoincreasecompliance

withtheserequirements.

I(f)AsajointeffortbetweenMaintenance,

RP,andNuclearTraining,

"ProjectBoundary"

hasbeenestablished.

Majorattributes

ofthisprojectinclude:Communication

ofmanagement

expectations

BoundaryControlpolicies,

thatareeasytouseTrainingforALLgroupsonrevisions

toboundarycontrolpolicies

Page7Reinforcing

andrewarding

goodbehaviors

RevisingTrainingprogramsTraincontractors

(whoworkduringoutages)tothesamelevelasRGB'orkers

Verifyadequacyoftheseactionsagainstpredetermined

indicators

(g)Anindependent

EQectiveness

Reviewwillbeconducted

toverifytheadequacyoftheabovelistedcorrective

actions.Thisreviewwillbecompleted

byOctober,1997.(4)Thedatewhenfullcompliance

willbeachieved:

Fullcompliance

hasbeenachievedasofMarch20,1997,whenshorttermcorrective

actions,including

heightened

awareness

andrest'atement

ofmanagement

expectations,

werecompleted.

Furtherlongtermenhancements,

asdiscussed

incorrective

actions(a)through(g)above,willresultinamoree6ectiveprogram.Verylyyours,RobertC.MecredyXC:GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorate

I-1Washington,

D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

RegionI475Allendale

RoadKingofPrussia,PA19046'hGinnaSeniorResidentInspector