ML18065B144
| ML18065B144 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1998 |
| From: | Bordine T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 50-255-97-08, 50-255-97-8, NUDOCS 9801210275 | |
| Download: ML18065B144 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1997008
Text
.,, * Consumers
Energy:> January 13, 1998 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 -LICENSE DPR-20 -PALISADES
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RESPONSE TO ISSUES IDENTIFIED
IN COVER LETTER TO INSPECTION
REPORT S0-255/97008(DRP)
The NRC letter dated September
5, 1997, transmitted
Inspection
Report 97008, which covered Resident Inspector
activities
for the period from May 24 through July 7, 1997. Two issues referenced
in the inspection
report cover letter as continuing
weaknesses
were post maintenance
testing, and ALARA planning.
We are continuing
our reviews associated
with post maintenance
testing. The results of these reviews will be discussed
with NRC at a later date. The actions being taken to address the ALARA concerns are discussed
below. Weak ALARA Planning NRC Inspection
Report 97008 noted a weakness with regard to ALARA planning.
Specifically
discussed
within the report is the maintenance
performed
on the "B" radwaste evaporator.
The* report states that the inspectors
determined
that the maintenance
critique did. not fully address other options
to. re.duce_dose
.---*------. during-evaporator-cleaning
activities.
Critique meeting participants
characterized
the evaporator
cleaning as a low dose job (less than or equal to 10 mrem) when, in fact, approximately
350 mrem were expended;
a total dose perhaps greater than actually required.
The inspectors
concluded that the evaporator
cleaning job did not have proper emphasis placed on ALARA planning . 9801210275
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2 Our reviews of the events and circumstances
surrounding
the cleaning of the evaporator
revealed a lack of ALARA planning, information
sharing, and ALARA sensitivity
and ownership
within the organization.
The following
efforts and plans are in progress to assist in raising the overall ALARA awareness
and organizational
responsibility
at Palisades.
1. During the Annual All Employee Meeting in mid September, 1997, Palisades
leadership
team reinforced
that Palisades
needs to reduce plant exposures
to meet a three-year
average of 160 person-rem
by the year 2000. 2. Senior Nuclear Management
periodically
reviews the efforts to reduce Palisades
annual exposure by reviewing
the status of progress during quarterly
Management
Safety Review Committee (MSRC) meetings.
3. For the 1998 Refueling
Outage, the ALARA Committee
will meet with the Project Managers responsible
for major outage projects to help establish
the dose goals for their areas of responsibility.
The ALARA Committee
will review dose reduction
plans and provide support for budget and/or resources, as needed, for exposure reduction
equipment
or programs.
4. The evaluation
and prioritization
of work scope at the daily Supervisors
Meeting will continue with increased
emphasis placed on ALARA during work prioritization.
5. The ALARA Committee
is evaluating
a program to increase ALARA awareness, with plans to present the results to Palisades
plant staff in 1998. 6. The ALARA Committee
will evaluate the use of personnel
dose targets for all site radiation
workers. SUMMARY OF COMMITMENTS
This letter contains no new commitments
and no revisions
to existing commitments. ::::=:; s=>. Zi --Thomas-G:-Bordine--*-* Manager, Licensing
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