IR 05000458/1987013

Insp Rept 50-458/87-13 on 870504-08.No Violations,Deviations or Deficiencies Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Audits, Shift Staffing & Augmentation,Changes to Emergency Preparedness Program & Notifications & Communications

ML20214R354
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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	05/24/1987
From:	Fisher W, Terc N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20214Q909	List: IR 05000458/1987013 ML20214Q906
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l REGION IV I

NRC Inspection Report: 50-458/87-13 License: NPF-47 Docket: 50-458 i

l Licensee: GulfStatesUtilities(GSU) i l P. O. Box 220 l St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 )

Facility Name: RiverBendStation(RBS)

Inspection At: PBS, St. Francisville, Louisiana l

Inspection Conducted: May 4-8, 1987 Inspector: i sw A w 0'l .NM. Terc, Emergency Freparedness Specialist f[M/f7 Date Approved:  % - Ms W. L. Fisher, Chief, Nuclear Materials and b'/4Y/F)

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Emergency Preparedness Branch inspection Summary inspection Conducted May 4-8,1987(Report 50-458/87-13)  !

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of: licensee's audits, shift staffing and augmentation, changes to the emergency preparedness program, and 4 notifications and communication Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations, deviations, or deficiencies were identified.

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DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee

• H. Odell, Manager, Administration

• J. E. Cadwallader, Supervisor, Emergency Planning

• K. E. Suhrke, Manager, Project Management

• J. E. Spivey, Quality Assurance Engineer

• E. R. Oswood, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

• J. King, Supervisor, Nuclear Licensing

• J. W. Cook, Lcad Environmental Analyst ,

• D. L. Andrews, Director, Nuclear Training '

• R. B. Stafford, Director, Operations Qeality Assurance

• R. K. Jobe, Senior Emergency Planner Others

• B. Jones, NRC Resident Inspector

• Denotes attendance at exit intervie ,

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The NRC inspector also held discussions with other station and corporate i personnel in the areas of emergency detection and classifications, I protective action recomendations, notification and communications, shift l staffing and augmentaticn, health physics, operations, and emergency !

response organization.

' Follow up on Previous Inspection Findings (0 pen) Deficiency 458/8580-03; 458/8635-01: Flow Chart Revision - The NRC

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inspector noted that the licensee has committed to implement by August 31, 1987, a new revision of the flow chart used for protective action decisionmakin (Closed) Deficiency 458/8435-57: Human Engineerint of Procedures - The ;

NRC inspector determined that the licensee had concucted extensive reviews and revisions to EIPs and EPPs. These revisions included human engineering aspects based on comments stemming from drills; exercise critiques; HRC, FEMA, and INP0 reviews; and classroom comment (Closed) Deficiency 458/8435-85: Accountability Test - The NRC inspector determined that since September 30~"'T9 O he licensee has conducted drills and exercises showing that personnel accountability was accomplished within 30 minute (Closed) Deficiency 458/8625-01: Lack of Batteries - The NRC inspector !

determined that the licensee had replaced regular batteries with <

rechargeable modules in the hand-held calculators used for dose I

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l 3 calculation In addition, maintenance and operability tests are now required by procedure EPP-2-501, " Emergency facilities and equipment readiness."

(Closed) Violation 458/8706-01

Training - The NRC inspector noted that as an immediate terorary measure the licensee had identified l

39 individuals who were trained and qualified to handle injured and contaminated individuals. A list was provided to the operations staff on March 4, 1987. In addition, the NRC inspector noted that training on first aid and handling of injured and contaminated persons will be

! incorporated into emergency planning module 7 by September 1,198 By

that tima additional personnel will have received this trainin (0 pen) Deficiency 458/8706-02: Lack of Radiation Control - The NRC inspector noted that the licensee had identified the cause of the problem in that procedures did not saecifically direct the proper emergency elements to ascertain habita1111ty conditions in the control room during accident conditions. The new revisions of procedures EIP-2-013 and EIP-2-017 will direct the OSC coordinator to dispatch, periodically, a technician to the control room to perform radiation and contamination surveys. The licensee has committed to procedure reviews and implementation by August 31, 198 (0 pen) Deficiency 458/8706-03: Deficient Concept of Operations in the OSC - The NRC inspector noted that G5U has committed to retrain Tndividuals and to make necessary changes in procedures by November 30, 1987, to provide a qualified person to relieve the OSC coordinator whenever the latter must attend meetings at the TSC during emergency condition (0 pen)458/8706-04: Delay in Offsite Notifications - GSU in currently pursuing an alternate method to simultaneously provide hard copy notification messages to five parishes and four state agencies. During the NRC inspection, the licensee stated that this will be accomplished by July 30, 198 . Program Areas Inspected The following 3rogram areas were inspected. The inspection included interviews wit 1 cognizant individuals, observation of activities, independent measurements, and record reviews. The depth and scope of these activities were consistent with past findings and with the current status of the facilit Except as noted, the inspection revealed no violations, deviations, deficiencies, unresolved items, or open items. Notations after a specific inspection item identify the following: I = item not inspected or only partially inspected, V = violation, D = deviation,11 = deficiency, V = unresolved item, and 0 = open item.

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Inspection Procedure Functional Area and Inspection Requirements 82203 NotificationsandCommunications-(I)

82204 Changes to the Emergency Program 82205 Shift Staffing and Augmentation 82210 Licensee Audits i Exit Interview The NRC inspector met with the NRC resident inspector and licensee representatives denoted in paragraph l' on May 8,1987, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection as presented in this report.

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