IR 05000454/1987042

Insp Repts 50-454/87-42 & 50-455/87-39 on 871118-20,23 & 24. No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Qa, Confirmatory Measurements for in-plant Radiochemical Analyses & Organizaton & Mgt Control

ML20237C186
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	12/11/1987
From:	Januska A, Schumacher M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

Report No. 50-454/87042(DRSS);50-455/87039(DRSS)

Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 Licenses No. NPF-37; No. NPF-60 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL. 60690 Facility Name: Byron Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At: Byron Site, Byron, Illinois Inspection Conducted: November 18-20, 23 and 24, 1987 "

Inspectors: A. Vanuska "b/61 Date Accompanied By: R. Bocanegra Q ,f de.:,c./Q Approved By: M. Schumacher, Chief Radiological Effluents Date and Chemistry Section Inspection Summary Inspection on November 18-20, 23, and 24. 1987 (Reports No. 50-454/87042(DRSS);

No. 50-4bb/8/039(DR55))

Areas inspected: Routine announced inspection of: 1) quality assurance andconfirmatorymeasurementsforinplantradiochem(icalanalyses; (2) organization and management control; (3) training and qualifications; (4) radiological environmental monitorin Results: No violations or deviations were identified during this inspectio .12210114 871214 s hDR ADOCK 05000454 DCD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -

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DETAILS 1. Persons Contacted

• R. Flahive, Rad Chem Supervisor V. Junlowjiraya, Analytical Group Leader

• S. Kerr i Chemist K. Lurkins, Engineering Assistant

• R. Querio, Station Manager

• L. Sues, Assistant Superintendent Technical Service

• M. Snow, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor

• S. Wilson, Station Chemist

• E. Zittle, Regulatory Assurance Staff

• P. Brockman, Sr. Resident Inspector

• N. Gilles, Resident Inspector

• Denotes those present at exit interview on November 24, 198 . Organization and Management Control The inspectors reviewed the organization of the Byron Station Chemistry i The department is headed by the Station Chemist (chemical

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Departmen engineer) and is divided into two groups; Operational Group and Analytical Group. A detailed list of'the duties and responsibilities of each member of the-department was reviewed by the inspectors and found to be adequat . Confirmatory Measurements Quality Assurance The inspectors reviewed the radioactivity measurements laboratory quality assurance laboratory program operations, including All and procedure thethe physical facilities,ipment counting equ was found to be in good working orde Pertinent laboratory operating procedures found in the BCP, ASIS-CSP and AAIS-CCP series were reviewed by the inspectors. Procedures reviewed included daily performance checks, detector efficiency calibration, LLD calculation, and EBAR calculation. Several procedures were found to be in conflict. Procedure BCP 400-T14 specifies yearly calibration of a liquid scintillation counter while procedures BCP 320-14, BCP 500-17, BCP-500-19 specify semi-annual  !

calibration for the same counter. A review of actual calibration i records showed that the licensee was following the semi-annual l calibration schedule. Action has been taken by the licensee to I i

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revise procedure BCP 400-T14 to conform with the other procedure There were no other problems observed in the contents of these procedures, however, the AAIS-CCP volumes were in a dilapidated condition. Before the inspection was concluded these volumes were replaced with newer one TheinspectorsalsoreviewedQualityControlrecordsand related supporting documentation. Documents inspected included EBAR calculations, LLD calculations, check source decay graphs for daily QC checks and others. All records inspected were found to be in accordance with BCP procedure The inspectors examined the licensee's progress in implementing the new Corporate Chemistry Quality Control Program. The framework of theprogramisfoundinQualityControlManualNSDD-52 The implementation schedule is set forth in Control / Action Plan Statements which are reviewed and revised regularly. The program is scheduled to be fully implemented by December 198 The licensee participates in an intracompany laboratory intercomparison program developed within the Commonwealth Edison Compan All CECO nuclear power plants participate, with each acting as host on a rotational basis. T1e inspector examined the results of the first intercomparison and noted good agreement, b. Sample Split Seven samples (air particulate, charcoal adsorber, reactor coolant filter, reactor coolant, liquid waste and gas) were analyzed for amma emitting isotopes by the licensee and in the Region III Mobile g[aboratory on site. Comparisons were made on combinations of the licensee's four normally used count room detectors and the Post AccidentRadionuclideAnalysisPortableSystem(PARAPS). Results of the sample comparisons are given in Table 1; the comparison criteria are given in Attachment 1. The licensee achieved 67 agreements out of 70 comparison A particulate stack sample was analyzed by the inspectors to verify the licensee's results of no detectable activity. To test the particulate geometry, a reactor coolant filter was analyzed as an air particulat Charcoal filter, liguid waste, and primary coolant samples were analyzed resulting in all agreement A gas sample was analyzed on Detector 2 and the PARAPS although the 250cc gas container used by the licensee is not a normally used geometry on the PARAPS. Detector 2 results were all in agreement

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while the PARAPS yielded conservative disagreements for Xe-131m and Xe-133. To determine the source of the disagreements, the gas geometry normally used on the PARAPS, 15cc, was used on a second

. gas sample resulting in all agreements. The inspectors examined the licensee's results of the first sample and of a third sample (not i showninTable1),bothanalyzedinthe250ccgeometry,andfound that in both cases the PARAPS results exhibit conservative result As the PARAPS is not used to quantify routine gas samples, the 250cc geometry file was deleted from the system prior to the close of the inspectio A reactor coolant filter analyzed as a particulate air sample yielded a disagreement when the licensee failed to identify Cs-137 on the PARAPS. Examination of the spectrum did not indicate the presence of a, peak at 661 key. Although this system is for post accident analysis (high concentrations), is not used to satisfy routine regulatory requirements, and has a redundant filter ) aper geometry within the system, the licensee' agreed to examine t'ie calibration parameter A portion of the liquid waste sample will be analyzed for gross Sr-90 and Fe-55 and the results reported to beta,.

Regiontritium, Sr-89,ison with an analysis by the NRC Reference III for compar l

Laboratoryonasplitofthesample(0penItem 50-454/87042-01; 50-455/87039-01). Audits l

L .The inspectors examined QA audits No. 06-86-02, January 1986; No. 06-86-48, September 1986; and No. 06-87-02, January 198 No findings or observations relevant to this inspection were note . Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program The inspectors reviewed the 1986 Environmental Monitoring result i; Technical Specification sampling, analysis and sensitivity requirements were met and the Land Use Census performed as require There appears to be no evidence that the Plant operation has had any significant environmental impac ,

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Open items are matters which have been discussed with the licensee, which will be reviewed further by the inspector, and which involve some action ;

on the part of the NRC or licensee or both. An open item disclosed during the inspection is discussed in Section !

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The inspectors met with licensee representatives denoted in Section 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on November 24, 1987. The scope of the inspection was discusse '

During the inspection the inspectors discussed the likely i.iformatfonal content of the inspection report with regard to documents or processes '-

reviewed by the inspectors during the inspection. Licensee representatives did not identify any such documents or procedures as ,)'l .

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This attachment provides criteria for comparing results of capability tests and verification measurements. The criteria are based on an empirical relationship which combines prior experience and the accuracy needs of this progra In these criteria, the judgment limits are variable in relation to the comparison of the NRC's value to its associated one sigma uncertainty. As that ratio, referred to in this program as " Resolution", increases, the acceptability of a licensee's measurement should be more selective. Conversely, poorer agreement should be considered acceptable as the resolution decreases. The values in the ratio criteria may be rounded to fewer significant figures reported by the NRC Reference acceptanc Laboratory, unless such rounding will result in a narrowed category of RESOLUTION RATIO = LICENSEE VALUE/NRC REFERENCE VALUE ri Agreement

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