IR 05000458/1987025

Insp Rept 50-458/87-25 on 870928-1002.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Radiation Protection Program During First Refueling Outage

ML20236A176
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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	10/14/1987
From:	Baer R, Murray B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20236A170	List: IR 05000458/1987025 ML20236A168
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50-458-87-25, NUDOCS 8710220103
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORYiCOMMISSION

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NRC. Inspection' Report: 50 458/87-25- License: NPF-47-

Docket: : 50-458-

.Licenseet Gulf- States Utilities (GSU)

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. Facility Name: River Bend Station (RBS)..

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o .RBS Site, St.Francisville, Louisiana Inspection' Conducted: . September 28 through October 2, 1987 1^..

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Approved: lW 5h Yf$l BT Murray, Ch'ief, F4tilities Radiological Dhte '

It Protection Secti46 l, ~ Inspection Summary .j i- . .

i L . Inspection Conducted September 28 through October 2, 1987 (Report 50-458/87-25) -1 Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's radiation protection program.during the first refueling outag Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were l identifie /

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^ F. Plun'9tt, Plant Manager W. T. Bullard,' Senior Health Physicist, Radiation Operations j

• E. M. Carg>N, Dl;eector, Radiological Programs G. R. Collet.t, Radiation Protection (PP) Specialist  ;

• J, W. Cook, lead Environmental Analyst i

> ^ T. C, Crd hep, Quality Assurance (QA) Manager l

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J. D. Davk , 0gsratioral QA l

.R. G..Eas. lick, Ra1 waste Supervisor  ;

'C. L. Fmtacci,, Radiological Engineering Supervisor l C. E. Fisher, Corp?:iance T. Fredlen, Operations D. R. Gipson, Diresto-r, Quality Services

• W. C. Hardy, RP Sups.nyisor E. L. Hensley, CS F-reman ,

• E. Horn, Nucien Traiding Coordinator, Technical  !

J. F. Hurst,' Nuc7nk Triinirg Representative, General Employee Tra W,os,(GET) \ < t

• G.'R. Kimme,il, Supe,rvisor, Operational QA r

• R.j J. Ging, Supervnor ,' Nuclear Licensing

T. Laiche, RP Speciali!.t, l

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P. A. Le fort, RP Foreman i'- l 1 I. M. Malick, Supervison( Quality Engineering i 1 ^J.H.McQuirter, Licensing.Englneer l J. L. Myers, RP Foreman ,.

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• p' 'it,% dell , Manager, Ay'm)'n ytration  !

hi. D. Ripa, Nuclear Traininc, Representative l

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. n \,; ' M. Searcy, QA Engineer

• J. E. Spivey, QA Engineer

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• J.W.StricpandeQAEngineer ( R. R. Tunstol, RP Foreman j

• R. J. Vachon, Sen'9r Compliance Analyst J G. D, Vryjitine, Nucleac Training Representative, GET

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M. 'A.1.<e. ra, ALARA Coe rdinator A. 0.W,10, RP Foreman

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• .' Joner ; W,n, Senior ldent Inspector, Resider,t NRL' . h.cpector, NRC

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] 9 gpurray, Chief, facilities Radiation Pro'tection Section, NRC

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The NRC inspector also interviewed 'severalother licensee and contractor' ,

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• Denotes those individuals present during the exit interview on October 2,1 198 ; Open Items- l An open item is a matter that requires further review andl evaluation by the NRC inspecto Open items are used to document, track, and' ensure adequate

, followupfon matters of concern to the NRC inspector. The following_ope ,

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c (0 pen) Open-Item (458/8725-01): ~ Radiation Protection Staff Training .- This ,  !

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item involves.the lack of a comprehensive training program.for the

, radiation protection staf See paragraph 5 for additional detail y!

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f ' Inspector Observations The following are observations the NRC inspector discussed with the I licensee during the exit interview on October 2,_1987. These observations 3 are:not violations, deviations, unresolved items, or open items. These- l observations were-identified for' licensee consideration for progra j

' improvement, but the observations have no specific regulatory; requiremen The' licensee stated that the observations would be reviewe a

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RP Technician Qualification Cards - The qualification cards issued to .j

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. track on-the-job training / qualifications for RP technicians were-not j available in the. individuals training file or updated quarterl !

l ALARA Staff Systems Training - The ALARA staff had not received 1 special systems training other than the information'provided in the d general systems trainin ] 3

~ Hot Particle Training - The radiation worker training program did not 1 include the potential and identification of hot particles or the J information in NRC Inspection and Enfo'rcement Information Notice 86-2 . Program Areas Inspected H The following program areas were-inspected. These program areas and

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inspection procedures'are ideatified in NRC Manual Chapter 2500. Unless otherwise noted, the inspection was completed and revealed no violations, deviations, unresolved items, or open items. Notations after a specific inspection item'are used to identify the following: I = item not inspected 1 or only partially inspected; V = violation; D = deviation; U = unresolv.ed item; and 0 = open ite l

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Proce~ dure ' Areas Inspected and Inspection Requireme'ntsc

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_83522- -Organization and' Management Controls'(Radiation Protection)

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02.01;- Organization, Responsibilities,.:and A'uthorities 02.02~ Staffing' . L . . .

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'02.04 Audits and Appraisals 02.05.- Communication to Employees-02.06 - Documentation and' Implementation.- ,

83722- Organization and Management Controls (Radiation Protection)s 02.01'- Organization 02.02J- Staffing-

'02.03 - Radiation-Protection Manager-02.04 - Identification and Correction of Progra Weaknesses 02.05 - Audits and Appraisal 83523 . Training and Qualifications-(Radiation Protection)-

02.01 - Training'and Qualification Program 02.02 - Education and. Experience 02.03 - Adequacy and Quality of Training 83723 Training and Qualifications (Radiation Protectio'n)

02.01 - Adequacy of Training 02.02 - Employee Knowledge 02.03.- Transportation /Radwaste Training

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02.04'--Qualification Requirements 02.05 - New Employees 02.06 - INP0 Accreditation 02.07 - Audits and Appraisals 02.08 - Training not Covered by INP0 83528 ALARA 02.01 - Management Policy 02.02 - Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities

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02.03 - Procedures and Standards 02.04 - Indoctrination and Instruction 02.05 - Reviews of Design and Equipment Selection 83728 ALARA i

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02.02 - Program Changes )

02.03 - Worker Awareness and Involvement 02.04 - Goals and Objectives  !

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83729 Outages 02.01 - Audits and Appraisals j 02.02 - Program Changes  !

02.03 - Planning and Preparation i 02.04 - Training and Qualification'of New Workers !

02.05 - External Exposure Control 02.06 - Internal Exposure Control 02.07 - Control of Radioactive Materials and

. Contamination, Surveys, and Monitoring 02.08 - ALARA .,

5. Radiation Protection Staff Training The NRC inspector reviewed the training program for RP staff personne The licensee was in the process of revising Station Support Manual Procedure TPP-7-016, " Radiation Protection Personnel Training" to address the RP training program specialized training courses. The licensee had completed approximately 43 of the 83 course outlines. The licensee had ,

identified and completed the objectives for these remaining lesson plan j The NRC inspector discussed with' licensee representatives the status of the i RP personnel training program. The licensee stated that Procedure TPP-7-016 would be' effective after the present refueling outage is complete. The training course is scheduled for review by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) before March 1988. The lack of lesson plans and !

implementation of a RP staff training program is considered an Open Item (458/8725-01). 4 i

6. Exit Interview j The NRC inspector met with the personnel identified in paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on October 2, 1987. The NRC inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspectio !

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