IR 05000057/1987003

Emergency Preparedness Insp Rept 50-057/87-03 on 870824-25. No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Observation of Annual Action Drill & Open Items Identified in 1985 Appraisal

ML20235B242
Person / Time
Site:	University of Buffalo
Issue date:	09/10/1987
From:	Conklin C, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20235B224	List: IR 05000057/1987003 ML20235B222
References
50-057-87-03, 50-57-87-3, NUDOCS 8709240033
Download: ML20235B242 (6)

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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COFMISSION

REGION I

Report N ',7/87-03 Docket N License N R-77 Licensee: State University of New York at Buffalo Rotary Road Buffalo, New York 14214 Facility Name: Buffalo Materials Research Center Inspection At: Buffalo, New York Inspection Conducted: August 24-25, 1987 Inspectors: 0 3 C. Cophlin, Emergency Preparedness date Sp a st, EP&RPB, DRSS Approved by: / .< N 9c/h W. y La @ s, Chief, Emergency date'

Preparedness Section, EP&RPB, DRSS Inspection Summary: Inspection on August 24-25, 1987 (Report N /87-03)

Areas Inspected: Routine announced emergency preparedness inspection. The inspection areas included: Observation of the annual action drill; and open items identified in the 1985 appraisa Results: No violations were identifie g'aiWR fs@$a'

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1. 0 Persons Contacted

• Henry, Director

• Griffin, Senior Health Physicist

• Sullivan, Reactor Engineer

• Hutchison, Health Physicist

• M. Pierro, Radiation Safety Officer P. Orlosky, Operations Manager  !

M. Adams, Senior Reactor Operator

• Denotes those present at the exit interview ] Licensee Action on previous Inspection Findings During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the licensee's 4

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progress concerning the~ items opened'during the emergency preparedness appraisal (Inspection Report 50-57/85-02). The status of these items is as follow ..

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(OPEN) 85-02-01: Include succession list of key emergency positions in the emergency pla The licensee's key emergency staff consists.of the Emergency Director, Reactor Operations and Health Physicist Appendix II of the plan contains the succession list for Emergency Director, but does not specify the succession for Reactor Operations and Health Physicists. Additionally, Appendix II is out of date. A new list has been distributed for the Emergency Director succession, but has not been included in the pla The licensee agreed to specify the succession for the remainder of the emergency staff in the plan and appendix II. This area will be reviewed in a subsequent inspectio (OPEN) 85-02-02: Identify the function of NYSDH during an emergenc The New York State Department of Health (NYSDH) provides safety assessment and technical support to BMRC. In addition, they are the primary point of contact with other support agencies such as Brookhaven. The plan does not contain a description of the support that would be available from NYSDH during an emergency. The licensee agreed to evaluate the areas where support would be available and i

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revise the plan accordingl This area will be reviewed in a subsequent inspectio (CLOSED) 85-02-03: Develop preformed messages for initial notification The licensee has developed preformed messages for initial notifications to both the Public Safety Department and NYSD These messages are contained in the Emergency Director's notebook. The inspector noted that the Emergency Director's notebook has not been formalized into either the plan or emergency procedures. The licensee agreed to include the information in the notebook with the appropriate emergency procedur Based upon the above review, this area is acceptabl (CLOSED) 85-02-04: Date emergency telephone lists and include pager The inspector reviewed several documents including the BMRC telephone directory, Appendix II of the plan, and EP-2,

"Eme.rgency Medical Procedure". These documents contain the '

telephone numbers of the emergency staff including the revision / issue date and pager number Based upon the above review, this area is acceptabl (CLOSED) 85-02-05: Provide chart to correlate EAL's and initiating conditions and an implementing procedur The inspector reviewed the emergency plan, and emergency procedures for failed fuel, LOCA, and other emergencie The plan adequately describes the initiating conditions that would require an emergency classification. The emergency procedures describe operator and staff actions in the event of an emergenc Based upon the above review, this area is acceptabl (CLOSED) 85-02-06: Provide procedure for on and offsite ,

monitoring and designate equipment and supplie The emergency plan adequately describes the types of l

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4 addition, several emergency procedures describe other equipment such as fire alarms, evacuation alarms, and fire extinguishers. The inspector noted that the emergency kits stored in the Howe Building have been inventoried and the instruments calibrated in accordance with the emergency pla Based upon the above review, this area is acceptabl (CLOSED) 85-02-07: Provide monitoring equipment to obtain dose rates associated with EAL' See response to item 85-02-0 (OPEN) 85-02-08: Develop lesson plan for classification, required notifications and dose commitment calculation The inspector reviewed the lesson plan for emergency plannin The licensee utilizes a single lesson plan that covers all aspects of the program and is given to all the BMRC staff. The program includes an examination that is given to all reactor operators. The remainder of the staff does not take the examination. Training records were complete for all reactor operators. The inspector was unable to find any documentation for the remainder of the BMRC staff. Through interviews with several staff members and observation of the annual action drill, the inspector was able to determine that training had been received by the remainder of the BMRC staff. The licensee has agreed to upgrade the documentation of training for the remainder of the BMRC staff. This item will be revised to reflect the documentation problems and will be reviewed in a subsequent inspectio .0 Annual Action Drill The inspector observed the annual action drill that was conducted by the licensee on August 25, 1985. The drill was initiated by a simulated explosion of flammable materials on the Neutron Deck. The explosion damaged a hot cell, knocking down shielding and spreading activated metal samples on the floor. A tour was on the deck at the time of the explosion and resulted in six injuries, of varying severity, and with various levels of contaminatio The explosion was promptly reported to the control room by a l staff member, and the fire alarm was initiated to the I

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Buffalo Fire Department. The inspector noted that the fire alarm was actually demonstrated. The reactor operator quickly simulated the shutdown of the reactor, and evacuated the control room in accordance with the emergency plan. The j Emergency Director quickly took charge, directing the l reactor operator and health physicist to set up a control :

point and reenter the containment to investigate the fire l and aid the victims. The fire department was onsite in several minutes, and was able to make the first entry.into the containment with the BMRC staff. Triage was established at the control point, victims administered first aid and then transported to the Veterans Hospita .1 Drill Observations The following observations were indicative of the !

licensee's ability to cope with abnormal plant I conditions:

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Timely containment evacuation and subsequent accountabilit a

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Timely notifications to onsite and offsite authoritie Good use of emergency equipment by the BMRC staff including SCBA's and monitoring equipmen Quick, effective response by fire and rescue j personnel, including: triage and first aid i treatment of victims; transport of victims; and j treatment of the victims at the hospital, This 1 area is highly eifective due to the proximity of the hospital and fire / rescue units as well as the capabilities and training of the offsite agencie Positive command and control of the area was exhibited by the Emergency Director, and the Health Physicist at the control poin l The following areas are identified for corrective i actio The offsite notifications were prompt and correct, however the Emergency Director did not utilize the message forms available in the ;

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will help ensure that the proper information is transmitted to the offsite agencie The notification to the NRC was made to Region I rather than the Operations Center. The plan and emergency procedures should be revised to show notification is made to the Operations Cente Victim rescue was hampered by a lack of stretchers in the containment. It is unlikely that some of the victims that were simulated being carried out by hand, could have been carried out without a stretche The inspector did not observe any discussions at the conclusion of the drill regarding the dose commitment received by the Health Physicist in containmen .0 Changes to the Emergency Plan The inspector reviewed the licensee's emergency plan and procedures for changes that could decrease the level of preparedness. It was noted that no changes have been made that decrease the level of preparedness. One observation was made however, on the distribution of the plan and procedures. The current revision of the plan does not call l for the procedures to be forwarded to NRC Region The j inspector recommended that the plan be revised to include )

both the plan and procedures be forwarded to NRC Region I l when revisions are mad .0 Exit Meeting l

The inspector met with the licensee personnel denoted in j Section 1 at the conclusion of the inspection. The licensee I was informed that no violations were noted. The inspector I also discussed some areas for improvement. The licensee ]

acknowledged the findings and agreed to evaluate them and l institute corrective actions as appropriat At no time during the inspection did the inspector provide j any written information to the license i l

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