IR 05000263/1977011

Insp Rept 50-263/77-11 on 770607-11.No Noncompliances Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Planning,Aspects of Licensee Internal Audits,Licensee Coordination W/Offsite Support Agencies,Emergency Facilities,Equipment & Instrumentation

ML20056B565
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	07/06/1977
From:	Oestmann M, Pagliaro J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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-( U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

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Report No. 50-263/77-11 Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22

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Licensee: Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 Facility Name: Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

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Inspection at: Monticello Site and Vicinity, Monticello, MN Inspection conducted: June 7-10, 1977

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Inspector:

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M. J. Oestmann 7l,g ,

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date signed 7/d/77

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t i Approved b - . A. Paglicio, Chief Environmental and Special Gate signed Projects Section

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Inspection Summary Inspection on June 7-10, 1977 (Report No. 50-263/77-11)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of emergency planning, including certain aspects of licensee ir_ternal audits; licensee coordi-nation with offsite support agencies; emergency facilities, equipment, instrumentation, and supplies specified in emergency ple". and implementing procedures; training of emergency personnel; emergency plan and imple-menting procedures; licensee records of emergency drills; examination of actions taken from previous emergency plan and environmental protection inspections. The inspection involved 31 inspector-hcars onsite by one NRC inspecto Results: No apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identi-fle (

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. Persons Contacted ,

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Principal Licensee Employees ,

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j Mr. E. C. Ward, Manager, Nuclear Entironmental Services, Nuclear '

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l Mr. B. W. Clark, Administrator,- Radiation Environmental Sciences, j

NSS j Mr. W. Frederick, Assistant Administrator, Regulatory Activities,  !

I Environmental-Governmental Activities Department (EGAD) l

Mr. A. Benkusky, General Manager, EGAD j j *Mr. L. Eliason, Plant Manager, Monticello

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• Mr. M. Clarity, Superintendent, Plant Engineering and Radiation i Protection, Monticello l *Mr. F. Fey, Radiation Protection Engineer, Monticello i

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i The inspector also interviewed eight other licensee employees  !

during the course of the inspectio They included chemistry g staff, HP technicians, members of the securit, force, and general office personne ,

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! Mr. W. Lane, Director, Division of Emergency Services, Minnesota

! Department of Public Safety i Mr. A. Golias, Sergeant, District 2500, Minnesota State Patrol,

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Gol. den Valley Mr. B. Olson, Sergeant, District 2500, Minnesota State Patrol, i Golden Valley i

Mr. A. Chandler, Area Maintenance Chief, Department of Highways, j Golden Valley i Mr. N. H. Gerlach, Sherburne County, Sheriff's Office, Elk River l M Dvoracek, Sherburne County, Sheriff's Office, Elk River l

. M Jacobs, Sherburne County, Sheriff's Office, Elk River l

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M Wolf, Sheriff, Wright County, Buffalo f M Geary, Director, Civil Defense Wright County, Buffalo

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M Pitt, Director, Civil Defense, Monticello

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.$ Mr. R. Wolfsetter, Assistant City Administrater, Monticello  ;

Mr. J. Albaugh, Administrator, honticelle-Big Lake Community j Hospital Ms. R. Beklo, R.'. , Chief of Nursing, Monticello-Big Lake Community

Hospital j Mr. and Mrs. J. Cook, Big Lake Ambulance Service, Big Lake  ;

j Mr. A. Baert, Director, Region VI, Division of Emergency Services,  !

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Mr. W. J. Kosel, Captain District 2600, Minnesota State Patrol,  !

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Mr. T. Yoerg, Area F inte,ance Chief, Department of Highways, St. Cloud

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Mr. G. Liefert, Presidcut, Fire Department, Monticello

Mr. R. Skoog, Chief, Fire Department, Big Lake 2. Licensee Action on Previously Identified Inspection Findings

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(Closed) Unresolved Item (263/77-02): Incomplete analytical results provided by the licensee for the radiological environmental' ,

monitoring program for 197 The inspector reviewed records and

reports and interviewed licensee representatives to assure the

! intended analyses of radiological environmental samples had been completed in 1976. Based upon this. review, this item is considered -

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(Closed) Unresolved Items (263/76-17): Three findings identified i j during the emergency drill in October 1976 needed resolution. The inspector reviewed records and reports of drills and other documen- l'

i tation and interviewed licensee representatives to assure that

corrective actions identified in a letter dated December 7, 1976,

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resolve

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! 3. Licensee's Internal Audit  !

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The inspector questioned licensee representatives regarding the

conduct of any internal audits during 1976 and 1977 which may

] have included emergency plans or implementing procedures. 'The

, inspector reviewed reports of four audits conducted during this period, one of which covered changes to the emergency plan and I another discussed a technical specification change deleting the "

requirement for the Safety Audit Committee to review implementing procedures. Another audit report indicated that the licensee had i j taken corrective action for items identified during the emergency drill in October 1976. The inspector determined that corrective actions had been accomplished on those items from the. dril .

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4. Emergency Plan This inspection included examination of the Monticello Nuc1 car Generating Plant Emergency Plan (liPEP) with the approved changes through November 10, 1975. A licensee representative acknowledged the need to update certain sections, particularly the need to update the telephone directory on a more frequent basis and dis-tribute the necessary changes to the holders of the emergency plan. The licensee intends to update the emergency plan within the two year schedule in accordance with the emergency plan requirement This item will be examined during a subsequent inspectio No items of noncompliance or deviations have been identifie . Coordination with Offsite. Agencies The inspector reviewed records, p ocedures and eleven written agreements relating to the licensee's coordination of emergency planning with the offsite support agencies and the individuals listed in the emergency plan and procedure The inspector dis-cussed the subject with licensee representatives including the need for timely renewal of letters of agreement with offsite support agencies. The inspector also visited with persons of 15 offsite agencies - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota (

Department of Highways, State Patrol, Sherburne and Wright Counties Sheriffs' Offices, Minnesota City Offices, Monticello, Wright County and Regional Offices of Emergency Services, Big Lake-Monticello Community Hospital, Big Lake and Monticello Fire Depart-ments, and Big Lake Ambulance Servic These discussions verified that the existing agreements between the licensee and the agencies and persons remain in effect, and that the licensees contact and coordination were adequate for these agencies to maintain an effective response capabilit No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie . Facilities and Equipment The inspector examined f acilities, equipment, and instrumentation to verify that items specified in the emergency plan and procedures were available for use and maintained in an operable stat The inspection included examination of emergency equipment kits in seven specified locations; emergency control center and associated equipment; eight items of emergency communications equipment; radioactive release monitoring and meteorological instruments; (

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first-aid / decontamination facilities, both onsite and at the l

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local hospital; and emergency transportation for injured /contami-d nated persons. The inspector noted that one of the Scott Air

Paks at each of the two evacuation assembly points was out for ,

I repair for a period of eight months during 1976. The license j

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was queried regarding this matter and explained that additional i

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Scott Air Paks had since been purchased in order for the licensee to comply with new fire regulation The inspector also examined

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six Scott Air Paks and determined.that they were in good order.

The inspector also observed during the visit with the City of ,

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Monticello office, that the licensee had provided radio equipment  ;

j with an aerial for communication between che city and the plan ,

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified, i

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7. Calibration, Inspection, and Maintenance of the Emergency Equipment  ;

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i The inspector reviewed and evaluated the adequacy of procedures and  ;

schedules established by the licensee for calibrating, maintaining

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1 and inspecting the emergency response equipment listed in the emer- l

gency plan and procedures. The inspector reviewed the 1976 inventory  !

l records for the licensee's inspection and maintenance of emergency I

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' equipment and also checked the calibration of selected instrumenta-l( tion during an inspection of the emergency equipment at three . ,

j locations in the plant and two locations offsite. The inspection l I

revealed that with the exception of'the first aid supplies, these items had been maintained, calibrated and inspected-as required by

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existing procedures and schedule ,

. l i The inspector found that the first-aid supply kits No. 24 in the i Shif t Supervisor's office and in the Cold Chemistry Laboratory, ,

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which is immediately outside the access control room, had several items missin There were five items missing from the Shift ,

l Supervisors first-aid kit and twelve items missing from the first-  ;

i aid kit in the Cold Chemistry Laboratory. When queried by the i

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! inspector, the licensee representative was unaware who was responsi-

ble for keeping the first-aid kits filled with the items listed s in the kits. This matter is considered unresolve j s ,

8. Training '

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The inspector reviewed training - related documentation and ,

I procedures to verify that the training required by the emergency plan and impicmenting procedures had been conducted. Training on  ;

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4 '( emergency procedures is offered in an indoctrination course to  !

new employees within 30 days of employment. The inspector examined

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also received retraining on emergency procedures during 1976. The ,

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licensee presented an emergency coordinators training course 1 l during 197 '

A coordination meeting was held with representat?.ves from offsite  ;

support agencies during September 197 There were also 28 members ,

! of the local fire department that toured the reactor site in April l q 1977; eight members of the ambulance service received emergency

' radiation training in September 1976; and 52 personnel from the ,

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local hospital received hospital emergency procedures training in l September 197 f i

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie i

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l The inspector reviewed records of the emergency drills and test .

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i exercises conducted for 1976 and 1977. Of three drills conducted *

l since 1976, one involved evaluating the response of guards during ,

y off shift hours and communications checks with offsite agencies; the j second involved a general emergency type drill including partici-

pation by offsite support agencies; and the third included evacuation  ;

( training, fire fighting experience, and communitstion checks with  !

i offsite agencies. The inspector observed the second drill which was described in a previous emergency planning inspectio f

The inspector determined that the licensee used qualified personnel l to evaluate the organization's response. A critique was held  ;

af ter the drill, during which discussions highlighted possibilities j jl for improvement. Appropriate actions'have been completed to correct ,

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! 1 Unresolved Items i

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! Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required

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in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of l

noncompliance, or deviations. An unresolved item disclosed during .

the inspection is discussed in Paragraph ]

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1 Exit Interview .j

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The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in j Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of.the inspection on June 10 -

j 1977. The inspector summarized the purposo and the scope of the

! inspection in the findings. With regard to the unresolved item l

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l they would look into the matter of stocking and maintaining'the j i first-sid kit .

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