ML20153C233
| ML20153C233 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1986 |
| From: | Cooper W, Hosey C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20153C226 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-321-86-01, 50-321-86-1, 50-366-86-01, 50-366-86-1, NUDOCS 8602190075 | |
| Download: ML20153C233 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000321/1986001
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FEB 121986
Report Nos.:
50-321/86-01 and'50-366/86-01
Licensee: Georgia Power Company
P. O. Box 4545
Atlanta, GA 30302
Docket Nos.:
50-321 and 50-366
License Nos.:
Facility Name: Hatch 1 and 2
InspectionConddted:
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SUMMARY
Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection entailed 48 inspector-hours on site
in the areas of training and qualifications of the contract health physics staff,
instrument calibration, performance and documentation of radiation surveys,
radioactive waste
transportation,
radioactive waste
classification
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respiratory protection.
Results: Of the six areas inspected, no violations or deviat' ions were identified
in four areas; two violations were found in the areas of instrument calibration
and radioactive waste transportation.
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REPORT DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
Licensee Employees
- H. Nix, General Manager
- T. Greene, Deputy General Manager
- D. Vaughn, Senior QAFR
- D. Elder,. Senior QAFR
- D. Smith, Health Physics Supervisor
- M. Link, Health Physics Lab Supervisor
- W. Rogers, Health Physics Superintendent
- C. Jones, Manager, Engineering
D. McCusker, Q. C. Supervisor
R. Zavadoski, Manager, Health Physics and Chemistry
R. Anderson, Health Physics Foreman
C. Coop, Health Physics Foreman
Other licensee employees contacted included four technicians, two security
force members, and five office personnel.
Other Organizations
J. Lancor, Health and Environmental Programs - Atlanta
S. Bland, Licensee Consultant - 10CFR 61
NRC Resident Inspectors
- P. Holmes-Ray
G. Nejfelt
- Attended exit interview
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Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on January 10, 1986, with
those persons indicated in paragraph I above. The licensee was informed of
two apparent violations involving the calibration of Eberline Model 6112B
Teletectors (paragraph 5) and a shipment of solidified waste oil arriving at
the burial site with one punctured drum in the shipment (paragraph 6).
The inspector. described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the
inspection . findings.
No dissenting comments were received from the
licensee. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials
provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this. inspection.
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Licensee Action on Previous. Enforcement Matters
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(Closed) Violation (85-15-01):
This violation concerned the 1nadequate
calibration of two PCM-1 personnel monitors.
The inspector reviewed and
verified the corrective actions as stated in Georgia Power's letter of
July 8,1985.
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Training and Qualifications (83723)
The licensee was required by Technical Specification (TS) 6.3 to qualify
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radiation protection technicians in accordance.with ANSI 18.1
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The inspector discussed the qualifications of contract radiation protection
technicians -with a licensee representative. The inspector also discussed
with licensee representatives the method used to assign experience credit to
contract technicians.
The inspector reviewed the resumes and tests for
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selected contract radiation protection technicians.
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No violations or deviations were identified.
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Control of Radioactive Materials and Contamination, Surveys, and Monitoring
(83726)
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-The licensee was required by 10 CFR 20.201(b), 20.403, and 20.401 to perform
surveys to show compliance with regulatory limits and to maintain records of
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such surveys. Chapter 12 of the FSAR further outlined survey methods and
instrumentation.
Technical Specification 6.8 required the licensee to
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follow written procedures. Radiological control procedures further outlined
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survey methods and frequencies.
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Surveys
The inspector observed, during plant tours, surveys being performed by
the radiatio'n protection staff. The. inspector reviewed selected survey
records for the months of October, November and December 1985.
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On December 13,
1985, while flooding the refueling cavity in
preparation for reactor defueling, the refuel pool water overflowed
into the refuel pool ventilation system. The water drained out of the
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ventilation system onto the floor of the 203 foot elevation of the
reactor building.
The health physics personnel on shift isolated and surveyed the area.
~No contamination in excess of licensee action levels was identified.
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' Instrumentation
During plant tours, the inspector observed the use of survey
instruments by plant staff. The inspector examined the fourth quarter
1985 calibration records for Eberline Model 61128 Teletectors and
Eberline Model R0-2A survey instruments.
The inspector noted the
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serial numbers for those instruments listed as being out of service and
verified this by referencing the calibration log books located in the
calibration facility. The inspector identified one teletector and one
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R0-2A which had not been calibrated on the high range scale.
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calibration' records had been reviewed and approved by the cognizant
health physics foreman.
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Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1 required that written procedures be
established,
implemented' and maintained covering the applicable
procedures of Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, February 1978.
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Regulatory Guide 1.33, February 1978 required procedures for radiation
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surveys.
Plant procedure 62RP-RA0-008-0S, Radiation and Contamination Surveys
required current instrument calibration prior to the start of a survey.
Plant procedure 62HI-0CB-005-0, Teletector Model 6113B/0 Operation and
Calibration, required the instrument to be calibrated and the
calibration documented prior to use.
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Contrary to the above:
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Teletector Model 61128, Serial number 4491 did not have a high
range calibration documented when that instrument was used to
perform radiation surveys during radiography operations conducted
near the Unit 1 drywell access hatch on January 8,1986.
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Teletector Model 6112B, Serial number 10398 was used to perform
burial box surveys at the Waste Sorting and Temporary Storage
Facility when it had been tagged as out of service for repair on
October 30, 1985, and had not been recalibrated prior to its use
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during the week of January 6,1986.
The failure to calibrate the Teletectors as required by procedures
62RP-RAO-008-05 and 62HI-0CB-005-OS was identified as an apparent
violation of TS 6.8.1 (50-321, 366/86-01-01).
A licensee representative stated that instrument accountability
had been a problem during the previous Unit 2 outage.
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result,
the licensee developed a card system to track
instrumentation as it was checked out of the health physics
equipment room.
As an instrument was checked out, the instrument
type and serial number would be noted on the card along with the
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technician's name or work location.
No licensee personnel had
been assigned the task of instrument issue and accountability so
survey instrumentation was checked out and returned on an honor
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system. The licensee was developing a new logbook for instrument
checkout and was in the process of providing around the clock
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equipment room personnel to issue and receive survey instruments.
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The function of those personnel was to ensure calibrated
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instruments were used in surveys and to ensure that paperwork
associated with instrument checkout was correctly completed.
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Transportation'(86721)
The licensee was required by 10 CFR 71.5 to prepare shipments of radioactive
material in accordance with DOT regulations.
The inspector observed the
preparation of a shipment of dewatered resin and discussed the shipment with
the shipping supervisor, clerk, and radiation protection technician.
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inspector reviewed the procedure under which the shipment was made and the
resulting documentation. The inspector reviewed recent changes to shipping
procedures and selected records of shipments of Class B radioactive waste
made in 1985.
On August 23, 1985, the licensee made shipment number 85-094 from the
licensee's site to the U.S. Ecology burial site near Richland, Washington.
The shipment consisted of 79 DOT 7A Type A containers of solidified oil
being shipped as an LSA shipment. The oil had been solidified in 55 gallon
drums using ' the licensee's process control program.
The shipment was
received at the U.S. Ecology site on August 26, 1985. During unloading, the
burial site inspectors identified a hole near the upper rolling hoop on drum
number 85-876 which contained approximately _200 nCi of activity.
Surveys
performed on the drum and in the vehicle did not identify any leakage of
radioactive material.
Upon notification by- the burial site, the licensee
dispatched a representative to the burial site to perform an inspection of
the shipment.
The inspector discussed this incident with licensee representatives.
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licensee representative stated that the drum lifter used to place the drums
in the transport vehicle had possibly punctured the drum during the loading
operations.
10 CFR CFR 71.5(a) requires a licensee, who transports licensed material
outside the confines of his plant or other place of use or delivers any
licensed material for transport, to comply with the applicable requirements
of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations presented in 49 CFR
Parts 170 throu'gh 189. 49 CFR 173.425 requires that ' Low Specific Activity
(LSA) radioactive materials consigned for exclusive use be packaged in a DOT
Specification 7A Type A package or in a strong, tight package so that there
will be 'no leakage of radioactive material under conditions normally
incident to transportation.
Contrary to the_above, the licensee failed to package a shipment of LSA
radioactive mate' rial- in a DOT Specification 7A Type A package or a strong,
tight package -in that on August 26, 1985.
Shipment No.85-094 arrived at
the burial facility and a hole was found in one drum. This was identified
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as an apparent violation of 10 CFR 71.5(a) (50-321, 366/86-01-02).
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Solid Waste (84722)
10 CFR 20.311 requires a licensee who transfers radioactive waste to a land
disposal facility to prepare all waste so that the waste is classified in
accordance with 10 CFR 61.55 and meets the waste characteristic requirements
of 10 CFR 61.56.
It further establishes specific requirements for
conducting a quality control program and for maintaining a namifest tracking
system for all shipments.
The inspector reviewed the methods used by the licensee to assure that waste
was properly classified, met the waste forms and characteristics required by
10 CFR 61 and met the disposal site license conditions and discussed the use
of these methods with licensee representatives, and the licensee's
consultant on 10 CFR 61 waste classification.
During the - inspector's review of the licensee's waste classification
procedures,- the inspector noted that the sampling frequency for B and C
class wastes was not included.
The inspector discussed the sampling
frequencies outlined in the Low-Level Waste Licensing Branch Technical
Position on Radioactive Waste Classification with a licensee representative.
The licensee representative stated that the procedure would be revised to
include the recommended sampling frequencies. The procedural revision will
be reviewed during a future inspection (50-321, 366/86-01-03).
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Audits
The inspector discussed the audit and surveillance program related to
radiation protection, radioactive waste management and transportation of
radioactive material with licensee representatives.
The inspector reviewed
the following audits and surveillances:
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Quality Assurance Audit of the Radwaste Controls Program, Audit
No. 85-RWC-3, completed on December 3,1985.
This audit incorporated
elements of the Solid Radioactive Waste Program and associated
training.
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Quality Assurance Audit of the Health Physics Program, Audit
No. 85-HP-3 completed on November 6,
1985.
This audit reviewed
elements of the dosimetry, QA/QC, records and instrument calibration
programs.
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Quality Assurance Audit of the 4halth Physics Program, Audit
No. 85-HPN-2, completed on June 27, 1985. This audit reviewed routine
and special health physics practices used when assuring plant
maintenance and health physics interfaces with other departments.
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Review of Employee Concern
The inspector reviewed an employee concern raised by a contract I&C
technician concerning his whole body exposure for the fourth quarter 1985.
The technician had previously worked at a Region I facility as a contract
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technician.
The estimated exposure for. the employee for the period of
October 1985 was 371 millirem whole body.
The Region I facility performed their monthly TLD read and responded to the
licensee's request .for the record whole body exposure within the allowed
thirty day period. The Region I facility's Occupational Radiation ' Exposure
Report indicated that the contract technician's accumulated whole body
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exposure for the quarter was 1,710 millirem and 1,850 millirem for the year.
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Facility Statistics
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As of November 30, 1985, the collective dose for the period January 1, 1985
to November 30, 1985 was 568 man-rem as measured by TLD.
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As of December 31, 1985, the licensee had mad 158 shipments of radioactive
waste consisting of 73,883.7 cubic feet of waste containing 38,310.7 Curies
of activity. The current inventory of' radioactive waste onsite was 1,694.5
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cubic feet containing approximately 12 curies of activity.
Personnel contaminations for 1985 numbered- 1,890.
This figure does not
include clothing contamination due to noble gas air activity.
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Plant contaminated areas totaled 14,111 square feet which was 50 percent of
the 1984 level.
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