ML18038A199

Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-220/86-08. Corrective Actions:Formal Memo Issued to Radiation Protection Technicians Describing Survey Requirements to Ensure Adequate Evaluation of Surfaces

ML18038A199
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	08/14/1986
From:	LEMPGES T E NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:	MURLEY T E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
NMP-19742, NUDOCS 8608260081
Download: ML18038A199 (6)

See also: IR 05000220/1986008

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NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION

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N.Y.i3202August14,1986Dr.ThomasE.MurleyRegionalAdministrator

UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory

Commission

631ParkAvenueKingOfPrussia,PA19406Subject:ResponsetoInspection

ReportNo.50-220/86-08

DearSir:NiagaraMohawkhereinsubmitsresponses

toeachoftwoviolations

described

inNRCInspection

86-08conducted

attheNineMilePointUnitIFacilityonMay19-24,1986.tNoticeOfViolation

Item150-220/86-04-03)

TheInspection

Reportstates:"10CFR20.201requires,

inpart,thateachlicenseemakeorcausetobemadesuchsurveysthatarenecessary

andreasonable

tocomplywith10CFR20.10CFR20.201definesasurveyas,amongotheritems,anevaluation

oftheradiation

hazardsincidenttothepresenceofradioactive

materials

and,whenappropriate,

includesaphysicalsurveyofmaterials

andmeasure-mentsofconcentrations

ofradioactive

materialpresent.10CFR20.103requiresamongotheritems,thatrespiratory

protection

equipment

beusedasspecified

therein.10CFR20.103alsorequirestheuseofengineering

controlstominimizeairborneradioactivity

concentrations.

Contrarytotheabove,atabout4:30p.m.onMarch28,1986necessary

andreasonable

surveystoensurecompliance

with10CFR20.103werenotmadeduringlappingoperations

on815discharge

bypassvalve.Asaresultappropriate

respiratory

protection

equipment

wasnotselectedandusedconsistent

with10CFR20.103(c)(1)requirements.

Thetwoworkerslappingthevalvegenerated

airborneradioactivity

withapeakconcentration

ofabout420timestheapplicable

concentration

specified

in10CFR20AppendixBexceeding

theprotection

factor(50)ofrespirators

usedbytheworkers.Inaddition,

appropriate

engineering

controls,

asrequiredby10CFR20.103(b)(1),

werenotused."8b082b0081

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NiagaraMohawkresponse:

Inourreviewofthisviolation,

weconcurthatthecausewastheinadequate

contamination

surveyperformed

priortopermitting

flappingoperations

onf115Recirculation

LoopBypassvalve,thoughRadiation

Protection

Procedure

S-RP-3providesadequateinstructions.

Asaresultofthis,thefollowing

actionshavebeentakentopreventrecurrence

ofanincidentofthisnature:Aformalmemorandum

wasissuedtoallUnitIRadiation

Protection

Techni-cianson5/21/86describing

thesurveyrequirements

contained

inS-RP-3relativetoinsuringadequateevaluation

ofcontaminated

surfacespriortopermitting

flappingorsimilaroperations.

Inaddition,

thememoran-dumprovidedinstructions

relatedtodecontamination

activities,

fixedcontamination

assessment

methods,criteriaforrequiring

respirators,

andtheproperuseofengineering

controls.

Thismemohasbeenreadandunderstood

byalloftheaboveindicated

technicians

inaccordance

withRadiation

Protection

Instruction

RPI-1.2.On5/21/86,aRadiological

IncidentReport(RIR-21)wasissuedtosum-marizetheinvestigation

ofthisincidentincluding

appropriate

measurestopreventrecurrence.

ThisRIRwascompleted

on5/23/86.3.On5/23/86,Radiation

Protection

Instruction

RPI-1,"InHouseRadiation

Protection

Technician

ReadingAssignments

andTraining",

wasrevisedtorequireChiefandBackshift

Radiation

Protection

Technicians

toread,understand

andinitialthe"RPSupervisor

LogBook"priortobeginning

activities

onatourofduty.4.Thecontractor

technician

responsible

fortheradiological

controlofthisflappingoperation

failed'to

followapprovedprocedures

thatspecifysurveyrequirements

andconditions

requiring

theuseofeachtypeofrespirator.

Asacorrective

measure,thetechnician

wasdismissed

fromthesiteandplacedon2yearprobation

byhisemployer.

NoticeofViolation

Item250-220/86-08-01)

TheInspection

Reportstaes:"10CFR19.12requiresinpart,thatallindividuals,

workinginorfrequent-

inganyportionofarestricted

areabeinstructed

inprecautions

andpro-cedurestominimizeexposureandthepurposeandfunctionofprotective

devicesemployed.

Contrarytotheabove,onApril28,1986,twoworkers,performing

grindingandlappingoperations

inpreparation

forreplacing

reactorwaterclean-up'uction

valve33-02(highlyradioactively

contaminated),

wereprovidedinadequate

instructions

fortheinstallation:

anduseofaglovebag.Asaresult,airtoolswereusedwithinthe'ag."'Air'exhausting

intothebagcausedthebagtolose,itsintegrity

therebysubjecting

theworkerstoairborneradioactivity

concentrations

ofabout800.times

theapplicable

10CFR20concentration

values.In.addition,

-andasa.result,

oneoftheworkerssustained

a,limited

unplanned

intakeofairborneradioactive

material."

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NiagaraMohawkresponse:

l<ehavereviewedthedetailsofthisviolation

andconcurwithyourgeneralfindingthatthecausecanbeattributed

totheinsufficiency

ofoversight

andcontrolofcontractors.

Asaresultof.this,thefollowing

corrective

actionshavebeencompleted

topreventrecurrence

ofthisincident:

1.SiteRadiation

Protection

Procedure

S-RP-2,"Radiation

WorkPermitPro-cedure",and'-RP-7,

"Incorporating

ALARARequirements

intol(orkPlanningandInstruction";

havebeenrevisedtorequirethatessential

jobradio-logicalcontrolsspecified

bytheALARAReviewareincorporated

intotheRNPasacondition

forperforming

thespecified

work.Theseprocedure

revisions

alsoincludedrequirements

toinsureuniformALARAradiological

controlswereincorporated

intoRl(P'saswellasrequirements

strengthening

theoversight

andcontrolofallstationradiological

control.activities.

2.Areviewhasbeenperformed

toinsurethatallRadiation

Protection

ChiefTechnicians

arecognizant

ofthememorandum

issuedtothemon4/30/86concerning

theincorporation

ofessential

jobradiological

controlsintoapplicable

Rl)P's.Thisreviewhasconcluded

thatthesepersonnel

haveread,andunderstand,

thememorandum.

AllactiveRWP'sissuedpriortothisincidentwerereviewedandrevised,asapplicable,

toinsureessential,job

radiological

controlswereincorporated

intotheRl(Pasacondition

forthespecified

work.Inadditiontotheabovecompleted

actions,additional

actionsarebeingtakenorevaluated

tofurtherreducethepotential

forincidentrecurrence.

Eachoftheseitemswillbecompleted

byDecember31,1986.1.Glovebagswillnotbeusedwithoutproperventilation

andexhaust.Pro-ceduresforusehavebeendrafted.2.Thecontractor's

HealthPhysicsliasonpositionwillbeevaluated

todetermine

whetheritaids,orinterferes

with,thecommunication

linkbetweenNMPCRadiation

Protection

andthecontractor.

3.Thisconstruction

contractor's

performance

isbeingreviewedrelativetocontinued

useinnuclearstationactivities.

Insummary,webelievewehavetakenallpracticable

corrective

actionstoinsuretheseviolations

willnotrecur.Ifthereareadditional

concernsrelativetotheseactions,pleasenotifymyofficeorMr.EdLeachat315-349-2439.

Verytrulyyours,ThomasEDLempgesVicePresident

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