ML18153B560
| ML18153B560 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1988 |
| From: | CARTWRIGHT W R VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| 88-800, NUDOCS 8901040397 | |
| Download: ML18153B560 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000280/1988042
Text
VICE PBBSIDBNT . December 29, 1988 * NUCLBAB U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Attn: Document_Control
Desk ~ashington, D. C. 20555 Gentlemen:
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 Serial No. NO/GDM:pmk
Docket Nos. License Nos. NRC INSPECTION
REPORT NOS. 50-280/88-42
AND 50-281/88-42 ,88-800 Rl 50-280 50-281 *nPR-32 DPR-37 We have reviewed your letter of November 29, 1988 in, reference
to the inspection
conducted
at Surry Power Station from October 11-14, 1988 and reported in Inspection
Report Nos. 50-280/88-42
and 50-281/88-42.
Our response to the violation
described
in the Notice of Violation
is provided *in the attachment . We have no objecti6n
to thi~ inspection
report being made a matter of public disclosure.
If you have any further *questions, please contact us. *w. R. Cartwright
Attachments
cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Region II 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA *_30323 Mr. W. E. Ho 11 and NRC Senior Resident Inspector
Surry Power Station ---1
,. NRC COMMENT: . RESPONSE Tb THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION
REPORTED DURING THE. NRC INSPECTION
CONDUCTED
ON OCTOBER 11~14, 1988 INSPECTION
REPORT NOS. 50-280/88-42
AND 50-281/88-42
During the Nuclea.r Regulatory
Commission (NRC) inspection
conducted
on October 11-14, 1988, a violation
of NRC requirements
was identified.
In accordance
with the "General Statement
of Policy and Procedure
for NRC Enforcement
Actions, 11 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), t~e violatio~
is listed below: Technical
Specification
6.4.D requires that radiation
control procedures
be followed.
- The 'Comp~ny Radiation
Protection
Plan, Chapter II,. Attachment
II-1, requires in item 2 that individuals
obey posted, verbal and written Health Physics (HP) instructions.
Health Physics Procedure;
HP-9.0.702, Calibration
and Operation
of Eberline Model PMC-4B/PMP-4C (portal radiation
monitor);
dated August 29, .1988i requires in Attachment
1, item 2.0 that, once an alarm has sounded, Health Physics is to be notified and the individual
causing the alirm is to remain in the area until released by HP,* HP Instructions
posted on the portal monitors at the exits in the security control points require, in item 5, that when a contamination
alarm sounds with a red * lamp: a. Confirm contamination
by using second monitor. b. If alarm sounds again, individual
is to remain in the area. c. Health Physics is to be notified.
Security General Order Number 24, Duties of Exit Control Officers, dated . March 28, 1988, requires in item 5.0, that the exit control officer notify HP if an individual
cannot clear the radiation
portal monitor and have the person standby ~or HP instructions.
- Contrary to the above, the requirement
to follow radiation
control procedures
was not met in that, during the weeks of September
12-16 and* 26-30, 1988, a total of thirteen people were noted exiting the site through alarming or non-functional
portal monitors and the individuals
were not stopped by security personnel
nor did they remain in .the area to await release by Health Physics. This is a* Severity Level IV violation (Supplement
IV). ----------...------------------------------------------. -*_
- RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION
INSPECTION
REPORT NOS. 50-280/88-42
AND 50-281/88~42
1. ADMISSION
OR DENIAL OF lHE ALLEGED VIOLATION:
The violation
is correct as stated. 2. REASON FOR THE VIOLATION:
The reason for the violation
is inappropriate
actions by personnel
in response to a malfunctioning
portal monitor alarm including
the use of an out-of-service
monitor. In addition, security personnel
were not appropriately
po~itioned
to observe the alarm status of the portal monitors or how exiting personnel
were using the portals. 3. CORRECTIVE
STEPS-WHICH
HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED:
A security officer has been posted at the exit areas of both security buildings
to ensure proper personnel
use of and response to alarms from the portal monitors.*
Audible and visual alarms have also.been
installed
within the main security building to alert Security when a portal monitor alarm has activated.
Additionally, the* electroni~
components
suspected -of causing spurious alarms and monitor malfunctjons
have been replaced.
4. CORRECTIVE
STEPS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS:
As an additional
enhancement, out-of-service
portal monitors will be equipped with physical barriers to prevent their use by exiting personnel.
5. THE DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE
WILL BE ACHIEVED:
Full compliance
was assured when a security officer was posted at each security-controlled
exit point on September
27, 1988. The additional
enhancement
noted in -item_ 4 above wil 1 be completed
by January 31, 1989.