ML20045G738
| ML20045G738 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 07/09/1993 |
| From: | Burski R ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| W3F1-93-0160, W3F1-93-160, NUDOCS 9307150117 | |
| Download: ML20045G738 (3) | |
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Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555
Subject:
Waterford 3 SES Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38 NRC Inspection Report 93-16 Reply to Notice of Violation Gentlemen:
In accordance with 10CFR2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. hereby submits in Attachment I the response to the violation identified in Appendix A of the subject Inspection Report.
If you have any questions concerning this response, please contact B. Ronda Loetzerich at (504) 739-6636.
Very truly yours, tA R.F. Burski Director Nuclear Safety RFB/BRL/ssf Attachment cc:
J.L. Hilhoan (NRC Region IV), D.L. Wigginton (NRC-NRR),
R.B. McGehee, N.S. Reynolds, NRC Resident Inspectors Office 930h1N1S7'930709 PDR ADOCK 05000382 p,.
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W3F1-93-0160 Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 1 ENTERGY OPERATIONS. INC. RESPONSE TO THE VIOLATION IDENTIFIED IN APPENDIX A 0F NRC INSPECTION REPORT 93-16 yl01AT10N 9316-01 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 4 through May 15, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1.c requires that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering surveillance and test activities of safety related equipment.
Section 3.2 of Surveillance Procedure OP-903-005, Revision 7, " Control Element Assembly Operability Check," requires, in part, that, if any control element assembly (CEA) is noted to be immovable at any time during the performance of the test, then refer to Off-Normal-Procedure OP-901-102, "CEA or CEDMCS Malfunction".
Contrary to the above, on May 11, 1993, operators failed to refer to Off-Normal Procedure OP-901-102, upon determining that part-length CEA 28 was immovable during the performance of Surveillance Procedure OP-903-005.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (382/9316-01)
RESPONSE
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Reason for the Violation Entergy Operations, Inc. admits this violation and believes that the root cause is inappropriate action by the Control Room Supervisor (CRS) for the failure to communicate his actions concerning the use of an Off Normal procedure to the Shift Supervisor and control room crew.
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4 Attachment.to W3F1-93-0160-Page 2 of 2 On May 11, 1993, Surveillance Procedure OP-903-005, " Control Element -
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Assembly Operability Check" was scheduled to be performed in accordance with the requirements of Technical Specification 4.1.3.1.2.
Section 4.0, " Initial Conditions", of OP-903-005, requires that a pre-briefing be performed prior to commencement of the surveillance test.
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conducted a pre-briefing which included a review of applicable Technical Specifications, and Off-Normal Procedure OP-901-102, "CEA or CEDMCS Malfunction".
I During the performance of OP-903-005, operators determined that part-length CEA 28 would not move. Operators declared the CEA inoperable, entered Technical Specification 3.1.3.1 and determined that no action was required. Upon further review of OP-901-102, the CRS determined that all the requirements of the Off-Normal procedure were being satisfied, and chose not to formally enter the Off-Normal procedure.
The CRS did not report this action in the Station Logs or to other members of the Control-Room Staff.
It is believed that, if the CRS had properly communicated his decision not to enter the Off-Normal procedure to the Shift Supervisor or the operating crew, a conscious decision would have been made to report such action in the Station Logs.
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Corrective Steps That Have Been Taken and the Results Achieved i
Upon identification of the failure described by this violation, immediate actions were taken to confirm that the actions taken by the Control Room Staff satisfied the requirements of the Off-Normal i
procedure with respect to an immovable CEA.
In addition, Condition Report number CR-93-083 was written and entered into the Waterford 3 Corrective Action Program.
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Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations The Operations Department personnel will review this event via required reading and the Operations Superintendent will discuss this event with Licensed Operators during requalification training.
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Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance will be achieved by October 1,1993.
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