ML20237B921
| ML20237B921 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20237B917 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-324-98-07, 50-324-98-7, 50-325-98-07, 50-325-98-7, NUDOCS 9808200082 | |
| Download: ML20237B921 (3) | |
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-Carolina Power and Light Company Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Brunswick Units 1 & 2 License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 During an NRC inspection conducted from June 7 through July 18, 1998, two c
violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
i A.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criteria V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, recuires'that activities affecting quality shall be described in documentec ' instructions, procedures, and drawings, of a type appropriate to ;ne circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, and drawings.
Maintenance Management Manual 0MMM-001 Maintenance: Conduct of Operations, Revision 32, required that procedures be performed as 1
l written unless permission to deviate has been given by a supervisor.
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' Conduct of Operations Manual. 0)erating Instruction 001-1.09. Equi) ment l
Tagging Revision 2. required tut equipment tagging provide a higi l
degree of personnel and equipment safety as well as maintain the status and integrity of important plant components and systems.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to accomplish activities affecting quality in accordance with documented instructions and j
procedures for the following six examples:
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1)
On May 1, 1998, during maintenance activities an Instrumentation &
Control (I&C) technician failed to obtain permission from a i
l su)ervisor to deviate from Preventive Maintenance Procedure OPM-BK1008. PM-Functional Testing of Molded Case Circuit Breakers, Revision 16. A jumper, not discussed in the procedure, was left l
on a circuit breaker which caused a phase-to-phase fault when the l
breaker was installed.
2)
On May 15, 1998, while performing Maintenance Surveillance Test 1MST-APRM21W. APRM 12 percent Rod Block,15 percent RPS Trip, and Inop Chan Funct Test / Cal, Revision 9, an I&C technician failed to determinate a lifted wire in accordance with procedure because a procedure step to independently verify determination was marked as l
not applicable.
The failure to determinate this wire resulted in l
an unexpected rod block.
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On April 1,1998, while performing Maintenance Surveillance Test l
2MST-APRM290, APRM Flow Bias Flow Units C & D Channel Calibration.
l Revision 23. an I&C technician failed to properly position an i
average power range monitor (APRM) flow unit mode switch in accordance with procedure. An incorrect switch was positioned, resulting in an unexpected half scram, although this procedure step required concurrent verification.
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On May 1, 1998, the licensee, while establishing a boundary for valve testing, failed to properly position the 1-E41-V159. High Pressure Coolant Injection Pump Discharge Check Valve in accordance with clearance 1-98-00060.
The valve was gagged open and independently verified as open while the actual position was closed.
5)
On May 11, 1998, the licensee improperly canceled torus master clearance 98-1220 which canceled portions of the clearance boundary established under clearances 1-98-00001. 1-98-00061, 1-98-0062, and 1-98-00391.
This failure resulted in work activities being performed without an adequate fluid boundary.
6)
On May 12, 1998, the licensee failed to properly establish clearance 1-98-00062 in accordance with the procedure. A valve, 1-E51-F029, was tagged open without the motor operated valve power supply breaker being tagged.
This failure resulted in the closing of the valve upon receipt of an isolation signal.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
B.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action, requires that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures and malfunctions are promptly identified and corrected.
In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetition. The identification of the significant condition adverse to quality, the cause of the condition, and the corrective action taken shall be documented and reported to appropriate levels of management.
Plant Program Procedure OPLP-04, Corrective Action Management, Revision 23, required that condition reports be generated to identify potential inoperability of Technical Specification systems and reportable events.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to generate condition reports for the following two examples:
1)
On February 2,1998, the licensee failed to promptly identify, correct, determine the cause of the condition, and document the failure of the Jet Assist Time Relay (JATR) time delay relay in Diesel Generator (DG) 2 by fai % g to initiate a condition report until March 9, 1998.
The JATR v lay provided an air boost to the DG turbocharger, on emergency loading of the diesel, enabling the diesel to pronerly assume the large loads required during emergency scenarios.
2)
On June 15, 1998, the licensee again failed to promptly identify.
correct, determine the cause of the condition, and document the
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failure of the Run Control Relay (RCR) time delay relay in DG1 by failing to initiate a condition report until June 23, 1998.
The RCR is the same model relay as the JATR.
It allows for proper
'j load sequencing of the diesel in certain emergency scenarios when the diesel is already running in local manual status.
-This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S.
Nuclear. Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.
20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed corres I
addresses the required response.pondence, if the correspondence adequately If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice. an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possi)le, it should not include any personal privacy.
3roprietary, or ssfeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout redt; tion.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to protide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your res,onse that identifies the information that should be protected and a l
reacted copy of your response that deletes such information.
If you request w%hholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of four response that you seek to have withleld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g.. explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information).
If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia This-11th day of August 1998 l