IR 05000416/2005015

Insp Rept 50-455/85-13 on 850416-0515.No Noncompliance or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Action on Previous Insp Findings,Part 21 repts,10CFR50.55(e) Repts & Preoperational Test Procedures

ML20129B106
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Site:	Grand Gulf, Byron
Issue date:	05/23/1985
From:	Forney W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPWISSION

REGION III

-Report No.: 50-455/85013 Docket No.: 50-455 License No.: CPPR-131 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box-767 Chicago,_IL'60690 Facility Name:. Byron Station, Unit 2 Inspection at: Byron Station,. Byron, IL-Inspection Conducted: April 16 - May 15, 1985 Inspectors: J. M. Hinds, J K. A. Connaughton Approved By: 'l Y' fdJ /d 3 Reactor Projects Section 1A Date Inspection Summary Inspection'on April 16 through May 15, 1985 (Report No. 50-455/85013(ORP))

. Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced safety inspection by the resident inspectors of licensee action on previous inspection findings; Part 21 reports; 50.55(e) reports;.preoperational test procedures; housekeeping / care and preservation of safety-related components; and items for which followup was requested by Region III. The inspection consisted of 101 inspector-hours onsite by 2 NRC inspectors including 12 inspector-hours during off-shift '

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DETAILS

- Persons Contacted!

Commonwealth Edison Company

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V.' I. Schlosser, Project Manager

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• G. Sorensen, Project Construction Superintendent

• M. Loehman, Project Construction Assistant Superintendent R.' Querio, Station Superintendent

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• Klingler, Project Construction Quality Control Supervisor

- J. Binder, Project Construction

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F. Hornbeak, Unit 2 Technical. Staff Supervisor

R. Poche, Compliance Group D.'Pyatt,--Project Construction L. Sues, Assistant Superintendent, Maintenance

'*J. C. Woldridge,-Quality Assurance Supervisor

. t 1*Elsie Briette, Quality Assurance Engineer

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• John E. Steinmetz, Project Construction Department Electrical Enginee *R. J. Moravec,: Project Mechanical. Supervisor l Hunter Corporation

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M. Somsag, Quality Assurance Supervisor The inspectors also contacted and interviewed other licensee and

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contractor personnel ~during the-course of this inspectio , * Denotes those present during the exit intervie '

I~ Action on Previous Inspection-Findinas (92701) (Closed) Unresolved Item (455/82007-03(DRP)): Damage to shock arrestors. This item originally dealt with inspector observations j of damage to a shock' arrestor (snubber) bushing (spherical bearing)

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during transport of the snubber from a storage area into the Unit 1 1

containment for installation. Following review of information i provided by a licensee' letter containing the results, corrective action and commitments. established as a result of a Quality

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} Assurance audit, this' item was closed for Unit 1 in Inspection Report Number 454/82015(DRP).

i .The licensee provided a response describing the policies and l practices implemented to' preclude repetition of damaged snubber

installation for Unit 2 which included Hunter Corporation

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(Hunter),' Site Work Instruction (SWI) 2, Revision 7, dated July.18, 1984, " Installation of Hanger Specialty Items." Review of SWI 2

, indicated that provisions have been incorporated in the procedure to (1) install a " surrogate" assembly until such time as Hunter obtains a release for installation from the licensee; (2) inspect the spherical bearing, prior to installation, to determine if loose,

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missing, or damaged; and (3) replace and/or tighten the spherical i

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' bearings'in eyerods'(paddles) of snubbers and struts and restorin '

'the spheri, cal. bearing movemen ' (Closed) Open Item'(455/85006-03(DRP)): Disposition of cut rebar-

reported under Hunter Nonconformance Report (NCR) No. 1050. The inspector reviewed Facility. Change Request (FCR) No. F-35515 dated

' April 25, 1985.- The subject FCR provided as-built information

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necessary for engineering evaluation of cut -rebar associated with

'the following mechanical support installations:

2RYO6076S-L

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2RY062680A 2MS01013R 2MS01011S.

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I ~ All installations were evaluated and approved "as-is" by Sargent.and

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. Lundy (the-architect engineer).

3.' 10'CFR Part 21 Reports (90712)

(0 pen) 10.CFR'Part 21 Report (455/85002-PP): Air line check valves manufactured by Parker-Hannafin and supplied by Anchor-Darling Valve  :

,. Company failed to reseat on slow bleedoff of supply side air pressure.

- 'On March 19,1985,'the licensee provided initial notification of air line

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check valve failures experienced following the Byron Unit 1 " Loss of _ ,

Offsite' Power"'startup test on March 15,-1985. As a result the 1A and 10 Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIVs) failed to close upon receipt of a-i main steam isolation signal. Air-operated pilot valves could not be repositioned to admit and vent hydraulic fluid to and from the MSIV' .

. actuator to accomplish MSIV closure. Byron Unit 2 was supplied with the

. same MSIV actuator. packages utilizing the defective check valves.

I ~ At the time of this inspection the licensee'had completed evaluations of the check valves and concluded that design limitations accounted for-their failures and that they were unsuitable for use in the MSIV actuator application. To correct the reported' problem the licensee has ordered replacement check' valves of superior design and will' install them in

. Unit.1'and 2 MSIV actuators. This Part 21 report will remain open pending receipt, installation and suitable preoperational testing of

the replacement check valve . 10 CFR 50.55(e) Reports (92716).

. (Closed) 50.55(e) Report (455/83010-EE): Shunt trip coil on battery

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charger feed breaker manufactured by Square D was rated at 120V A.C.

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instead of 125V D. C. As reported'by the licensee on August 29,

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1983, the improperly supplied shunt trip coils were identified on Byron Unit 1 and Braidwood Unit 1 only. This item was provided an NRC Region III tracking system number for Byron Unit 2 to assure

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inspector followup and verification that the' reported defect did not

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also exist on corresponding Unit-2 breakers. 'The inspector

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breakers for Unit 2 battery chargers 211 and 212 had been examined

.and that the supplied' shunt trip coils were rated at 125V D. C. as

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V (0 pen) 50.55(e) Report ^(455/83011-EE): Anaconda flexible conduit

. spli During hot. functional testing (HFT) of Byron Unit 1, the-

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Jacket of the anaconda type NWC flexible conduit used inside 1 containment on several installations was discovered to be split open .The conduit'was to have provided a liquid-tight jacket for Class.1E circuits. The problem was determined to have been caused by excessive bending in combination with exposure to high temperatures during HFT.- To prevent _'such occurrences on Unit 2, j .the licensee requested Sargent and Lundy to revise electrical

- drawings to eliminate the use of the anaconda type flexible conduit on Class 1E circuits-in containment or steam environment The. inspector reviewed. Byron electrical drawing 6E-0-3390, i Revision AV, dated January 31, 1985. Nott 28 of the. subject

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drawing stated that flexible conduit in all areas shall be liquid tight (per Paragraphs 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 of Sargent and Lundy Standard EB-146). Paragraph 5.1.3 of EB-146 in turn. referred

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to Paragraph 5.2.5. Paragraph 5.2.5 specified the use of service .

air ~SS63 series, S91, Series 200 or American 80A NB flexible conduit

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and NBLC series fittings for. installations inside containmen This item , remains open-pending verification that installation  ;

procedures have been revised,-as necessary, to implement the ,

,L .above requirements.

. c.z ' (0 pen)"50.55(E) Report.(455/83012-EE): Westinghouse A-200 Motor Control Center (MCC) overload blocks not. calibrated properl '

'During testing'of Westinghouse MCC's it was discovered that some of

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the motor starters were tripping outside of acceptance criteria-specified in Westinghouse instructions. It was determined that the

- A-200 MCC ambient compensated thermal overload relay blocks for sizes 0, 1, and 2 starters were deficient. The licensee issued CECO

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NCR F-900 on April-5,1984, to require replacement and testing of

.affacted relay blocks. At the time of this inspection NCR F-900-

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. .(Closed) 50.55(e) Report'(455/84002-EE): -Inadvertent. switching of P containment spray pump impellers. The inspector reviewed Hunter

< . Corporation Job Traveler Packages (JTP's) HCS 012 and HCS 022. The process sheets associated'with JTP's provided instructions and documentation for containment spray pump assembly. Impeller serial numbers recorded on the process sheets during pump assembly

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indicated that the correct impeller had been installed for each pum The inspector reviewed the containment spray pump vendor manual and. verified that it had been revised to include

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acknowledgement of the difference between the "A" train and "B"

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inspector reviewed Byron Maintenance. Procedure BMP-3106-001,

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" Disassembly, Inspection, Part Placement and Reassembly of the Containment Spray Pumps," Revision 1, dated April.6, 1985. This

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' impeller ' Preoperational Test Procedure Verification (70311)

The inspector reviewed preoperational' test ^ procedure 2.24.62, " Diesel Fuel Oil-Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Fuel Oil Supply,'! Revision-1, dated February 4, 1985. This review was conducted against the FSAR, Regulatory Guide 1.68,' Technical Specifications and the Byron Startup Manual. The

inspector noted that changes made to the corresponding Unit 1

.preoperational test had been reviewed and incorporated into the subject test. -Deviations from the corresponding Unit'l preoperational test were-identified and reasons for such deviations were documente No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie . Housekeeping / Care and Preservation of Safety-Related Components (92706)

The inspectors conducted plant tours of Unit 2 between April 16 and May 15, 1985. Areas of the Unit 2 plant observed during the tours included the containment, fuel handling and storage areas, auxiliary building areas including the Unit 2 portion of the control room, and the turbine building. Areas were inspected for work in progress, state of cleanliness, overall housekeeping, state of fire protection equipment

.and methods being employed, and the care and preservation of safety-related components and equipment. The inspectors identified specific ~ areas including the Unit 2 containment sump and the Unit 2 main control console rear sections where additional housekeeping efforts should be concentrated to bring the overall cleanliness state of these areas up to par with'the current stage of constructio Inspector concerns in these specific areas were related to the license In a subsequent inspection of the identified areas, it was determined that the licensee had taken adequate and timely corrective measures to resolve these concern No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie . . Inspection in Response to Regional Office Request (92705) Station Battery Operation and Maintenance Recent NRC inspections of operating facilities indicated that several widespread deficiencies may have existed in the operation and maintenance of safety related station batteries. A summary of deficiencies disclosed by these inspections was provided to the inspectors for use in evaluating the adequacy of licensee procedures and practices pertaining to the station batteries.

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The inspector ~ reviewed Byron Technical Specification 3/4.8.2, T " Electrical-Power Systems D.'C. Sources" and the following Byron station procedures:

Procedure Number- Title / Revision

1 BOS 8.2.1.1-1 . "DC-Bus Train Operability Weekly Surveillance," Revision 1 1 BOS 8.2.1.2a-1 " Battery Bank and Charger Operability Weekly Surveillance," Revision 2

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1 BHS 8.2.1.2b-1 "125. Volt Battery Bank --Quarterly," )

-Revision 2 1 BHS 8.2.1.2c-1 "125 Volt Battery Bank 18 Month Surveillance," Revision 1-1 BVS 8.2.1.2d-1 "125 Volt Battery Bank and Char Operability-BatteryCapaci.ty,ger '

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1 BVS 8.2.1.2e-1- "125 Volt Battery Bank and Charger Operability - 5 Year Battery Capacity" B0P DC-1 "125V DC Battery Charger Startup,"

Revision 5 80P,DC-2 "125V DC Battery Charger Shutdown,"

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'80P DC-4 125V DC Control Power Transfer,"

Revision 3 B0P DC-T1 " Battery Charge Equalizer Log Sheet,"

Revision 2 The inspector determined that the procedures included corrections for electrolyte level and temperature when measuring specific gravity. The rated load discharge test correctly specified the

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minimum discharge rate for an 8 hour9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />. test. The procedures for battery charger operation and batter'y' equalization appeared

. technically adequate and included maintenance of battery charging

. log The inspector determined that Procedure 1 BOS 8.2.1.2a-1 which was used to satisfy technical specification requirements for weekly measurement of electrolyte specific gravity, pilot cell float voltage and battery terminal voltage did not specify that the

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battery be on float charge as a prerequisite. The procedure did, however, require recording battery charger status. If the battery was on-an equalizer charge neither specific gravity nor pilot cell float voltage were required to be measured. The inspector expressed concern that if the procedure was executed as written with the battery on an equalizer charge these parameters may not be measured within the required surveillance interva Licensee personnel acknowledged the inspectors concern and on April 27, 1985, the procedure was changed to require placing the battery on a float charge and measuring required parameters whenever the procedure was execute No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Implementation of 10 CFR 50.54(k) and (m) Requirements The inspector conducted a review of the licensee's program _for implementing the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(k) and (m). The

~ inspector reviewed procedure BAP 300-22, R-8, " Conduct of Operations" to verify that it defined requirements for licensed operators to be "at-the-controls," defined the "at-the-controls" areas by use of.a drawing and defined criteria where in an emergency the operator may leave the controls for a short time period. The inspector interviewed several licensed operators and senior licensed operators to verify their understanding of these requirements and determined that the licensed operators' understanding of '

"at-the-controls" was adequate and that the implementation of BAP 300-22 was satisfactor No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie . Exit Interview (30703)

The inspector met with licensee representatives denoted in Paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on May.15, 1985. The inspector summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and the finding The inspector also discussed the likely informational content of the inspection report with rega-d to documents or processes reviewed by the inspectors during the inspection. The licensee did not identify any such-documents / processes as proprietary.

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