ML17332A260

Responds to NRC 940720 Ltr Re Violation Noted in Insp Repts 50-315/94-13 & 50-316/94-13.Corrective Actions:Work Control Process Code Was Changed on 2-MMO-240 Repair Job Order & CAP PMI-7030 Will Be Revised to Redefine Rework

ML17332A260
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	08/19/1994
From:	FITZPATRICK E INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:	MARTIN J B NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
AEP:NRC:1212G, NUDOCS 9408240071
Download: ML17332A260 (10)

See also: IR 05000315/1994013

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DOC.DATE:

94/08/19NOTARIZED:

YESDOCKETFACIL:50-315

DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION

FITZPATRICK,E.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly

Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

DocumentControlBranch(Document

ControlDesk)SUBJECT:RespondstoNRC940720ltrreviolations

notedininsprept50-315/94-13

&50-316/94-13.Corrective

actions:work

controlprocesscodewaschangedon2-MMO-240

repairjoborder&PMI-7030willberevisedtoredefinerework.DISTRIBUTION

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10CFR2.201DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74NRCINSPECTION

REPORTSNO.50-315/94013

(DRP)AND50-316/94013

(DRP)REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskWashington,

D.C.20555Attn:Mr.J.B.MartinAugust19,1994DearMr.Martin:ThisletterisinresponsetoaUSNRCletterdatedJuly20,1994,thatforwarded

anoticeofviolation

toIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.Thenoticeofviolation

contained

oneviolation

identified

duringaroutinesafetyinspection

conducted

byMessrs.J.A.Isom,D.J.Hartland,

andD.L.ShepardfromJune4,1994,throughJuly1,1994.Theviolation

isassociated

withtherepeatedpackingfailuresofaUnit2mainsteamtestselectorvalveoveraperiodoftwoyearsthatresultedinseveralentriesintofour-hour

limitingconditions

ofoperation.

Ourreplytothenoticeofviolation

isprovidedintheattachment

tothisletter.Thisletterissubmitted

pursuantto10CFR50.54(f)and,assuch,anoathstatement

isattached.

p~W)VicePresident

arAttachment

940S240071

94081PDRADDCI;05000315PDFi'gy/

Mr.J.B.Martin-2-AEP:NRC:1212G

CC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffW.T.Russell,NRC-Washington,

D.C.NRCResidentInspector

NFEMSectionChiefJ.R.Padgett

STATEOFOHIOCOUNTYOFFRANKLINE.E.Fitzpatrick,

beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresident

oflicenseeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforegoing

responsetoNRCINSPECTION

REPORTSNO.50-315/94013

(DRP)AND50-316/94013

(DRP),REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

andknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledge

andbelief.Subscribed

endsworntobeforemethis~PEdayof19~EXNOTARYPUBLICAleD.HILLgpgpypUQUC,STAIEpFplllpSSXSSh',IEISSISS

EXPIRES~

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:1212G

REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:1212G

Page1Background

Aroutinesafetyinspection

wasconducted

byMessrs.JamesA.Isom,DavidJ.Hartland,

andDouglasL.ShepardfromJurie4,1994,throughJuly1,1994.Duringthisinspection,

oneitemwasfoundtobeinviolation.

Theviolation

wasidentified

asthefailuretocorrectcherootcausefortherepeatedpackingfailuresofaUnit2mainsteamtestselectorvalveoveraperiodoftwoyearsthatresultedinseveralentriesintofour-hour

limitingconditions

ofoperation.

Thisviolation

wassetforthinalettercontaining

thenoticeofviolation,

datedJuly20,1994,fromMr.E.G.Greenman,

Director,

DivisionofReactorProjects,

USNRC,RegionIII.TheletterwasreceivedJuly25,1994.Ourresponsetothenoticeofviolation

iscontained

withinthisdocument.

NRCViolation

"10CFR50,AppendixB,Criterion

XVI,"Corrective

Action,"requiresinpartthat"Measures

shallbeestablished

toassurethatconditions

adversetoqualityarepromptlyidentified

andcorrected.

Inthecaseofsignificant

conditions

adversetoquality,themeasuresshallassurethatthecauseofthecondition

isdetermined

andcorrective

actiontakentoprecluderepetition."

Contrarytotheabove,asofJuly1,1994,thelicenseefailedtoreplacethepittedvalvestemonmainsteamstopvalve(MSSV)dumpvalvetestselector,

2-MM0-240,

asignificant

condition

adversetoquality.Specifically,

ActionRequest25594hadbeenwrittenonJuly8,'992,toreplacethepittedvalvestembutwasnotscheduled

tobeperformed

untiltherefueling

outagestartinginSeptember

1994.Consequently,

2-MMO-240

hadtoberepackedfivetimes,requiring

entriesintothefourhourLimitingCondition

ofOperation

(LCO),asrequiredbyTechnical

Specification

(TS)4.7.1.5.1.

Therewereseveralopportunities

sinceJuly1992toreplacethestemwithoutenteringtheLCO.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

I).

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TOAEP:NRC:1212GPage2ResponsetoViolation

dmissioorDenialotheAlleedViolatoIndianaMichiganPowerCompanyadmitstotheviolation

ascitedintheNRCnoticeofviolation.

2.easonsfortheViolatioTherootcauseforthisviolation

hasbeenidentified

asaprogrammatic

weaknessintheplant'scorrective

actionprogram.InJuly1992,Unit2wasinMode3(HotStandby).

Whilerepacking

2-MM0-240,

thevalvestemwasfoundtobepitted,scoredandinneedofreplacement.

AtthattimeanActionRequestwasinitiated

toreplacethestem.SincearepairactivityofthistyperequirescooldowntoMode5toperform,ascheduling

codeofU2R94wasassigned,

addingtherepairtothescopeofthe1994refueling

outage.AtthetimetheU2R94codewasassigned,

intheabsenceofpriorfailurehistory,thiswasthecorrectdesignation.

Thevalvestemreplacement

wouldonlyhavebeenelevatedtotheforcedoutagescheduleifthesubsequent,

repeatedrepairshadbeenidentified

asreworkandanadversetrend.Sincethevalvestemdeficiency

wasfirstidentified,

2-MMO-240

hasbeenrepackedfiveadditional

times.Hadthevalvestemreplacement

beenscheduled

asaforcedoutageactivity,

therewouldhavebeentwoopportunities

priortotheviolation

tocompletetherepair.Thefirstopportunity

occurredinAugust1993whentheunitexperienced

areactortripandforcedoutage.Thesecondopportunity

occurredinJanuary1994whentheunitwasremovedfromservicetorepairanunisolable

steamleakonSteamGenerator

21blowdownline.Repeatedpackingreplacements

werenotidentified

intheplant'sCorrective

ActionProgram(PMI-7030)

asanadversetrend.PMI-7030,

"Corrective

ActionProgram,"

requiresacondition

reporttobewrittenforsimilarcorrective

maintenance

workwithin90daysoftheoriginaldeficiency.

OnlythefinalpackingfailureonMay17,1994,fellwithinthe90daycriteria,

asthisfailureoccurred57daysafterthepreviousrepaironMarch21,1994.

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:12120Page3Areworkcondition

reportwasnotinitiated

following

theMay17failureduetoanerrorintheMaintenance

Administrative

Procedure

(MAP)¹MA3.3-05,

"Maintenance

Planning".

MAP¹MA3.3-05

incorrectly

definedreworkassimilarworkperformed

within30daysoftheoriginalfailure,ratherthan90days.Asaresultofthiserrorthemaintenance

plannerfailedtoidentifythereoccurrence

ofthepackingleakonMay17,1994,asfallingwithinthedefinition

ofrework.3.CorectiveActionsTakenandesultseyedTheworkcontrolprocesscodewaschangedonthe2-MMO-240

repairJobOrder.The2-MMO-240

repairtasknowappearsontheforcedoutageschedule,

aswellaswithinthescopeoftherefueling

outage.MAP¹MA3.3-05,

"Maintenance

Planning,"

wasrevisedtoreflectthecurrentdefinition

ofreworkcontained

inPMI-7030.4.Corrective

ActionsTakentoAvoidFurtherViolations

PMI-7030,

"Corrective

Action,"willberevisedtoredefinerework.Thedefinition

forreworkwillnowincludeanycorrective

maintenance

whichrequiresentryintoaLimitingCondition

ofOperation

(LCO)ifsimilarworkhasbeenperformed

onthatequipment/component

duringthecurrentoperating

cycle,including

thepreviousrefueling

outage.Whenreworkofthistypeoccurs,aCondition

Reportwillbewrittentoaidintheidentification/evaluation

ofanadversetrend.The"90-day"standardwillberetainedforworkuponequipment

orcomponents

whichdonotinitiateanLCOentry.MAP¹MA3.3-05,

"Maintenance

Planning,"

willberevisedtorefertoPMI-7030fortheabove-described

redefinition

ofrework.Thesemeasureswillassurethatthistypeofcondition

willbeprecluded

inthefuture.5.ateWhenFullComlieneeWillBeAchievedPMI-7030andMAPmodifications

willbecompleted

bySeptember

30,1994.

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TOAEP:NRC:1212G

Page4Thevalvestemreplacement

for2-MMO-240

willbecompleted

duringthefirstMode5forcedoutageofsufficient

durationortheupcomingUnit2refueling

outage,scheduled

tocommenceSeptember

6,1994,whichever

occursfirst.