The NRC examiners initially questioned the process for marking the post-accident monitoring indicators in the simulator and both the Unit 1 and Unit 2 control rooms during the week of the onsite validation for the examination (i.e., the week of October 22, 2007). An NRC information request was documented as
Issue Report (IR) 00688723, but was only partially completed by the time the examination was given during the week of December 3, 2007. Remaining IR actions included: FnDetermine the extent of the stations commitment to
RG 1.97, and then per Technical Specifications Table 3.3.3-1,
Post Accident Monitoring Instrumentation, identify those instruments required to be properly marked; FnEvaluate the Operations Department and labeling procedures for changes required to maintain the
RG 1.97 requirements; and FnEvaluate operator training for the need to familiarize licensed operators with
RG 1.97 equipment marking. Based on information received to date, the
RG 1.97 instrumentation marked with a black dot is tracked within the Passport computer database but is not procedurally controlled. The inspectors identified several instruments on the Unit 1 control panels and in the simulator that were not properly marked, and informed the licensee. The lack of procedural controls for labeling
RG 1.97 post-accident indications on the control panels appeared to be a violation of NRC requirements, but is considered an Unresolved Item (
URI) to allow the licensee to gather and submit the remaining information request items for NRC review.
