IR 05000219/1982013
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1982 |
| From: | John Thomas, Lester Tripp NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-219-82-13, NUDOCS 8207130245 | |
| Download: ML20054M447 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Region I Report No.
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50-219 License No. DPR-16 Priority Category c
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Licensee:
GPU fluclear Corporation 100 Interpace Parkway Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Facility Name:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatino Station Meeting:
USNRC, Region.1, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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W A. Thomas, Resident Inspector
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If. E. TripM Chief, Reactor Projects Section
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date signed 2A, Division of Project and Resident Programs Meetino Summary:
Enforcement Conference on May 4,1982 (Report No. 50-219/82-13)
Sumary: Special enforcement conference convened by NRC Region I management to discuss NRC concerns regardino trecent violations of NRC requirements involving the air operated Reactor Building to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers, inoperability of Isolation Condenser valves, and concern for activities associated with maintenance, modification, testing, and surveillance. The meeting held at the NRC Region 1 office was attended by senior GPU Nuclear Corporation and NRC.
Region i nianagement personnel.
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PDR Region I Form 12 l
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Attendees GPU Nuclear Corporation
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P. R. Clark, Executive Vice-President
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P. B. Fiedler, Vice President and Director, Oyster Creek N,,,'
F. F. Manganaro, Vice President and Director, Maintenance and Construction
R. F. Wilson, Vice President and Director, Technical Functions
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J. Knubel, Manager, BWR Licensing M. W. Laggart, Licensing Supervisor, Oyster Creek N.
C U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission R. C. Haynes, Administrator, Region 1 J. M. Allan, Deputy Administrator, Region 1 R. W. Starostecki, Director, Division of Project and Resident Programs (DPRP)
R. R. Keimig, Chief, Projects Branch No. 2, DPRP L. E. Tripp, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 2A, DPRP C. J. Cowgill, Senior Resident Inspector, Peach Bottom Atomic Station J. A. Thomas, Resident Inspector, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
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W. J. Lazarus, Reactor Inspector, Reactor Projects Section 2A J. J. Lombardo, NRR Licensing Project Manager, Oyster Creek J. W. Craig, Enforcement Specialist, Office of Inspection and Enforcement
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Summary Mr. Starostecki opened the meeting by discussing the recent inspection findings at Oyster Creek which indicated problems in manacement control of maintenance, modification, testing, and surveillance of safety related systems. The specific findings were: 1) a violation of technical specification limiting condition for operation when an isolation condenser valve failed during functional testing but was not declared inoperable, and 2) a violation of technical specification limiting condition for operation when an air operated reactor building to suppression chamber vacuum breaker was improperly assembled following maintenance and was unable to perform its intended function. These events are discussed in detail in NRC Inspection Reports 50-219/81-21 and 50-219/82-08,
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It was stated that the purpose of the meeting was to allow the licensee to present the facts and background information concerning the events and their underlying causes, and to discuss actions taken to correct the violations and strengthen the management
controls over safety related activities.
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The main emphasis in this^ meeting was on licensee corrective actions and
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additional controls to prevent recurrence. Of particular concern to NRC was the licensee's system for controlling work in the plant. The licensee agreed that the details of specific events were correct as documented
in the referenced NRC inspection reports. The licensee acknowledged that the underlying issue in both events and in similar past events was inade-quate control and review of activities in the plant. The licensee dis-
' cussed ongoing programs started in 1980 to strengthen performance. This presentation included discussions of the following:
Increasdd onsite plant operations staffing. There has been about a
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i 150% increase in plant staff since January, 1980.
An offsite GPU technical functions division was created in the Fall
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of 1980. Recently, more of this division's efforts have been devoted to Oyster Creek as TMI-2 restart support decreases. GPU service organ-izations are expected to handle modifications, engineering and major maintenance. This will free the onsite staff to concentrate on running and maintaining the plant.4 New procedures are being developed for maintaining configuration and
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interface control. The mechanisms for controlling maintenance and modification work including work requests, work authorizations, instal-lation procedures, work permits, job orders, etc., were described.
Plant staff (operations) involvement in modifications and major main-
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tenance work will include assignments of engineers to be responsible for specific systems, increased emphasis on not accepting incomplete work or completed work with known problems, and increased on-the-spot QC coverage. Personnel will be held accountable for performance with disciplinary actions associated with inadequate performance, as appro-priate.
Efforts to improve personnel awareness and attitudes towards safety were described.
Regarding recurring valve leakage problems, the licensee described
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changes in practices involving the use of engineering / analyzed proce-dures instead of the past approach of using more expedient back-seat-ing practices.
Plant staff has received specialized training on Limi-torque operators.
The licensee expects procedures for new systems to control maintenance and modifications to be completed within six months. They indicated that changes made to date have improved the general safety conscious attitude in the plant. Continuing im)rovement in control of plant activities is expected by the licensee as tie above changes are implemented.
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