IR 05000244/1985014
| ML17254A593 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 10/11/1985 |
| From: | Pasciak W, Zibulsky H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-244-85-14, NUDOCS 8510220106 | |
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U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No.
50-244/85-14 Docket No.
50-244 License No.
DPR-18 Priority Category C
Licensee:
Rochester Gas and Electric Cor 49 East Avenue Rochester New York 14649 Facility Name:
R, E. Ginna Power Plant Inspection At:
Ontario New York Inspection Conducted:
Au ust 20-22 1985 Inspectors:
H. Zibulsk e ist date Approved by:
. J.
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C ief, BWR Radiation Protection Section, DRSS te Ins ection Summar:
Ins ection on Au ust 20-22 1985 Re ort No. 50-244/85-14 R
chemistry program.
Areas reviewed included training, measurement control and analytical procedure evaluations.
The inspection involved 28 inspector hours by one NRC region based inspector.
Results:
No violations were identified.
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'S. Spector, Assistant Superintendent
"D. Fi lkins, Manager HP and Chemistry
"A. Harhay, Supervisor Power Plant Chemistry W. Goodman, HP Foreman B. Dahl, Plant Chemist
"denotes those present at the exit interview.
The inspector also interviewed other licensee employees including members of the chemistry staffs 2)
Action on Previous Licensee Findin s
(Closed) 84-09-Ol-IFI (84725) - The licensee did not have a requalifica-tion program in nonradiological chemistry.
The licensee contracted with a commercial laboratory to supply the licensee with certified water solution standards for the laboratory technicians to analyzers The technicians'nalytical results will be evaluated and documented by the Plant Chemist.
Each technician will perform these tests on an annual basis.
3)
Measurement Control Evaluation The licensee's measurement control program was verified through analysis of actual plant water samples.
The spent fuel tank and secondary coolant were sampled and duplicate samples were sent to Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for independent verification.
Boron, chloride and fluoride an'alyses will be performed~on the spent fuel tank sample and ammonia, hydrazine, silica, chloride, iron, and copper analyses on the steam generator blowdown sample.
On completion of the analyses by both laboratories, a statistical evaluation will be made (Inspector Follow-up Item 85-14-01).
4)
Anal tical Procedures Evaluation During the inspection, standard chemical solutions were submitted by the inspector to the licensee for analysis.
The standard solutions were prepared by BNL for NRC Region I, and were analyzed by the licensee using normal methods and equipment.
The analysis of standards is used to verify the licensee's capability to monitor chemical parameters in various plant systems with respect to Technical Specification and other regulatory requirements.
In addition, the analysis of standards is used to evaluate the licensee's analytical procedures with respect to accuracy and precisio The results of the standard measurements comparison indicated that with the exception of two measurements and the three iron analyses, all of the results were in agreement under the criteria used for comparing results (see Attachment 1).
The disagreements are not considered significant.
The iron disagreements were due to a malfunction of the graphite furnace.
The results of the comparisons are listed in Table 1.
The licensee also analyzed the chloride standard using a spectrophoto-metric method.
The inspector did not evaluate the results because they were erratic and because the procedure was insensitive.
For the purposes of primary coolant analyses, the inspector advised the licensee to use the Dionex or Specific Ion Electrode Method because of their greater relia-bility and sensitivity.
The licensee said they had ordered the electrodes and will replace the spectrophotometric method with the Specific Ion Electrode Method.
They are also planning to purchase another Dionex instrument (ion chromatography)
for the primary coolant analyses.
5)
Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on August 22, 1985, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspecto Ca abi lit Test Results R.
E. Ginna Power Plant Chem.
Parameter NRC Value Lic. Value Ratio Lic/NRC
~Com arison Results in parts per million (ppm)
Boron 1014 + 15 3047
+ 26 5040 + 130 1002
+ 1.5 2986
+ 26 4806
+ 19 0.988 +,0.015 0.980
+ 0.012 0.954
+ 0.025 Agreement Agreement Agreement Results in parts per bi 1 lion (ppb)
Hydrazine Chloride Fluoride Copper Iron Ammonia (AsNH)
52.4
+ 1.3 19.3
+ 1.6 100.0
+ 2 10 '
+ 0.7 69.7
+ 3 27.7
+ 2 '
96.1
+ 4.1 329
+ 20 149
+ 7 15.5
+ 0.20 10.3 + 0.20 5.2 + 0.04 15.2 + 0.2 10.13
+ 0.2 5.07
+ 0.04 1168
+ 15.7 119.9
+
2.7 356
+
8.7 51.3
+ 0.6 20.0
+ 0 101.3
+ 3.1 10.0
+ 0.4 65.3
+ 3.1 32.0
+ 2 100
+ 0 340
+ 0 130
+ 0
2 0.5 10.2
+ 0.6 5.0 + 0.1 I
20.3
+ 0.6 16.9
+ 0.8 9 '
+ 0.23 1200
+
100 +
360 +
0.979
+ 0.03 1.036
+ 0.09 1.013
+ 0.04 0.971
+ 0.08 0.937
+ 0.06 1.155
+ 0.14 1.041
+ 0.04 1.033
+ 0.06 0.872
+ 0.04 1.03
+ 0.03 0.990
+ 0.06 0.962
+ 0.02 1.336
+ 0.04 1.668
+ 0.09 1.815
+ 0.05 1.027
+ 0.014 0.834
+ 0.019 1.011
+ 0.02 Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Disagreement Agreement Agreement Agreement Disagreement Disagreement Disagreement Agreement Disagreement Agreement
ATTACHMENT Criteria For Com grin Anal tical Measurements This attachment provides criteria for comparing results of capability tests.
In these criteria the judgement limits are based on the uncertainty of the ratio
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of the licensee's value to the NRC value.
The following steps are performed:
(1) the ratio of the licensee's value to the NRC value is computed (ratio-Licensee Value
)
(2)
NRC value the uncertainty of the ratio is propagated.
If the absolute value of one minus the ratio i.s less than or equal to twice the ratio uncertainty, the results are in agreement.
() 1-ratio(
< 2 uncertainty)
Z
, then Sz
= Sx
+
~S
X
2 ZFrom:
Bevington, P.R.,
Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1969)