IR 05000255/1979022
| ML18044A501 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/26/1979 |
| From: | Boyd D, Jorgensen B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML18044A500 | List: |
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| FOIA-80-150 50-255-79-22, NUDOCS 8002070505 | |
| Download: ML18044A501 (7) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No.: 50-255/79-22 Docket No.: 50-255 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Inspection At:
Covert, MI License No.: DPR-20 Inspection Conducted:
November 1, 2, 5-9, 13-16, 19-21, 23, 26, 29 and 30,
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D. C. Boyd, ief Reactor Projects, Section 3 Inspection Summary Inspection during November, 1979 (Report No. 50-255/79-22)
Areas Inspected:
Routine resident inspection program for November, 1979, including procurement, modifications, and followup on previously identified item The inspection involved 100 onsite inspection hour Results:
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified in any of the inspected areas.
- DETAILS Persons Contacted
- J. G. Lewis, General Manager-Palisades
- H. W. Keiser, Plant Superintendent
- H. J. Palmer, Technical Superintendent
- R. E. McCaleb, Quality Assurance Superintendent G. H. R. Petitjean,-Technical Engineer G. C. Cheeseman, Quality Control Supervisor E. C. Huss, Plant Material Service Supervisor B. L. Harshe, Senior Engineer G. W. Ford, General Engineer G. J. Daggett, Technologist R. E. Mieras, Shift Supervisor J. Flynn, Operations Supervisor - Midland Plant
- Denotes those present at exit interview on December 3, 197 The inspector also had discussions with various members of the operations and technical staffs and with 5 members of the Midland Nuclear Plant operations staff temporarily assigned to Palisade.
Procurement This inspection included a review of the licensee's program and activities in procurement of components, materials, supplies and services used in safety related function Company Quality Assurance Program and Procedures and plant Quality Control Procedures were used as the basis document Nonconforming Material Particular attention was directed to identification, control and disposition of nonconforming materia Selected procedures and records were reviewed for this purpose, as follows:
(1)
Procedure QCP-P-04 "Receipt Inspection" (2)
Procedure QCP-P-05 "Processing of Nonconforming Material" (3)
Controlled Materials Procedure 13-4 "Nonconforming Materials" (4)
Nonconforming Material Log The "Remove and Repair" file was also reviewed to ascertain controls for determining conformance of items removed for onsite or offsite repair prior to returning such items to servic Specifically, file status sheets RR-128, RR-129, RR-131, RR-137, RR-138 and RR-147 were examine Purchase Documents A number of Purchase Order/Receipt Inspection packages were examined, as follows:
(1)
No. 87441 - Goulds Pumps, Inc. - pump parts (2)
No. 24660 - Bergen-Patterson - snubber parts (3)
No. 12101 - Combustion Engineering - reactor cavity seals (4)
No. 17442 - Epicor, Inc. - resins (5)
No. 26526 - Garlock, Inc. -
CRDM SEALS (6)
No. 52292 - Henry Vogt - valves This review established verification of item conformance to purchase specifications or identification and proper disposition of nonconforming item Prior review and approval, receipt inspection, and quality record maintenance were also verifie The licensee utilized approved vendors or provided the additional review required by processing with a QA Release documen Stockroom The inspector conducted a tour of the licensee's storage areas and verified that safety related materials received onsite had been inspected by qualified personnel; nonconforming items had been segregated and properly identified; defined storage or packaging requirements were met; and that identification and traceability were adequat Material balances specified in the purchase documents were selectively verifie Proper protective storage for pipe and weld rod was specifically determine No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Facility Modifications During this inspection, selected Facility Changes (F.C.'s) and Specification/Field Changes (SFC's), involving modification of the design or function of safety related components, were examine SFC 79-057:
charging pump discharge valves having cross-bored guides were replaced with valves having solid guides to provide improved wear resistance, SFC 79-054RU: additional emergency diesel trip made (field shutdown timer) annunciated at local panel
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addition of hangers/restraints to containment building air lines FC 366:
main control room annunciation for 125 v.dc undervoltage FC 441-1:
high pressure safety injection isolation valve operational re-alignment (Reference LER 78-41 dated.12/26/78) FC 452-1:
modified containment isolation logic on component cooling water (Reference I.E. Bulletin 79-06B and licensee response dated 4/27/79 and 8/10/79) FC 466:
addition of main feedwater valve closure function off steam generator low pressure (Reference LER 79-41 dated 10/9/79) FC 439:
replacement of boric acid system heat tracing For the modifications identified above, some were complete, some in progress, and some not yet commence In each case, the inspector verified proper prior review and approval and ascertained changes were in accordance with 10 CFR 50.5 For completed work, the review included proper licensee followup, including performance testing and appropriate revision of procedures and drawing Work in progress was observed in the case of the boric acid system heat tracing replace-men Procedural control of the job and independent verification of proper installation were note Proper maintenance of records on completed activities was verifie No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Followup on Previously Reported Items On September 14, 1979, the licensee reported his findings that contain-
~7nt integrity requirements had not been met during Cycle 3 operation / The inspector reviewed and reported on this occurrence at that time,
- identifying three items of noncomplianc This inspection included a review of the licensee's initial corrective action for the event and the identified noncompliance Licensee Event Report 79-37 Certain corrective actions identified in the licensee's written report concerning this event, submitted September 28, 1979, were verified, as follows:
(1)
The affected valves were closed and locke !/ LER 79-37 dated 9/14/79
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(2)
The surveillance procedure governing the filter testing was revised to adequately address return-to-service requirements; the affected valves apparently having been left open after such testing in April, 197 (3)
The affected valves were assigned valve numbers and provided with appropriate identifying tags; the print (P&ID M-218)
was revised to identify the valves by number; and the valves were added to the checklist CL 3.3 "Containment Integrity".
(4)
The event was reviewed with applicable plant personne Noncompliance Items The first item of noncompliance involved failure to maintain containment integrity as require The licensee identified and reported this matter as indicated above, and the initial correc-tive actions for this item and for the event report LER 79-37 were the sam A second item involved failure to verify manual containment isolation valves "locked closed" following refueling outages, in that checklist CL 3. 3, "Containment Integrity did not include the affected valve The licensee engaged MPR Associates, an engineering consultant firm, to perform an independent review of all containment penetrations to identify and recqrd each, along with associated isolation capabilit This work was done on October 15-17, 1979 and on October 23-24, 1979, and included:
(1)
procedure preparation (2)
development of a master check list of mechanical penetra-tions and valves (3)
direct examination of penetrations, both inside and outside containment, to identify all branches and valves affecting containment isolation (4)
marking and photographing penetrations and valves (5)
identifying inconsistencies between reference documents and/or the "as built" configuration (6)
preparation of a list of manual valves which must be locked closed during operatio The inspection/walk-downs were performed twice; first by MPR and plant Quality Control staff, then again following document cor-rection by MPR and plant Operations staf.*
A report describing this review, the associated findings, and proposals for additional licensee followup was prepared by the consultant and has been reviewed by the inspecto There were no significant negative finding Items identified for followup included mis-numbered or un-numbered valves, and inaccurate or incomplete drawing No valves were found to be mispositioned, nor were additional significant discrepancies identified in checklist CL 3.3 "Containment Integrity".
The inspector cross-checked several findings to verify accuracy, including independent examination of several findings to verify accuracy, including independent examination of several penetration Proper followup on recommendations for corrective action will be reviewed during a future inspectio Corrective action for the third noncompliance item, involving failure to follow a procedure, will also be examined during a future inspectio Order Modifying License On November 9, 1979, the Nuclear Regulating Commission, having found an unresolved question to exist as to whether an undue threat to the health and safety of the public would be created by resumption of facility operation issued on "Order Modifying License".
This Order requires the licensee to complete compre-hensive reviews of checklists and procedures to assure they identify and require proper positioning of valves and other controls for engineered safety feature During this inspection, certain licensee activities responsive to the requirements of the order were reviewed, as follows:
(1)
development of the scope of work to be performed
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walkdowns of systems to correct checklists and prints to
"as built" - the inspector accompanied portions of the walkdowns of the auxiliary feedwater system and the charging system (3)
development of methods for assignment, tracking, closeout and verification of *correction for identified discrepancies A comprehensive review of licensee activities in response to the Order Modifying License will be performed during a future inspect:lon*.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Management Interview A management interview (attended as indicated in Paragraph 1) was conducted at the conclusion of the inspection on December 3, 197 The inspector discussed the scope and findings of the inspection, as described in these Details.
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