IR 05000255/1981002
| ML18046A598 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1981 |
| From: | Baker K, Boyd D, Dubry N, Gildner M, James Heller, Jorgensen B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18046A587 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-81-02, 50-255-81-2, NUDOCS 8105010079 | |
| Download: ML18046A598 (6) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-255/81-02 Docket No. 50-255 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Inspection At:
Covert, MI Inspection Conducted:
February 1 thru 28, 1981
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Approved By:
D. C. Boyd, Chief Reactor Projects Section IA Inspection Summary License No. DPR-20 I
Inspection during February 1 thru 28, 1981 (Report No. 50-255/81-02)
Areas Inspected:
Augmented resident inspection program activities including operations; surveillance; maintenance; reportable events; and IE Bulletins and Circular The inspection involved a total of 324 inspector-hours onsite by six NRC inspectors including 203 inspector-hours onsite during off-shift Results:
No items of noncompliance were identified in the areas inspected.
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- DETAILS Persons Contacted
- R. W. Montross, General Manager
- J. S. Rang, Operations/Maintenan~e Superintendent
- H. J. Palmer, Technical Superintendent
- G. H. R. Petitjean, Technical Engineer K. J. Speicher, Engineering Analyst B. L. Schaner, Operations Supervisor G. W. Ford, Senior Engineer (STA)
R. P. Margol, General Engineer (STA)
D. VanDenBerg, General Engineer (STA)
D. L. Morse, Asst. Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor D. W. Langschwager, Shift Supervisor A. F. Brookhouse, Shift Supervisor S. Ghidotti, Shift Supervisor A. S. Kanicki, Shift Supervisor D. W. Kaupa, Shift Supervisor E. I. Thompson, Shift Supervisor
- R. McCaleb, Quality Assurance Superintendent E. Polk, Asst. Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
- Denotes those present at Management Intervie Numerous other members of the plant Operations/Maintenance, Technical, and Chemistry/Health Physics staff were also contacted briefl.
Operational Safety Verification The inspectors observed control room operations, reviewed applicable logs and conducted discussions with control room operators during the month of February 198 The inspector verified the operability of selected emergency systems, reviewed tagout records and verified proper return to service of affected component Tours of the aux-iliary and turbine buildings were conducted to observe plant equipment conditions, including potential fire hazards, fluid leaks, and excessve vibrations and to verify that maintenance requests had been initiated for equipment in need of maintenanc The inspectors by observation and direct interview verified that the physical security plan was being implemented in accordance with the station security pla A tour of the security fence was conducte The inspectors observed plant housekeeping/cleanliness conditions and verified implementation of radiation protection control During the month of February 1981, the inspectors walked down the accessible portions of the electrical breakers and remote shutdown panel portion of M0-29, "Engineered Safety Systems," to verify operabilit The inspectors reviewed portions of the radioactive waste system controls associated with radwaste shipments and barreling.
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These reviews and observations were conducted to verify that facility operations were in conformance with the requirements established under Technical Specifications, 10 CFR, and administrative procedure The plant operated at essentially full power throughout the month of February 1981, under the provisions of an NRC Immediate Action Letter (IAL) dated January 9, 1981. Adherence to IAL provisions was verified on a routine basi Implementation of the IAL and development of longer-term programs for improving activities control and personnel support/performance were the subject of a meeting between licensee and NRC Region III staff on February lt' 198 Details concerning this meeting are documented elsewhere.-
The IAL provisions were found to be well implemented with the exception of complete implementation of controls to assure verification by a second qualified individual of proper removal of safety-related items from service when using a Switching and Tagging Orde This was discussed with licensee person-nel on February 25, 198 No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Monthly Maintenance Observation Station maintenance activities of safety related systems and components listed below were observed/reviewed to ascertain that. they were conducted in accordance with approved procedures, regulatory guides and industry codes or st~ndards and in conformance with Technical Specifications.
The following items were considered during this review:
the limiting conditions for operation were met while components or systems were removed from service; approvals were obtained prior to initiating the work; activities were accomplished using approved procedures and were inspected as applicable; functional testing and/or calibrations were performed prior to returning components or systems to service; quality control records were maintained; activities were accomplished by qualified personnel; parts and materials used were properly certified; radiological controls were implemented; and, fire prevention controls were implemente Work requests were reviewed to determine status of outstanding jobs and to assure that priority is assigned 'to safety related equipment maintenance which may affect system performanc The following maintenance activities were observed/reviewed:
P-41 Fire Pump:
EDG 1-2:
Boric Acid Room:
Oil/block heater replacement Preventive maintenance Decontamination Proper return to service was verified following maintenanc No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/81-01
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- Monthly Surveillance Observation The inspectors observed Technical Specifications required surveillance testing on the systems/components identified below and verified that testing was performed in accordance with adequate procedures, that test instrumentation was calibrated, that limiting conditions for operation were met, that removal and restoration of the affected components were accomplished, that test results conformed with Technical Specifications and procedure requirements and were reviewed by personnel other than the individual directing the test, and that any deficiencies identified during the testing were properly reviewed and resolved by appropriate management personne *.
The inspectors witnessed portioqs of the following test activities:
M0-7A M0-7B M0-7C M0-8 M0-18 M0-22 Q0-5 RN-42
"Emergency Diesels"
"Fire Pumps P-9A, P-9B, and P-41"
"Fuel Oil Transfer Pumps"
"Primary and Secondary Computers"
"Inservice Test Procedure-Component Cooling Pumps"
"Inservice Test Procedure-High Pressure Safety Injection Pumps"
"Valve Test Procedure (IncludesContainment Isolation Valves)"
"Visually Inspecting (Accessible during Operation)
Bergen/Patterson Snubbers with Six Inch Strokes" Completed data for several tests performed in January 1981 were reviewe~l Minor deficiencies of the type very recently identified to the licensee-(after the January test cycle) were note The adequacy of licensee cor-rective actions will be determined after the licensee has been given an opportunity to review and develop his respons No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Licensee Event Reports Followup
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Through direct observations, discussions with licensee personnel, and review of records, the following event reports were reviewed to determine that reportability requirements were fulfilled, immediate corrective action was accomplished, and corrective action to prevent recurrence had been accomplished in accordance with Technical Speci-fication (Closed) LER 80-031, "Unplanned Reactivity Insertion":
a greater-than-intended withdrawal of one control rod bank occurred during a test when rod position indication instrumentation faile The licensee immediately repositioned the rods and restored the position indication systems to operabilit Review of the procedure established controls existed and were complied with assuring sufficient boron concentration to prevent IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-24
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accidental criticality even if all rods had withdraw Modifications to improve position indication system functioning and operator aware-ness of off-normal conditions in these systems are planne (Closed) LER 80-032, "Loss of Rod Position Indication":
see LER 80-031 above, which involves the same even (Closed) LER 80-021, "Misaligned Containment Sump Valve":
During routine testing of valves on July 25, 1980, an operator inadvertently opened a containment sump isolation valv The valve is normally closed during power operation and is opened automatically on a low level signal in the Safety Injection and Refueling Water Storage Tan The items of noncompliance associated with the incorrect position of the containment sump valve were reviewed in IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-12 and closed in IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-2 (Closed) LER 80-029, "Closure of Safety Injection and Refueling Water Storage Tank Outlet Valve while at Power:
During routine testing of valves on August 19, 1980, an operator closed and then opened a safety injection and refueling water storage tank outlet valv The valve is normally opened during power operations and is closed automatically on a low level signal in the Safety Injection and Refueling Water Storage Tan The items of noncompliance associated with the incorrect position of the safety injection and refueling water storage tank were reviewed in.IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-12 and closed in IE Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-24.
IE Bulletin Followup For the IE Bulletins listed below the inspector verified that the written response was within the time period stated in the bulletin, that the written response included the information required to be reported, that the written response included adequate corrective action commitments based on information presentation in the bulletin and the licensee's response, that licensee management forwarded copies of the written resporise to the appropriate onsite management repre-sentatives, that information discussed in the licensee's written request was accurate, and that corrective action taken by the licensee was as described in the written respons (Closed) IE Bulletin No. 80-16, "Potential Misapplication of Rosemont Inc., Models 1151 and 1152 Pressure Transmitters":
Licensee letter dated July 29, 1980 identif-ied safety-related applications of the subject transmitters and provided information to show these applications cannot be expected to subject the transmitters to conditions yielding anomalous performanc (Closed) IE Bulletin No. 80-18, "Maintenance of Adequate Minimum Flow Through Centrifugal Charging Pumps Following Secondary Side High Energy Line Rupture":
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- Licensee letter dated September 23, 1980 addresses high pressure safety injection pumps as the Palisades charging pumps are not centrifugal type but positive-displacement type which are pro-tected by safety valve The HPSI pumps are provided a minimum flow pathway throughout the injection phase and are protected thereafter by administrative and procedural control (Closed) IE Bulletin No. 80-21, "Valve Yokes Supplied by Malcolm Fou:ndry Co., Inc.":
Licensee letter dated December 10, 1980 documents review showing the subject parts are not installed at Palisade This was veri-fied by a separate inspector revie (Closed) IE Bulletin No. 80-23, "Failure of Solenoid Valves Manu-factured by Valcor Engineering Corporation":
Licensee letter dated November 26, 1980 documents review showing the subject parts are not installed at Palisade This was veri-fied by a separate inspector revie.
IE Circular Followup For the IE Circulars listed below, the inspector verified that the Circular was received by the licensee management, that a-review for applicability was performed, and that if the circular was applicable to the facility, appropriate corrective actions were taken or were scheduled to be take (N/A) IE Circular No. 80-06, "Control and Accountability System for Implant Therapy Sources." (N/ A) IE Circular No. 80-08, "Problems with HPCI Turbine Oil System." (N/A) IE Circular No. 80-19, "Noncompliance with License Requirements for Medical Licensees." (Closed) IE Circular No. 80-22, "Confirmation of Employee Qualifica-tion." (Closed) IE Circular No. 80-23, "Potential Defects in Beloit Power Systems Emergency Generators." (Closed) IE Circular No. 80-13, "Grid Strap Damage in Westinghouse Fuel Assemblies."
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1)
throughout the month and at the conclusion of the inspection and sum-marized the scope and findings of the inspection activitie