IR 05000255/1981020
| ML18046B028 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 10/26/1981 |
| From: | Boyd D, James Heller, Jorgensen B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML18046B027 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-81-20, NUDOCS 8111090408 | |
| Download: ML18046B028 (6) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-255/81-20 Docket No. 50-255 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Inspection At:
Palisades Site, Covert, MI License No. DRP-20 Inspection Conducted:
September 1, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20-26, 30 and October 1-2, 1981 Inspectors:
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J. K. Heller
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Reactor Projects Section lA Inspection Summary Inspection on September 1, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20-26, 30 and October 1-2, 1981 (Report N ~255/81-20)
Areas Inspected:
Routine resident inspection program activities including:
operations during long-term shutdown; refueling activities; maintenance and modifications; procedures, and followup of an IE Bulletin and previously identified item The inspection involved a total of 69 inspection hours onsite, including 22 hours2.546296e-4 days <br />0.00611 hours <br />3.637566e-5 weeks <br />8.371e-6 months <br /> on off-shift Results:
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
- DETAILS Persons Contacted
- R. W. Montross, General Manager
- J. S. Rang, Operations/Maintenance Superintendent
- H. J. Palmer, Technical Superintendent
- G. H. R. Petitjean, Technical Engineer
- R. E. McCaleb, Quality Assurance Administrator D. K. Powers, Shift Technical Advisor W. S. Skibitsky, Operations Superintendent J. A. Meineke, Technical Engineer W. L. Burmeister, Shift Technical Advisor W. E. Drummond, Reactor Operator R. S. Cater, Reactor Operator S. Ghidotti, Shift Supervisor (SRO)
A. S. Kanicki, Shift Supervisor (SRO)
D. W. Kaupa, Shift Supervisor (SRO)
G. L. Pothoff, Reactor Operator E. I. Thompson, Shift Supervisor (SRO)
S. F. Pierce, Radioactive Materials Control Supervisor B. L. Schaner, Operation Supervisor K. M. Farr, Public Affairs Director W. E. Adams, Senior Engineer (STA)
D. P. Spry, Property Protection Advisqr
- Denotes those present at Management Interview October 7, 198 Numerous other members of the plant Operations/Maintenance, Technical, and Chemistry/Health Physics staff were also contacted briefl.
Activities During Long Term Shutdown The inspector observed selected licensee activities being performed during the current shutdown condition to ascertain compliance to applicable requirement Control Room The inspector observed control room operations, reviewed applicable logs and conducted discussions with control room operators during the month of September 198 The inspector verified adherence to limiting conditions for operation at cold shutdown, proper shift manning, adherence to selected procedures, and instrument/recorder operation Facility Tours Tours of the containment, turbine and auxiliary buildings, the containment building roof, and plant grounds were conducted to:
assess general plant/equipment conditions (including standby
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- equipment); verify that maintenance requests have been initiated for equipment in need of maintenance; examine plant areas (in-cluding cabinet interiors) for fire hazards; and verify that ignition sources and flammable material are being controlled in accordance with licensee procedure The inspector observed plant housekeeping/cleanliness conditions and verified implementation of radiation protection control The inspector by observation and direct interview verified that the physical security plan was being implemented in accordance with the station security pla The inspector independently surveyed two radwaste trucks awaiting shipmen No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Refueling Activities The inspector verified that prior to the handling of fuel in the core,
'all surveillance testing required by the technical specifications and licensee's procedures had been completed; verified that during the outage the periodic testing of refueling related equipment was per-formed as required by technical specifications; observed eight shifts of the fuel handling operations (removal and insertion) and verified the activities were performed in accordance with the technical speci-fications and approved procedures; verified that good housekeeping was maintained on the refueling area; and, verified that staffing during refueling was in accordance with Technical Specifications and approved procedure During fuel movement on October 2, the licensee reported that a control rod had been damage The licensee is still evaluating the reason/cause of the damaged control ro This item will be reviewed during a later inspectio Refueling activities were in process at the time of the repor The remaining fuel activities will be reviewed during a later inspectio No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Maintenance - Refueling The inspector verified maintenance procedures include administrative approvals for removing and return of systems to service; hold points for inspection/audit and signoff by QA or other licensee personnel; provisions for operational testing following maintenance; provisions for special authorization and fire watch responsibilities for activi-ties involving welding, open flame, and other ignition sources; re-views of material certifications; provisions for assuring LCO re-quirements were met during repair; provisions for housekeeping during and following maintenance; and responsibilities for reporting defects to managemen The inspector observed the maintenance activities listed below and verified work was accomplished in accordance with approved procedures and by qualified personne Installation of anchors/braces on control room and cable-spreading room cabinet Main turbine inspection and overhaul activitie Removal of station batteries and preparations for replacemen Miscellaneous fabrication, installation and wiring related to the long-term cooling syste Electrical and seismic support work on an emergency diesel generato Reactor vessel stud cleanin No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Procedures Selected licensee procedures were examined during this inspection to determine technical adequacy; consistency to license requirements; and proper development, review, approval, and revisio General Plant Operating Procedures (GOP's)
(1)
GOP-6 (2)
GOP-10 (3)
GOP-11 Power Level Change Emergency Shutdown from Power Refueling Operations Systems Operating Procedures (SOP's)
SOP-28 Fuel Handling System Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP's)
EOP-2 Other (1) FHS0-6 (2)
FHSM-10 (3)
PCS-M-29 Loss of AC Power Movement of Control Rod CR-133 Exxon Fuel Receipt Inspection Primary Coolant Pump Uncoupling
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(4)
MSS-M-17 Testing of Rebuilt Snubbers (5)
Admin Periodic Activity Control System The review of EOP-2 included examination of related staff training to address NRC Generic Letter 81-0 Licensee actions on this matter were deemed satisfactory, and the issue is considered close No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
IE Bulletin Followup Some review of IE Bulletin 80-11, "Masonry Wall Design", was conducted during this inspection, with the emphasis on verification that the licensee's evaluations and actions concerning systems jeopardized by masonry walls are consistent with license requirement The licensee has identified, by conservative screening techniques, walls whose failure might jeopardize safety equipment, typically cable trays, but no determination has been made which walls (or segments) will jeopar-dize safety equipmen Repairs are proceeding on all suspect walls which are accessible only with the plant in its current shutdown conditio The licensee was informed that the NRC position on this issue is that a documented determination on the actual adequacy of suspect walls must be made before startup, or sufficient repairs to remove the walls from the suspect category must be complete This matter will be reviewed further during a future inspectio Further, the Bulletin itself will remain open pending technical review and evaluation of the licensee's analytical methods and result The matter was discussed at the management intervie No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Followup on Previously Identified Items (Closed) Noncompliance Item, IE Report No. 050-255/80-08:
Signoff of shift and relief turnover checklis The licensee's actions as described in his letter dated July 23, 1980, have been verified and the efficacy of those actions over the long term verifie (Closed) Noncompliance Items, IE Report No. 050-255/80-15:
Actions with inoperable snubbers and reporting requirements for inoperable snubber As a result of a conference on March 27, 1981, among the licensee, NRC Region III, and the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the licensee implemented section 3/4.7.9 of NUREG-021 Adherence to these specifications has been verifie (Closed) Noncompliance Item #3, IE Report No. 050-255/80-24:
Violations of administrative and operating procedure The licensee's corrective actions described in his letter of July 6, 1981 were verifie (Closed) Open Inspection Item, IE Report No. 050-255/81-05:
Shift supervisor notification on maintenance under the Periodic Activity Control System (PACS).
The PACS has been revised to clarify notification criteri The licensee has audited the area under Surveillance QP-81-12 and found the revisions effective in addressing similar concerns developed in his own corrective action syste (Closed) Paragraph A.S, NRC Order dated March 10, 1981:
The licensee is installing circuit modifications to alarm abnormal battery conditions during the current outage; a schedule agreed to by NRC Region II No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
Management Interview A management interview (attended as indicated in Paragraph 1) was conducted following completion of the inspectio The following items were discusse The inspectors summarized the scope and findings as described in these Detail The NRC position on IE Bulletin 80-11 was discusse