IR 05000282/1979023

IE Insp Repts 50-282/79-23 & 50-306/79-19 on 790917-30.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Maint,Security, Review,Audit & Radiation Protection

ML19210E621
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	10/22/1979
From:	Feierabend C, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML19210E620	List: IR 05000282/1979023 ML19210E619
References
50-282-79-23, 50-306-79-19, NUDOCS 7912050406
Download: ML19210E621 (3)

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

REGION III

Report No. 50-282/79-23; 50-306/79-19

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Docket No. 50-282; 50-306 License No. DPR-42; DPR-60

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Licensee:

Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 Facility Name:

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At:

Prairie Island Site, Red Wing, MN Inspection Conducted:

Sep tembe r,,17-30, 1979 O

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C. D. Feierabend

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RFu)mN Approved By:

R. F. Warnick, Chief

/g-22-?9 Reactor Projects Section 2 Inspection Summary Inspection on September 17-30, 1979 (Report No. 50-282/79-23; 50-306/79-19)

Areas Inspected: Routine resident inspection of plant operations, maintenance, security, review and audit, and radiation protection.

The inspection involved 37 inspector-hours by the resident inspector.

Results: No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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DETAILS

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Personnel Contacted F. Tierney, Plant Manager J. Brokaw, Plant Superintendent, Operations and Maintenance E. Watzl, Plant Superintendent, Plant Engineering and Radiation Protection R. Lindsey, Superintendent, Operations

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D. Mendele, Superintendent, Operations Engineering

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D. Schuelke, Superintendent, Radiation Protection M. Sellman, Senior Nuclear Engineer R. Conklin, Supervisor, Security and Plant Services G. Sundberg, Instrument Engineer R. Holthe, Shift Supervisor P. Ryan, Shift Supervisor P. Valtakis, Shift Supervisor 2.

General Both units operated routinely throughout the munth except that Unit 1 was shut down for about 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> on September 30 to repair steam leaks.

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Organism in Cooling Tower System Water The licensee initiated special preventive actions on September 26, 1979, to protect plant personnel from possible infection from amoeba identified as present in the water in the cooling towers.

Although informed by medical consultants that possibility of infection in humans is remote, the licensee plans to treat the cooling water to eliminate the amoeba.

State health agencies were informed.

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Plant Operrtions The inspector reviewed plant operations including examination of selected operating logs, special orders, temporary memos, jua +er and tagout logs for the month of September.

Tours of the plant included walks through the various areas of the plant to observe operations and activities in progress; to inspect the status of monitoring instruments, to observe for adherence to radiation controls and fire protection rules, to check proper alignment of selected valves and equipment controls, and to review status of various alarmed annunciators with operators.

The inspector also reviewed annunciator status, recorder charts, surveillance records, and logs to verify that plant operations were maintained in accordance with Technical Specification requirements.

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Security The inspector conducted periodic observations of access control,

issuing badges, vehicle inspection, escorting, and communication checks.

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Maintenance s

The inspector reviewed several work requests (WR's) and work request

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authorizations (WRA's) and verified that all required reviews and approvals had been completed.

The inspector observed work in progress during replacements of a trap on an auxiliary feedwater system drain. No areas of concern were identified.

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Radiation Protection The inspector examined high radiation area posting and control of work in progress in September 27, 1979.

The inspector examined all radiation monitoring equipment observed during the tour of the plant for operability and current calibration.

The licensee had recently received equipment for repair of the containment radiation monitors 1R2 and 2R2.

Repairs to the monitors were in progress.

Discussions with licensee personnel concerning status of portable monitoring equipment indicated that the licensee is reviewing requirements and expects to obtain additional equipment that should provide improved reliability.

(The inspector had determined that all required monitors were available and serviceable, but that others had been removed from service for repairs, etc.)

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Review and Audit The inspector attended a portion of the Safety Audit Committee (SAC) meeting held on site September 26, 1979.

Dr. Henry Isben was introduced as a consultant recently added to the SAC.

The inspector observed that all SAC members were present for the meeting and that the meeting was scheduled and conducted in accordance with Technical Specification requirenents.

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Exit Interview The inspector conducted an exit interview with Mr. Tierney at the conclusion of the inspection.

The inspector discussed the scope and results of the inspection and stated that no items of noncom-pliance or deviations were identified.

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