IR 05000313/1977012
| ML19326C528 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 09/09/1977 |
| From: | Gagliardo J, Randy Hall, Kelley D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| 50-313-77-12, NUDOCS 8004230646 | |
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- O U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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Report No. 50-313/77-12 Docket No. 50-313 License No. DPR-51
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Licensee: Arkansas Power & Light Company Post Office Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Facility Name: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 Inspection at: Arkansas Nuclear One, Russellville, Arkansas Inspection conducted: August 2-5 and August 22-23, 1977 Inspector:
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/[, D. L. Kelley, Reactor Inspector, Engineering Support Section O
Other Accompanying Personnel:
R. E. Hall, Chief, Engineering Support Section Augus 22-23,1977)
Reviewed by:
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7 J. E% Gagli&rJo, Reactor Inspector, Reactor
'Date Operations and Nuclear Support Branch
f/f/77 Approved by:
R. E. Hall, Chief,' Engineering Support Section Date'
Inspection Sumary:
Inspection on August 2-5 and August 22-23,' 1977 (Report No. 50-313/77-12)
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Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the fire protection program. Areas examined during the inspection included: (1) plant emergency plan, surveillance procedures and maintenance procedures relative to fire protection / prevention; (2) surveillance records for the above; and (3) a facility inspection of the fire suppression equipment. The inspection involved twenty-one inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
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i Results: Of the three areas inspected, one item of noncompliance (infraction -
failure to provide and follow procedures - Paragraph 2) was identified in two areas and one deviation (failure to maintain fire doors closed - Paragraph 3)
was identified in the third area.
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DETAILS i
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Persons Contacted J. W. Anderson, Jr., Plant Superintendent
- G. H. Miller, Assistant Plant Superintendent
- L. Alexander, Quality Control Engineer
- D. Hamblen, Quality Control Inspector F. B. Foster, Production Engineer
- T.~ M. Martin, Supervisor Plant Maintenance
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Procedures and Records The following procedures and records were reviewed to ascertain compliance with the licensee's commitments:
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Procedure 1104.32, " Fire Water System Normal Operation," Rev.1,
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9/11/75 Procedure 1104.39, "Halon System Operations," Rev.t0, 7/24/75
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Procedure i304.25, " Fire Extinguisher Equipment Inspection and
Maintenance," Rev. 2, 7/7/76 Procedure 1304.88, " Fire Water System Testing," Rev. O, 4/8/74 Procedure 1304.95, " Fire System Testing and Training," Rev. O, 11/11/76 Procedure 1304.94, "Halon Fire System Inspection," Rev. O, 11/12/76 Procedure 1406.01, " Housekeeping," Rev. 2, 3/4/77
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Procedure 1406.02, " Cleanliness Standards and Methods for Mainte-nance," Rev. O, 4/2/74 l
Procedure 1504.02: " Reactor Vessel Closure Head Stud Removal and Replacement," Rev. 3,2/19/77
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Surveillance Records for:
Procedures No. 1406.01, 1304.94, 1304.25, 1304.88 Also reviewed were records of training and drills conducted relative i
to fire protection / prevention.
The inspector noted during the procedure review that a procedure
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procedure 1304.95, " Fire System Testing and Training," had not been issued. Procedure No. 1304.95 requires that procedure 1304.74 be accomplished in accordance with the schedule in Exhibit I of procedure 1304.95. This schedule calls fc weekly fire system checks, daily alarm checks and monthly system cnecks.
I Section 4.1 of procedure 1304.95 requires that tests "... shall be
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Further investigation revealed that surveillance procedures 1304.88,
" Fire Water System Testing," (test interval once every eighteen months)
and 1304.93, "Halon Fire 3ystem Inspection," (inspection interval -
monthly) had not been accomplished since April 8,1974 and November-ll, 1976, respectively, as required by Section 2.2 of procedure 1304.95 which states, "Each Plant Supervisor identified in the Fire Protection
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i Plan (Exhibit I) is responsible for performing and documenting each test, inspection or drill under his cognizance."
The inspector also found that from November 11, 1976, to the date of this inspection, the Plant Superintendent was not notified that the tests had not been accomplished as required by Section 3.3 of procedure 1304.95. This Section states in part, "The Plant Superintendent shall be informed if a required test or drill is not performed prior to or on O
its due date (t 25%).,"
The inspector expressed concern that procedure 1304.95, "Fi re System Testing and Training," had been through the entire review process
including review by the Plant Safety Comittee without apparent notice that the procedure, referenced in Exhibit I, had not been written.
Note was also taken of the lack of specific safety precautions for the use of flannable/ explosive solvents (acetone) in maintenance procedure 1504.02, " Reactor Vessel Closure Head Stud Removal and Replacement."
The failure to provide or implement surveillance procedures as discussed above is in noncompliance with the Unit One Technical Specification 6.8.1.
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Facility Inspection The following seventeen areas were inspected for portable and fixed
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fire suppression equipment, housekeeping practices with respect to fire hazards and design features for minimizing the spread of fire:
Control Room Instrument Room Diesel Generator Rooms 4.
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North Electrical Penetration Room South Electrical Penetration Room Cable Spreading and Relay Room
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4160V Switchgear 480V Power Centers
Start-up Transformer Paint and Flaninable Material Storage Area
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Health Physics Area
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New and Spent Fuel Storage Atsa High and Low Pressure Safety Injection Pump Rooms Battery Rooms Inverters
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j Emergency Feedwater Pump Rooms Ventilation Systems for Handling Contaminated Atmospheres The inspector noted during the facility inspection that a number of fire doors were not closed as they should have been. The following j
doors were found open:
Fire Door DR-70, Rm.123 Fire Door DR-87, Rm.157 - This door was blocked open with a
piece of steel.
Fire Door DR-76 - This door was tied open to a hand rail with wire.
Fire Doors on either end of Room 111 - The doors were blocked cPan so that instrument wiring could pass through them.
The interference with the proper operation of the above fire doors is an apparent deviation from the National Fire Code, NFPA-80,1975, Chapter 2, Section 2-8.7.1.
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Other areas noted by the inspector and discussed with the licensee's representative were:
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Lubricating oil was found stored in the Decay Heat Room A and.on level 335 near junction box TB225. Both of these areas are in the controlled access area. The inspector was particularly concerned about the all in Decay Heat Room A since this room houses a low Pressure Safety Injection Pump and Containment Building Spray Pump.
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Polyethelene sheeting was observed piled under a cable tray in the North Electrical Penetration Area, upper level.
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The absence of protection from falling objects onto the Halon cylinders outside the control room on the turbine operating floor was noted.
It was observed that protection had been provided in the form of a wall around the cylinders.
No other items of nonccmpliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with licansee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) at the site on August 23, 1977. The inspector summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection. The findings, as detailed above, O
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