IR 05000333/1992082

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-333/92-82

ML20126K924
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	12/30/1992
From:	Durr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Harry Salmon POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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NUDOCS 9301070297
Download: ML20126K924 (2)

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Dear Mr. Salmon:

Subject: Inspection 50-333/92-82 This letter refers to your December 17,1992 correspondence, in response to our November 12, 1992 letter.

Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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M ihOrliY - nesident Manager December 17, 1992 JAFP-92-0855 Director, Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 BUBJECT: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. CO-333 Revision to Nolice of Violation Insoection 50-333/92-82 REFERENCES: 1. -NM letter to H.P. Salmon, dated November 12, 1992, "NRC Inspection Report-50-333/92-02"

Dear Sir:

This letter provides the Authority's written response to NRC Inspection Report 50-333/92-82 (Reference 1). The inspection report contained one Notice of Violation du'ing the NRC's Restart Assessment Team Inspection at the James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plunt conducted October 5-14, 1992.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. Colomb.

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New York Power Authority JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ATTACHMENT I TO JAFP-92-0855 H_OTICE OF VIOLATION As a result of the inspection conducted on October 5-14, 1992, and in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy)

(1992), the following violation was identified:

Technical Specification 6.8 requires that procedures and written policies sia.i be established, implemented, and maintained to -

control activities affecting safety. Procedure PSO-51, Erection of Scaffolds Hear Safety-related Equipment, steps 7.3 and 7.68 requires tie-offs for scaffolding greater than seven feet in height, unless located greater than one foot from safety-related equipment.

Contrary to the above, on October 6, the team identified scaffolding installed less than one foot from safety-related Battery Charger 'A' and associated cable trays, without tie-offs installed.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

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. ATTACHMENT II TO JAFP-92-08b5 Page 1 of 2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION VYOLATION Scaffolding was installed less than one foot from safety-related Battery _ Charger "A" and associated cable trays, without tie-offs installed.

ADMISSION OR DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION ,

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The Authority agrees with the violation.

THE REASONS FOR THE VIOLATION Personnel error and procedure deficiency were the primary causes for the failure to provide tie-offs for scaffolding installed less than one-foot from safety-related equipment.

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PSO-51 is tne procedure for crection of scaffolding near safety-related equipment. The procedure did not have a clear basis for determining the adequacy of installation and NYPA did not have an engineering basis for determining whether scaffolding posed a seismic hazard to safety-related equipment. Also, personnel had not been properly trained to recognize safety-related equipment.

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JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ATTACllMENT II TO JAFP-92-0855-Page 2 of 2 RESPOESE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION THE CORRECTIVE STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED NYPA has initiated Adverso Quality' Control Report (AQCR)92-325.

Plant personnel inspected installed scaffolding, identified discrepancies, and immediately removed the scaffolding or- ,

corrected the deficiencies. In addition, training was provided to individuals installed responsible for evaluating.the acceptability of scaffolding.

PSO-51 was revised to: 1) provide guidance to assist plant-staff to recognizo safety-related equipment by listing safety related equipment types and more thoroughly identifying the areas in the plant that contain safety-related equipment, 2) properly evaluate scaffolding 'a determine when tie-downs are required, 3) tie-off to the plant structure scaffold installations less.

than 7'.0" in height to the working platform and within ten feet of safety-related equipment, 4) 'dcrine materials (rigid-poles, steel wiro ncasuring.9 gauge or larger, or rope with a working strength in excess of 1000 pounds) required for adequato-rigid support of the scaffolding and 5) changed responsibility to NYPA Operations Department Licensed-Plant Operator as the responsible parson to review scaffolding installations in safety-related arcas of the plant.

In addition, corporate engineering developed a scismic calculation to support the PSO revision. .

THE CORRECTIVE STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN'TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS-As described above. 1 THE DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED Fullcompliancohas.bconachkeved NthissuanceofRevision7to.

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