IR 05000334/1980031
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1981 |
| From: | Beckman D, Brunner E, Hegner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-334-80-31, NUDOCS 8103050383 | |
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0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
50-334 Docket No.
50-334 License No. DPR-66 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Duquesne Light Company 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsy1vania 15219
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Facility Name:
Beaver Valley F4wer Station, Unit 1 Meeting at:
Shippingport, Pennsylvania Jeeting conducted: December i9,1980 Inspectors:
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L iInIf1 J. D. Hegner, Resident Inspector date signed Approved by:
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E. J./ Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations cate signea and Nuclear Support Branch Meeting Sumary:
Meeting on December 19,1980 (Inspection Report No. 50-334/80-31)
Sco e: Special, announced management meeting to discuss the results of the egion I board convened to evaluate the licensee's performance from September 1,1979 to August 31, 1980 as part of the NRC's SALP program. Areas addressed included:
Plant Operations; Refueling Operations; Radiation Protection; Radwaste Operations; Transportation; Maintenance; Security and Safeguards; Surveillance; ISI/IST: Design Change and Modifications; Emergency Planning; Environmental; Training; Management Fire Protection;~QA/QC; Committee Activities; Reporting; and, Procurement.
Controls; A summary of the licensee performance evaluation was presented.
Results:
Areas of concern were discussed with corporate and site management. No new enforcement actions were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Licensee Attendees S. G. Schaffer, President C. N. Dunn, Vice President - Operations E. J. Woolever, Vice President - Engineering and Construction G. Rifendifer, Vice President - General Services G. W. Moore, General Superintendent - Power Stations R. Washabaugh, Manager, QA Department J. J. Carey, Director of Nuclear Operations H. A. VanWassen, Project Manager R. J. Swiderski, Superintendent, Construction J. D. Sieber, Superintendent, Licensing and Compliance J. A. Werling, Station Superintendent 2.
NRC Attendees B. H. Grier, Director, USNRC, Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch E. C. McCabe, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 2, RO&NS D. A. Beckman, Senior Resident Reactor Inspector, Beaver Valley J. D. Hegner, Resident Reactor Inspector, Beaver Valley D. A. Chaney, Licensing Project Manager, DL, NRR W. J. Ross, Licensing Project Manager, OL, NRR 3.
Discussion A brief summary of the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Program was presented to explain the basis and purpose of the evaluation.
The NRC Region I evaluation board meeting was discussed, including the assessment period, performance data and the results of the board's evaluation.
(See Appendix 1 and Attachments 1 and 2).
The licensee's overall performance was considered acceptable although nine areas will receive increased inspection effort by Region I to determine the effectiveness of the licensee's program improvements in those areas.
These nine areas of concern were identified to corporate and site manage-ment. Areas where the NRC considers that significant program improvements are warranted were also identified.
The President, Duquesne Light Company, stated that plans for achieving sub-stantial improvements in several of these areas had been developed. He indicated that the licensee's capabilities to operate the facility in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and guidance would be reassessed; a determination of the resources necessary and available to perfonn those functions made; and systematic procurement of any additional required resources initiated. Other areas in which the licensee acknow-ledged that improvements were necessary were identified as being under evaluation.
The Regional Director acknowledged the licensee's contents and stated that the licensee's progress in this regard would continue to be monitored Ly NR.
Appendix 1 SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION REGION I EVALUATION BOARD MEETING Facility: Beaver Valley Power Station Licensee: Duquesne Light Company Unit Identification: Unit 1 Docket No.
License No./Date of Issue Unit No.
50-334 DPR-66 January 30, 1976
Reactor Infonnation:
Unit 1 NSS Westinghouse MWT 2660 Assessment Period:
September 1,1979 through August 31, 1980 Evaluation Board Meeting Date:
December 9, 1980 Review Board Members:
B. H. Grier, Director, Region I J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I G. H. Smith, Chief, Fuel Facilities and Materials Safety Branch, Region I J. H. Joyner, Acting Chief, Safeguards Branch, Region I R. Carlson, Chief, Reactor Construction & Engineering Support Branch, Region I W. J. Ross, Licensing Project Manager, Operating Reectors Branch No. 1, NRR: DOL Other NRC Atttendees:
E. C. McCabe, Jr., Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 2 RO&NS Branch, Region I D. A. Beckman, Sr. Resident Inspector, Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 J. D. Hegner, Resident Inspector, Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 D. Chaney, Licensing Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch No. 1, NRR: DOL C. Michelson, Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data l
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Attachment 1 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION PERFORMANCE DATA Assessment Period: 9/1/79 to 8/31/80 A.
Number and Nature of Noncompliance Items 1.
Noncompliance category:
Violations
Infractions
Deficiencies
Deviations
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Areas of Noncompliance:
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VIO/INF/DEF/DEV Plant Operations
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0 Refueling Operations
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0 Maintenance
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0 Surveillance
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0 Licensed Operator Training
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0 QA/QC
3
0 Reporting
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0 Committee Activities
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0 Procurement
0
0 Fire Protection
2
0 ISI/IST
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0 Design Changes & Modifications
1
0 Radiation Protection
4
0 Environmental Protection
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0
0 Radioactive Waste Management
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0 Transportation
0
0 Security and Safeguards
6
0 Management Controls
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Number and Nature of Licensee Event Reports Cause of Event:
Personnel Error
Design /Fr.brication Error
External Cause
Defective Procedures
Component Failure
Other
Total BT
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Causally-Linked Events:
47 events in 5 groups Licensee Events Reports Reviewed (ReportNos.)
Report No. 79-036/03L(September 10, 1979) through 80-064/031 (August 25,1980).
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Escalated Enforcement Actions Civil Penalties Operation with both HHSI ECCS Sybsystems inoperable on November 27, 1979.
$5000 Civil Penalty issued December 5,1979; paid without imposition order.
Orders Order to show cause issued on March 13,1979 (Prior to the evaluation period) requiring plant shutdown until seismic pipe stress reanalyzed using valid computer code.
Order Modifying License issued December 5, 1979 requiring licensee action in response to power operation of facility with both HHSI ECCS subsystems inoperable on November 27, 1979.
Order Modifying License issued May 23, 1980 requiring the licensee to submit information which fully and completely responds to staff information requests for IE Bulletin 79-01B, Environmental Qualification of Class IE Electrical Equipment, by November 1,1980. (generic order to all licensees)
Order Modifying License issued August 29, 1980 requiring licensee to esta-order to all licensees)pository for data developed per IEB 79-01B. (generic blish and maintain a re Imediate Action Letters IAL No. 80-18 - 6/26/80 - Construction deficiencies in the refueling water storage tank and demineralized water storage tank.
IAL No. 80-22 - 7/21/80 - Physical protection program.
IAL No. 80-34 - 11/3/80 - IEB 79-14 Status for plant restart.
Seismic analysis for "as-built" safety related piping systems. (subsequent to evaluationperiod)
IAL No. 80-46 - 10/31/80 - Status of TMI Lessons Learned Category "A" Items.
(subsequent to evaluation period)
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Management Conferences Held During Past Twelve Months Enforcement Conference on September 25,1979 (Report No. 50-334/79-21).
Special enforcement conference regarding licensee implementation of the design centrol program, the effectiveness of licensee management controls, and the facility's recent enforcement history.
Public Enforcement Meeting on January 22,1980(ReportNo. 50-334/80-04).
Special public enforcement meeting convened by the Director, OIE, to discuss the licensee's actions pursuant to an Order Modifying License, issued on December 5,1979, as a result of facility power operation with both HHSI ECCS subsystems inoperable.
Management Meeting on July 18,1980 (Report No. 50-334/80-21). Special meeting regarding licensee implementation of administrative controls, licensee action taken in response to recent incidents involving outage recovery activities, and plant staff work hours.
Enforcement Meeting on July 18,1980 (Report No. 50-334/80-26).
Special enforcement meeting to discuss the reasons for the continued extension of security compensatory measures in lieu of aggressively pursuing the installation of security related equipment, originally scheduled for operation in December 1979.
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Licensee Activities The facility operated at power during September - November 1979 and was shut down on November 30, 1979 for a refueling / modification outage which continued through the evaluation period.
Power operation resumed on November 20, 1980. Outage activities included the first refueling, major ECCS system modifications, seismic piping design modifications, overhaul of major NSSS and B0P components, and numerous other design changer.
A partial reorganization took place in early 1979, establishing a Licensing and Compliance Group to improve NRC interface activities and a Director of Nuclear Operations to provide additional management attention on the licensee's nuclear operations.
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Inspection Activities Thirty-five onsite inspections were accomplished during the evaluation period.
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Two of these inspections included shipments from Beaver Valley Power Station to the Barnwell, South Carolina radioactive waste disposal facility. The resident inspection program was implemented on October 1,1979 with one inspector; the second resident inspector assumed onsite duties on January 29, 1980.
The majority of inspection activities were directed at outage activities with regionally based inspectors concentrating on major maintenance and modification tasks or outage support activities. The resident inspectors conducted both routine and reactive inspections with a considerable fraction of inspection effort dedicated to licensee incident followup.
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Attachment 2 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION INSPECTION PROGRAM CHANGES Inspection Time and/or Scope Change From Prescribed Inspection Program Functional Area Increase No Change Decrease
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Plant Operations X
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Refueling Operations X
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Maintenance X
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Surveillance X
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Licensed Operator Training X
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QA/QC X
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Reporting X
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Committee Activities X
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Procurement X
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Fire Protection X
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ISI/IST X
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Design Changes and Modifications X
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Radiation Protection X
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Environmental Protection X
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Radioactive Waste Management X
17. Transportation X
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18. Security and Safeguards X
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