IR 05000335/1986008

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Responds to NRC 880225 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-335/86-08 & 50-389/86-07.All Environ Qualification Files Have Been Reviewed,Revised & Converted Into Doc Pacs & Placed Under Control of Drawing Program
ML17221A682
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/21/1988
From: CONWAY W F
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
L-88-137, NUDOCS 8803250297
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".ACCELERATEDDISTRIBUTIONDEMONSTRATIONSYSTEM'EGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)SSIONNBR:8803250297DOC.DATE:88/03/21NOTARIZED:NOCIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILZATIONCONWAY,W.F.FloridaPower&LightCo.RECI0.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)DOCKET0500033505000389

SUBJECT: RespondstoNRC880225ltrreviolationsnotedinInspRepts50-335/86-08&50-389/86-07.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponseNOTES:DSRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2PDINTERNAL:ACRSDEDRONRR/DLPQ/PEBllBNRR/DOEADIR11ENRR/DREP/RPB10ANRR/PMAS/ILRB12OGC15-B-18RES/DRPSDIRAL:LPDRNSICCOPIESRECIPIENTLTTRENCLIDCODE/NAME11TOURIGNY,E22AEOD11NRRMORISSEAU,D11NRR/DLPQ/QAB10A11~NRR/DREP/EPB10D22NRR/DRISDIR9A211OELIEBERMAN,J110M'TCEy0211RGN2FILE0111NRCPDR11COPIESLTTRENCL2,2111111111111111111AD'OTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR24ENCL24 r.FLORIDAPOPOVER8LIGHTCOY>w",k)ARCH211988L-88-13710CFR2.201U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389InsectionReort33586-08and38986-07FloridaPower&LightCompanyhasreviewedtheNoticeofViolationdatedFebruary25,1988,andpursuanttotheprovisionof10CFR2.201,theresponseisattached.Verytrulyyours,gC"Vr)'u"~yfW.F.ConnwiyActingGroupVicePresidentNuclearEnergyWFC/GRM/gpAttachmentcc:Dr.J.NelsonGrace,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlantGRM/001.IR+Ea(BS03250297830321PDRADOCK050003350DCDPEOPLE,.SERVINGPEOP=".

FINDINGA10CFR50.49Paragraph(J)requiresinpart,thatarecordofthequalification,iricludingdocumentationinParagraph(D)ofthissection,mustbemaintainedinanauditableformtopermitverificationthateachitemofequipmentimportanttosafetycoveredbythissectionis'(1)qualifiedforitsapplicationand,(2)meetsitsspecifiedperformancerequirementswhenitis'subjectedtotheconditionspredictedtobepresentwhenitmustperform,itssafetyfunction..Contrarytotheabove,atthetimeoftheinspectionandasfarbackasNovember30,1985,the,followingenvironmentalqualification(EQ)filesdidnotadequatelydemonstratequalificationofvariousequipment.Thedatacontainedinthe.EQfiles~wereinauditableinthattheinformationwasnotdocumentedandorganizedsoastobereadilyunderstandableandtraceable.Additionally,thedatadidnotpermitindependentverificationofinferencesorconclusionsbasedonthedocumentedinformationforthefollowingequipment'.Rockbestoscoaxialcable-EQFileNo.6.3(Unit2)ITTBarton763and764PressureTransmitters-EQFileNo.9.2(Unit2)TECAcousticFlowMonitoringSystems-EQFileNos.22.0and23.0(Unit1);EQFileNo.8.5(Unit2)RomeCable-EQFileNo.19.0(Unit1)GarrettSolenoidValves-EQFileNo.35.9(Unit2)GeneralCable-EQFileNo.8.0(Unit1)VictoreenRadiationMonitoringSystem-EQFileNo.26.0(Unit1)RESPONSE1.FloridaPowerRLightCompany(FPL)concurswiththefinding.2tBasedontheNRCconcernsidentifiedintheNRCEQInspectionReportdatedAugust7,1986,therewerethreemainreasonsforthefinding.ThefirstcanbetracedtothefactthatunofficialhardcopiesoftheEQFileswereinspectedratherthan'theofficialrecordcopyonmicrofilmintheSt.LucieQCVault.Thesecondisadifferenceinengineeringopinionoftheacceptablemethodsandlevelsofdocumentationrequiredtodemonstratequalification.Thethirdwasalackoftimetorespondtothequestionraisedbytheinspectoronthemorningofthelastdayoftheinspection.Page1of4 ThefollowingspecificitemsmentionedintheNoticeofViolationareexamplesofthefirstreason.ArecentreviewofthemicrofilmrecordcopyindicatedthattheentireprofilesfortheRockbestoscable(Unit2EQFile6.3)andfortheITTBartonTransmitters(Unit2EQFile9;2)wereintherecordcopyatthetimeoftheinspectionandhadbeenxeroxedincorrectlywhenthehardcopiesweremade.(Theprofileswereonfoldoutpagesandwerecopiedinthefoldedposition.)SimilarlyforRomecable(Unit1EQFile19.0),theentireFranklinReportisintherecordcopyeventhoughpagesmayhavebeenmissinginthehardcopythatwasinspected.(ItisunclearatthistimewhetherthepagesweremissingfromthehardcopysincearecentreviewofthehardcopyindicatedthatallthepagesoftheFranklinReportarethereandthelatestrevisiondateis4/25/85.)Thefollowingitemsareexamplesofthesecondreason.IntheTECAcousticFlowMonitoringSystemfiles(Unit1EQFiles22.0and23.0andUnit2EQFile8.5),themildenvironmentandseismicportionsofthereporthadbeenremovedtoconservepaperonUnit1butwereincludedonUnit2(thefileswereassembledbydifferentconsultants.)Sincemildenvironmentandseismicqualificationareoutsidethescopeof10CFR50.49thiswasconsideredacceptable.Also,therewasnoreasontodoubtthattheappropriatetestinghadbeendoneandthattheactualdatatakenduringthetest(andconsideredproprietarybyTEC)wasavailableforreviewatthevendor'sfacilitiesforthefollowingreasons.1)ThetestreportsreceivedfromTECindicatedthatthe,testingprogramperformedbyTECwasverycomplete.2)AproceduredescribingthefunctionaltestingtobeperformedduringtheLOCAwasreferencedinthefiles.3)AworddescriptionofthefunctionalperformanceofthesystemduringtheLOCAwascontainedinthefiles.4)FPL'sQAdepartmenthadauditedandapprovedTEC'sQAprogram.Thereforeaspecialaudittoreviewthedatawasdeemedunnecessary.SimilarcircumstancescanbenotedfortheGarrettSolenoidValves(Unit2EQFile35.9)andtheVictoreenRadiationMonitoringSystem(Unit1EQFile26.0).TheGarrettSCEWsheetdidnotrequireaoneyearpostDBAoperability(Unit2hasamaximumpost'BAof180days)andduringtheinspectionwasdemonstratednottoberequiredatall.Forty(40)yearlifewasdemonstratedbytheagingdoneinthetestreportandtheArrheniuscalculationdoneinthetestreportprocedurethatwereinthefile.Applicabilityofthereportstothevalves'installedwasdemonstratedbytwoCombustionEngineeringlettersandtheuseofgasketsthatwerenotpre-irradiatedwasdispositionedbyGarrettthroughsupplementaltestingandsimilarityanalysis.TheVictoreenqualificationPage2of4 wasbasedonanalysisbackedupbyactualconditionsexperiencedatTNIwhichexceededtherequirementsatUnit1.Theseagainwereinthefilesat-thetimeoftheinspectionandconsideredadequatebyFPL.Thefinalitem,GeneralCable(Unit1EQFile8.0),istheresultofthethirdreason.Thequestionofairthermalagingqualificationaroseonthemorningofthelastdayoftheinspectionwithnotimetorespond.FPLhaddevelopedseveralmethodsintheEQFiletodemonstratequalificationoftheGeneralXLPEcable,thestrongestofwhichwasconsideredtobetheRaychemreportqualifyingtheirXLPEcablewhichwaspre-aged.Asecondmethodalso"consideredacceptableusedtheGeneralCable'LOCAreportontheirXLPEcablethatwasnotpre-agedandtheoriginal79-01BaginganalysisontheGeneral'able.SincethisitemwasidentifiedtoFPLjustpriortotheinspectionexitmeeting,therewasn'ttimetopointthisouttotheinspector.3.TheEQFilesreviewedbytheinspectorshavebeenconvertedfromrecordfilestoEnvironmentalQualificationDocumentationPackages(docpacs)whicharelivingdocumentspresentlycontrolledundertheFPLdrawingprogram.Commentsmadebytheinspectorshavebeenincorporatedintothedocpacs.t4.AllEQFileshavebeenreviewed,revisedandconvertedintodocpacsandplacedunderthecontrolofthedrawingprogram,5.WorkbeganimmediatelyaftertheApril1986inspectiontoconverttheEQfilestodocpacs.ThefirstreviseddocpacswereissuedinJune1986with60percentoftheworkcompletedbytheendofSeptember1986.ThelastoftheoriginalfileswasconvertedandissuedbyJanuary30,1987.However,sincethefilesarenowlivingdocuments,theywillbecontinuouslyrevisedandupdated.Page3of4 FINDINGB10CFR50.49(f)statesinpart,thateachitemofelectricalequipmentimportanttosafetyshallbequalifiedbytestingoforexperiencewith,identicalorsimilarequipment,andqualificationshallincludesupportinganalysistoshowthattheequipmenttobequalifiedisacceptable.Contrarytotheabove,atthetimeoftheinspection,environmentalqualification(EQ)FileNo.39.1(Unit2)didnotadequatelydemonstratequalificationofRDFResistanceTemperatureDetectors(RTD),inthatdatarequiredtosupportaqualifiedlifeoftheRTVsealantusedinthedetectorswerenotincludedinthefile.RESPONSE1.FloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)concurswiththefinding.2.DuringtheCombustionEngineering(CE)LOCAtestingoftheRTD'saproblemwithmoistureintrusiondeveloped.Tocorrectthisahightemperature,radiationresistantRTVwasusedtopottheRTDheadandLOCAtestingwascompleted.Twoletters(CEletterL-CE-8878dated6/29/83andEbascoletterP-M-SL-84-035dated1/10/84includedinthefileprior'othetimeoftheinspection)documentedthatalthoughtheRTVwasnotagedorirradiateditwouldbequalifiedfora22monthperiod(actualArrheniuscalculatedlifebasedondatafromtheEbascoletterwas81.44'years)andworkbegantoredesigntheRTDheadorfindasuitablereplacementfortheRTD's.ItwasdecidedtoreplacetheRTD's,however,suitablequalifiedreplacementscouldnotbefoundorobtainedintimetosupporttheoutage.ThereforethegasketsandRTVwerereplacedduringtheoutageto,keeptheCE/Ebascolettersvalidforanadditionalrefuelingcycle.Duringtheinspection,theinspectordeterminedthatthiswasanunacceptablemethodtodemonstrateagingqualification.3t4,DuringtheinspectionanadditionalcalculationwasdonewhichdemonstratedthattheLOCAtesthadsufficientmargintoqualifytheRTVforovera40yearlifeaswellastherequiredDBA.Theinspectoragreedthatthiswasacceptableandthatthecalculationshouldbeincorporatedintothefile.Thiswasdoneduringthereviewandconversionofthefilesintodocpacs.AllEQFileshavebeenreviewed,revisedandconvertedintodocpacsandplacedunderthecontrolofthedrawingprogram.05.Inadditiontoincorporatingthecommentsmadebytheinspector,informationfromGeneralElectricontheRTVwasobtainedandincludedinthenewRDFRTDdocpac.ThedocpacwasthenissuedinJanuary1987.Page4of4