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IE Insp Repts 50-338/79-50 & 50-339/79-59 on 791210-12. Noncompliance Noted:Failure to Forward Licensee Event Repts within Specified Time Frame
ML19312D129
Person / Time
Site: North Anna  
Issue date: 01/16/1980
From: Kellogg P, Webster E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML19312D124 List:
References
50-338-79-50, 50-339-79-59, NUDOCS 8003210144
Download: ML19312D129 (6)
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UNITED STATES

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. Report - Nos. - 50-338/79-50.and 50-339/79-59 Licensee: Virginia. Electric and Power Company P. O. Box 26666

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. Facility Name: North AnnaLUnits 1 and 2 Docket Nos._50-338 and 50-339'

License No. NPF-4 and Construction Permit CPPR-78-Inspection at North Ann PS-te ear Mineral, Virginia

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-SUMMARY.

Inspection on December:10-12, 1979 Unit 1 Areas Inspected This' routine, unannounced inspection involved 16 inspector-hours onsite in the

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Lareas of previous identified concerns, licensee conmiitments for the refueling outage, and Licensee Event Reports.

Unit 1 Results-

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Of the 3 areas inspected, no items'of noncompliance or deviations were identified in 2 areas;.1-item of. noncompliance was found in 1 area (Infraction: Failure to forward written reports' of ' licensee events. in specified timeframe paragraph-6)..

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. Unit-2 Areas Inspected-

-This routine,. Unannounced-inspection' involved 4 inspector-hours onsite.in the

. areas:of-previously identified concerns and containment integrated Leak Rate'

Test review.

Unit 2 Results

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10f the 2iareasjinspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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PersonsiContacted

Licensee Employees I*W.R.Cartwright,.StationManag'er.
  • J{ D, Kellams, Superintendent - Operations-
  • E. _ R. Smith, Syoerintendent, ~ Technical' Services
  • E.lW.1Harrell, Superintendent. Maintenance S. ~ L. 'Harvey, Operating Supervisor
  • G.'A'.~:Kann, Engineering Supervisor

_ H i W.. BurrussiJr., Assistant Engineer-

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  • C. R.-Swope,' Senior Q. C. Inspector

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*W. 'R.' Madison,: NRC Coordinator D. E.-Thomas,. Electrical. Maintenance Coordinator

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vi Other licensee employees. contacted during this. inspection included two-operators and three maintenance-personnel.

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'Other Organizations S' tone' and Webster Engineering Corporation

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. W. B.'Dodson,' North Anna Project Engineer.

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Exit? Interview ef The inspection-scope and findings were summarized on December 12, 1979 with

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those pe esons ~ indicated in Patagraph I above. The'1 tem of noncompliance j

was: discussed and' accepted-by' licensee management. The' inspector pointed

out:that theiconcern discussed in Paragraph 5.o.- is identified.as unre-

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solved,Jpending NRC investigation of this area'

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NRC' review of' completed design' changes ~and work packages which will be-

required prior to Unit IJstartup from1the ' refueling outage a' lso occurred.

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- Licensee management,' subsequent' to.the finspection, ' was informed of four

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i plant modifications which will require NRC inspector verification prior to b

TUnit'l startup',' now scheduled for late December.'

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UnresolvedLitems are matters'about which more information.is required;to.

.' determine whether:they are a~cceptable or may involve noncompliance or deviations. A new unresolved item,cidentified during this inspection, is

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_. 5. : -Licensee' Event Reports-Review (Unit 1):

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The following LER's were reviewed to' verify that reporting requirements had-been met,'causes had been identified, corrective actions appeared appropriate,

. generic applicability ~had.beeniconsidered, and the.LER forms were complete.

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review was; performed;to verify that.the licensee had reviewed'the events, Ecorrective actions and had been taken, no unreviewed safety. questions were involved,'and. violations of regulations of licensee / Technical Specification

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conditions ha'd been identified.

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LER'79-123/03L-0 dated October 22,-1979: Boric acid flow path:inoper-able;during maintenance. The timeliness of this report is discussed

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in paragraph 6.

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LER 79-124/03L-0: dated October.22,'1979: One quench spray train inoperable'during maintenance.. The' timeliness of this report is

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discussed in paragraph 6.

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-LER 79.-125/03L-0* dated October 22, 1979:

'C' steam generator support temperature:below limits while heater control in manual. The licensee

. reported thatidesign. change no. 79-S?R has oeen installed. As a

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1 result, the. supplemental LER discussed-in IE Report 338/79-41 para-

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graph 6h., is no longer-required-(item 338/79-41-04). The completion-of.this design change will-be verified'by review of the completed package?in future inspections (338/79-41-05).

d.- -LER'79-126/03L-0. dated October 22, 19795 'One turbine reheat stop

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valve inoperable. ' Completion of ' scheduled maintenance ~ on' the number 2 -

Right Reheat Stop Valve will be fo11 owed up'in future inspections (338/79-50-01).~

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LER L 79-122/03L-0 : dated October -22, : 1979: Quadrant-power tilt in.

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Lexcess of'1.02. l Resolution of ~ this problem is being followed by open

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LER:79-129/03L-0 dated Oct'ber 22, 1979: : Safeguards area ventilation f;

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o (system l filter inoperable.- The timeliness of:this report is discussed

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1-FW-P-2. inoperable.during maintenance. Evaluation and repair of

.I 3 valve:TV-MS-111Blis.beingetrackedton:open item no. 79-32-03.

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LLER79-131/03L-0*2 dated October 25, 1979: _ Emergency diesel generator:

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-1H trip on manual start. :The' inspector observed the manual start of

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emergency diesel generator 2H using periodic Test PT-82A and-observed

no difficulties in the diesel' starting or_ coming up.to speed. The Einspector.also inspected the-1H emergency diesel.and its support

' systems,.since this LER.is the second report of diesel 1H tripping during manual start (see LER.79-19 of March' 12, 1979). : No defi-ciencies were noted by the inspector, but the fact that this occurrence isia repeat item necessitates followup of the licensees investigation

.of the problem (338/79-50-02),

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LER 79-132/03L-0 dated October 25, 1979: 'Three safety components failed.to function on.a safety injection functional test. Maintanance

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action ~taken and the' corrective action for valves TV-CC105B and TV-MS111A_and. charging pump 1-CH-P-A will be reviewed in future inspections (338/79-50-03).

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LER 79-134/03L-0 dated October 29, 1979: Failure of six valves to

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function during a containment depressurization actuation test.

The timeliness of this repor t is discussed in paragraph 6.

The investiga-tion and repair of valves TV-SW101A and'B, MOV-SW110A and B, and-MOV-SW114A and B will be followed up in future inspections (338/79-50-04).

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LER 79-136/03L-0 dated November 2, 1979: Failure of breaker 15D3

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LER 79-137/03L-0 dated November 2, 1979:

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steam generator low and low-low ~ level setpoint drift.

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LER 79-139/03L-0 dated November 7, 1979: Containment particulate and i

gas monitors inoperable in mode 6.

Design change 79-S35, which will correct this problem, is still in preparation and has been designated

for followup (338/79-32-02).

LER 79-140/03L-0 dated November 9, 1979: Containment isolation check n.

valve' stuck-open. Licensee action to investigate and. correct the leakage.through valve 1-FW-111 will be followed in future inspections

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LER.79-141/01T-0* dated November 28, 1979: ESF equipment. controls.not

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in accordance with'FSAR commitments.~ This item was discussed in IE Reports 338/79-46and 79-48 and 9990509/79-05. The final LER discussed'

problems-in,9_ safety. function systems with regard _to the ESF Reset control causing the'co~mponent to revert to its normal mode.of operation.

Atithe time of_the inspection, the.' licensee _was-implementing design

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changes to_4 of the 9 tystem control circuits,1 with plans-to correct the remaining 5 sometine after Unit I restart.

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The-inspector reviewed the licensee's preoperet:onal test procedures conducted 'on-Unit 1 -ESF: circuitry and componet.ts to determine whether 1the-design criteria committed to :in-FSAR Supplemental' Comment 7.4'had

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b'een tested to' assure cor.formance. ' Test procedures 1-PO-63'and 1-PO-70

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. tested operation.of safety equipmentnin response to Contaiment Depres -

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surization Actuation:(CDA) and Safety' Injection (SI).actuations, but.

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.no where determined the functionality of the reset circuitry. The inspector informed licensee management that failure to test this Ldesign basis would be considered. unresolved pending further review by.

.NRC_ Region II. (338/79-50-06) This supercedes the previously identified-

-open item 338/79-46-01 for Unit'1, while open item 339/79-55-01 remains

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.open for Unit 2..The timeliness'of this' report is discussed in para-

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LER 79-144/03L-0 dated-November 15, 1979: Containment penetration-

-pipe caps removed during' core alterations, q.

LER 79-147/03L-0. dated November 26, 1979: Auxiliary building fire

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hose' stations inoperable during modification to the fire protection system.

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LER 79-150/03L-0 dated November 29,-1979:

Surveillances not conducted on electrical systems during refueling.-

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Timeliness'of. Written Reports

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As: noted. in paragraph 5 above, 5 of the LERs reviewed were dated (date signed.in corporate. office) later than the required submittal date of 30 (days after the event per Technical Specification 6.9.1.9 or_14 days per-

? Specification 6.9.'1.8..Below is'a' breakdown of the reports involved (all dates-1979).

LER-Number Event Date

. Report Date RequiredDatetoRbport 379-123 (30. days).

September 19 October 22 October 19 79-124 (30 day)'

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October 22 October 20

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November 16 November 28 November 20 Licensee management was informed that this appeared to be in noncompliance with Technical Specifications 6.9.1.8'and 6.9.1.9 which require that reports be' submitted to NRC with 14' days and 30 days of the event occurrence, respectively. ;(Infraction 338/79-50-07). Management was further informed that this item is a repeat occurence,.similar to items documented in IE

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Reports-338/78-21'and 338/78-32.1 7. -- -Previously Identified _ Concerns-

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1(Closed) Open items (338/79-32-05.and_339/79-42-02) Promulgation'of

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sur'/eillance procedures : for 480 volt and. above c'.rcuit ~ breakers (IE

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gBulletin-79-11)..The: license'e promulgated Electrical'Haintenance-

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(Closed) Open item (338/79-33-02 and 339/79-43'-02) Replacement of'W104~

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testing' of the. subject' solid _ state component ~in both units. Procedure

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IMP-P-PROC-22 documented.the work which affected approximately 300-

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. cards.in each unit designated NAL.'

The inspector reviewed a sampling oflthe. completion test results which were documented _on separate

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Linstrumentation' test' procedures. The licensee.used process card-

. maintenance files 1to insure all NAL' cards were checked and had con-

^ firmed 'alll cards installed and in stock ' received the new type W104

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(_ Closed) Open item (338/78-II-09).

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Amendment ^3 to'the_ Facility Operating License required' installation of

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an' area ambient temperature monitoring system prior.to st'rtup from a

'the first refueling outage. LThe inspector reviewed Engineering and

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-Design Change Requests-(E&DCRs) PS-5131-2, P-2142B-1, PS-5194-2, and

,P_-2142A-1,~which documented the installation of_the temperature

. monitoring system between March,1978 and February,1979. The system

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-(Closed) Open items (339/79-15-04, 339/79-22-02, 339/79-22-03, f339/79-22-04,and.339/79-22-06) FSAR consistency'to'ESF as-built

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-systems. ;These-five: minor discrepancies between system prints.and FSAR drawings were reviewed by NRC management and analyzed to have no impact on the evaluation of system operation, maintenance, or perfor-Subsequent to.the, inspection license staff was informed that mance. :

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Containment integrated Leak Rate Test Results (Unit.2)

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CFR 50. / Analysis'of the;containmentLleakage rate test results was performed
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