IR 05000344/1979023
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/19/1979 |
| From: | Malmros M, Sternberg D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| 50-344-79-23, NUDOCS 8002120152 | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION V
50-344/79-23 Report No.
50-344 flPF-1 Safeguards croup Docket No.
License No.
Licensee:
Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Grecon 97204 Facility Narre:
Trojan Inspection at:
Rainier, Oregon Inspection conducted:
November 1-30, 1979 O[/d TJ Inspectors:
f tc Lsn fi. H..3lmros, Reactor Inspector Date Signed Date Signed Approved By:
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D. fi. Sternberg, Chief,) Reactor Projects Section 1, Dat'e Signed Reactor Operations and fluclear Support Branch Surmary:
Inspection on flovember 1-30, 1979 (Report No. 50-344/79-23)
Areas Inspected:
Routine inspections of plant operations, maintenance, physical security, calibration, environmental and radiological protection, and follow-up on a licensee event report. The inspection involved 70 inspector-hours by the NRC resident inspector.
Results:
One apparent item of noncompliance was identified (Infraction - failure to follow quality assurance procedure for calibration of installed plant instru-mentation - Paragraph 6).
No deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- C. P. Yundt, General Manager
- F. H. Lamoureaux, Assistant General Manager R. P. Barkhurst, Operations Supervisor D. L. Bennett, Instrument and Control Supervisor C. J. Fleming, Administrative Supervisor D. F. Kielblock, Training Supervisor W. S. Orser, Engineering Supervisor J. C. Perry, Administrative Engineer M. A. Bell, Chemistry Supervisor J. D. Reid, Quality Assurance Supervisor (Acting)
C. A. Olmstead, Maintenance Supervisor T. D. Walt, Radiation Protection Supervisor The inspector also interviewed and talked with other licensee employees during the course of the inspection.
These included shift supervisors, reactor and auxiliary operators, maintenance personnel, plant technicians and engineers, and quality assurance personnel.
- Denotes those attending the exit interviews.
2.
Plant Operations a.
Facility Logs and Operating Records The inspector examined the log entries contained in the control room log and the shift supervisor's log for facility operations performed during November 1979.
The log entries were found to have been made consistent with the requirements of the facility administrative orders and to accurately reflect the operational status of the facility.
Facility logs were reviewed by applicable staff members and operating orders ;ssued by the operations supervisor did not conflict with the intent of the technical specification requirements.
Sufficien+. in-formation was contained in the control room log and the shift tuper-visor's log to identify pottntial problems and to verify compliance with technical specification reporting requirements and limitNg con-ditions for operation.
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Facility Tour and Observation of Operations Tours of the facility were made by the inspector in the containment, control building, reactor auxiliary building, fuel building, and the turbine building.
During the tours assessments of equipment and plant conditions were made with the following observations:
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Instrumentation for monitoring the status of the plant was opera ting.
(2) Radiation controls were properly established.
(3) Piping systems did not show any signs of excessive vibration or leakage.
(4) Detailed system alignment and operability of the AC and DC electrical systems were verified by the inspector.
(5) Control room observations verified that the facility manning was proper and discussions with shif t supervisors and control operators revealed that they were cognizant of the effect of annunciated alarms on plant operations.
Shift turnovers were found to be performed in accordance with the administrative orders and good watchstanding practices.
(6) The facility remained in a cold shutdown condition throughout tiovember 1979 for steam generator maintenance and modification of pipe supports and restraints.
flo items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
3.
Physical Protection Based on discussions with licensee representatives, observations, and examinations of facility procedures, the inspector verified that the measures employed for the physical protection of the facility were con-sistent with the requirements of the physical security plan, applicable administrative orders, and regulatory requirements.
Specific aspects of physical protection examined by the inspector included the following:
a.
Protected area and vital area barriers were verified to be properly closed and socked.
b.
Personnel provided access to the protected and vital areas were properly authorized, identified and badged.
Personnel, vehicles, and packages were searched as requi, red by the physical security plan.
c.
Escorts were provided for personnel and vehicles when required inside the protected area.
d.
The security organization for each shift was found to be properly organized and manned.
e.
Shift turnover, shift routines, and communications were accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the physical security plan and applicable administrative orders.
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On flovember 7,1979, several members of the facility security force were arrested by local law enforcement officials for drug related offenses.
Details of this incident will be the subject of an inves-tigative report by regional flRC security inspectors who were at the site when the arrests occurred.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
4.
Maintenance Maintenance operations on the steam generator system, service water system, area radiation monitors, 480 volt electrical system and portable radiation monitoring instruments were observed by the inspector and verified to have been performed in accordance with established procedures and technical spec-ification requirements.
During the examination of maintenance activities r 'ated to the above system, the inspector made the following observations:
a.
Maintenance requests had been properly prepared to provide the required administrative approval prior to initiating the work.
b.
The maintenance was performed by qualified members of the maintenance organization.
c.
Safety-related equipment outage worksheets were prepared prior to the removal of safety system components from service.
d.
System tagging operations and plant status controls properly indicated the performance of the maintenance activities.
e.
Applicable operability tests were required prior to the return of the safety-related component to an operable condition.
f.
Applicable limiting conditions for operation as specified in the technical specifications were met during the above maintenance activities.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
5.
Environmental Protection Operations
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Based on discussions with licensee representatives and direct observation of environmental sampling activities, the inspector verified that these activities were conducted in accordance with approved facility procedures and the requirements of the environmental technical specifications.
Specific observations made by the inspector included the following:
a.
Continuous monitors for airborne particulate activity and airborne radiciodine were examined.
Each monitor was found to be operable with proper calibration status indicated.
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b.
Surveys have been performed by the licensee of the area within a five mile radius of the facility to determine if changes in land use require corresponding changes in the environmental monitoring program.
c.
Milk samples were obtained from cows and goats located in various directions from the facility.
d.
Sample processing was found to be performed in accordance with applicable procedures.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
6.
Cal ibra tion The inspector observed the calibration of installed plant instrumentation to verify that the test and measuring equipment used for the calibration were in a proper state of calibration when used.
Observations by the inspector included the following:
a.
Accuracy of facility test and measuring equipment is traceable to the National Bureau of Standards, b.
During the calibration of a flow transmitter, the inspector noticed that the Heise pressure gauge being used by the technician had a sticker that indicated that the gauge was overdue for the required periodic calibration.
This was discussed with the technician and he indicated that the Heise gauge would be calibrated promptly to deter-mine the state of calibration.
The use of the gauge not in current state of calibration was not in compliance with facility Quality Assur-ance Procedure QAP-12-1, " Installed Instrumentation Calibration Control Program." This procedure requires that test and measuring equipment used for a calibration activity be verified in a current state of cal-ibration prior to use in the facility.
This item of noncompliance was discussed with facility management and corrective action was promptly initiated.
The Heise gauge was calibrated and found to be within the specified tolerance limits.
The I&C Supervisor discussed the incident and the requirements of QAP 12-1 as well as Maintenance Procedure MP-2-0, " Installed Plant Instrumentation Maintenance," and Periodic Instrument and Control Test Procedu e PICT-1, " Measurement and Test Equipment," with all technicians during a training session on Novem-ber 28, 1979.
c.
The inspector examined the calibration status of all Heise pressure gauges and found them to be in a proper state of calibration.
d.
The storage of test and measuring equipment was found to be in accordance with approved facility procedures.
One item of noncompliance was identified.
No deviations were identified.
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_ Radiation Protection Operations The inspector observed several activities associated with radiation protection operations.
Observations made by the inspector related to instrumentation, exposure control and posting were as follows:
a.
Portable radiological instruments available for use within the controlled areas were found to be in a current status of cali-bration and internal batteries were operational.
b.
Air monitors, portal monitors and friskers were found to be functional and in a proper calibration status.
c.
Work associated with piping restraint modifications was observed and found to be performed under the requirements of applicable radiologi-cal work permits.
d.
Proper posting of radiation areas in accordance with 10 CFR 20 and posting of notifications to workers in accordance with 10 CFR 19 was verified by the inspector.
flo items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
8.
Licensee Event Report (LER) Follow-up The circumstances and corrective action described in LER fio. 79-15 were examined by the inspector.
The deficiencies associated with safety related pipe supports and restraints were being completely evaluated by the licensee.
As appropriate, design changes have been prepared and modifications made to assure that pipe supports and restraints have adequate safety factors as specified in IE Bulletin 79-02.
The modifications have included improvements in the methods for bolting the supports and restraints to the anchorage points and in some cases the supports have been modified to move the anchorage point to a stronger anchorage point to provide the required safety factors.
It has been identified that certain concrete block walls do not possess sufficient strength to serve as anchorage points and provide the required safety factors.
All anchorages to these block walls have been appropriately modified.
Regional tiRC inspectors have performed a special inspection related to the deficiencies described in LER 79-15 which will be documented in a separate report.
Supple-mental information related to the completion of all corrective action will be provided by the licensee.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
9.
Exit _ Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) on flovember 7, 9, 21 and 30,1979.
During these meetings, the inspector summar-ized the scope and findings of the inspection.
The prompt completion of corrective action to the item of noncompliance discue. sed in Paragraph 6 was acknowledged by the inspector.
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