IR 05000348/1979045

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IE Insp Repts 50-348/79-45 & 50-364/79-22 on 791203-29.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations, Unit 2 Preoperational Startup Test Program & Physical Security
ML19290E529
Person / Time
Site: Farley  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 01/23/1980
From: Bradford W, Martin R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML19290E519 List:
References
50-348-79-45, 50-364-79-22, NUDOCS 8003140163
Download: ML19290E529 (4)


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ATLANTA, GEORGtA 30303 Report Nos. 50-348/79-45 and 50-364/79-22 Licensee: Alabama Power Company 600 North 18th Street Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Facility: Farley Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 License Nos. NPF-2 and CPPR-86 Inspection at Farley Site near Dothan, Alabama Inspector:'/( I b. s,. //.' r < /

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@teSpned SUMMARY Inspection on December 3-29, 1979 Areas Inspected:

This routine, inspection involved 96 inspector-hours onsite in the areas of plant operations, unit No. 2 preoperational startup test program, physical security and open items.

Results:

Of the 4 areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted Licensee Employees W. G. Hariston, Plant Manager J. D. Woodard, Assistant Plant Manager W. D. Shipman, Maintenance Superintendant Dave Morey, Maintenance Supervisor John Garlington, Operations Superintendent J. E. Odom, Assistant Operations Supervisor K. W. McCracken, Technical Superintendent D. E. Mansfield, S'.artup Superintendent-Unit No. 2 R. D. Hill, Plant QA Engineer J. W. Kale, QA Engineer H. M. McClelland, Plant Engineer B. R. Yance, Plant Engineer R. H. Marlow, Reactor Enginec e Supervisor C. D. Nesbitt, C&HP Supervisor N. W. Mitchell, C&HP Assistant Supervisor J. M. Walden, C&HP Forman R. H. Graham, Security Supervisor Other licensee employees contacted during this inspection included 4 shift

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supervisors, 4 shift foremen,12 operators and 6 technicians.

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Management Interviews The inspection scope and findings were summarized during management interviews on December 7, 14, and 21, 1979, with the Plant Manager or Assistant Plant Manager and selected members of his staff. The licensee acknowledged the inspection findings.

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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Not inspected.

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Unresolved items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.

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Plant Operation The inspector reviewed plant operation to ascertain conformance with regulatory requirements, technical specifications and Administrative Procedure No. 16, " Conduct of Operation - Operations Group".

Station logs, such as the shift supervisor, shift foreman, control room operators, shift turn over, the out of service equipment log, night order log book, and the

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-2-limited condition of operation log were reviewed. The inspector conducted tours of selected areas of the plant which included portions of the auxiliary building, turbine building, diesel generator building, service building, and the fuel storage building. Observations were made of plant operations, monitoring instrumentation, radiation controls, fluid leaks, piping vibration, pipe hangers, certain valve positions, housekeeping, fire hazards, and equipment tagged out of service for maintenance.

Discussions were held with plant operators throughout the plant concerning certain alarm functions and plant operations. Within the areas inspected no deviations or items of noncompliance were identified.

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Plant Security The inspector verified that physical barriers were intact and that gates into the protected areas were closed and locked if not attended, that doors into vital areas were closed and locked or attended, and that isolation zones were free of visual obstructions.

The inspector verified that access into protected areas was controlled, that persons and packages were identified and authorized prior to entry into protected areas, and that all persons, packages and vehicles were searched prior to entry in accordance with regulatory requirements and security procedures.

Within the areas inspected, no deviations or items of noncompliance were identified.

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Plant Tour - Unit No. 2 The inspector conducted tours of the Farley Unit No. 2 facility to determine the following:

- That Welding, burning and cutting in areas turned over to operatious had adequate fire protection and that protective measures for equipment in the area had been initiated.

- That fire protection equipment had not been damaged and that periodic inspections had been performed.

- House keeping practices had been initiated and were observed.

- A method had been initiated for equipment preservation and that an equipment tagging procedure was being carried out on equipment not undergoing testing.

- That ins *.alled instrumeatation was protected and had not been abused.

- That cabl. pulling activities appeared to be correct and that there was no cable damage during the cable pulling activitie.

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- That openings into systems were protected and that cleanliness control was observed.

- That deficiencies identified during testing are entered on a control punch list.

Within the areas inspected no items of noncompliance were identified.

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Open Itcms (Closed) Open Item 348/79-18-04) Section 2.C(3)b of Operating License a.

NPF-2 requires that a long term means of protection against reactor coolant system over pressurization be installed prior to startup from the first regular scheduled refueling outage. The inspector reviewed the completed test data of FNP-1-ETP-111, " Verify Overpressurization Mitagating System".

The inspector had no further questions.

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(Closed) Open Item 348/78-09-03) This open item involved the elimina-tion of corrosion products in the diesel generators air start system.

The inspector reviewed PCN-78-044 which installed automatic blow-down valves, dessicant drying towers and cooling water.

There have been no problems related to corrosion products in the air start system since this installation. The inspector had no further questions.

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(Closed) Open Item (348/79-13-01) This item involved the requirement of documentary evidence of the annual requirement for performance of a crack detection inspection on the Unit No. I polar crane hook. The inspector reviewed the test data on the Unit No. I polar crane hook crack :nspection dated April 6, 1979, to verify that the test had been performed. The inspector had no further questions.

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