IR 05000354/1998002

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-354/98-02 on 980423.Response Indicated Violations Corrected & Measures Initiated to Prevent Recurrence

ML20151Z594
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/11/1998
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
References
50-354-98-02, 50-354-98-2, NUDOCS 9809220035
Download: ML20151Z594 (3)

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SUBJECT:

Inspection Report 50-354/98-02

Dear Mr. Keiser:

This letter refers to your May 26,1998, correspondence (LR-N980253),in response to our April 23,1998 letter regarding the Hope Creek facility.

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Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions for the Notice of Violation,'as documented in your letter. The violation involved three examples of failure to follow administrative controls to ensure proper evaluation and installation of temporary equipment nearby or supporting the service water system at the service water intake structure. Your response to the violation indicated that you have corrected the specific '

violations and initiated measures to prevent recurrence. Your response to the violations will be examined during a future inspection.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, Original Signed by:

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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations J. McMahon, Director - QA/ Nuclear Training / Emergency Preparedness j

D.' Powell, Director - Licensing / Regulation & Fuels

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A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator

cc w/cy of Licensee's Response Letter-A. F. Kirby, lil, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.

J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation Atlantic Electric R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township State of New Jersey State of Delaware

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REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION INSPECTION REPORT 354/9842 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NPF-57 DOCKET NO. 354 l

Pursuant to the provisions of 10CFR2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) hereby submits a reply to the Notice of Violation (NOV) issued to the Hope

Creek Generating Station in a letter dated April 23,1998. The violation involved control

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of temporary equipment in the service water intake structure. Three examples were

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given that contributed to this violation.

This inspection report stated that the administrative controls used to ensure the proper evaluation and installation of temporary equipment were not always being followed in the service water intake structure. Although each example of this problem was minor, the number of these issues suggests that the material condition of the service water intake structure may warrant increased management attention. As a management I

team, we are committed to improving the maintenance and material condition of the

- service water intake structure. In order to accomplish this improvement, the service

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water intake structure housekeeping responsibilities are being assigned to the

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l maintenance supervisors. Additionally, a list of expectations is being developed, and i

the maintenance supervisors will be accountable to maintain the service wr=ter intake structure in accordance with these management expectations.

I The PSE&G response for this violation is contained in Attachment 1 of this letter. If you i

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(609) 339-1445.

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RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-354/98 02 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354 VIOLATION RELA 1ED TO CONTROL OF TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT IN THE j

SERVICE WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE i

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Description of Violation During an NRC inspection conducted on February 22,1998 to April 4,1998, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:

10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion V requires in part that activities affecting quality shall be accomplished in accordance with established procedures. These procedures shall

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include appropriate quantitative or qualitative accomplishment criteria.

Contrary to the above, three exarnples of inadequate accomplishment of procedure controls associated with temporary equipment installed in the Hope Creek service water

intake structure maintenance were identified.

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On February 24,1998, maintenance technicians erected a scaffold work platform around the "B" service water pump strainer, and on March 31,1998, maintenance technicians erected a scaffold work platform around the "D" service water pump strainer without performing the administrative controls and inspections required by maintenance procedure SH.MD-AP.ZZ-0023 (Q), Revision 0, " Scaffolding Erection, Modification and Dismantling Guidelines."

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On February 24,1998, several plugs were installed in the floor drains for both the

. "A" & "C" service water bay and the "B" & "D" service water bay without the

administrative controls required by PSE&G Nuclear Administrative Procedure NC.NA-AP.ZZ-0013 (Q), Revision 5, " Control of Temporary Modifications."

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On February 14,1998, equipment operators used a troubleshooting plan and installed a temporary discharge hose on the "A" & "C" service water bay t' imp pump i -

system withcut completing a 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluation. Hope Cree

troubleshooting procedure, HC.OP-GP.ZZ-0008 (Q), Revision 1, " Operations l

Troubleshooting," requires that a troubleshooting plan not be approved if a 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluation is required. PSE&G engineers later determined that a 10 CFR 50.50 safety evaluation was required.

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Reply to Notice of Volation PSE&G agrees with the violation.

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Reason for the Violation Violation (1)

i On February 24,1998, maintenance technicians erected a work platform around the "B" service water pump strainer without adequate administrative controls. A work order activity was initiated to control the future installation of the work platform. On March 31, 1998, maintenance technicians erected a work platform around the "D" service water pump strainer without using the new work activity.

After the work platform was constructed, the platform was removed from the scope of the scaffolding program. Maintenance did not establish administrative controls for platform installation to replace the scaffolding program controls prior to February 24, 1998. A work order activity to govem the installation of the platform was added to the

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recurring task work orders. The administrative controls were not implemented on March 31,1998, because, although the maintenance department had developed a work order activity to control the platform installation, the existence of the new work activity had not been effectively communicated to the individuals installing the platform.

Violation (2)

Plugs were installed in the floor drains for both the "A" and "C" service water bay and the "B" and "D" service water bay without the required administrative controls due to a failure to follow administrative procedures. The investigation into this procedural violaton did not reveal when or why the drain plugs were installed. The drain plugs

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appeared to have been installed years ago, possibly during plant construction.

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On February 14,1998, equipment operators used a troubleshooting plan and installed a temporary discharge hose on the "A" & "C" service water bay sump pump system

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without completing a 10CFR50.59 safety evaluation. The troubleshooting procedure

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evaluation was required. The STA incorrectly determined that a 10CFR50.59 safety i

evaluation was not required because he did not recognize that a change to a drawing

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Corrective Steps That Have Been Taken and Results Achieved I

Violation (1)

a) A work order activity was added to the Service Water Strainer preventive i

maintenance work order to control platform installation.

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b) The Service Water Strainer procedures that use the platform were revised to include

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c) The work order activity and the procedure revisionc have been reviewed with the maintenance department at a tailgate session.

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a) The floor drain plugs were removed from the "A" and "C" service water bay and the l

"B" and "D" service water bay.

b) The procedural requirements for controlling floor drain plugs were reviewed with l

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Violation (3)

a) The 10CFR50.59 safety evaluation was completed after the troubleshooting process was transferred to the control of the temporary modification process.

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b) A night order entry was made discussing the lessons leamed from this event.

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Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations J

Violation (1)

No further corrective actions are required.

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Violation (2)

The procedural requirements for controlling floor drain plugs will be reviewed with maintenance personnel by June 20,1998.

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a) The operations troubleshooting procedure will be reviewed to determine if enhanced j

guidance relative to the need for 10CFR50.59 safety evaluations is required. This

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review will be completed by July 3,1998.

b) The STA qualifications will be revised to include the necessary 10CFR50.59 training.

l The STA's who are not 10CFR50.59 qualified will be scheduled for training. The qualifications will be revised, the training files will be reviewed, and STA's will be scheduled for training, as appropriate, by June 30,1998.

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Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Violation (1)

j Full compliance was achieved on April 21,1998, when the procedure revisions implementing the adequate administrative controls were approved.

Violation (2)

Full compliance was achieved by March 27,1998, when the floor drain plugs were verified to have been removed.

Violation (3)

Full compliance was achieved on February 19,1998, when a temporary modification with a 10CFR50.59 Safety Evaluation was approved and implemented.

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