IR 05000382/1989031
| ML19332C525 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 11/14/1989 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Dewease J LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19332C526 | List: |
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| EA-89-192, NUDOCS 8911280225 | |
| Download: ML19332C525 (4) | |
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? Docket: 50-382/89-31
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1Louniana? Power /&LightCompany ATTN:
J. G. Dewease OSenior Vice President
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(SUBJECT:.! NOTICE 0FVIOLATION-(NRCINSPECTION' REPORT
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This-refers' to the inspection. conducted by personnel of the NRC Region IV
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office during the period ~of September:21-29,1989, of activitiesiauthorized by
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NRC-Operatina). License NPF-38 for Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3'The
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ton' September 21.,1989,;when ~ Main Steam:Line Code Safety Valve MS-106A was tested Q'
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inspection,Dit was found'that certain of your activities were:in violation of '
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.NRC' Inspect 1on Report 50-382/89-31 was j
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- On October 110,1989, issued which provided the details of the inspection performed September 21-29, K-
'1989.'-l An enforcement conference was held with'you and members of your staff in -
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- Violation Atinxthe enclosed Notice of Violation (NOV) involves an inoperable
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f " September 21,~1989, the test data taken at 12:41 p.m. resulted in a calculated iliftisetting' pressure of 1030 psig, and-was noted to be lower than required by
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iTechnical Specification (TS) 3.7.1.1 (1070 psig 1 percent)L Technical'
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' reduced to 86.8 percent within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />. Neither of these actions was performed
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violation-is significant,in that there appeared to be no proceduralized method
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the time limits specified in the TS action statement.
This is a violation of
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' Violation B in the enclosed NOV involves a failure to provide an adequate procedure (PN-007-015) for the' testing of main steam lineicode safety valves.
This failure to' provide an adequate procedure resulted in the Trevitest test unit remaining installed on MS-106A', with no testing in progress for
- approximately 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> even though it was not known during that time if'the
= valve would have been able to relieve main. steam pressure with the unit installed.
Eight other weaknesses were noted with MM-007-015.. One of these
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other weaknesses was that the procedure did not address the operability-requirement or reference the TS for main steam line code safety valves to
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ensure that' personnel performing the test would promptly inform the. shift supervisor when the TS requirements were not being met. This weakness appeared
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.to have contributed to the lack of timeliness in-verifying the validity of the-
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1 initial test data. This is a violation of TS 6.8.1.c in that you-failed to establish an adequate procedure pursuant to this requirement'.
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, During the enforcement conference, your staff indicated that it' planned to evaluate questionable safety-related surveillance and test data in accordance
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with your 24-hour operability determination procedure, "Nonconformance/
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IndeterminateQualificationProcess,"(N0P-19). We are concerned that reliance
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-on this procedure to determine the operability status of safety-related equipment-on.the basis of-an evaluation of surveillance or test data may still result-in.4 stances in which an operability determination is made after actions would already have been required by the Technical Specifications. Therefore, we urge you to thoroughly review this matter before implementing corrective
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-NRC appreciates the candor displayed by'LP&L during the October 24 enforcement conference and the thoroughness of LP&L s preparations for this conference. We also anticipate that the corrective actions you outlined then, in addition to l
those you may undertake as a result of your continuing review of these issues, will result in enhancing the safe operation of the Waterford-3 plant. The remaining issues discussed at the enforcement conference involving the operation of danger-tagged valves will be addressed in separate correspondence.
You are required to respond to this violation, in writing, in accordance with the provision of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations. Your response should be made on the basis of the specifics contained in the Notice of Violation enclosed with this letter.
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Louisiana Power & Light Compani-3-f The resnonse directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice is not subjecc to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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Samuel J. Collins Director
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Louisiana Power & Light Company ATTN:
R. P. Barkhurst, Vice President Nuclear Operations P.O. Box B Killona, Louisiana 70066 Louisiana Power & Light Company.
ATTN:
J. R. McGaha, Jr., Plant Manager P.O. Box B K111ona, Louisiana 70066',
Louisiana Power & Light Company.
ATTN:
L.~W. Laughlin, Site Licensing Support Supervisor P.O. Box B Killona, Louisiana 70066
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W. Malcolm Stevenson..Esq.
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Departnent of Environmental Quality
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