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Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-389/95-21. Corrective Actions:Clearance Order 2-95-11-128 Removed on 951204
ML17228B372
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 01/04/1996
From: GOLDBERG J H
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-95-346, NUDOCS 9601160011
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'g~NOTES:~CA.TEGORY1yREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)CCESSIONNBR:9601160011DOC.DATE:96/01/04NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONGOLDBERG,J.H.FloridaPower6LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)

SUBJECT: Respondstoviolationsnotedininsprept50-389/95-21.Correctiveactions:clearanceorder2-95-11-128removedon951204.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE0lDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponseDOCKET05000389RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-1PDINTERNAL:ACRSAEOD/SPD/RABDEDRONRR/DISP/PIPBNRR/DRPM/PECBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS3XTERNALLITCOBRYCEgJHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11221111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMENORRISiJAEOD/DEIBAEODC~ECENTERNRRDRCH/HHFBNRR/DRPM/PERBOEDIRRGN2FILE01NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111111111NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTECONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFNSD-5(EXT.41S-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'NEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:iLTTR20ENCL.20 FloridaPower5LightCompany,P.O.Box14000,JunoBeach,FL33400-0420JAN4$996L-95-34610CFR2'01U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReort95-21FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)hasreviewedthesubjectinspectionreportandpursuantto10CFR2.201theresponsetothenoticeofviolationisattached.Inadditiontotheattachedresponsetothespecificviolations,FPLiscontinuingtoimplementactionstodriveculturalchangeswhichwillprovidesustainedperformanceimprovementsintheareaofoperations.Thesechangeshaveincludedadditionalmanagementoversightdesignedtobringaboutareductioninoperatorerrorsandensurepromptcorrectiveactions.Theselfidentificationofproblemsbytheoperatingstaffisbeingencouragedbyshiftsupervisionandistrackedforanalysisofgenericproblemareas.Thiseffort,combinedwiththeuseofQualityAssurancepeerreviewsiscreatingaself-criticalculturethatisresultingincontinuousimprovements.Verytrulyours,J.H.GoldbergPresident-NuclearDivisionJHG/EJBAttachmentcc:StewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator,USNRCRegionIISeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant960ii600ii960104PDRADOCK050003898PDRIXOXOPanFPLGroupcompany/gl 4

St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReort95-21VIOLATIONA:TechnicalSpecification6.8'.arequiredthatwrittenproceduresbeestablished,implemented,andmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinAppendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,Rev2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph1.dincludesadministrativeproceduresforproceduraladherence.,ProcedureQI5-PR/PSL-1,Rev65,"Preparation,Revision,Review/ApprovalofProcedures,"Section5.13.2,statedthatallproceduresshallbestrictlyadheredto.OperatingProcedureNo.0010122,Rev60,"In-PlantEquipmentClearanceOrders",Section4.16,requires"AssurancethatTechnicalSpecificationequipmentclearancesareindependentlyverifiedperSection3.4.4".Sections5.6.4and5.6.5statethattheReactorControlOperator(RCO):4.IsresponsibletoensuretheEquipmentClearanceOrderis:A.Filledoutproperly.B.Tagsignoffsaresigned.C.Safetyrelatedsectionproperlycompleted.D.Theindependentverificationsectionproperlycompletedoraprocedurespecifiedthatwillprovideforindependentverification.5.ShallalsoenterTechnicalSpecificationandsafetyrelatedequipmenttobetakenoutofserviceintheOut-of-ServiceLog.Instruction8.3.7-SAFETYREVIEWrequiresthattheNK.S/ANPS/NWEidentifythatanIVisrequiredforTechnicalSpecification/UFSAR/SafetyRelatedcomponentorsystemisaffected.Unit2TechnicalSpecification3.7.1.7requiresoperabilityoftheatmosphericdumpandassociatedblockvalvesinMode1.Contrarytotheabove,onNovember11,1995,EquipmentClearanceOrder2-95-11-128wasissuedrequiringnoIndependentVerificationthatthe125VDCpowersupplybreakertoblockvalveMOV-08-17forAtmosphericDumpMV-08-19Bwasintherequiredpositionoff.AnOut-of-ServiceLogentryonNovember5,identifiedMV-08-17asTech.Spec.equipmentrequiredpriortoMode1as"outonclearance".

St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReozt95-21RESPONSEA:1.REASONFORVIOLATIONFPLconcurswiththeviolation.TherootcauseofthisviolationwascognitivepersonnelerroronthepartofautilitylicensedoperatorwhofailedtorequirethatanIndependentVerification(IV)beperformed,inaccordancewithprocedure,forthepositioningofthepowersupplybreakertotheAtmosphericDumpIsolationValve.2.CORRECTIVESTEPSTAKENANDTHERESULTSACHIEVEDA.ClearanceOrder2-95-11-128wasremovedonDecember4,1995.ThepowersupplyswitchforMV-08-17,Breaker60957,wassubsequentlyrestoredtoitsnormalposition(On)underEquipmentClearanceOrder2-95-09-261onDecember6,1995.AnIndependentVerificationoftheswitchrestorationwasperformedatthattime.3~CORRECTIVESTEPTOAVOIDFURTHERVIOLATIONSA.OperationsDepartmentSeniorReactorOperators(SRO)werecounseledinwritingoftheneedformeticulousattentiontodetailwhengeneratingEquipmentClearanceOrders.B.Acrossfunctionalteamwillbeassembledtoreviewtheequipmentclearanceprocessandproviderecommendationsforimprovement'.ThisactionwillbecompletebyJune1,1996.C.Thiseventwillbeincorporatedintolicensedoperatorr~qualificationtraining.ThisactionwillbecompletebyJune30,1996'.FullcompliancewasachievedonDecember6,1995withthecompletionofitem2A,abov 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St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReort95-21VIOLATIONB:TechnicalSpecification6.8.1.arequiredthatwrittenproceduresbeestablished,implemented,andmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinAppendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,Rev2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph1.dincludesadministrativeproceduresforproceduraladherence.ProcedureQI5-PR/PSL-1,Rev65,"Preparation,Revision,Review/ApprovalofProcedures,"Section5.13.2,statedthatallproceduresshallbestrictlyadheredto.OperatingProcedureNo.0010122,Rev.60,"In-PlantEquipmentClearanceOrders",defines"Aclearanceshallexistwhen:...C)Thecomponentusedtoisolateordisconnecthasbeentaggedinitsrequiredposition,D)IndependentVerificationhasbeencompletedonthoseclearancesrequiringanIndependentVerification."Instruction8.6.5statesthat"AllrequiredIndependentVerificationsshallbeperformedaspersection3.4.4".Contrarytotheabove,onNovember20,1995,V09120IsolationValveforAFWPump2AtoSteamGenerator2AFeedwaterInletspecifiedonEquipmentClearanceOrder2-95-09-062Tag513issuedNovember17wasfoundintheClosedinsteadofrequiredLockedClosedposition.Thisvalvealsorequiresindependentverification.RESPONSEB:REASONFORVIOLATIONFPLconcurswiththeviolation.Therootcauseofthisviolationwascognitivepersonnelerroronthepartofutilitynon-licensedoperatorswhofailedtoproperlyimplementtherequirementsofanEquipmentClearanceOrder.2.CORRECTIVESTEPSTAKENANDTHERESULTSACHIEVEDA.OnNovember20,1995,theSeniorReactorOperator(SRO)on-shiftwasinformedofthediscrepancyregardingthelockingofV09120.Anoperatorwasdispatchedtoinvestigate,andthelockingdevicewasproperlyengagedontheAuxiliaryFeedwater(AFW)isolationvalv St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReort95-213.CORRECTIVESTEPSTOAVOIDFURTHERVIOLATIONSA.Theutilitynon-licensedoperatorwhoperformedtheindependentverificationonvalveV09120wasdisciplinedinaccordancewithplantpolicy.B.AProceduralchangewillbemadetoAdministrativeProcedureAP-0010123,"AdministrativecontrolofValves,LocksandSwitches",tostrengthentheguidanceassociatedwithverifyingthelockedpositionofvalves.ThisactionwillbecompletebyJanuary31,1996.C.Thiseventwillbeincludedintooperatorrequalificationtraining.ThisactionwillbecompletebyJune30,19964.FullcompliancewasachievedonDecember11,1995,withthecompletionofitem2A,above.VIOLATIONC:TechnicalSpecification3.1.2.9requiredthatboronconcentrationbeverifiedconsistentwithshutdownmargininMode5withreactorcoolantsystemlevelabovethehotlegcenterlinebyuseoftheboronometerorbysamplingthereactorcoolantsystematafrequencydeterminedbythenumberofoperablechargingpumpsasshownonTable3.1-1.Contrarytotheabove,Unit2enteredMode5at3:10amonNovember27,1995,whichrequiredthatthesamplingperiodicitybeincreasedtoeveryeighthours.Sincethepastprevioussamplewasat1:00amonOctober27,thenextsamplewasdueat9:00amandeveryeighthoursthereafter.At11:45pm,operatorsdiscoveredthatthesamplinghadnotbeenaccomplishedattherequiredtimesonthedayandpeakshift.Chemistrywasnotifiedandthesamplewastakenandanalyzedat12:00pmonNovember2 St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolationInsectionReort95-21RESPONSEC:REASONFORVIOLATIONFPLconcurswiththeviolation.TherootcauseofthisviolationwascognitivepersonnelerrorbyutilitylicensedoperatorswhodidnotstrictlyadheretotheAdministrativeProcedure(AP2-0010125)checksheetswhichdelineatetheboronsamplingsurveillancerequirementstobeperformed'eachshift.Duringthetimethattheboronsamplingrequirementswerenotmet,noChargingPumpswereoperableoravailablefordilution.ThisledtheoperatorstobelievethatsamplingrequirementshadnotchangedwhentheUnitenteredMode5.2.CORRECTIVESTEPSTAKENANDTHERESULTSACHIEVEDA.AReactorCoolantSystem(RCS)samplewastakenimmediatelyupondiscoveryofthiseventonNovember27,1995.Boronconcentrationwasfoundtobeconsistentwithshutdownmarginrequirements,andnoRCSdilutionhadoccurred.B.ADataSheet30,"UnscheduledSurveillanceTrackingSheet"wasinitiatedtoensurethatthecorrectsamplingfrequencywasbeingfollowed.3.CORRECTIVESTEPSTOAVOXDFURTHERVIOLATIONSA.Theutilitylicensedoperatorsinvolvedwiththiseventweredisciplinedinaccordancewithplantpolicy.B.St.LucieActionReport(STAR)951546wasinitiatedtoevaluatethecurrentTechnicalSpecificationrequirementsforRCSboronsamplingfrequencies.Changeswillbesubmittedasappropriatebaseduponthisevaluation.ThisactionwillbecompletedbyJune1,1996.C.Thiseventwillbeincludedintolicensedoperatorrequalificationtraining.ThisactionwillbecompletebyJune30,1996.4.FullcompliancewasachievedonNovember27,1995withthecompletionofitem2A,abov 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