IR 05000395/2004006
| ML041620139 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2004 |
| From: | Landis K Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6 |
| To: | Byrne S South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| References | |
| IR-04-006 | |
| Download: ML041620139 (23) | |
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June 10, 2004
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - NRC PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000395/2004006
Dear Mr. Byrne:
On May 14, 2004, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on May 14, 2004, with you and other members of your staff.
The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to the identification and resolution of problems, and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations, and with the conditions of your operating license. Within these areas, the inspection involved selected examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.
On the basis of the samples selected for review, the team concluded that generally problems were properly identified, evaluated, and corrected. There was one finding of very low safety significance (Green) identified during this inspection associated with improper incorporation of operating experience into the corrective action program. The finding was determined to not involve a violation of NRC requirements and has been entered into your corrective action program. Additionally, a licensee-identified violation, which was determined to be of very low safety significance, is listed in Section 4OA7 of this report. If you contest the non-cited violation, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN.
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator Region II; the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station.
Improvements were noted in the corrective action process since the previous problem identification and resolution inspection. For example, management involvement had increased in certain activities as demonstrated by their increased presence and involvement at Management Review Team meetings. However, a few minor problems were identified such as site personnel were not always generating condition evaluation reports (CERs) at the threshold
SCE&G
expected by plant management and/or they were slow to enter conditions into the CER process; corrective actions were not always effective, such as ensuring closure of doors associated with steam propagation or fire protection; and, there was a narrowly focused corrective action involving safety-conscious work environment.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure and your response, if any, will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kerry D. Landis, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No: 50-395 License No: NPF-12
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 05000395/2004006 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
REGION II==
Docket No.:
50-395 License No.:
NPF-12 Report No.:
05000395/2004006 Licensee:
South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) Company Facility:
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Location:
P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Dates:
April 26-30 and May 10-14, 2004 Inspectors:
M. Shannon, Senior Resident Inspector (Team Leader)
J. Starefos, Senior Project Manager, RES M. King, Resident Inspector, RII R. Cortes, Reactor Inspector, RII Approved by:
K. Landis, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects
Attachment:
Supplemental Information
Enclosure SUMMARY OF ISSUES IR 05000395/2004-006; 04/26-30/2004, 05/10-14/2004; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station; Biennial baseline inspection of the problem identification and resolution program.
The inspection was conducted by a Senior Resident Inspector, a Senior Project Manager, a Resident Inspector, and a Region II Reactor Inspector. One Green finding was identified. The significance of most findings is indicated by their color (Green, White, Yellow, Red) using IMC 0609, Significance Determination Process (SDP). Findings for which the SDP does not apply may be Green or be assigned a severity level after NRC management review. The NRCs program for overseeing the safe operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process, Revision 3, dated July 2000.
Identification and Resolution of Problems Overall, the licensee maintained an effective program for the identification and correction of conditions adverse to quality. However, during the inspection, several minor problems were identified. The licensee was generally effective at identifying problems at a low threshold and entering them into the Corrective Action Program (CAP). However, a few instances of failing to enter or delaying entry of issues into the CAP were identified. The licensee consistently prioritized issues in a
Inspection Report
Maintenance Preventable Functional Failure
MRT
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Management Review Team
MWR
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Maintenance Work Request
NCN
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Nonconformance Notice
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Non-Cited Violation
NL
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Nuclear Licensing
NRC
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
OD&P
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Organization Development & Performance
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Operating Experience
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Primary Identification Program
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Quality Assurance
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Root Cause Analysis
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Station Administrative Procedure
SCE&G
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Attachment
SPB
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Steam Propagation Barrier
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Work Order