IR 05000400/1985044
| ML18003B180 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1985 |
| From: | Cline W, Stoddart P NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Carolina Power & Light Co |
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| ML18003B179 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-400-85-44, NUDOCS 8512120318 | |
| Download: ML18003B180 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30323 jllov g y lII'eport No.:
50-400/85-44 Licensee:
Carolina Power and Light Company P. 0.
Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Docket No.:
50-400 Facility Name:
Harris
Inspection Cond Inspector:
p.
ovember 5-8, 1985 License No.:
CPPR-158 I'x.c /p5 Date Signed Approved by:
Cline, Se on Ch1ef Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards te Signed SUMMARY Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection entailed 24 inspector-hours onsite during normal duty hours, in the areas of preoperational inspection of liquid and gaseous radwaste systems, effluent treatment systems, effluent monitoring systems, and plant chemistry.
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
"R. A. Watson, Vice President, Harris Nuclear Project
- J.
R. Sipp, Manager, Environmental and Radiation Control C.
H. Moseley, Jr.,
Manager, Operations Quality Assurance/Quality Control
~C.
L. McKenzie, Director, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Operations
- D. Tibbetts, Project Specialist, Regulatory Compliance
- G. Nathan, Project Specialist, Environmental and Chemistry M. Wallace, Specialist, Regulatory Compliance
- A. Poland, Project Specialist, Regulatory Compliance J.
W. McKenzie, Senior Engineer E. Rafferty, Startup Engineer, Multi-Amp Co.
L. Woods, Startup Supervisor B.
D. Blevins, Startup Engineer, Westinghouse H. Lipa, Environmental and Chemistry Supervisor S. Morisky, Startup Engineer, Matsco
"W. L. Aspray, Startup Engineer, Mult-Amp Co.
B.
H. Webster, Manager, Radiological Support A. Pietrovich, Startup Engineer, Westinghouse NRC Resident Inspector G.
F. Maxwell, Senior Resident inspector
"Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on November 8, 1985, with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above.
The inspector described the areas inspected and discussed in detai
the inspection findings.
No dissenting comments were received from the licensee.
3.
The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection.
Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters This subject was not addressed in the inspectio.
NUREG-0737 Items II.B.3 Post Accident Sampling System The installation of the post accident sampling system (PASS)
was approximately 80% complete.
The PASS was originally ordered under contract from the Milton Roy Company.
The Milton Roy Company had furnished several PASS systems to other licensees and most of these systems were operational and were evaluated as meeting the NUREG-0737 design criteria.
Prior to delivery of the Harris PASS, however, the Milton Roy Company was acquired by the Bull and Roberts Company, which subsequently fabricated and shipped the three principal component skids for the Harris PASS.
Prior to completion of the entire system, however, the portion of the Milton Roy Bull and Roberts organization which fabricated the PASS was re-sold to Waltron, located at Murray Hill, N. J.
According to licensee representatives, discussions were held with Waltron (on or about November 1,
1985)
and efforts were being made to either locate or fabricate the components needed to complete the PASS and to assure completion of the contract.
Assuming that the missing components could be located, the PASS was expected to be ready for the hot functional, currently scheduled for late December 1985 or early January 1986.
Preoperational testing was expected to be accomplished during hot functional.
The 'principal components of the PASS were mounted on skids in two cubicles on the 236'evel of the auxiliary building (RAB).
Online analytical capabilities of the PASS design included pH, dissolved gases, and hydrogen.
III.D.3.4 Control Room Habitability Preoperational tests of control room habitability systems were estimated to begin approximately January 1,
1985.
None of these systems had been completed as of the dates of the inspection.
The control room habitability system included two engineered-safety-feature (ESF)
HEPA filtered charcoal absorber systems.
The filter system housings and duct work wer e in place; however, neither the HEPA filters nor the charcoal beds had been installed.
II.F. 1, Attachment 6, Containment Hydrogen Accident Monitoring The inspector discussed the monitoring of the containment atmosphere for hydrogen content with a startup engineer.
The hydrogen monitoring analytical equipment was in place; however, the installation of valves and sampling tubing was still i,n progress.
It was estimated that the hydrogen monitor would be ready for preoperational testing in mid March 1986.
The hydrogen monitor used the "Exo-sensor" detector, which operates
'on the principle of measurement of the partial pressure of hydrogen, sample temperature, and total gas pressure and using the three parameters to calculate hydrogen gas pressure in volume percent.
The device did not use the catalyst referenced in IEN 84-2 d.
II.F.1, Attachment 1, Noble Gas Effluent Nonitor Equipment for monitoring of noble gases in plant gaseous effluents was in place but preoperational testing had not been completed.
According to the system startup engineer, preoperational tests were expected to take place approximately early January 1986.
The installed equipment was manufactured by General Atomic and consisted of both high range (NUREG-0737, II.F. 1-1)
and normal range (Regulatory Guide 1.21)
monitors.
e.
II.F. 1, Attachment 2, Sampling and Analysis of Plant Effluents Equipment for sampling of plant effluents for airborne particulates (aerosols)
and for radioiodine was installed.
According to the system startup engineer, preoperational tests should take place approximately early January 1986.
The installed equipment was manufactured by General Atomic and consi sted of normal range sampling and monitoring units for radioiodines and particulates and additional sampling equipment for drawing samples of radioiodine and particulates under accident conditions; samples would be removed for analysis at a remote location in the event of an accident resulting in high levels of airborne radioactive material in plant effluents.
5.
The inspector noted that in most instances, the sampling line installations followed the recommendations of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N13.1-1968; however, the sampling lines for the turbine area effluent monitor and sampler were longer than recommended in ANSI N13.1-1969 and should be reviewed with respect to potential line losses of both radioiodines and particulates.
The licensee was also informed of recent studies which predict a
high degree of plateout of elemental iodine in small diameter lines with a high surface area to volume ratio.
Since the licensee had not yet accepted the sampling lines and equipment from the construction contractor, these items were not listed as inspector followup items.
Liquid Radioactive Waste Systems (84523)
Installation of the liquid radwaste system was essentially complete; however, due to construction activities, none of the liquid radioactive waste system components had been scheduled for preoperational testing as of the dates of the inspection.
Licensee representatives stated that testing was estimated to begin approximately early January 1986.
The inspector, accompanied by a licensee representative, performed a preliminary walkdown inspection of the liquid radwaste system but, because of construction activities in the area, was unable to closeout any portion of the preoperational inspection requirements.
6.
Gaseous Radioactive Waste Systems (84524)
Installation of the gaseous radioactive waste system was essentially complete.
However, due to ongoing construction activities, none of the
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gaseous radioactive waste system components had been scheduled for preoperational testing as of the dates of the inspection.
Licensee representatives stated that testing was estimated 'to begin approximately early January 1986.
The inspector, accompanied by a
licensee representative, performed a preliminary walkdown inspection of the gaseous radwaste system but because of the construction activities in the area, was unable to closeout any portion of the preoperational inspection requirements.
Liquid and Gaseous Radioactive Effluent Monitoring (84523, 84524)
s.
Installation of the liquid and gaseous effluent monitoring and sampling system was essentially complete.
However, due to construction activities within the same general areas as the system components, none of the liquid and gaseous radioactive effluent monitoring and sampling system had been scheduled for preoperational testing as of the date of the inspection.
The inspector, accompanied by a licensee representative, visited the location of each effluent monitor and did a preliminary review of the location of the sampling input relative to the location of the monitor and visually examined the sampling line installations.
Due to possible interference with construction activities, no attempt was made to closeout any portion of the preoperational inspection requirements during this inspection.
Engineered Safety Feature (ESF)
Ventilation Exhaust Treatment Systems (84524)
ESF ventilation exhaust treatment systems at Harris included the Control Room Emergency Filtration System, the Fuel Handling Building Emergency Exhaust System, and the Reactor Auxiliary Building'Emergency Exhaust System.
Non-ESF ventilation exhaust treatment systems included the Containment Building Ventilation Exhaust System, the Waste Processing Areas Filtered Exhaust System, the Reactor Auxiliary Building Normal Exhaust System and the Main Condenser Vacuum Pump Effluent Treatment System.
All of the above systems were installed in their operating location but work remained to be done on several of the input and exhaust duct systems and no filter or charcoal installation had been made.
The inspector, accompanied by a
licensee representative, toured the installation of both the ESF and non-ESF filter systems.
Ongoing construction work on connecting systems and in the general area made inspection impractical.
However, three of the filter housing units were examined for visible evidence of the quality of workmanship employed in fabrication.
Material appeared to be of good quality, welds were neat and clean, showing no evidence of overheating, and the component parts and sections appeared to fit well. It was noted that.the non-ESF filter housings had been cut into two or more sections to permit moving them to the intended location, where the sections were joined together and welded.
This work appears to have been well done and was permissible under ANSI N509-1975, the applicable standard for construction of filter systems.
The preoperational tests of both the ESF and non-ESF HEPA/charcoal systems
will be reviewed at a later date.
Licensee representatives estimated that the preoperational tests would begin in late December 1985 or early January 1986.
9.
Plant Chemistry Facilities (79501, 79502)
The inspector discussed the status of the plant non-radiological chemistry program with the Environmental and Chemistry Supervisor.
It was stated that approximately 150 chemistry procedures had been prepared and were in the review and approval process.
The
"cold" chemistry laboratory was operational but the "hot" laboratory equipment had not yet been installed.
The laboratory facilities were originally designed for a
4 unit plant with the result that the available space appeared quite adequate.
The plant had begun running the cooling water systems and chemistry analyses were being performed as part of a program to maintain steam generator chemistry within owner's group recommendations.
10.
Radiological Environmental Monitoring (80521)
This preoperational module was completed during inspection 50-400/85-17, May 6-9, 1985.
The inspector toured the Harris Energy and Environmental Center with a licensee representative and had no comments.