IR 05000409/1987011

Insp Rept 50-409/87-11 on 870822-1016.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Previous Insp Findings,Operational Safety Verification,Monthly Maint & Surveillance Observation,Ler Followup,Tmi Open Items & Organization

ML20236J760
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Site:	La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date:	10/23/1987
From:	Jackiw I NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20236J751	List: IR 05000409/1987011 ML20236J748
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TASK-1.C.1, TASK-1.D.2, TASK-2.B.2, TASK-2.F.1, TASK-TM 50-409-87-11, NUDOCS 8711060270
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.U.' NUCLEAR REGULATORY! COMMISSION MI ,x w s 3 REGION /III-

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. Docket No. 50-409 License No. DRP-45(

Licensee: Dairyland Power Cooperative- #

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Inspection Conducted: August 22,1987..through October 16,1987' %' - . S'?T T c;g,,o ry 'l

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Inspection from August 22, 1987 throggh October 16,1987jepor(.[

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Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounceti inspection by.the'~ resident inspecto '

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of Licensee Actions.on Previous Inspection Findingsi Operational. Safety - ,,

Verification; Monthly Maintenance Observation';. Month M Observation; Licensee. Event ' Reports Forlowup;.TMI r! Items; Ope)9, .0 organization- Surveillance Tj

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and Administration; and Review and Audits ,

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m= On April 24,1987; the Dairyland Power Cooperative (khC,) Boa'rUsuthorizfd c p ";d the permanent shutdown of LACBWR due to econdmic,, reasons. ,The; reactor is: ' y' defueled with the core spray bundle and. vessel. lid.in placeiarAi the, - W

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primary coolant. system filled with water.- - Water flushet TreWisjngimade : through.sometanksandequipmentitofreduceradiation766eTrateh

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            ' ] On August 4, 1987, the Commission-issued Amendmenti Ng.,665t'cLiceYse No..DPR.45 changing.it from an operating license:to atlicense,to n ..       "

possess - only. On September 15, 1978,- LicenseAmendmentNo.57jits-receivedwhichremoves: Inservice-Inspection'requirenenh.}fkr/high*M

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M - pressure primary system' piping'and equipment;; and' deletes th6  % A Wp; $ requirements'for. nuclear instrumentatio '

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f On August 18, 1987, to reduce the: fire brigade membership fred;fiW g7 ' i to three, the' Trainingreassign Suw ro orfireposition brigade and training reassign responsibi}itiss,jdoWte[k], that jositiont- / responsibilities, and to make other organizational. changes 40 reflect the SAFSTOR' plant statu ,y . On August 21, 1987,ias revised.on August'28,Jta delete'th requirements for Type A containment. leak rate Oestin l On September 24',1987, -to reviselin' entirety the. LACBWR Security ' Plan, Security Guard Force Training'and Qualifications?and- t; Safeguards Contingency. Pla . g/ t V

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Conditions 1, 2, 3, and 5:requirementsfand some Condition'.4' J~ requirements. The requirements: for operational tconditions 1of - d l' Power Operation,l2L 'Startup,.3 - Hot. Shutdown, j

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on July 17, 1987 and on September 29, 198'7, the' licensee also submitted'ai

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of various licensing actions'since'they wereLno'longertapplicable to'the

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d r /i present shutdown condition of:LACBWR, Many of these items were'TMI-and L <

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Salem ATWS rcviews which are'noilonger pertinen ; On August 25, 1987, Region III management' met withlLACBWR. management t O review the. facility. shutdown. status and.to discuss concerns over the: -i rapid los's 'of experienced operational * and ' health. physics personne ,

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In light of the facility shutdown, open or unresolved itemsihave been Ye reviewed to determine whether additional inspection effort is just_ified j ' 5' i' or whether they should be administrative 1y closed. . Based on the review,. the following open items are -administrative 1y closed:

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i q E t /85007-01: Open Item'- Incorporate' Changes Made in;the' Emergency; j ,

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d /86008-02: 0 pen Item - Establish Periodicity for: Follow-up Status!

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.e (Closed) Open. Item 409/85008-02: - Initia1 notification to offsite
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for the action levels with check-offs for the agency called and for verification call (Closed) Violation 409/86008-03: Emergency. Equipment'and Supplies Must be Properly Inventoried. On October 30, 1986, new inventory _ sheets were generated for both the La Crosse Lutheran and Vernon.- Memorial hospitals and added to Emergency Preparedness Procedure, EPP-1 The sheets include minimum quantity of items and a sign-off blank for the person performing the inventory with approval of the Health and Safety Supervisor and the Emergency Preparedness 'i Coordinato . Operational Safety Verification , , The inspector observed control room operations, reviewed aoplicable logs ! and conducted discussions with control room-operators. The inspector l verified the operability of selected emergency systems, reviewed tagout ' l records and verified proper return to service of affected component Tours of the crib house, reactor building, and turbine building were conducted to observe plant equipment conditions, including potential fire , hazards, and fluid leaks, and to verify that maintenance requests had.- l been initiated for equipment in need of maintenance. By observation and [ j direct interview the inspector verified that the physical security plan ' was being implemented in accordance with the station security. pla The inspector observed plant housekeeping / cleanliness con'ditions and ! verified implementation of radiation protection control Tne ' i r specto r- : walked down the accessible portions of the High Pressure Service Water-System, and Fire Protection System to verify operabilit 'I No violations were identifie l l S. Monthly Maintenance Observation .! I i ' Station maintenance activities of selected systems and components were ! observed / reviewed to ascertain that they were conducted in accordance with approved procedures, regulatory guides and industry codes or j l standards and in conformance with technical specification ; The following items were considered during this review: approvals were obtained prior to initiating the work; activities were accomplished using I approved procedures and were inspected as applicable; functional testing and/or calibrations were performed prior to returning components or ) i systems to service; quality control records were maintained; activities 1 were accomplished by qualified personnel; parts'and materials used were

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Work requests were reviewed to determine status of outstanding .iobs.'and to assure that priority was assigned to the maintenance of SAF M R equipment which could affect system performanc No violations were identified, Monthly Surveillance Observation l j The inspector reviewed the licensees surveillance program-to assure that TS required surveillance were in their program, that the surveillance ~-  ! had been. performed, and test records were availabl I u The licensee has reviewed the surveillance program in light of their- -] current SAFSTOR status and has proposed removing those tests not needed :j in Operating Condition 4, i.e., -for systems such as the Control Rods and 4 Safety System, the Emergency Service Water Supply System, Reactor d Pressure and Power Instrumentation, High Pressure Core Spray and Boron j

' Systems, Alternate Core Spray (not including the backup fire protection  i portion). These changes were reviewed and approved by the Operations  l Review Committee and the Safety Review Committee and have been submitted  !

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No violations were identified.

) Licensee Event Follow-up j 1 Through direct observations, discussion with licensee personnel, and ) review of records, the following event report was reviewed to determine { that deportability requirements were fulfilled, immediate corrective i actions were accomplished, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence j had been accomplished in accordance with technical specifications.. '

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Containment Building Delayed Particulate Monitor Spurious Trip. Cause o the trip was not determined. Isolation .of the containment building has no safety significance as the LACRWR containment is continuously vented i and short periods of isolation have negligible effect . TMI Open Items The following TMI Open Items are no longer of concern at LACBWR due to the permanent shutdown and are administratively closed: 1.C.1. Revise Short-Term Accident Procedure I.C.1. Revise Transient and Accident Procedur I.D. Plant Safety - Parameter Display Console Installed I.D. Plant Safety - Parameter Display Console Implemented II.B. Plant Shielding - Equipment Qualification II Final ERF Approval'

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w II.F.1.2 Implementation.of Accident-Monitoring Organization and Administration The licensee has reduced the manpower at LACBWR by about fifty percent (40 persons). A proposed license amendment will be submitted to reduce TS manpower requirements but for now the licensee maintains the manpower requirements for Operational Condition 4, Cold Shutdown with one ' l supervisor (SRO), one licensed operator and one auxiliary operator per shift. Shiftwise health physics coverage.is also being maintained and security forces meet' Security Plan requirement No violations were identifie . Review and Audits

 .On September 21, 1987, the inspector attended the Safety Review Committee (SRC) meeting. .The inspector verified that provisions of technical specifications dealing with membership,. review process, frequency, and qualifications were met'. The inspector also verified,
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that decisions made were reflected'in the meeting minutes and that corrective actions proposed were take The SRC reviewed audits performed since the last inspection, the - proposed security and emergency plans, and proposed TS changes for the SAFSTOR - mode. The proposed Decommissioning Plan is scheduled for review at the next SRC meeting on December 1, 198 No violations were identifie i 1 Exit Interview

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The inspector met with licensee' representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) throughout the inspection period and at the conclusion of the inspection-and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection activities. The licensee acknowledged the findings as reported herein and did not identify such documents or processes as proprietar j

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