IR 05000410/1986060

Insp Rept 50-410/86-60 on 861031-1105.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Initial Fuel Load Activities,Qa/Qc Interfaces,Independent Verifications & Calculations & Plant Tours & Meetings

ML20214X202
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	11/26/1986
From:	Marilyn Evans, Florek D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML17055C684	List: IR 05000410/1986060
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50-410-86-60, NUDOCS 8612110009
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Report N /86-60 Docket N License No. NPF-54 Licensee: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard, West Syracuse, New York 13202 Facility Name: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2 Inspection At: Scriba, New York Inspection Conducted: October 31 - November 5, 1986 Inspector:

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D.' Flore'k, Chief, Test Programs Section /daye 08, DRS Inspection Summary: Inspection on October 31 - November 5, 1986 (Report No. 50-410/86-60).

Areas Inspected: Routine unannounced inspection by one region based inspector of initial fuel load activities, QA/QC interfaces, independent verifications and calculations, and plant tours and meeting Results: No violations were identifie NOTE: For acronyms not defined, refer to NUREG-0544 " Handbook of Acronyms and Initialism."

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DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

• R. Abbott, Station Superintendent

• J. Conway, Power Ascension Manager

• P. Eddy, Site Representative, NY State PSC

• T. Perkins, General Superintendent

• A. Pinter, Site Licensing Engineer Other NRC Personnel

• Cook, Senior Resident Inspector

• Marshall, Resident Inspector

• Schmidt, Resident Inspector

• Denotes those present at the exit meeting on November 5, 1986.

The inspector also contacted other members of the licensee's technical, QA and operations staf .0 Initial Fuel Load Witnessing Scope The U' . S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors began onsite shift coverage on November 1, 1986 in anticipation of fuel loading. Initial fuel loading commenced on November 2, at 8:45 a.m. Onsite shift coverage was maintained throughout the first 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> of fuel loading.

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Fuel loading and associated testing activities were observed in the Control Room, on the refueling floor and on the refueling bridge. In addition to observations of fuel loading and testing activities, the inspector performed general plant tour The Senior Resident Inspector and Resident Inspectors also participated in the inspection of fuel loading activities. The details of their inspec-tion activities are included in Inspection Report 50-410/86-5 Fuel load activities were reviewed to verify that:

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The current, approved revisions of the fuel handling and test procedures were available and being followe The crew requirements, as defined in the approved procedures, were being met in the control room and on the refuel floor and that technical specification minimum staffing requirements were being satisfied.

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Continuous communications were established and maintained between the refueling bridge and the control room during core alteration Proper access controls, housekeeping requirements and radiological protective measures were in effect on the refuel floo Refueling status boards were maintained current in the control room and on the refueling floor

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Required nuclear instrumentation was available and operating properl Power Ascension Procedure N2-SVT-3-0V, Fuel Load, was being performed by the license The following specific activities were observed:

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General operation of the refueling bridge

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Movement of new fuel from the spent fuel pool to the reactor vesse Overall test control and coordination from the control roo Conduct of various surveillance tests including:

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Reactor Mode Switch Refuel Position Interlocks

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SRM Channel Functional Check

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Shift Checks on Refuel Bridge

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Maintenance of inverse multiplication plot Shift Turnover Discussion Prior to fuel movement into the core, the inspector verified that the shorting links were removed and witnessed source checks of all the SRM By review of the I and C completed surveillance log and a sampling of completed surveillance procedures the inspector verified that surveil-lances were completed for other nuclear instrumentatio The inspector also witnessed the conduct of the shift test briefing conducted prior to movement of fuel and observed that the briefing was comprehensive and thoroug __ .-.

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The first fuel bundle was loaded into the core at 8:45 a.m. on November 2, 198 Shortly after fuel loading began, one of the four source range monitors (SRM "A") was considered inoperable due to unexplained counts on the meter. Technical Specifications and the - fuel loading pattern chosen by the licensee allowed fuel loading to continue and up to 64 bundles to be loaded before SRM "A" was required to be operable in the "A" core quadran Trouble shooting later revealed a loose lead on the SRM "A" preamplifier, which the licensee repaired prior to loading the bundles in the "A" core quadran Actual fuel movements proceeded without incident during the first 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> of fuel loading. The inspector witnessed several movements of fuel from the spent fuel pool into the reactor vessel and noted that the operators worked efficiently yet cautiously. The inspector witnessed the conduct of several shift briefings and periodically reviewed the control room lo The licensee experienced a few equipment problems during the initial fuel loading including a severed refuel bridge main grapple cable and a severed SRM "0" drive cable. The inspector noted that the licensee handled all problems encountered in a conservative manner. At the completion of NRC shift coverage of fuel loading activities, 108 fuel bundles had been loaded into the cor Findings

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No violations were identified within the scope of this revie .0 QA/QC Interface During the witnessing of initial fuel loading activities as discussed in paragraph 2.0, the inspector observed continuous QC coverage of these activities in the control room and on the refuel floor and bridg .0 Independent Verification and Calculations During this inspection, the inspector performed the following independent calculations and verifications:

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On a sampling basis, performed the calculations used for inverse

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Verified proper fuel bundle orientation and core location of each fuel bundle for which the inspector witnessed loading of the bundle into the cor .0 Plant Tours and Meetings The inspector made several tours of various areas of the facility includ-ing the reactor building, refuel floor and control room to observe work in progress, housekeeping, cleanliness controls, testing activities and fuel loading activities. In addition, the inspector randomly attended the i

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licensee's morning Startup Plan of the Day meeting during which the current status of fuel loading activities and any holds or delays were discussed. Other items such as preoperational testing, surveillance, and outage activities were also discusse No unacceptable conditions were observe .0 Exit Interview A management meeting was held at the conclusion of the inspection on i November 5, 1986, to discuss the inspection scope, findings and

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observations as detailed in this report (see Paragraph 1 for attendees).

No written information was provided to the licensee at any time during this inspsetion. .The licensee did not indicate that any proprietary information was contained within the scope of this inspectio .