IR 05000416/1988014

Insp Rept 50-416/88-14 on 880625-0715.No Violations or Deviations Identified.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters,Operational Safety Verification,Maint Observation & Surveillance Observation

ML20151L062
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	07/22/1988
From:	Butcher R, Dance H, Mathis J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20151L052	List: IR 05000416/1988014 ML20151L050
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50-416-88-14, IEIN-87-043, IEIN-87-43, NUDOCS 8808030343
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Report No.: 509416/88-14 .

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Licensee: Syster.1lEnergy Resources, In .

Jackson, MS 39205, Docket No.: 50-416 License No.:

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Facility Name: Grand Gulf-Nuclear Station Inspection Cond cte : June 25 thru July 15, 1988 -

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R. C. Butcher, Senior Re.ident In,pector v ;e 7!22/d Date S~1gned

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C. Dance, Section Chief, Division _ Date Signed

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SUMMARY Scope: ,This routine inspection was conducted by the resident inspectors at the- site in the areas of Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters,' Operational Safety Verification, Maintenance Observation,

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Surveillance Observation, ESF System Walkdown, Reportable Occurrences, Operating Reactor Events, Inspector Followup and Unresolved Items, and Design, Design Changes and Modification Kesults: In the areas inspected, no vinla'tions or deviations were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS Persons Contacted 8 <

LicenseeE$ployee *J. G. Cesare, Director, Nuclear Licensing D. G. Cupstid, Superintendent, Technical Support

• L. F. Daughtery, Compliance Superviso J. P. Dimmette, Manager, Plant Maintenance- '

S. M.'Feith, Director, Quality Programs

• C. R. Hutchinson, GGNS General Manager i R. H. McAnulty, Electrical Superintendent A. S. McCurdy, Technical Asst. , Plant Operations Manager .

L. B. Moulder, Operations Superintendent J. H. Mueller, Mechanical Superintendent ,

J. V. Parrish, Chemistry / Radiation Control Superintendent J. L. Robertson, Superintendent, Plant Licensi.ng R. F. Rogers, Manager, Special Projects

• S. F. Tanner, Manager, Quality Services L. G. Temple, I & C Superintendent e F. W. Titus, Director, Nuclear Plant Engineering C -

M. J. Wright, Manager, Plant Support J. W. Yelverton, Manager, Plant Operations Othdr licensee employees contacted included technicians, operators, security force members, and office personne b i

• Attended exit interview i

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, Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters (92702) 1 (Closed) Violation 416/86-20-0 The licensee received a Technical Specification change removing the isolation function of the chlorine detectors. Surveillance procedure 06-IC-SZ51-SA-0001 was superseded by 07-S-53-Z51-8 which requires isolation valves Z51F079 and Z51F080 to be ,

locked open. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's temporary alteration program (See paragraph 10 of this report) and found no discrepancie Tnis item is close . Operational Safety, Radiological Protection and Physical Security Verification (71707, 71709 and 71881)

The inspectors kept themselves informed on a daily basis of the overall plant status and any significant safety matters related to plant operations. Daily discussions were held with plant management and various members of the plant operating staf The inspectors made frequent visits to the control room such that it was visited at least daily when an inspector was on site. Observations

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operating systems, tags and clearances on equipment controls and switches, annunciator alarms, adherence to limiting conditions for operation, .

temporary alterations in effect, daily journals and data sheet entries,

\ control room manning, and access control This inspection activity included numerous informal discussions with operators and their i supervisor \.

Weekly, when the inspectors were onsite, selected Engineered Safety 't Feature (ESF) systems were confirmed operabl The confirmation is made by verifying the following: Accessible valve flow path alignment, power supply breaker and fuse status, major component leakage, lubrication, cooling and general condition, and instrumentatio General plant tours were conducted on at least a biweekly basis. Portions of the control building, turbine building, auxiliary building and outside areas were visite Observations included safety related tagout verifications, shif t turnover, sampling program, housekeeping and general plant conditions, fire protection equipment, control of activities in progress, problem identification systems, and containment i sol ati on .- The licensee's onsite emergency response facilities were toured to determine facility readines ,

The inspectors reviewed at least one Radiation Work Permit (RWP), observed health physics management involvement and awareness of significant plant

activities, and observed plant radiation controls. The inspectors verified licensee compliance with physical security manning and access control requirement Periodically the inspectors verified the adequacy of physical security detection and assessment aid n July 7,1988 SERI snnounced that the current security contract at Grand Gulf was advertised and requests for bids were sought Wackenhut

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Corporation was awardeo the security services contract at Grand Gulf l Nuclear Station. Staff representing the Nuclear Security Services

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Division of Wackenhut will be at the station throughout the transition period. SERI expects the transition to begin during the week of July lith and culminate with a full takeover effective August 14th, 198 All current security employees will be contacted during the transition period regarding a personal interview for continued employment with Wackenhut.

l No violations or deviations were identifie . Maintenance Observation (62703)

During the report period, t h-? inspectors observed portions of the maintenance activi'.ies listed below. The observations included a review of the Maintenance Work Orders (MW0s) and other related documents for adequacy, adherence to procedure, proper tagouts, adherence to technical specifications, radiological controls, observation of all or part of the actual work and/or retesting in progress, specified retest requirements, and adherence to the appropriate quality control .

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MWO EL2269, General Maintenance Instruction, 07-S-12-3, Re ,

Calibration Checks of AC and DC Voltmeter MWO EL2260, General Maintenance Instruction, 07-S-12-7, Re ,

Calibration Checks of Frequency Meter MWO M82757, Clean EHC Duplex Filters for N33F505 MWO M83228, Remove and Replace F Radial Well Pump Sea No violations or deviations were identifie . Surveillance Observation (61726)

The inspectors observed the performance of portions of the surveillances listed below. The observation included a review of the procedure for technical adequacy, conformance to technical specifications, verification of test instrument calibration, observation of all or part of the actual surveillances, removal from service and return to service of the system or components affected, and review of the data for acceptability based upon '

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06-IC-1821-M-1001, Revision 25, Safety Relief Valve High Pressure Trip /Lo Lo Set Relief /ECCS Vessel Pressure. Injection Permissive Functional Test Channel P-1T48-M-0002, Revision 21, Standby Gas Treatment System Operability Tes IC-1E31-M-0021, Revision 25, LPCS/RHR/HPCS Header Differential Pressure Functional Tes ME-1M23-V-0001, Revision 28, Upper Containment Airlock Seal Leak Tes CH-1C4L-M-0001, Revision 27, Standby Liquid Control Boron Concentratio IC-1C11-M-0001, Revision 1, Scram Discharge Volume High Level Float Switch Calibratio IC-E61-M-1004, Revision 21, Containment and Drywell Hydrogen Analyzer Calibratio RE-1C51-0-0001, Revision 27, LPRM C Calibratio No violations or deviations were identifie . Engineered Safety Features System Walkdown (71710)

A complete walkdown was conducted on the accessible portions of the Low Pressure Coolant Injection (LPCI) C System. The walkdown consisted of an inspection and verification, where possible, of the required system valve

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4 alignment, . including valve power available and valve locking where required,' . instrumentation valved in and functioning; electrical and instrumentation cabinets free from debris, loose materials, jumpers and evidence of rodents, and system free from other degrading condition No violations or deviations were identifie ,

7 .- Reportable Occurrences (90712 & 92700)

The below . listed event reports were reviewed to determine if the information provided met the' NRC reporting requirement The determination included adequacy of event description and corrective action taken or planned, existence of potential ge.neric problems and the relative safety significance of each event. Additional inplant reviews and discussions with plant personnel as appropriate were conducted for the reports indicated by an asterisk. The event reports were reviewed using the guidance of the general policy and procedure for NRC enforcement actions, regarding-licensee iaentified violation The following License Event Reports (LERs) are close .

LER N Event Date Event 88-003-01 January 9, 1988 ECCS Delta Pressure Instrumentation not Calibrated in Accordance with T February 8, 1988 MSIV-LCS Dilution Air Inlet Found Sealed with Tap The event of LER 88-003 was addressed in Inspection Report 416/87-40 as violation 416/87-40-0 (0 pen) P2187-01, False Trip Signal caused by BBC Brown Boveri 27 N Undervoltage Rela The 10 CFR 21 report has been reviewed by .the licensee and it was determined that during normal plant operating conditions, the false trips that could occur due to the conditions described in the report would have no effect at GGNS due to the built in time delay of 5 minutes that would be actuated by the undervoltage relay The condition of false trip is only present for 60 msec at which time the relay returns to the normal state of operatio However, it was also determined that during a LOCA, a contact set is closed which bypasses the '.

5 minute time dela During this time, if the 27 N relay generated a false trip, off-site power would be removed from the Division 3 (HPCS) bus even though there was no undervoltage condition for off-site power. This would initiate the Division 3 diesel generator and onsite emergency power would be restored to the bus. The licensee's nuclear Plant Engineering recommended administrative controls as an interim measure and modification of the 27 N relays by BBC Brown Boveri as a permanent fix. No actions have been taken at this time. The residents will followup to ensure

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. No violations or deviations'were identifie . Operating Reactor Events (93702)

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The inspectors reviewed activities associated with the below listed reactor event The . review included determination of cause, -safety significance,lperformanbe of personnel and systems, and corrective actio The. inspectors examined instrument recordings, - computer , printouts, .'

operations journal e n t ri e s', scram reports and had discussions with

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operations, maintenance and engineering support personnel as appropriat At 5:49 p.m on July 6,1988 the B condensate pump tripped. The operators reduced power to 'approximately 79 percent thermal. Investigation by the licensee showed that the condensate pump trip was.due to a failed pressure switch giving a f alse low suction pressure signa The licensee had s

.previously determined that as long as the startup suction strainers were i not installed in the condensate system the low suction pressure trip for the condensate pump was not required. As an administrative control, th'e condensate pump pressure switches were isolated to prevent inadvertent

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condensate pump trips. The failure. of the pressure swicch still gave a condensate pump tri The licensee has not determined what corrective actions are necessary at this time. This will be Inspector Followup Item 416/88-14-0 On July 10,1988 at approximately 10:00 p.m. a control room operator, while reviewing computer points for temperature, . noticed a difference of approximately 63 F between rea: tor feedwater pump turbine (RFPT) A and B active thrust bearing tempertur The shift superintendent informed Mechanical Maintenance that the RFPT-A active thrust bearing temperature was 222 F and in alarm. Active thrust bearing temperature for RFPT-B was '

approximately 157 F. General Electric Co. was contacted to provide Grand Gulf with the necessary operating parameters for the RFPT thrust bearin GE advised the licensee that the active thrust bearing metal temperature limits are alarm at 230 F and trip (manual) at 240 Temporary Directive 04-1-01-N21-1-temp-2, Feed Pump Monitoring, was written and approved on July 11,1988. This directive gave direction for monitoring feedpump data while investigating high temperature of the thrust bearings. Operations was requested to monitor the RFPT-A lube oil cooler outlet and active thrust bearing metal temperatures to prohibit exceeding the 230 F active thrust bearing metal temperature alarm poin Resolution of thrust bearing high temperature will be tracked as inspector followup item 88-14-0 '

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4 (Closed) Irispector Followup Item 416/87-01-05. The licensee revised *

N } < Piping and Instromert .Orawing (P&ID) M-10858 to reference the correct

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drawing for the 4 inch pipe in zone G-6. The P&IO Legend, M-0030A,Dwas 4 revised to note that valve position annotation on P& ids ,is for information only and the applicable S0I controls valve - position. System Operating Instruction 04-1-01-E12-1 x was revised to correct valve nomenclature and

. valve heater breaker positio This item is close ;,

I (0 pen) IE Notice 87-43, Gaps in Neutron Absorbing Material in High Density '

Spent Fuel Storage Racks. . In 1986 the licensee , installed High Density Fuel Storage Racks (HDFSR) manufactured -by the Joseph Oat Corporation, s This design change was discussed in Inspection report 416/86-2 .

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HDFSR manufactured by Joseph Oat Corporation. In response to the concerns

,, of IE Notice 87-43 the licensee has initiated a program to conduct

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blackness testing on the HDFSR to confirm the presence and integrity of s the Boraflex absorber material in the spent fuel storage racks. Also, th

. blackness testing will ' establish a baseline reference for comparison to future measurements. Temporary Directive 09-S-06-Temp. 2, Revision 0, >

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testing. Measurements will be conducted only on selected cells. Two sets of rack wilil . be designated - for testing purposes. These include a set of 50 unirradiated cells (200 Boraflex panels) to establish baseline readings and 50 irradiated cells to! determine the amount of Boraflex degradatio "

The initial testing of irradiated tells will be performed on the spent fuel pool cells which initially held the. spent f uel of floaded -in RF01.

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refueling outage the freshly discharged fuel will replace the previous offload in the designated test cell This will; assure that those cells

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receive the highest cumulative exposure. A test will be cerformed between refueling outages until a limit to the increase in Boraflex gaps (i.e.,

- the limit to the Boraflex shrinkage) can be establishe ' 10 . Design, Design Changes and Modifications (37700)

The i nspect' ors reviewed the licensee's program for temporary modifications, lifted leads and jumpers. The licensee's Administrative

, Procedure 01-S-06-3, Revision 21 Control of Temporary Alterations, was reviewed and satisf actorily controls the use of tempora y modifications.

- Formal records are maintained in a temporary alteration book in the control room and independent verification is required for installation and restoration. Monthly spot chechs of active temporary alterations is e required by the Shif t Superintendent. The inspectors observed one minor

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A The inspectors reviewed . Desigg- ChangerPackage (DCP) 87/4017 which . <

f eliminated .the Motor Control 9, enter (MCC)(single failure concern by powering both the PSW supply (alves QSP41F125-A and.QSP41F066A-A and the

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glp" PSW return valves,-QSP41F189-Bland QSP41F0748-B from;MCCs 15B11 and 16B11 f rather then 15B61 and 16861, re'spectively. The motor operator.for valve' - p 4 , F125-A was powered from MCC 15861 Thile valve 'F064-A (SSW Supply Valve) ^

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Thus, the. single failure associated with MCC 15B61 during ? LOP /LOCA conditions could align SSW A supply to the o PSW supply and result.iri the loss of Ultimate deat Sink (VHS) insentory to the PSW system. Likewise, a single failure;of MCC 16861 could align the SSW B . discharge from the B -

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a, Conformance with the requirements of the Technical Specifications

, , (fS) and'10 CFR 50.5 l . A review of completed test records that the licensee conducted a-review and evaluation of-test results prior to the nodification being declared operable and: ,

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, . (2) . Test deviations were reviewed and retesting accomplished as necessary prior to implementation.

' Operating procedures modifications were made and approved prior to

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, e copy of all as-built documents used by the plant operators were either revised and distributed, or have been legibly marked-up on an interim basis to show all changes relating to the modification.

V, No violations or deviations were identified.

!i 1 Exit Interview (30703)

The inspection scope and findings were summarized on July 15, 1988, with those persons indicated in paragraph 1 abov The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by

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