IR 05000445/1990037

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-445/90-37 & 50-446/90-37

ML20217A397
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	11/08/1990
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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NUDOCS 9011210047
Download: ML20217A397 (3)

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Docket Nos. 50-445/90-37 50-446/90 37

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TV Electric ATTH: W. J. Cahill, Jr., Executive Vice President, Nuclear Skyway Tower 40r North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter of October 22, 1990, in response to our letter _

and Notice of Violation dated September 21, 1990. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violetion. We i will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future y inspection to determine that full cen'pliance has been achieved and will be _

maintaine Sincerel Orig!nal signed B Thomar, P. Gwynn Samuel J. Collins, Director -

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TU Electric ATTN: Roger D. Walker, Manager, Nuclear Licensing Skyway Tower 400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Juanita Ellis President - CASE -

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. Texas Department:of Labor & Standards-ATTN: G. R'. _ Bynog, Program Manager /

Chief Inspector ,

Boiler' Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol _ Station L Austin, Texas 7871 Honorable George. Crump

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk  :

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SUBJECT: C0MANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)

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NRC. INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 60 445/90 37: 60-446/90 37 )

RESPONSE TO NOTICE GP V!0LATION

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TU Electric'has reviewed the NRC's letter ~ dated September 21, 1990 cancerning the inspection conducted by the NRC staff during the period August '.7 throughtl August 31 '1990. This inspection covered activities authorized br NRC facility Operating License NPF 87 and NRC Construction Permit CPPR*187 fer CPSE5 Un

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Vi ol a respectively. Attached to the September 21.'1990 1sttee was a Notice of ti on.-.

n TU' Electric this letter. hereby responds to the Notice of Violation in the attachment to ,

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j Notica of Violation (448/9037 01)

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that inservice testing of ASME Code Class 2 pumps sha .i accordance with Section XI of the ASME Soiler and Pressure. performed in where specific written relief has been granted by-the Commission Vessel Code, extent

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Sectt0n XI when- the test .-esults fall within the alert range.of

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the Code 4 0.2. requires that each surveillance requirement shall be performeTechni specified surveillance interval with a maximum alloweble . within tse extension no exceed 19 percent of the specified surveillance interva '

78X RWApRH+01. was placed in the, and alert the status en

specified surveillance cest frequency increased to oe n per>46 days the surveillance test was not completed until August ;4. 1999 -however.'

. which exceeded permitted by Technical Specification 4.0.2.the specified-surve on Reasanne to Naties of Vietation-(445/9037 01)

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TU Electric accepts the violation and the requested information o ows,

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f ll h Amanen far the Vietation TScheduling of: routine Technical-- Specification (TS) sur -

is accomplished in part by a Managed veillances Maintenance at CPSESiCeeputer This progree provides an automatic prompt to schedule upcoming .

.i date manually entered into the progra Subsequently; based on a schedul[ NMCp prin d-

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0rder (SW0) to' ensure timely performance oflthe ancespecified Work ! survei E Appearies on~each SWO is the manually

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by the TS.' . the actual US due date.'and a violation date that reflects ntheallowei maximum

.When the Surveillance conditions Testrequire Programsurveillance performance procedure directs the responsible i

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Surveillance Test Coordinator ($ft) to seke provisions y-for jmanuall

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the method ut111 red by the~0peration's STC to provide fo ) Pump-

-to manually enter a scheduled dateareflecting r the test wat (sta11er to routine scheduling but without prompt b the increased freq MMCP was not updated to reflect the new due y MMCP).

date andHowever. ne The SWO subsequently printed by MMCP wshowed violation the date.new (increas recuency; scheduled date. but still showed the due date and) vio normal surveillance interva e '

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.When testing could not be performed on the new scheduled date, operatorsi checked the unmodified due date to ensure it would not be eissed an unknowingly, rescheduled the surveillance to a date that fell outside the new due date plus extensio The violation is attributable to the eeth rd utilized te manually schedule the increased frequency surveillanc . Carrective Stana Taken and Rasults Achieved

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Discovery of this violation occurred subsequent.to the successful testinl of the pump. Therefore, corrective steps were not necessary to re-establish the required surveillance interval er to verify operability of the pum Failure to comply with the increased surveillance frequency w s-promptly documented via. appropriate plant procedures and the cause of thi

. missed surveillance identifie . Catractive Stana Which Will be Taken to Avoid Further Vialations i A menerendus addressing the violation has been distributed to Surveillance Test Coordinators.- Additionally, the Surve111ence Test progree procedurd will be' reviewed and revised if necessary to ensure that' requirements fon

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updating the frequency of surveillance intervals, when necessary, are

' clearly specifie . W haE' Full C - lianea Will be Achieved-Programmatic review will be completed by October 31, 1990, and changes. 11 necessary, incorporated by November-16, 199 I I

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