IR 05000458/1987020

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violation 458/8720-05 Noted in Insp Rept 50-458/87-20.Request for 30-day Extension for Providing Addl Info for Violation 458/8720-06 Granted

ML20236V438
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	12/01/1987
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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NUDOCS 8712040306
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ATTN: Mr. James C. Deddens Senior Vice President, (RBNG)

Nuclear Licensing P.O. Box 220 l St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 l Gentlemen: l Thar,k you for your letter of October 30, 1987, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated September 30, 198 We have reviewed your reply to violation 458/8720-05 and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violatio Your request for 30 days extension for providing additional information for violation 458/8720-06 is hereby grante

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Docket No. 50-458/ Report 87-20 -

This letter responds to the Notice of Violation contained in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-458/87-20. The inspection was performed by Mr. Chamberlain during the period of August I through September 15, 1987 of activities authorized by NRC Operating License NPF-47 for River Bend Statio Gulf States Utilities Company's (GSU) response to Notice of'

Violations 8720-05 " Failure to Verify Diesel Fuel Oil Properties within 31 Days" and 8720-06 " Failure to Include QA Controle in a Procurement Document".

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In the Matter of ) Docket No. 50-458 50-459 GULF STATES' UTILITIES COMPANY )

(River Bend Station, Unit 1)

AFFIDAVIT Deddens, being duly sworn, states that he is Senior'Vice President of Gulf States Utilities Company; that he is authorized on the part of said company to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission' the documents attached hereto; and that all such documents are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belie J. 6. Deddens Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and Parish above named, this 2 k b day of ()(! hD De r , 19D .

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ATTACHMENT 1 Response to Notice of Viflation 50-458/8720-05 Level IV >

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. Notice of violation - letter from J.E. Gagliardo to J.C. Deddens, dated September 30, 198 j

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FAILURE TO VERIFY DIESEL FUEL OIL PROPERTIES WITHIN 31 DAYS River Bend Station Technical Specifications, Section 4.8.1.1.2.d.3, requires verification within 31 days of obtaining a sample of diesel generator fuel oil, .which is added ' to the storage tanks, that all properties specified in Table 1 of ASTM D975-81 are me !

Contrary to the above, the sample analysis of diesel fuel oil, which was l added to the storage tanks for the Divisions II and III emergency diesel )

generators en June 25, 1987, was not received from the vendor by the licensee chemistry department until August 27, 1987, and verification was

not. completed until September 1, 1987, which is 37 days beyond thel specified 31-day limi REASON FOR VIOLATION On 6/25/87, two diesel fuel oil deliveries arrived for off-loading. Both were found acceptable based on initial receipt analysis testing completed l by Gulf States Utilities (GSU) Chemistry. These. tests do not include ash

' weight or distillation temperatur The fuel oil supplier (Exxon)

' Customer Inspection Report', provided upon receipt of the fuel oil, indicated all chemical properties met the acceptance criteria. These tests (performed by Exxon) did include ash' weight and distillation temperatur The fuel oil was off-loaded into Standby Diesel Fuel Oil Storage Tanks IB and 1C (Div. II and Div. III). No fuel oil was off-loaded into the 1A (Div. I) storage tan These storage tank additions were supported with documentation of tank levels and blocide additions made by GSU Chemistry when the fuel oil was off-loaded.

Fuel oil samples were sent to the CSU warehouse on 6/26/87 for shipment to an offsite vendor laboratory (Petro-Check, Inc.) for further analysi These fuel oil samples were shipped along with several other routinely '

sent lubricating oil sample 'On 7/27/87, thirty-two days after the sampling date, CSU Chemistry called Petro-Check, In to inquire on the fuel oil and lube oil sample results documentatio Petro-Check indicated that the analysis had been completed on 7/01/87, and they believed the documentation had already been transmitted to GSU Chemistry by US Mail; however, this could not be verifie Another' set of documentation was to be sent to CSU via US Mail that same da _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - -

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On 8/05/87, GSU Field Engineering called Petro-Check, Inc. again and obtained the same response as the previous call on 7/27/87. Petro-Check ,

subsequently hand delivered to GSU Field Engineering, on 8/12/87, a copy of the fuel oil and lube oil sample result j i

GSU Chemistry received, via US Mail on 8/27/87, Petro-Check, Inc. sample 1 results'for fuel oil and lube oil. Due to the sample date on the fuel oil '

analysis, this report was incorrectly assumed to be a duplicate copy of previously reported dat Further review and investigation made on 9/01/87 revealed that these documents represented previously unreported data which was overdue, and that the ash weight and the distillation temperature were indicated to be not within the Technical Specification acceptable limit Condition Report (CR) 87-1038 was immediately initiated, proper fuel oil analysis reporting documents completed, and appropriate management personnel notifie GSU Chemistry sampled all Standby Diesel Fuel Oil Storage Tanks on 9/1/87 and analyzed the samples for Ash Weight in accordance with the requirements of ASTMD975-8 The results of these tests verified compliance with Technical Specification The root cause of this Technical Specification noncompliance was that a positive method of tracking fuel oil analytical results and ensuring due dates were met was not in plac CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED To prevent future Technical Specification noncompliance in this area, fuel oil analysis requirements have been entered into the RBS Surveillance Test Procedure (STP) Tracking Program to assure completion in a timely manner, via daily notification of scheduled due and overdue result Training on this event and on the STP Tracking Program has been completed by all Chemistry personnel. Technical Specification training has been completed for the Chemistry Supervisor and applicable staff member Additionally, CSP-0100, " Chemical / Radiochemical Technical Specification's Surveillance," has been reviewed and revised to include the required fuel oil analyse No other required surveillance were identified for inclusio CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS Additionally, to reduce the possibility of future fuel oil shipments which may not meet the Technical Specification acceptance criteria from being off-loaded into the Standby Diesel Fuel Oil Storage Tanks, an Operations Hold will normally be placed on future fuel oil receipts (i.e., use of an interim storage hold tank) until all analytical results have been successfully completed and found to be within acceptable limits and applicable documentation complete DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED All corrective actions described above have been implemented and GSU is currently in complianc _ _ _ _ - - _ _ - - _ _ _. _

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h ATTACHMENT 2 Response to Notice of Violation 50-458/8720-06 Level IV REFERENCE:

Notice of violation from J.E. Gagliardo to J.C. Deddens, dated September 30, 198 FAILURE TO INCLUDE QA CONTROLS IN A PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT:

Criterion IV of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B and the licensee's approved QA program require that procurement documents for material, equipment, and services include necessary QA program controls to provide assurance of adequate quality and an acceptable produc Contrary to the above, Revision 2 of Purchase Order 5-ON-71594, issued on Ma* 5, 1986, to Petro-Check, Inc., removed all QA program requirements previously include This purchase order is for emergency diesel generator fuel oil analysis which is required by Technical Specifications to verify emergency diesel generator operabilit CORRECTIVE ACTION STATUS: -

Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU) is reviewing the criteria of 10CFR50 Appendix B for application to fuel oil analysis; however, the review is not complete. GSU therefore requests an additional 30 days to respond to this violatio Until- such time as GSU provides its response and implements the appropriate corrective action, CSU has a member of the River Bend Station (RBS) Chemistry Staff observe the techniques and procedures utilized for fuel analysis to ensure compliance with the appropriate ASTM standards as designated in the RBS Technical Specification Further information/ response will be provided by November 30, 198 i l

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