IR 05000461/1989023

Enforcement Conference Rept 50-461/89-23 on 890614.Matters Discussed:Apparent Violation of 10CFR50.49,Paragraphs (F) & (G) Re Hydrogen Igniter Field Connections,Instrument Circuits Landed on Terminal Blocks in GE Instrument Racks

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 Licensee: Illinois Power Company 500 South 27th Street Decatur, IL- 62525 Facility Name: Clinton Power Station Meeting At: Region III Office, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

~ Meeting Conducted: June 14, 1989 Type of Meeting: - Enforcement Conference Inspector:

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Meeting Summary Meeting on June 14, 1989 (Report No. 50-461/89023(DRS))

Matters Discussed: Apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.49, Paragraphs (f) and (g)

~in regard to hydrogen igniter field connections, instrument circuits landed on terminal blocks in GE instrument racks, SRV solenoid valve leads, limit switches on a damper assembly, and electrical penetrations enclosures. The analysis and disposition of the apparent violation will be presented in subsequent communication "

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' Persons Contacted Illinois Power Company (IPCo)

J. S. Perry, Assistant Vice President R. D. Freeman, Manager, NSED R. E. Campbell, Manager, QA D. L. Holtzcher, Acting Manager, Licensing and Safety J. A. Miller, Manager, Scheduling and Outage Management Consultants G. L. Edgar, Attorney, Newmann and Holtzinger R. J. Lauer, Attorney, Schiff, Hardin and Waite S. Frantz, Attorney, Newman and Holtzinger U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC)

C. J. Paperiello, Deputy Regional Administrator H. J. Miller, Director, DRS J. Lehman, Office of Enforcement (telephonically)

J. B. Hickman, Project Manager, NRR J. A. Grobe, Director of Enforcement R. N. Gardner, Chief, PSS A. S. Gautam, NRR B. Wiseman, Office of General Counsel (telephonically)

S. Ray, Resident Inspector (Clinton)

M. Ring, Projects Section Chief (Clinton)

R. W. Cooper, II, Chief, Engineering Branch, DRS R. C. Knop, Projects Branch Chief Enforcement Conference As a result of an apparent violation of NRC requirements, an Enforcement Conference was held in the Region III Office on June 14, 1989. The preliminary findings, which were the bases for this apparent violation of NRC requirements, were documented in NRC Inspection Report N /89014(DRP) and were transmitted to the licensee by letter dated June 12, 1989. The attendees of this Conference are noted in Paragraph 1 of this repor The purpose of this conference was to discuss: The safety significance of the EQ discrepancies identified in the following plant equipment:

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(3) Solenoid (ASCO) Valve Leads l-(4) Damper Assembly on the Standby Gas Treatment System I

(5) Electrical Penetration Enclosures (i.e., the construction of the i enclosures could subject the terminal blocks to direct spray for which the terminal blocks are not environmentally qualified), A summary of action taken i.o correct the above discrepancies as i outlined in the May 16, 1989 IP Letter to Region III, " Environmental  ;

Qualification Issues at Clinton Power Station."

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' apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.49, Paragraphs (f) and (g) (see Attachment 1):

10 CFR 50.49, Paragraphs (f) and (g): Failure to environmentally qualify the f ollowing 10 CFR 50.49 designated equipment by test and/or analysi (1) . Hydrogen igniter field connections (2) Instrument circuits landed on terminal blocks in GE instrument racks {

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(4) Limit switches on damper assembly (5) Electrical penetration enclosures with top entry cable penetrations or warped with bottom entry cable penetrations The licensee presented a summary of their review of the EQ discrepancies including root cause analysis and corrective actions taken. The licensee also discussed the safety significance of the EQ discrepancies (see Attachment 2).. In addressing safety significance, the licensee stated that, based on engineering judgement, the hydrogen igniters and the instrument circuits landed on terminal blocks in the GE instrument racks and in the electrical penetration enclosures would have performed satisfac-torily in an acciden However, the licensee indicated that the Automatic Depressurization System and one of the two 100% capacity Standby Gas Treatment System (SGTS) filter trains would not have been available in a postulated accident. The licensee also stated that the remaining SGTS filter train had, on occasion, been out of service during previous plant operation The NRC informed the licensee that due to the lack of acceptable environmental J qualification tests to substantiate the licensee's position, there was no assurance that the five items listed above would have properly functioned in postulated accidents. The staff has expressed particular concern with the instrument circuits landed on terminal blocks. Leakage current in these circuits due to moisture sad spray may affect the function of RPS and ECCS system actuation required to mitigate the consequence of an acciden The evaluation and disposition of the apparent violation will be documented in subsequent communication _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _

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A. ' HYDROGEN IGNITERS-THE LICENSEE IDENTIFIED HlAT THE FIELD CONNECTIONS FOR NUE ROUS HYDROGEN IGNITERS UTILIZED OKONITE TAPED SPLIES. TliESE TAPED-SPLICES WERE (A) NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TEFLON LEADS OF THE IGNITER, AND (B) BY DESIGN WERE REQUIRED TO BE RAYCHEM SPLICE GE INSTRUENT RACKS l

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