ML092680627
| ML092680627 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/2009 |
| From: | Wert L Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 2-2008-053 IR-09-007 | |
| Download: ML092680627 (15) | |
See also: IR 05000413/2009007
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
September 25, 2009
Mr. J. R. Morris
Site Vice President
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Catawba Nuclear Station
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT: CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000413/2009007 AND 05000414/2009007, NRC OFFICE OF
INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2-2008-053 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Morris:
This refers to the investigation completed on July 9, 2009, by the NRC Office of Investigations
(OI). The purpose of this investigation was to determine if licensee contract personnel
deliberately falsified records pertaining to fire watches at Catawba Nuclear Station.
Notwithstanding the conclusions documented in the enclosed OI synopsis, further NRC review
determined that individuals deliberately pre-signed fire watch logs resulting in inaccurate fire
surveillance records. The results of the investigation were discussed on September 16, 2009,
with Kevin Phillips and other members of your staff. The enclosed inspection report presents
the findings resulting from this investigation.
Based on the staffs review of the facts and circumstances in this case, the NRC has identified
one self-revealing finding of very low safety significance (Green) that was determined to be a
violation of regulatory requirements. However, because the finding was of very low safety
significance and the violation has been entered into your corrective action program, this
violation is being treated as a non-cited violation in accordance with Section VI.A of the NRCs
In addition, the NRC has determined that a Severity Level IV violation of NRC requirements
occurred. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the
circumstances surrounding it are described in the enclosed inspection report. The violation is
being cited in the Notice because you failed to properly oversee contract personnel who were
performing required fire watches. As a result, a number of contract fire watch employees
deliberately pre-signed Impairment and Compensatory Measures (ICM) forms which resulted in
the creation of inaccurate fire watch records.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
DEC 2
If you contest these violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this
letter, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document
Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with copies to: the Regional Administrator, Region
II; and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Additionally, if you disagree with the characterization of any
finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection
report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the
NRC Resident Inspector at Catawba. The information you provide will be considered in
accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from
the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your
response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that
it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
Sincerely,
/Joel T. Munday RA for/
Leonard D. Wert, Jr., Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414
cc w/Encl: (See Page 3)
Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
2. Inspection Report 05000413/2009007 and 05000414/2009007
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
3. OI Synopsis, Investigation 2-2008-053
DEC 2
If you contest these violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this
letter, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document
Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with copies to: the Regional Administrator, Region
II; and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Additionally, if you disagree with the characterization of any
finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection
report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the
NRC Resident Inspector at Catawba. The information you provide will be considered in
accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from
the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your
response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that
it can be made available to the Public without redaction.
Sincerely,
/Joel T. Munday RA for/
Leonard D. Wert, Jr., Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414
cc w/Encl: (See Page 3)
Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
2. Inspection Report 05000413/2009007 and 05000414/2009007
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
3. OI Synopsis, Investigation 2-2008-053
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Letter to J. R. Morris from Leonard D. Wert, Jr. dated September 25, 2009
SUBJECT: CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT
05000413/2009007 AND 05000414/2009007, NRC OFFICE OF
INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2-2008-053 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414
Catawba Nuclear Station License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52
During an NRC investigation conducted between August 21, 2008, and July 9, 2009, a violation
of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the
violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50.9(a), states, in part that information required by the Commissions regulations,
orders, or license conditions to be maintained by the licensee shall be complete and
accurate in all material respects. Technical Specification 5.4.1.d states that written
procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering commitments
contained in the UFSAR Chapter 16.0. Chapter 16.2 of the UFSAR states the Catawba
Selected Licensee Commitments (SLC) manual contains a listing of commitments for
which Catawba TS 5.4.1.d requires written procedures to be established, implemented
and maintained. SLC 16.9-5, Condition A, requires that an hourly fire watch patrol be
established when a required fire rated assembly is inoperable. Nuclear System Directive
(NSD) 316, Fire Protection Impairment and Surveillance, implements the requirements
contained in the SLC and requires that fire watch Impairment and Compensatory
Measures (ICM) forms be retained for a period of at least 3 years.
Contrary to the above, between August 5, 2007, and February 12, 2008, multiple contract
fire watch employees of DZ Atlantic Group at Catawba Nuclear Station created
information required to be maintained by the licensee which was inaccurate by
deliberately pre-signing the Impairment and Compensatory Measures (ICM) forms.
Specifically, on seven occasions, the individual who signed the ICM form for the Unit 1
and 2 auxiliary feedwater (CA) pump rooms was not the person who performed the
actual fire watch surveillance, resulting in inaccurate ICM forms being retained by the
licensee. The ICM forms are material to the NRC, in that this information is created and
maintained to provide sufficient evidence that the licensees Fire Protection Program
satisfies regulatory requirements.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VII).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC is hereby required to
submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001 with a copy to the Regional
Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the
subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation
(Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-09-198"
and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis
for disputing the violation or severity level; (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the
results achieved; (3) the corrective steps that will be taken; and (4) the date when full
compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed
correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an
adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for
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Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or
revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is
shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If you contest this
enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your
denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC
Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the
NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, to the extent possible, it should not
include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made
available to the public without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is
necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your
response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your
response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must
specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in
detail the basis for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will
create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.390(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial
information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please
provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated this 25 day of September 2009
Enclosure 1
U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414
Report Nos.: 05000413/2009007, 05000414/2009007
Licensee: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Facility: Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
Location: York, SC 29745
Dates: July 13, 2009 through September 16, 2009
Inspectors: E. Stamm, Project Engineer
Approved by: Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 1
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure 2
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000413/2009007, 05000414/2009007; 7/13/2009 - 9/16/2009; Catawba Nuclear Station,
Units 1 and 2; Fire Protection
The report covered an in-office review of NRC Office of Investigations (OI) Report No. 2-2008-
053 by a project engineer. One Green non-cited violation (NCV) and one Severity Level IV
violation were identified. The significance of most findings is indicated by their color (Green,
White, Yellow, Red) using IMC 0609, Significance Determination Process. Findings for which
the Significance Determination Process does not apply may be Green or be assigned a severity
level after NRC management review. The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operation of
commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, Reactor Oversight Process
(ROP), Revision 4, dated December 2006.
Cornerstone: Mitigating Systems
C Green: The NRC identified a non-cited violation of 10 CFR 50.48 when a contract fire watch
employee failed to complete fire watch surveillances on twelve occasions. The fire watch
employee pre-signed the fire watch Impairment and Compensatory Measures (ICM) form
then failed to perform the associated fire watch surveillance. The licensee entered the
deficiency into the corrective action program for resolution.
This finding is more than minor because it is associated with the Protection Against External
Factors attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone and affected the cornerstone
objective of ensuring the availability, reliability and capability of the systems that respond to
initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. The inspectors determined the
finding to be of very low safety significance (Green) because the missed fire watch
surveillance reflected a low degradation of the Fire Prevention and Administrative Controls
fire protection program element in that other area fire protection defense-in-depth features
such as automatic fire detection (smoke detectors), automatic fire suppression capability
(sprinklers), manual suppression capability (fire brigade), and safe shutdown capability from
the main control room were still available. The finding directly involved the cross-cutting
area of Human Performance under the Supervisory and Management Oversight of Work
aspect H.4(c) of the Work Practices component. (Section 1RO5.1)
C Severity Level IV: The NRC identified a violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a) requirements when it
was determined that multiple contract fire watch employees deliberately pre-signed fire
watch ICM forms resulting in inaccurate fire watch records. Specifically, on seven occasions
fire watch employees deliberately pre-signed the fire watch ICM forms and then another
qualified employee performed the fire watch but failed to correct the inaccurate ICM form.
The licensee entered the deficiency into the corrective action program for resolution.
This issue was dispositioned using traditional enforcement due to the willful aspects of the
performance deficiency. Furthermore, the failure to provide complete and accurate
information has the potential to impact the NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function.
Although the investigation revealed that no fire watch surveillances were actually missed,
this issue is considered more than minor due to the willful aspects of the performance
deficiency. In accordance with the guidance in Supplement VII of the Enforcement Policy,
Enclosure 2
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this issue is considered a Severity Level IV violation because it involved information that the
NRC required be kept by a licensee that was incomplete or inaccurate and of more than
minor safety significance. No cross-cutting aspect was identified because this performance
deficiency was dispositioned using traditional enforcement. (Section 1RO5.2)
Enclosure 2
REPORT DETAILS
1. REACTOR SAFETY
Cornerstones: Initiating Events, Mitigating Systems, Barrier Integrity,
1R05 Fire Protection
a. Inspection Scope
The inspector reviewed the OI summary and transcripts of interviews conducted by OI
investigators related to fire watches conducted by contract personnel to determine if
violations of regulatory requirements occurred.
b. Findings
.1 Introduction: The NRC identified a Green non-cited violation of 10 CFR 50.48 when a
contract fire watch employee failed to complete fire watch surveillances. On twelve
separate occasions, the employee pre-signed the fire watch Impairment and
Compensatory Measures (ICM) form then failed to perform the associated fire watch
surveillance.
Description: In May 2007, the licensee initiated hourly fire watch surveillances in several
fire areas, including the Unit 1 auxiliary feedwater (CA) pump room, as a result of the
Catawba Nuclear Station Fire Protection Safe Shutdown Reconstitution Project. As part
of an OI investigation, the fire watch ICM forms and security badge reader records for
the CA pump rooms were audited for suspected instances of missed fire watches
between May 2007 and February 2008. As a result of the audit it was identified that, on
twelve separate occasions, a contract fire watch employee had pre-signed the fire watch
ICM forms for the Unit 1 CA pump room but failed to perform the required hourly fire
watch surveillance. In addition, interviews revealed that fire watch employees did not
know who their Duke supervisor was, nor did the supervisors provide adequate routine
oversight of the fire watch rounds and records.
Analysis: The failure to conduct twelve required hourly fire watch surveillances is a
performance deficiency. The finding was more than minor because it was associated
with the Protection Against External Factors attribute of the Mitigating Systems
cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective in that it degraded the
defense-in-depth of the fire protection program. The inspectors determined the finding
to be of very low safety significance (Green) using the Phase 1 Screening Worksheet of
Appendix F, Fire Protection Significance Determination Process of Inspection Manual
Chapter 0609 because other area fire protection defense-in-depth features such as
automatic fire detection (smoke detectors), automatic fire suppression capability
(sprinklers), manual suppression capability (fire brigade), and safe shutdown capability
from the main control room were still available. The finding directly involved the cross-
cutting area of Human Performance under the Supervisory and Management Oversight
of Work aspect H.4(c) of the Work Practices component, in that the licensee failed to
effectively supervise the contract fire watch employee, which resulted in fire watch
surveillances being missed.
Enclosure 2
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Enforcement: 10 CFR 50.48 states that each operating nuclear power plant must have a
fire protection plan that satisfies Criterion 3 of Appendix A of this part. Catawba
operating license condition 2.C.5, for Unit 1, states that the licensee shall implement and
maintain in effect all provisions of the approved Fire Protection Program (FPP) as
described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), as amended, for the
facility and as approved in the SER through Supplement 5. UFSAR Chapter 16.1 states
that the Catawba Nuclear Station Selected Licensee Commitments (SLC) Manual
constitutes Chapter 16 of the Catawba FSAR. The approved FPP is implemented, in
part, by Section 16.9-5 of the SLC. SLC 16.9-5, Condition A, requires that an hourly fire
watch patrol be established when the required fire rated assembly is inoperable.
Contrary to the above, between September 2, 2007, and October 8, 2007, an hourly fire
watch patrol was not conducted on twelve occasions for an inoperable fire rated
assembly in the Unit 1 CA pump room. Because this violation was of very low safety
significance and has been entered into the licensees corrective action program as PIP
C-09-03214, it is being treated as a non-cited violation consistent with Section VI.A of
the NRC Enforcement Policy: NCV 0500413/2009007-01, Failure to Perform Required
Hourly Fire Watch Patrols
.2 Introduction: The NRC identified a Severity Level IV violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a)
requirements when it was determined that multiple contract fire watch employees
deliberately pre-signed fire watch ICM forms resulting in inaccurate fire watch ICM
records. Specifically, on seven occasions between August 5, 2007, and February 12,
2008, fire watch employees deliberately pre-signed the fire watch ICM forms and
another qualified fire watch employee completed the watch but failed to correct the
inaccurate ICM forms.
Description: In May 2007, the licensee established hourly fire watch surveillances in
several fire areas including the Unit 1 CA Pump Room, Unit 1 Electrical Penetration
Room, Unit 2 CA Pump Room, and Unit 2 Electrical Penetration Room. As part of an
investigation by the NRCs Office of Investigations, the fire watch ICM forms and security
badge reader records (for CA Pump rooms) were audited for suspected instances of
missed fire watches during the period between May 2007 and February 2008. The
results of the audit revealed that, on seven separate instances, multiple individuals had
pre-signed the fire watch ICM forms, for the fire areas listed above, and then another
individual performed the required fire watch surveillance. The licensee became aware of
one example, which occurred on February 12, 2008, and entered it into their corrective
action program as PIP C-08-01036.
Analysis: The failure to provide complete and accurate information on the fire watch
ICM form was a performance deficiency. This issue was dispositioned using traditional
enforcement due to the willful aspects of the performance deficiency. Furthermore, the
failure to provide complete and accurate information has the potential to impact the
NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function. In accordance with the guidance in
Chapter 2 of the Enforcement Manual, although the investigation revealed that no fire
watch surveillances were actually missed, this issue is considered more than minor due
to the willful aspects of the performance deficiency. In accordance with the guidance in
Supplement VII of the Enforcement Policy, this issue is considered a Severity Level IV
violation because it involved information that the NRC required be kept by a licensee
Enclosure 2
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that was incomplete or inaccurate and of more than minor safety significance. No cross-
cutting aspect was identified because this performance deficiency was dispositioned
using traditional enforcement.
Enforcement: 10 CFR 50.9(a), states, in part, that information required by the
Commissions regulations, orders, or license conditions to be maintained by the licensee
shall be complete and accurate in all material respects. Technical Specification 5.4.1.d
states that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained
covering commitments contained in the UFSAR Chapter 16.0. Chapter 16.2 of the
UFSAR states the Catawba SLC manual contains a listing of commitments for which
Catawba TS 5.4.1.d requires written procedures to be established, implemented and
maintained. SLC 16.9-5, Condition A, requires that an hourly fire watch patrol be
established when a required fire rated assembly is inoperable. NSD 316, Fire Protection
Impairment and Surveillance, implements the requirements contained in the SLC and
requires that ICM forms be retained for a period of at least 3 years. Contrary to the
above, between August 5, 2007 and February 12, 2008, multiple contract fire watch
employees of DZ Atlantic Group at Catawba Nuclear Station created information
required to be maintained by the licensee which was inaccurate. Specifically, on seven
occasions, the individual who signed the ICM form for the Unit 1 and 2 CA pump rooms
was not the person who performed the actual fire watch surveillance, resulting in
inaccurate ICM forms being retained by the licensee. The ICM forms are material to the
NRC, in that this information is created and maintained to provide sufficient evidence
that the licensees Fire Protection Program satisfies regulatory requirements. This
violation is being cited because the contract personnel deliberately pre-signed the fire
watch logs: VIO 05000413,05000414/2009007-02, Inaccurate Fire Watch Records
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
Exit Meeting Summary
On September 16, 2009, Jonathan Bartley, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1, presented
the inspection results to Mr. Kevin Phillips, Catawba Safety Assurance Manager, and
other members of licensee management, who acknowledged the findings. No
proprietary information was provided or examined during the inspection.
Enclosure 2
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
D. Cummings, Legal Counsel, DEC General Office
R. Hart, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Catawba
K. Phillips, Safety Assurance Manager, Catawba
NRC
J. Bartley, Chief, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Reactor Projects Branch 1 (RPB1)
E. Stamm, Project Engineer, DRP, RPB1
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND REVIEWED
Opened and Closed
05000413/2009007-01 NCV Failure to Perform Required Hourly Fire
Watch Patrols (Section 1R05)
Opened
05000413,414/2009007-02 VIO Inaccurate Fire Watch Records (Section 1R05)
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
NSD 316, Fire Protection Impairment and Surveillance, Rev. 008
Computer Based Training, Fire Impairments and Compensatory Measures (NSD 316), dated
7/16/09
PIP C-07-02458, Potential breaker coordination/cable routing issue associated with safe
shutdown capability, dated 5/16/07
PIP C-08-01036, Documentation error noted on the hourly firewatch record for 2/12/08, dated
2/20/08
Selected Licensee Commitments Manual, Section 16.9, Auxiliary Systems, Rev. 004
Attachment
Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information
SYNOPSIS
This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of
Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), on August 21, 2008, to determine whether two former fire
watch employees for DZ Atlantic Group (DZ Atlantic), working at the Catawba Nuclear Station
(Catawba), willfully falsified fire watch records. During the course of the investigation, OI:RII
identified three additional concerns; DZ Atlantic fire watch employees pre-signed the fire watch
surveillance logs; seven former or present DZ Atlantic fire watch employees created inaccurate
fire watch surveillance logs; and one former DZ Atlantic fire watch employee failed to conduct
fire watches.
Based on the evidence, documentation and testimony developed during this investigation,
OI:RII did not substantiate that two former fire watch employees for DZ Atlantic Group (DZ
Atlantic), working at the Catawba, willfully falsified fire watch records. Additionally, it was
determined that DZ Atlantic fire watch employees did not willfully pre-sign the fire watch
surveillance logs, and seven former or present DZ Atlantic employees did not willfully create
inaccurate fire watch records. However, it was determined that one former DZ Atlantic fire
watch employee deliberately failed to conduct the fire watch.
Approved for release by Oscar DeMiranda on September 23, 2009
NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF
FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II
Official Use Only - OI Investigations Information
Case No. 2-2008-053 Enclosure 3