ML17228B568
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| Site: | Saint Lucie |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-335-96-08, 50-335-96-8, 50-389-96-08, 50-389-96-8, NUDOCS 9607230052 | |
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See also: IR 05000335/1996008
Text
U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
Docket Nos: 50-335,
50-389
License
Nos:
Report
No:
50-335/96-08,
50-389/96-08
Licensee:
Power
& Light Co.
Facility:
St.
Lucie Nuclear Plant,
Units
1
& 2
Location:
9250 West Flagler Street
Miami,
FL 33102
Dates:
Hay
12
June 8,
1996
Inspectors:
H. Hiller, Senior Resident
Inspector
S. Sandin,
Resident
Inspector
(Acting)
W. Hiller, Resident
Inspector
(Acting)
J.
Munday, Resident
Inspector,
Browns Ferry, paragraph
02.1.2
R. McWhorter, Senior Resident
Inspector,
North Anna,
paragraph
01.3,
M2.1,
R4.1
J. York, Reactor Inspector,
paragraph
E2.1
J. Coley,
Reactor Inspector,
paragraph
H3. 1
Approved by: K. Landis, Chief, Reactor Projects
Branch
3
Division of Reactor Projects
e
9607230052
960708
ADOCK 05000335
8
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units
1
8t 2
NRC Inspection
Report 50-335/96-08,
50-389/96-08
This integrated
inspection
included aspects
of licensee
operations,
engineer-
ing, maintenance,
and plant support.
The report covers
a 4-week period of
resident
inspection.
~0erati one
Fuel
movement
was
commenced
during Unit
1 core offload with less
than
the required
number of wide range nuclear instrument channels
resulting in a condition prohibited by Technical Specifications.
Poor
communications
and
a lack of appreciation
(by operators)
for the impact
of a surveillance test contributed to the event
(paragraph
01.2).
Observations
of fuel movement during the Unit
1 outage
found generally
good procedural
adherence
and communications.
One'oor practice,
involving an operator leaving the spent fuel pool fuel handling machine
while a fuel assembly
was
suspended
in the fuel pool,
was identified
(paragraph
01.3).
Operator actions
and decisions resulting from rod control
system
failures in conjunction with an inoperable startup transformer
were
conservative.
Plant
and Facility Review Group support to operations
was
good (paragraph
01.4).
Operator action in manually tripping Unit 2 in response
to elevated
main
generator
gas temperature
was prompt
and appropriate.
Post-trip
response
was good (paragraph
01.5),
guality assurance
activities were found to be broad in scope,
appropriately directed,
and
showed
an aggressive
application of
standards
(paragraph
07. 1).
The inspector concluded that the observed
ECCS leakage
was
bounded
by
the values
provided in the
UFSAR and that the licensee
had satisfied
their commitment in this regard
(paragraph
08.3).
Maintenance
Repair activities associated
with the Unit
1 spent transfer
tube
isolation valve were appropriate
(paragraph
Hl. 1).
Surveillance activities associated
with the
18 emergency diesel
generator
showed
a failure to record cooling water outlet temperatures
(paragraph
Ml.2).
A review of the emergency diesel
generator reliability program indicated
that reliability was satisfactory,
but that documentation
had not been
easily retrievable
(paragraph
H1.3).
Maintenance
backlog
was reviewed
and the licensee
was found to have
a
2
plan for backlog reduction.
Currently, the licensee
has not satisfied
their internal goals in this regard
(paragraph
H1.4).
~
A random examination of ladders
and scaffolds in place in the plant
during the inspection period indicated that most were deficient in some
way and that, in general,
they were not promptly removed
(paragraph
H2.1).
~
The licensee satisfied
commitments relative to refueling water tank
bottom liner inspections
(paragraph
H2.2).
~
Observations
of lA emergency diesel
generator
post-maintenance
testing
identified one example of failure to verify a procedure revision
and
one
example of an inadequate
independent verification.
Additionally, pre-
test cognizance of test instrumentation operability was poor (paragraph
H2.3).
~
Control rod drive system problems
were experienced
which were later tied
to temperature
effects.
(paragraph
H2.4).
~
The licensee's
inservice inspection activities for the steam generator
tube eddy current examination activities
and the 10-year reactor vessel
examinations
were well planned,
performed,
and
managed
by very talented
and knowledgeable
NDE personnel.
No violation or adverse
trend
was
noted in any area
examined
(paragraph
H3. 1).
En ineerin
~
Company Nuclear Review Board activities surrounding
proposed
license
amendments
prepared
due to higher than expected
rates of Unit
1 steam
generator
tube plugging were observed
and found to be probing
and
competent
(paragraph
E2. 1).
Plant
Su
ort
Observations
of radiological worker practices
indicated inconsistent
application of standards
(paragraph
R4. 1).
Observation of fire protection activities indicated that the. licensee
was applying conservative criteria to fire barrier inspections
(paragraph
F2).
Re ort Details
Summar
of Plant Status
Unit
1
Unit
1 entered
the inspection period in Mode 6.
Refueling activities
associated
with the Unit
1 outage
continued throughout the inspection period.
Unit 2
Unit 2 entered
the inspection period at
100 percent
power.
On Hay 24, the
unit was downpowered
due to problems
encountered
in rod control circuitry.
The unit remained at 85 percent
power for inspections of a condenser
waterbox
and was returned to full power on Hay 27.
On Hay 31, the unit experienced
a
closure of moisture separator/reheater
temperature
control valves
due to
a
blown fuse.
The closure of the valves resulted
in the unit assuming
95
percent
power until June
1,
when the condition was corrected.
On June
6, the
unit was manually tripped due to high main generator
gas temperature.
The
unit was subsequently
cooled
down to Mode
5 for modifications of auxiliary
pump
2C steam supply piping.
At the close of the inspection period,
the unit was in Node 5.
Ol
Conduct of Operations
Ol. 1
Ge eral
Comments
1707
Using Inspection
Procedure
71707,
the inspectors
conducted
frequent
reviews of ongoing plant operations.
In general,
the conduct of opera-
tions was professional
and safety-conscious;
specific events
and
noteworthy observations
are detailed
in the sections
below.
01.2
.no erable
Wide Ran
e Nuclear Instruments
Durin
Fuel
Movement
71707
On Hay 14, Unit
1 was undergoing
a core offload when operators
commenced
a surveillance test per
OP 1-1210051,
Rev 13,
"Wide Range Nuclear
Instrumentation
Channels
Functional Test."
A portion of the
surveillance test involved impressing
a series of six signals of
increasing
strength to the NI circuitry and verifying that the
WRNI
meters
indicated the appropriate
output.
The impressed
signals
prevented
the
WRNIs from performing their intended functions.
At the
time, the "B" and
"D" channels
of the wide range
NIs were operable
and
the "A" and
"C" channels
were inoperable,
as the channels
were being
changed
out under
a PC/H.
The specific surveillance
being performed
was to satisfy
which required that the test
be performed at least
once per seven
days.
TS 3.9.2 required,
in part, that at least
two wide range logarithmic
neutron flux monitors
be operable at all times during mode
6 and that,
if they were not, all operations
involving core alterations
be
suspended.
At 2:02 a.m.,
operators
bega:
the
WRNI surveillance.
At 2:20 a.m.,
the
refueling center
suspended
movement of fuel assembly
R-54,
when
WRNI
strip chart output, available to the center,
indicated
a count rate of
30 cps
on the "D" channel
monitor.
The subject fuel assembly
had
been
lifted approximately
one foot at the time.
Subsequent
investigation
revealed that the indicated count rate
was erroneous
and was the result
of the subject surveillance.
At approximately 2:20 a.m.,
operators
completed the surveillance test satisfactorily.
The licensee
documented
the subject event in IHE 96-039.
The inspector
discussed
the timeline for the event with the operator
who had performed
the test
and the reactor engineer
who had
been monitoring the
WRNI
channel
in the refueling center.
While the operator
was
unaware of the
issue until after the test
was completed,
the reactor engineer
reviewed
strip chart data with the inspector
and stated that the fuel movement
was
commenced with the artificially high count rate present.
The licensee
concluded that the following causal
factors contributed to
the event:
~
A lack of communication
between
the control
room and the refueling
center regarding the impending surveillance test.
~
A lack of recognition that the surveillance
in question
would
affect the operability of the subject
NI channels,
resulting in a
failure to consider the impact of the channel's
inoperability on
fuel movement.
The inspector
concluded that
an additional
causal
factor involved the
failure of the refueling center to verify that count rates
were stable
prior to authorizing the removal of the subject fuel assembly.
The licensee's
proposed corrective actions for the subject event
included disciplining/counselling the operators
involved in the event,
modifying the
WRNI surveillance
procedure to include
a caution statement
regarding the operability of the
WRNI during the test,
a review of other
operations
procedures
to identify (and
add similar caution statements
to) surveillance tests
which resulted
in equipment inoperability,
and
adding procedural
requirements
for caution tagging
WRNI channels
during
refueling.
The inspector
concluded
the following with respect
to this event:
The subject
WRNI channel
was inoperable prior to fuel movement
and,
as
a result,
the unit was,
upon the initiation of fuel
movement,
in a condition prohibited by TS.
The event resulted
from weaknesses
in communications,
operability
determinations,
and work practices
by control
room and refueling
center personnel.
~
The licensee's
corrective actions
appeared
to be broad
enough in
scope to prevent recurrence.
~
The safety significance for the specific event
was relatively low,
as fuel was being removed from, rather than inserted into, the
core.
Consequently,
this licensee-identified
and corrected violation is being
treated
as
a Non-Cited Violation, consistent
with Section VII.B.I of the
(NCV 50-335/96-08-01,
"Failure to Maintain
Operability of Two Wide Range Nuclear Instruments
During Fuel
Movement" ).
01.3
Refuelin
Observations
71707
On May 14, the inspectors
observed
Unit
1 operators transferring
fuel assemblies
from the reactor core to the SFP.
Observations
were
made from the refueling machine in containment
and from the
SFP area.
The inspectors
compared activities to procedures
OP 1-
3200090,
Rev 16, "Refueling Operation,"
and
OP 1-1630024,
Rev 41,
"Refueling Machine Operation,"
and
UFSAR refueling descriptions.
The inspectors
found that operators
performed all equipment
manipulations
in accordance
with procedural
requirements,
and good
self-check practices
were observed
during refueling machine
operations.
The inspectors
noted that activities in containment
were being properly controlled from the refueling machine
by a
licensed
SRO,
and communications
between
containment,
the
area,
and the control
room were being properly maintained.
Additionally, fuel
move lists were being properly followed, and
fuel assembly
moves were being verified between stations prior to
each
movement.
The inspectors
noted that the full core offload
being performed
by the licensee
did not correspond
to UFSAR
descriptions,
where partial core offloads were described
as the
normal
case.
However, this was
deemed to be acceptable
since
a
full core offload was required to support
ISI inspections
of the
reactor
vessel,
and the
PC/M for the reload included
an analysis
of the effects of the offload on
SFP heat removal.
Overall, the
inspectors
concluded that fuel off-load activities were properly
performed.
The inspector witnessed
the performance of Procedure,
1-1600023,
Rev 67,
"Fuel Transfer
and
L-Shaped
Door Operation," involving
activities performed in the Unit
1 spent fuel pool prior to
beginning the refueling reload operations.
No discrepancies
were
noted.
On June 3, the inspector
observed
portions of the refueling effort
for Unit 1.
The
~inspector witnessed
the loading of two fuel
bundles into the core.
Operators
were stationed
consistent with
TS. requirements,
procedures
were in use
and verifications
and
sign-offs were current.
Communication
and coordination with the
refueling center were good.
Later on June 3, the inspectors
observed
fuel handling activities
conducted
in the Unit
1 SFP.
During the observation,
the
inspectors
noted that the operator moving fuel grappled
an
assembly,
moved it to a position near the transfer canal,
and then
left the spent fuel handling machine to be frisked by HP for hot
particles.
The inspectors
questioned
the operator
as to the
reason
and wisdom of leaving
a fuel assembly
suspended
and leaving
the machine.
The operator explained that it had been plant
practice to perform reloads
in this manner
as
a way to save time.
While one fuel assembly
was being loaded into the core,
another
was sent through the transfer tube for pre-staging.
During this
process,
the
SFP upender
was not available,
and
so the next
assembly
was
suspended
near the upender to allow a more timely
transfer of fuel when the upender
became available.
The inspectors
concluded that this was
a poor practice,
as it
resulted
in suspending
fuel assemblies
for approximately five
minutes prior to the availability of the upender,
increasing
the
period of vulnerability to
a failure which might result in
dropping
an assembly.
Additionally, the inspectors
found the
practice of leaving the spent fuel handling machine to be equally
poor in that, while frisking was being conducted,
the machine
was
unattended.
The inspectors
also noted that the licensee's
practice of conducting
movements
in the
SFP required the operator
to leave the machine
unattended
once per assembly
movement to
operate
the upender,
whose controls were located
away from the
machine's
controls.
The inspector brought these practices to the attention of plant
management,
who agreed with the inspector's
assessments
of these
observations.
The inspector subsequently
reviewed
OP 1-1630022,
Rev 29,
"Spent
Fuel Handling Machine Operation,"
and found no
limitations for the activities observed.
01.4
CEA Ino erabilit
71707
At 9: 13 a.m.,
on May 24, Unit 2 operators
received
indicating that continuous
CEA gripper high voltage
was being applied.
Operators
entered
ONOP 2-0110030,
Rev 32,
"CEA Off-Normal Operation
and
Realignment,"
and determined that the high voltage condition was applied
to subgroup
2 of regulating group
5
(CEAs 8, 9,
10,
and ll).
The
subgroup
was transferred
to the
CEA hold bus, alleviating the high
voltage condition.
Operators
subsequently
declared
the affected
(due to the lack of an ability to move them electrically)
and
entered
AS (c) of TS
LCO 3. 1.3. 1, which required that, with multiple
the unit be in Hot Standby within six hours.
The event
was complicated
by CHH work which was being performed
on the
28 startup transformer
and which rendered
the transformer inoperable.
The unit was designed
such that, during operation, electrical
loads were
provided for by the
2A and
28 auxiliary transformers,
which were powered
from the unit's main generator.
When shut down, the unit's electrical
loads were provided for by the
2A and
28 startup transformers.
During
shutdown,
the unit's loads were typically transferred
from the auxiliary
transformers
to the startup transformers prior to taking the main
generator off-line.
The implication for the subject
shutdown (with the
28 startup transformer
OOS)
was that, following removal of the main
generator
from service,
the
8 side electrical
loads would experience
a
Components
affected
by the loss included
one
Hain Feedwater
Pump,
one Condensate
Pump,
two Reactor Coolant
Pumps,
and
all 8-side safety-related
AC loads (until the 28
EDG started
and
loaded).
At approximately
10:30 a.m.,
the licensee initiated actions to have the
28 startup transformer returned to service;
however,
estimates
at the
time were that eight hours would be required.
Concurrently,
I&C was
troubleshooting
the
CEA issue
and support organizations
were preparing
for the shutdown
by assembling lists of equipment
which would be lost in
the shutdown
(while the
28
EDG would provide power for safety-related
loads,
non-safety
4. 16
kV and 6.9
kV busses
would receive
no power).
The inspector followed the licensee's
actions
and found them to be
typified by professional
conduct,
good teamwork,
and significant
management
involvement.
Despite
a high level of activity, the Unit 2
control
room environment
was maintained generally quiet and
businesslike.
At 1:25 p.m.,
a unit shutdown
was
commenced.
At I:32 p.m.,
CEA 12
dropped to the bottom of the core.
The shutdown
was secured
and the
was recovered within TS AS time limits.
The inspector
observed
operator
actions in response
to the dropped
CEA and found that they performed
actions consistent with ONOP 2-0110030,
Rev 32,
"CEA Off-Normal
Operation
and Realignment."
The cause for the dropped
CEA was tied to
the fact that the
CEAs power supply cabinet
was located adjacent to the
cabinet in which troubleshooting
was occurring for the
CEAs which were
considered
The licensee
determined that the troubleshooting
effort resulted
in bumping the cabinet for CEA 12,
and that the
attending vibration led to an electrical transient that led to the
dropping.
The licensee
convened
a
FRG to consider the operability of regulating
group
5 subgroup
2 CEAs.
Engineering operability evaluation
JPN-PSL-
SENS-96-030,
Rev 0, "Operability of CEAs with CEDHs on the Hold Bus,"
was considered.
The
FRG concluded that
CEA operability was
based
upon
the "tripability" of the subject
CEAs (their mechanical
freedom to
drop),
as
opposed to their being able to move by electrical control.
Consequently,
the
FRG concluded that the subject
while on the hold bus,
as
no evidence of mechanical
binding was
discovered
while performing the
CEA periodic exercise
conducted
approximately
two weeks previous to the event.
The inspector
reviewed
the engineering
document
and applicable
TS and
Bases
and concluded that
the
FRG had correctly interpreted
the TS.
The control
room was notified
of the
FRG recommendation,
and the
CEAs were declared
at 2:30
p.m.
The unit downpower
was secured
at 80 percent
power.
The inspector concluded
the following with respect
to this event:
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Operators
responded
in
a timely fashion to the initial indications
of a
CEA problem.
~
Operators
conservatively interpreted
TSs with respect to
oper abi 1 ity.
~
Plant support to operators
was timely.
~
The
FRG correctly recommended
a correct interpretation of the
subject
TS
LCO and,
in so doing, averted
the need for a unit
Unit 2 Reactor Tri
Due to Hi
h Generator
Gas
Tem erature
93702
On June
6, at approximately
12:32 p.m., Unit 2 operators
manually
tripped the unit from 100 percent
power in response
to high main
generator
gas temperature.
Operators
had noted since
12:09 p.m. that
gas temperature
had fluctuated, rising and then falling to normal
levels.
When temperature
exceeded
52 C, operators
tripped the unit per
ONOP 2-2200030,
Rev 9,
"Hain Generator."
The inspectors
responded
to the control
room and found post-trip actions
underway.
Operators
communicated well, and the
command
and control
function, performed
by the
NPS,
was clear
and focused
on integrated
plant performance.
At 12:35 p.m.,
AFAS-1 actuated,
and the system
operated
as designed.
At 12:44 p.m.,
AFAS-2 actuated
and the
2C
pump tripped
on electrical
Both motor-driven
AFW pumps
remained
in service.
The root cause for the
2C
AFW trip, and corrective
actions,
are described
in paragraph
The balance of post-trip
activities progressed
well, and at 2:50 p.m... EOP-2 was exited.
The root cause for the high temperature
condition in the main generator
was determined
to be the failure of TCV 13-15,
a temperature
control
valve which supplied
TCW to the generator's
hydrogen cooler.
The
failure mode involved the failure of the valve's
feedback
arm due to
a
screw/nut
combination which had parted
and fell out.
With the feedback
arm uncoupled,
the valve failed closed
and starved
the coolers of water.
The
TCV was subsequently
repaired.
Due to additional
balance of plant
maintenance,
and the need to modify 2C
AFWP steam supply piping, the
unit was not returned to power until after the close of the inspection
period.
02
Operational
Status of Facilities
and Equipment
02.1
En ineered
Safet
Feature
S stem Walkdowns
71707
The inspectors
used
Inspection
Procedure
71707 to walk down accessible
portions of the following ESF systems:
2. 1. 1 HPSI
S stem Walkdowns
~
During the week of June 3, the inspector performed
a walkdown of
portions of the Unit 2 Low Pressure
Safety Injection System
2B and
High Pressure
Safety Injection System
2B.
This walkdown was
performed to verify proper valve alignment in accordance
with the
following procedure
and applicable plant drawings
as well as
observe
the general
material condition of the system
components:
OP 2-0410020,
Rev 30,
"HPSI/LPSI - Normal Operation"
Drawing 2998-G-078,
Sheets
130A and
130B,
Rev 12,
"Flow
Diagram Safety Injection System"
The inspector
noted that the system
and area
was generally clean
and free of debris.
No valves or pumps were observed
to have
packing or oil leaks.
Valve alignments
were verified to be in
agreement
with the procedure.
The inspector
noted
one discrepancy
on drawing 2998-G-078,
sheet
130B.
The drawing did not indicate
that the
2B LPSI
Pump Recirc Isolation valve,
V3205,
was locked
open
as required
by OP 2-0410020,
valve alignment.
06
Operations
Organization
and Administration
06.1
Mana ement
Chan
es
On May 12, Mr. A. Stall
assumed
the position of Site Vice President,
relieving Mr.
W. Bohlke,
who had
been serving in an interim capacity.
After a turnover period,
Mr. Bohlke was to return to his previous
position
as Vice President of Engineering.
07
guality Assurance
in Operations
07. 1
Review of
A Activities
40500
The inspector
reviewed the following gA documents
during the inspection
period:
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ITR 96-013
~
gSL-VTM-96-10
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gSL-PM-96-06
~
ITR 96-011
"Safety System
Walkdown (Partial): Auxiliary
System,
Unit 1"
Vendor Technical
Manual Audit
Performance
Monitoring Activities - April/May
"24 Hour On-Shift Assessment
of Conduct of
Operations
in the St.
Lucie Unit
1
& 2 Control
Rooms"
08
08.1
In general,
the inspector
found that the
gA organization
had performed
reviews which were broad in scope
and directed at areas
which had
been
previously identified as weak.
As
a result of these activities,
12
Findings were generated,
indicating
a detailed review of the activities
monitored
and
an aggressive
application of appropriate
standards.
Miscellaneous
Operations
Issues
Closed
LER 50-389 95-001
"Low Pressure
Safet
In 'ection
um
Found to be Ino erable Durin
uarterl
Code
Run
Due to Air
Bindin "
92700
08.2
Air binding was identified during the performance of a routine
ASME pump
test for LPSI
pump 2B.
This item was discussed
in IR 50-335,389/95-04.
The licensee's
investigation determined that the air binding to this
pump was caused
by air which had
been trapped
in the Unit 2B Emergency
Core Cooling System
(ECCS) during maintenance activities performed in
the
1994 spring refueling outage.
The inspector
reviewed the corrective
actions initiated to resolve this issue
and verified that the following
corrective actions
had
been completed:
2B pump and suction check
valve were disassembled,
inspected
and found satisfactory;
seals for
pump
2B were replaced
as
a precautionary
measure;
ECCS suction
were vented
and air was found upstream of 2B
ECCS containment
sump valve;
procedures
were issued to vent
ECCS systems
following
maintenance
and
ASME surveillance test runs;
and
ASME surveillance tests
were satisfactorily performed
on all Unit
1 and Unit 2
pumps.
The
pump casing for LPSI
pump
2B was initially vented
each shift to ensure
pump's continued operability.
No air was being identified in the
pump
casing; therefore,
venting of the
pump casing
was changed, initially, to
three times per week and then to monthly.
Venting of the
pumps
was also
to be performed following each refueling outage,
maintenance
or test
activity.
Currently, all
and containment
spray system
pumps are
vented following ASME testing,
maintenance,
shutdown cooling and other
activities for which gas
or air may have
been introduced into the
system.
The
LPSI and containment
spray
pumps
are vented the fourth
Thursday of each
month.
This program should prevent future air binding
problems in the
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This item is closed.
Closed
LER 50-389 95-002
"Automatic Re ctor Tri
on
Low Steam
Generator
Water Level due to
a Failed Level Transmitter"
92700
This item was discussed
in IR 50-335,389/95-04,
Section 3.b.3.
The
inspector
reviewed the licensee's
correction actions
and verified that
these actions
had
been completed.
Engineering
evaluated
the feasibility of design modifications to
minimize or eliminate plant trip single point vulnerability in the
feedwater control
system.
Several
options were evaluated.
The
modification option selected
was the installation of position switches
for the main feedwater regulating valves to provide alarms
on valve open
and closed positions.
Engineering
had initiated action to prepare
the
necessary
documentation for this modification.
At the close of this
inspection,
the installation date
had not yet been established.
08.3
Closed
IFI 50-335 389 96-01-03
"Conformance with UFSAR Assum tions
on
ECCS Leaka e"
92901
This IFI was opened
as
a result of the identification of an active leak
past the seat of a Unit 2
pump casing vent valve.
The inspectors
questioned
whether the observed
leakage
was
bounded
by UFSAR-assumed
leak rates
and
how the licensee
ensured that they were within assumed
leak rates overall.
On February
15,
a leak by the seat of V07453,
a casing vent for the
2B
Containment
Spray
pump,
was identified.
The licensee later quantified
the leak rate at 14.6 cc/hr.
The valve's tailpiece
was subsequently
capped to prevent
any future leakage to the safeguards
room.
The
licensee
was
asked
how UFSAR assumptions
regarding
ECCS component
leakage
were verified on
an ongoing basis
and did not have
a ready
response.
As
a result,
the licensee initiate
STAR 0-960322 to document
the concern
and to develop
a position
and methodology to address
the
issue.
The STAR's evaluation
concluded that, while no program explicitly
verified that leak rates
were within UFSAR assumptions,
a number of
programs
addressed
the issue.
These
included:
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Conduct of Operations
procedural
requirements
that operators
inspect
components
such
as
pumps
and valves for signs of leakage
and for the initiation of corrective actions for identified leaks.
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The Health Physics
department
maintained
a running log of
installed drip pockets
and of tygon tubes
which routed leaks to
floor drains.
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The
RAB Fluid Systems
Periodic
Leak Test which,
on
an
18 month
periodicity, directs walkdowns of ECCS systems
to inspect for and
quantify leakage.
The inspector
performed research
on the issue
and
has
found the
following in the St. Lucie UFSARs:
The Unit
1
UFSAR, Table 15,4. 1-2, listed
assumed
ECCS component
leakages
which were taken into account in calculating off-site
doses for DBAs.
The leakage
assumptions
in the table include
values for large
and small valve packing (not seat leakage).
The
combined leak rate from all
ECCS components
(valves
as well as
pumps,
mechanical joints, etc.) is assumed
to be 2.045 liters/hr
to the
pump room and
.210 liters/hr to the equipment drain
tank (valve leakage is presumed
to be directed to the
pump room).
The Unit 2
UFSAR did not contain
a similar table; rather, it
assumed,
in Table 15.6.6-11,
B.2, that
a 50 gpm leak developed
from a passive
ECCS system failure 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after the onset of the
10
DBA and that the leak 'i;sted for 30 minutes.
The leakage is
assumed
to go directly to the environment
and
no credit was taken
for ECCS room filtration.
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The Unit 2 UFSAR addressed
the licensee's
responses
to
The respon'se
to item III.D.1.1, "Integrity of Systems
Outside
Containment Likely to Contain Radioactive Haterial," included,
as
.its only commitment in this area,
a provision for leak testing of
identified systems.
This testing
was to be conducted
in intervals
not to exceed
each refueling cycle,
and the inspector verified
that the licensee
has satisfied their commitment in this regard
through the performance of OP 1 and 2-1300054,
"RAB Fluid Systems
Periodic
Leak Test."
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The Unit 2 UFSAR included,
in Table 11.1-22,
equipment
leakage
assumptions
for the sizing of the waste
management
system.
In the
table,
valve seat
leakage
was
assumed
to be
10 cc/hr/in-seat-
diameter.
Initial investigations
indicated that the valve in
question
had
an approximate
9/16 inch seat diameter,
thus making
the observed
14.6 cc/hr leakage
in excess of what would be
an
assumed
5.6 cc/hr rate for the valve.
The licensee
stated that
this value represents
a scoping
assumption for system design,
not
an actual criterion for leakage.
The inspector
concluded that the observed
ECCS leakage
was
bounded, by
the values provided in the
UFSAR and that the licens'ee
had satisfied
their commitment in this regard.
This item is closed.
II. Haintenance
Nl
Conduct of Haintenance
Hl.l
V4111
Re air
62703
On Hay 29, during preparation for replacing the fuel from the spent fuel
pool to the Unit
1 reactor,
Valve 4111, fuel transfer tube isolation
valve,
was found closed.
This valve was
a 36 inch isolation valve that
connected
the spent fuel pool
and reactor building refueling cavity.
The valve had
a non-rising stem valve rotated
by a wheel
gearbox device
connected
by a reach
rod of approximately
35 feet.
The valve stem would
turn but the valve would not open.
Subsequent
investigation
found that
the valve stem
had
become
separated
from the yoke of the valve.
was issued to repair the valve.
The inspectors
followed the repair work on Valve 4111.
This work
included reassembly
of the valve and the installation of a new thrust
ring with two set
screws to prevent recurrence.
Valve stem was peened
just above the packing gland
so that verification can
be
made of proper
valve stem orientation
when valve is being operated.
Engineering
was
evaluating the design of this valve to determine if any changes
should
be made to the valve to prevent recurrence.
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The licensee's
evaluation
found
an air operated
motor was being used to
open or close the valve.
The air operated
motor turned the reach
rod
handwheel.
Several
hundred rotations
were required to fully open or
close the valve.
The air operator
was reported not used at the
beginning or end of the valve stroke.
However, the air motor may have
applied excessive
torque to the, valve.
The licensee
is evaluating the
use of this air motor to determine if it should continue to be used to
open or close this valve or if other acceptable
means
were available.
Eliminating the use of this air motor operator
would reduce the torque
applied to the valve stem but would place
an additional
burden
on the
plant operators.
The inspector
found that appropriate
maintenance
procedures
were
followed in the repair of Valve 4111.
,H1.2
Surveillance Activities
61726
a.
Ins ection
Sco
e
The inspector
reviewed the following surveillance test activities
performed during the inspection period:
OP 1-2200050B,
Rev 26,
"1B Emergency Diesel
Generator
Periodic
Test
and General
Operating Instructions"
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OP 2-0700022;
Rev 39, "Auxiliary Feedwater - Normal Operation,"
Appendix A,
2C Auxiliary Feed
Pump Governor Response
Test
b.
Observations
and Findin
s
Emergency Diesel
Generator
1B
The inspector witnessed
portions of the
24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> test run for EDG
1B being
on June 6.
The test
was being performed per
OP 1-
2200050B.
The
1B
EDG full load conditions
was reached
at 5:30
a.m.
on June
6.
During a walkdown inspection at 9:00 a.m.,
the
inspector
noted that the cooling water outlet temperature
indicator TI-59-015B for EDG
16 cylinder engine
1Bl was inoperable
ahd that the operators
were not taking temperature
readings
from
the redundant
thermometer.
This was discussed
with the system
engineer
and Operations.
At 10:30 a.m.,
the operators
began
recording the outlet temperature
reading
each half hour.
Step 8. 1.28, of OP 1-2200050B,
required the cooling water outlet
temperatures
be
recorded
every 30 minutes after the diesel
generator
reached full load conditions.
Technical Specification 6.8. l.a requires that written procedures
be established,
implemented,
and maintained covering the activities
recommended
in
Appendix A of Regulatory
Guide 1.33,
Rev 2, February,
1978.
Appendix A, paragraph
1.d includes administrative
procedures for
procedural
adherence.
gI 5-PR/PSL-I,
Rev 68, "Preparation,
Revision,
Review/Approval of Procedures,"
Section 5. 13. 1, stated
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that all procedures
shall
be strictly adhered to.
The failure of
the licensee
to record cooling water outlet temperatures
every 30
minutes
once full load conditions were reached constituted
a
violation (VIO 50-335/96-08-06,
"Failure to Follow Procedure
During
EDG Testing" ).
During the walkdown of the
1B engines,
the inspector
noted
that electric driven fuel oil priming pump
1B2 had
been
removed
from the
12 cylinder engine for repairs.
The licensee
informed
the inspector that this motor was not required to be operable to
perform the surveillance test but the priming pump was required to
be installed
and operable prior to restoring
status.
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Auxiliary Feed
Pump
2C
On June
6, the Unit 2 reactor
was manually tripped.
Auxiliary
(AFW) pump
2C started automatically following the trip,
as designed,
but tripped
on overspeed
after running for
approximately ten minutes.
To evaluate
the cause of this trip,
CR
96-1300
was issued
and
an event response
team
was formed to review
the events
associated
with this trip, determine
the cause,
and
identify the corrective actions required to prevent recurrence.
One of the team's
recommendations
was to test the
pump
and attempt
to duplicate the events
which caused
the trip.
Appendix A to
OP
2-0700022
was issued to perform the test.
The inspector
attended
the pre-test brief and witnessed
the performance of the test.
The
pre-test briefing was thorough.
Operations
performed the test
and
the
pump performance
was satisfactory.
The previous failure was
not reproduced
by the test.
Following the test,
engineering
evaluated
the test results
and the
design of the
pump and steam
pump driver.
This review identified
the long term collection of water in a low points of the piping
upstream of the steam supply valve to AFW pump turbine as the most
probable
cause of the turbine trip.
PC/H 96-099
was issued to
provide water removal at the low spot
on the upstream of the steam
supply valves to AFW pump
2C.
Work on this
PC/H was in process
at
the
end of this inspection.
c.
Conclusion
Surveillance test activities were properly conducted for the above
tests,
except that failure to perform half hour readings
on the cooling
water outlet temperature
for the
EDG 1B,
as required in the procedure
was identified as
a violation.
The engineering
group provided
responsive
support to operations
and maintenance
following the trip of
AFW puIAp 2C.
13
Ml.3
Emer enc
Diesel
Generator Reliabilit
62703
a.
Ins ection
Sco
e
The inspector
reviewed the program for recording
and maintaining the
reliability data for the
EDGs at St. Lucie.
b.
Observatio
s and Findin
s
TS Table 4.8-1,
which mandated
increased
frequency of diesel
surveillance testing
due to excessive failures,
had
been
removed
from
the TSs.
The reliability program for the station's
EDG was controlled
by AP 0010022,
"Emergency Diesel
Generator Reliability Program."
This
procedure
implemented
FPL's commitment to
maintain the station's
EDGs at
a reliability level of 97.5 percent.
The
inspector
reviewed the System engineering
data
on tests
performed
on the
station's
EDGs.
The quarterly test
summary data,
dated
February
21,
1996,
was
as follows:
Last
20 Demands
Last
50 Demands
Last
100 Demands
1A
EDG 18
EDG 2A
0
0
2
1
4
1
EDG 28
The trigger values to maintain
a reliability target at 97.5 percent
were
failures of three or less for the last
20 demands,
four or less for last
50 demands
and five or less for the last
100 demands.
The reliability
of the St.
Lucie
EDGs were within. the acceptable
range.
The last failure of EDG
1A was in July 1991 due to
a failure of the
engine governor.
Recent failures of EDG 18 included electrical
breaker
relay failure on May 2,
1996,
a diesel
fuel leak on October 5,
1995,
broken engine valve on August 31,
1995,
a governor problem
on May 17,
1995
and
a voltage regulator problem in October
28,
1994.
Following the
October
1995 failure, weekly operability tests
were performed
on
1A
and
18 until
a total of seven consecutive failure-free start
and load
run tests
were achieved
on
EDG 18.
The inspector requested
copies of recent quarterly reliability reports
for the
EDG required
by AP 0010022.
These
records
were not readily
available for review.
The records
were not classified or stored
as
"guality" records.
Subsequently,
the licensee
located the record data
and provided copies of records
dated
June
5,
1995,
December
15,
1995,
February
21,
1996,
and June
5,
1996.
To improve the ability to retrieve these
records
in the future,
0010022
was being revised to require these
records to be classified
as
"guality Assurance
Records."
The procedure is also being enhanced
to
14
address
other items covered
by the Maintenance
Rule (10
CFR 50.65).
This was to be tracked
by PMAI Correction Action Nos.
PH96-06-124
and
PH96-06-125.
c.
Conclusion
The reliability of the
EDGs at St. Lucie was
above the target level of
97.5 percent.
At the beginning of this inspection period, records
were
not available to demonstrate
that this requirement
was being met.
However, this information was subsequently
provided to the inspector.
The licensee
was responsive
to the identified weaknesses
in the storage
and the ability to retrieve the diesel reliability records.
Appropriate
action
was taken to revise
AP 0010022 to improve the maintenance
and
ability to retrieve records to demonstrate
that
EDGs met the reliability
and unavailability requirements
of the
NRC Maintenance
and, Station
Blackout Rules.
Hl.4
a'nte
ance
Backlo
62703
a.
Ins ection
Sco
e
The inspector
reviewed the licensee's
program for the identification,
tracking
and resolution of the backlog of work orders, i.e. work orders
that
had
been
issued for six months or longer.
b.
Findin
s and Observations
The inspector evaluated
work orders which were originated prior to
December
1,
1995.
These work orders
were categorized
as follows:
MAINTENANCE WORK REQUEST
ISSUED
PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1,
1995
ITEM
COMMON
UNIT 1
UNIT 2
TOTAL
1995 Outa
e
1996 Outa
e
315
27
27
315
1997 Outa
e
Work in Process
Packa
e Ready for Work
.
Hold for Technical
In ut
gC Review
Disa
roved
Minor Work
Totals
14
29
26
74
33
28
79
16
483
92
125
23
65
12
32
39
319
876
154
262
15
The oldest work order for components
common to both units
was written
Hay 5,
1995; for Unit 1,
two work orders
were originated in 1993
and
44
were originated in 1994;
and for Unit 2, two work orders
were originated
in 1992
and six were originated in 1994.
The 27 items scheduled
to be completed during the previous Unit 2 1995
refueling outage
were reviewed to determine
why these
items
had not been
accomplished.
At the inspector's
request,
the licensee
reviewed these
items
and found that the work could be satisfactorily deferred until
a
later date without affecting the safety or operability of the plant.
Several
of these
items could
be performed with the unit on line but had
not yet been rescheduled.
The inspector verified that the rescheduling
of these
27 items
was in process.
The inspector reviewed'work order nos.
940283601,
9501215401,
9501317801,
and
9501597801
and verified that the work on these
items
could
be accomplished
with the unit online.
These
items
had originally
been
scheduled for the
1995 Unit 2 refueling outage.
The 315 items (greater
than six month. old) on the Unit
1 1996'refueling
outage work schedule
are scheduled
to be completed this outage.
The
list indicated
33 Unit
1 work orders
were to be performed during the
1997 outage.
The inspector requested
information from the licensee
as
to why these
items were not to be performed during the current
1996
refueling outage.
Appropriate justification was provided by the
licensee for the proposed
schedule.
Several
items were low priority and
high cost
items which did not affect the safety or operability of the
unit and
had
been deferred for financial reasons.
A number of items
were preventative
maintenance
tasks
on the plant's "five year plan"
which had
been included
on the work list for the next outage.
The work
package for one item had not been completed in time to be performed
during the
1996 outage.
The inspector
reviewed Unit
1 work orders
9402890101,
9402965301,
9402970101,
943047901,
and 9502498901
and
verified that the work on these
items could
be deferred.
was to replace
the seal
in RCP 181.
The seal
was previously
replaced
in November
1994.
The replacement
frequency
was listed
as
once
every
72 months.
was
an inspection
and overhaul
of HPSI
pump 18.
The last overhaul/inspection
of this
pump was.Harch
1990.
The scheduled
frequency
was once every
90 months.
The Unit
1
items
on the
1997 refueling outage
schedule
appeared
to be appropriate.
In Harch
1996,
the licensee
began
a number of initiatives to identify,
track and assign
appropriate
action to complete the required work on
work orders
in
a timely manner.
Several
objectives,
goals
and
performance
indicators
were established
to evaluate
the performance
in
meeting these initiatives.
Normally, when the plant was not in an
outage,
the status of these
goals
and objectives were'reviewed
each
day
as part of a management
oversight meeting.
The status
on these
items
were reviewed weekly when the plant was in an outage.
During this inspection,
the plant was in an outage
and weekly management
status
reviews of the work order'nitiatives, were being performed.
The
0
16
inspector
attended
the meeting in which the weekly review of the status
of the work order initiates
was performed.
The inspector noted that
as
of June
4 the status of the initiatives were
as follows:
Un't
1 0 ta
e Work Orders
Initiated 2176
Completed
1015
Goal
(Complete all by the end of outage)
Work Orders in Non-Outa
e Hold for Technical
Assistance
tc.
Total
231
Goal
150
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Work Orders
Read
to Work and Workin
Total
523
Goal
340
S stem
Leaka
e
Dri
Pockets
Unit
Outage
Repair
Non-Outage
Repair
1
9
5
2
18
9
27
14
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Control
Room Control
Board Deficiencies
Totals
14
27
41
Total Outage
Related
13
Non-outage
Related
15
Goal for Non-outage
5
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Work Orders Initiated Over
12 Months
Com onent
Re uired
Corrective Maintenance
or was
De raded
but 0 erable
Total
28
Goal
0
c,
Conclusions
A backlog existed for incomplete work orders.
The licensee
had also
identified this issue
and initiated action to reduced
the backlog.
The
licensee's
program to identify and reduce
the backlog
was identified as
a positive feature.
The actual
numbers for the above items exceeded
the
plant's goals.
The licensee
acknowledged this status
and management
attention
was being directed toward meeting the goals.
17
Haintenance
and Haterial Condition of Facilities
and Equipment
Ladders
and Scaffoldin
71707
During walkdowns,
the inspectors
noted
a high number of
ladders/scaffolds
placed
on or near equipment in the Unit 2 (operating
unit)
RAB,
and in the Unit 2 turbine areas.
Inspections
revealed that
five out of approximately fourteen ladders/scaffolds
checked
had yellow
scaffold tags indicating that they were installed in December
1995
and
intended to last only for the duration of the Unit 2 outage.
Although
the outage
had
ended in early January,
the ladders
remained in place
four months later.
The inspectors
found approximately five additional
ladders/scaffolds
which were not removed following other dates
and
expected
durations
ind'icated
on attached
tags.
The inspectors
found
only one ladder/scaffold
which had
a green
usage
tag denoting that the
ladder/scaffold fully met all guidelines for assembly.
All other
ladders/scaffolds
(approximately thirteen)
had yellow caution tags
denoting that the ladder/scaffold
was usable
but deficient in some item.
The inspectors
reviewed
AP 0010724,
Rev 8,
"Use of Scaffolds,
Ladder s,
Boatswain's
Chair and Hanbaskets,"
and found that procedural
requirements
were met.
However, the inspectors
concluded that
ladders/scaffolds
were not being promptly removed from operating unit
areas
following work and that ladders/scaffolds
were routinely used with
minor deficiencies requiring the posting of yellow caution tags.
RWT Bottom Ins ection
62703
In July,
1993,
the licensee identified pitting which resulted
in leaks
in the bottom of the Unit
1
RWT.
A relief request
was approved at the
time for a non-code repair of the tank bottom, which was attempted
during the
1994 Unit
1 refueling outage
(see
IR 94-24).
The original
non-code repair could not be
made during the
1994 outage
due to severe
e~.".ernal pitting in the tank bottom.
Consequently,
the licensee
received
NRC approval for a non-code repair which involved the
installation of a vinyl ester,
fiberglass-reinforced,
bottom in the
tank.
During the current Unit
1 outage,
the licensee
performed
an inspection
of the non-code repair to verify the integrity of the tank bottom.
On
Hay 18, the licensee
entered
the tank and inspected
the liner.
The
liner was inspected for a number of attributes,
including hardness,
delamination,
adhesion,
peeling, flaking, blistering, cracking,
and the
existence of pinholes.
The inspection
was documented
in an attachment
to JPN-PSL-SECP-96-053.
One anomaly
was identified in the inspection,
involving a small hole of
approximately
1/32 inch diameter.
The hole was excavated
to determine
depth.
The depth
was recorded
as less
than 1/16 inch deep
and did not
penetrate
the fiberglass roving.
The hole was then repaired to return
full liner thickness to the affected area.
The licensee
determined
the
condition to be
an installation defect.
In addition to this anomaly,
the licensee
also identified an area
on the
RWT wall where duct tape
had
18
been left and covered
by liner topcoat.
The topcoat
was cut away and
the tape
removed.
The inspector
concluded that the licensee
had satisfied their
commitments relat>ve to this inspection.
M2.3
Post Maintenance Testin
62703
On May 17, the inspector
observed
a portion of the
PM testing of the
1A
EDG conducted
per
MP 1-0950188,
"Operation of the
1A Emergency Diesel
Generator for Maintenance
and Governor Set Up."
This procedure
provided
instructions for the set
up and testing of the lA EDG engines'overnor
actuators
following their replacement.
The inspector did not attend the infrequent evolution briefing.
However,
a subsequent
discussion
and review of the topics covered with
the management
designee
lead the inspector to conclude that the brief
was thorough,
Prior to commencing
the test,
the inspector
reviewed post modification
test requirements,
journeyman
PC/M packages
at the worksite and
performed
a walkdown of the lA EDG.
As
a result,
the inspector
made the
following observations
and findings:
'a ~
The journeyman
PC/M ¹177-195
package
contained
MP 0930063,
Rev
14
"Installation of Cable Terminal
Lugs and Miscellaneous
Control
Wire Termination Instructions," which were not verified as
a
current revision.
The inspector brought this discrepancy
to the
attention
oF both the journeyman
and test specialist.
The test
specialist
confirmed via telephone that this was the latest
revision
and verified the procedure.
A similar finding was
made
on May 8 and was documented
in IR 96-06
(NCV 335/96-06-02).
The inspector discussed
this issue with the Maintenance
Manager,
who stated that,
since the initial identification of this problem
area,
stand
down meetings
had
commenced
to reinforce the
requirement that procedures
be verified prior to use.
It was
explained that these activities were still underway
and that,
due
to the short time which had passed
between
the two observations,
corrective actions
had not had
a chance to take full affect.
The
inspector
noted that signs reminding workers of these
requirements
were being posted
and that the licensee
had not yet closed the
CR
documenting
the origina) finding.
As appropriate
procedural
controls
had
been in place prior to these findings (indicating no
programmatic
issue)
and
as the most recent finding indicated that
the correct revision was,
in fact, in the field, the inspector
determined that this constituted
a violation of minor safety
significance
and is being treated
as
a non-cited violation
consistent with section
IV of the
(NCV
335/96-08-02,
"Failure to Verify Maintenance
Procedure
Used at
Worksite" ).
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The inspector identified a deficiency tag
(WR ¹96003002)
on TI-59-
003A during the walkdown using the test procedure.,
This
temperature
indicator was
used to record engine oil temperature
in
step 9. 1.20 for the
16 cylinder
EDG engine.
Precaution
4.6
contained instructions
based
on this recorded
temperature.
The
inspector questioned
what the nature of the identified deficiency
was
and whether it would affect this test.
The operations
representative
said that the TI read
low and that it would not
affect the test.
The inspector questioned
how low.
Operations
reviewed the deficiency log and found no information related to
that question.
Prior to beginning the test,
a contact pyrometer
was acquired to monitor engine oil temperature.
The inspector
concluded that the failure to identify this
deficiency
shows
a weakness
in the test program.
The licensee
should incorporate either
a procedural
step or perform
a field
walkdown to ensure that there
are
no outstanding
maintenance
items
which could affect testing.
The inspector reviewed
HP 1-0950188,
Rev 0, "Operation of the
1A
Emergency Diesel
Generator for Haintenance
and Governor Setup,"
and
had the following observations:
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Step 9.1.22.L used the IV process to identify relay "IRA"
prior to removal for the test.
Step 9. 1.22.H removed the
relay with no IV required.
This appeared
inconsistent with
the use of the IV process.
The inspector brought this
observation
to the attention of the management
designee.
In
a followup discussion
with system engineer responsible for
the test,
the inspector learned that the
IV in the removal
step
was shifted to
a column in the procedure
which did not
print.
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Step 9.2.21 contained
step-by-step
instructions for switch
and tag removal.
At the end of the instruction was
a
signoff by a journeyman
and
a table with IV signoffs.
The
inspector questioned
the system engineer
as to the
appropriateness
of the .journeyman signoff since all of the
step-by-step
instructions
were signed off with IVs in the
table.
Since this procedure
had
a
S ecial Conditions
Note and Allowances
that permitted minor procedural
changes
during testing with post
testing
FRG approval prior to returning the
1A
status,
the inspector identified the above
as observations
only.
During the test the inspector
observed electricians lift the
governor actuator
and install
an in-line switch per step
9. l. 11.
This step contained five step-by-step
instructions,
four
of which required
IV.
The inspector
observed
steps
9. 1. 11.A
through 9. 1. 11.C before attending
a briefing for operators
held
outside the
1A EDG building.
The inspector
made the following
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observations:
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Step 9. 1. 11.A identified terminals 3(-)(wire 220)
and
4(+)(wire 221) located
on the Woodward amplifier inside
one
of the
1A EDG control cabinets.
The inspector
observed
the
electrician
kneel
and perform the initial verification.
When the independent verifier approached
the cabinet,
he
looked in the upper portion.
The initial verifier pointed
to the lower portion of the cabinet with a brief verbal
exchange,
The system engineer
counseled
both electricians
to observe
the
IV requirements.
Step
9. 1. 11.C installed
a double pole on/off switch between
wire 220 and terminal
3 and (2) wire 221
and terminal 4.
The inspector
observed
the electrician installing the
switch.
There were two other electricians
present,
one of
whom would be required to IV this step.
Both had
moved to
either side of the cabinet
and were observing the
installation.
The inspector told the system engineer
before
leaving the area that if either electrician
performed the
IV, they needed
to back out of the cabinet.
The inspector discussed
these
events with the Haintenance
Hanager
and
system engineer.
The system engineer stated that he was procedurally
required to independently verify the switch installation following the
IV described
above.
In doing so, it was identified that the switch had
been installed
(and IV'd) incorrectly.
The inspector
reviewed the completed
procedure
and noted that the system
engineer did perform the final IV of the switch installation.
However,
the inspector
noted that
no evidence of a misinstalled switch existed in
signoffs.
The system engineer stated that,
upon identification, the
switch was
removed
and reinstalled properly.
Again,
no evidence of
repeated
steps
existed.
Inspection
Report 96-04 (paragraph
01.3) identified
a similar case of
steps
which were repeated
due to difficulties involved in performing
a
procedure,
which were not documented.
As additional
information is
required to determine whether this practice constitutes
a violation of
NRC requirements,
this issue will be tracked
as
an unresolved
item (URI
50-335,389/96-08-03,
"Adequacy of Documentation for Repeated
Procedural
Steps" ).
The inspector
concluded that the observation
documented
in (b), above,
failed to demonstrate
the "independence"
required
by AP 17.06,
"Independent Verification."
This may have
been
a contributor to the
fact that
a switch was installed
and verified in error.
However,
the
inspector
noted that the checks
performed
by the licensee's
maintenance
procedure
were sufficiently rigorous to identify the problem.
Additionally, the inspector
noted that the
IVs discussed
above did not
impact
EDG operability,
and thus lacked
immediate safety significance.
Consequently,
this is
a violation of minor safety significance
and is
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M2.4
being treated
as
a non-cited violation, consistent with Section
IV of
the
(NCV 50-335/96-08-04,
"Failure to Follow
Procedure
When Performing'V").
CEA Reliabilit
Issues
62703
On May 24,
CEA 12 dropped during troubleshooting of a blown fuse for CEA
10.
The licensee initiated
a team to address
the increasing
numbers of
CEA problems the licensee
has experienced.
The team included
members
from Engineering,
Operations,
Maintenance,
and the vendor
(ABB/CE).
The
team's initial assessment
pointed out that Unit 2 CEAs had
been highly
reliable, with only one dropped
CEA since
1993.
Unit
1 was found to
have experienced
5
CEA drop events
since
1993.
The team's efforts were
to be completed within 60 days.
On June 4, Unit 2 operators
received
indicating that at
least
one of four.undervoltage
relays
on the
CEDM bus
had changed state.
These relays provided
a turbine trip function following reactor trip in
a two-out-of-four coincidence.
When
18C personnel
responded
to the
CEDMCS cabinets,
they noted that
CEA 36 had
a continuous
high gripper
voltage alarm in.
The CEA,'nd its associated
subgroup
CEAs, were
transferred
to the hold bus.
IKC determined that the cause for the
observed
conditions
was increased
temperature
in the room containing the
cabinets.
Electrical maintenance
personnel
determined that one (of two)
room air conditioners
(2-TAC-1) had one compressor trip due to high
discharge
pressure.
The second air conditioner
(2-TAC-2) had
been out
'f service.
The trip was reset
and the air conditioner
began to bring
about
a reduction in room temperature.
IKC then proceeded
to
troubleshoot
and repair the subject conditions.
H3
Maintenance
Procedures
and Documentation
M3.1
Observation of Inservice
Ins ection Work Activities Unit
1
73753
a 0
Ins ection
Sco
e
b.
On May 13, the inspector returned to the St.
Lucie facility to observe
inservice inspection activities
and to determine if these activities
were conducted
in accordance
with applicable procedures,
regulatory
requirements,
and licensee
commitments.
The inspector's
objective
was
to continue the review of the licensee's
examination
and
evaluation activities
and the 10-year ultrasonic examination of the
reactor vessel.
The initial portion of the review was documented
in IR
50-335,389/96-06.
Findin
s and Observations
On May 13,
14,
and
16, the inspector
observed portions of the licensee's
eddy current data acquisition activities.
These activities were
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conducted
in accordance
with approved
procedures
delineated
in IR 50-
335,389/96-06
and the
Eddy Current Examination Plan.
On May 15, the inspector went to FPL's
NDE Center in West
Palm Beach,
Florida, to examine
FPL's eddy current analyses activities.
These
activities were also conducted
in accordance
with approved
procedures
and industry guidelines delineated
in IR 50-335,389/96-06.
During this
portion of the inspection,
the licensee
had identified numerous
rejectable
indications.
However,
some of the rejectable
indications
were found in areas
where they were not expected.
These
areas
included
two tubes
which exhibited circumferential
cracking at the top of the
tube sheet
in the
Cold Leg.
This will require the
cold leg side of both steam generators
to be examined
100 percent with a
motor rotating pancake coil.
In addition,
an axial indicatioh was found
in the free span
area
between
support plates
7
& 8.
This is an area of
concern that will require expansion
examinations
because
there is no
inherent condition which should cause
crack initiation in this area.
As
a result of the present
expansion
examinations,
the licensee
has
added
approximately
one week to the steam generator
eddy current
and plugging
activities.
The inspector also reviewed qualification and certification records for
all eddy current personnel.
In addition,
equipment calibration records
were verified.
During the inspection period,
the inspector
was also
a party to NRC's
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations
(NRR) telephone calls with the
licensee.
These calls dealt with FPL's
tube inspection
plans,
tube expansion
plans, in-situ pressure
testing plans
and tube
plugging plans.
The licensee
was pro-active in keeping
NRR informed of
their inspection findings and correction action plans
and all actions
taken
by the licensee
at this point appeared
to be conservative.
During the next refueling outage
(Cycle 14), the licensee
intends to
replace the steam generator
tube bundles in both Unit I steam
generators.
The inspector
observed
the work activities associated
with the 10-Year
Inservice Inspection of the Unit I Reactor
Pressure
Vessel.
As
a result of slippage in the defueling schedule,
the ultrasonic
examinations
of reactor vessel
were not conducted
during this inspection
period.
However,
as partially reported
in IR 50-335,389/96-06,
the
inspector did review the applicable nondestructive
examination
procedures,
visited the Electric Power Research 'Institute
(EPRI) in
Charlotte,
N.C. to review EPRI's methods of testing for one sided
access
examinations,
reviewed analyst
performance
demonstration qualification
records,
verified ultrasonic
equipment calibration records,
and verified
the setup of the ultrasonic
system both in the plant
and in the remote
acquisition
and analysis station.
During the inspector's
May 10 visit to the
NDE Center
(as
documented
in IR 50-335,389/96-06)
the inspector
noted that the
F
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qualification examinations
given for one sided weld access
examinations
were conducted
on test
samples
which did not have
a weld joint in them.
The inspector
was concerned that the demonstration test did not
accurately depict plant conditions
because
of the acoustical
differences
between
the weld metal
and the base material,
which should
have
some
limiting effects
on the examination.
In addition, the differences
in
the lay of defect indications
on the far side of the welds
had not been
addressed
by EPRI even in an analytical
manner.
EPRI's position was
that, in their opinion, the missing weld would not make
a significant
difference in the detection
and sizing of indications in the carbon
steel reactor vessel.
Although not disagreeing
with EPRI, the inspector
felt that the difference should
be defined
and factored into the
difficultlyof the single side weld access
performance
demonstration
test,
and actual reactor vessel
examinations if necessary.
On Hay 13,
when the inspector returned to the St. Lucie plant, the above
issue
was discussed
with FPL licensing
and
NDE personnel.
The licensee
contended
that
a weld was not necessary
in carbon steel
vessel
material
because this is
a completely isotropic medium which has minimal
influence
on the passage
of ultrasonic waves.
The licensee
stated
they
intended to prove this by the following:
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As
a member of the Performance
Demonstration Initiative (PDI),
has initiated action at the
NDE Center to address
the issue.
The
PDI program
was
used to conduct the demonstration,
therefore
it is incumbent
on them to defend their position.
The licensee
expected
them to produce empirical data from a previous study or a
demonstration
to show that the presence
of a weld in vessel
material is insignificant.
OR/
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The examination contractor
(Southwest
Research
Institute) will
look at producing similar empirical data from their studies.
If
necessary,
SwRI will measure
ultrasonic
beam attenuation
in
similar material with and without a weld.
The licensee
also stated
they would assign
a licensing
number to this
item to insure that the issue is properly tracked
and that
a copy of the
result would be forwarded to the inspector.
The inspector considered
the licensee's
actions to be appropriate
and
adequate
to resolve this concern.
c.
Conclusions
The licensee's
inservice inspection activities for the steam generator
tube eddy current examination activities
and the 10-year reactor vessel
examinations
were well planned,
performed,
and managed
by very talented
and knowledgeable
NDE personnel.
No violation or adverse
trend
was
noted in any area
examined.
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H8. 1
Miscellaneous
Maintenance
Issues
(92700,92902)
Closed
LER 50-335 95-002
"Hissed
Emer enc
Diesel
Generator
Surveillance
Oue to Procedural
Oeficienc
"
92700
H8.2
This itemwas discussed
in IR 50-335,389/95-10
and was identified as
50-335'/95-10-01.
The inspector reviewed the licensee's
correction
actions
and verified that these
actions
had
been completed.
TS Table 4.8-1 which mandated
increased
frequency of diesel
surveillance
testing
due to diesel
generator failures
has
been
removed from the St.
Lucie TSs.
Refer to paragraph
H1.4 for a discussion of the reliability
program for the station's
emergency diesel
generators
which was
controlled
by AP 0010022,
Rev 1,
"Emergency Diesel Reliability Program."
C osed
50-389 95-003
"Missed Techn'c l
S ec'f'cat'o
Sc
d
d
Surveillance
on Containment
Personnel
Airlock Door Oue to Procedu
e
Deficienc
"
92700
This item was discussed
in IR 50-335,389/95-09,
Section 4.b,
and
was
identified as
NCV 50-335/95-09-01.
The inspector
reviewed the
licensee's
correction actions
and verified that these
actions
had
been
completed.
III. En ineerin
E2
E2.1
Engineering Support of Facilities and Equipment
Unit
Tube Ins ections
and Plu
in
37551
40500
a ~
Ins ection
Sco
e
b.
During the current refueling outage,
the licensee,
after discussions
with NRC/NRR, adopted
a more conservative
set of SG tube plugging
criteria than
had
been
used in the past.
As
a result, projections of SG
tube plugging predicted that the
25 percent/7
percent
asymmetry limit
for tube plugging assumed
in the accident analysis
would be exceeded
during the current outage.
Consequently,
the licensee
prepared
TS
amendments
which would be required to allow operation after the outage.
Findin s
and Observations
The
PLA package
was reviewed
by
FRG and the
CNRB on June
1, prior to
submittal to the
NRC.
The inspect'or attended
the
CNRB meeting,
which
considered
PLAs for reduced
RCS flow, changed
the reactor core thermal
margin safety limits, modified
RCS total
steam
and water volumes,
made
RPS low flow setpoint
changes,
and limited reactor thermal
power after
mid-cycle.
The inspector
found that the
CNRB responsibly
considered
the issues,
with members
asking, probing questions
regarding the technical merit
behind the
PLAs.
Most notably,
the
CNRB chairman questioned
the
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licensee's
representatives
as to the issues
arising from the
FRG review
of the issues.
When informed of the scope of the changes
which would be
required to plant procedures
and operating practices
(which were
reviewed in principle in the
FRG and which involved, at the time,
59
identified actions
ranging from setpoint
changes
to simulator training),
the
CNRB elected to hold
a Hode
2
CNRB meeting to consider whether the
licensee
had adequately
incorporated
the changes
(prior to criticality).
c.
Conclusions
The inspector
concluded that the
CNRB had executed its responsibilities
in a probing
and competent
manner,
and that the decision to perform
a
Hode
2
CNRB was proactive
and appropriate.
IV. Plant
Su
ort
R4
Staff Knowledge
and Performance
in RPSC
R4. 1
Radiolo ical Protection Activities
71750
a.
Ins ection
Sco
e
b.
.During the 'period from Hay
14 - 16, the inspectors
reviewed radiological
protection activities during numerous tours through both
units'uxiliary
buildings
and the Unit
1 containment.
Findin
s and Observations
The inspectors
observed
personnel
dosimetry
and
PC usage,
radiation area
postings,
and
RCA cleanliness
and material conditions.
The inspectors
comoared practices
to
10
CFR 20 and various licensee
procedural
req 'irements
and practices.
The inspectors
did not identify any
activities which failed to meet regulatory requirements.
Cleanliness
and material conditions throughout the
RCA and the Unit
1 containment
were good.
However,
the inspectors
did note several
inconsistent
or
poor practices,
including:
Personnel
dosimetry positions were inconsistent
when
PCs were worn
by personnel,
The inspectors
observed
some
EDs and
TLDs worn
inside clothing,
some hanging outside clothing,
and others
inserted into clothing pockets.
Several
individuals were observed
completing the
PC dress
out
(closing zippers
and velcro straps)
after crossing into the
contamination control area at the containment entry.
Boundaries for a hot particle area
on the
SFP crane
were unclear
with regard to inclusion or exclusion of the crane control panel.
Switches
on the panel
were manipulated
at
some times using
an
extra set of gloves,
and at other times were manipulated without
an extra set of gloves.
Survey
maps indicated that the hot
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particle area
was intende 'o include the crane mast.
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The general
containment entry
RWP brief video showed
PC removal
practices
which were not the
same
as actual practices
in the
plant.
Specifically, the video showed
an individual removing all
parts of PCs at the step off pad, while the actual practice
was to
remove different parts of the
PCs at three sequential
points
when
exiting containment.
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The frequency of SFP heat exchanger
and
pump area
surveys
was not
increased
during fuel offload.
The regular weekly survey, last
performed
on Hay 12,
was the most recent
survey available
when the
inspectors
checked
the survey results
on Hay 16.
During the
intervening four days, refueling activities were continually
placing additional
spent fuel assemblies
into the
SFP.
Such
activities provided
a significant potential for increasing
radiation levels.
c.
Conclusions
Observations
of radiological worker practices
indicated inconsistent
application of standards.
F2
Status of Fire Protection Facilities
and Equipment
(64704)
a.
Ins ection
Sco
e
An evaluation
was performed of the licensee's
actions in the resolution
of fire protection discrepancies
identified during the Unit
1 1996
refueling outage.
b.
Findin
s and Observations
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Fire Barrier Breaches
AP 1800022,
Rev 16, "Fire Protection Plan," Appendix A Section
6.0, required fire rated assemblies
and barriers,
including
seals,
to be operable
at all times.
The fire rated.
assemblies
were required to be verified operable at least
once per
18 months
by performing
a visual inspection of the exposed
surface
of each fire rated
assembly,
performing
a visual inspection of
each fire damper
and associated
hardware,
and by performing
a
visual inspection of at least
10 percent of each type of sealed
If discrepancies
were identified in the seal
an additional
10 percent
sample
was required to be
taken.
This inspection
process
was required to continue until a
10 percent
sample with no discrepancies
was identified.
During the Unit
1 outage,
the surveillance
inspections identified
a number of fire barrier and fire barrier penetration
seal
discrepancies.
The inspectors
reviewed the results of the first
sample of 12 fire barrier penetration
seals
and noted that
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discrepancies
had
been identified on two penetration
seals.
The
results of the second
sample
were reviewed
and the inspector
noted
that discrepancies
had
been identified on three of the
12 samples
which had
been inspected.
The licensee
had selected
a third
sample but these penetrations
had not been
inspected
at the
end of
the inspection period.
A total of approximately
36 fire barrier
seal
discrepancies
had
been
identified.
The inspectors
toured Unit
1 to review the licensee
identified fire barrier
and penetration
seal discrepancies.
Host
of these discrepancies
consisted of small cracks which did not
appear to significantly degrade
the fire resistive rating of the
The licensee
had initiated work requests
to correct
these deficiencies.
These
areas
had also
been
included
on the
list of degraded fire protection
components.
was being provided for these
areas until these
degraded fire
barriers
were repaired.
The corrective action
and compensatory
measures
initiated for these
degraded fire barriers
were
appropriate.
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Use of Combustible Scaffolding in Turbine Building
During routine tours of the Unit
1 turbine building, the inspector
noted that combustible
wood was being
used for scaffolding.
The
licensee's
procedures
only require non-combustible
or fire
retardant
wood scaffolding in safety related
areas.
This was
a
program weakness.
Normal nuclear industry practice is to use fire
retardant treated
wood or non-combustible materials for
scaffolding throughout the power plant, including turbine
buildings.
c.
Conclusions
The acceptance
criteria for degraded fire barrier walls and assemblies
was very restrictive.
Barriers with only minor discrepancies
were
considered
by the licensee's
procedures.
This was
a positive
finding.
Combustible materials
were being used for scaffolding in the
turbine building.
These
were negative findings.
V. Hang ement Heetin
s and Other Areas
Xl
Review of UFSAR Commitments
A recent discovery of a licensee
operating their facility in a manner
contrary to the
UFSAR description highlighted the need for additional
verification that licensees
were complying with the
UFSAR commitments.
While performing the inspections
which are discussed
in this report the
inspectors
reviewed applicable portions of the
UFSAR that related to the
areas
inspected.
The inspectors verified that the
UFSAR wording was
consistent
with the observed
plant practices,
procedures,
and
parameters.
The following deficiencies
were identified during this period;
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Unit 2 Table 7.5-3 for Window No. LA-9 and
LB-9 incorrectly showed
actuating device
as
LS-17-552A/553A and LS-17-552B/553B.
The
correct actuating devices
were LS-59-009A,
-014A and LS-59-021B,
028B.
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Unit 2 Table 7.5-3
showed
LA-4 and LB-4 Lube Mater Supply
Strainers
High Differential Pressure
as safety-related.
This
system
was downgraded
to non-safety-related
by PC/M 268-292.
These
items form additional
examples of URI 96-04-09,
"Failure to Update
UFSAR."
X1.1
UFSAR Review Effort
40500
X2
In January,
the licensee's
engineering
organization identified the need
for a comprehensive
UFSAR review and update effort to ensure
accuracy of
the document.
Stated goals at the time included verification that plant
hardware
was correctly described
in the
UFSAR and that procedures
described
in the
UFSAR were correctly translated
into plant procedures.
The inspector
met with the licensee
during the inspection period to
discuss
the status of the effort.
The licensee
stated that
an initial
review had
been
completed
and that,
as
a result,
a methodology for a
more comprehensive
review was established.
The licensee
developed
ENG-
gI 6.7,
Rev 0,
"UFSAR Reviews," which described
the planned effort.
The
inspector reviewed the document
and found that it contained direction
for the conduct of the reviews, descriptions of types of findings
(delineating the difference
between typographical
errors
and more
substantial
errors),
requirements
for the initiation of 10
CFR 50.59
reviews
and directions invoking the
CR
process for identified deficiencies.
The licensee
stated that the
review schedule
would culminate in UFSAR submittals in September
(Unit
2)
and
December
(Unit 1),
1996.
The inspector
reviewed the lists of licensee identified UFSAR
deficiencies
compiled to date.
The deficiencies
included items for
further review and items
known to be incorrect
and the total
numbers of
items to date
were
73 for Unit
1 and
78 for Unit 2.
The inspector
concluded that further information and review would be required to
determine
whether violations of NRC requirements
were contained
in the
list.
Consequently,
this issue will be documented
as
an Unresolved
Item
(URI 50-335,389/96-08-05,
"Licensee-Identified
UFSAR Deficiencies" ).
Exit Meeting Summary
The inspectors
presented
the inspection results to members of licensee
management
at the conclusion of the inspection
on June
11.
The licensee
acknowledged
the findings presented.
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PARTIAL LIST OF
PERSONS
CONTACTED
i icensee
Bladow, W., Site guality Manager
Buchanan,
H., Health Physics Supervisor
Burton, C., Site Services
Manager
Dawson,
R., Business
Manager
Denver,
D., Site Engineering
Manager
Fincher,
P., Training Manager
Frechette,
R., Chemistry Supervisor
Fulford, P., Operations
Support
and Testing Supervisor
Harple, C., Operations
Supervisor
Heffelfinger, K., Protection Services
Supervisor
Holt, J.,
Information Services
Supervisor
Johnson,
H., Operations
Manager
Kreinberg, T., Nuclear Material
Management
Superintendent
Harchese,
J.,
Maintenance
Manager
O'Farrel,
C., Reactor Engineering Supervisor
Olson, R., Instrument
and Control Maintenance
Supervisor
Pell, C., Outage
Manager
Scarola, J., St.
Lucie Plant General
Manager
Stahl A., Site Vice President
Weinkam, E., Licensing Manager
Wood, C.,
System
and
Component
Engineering
Manager
White, W., Security Supervisor
Other licensee
employees
contacted
included office, operations,
engineering,
maintenance,
chemistry/radiation,
and corporate
personnel.
IP 37551:
IP 40500:
IP 61726:
IP 62703:
IP 64704:
IP 71707:
IP 71750:
IP 73753:
IP 92700:
IP 92901:
IP 92902:
IP 93702:
30
INSPECTION
PROCEDURES
USED
Onsite Engineering
Effectiveness
of Licensee
Controls in Identifying, Resolving,
and
Preventing
Problems
Surveillance Observations
Maintenance
Observations
Fire Protection
Program
Plant Operations
Plant Support Activities
Inservice Inspection
Onsite Followup of Written Reports of Nonroutine Events at Power
Reactor Facilities
Followup Plant Operations
Followup - Maintenance
Prompt Onsite
Response
to Events at Operating
Power Reactors
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~0ened
50-335/96-08-06
50-335,389/96-08-03
50-335,389/96-08-05
Closed
50-335/96-08-01
50-335/96-08-02
50-335/96-08-04
50-335/95-002
ITEHS OPENED,
CLOSED,
AND DISCUSSED
"Failure to Follow .Procedure
During
EDG Testing"
(Paragraph
Hl.2)
"Adequacy of Documentation for Repeated
Procedural
Steps"
(Paragraph
H2.3)
"Licensee-Identified
UFSAR Deficiencies"
(Paragraph
Xl.1)
"Failure to Haintain Oper ability of Two Wide
Range Nuclear
Instruments
During Fuel
Hovement"
(Paragraph
01.2)
"Failure to Verify Haintenance
Procedure
Used at
Worksite" (Paragraph
H2.3)
"Failure to Follow Procedure
When Performing IV"
(Paragraph
M2.3)
LER
"Hissed
Emergency Diesel
Generator Surveillance
Due to Procedural
Deficiency" (Paragraph
HB. 1)
50-389/95-001
50-389/95-002
50-389/95-003
LER
LER
LER
"Low Pressure
Safety Injection (LPSI)
Pump
Found
to be Inoperable
During ASME quarterly
Code
Run
Due to Air Binding" (Paragraph
08. 1)
e
Low Steam Generator
Water Level
due to
a Failed Level Transmitter"
(Paragraph
08.2)
"Hissed Technical Specification
Scheduled
Surveillance
on Containment
Personnel
Airlock
Door Due to Procedure
Deficiency" (Paragraph
H8.2)
50-335,389/96-01-03
Discussed
50-335,389/96-04-09
IFI
"Conformance with UFSAR Assumptions
on
Leakage"
(Paragraph
08.3)
"Failure to Update
UFSAR." (Paragraph
X1.2)
AFWP
ASME Code
ATTN
CFR
CMM
CNRB
CR
CRN
CWD
DWG
FIS
FR
FRG
ICW
IFI
IHE
IV
JPN
KV
LCO
LER
32
LIST OF
ACRONYMS USED
rs Boiler and Pressure
System
operating license)
ASEA Brown Boveri
(company)
Alternating Current
Auxiliary Feedwater Actuation System
(system)
Pump
Administrative Procedure
American Society of Mechanical
Enginee
Vessel
Code
Attention
Cubic Centimeter
Component
Cooling Water
Combustion
Engineering
(company)
Control
Element Assembly
Control
Element Drive Mechanism
Control
Element Drive Mechanism Control
Code of Federal
Regulations
Critical Maintenance
Management
Company Nuclear Review Board
Condition Report
Change
Request
Notice
Containment
Spray
(system)
Circulatory Water
Control Wiring Diagram
Design Basis Accident
Demonstration
Power Reactor
(A type of
Drawing
Emergency
Core Cooling System
Electronic Dosimeter
Emergency
Operating" Procedure
Electric Power Research
Institute
Engineered
Safety Feature
Flow Indicator/Switch
The Florida Power
& Light Company
Federal
Regulation
Facility Review Group
High Pressure
Safety Injection (system)
Intake Cooling Water
[NRC] Inspector
Followup Item
In-House-Event
Report
InService Inspection
(program)
Independent Verification
(Juno
Beach)
Nuclear Engineering
KiloVolt(s)
Load Center (electrical distribution)
TS Limiting Condition for Operation
Licensee
Event Report
Level Indicating Switch
Low Pressure
Safety Injection (system)
Level Switch
HSR
NI
NPF
NRC
NUHARC
ONOP
00S
OP
PACB
PC
PC/H
PLA
PH
PHAI
PSL
QI
Rev
RII
RP&C
St.
SwRI
.
TCW
TEDB
TI
TQR
TS
33
Hoisture Separator/Reheater
NonCited Violation (of NRC requirements)
Non Destructive
Examination
Nuclear Instrument
Nuclear Production Facility (a type of operating license)
Nuclear Plant Supervisor
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Nuclear Hanagement
and Resources
Council
Nuclear Regulatory
(NRC Headquarters
Publication)
Off Normal Operating
Procedure
Out Of Service
Operating
Procedure
Plant Auxiliary Control
Board
Personnel
(anti) Contamination
(clothing)
Plant Change/Hodification
Performance
Demonstration Initiative
NRC Public Document
Room
Proposed
License
Amendment
Preventive
Haintenance
Plant Hanagement
Action Item
Plant St. Lucie
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Quality Instruction
Quality Surveillance Letter
Reactor Auxiliary Building
Pump
Revision
Region II - Atlanta, Georgia
(NRC)
Radiation Protection
Radiological Protection
and Control
Reactor Protection
System
Radiation
Work Permit
Refueling Water Tank
Safety Analysis Report
Spent
Fuel
Pool
Safety Injection Actuation System
Senior
Reactor [licensed] Operator
Saint
Southwest
Research
Institute
Task Assignment
Code
Temperature
Control Valve
Turbine Cooling Water
Total
Equipment
Data
Base
[NRC] Temporary Instruction
Thermoluminescent
Dosimeter
Topical Quality Requirement
Technical Specification(s)
US(
VTH
WRNI
34
Updated Final Safety Anal sis Report
[NRC] Unresolved
Item
Unite States
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Unreviewed Safety question
Violation (of NRC requirements)
Vendor Technical
Manual
Work Request
Wide Range Nuclear Instrument