ML17284A676
| ML17284A676 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1998 |
| From: | Wong H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Parrish J WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
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| ML17284A677 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-98-09, 50-397-98-9, NUDOCS 9807130342 | |
| Download: ML17284A676 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000397/1998009
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DOC.DATE:'98/07/02
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PARRISH,J.V.
Washington Public Power Supply System
SUBJECT: Forwards insp rept 50-397/98-09
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Violation re failure to verify temp requirements prior to
lifting heavy loads w/reactor bldg overhead
crane.
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UNITEDSTATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZADRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011.8064
July 2,
1998
Mr. J. V. Parrish (Mail Drop 1023)
Chief Executive Officer
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/98-09 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Parrish:
From April26 through June 6, 1998, an inspection was conducted at your Washington Nuclear
Project-2 reactor facility. The'inspection period captured a significant portion of activities
associated with Refueling Outage R13 and, as such, focused upon the conduct and control of
maintenance.
'The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that inspection.
Overall, outage activities.were well coordinated with generally strong safety performance in
plant operations.
However, weak procedure quality and adherence to procedures during
maintenance resulted in three separate violations of NRC requirenients.
The procedure
adherence violations included: 1) failure to verify temperature requirements prior to liftingheavy
loads with the reactor building overhead crane; 2) failure to isolate a reactor protection system
pressure switch during testing of excess flow check valves; and 3) failure to obtain an
independent verification during testing of excess flowcheck valves. A separate violation for
procedure inadequacies was also identified during testing of excess flow check valves and was
related to the establishment of and restoration from test conditions.
A fourth violation was identified when the condition of a partially elevated fuel assembly was
accepted without an adequate review of the plant's design basis.
The review would have
identified the requirement for the full insertion of the assembly in the spent fuel pool storage box
to meet the assumptions of the spent fuel pool criticality analysis. Afifthviolation was identified
when it was determined that you had decreased
the effectiveness of the WNP-2 emergency
plan by reducing the number of on-shift health physics technicians and overburdening the
l
onshift chemistry technician with health physics responsibilities in an emergency.
The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding these violations are described in detail in the enclosed report.
Please note that you
are required to respond to this letter and should followthe instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
The NRC willuse your response,
in part, to determine
whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures,
and your response willbe placed in the NRC Public Document Room.'.
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9807i30342 980702
ADOCK 05000897
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Washington Public Power Supply System
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we willbe pleased to discuss them
with you.
Sincerely,
Docket No.:
50-397
License No.:
Enclosures:
2.
NRC Inspection Report
50-397/98-09
cc w/enclosures:
Chairman
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, Washington
98504-3172
Mr. Rodney L. Webring (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Operations Support/PIO
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. Greg O. Smith (Mail Drop 927M)
WNP-2 Plant General Manager
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. D. W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
H. J. Wong, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch E
Division of Reactor Projects
Washington Public Power Supp1y System
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Mr. Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop 396)
Chief Counsel
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. Paul Inserra (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Licensing
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
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1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
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