ML17291A691
| ML17291A691 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1995 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Parrish J WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
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| NUDOCS 9503200042 | |
| Download: ML17291A691 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000397/1994033
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
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Washington Public Power Supply System
ATTN:
J.
V. Parrish,
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
3000 George
Way
P.O.
Box 968,
MD 1023
Richland,
99352
SUBJECT'RC
INSPECTION
REPORT 50-397/94-33
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by Nr.
R.
C. Barr,
and the inspectors
identified in this report, of this office on December ll, 1994,
through
January
21,
1995.
The inspection
included
a review of activities authorized
for your Washington
Nuclear Project-2 facility.
At the conclusion of the
inspection,
the findings were discussed
with those
members of your staff
identified in the enclosed
report.
Areas
examined during the inspection
are identified in the report.
Within
these
areas,
the inspection
consisted
of selective
examinations
of procedures
and representative
records,
interviews with personnel,
and observation of
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine
whether activities authorized
by the license
were conducted
safely
and in
accordance
with
NRC requirements.
There were
a number of findings b'ased
on the results of this inspection
and
certain licensed activities
appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements,
as specified in the enclosed
Notice of Violation (Notice).
The findings of
this inspection indicate that certain of your control processes
are not
functioning in
a consistent,
effective manner.
Of particular concern
was our
finding that the shift manager
consulted
only with the licensing
manager
regarding
on the valve position indication for a
postaccident
sampling
system containment isolation valve.
This is
a function
normally provided
by operations
management
and system engineers,
but may
include the licensing manager.
This raises
questions
regarding
operators'ecognition
of the respective
roles of operations
management,
system
engineers,
and the licensing
manager
in making operability determinations
at
WNP-2.
In addition,
we are concerned
that your operators
do not consistently,
rigorously evaluate
degraded
equipment to assure
conformance with the
Technical Specifications,
as occurred with the postaccident
sampling
system
valve.
Other findings indicated that your expectations
for, self-checking
and
second
or independent verification have not been consistently
implemented.
On
multiple occasions,
an operator
and
a second
individual failed to verify that
control rod manipulations
had
been properly performed.
Several
additional
examples of weaknesses
in second
or independent verification have
been
identified since this inspection.
In addition, your operators
have not
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consistently
demonstrated
appropriate attention to detail.
For instance,
operators
have failed to assure
that the diesel
generator
governor
speed
switch setting
was proper.
Additionally, you identified 'that your craftsmen
performed
a modification to
a
replacement
scram discharge
volume level switch without
a proper evaluation or
approved
work package
(a noncited violation) and that your procurement
and
receipt inspection
programs failed to assure
that
a fully adequate
discharge
volume level switch was procured or verified.
Your actions to
correct these
problems
were timely and appropriate.
We urge your contioued
attention to assuring that these
important activities are conducted
in
a fully
satisfactory
manner.
In accordance
with Section VII.B.(2) of 10 CFR Part 2,
Appendix C,"General
Statement
of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement
Actions," this violation,was not cited.
In evaluating
the Supply System's
performance of maintenance
during reactor
operation
(online maintenance),
the inspectors
found that you thoroughly
consider
the safety (risk) aspects
of conducting that maintenance.
Your risk
assessments
rely heavily on the experience of the Production Scheduling Shift
Hanager
(PSSH).
We understand
your future plans include providing the
PSSH
with additional
resources,
such
as
a system dependency
matrix, to assist
the
PSSH in performing his assessments.
You are required to respond
to this letter
and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response,
you should
document
the specific actions
taken
and
any additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
Your response
may reference
or
include previous docketed
correspondence, if the correspondence
adequately
addresses
the required response.
After reviewing your response
to this.
Notice, including your proposed
corrective actions
and the results of future
inspections,
the
NRC will determine
whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of
this letter, its enclosure(s),
and your response will be placed in the
NRC
Public Document
Room (PDR).
To the extent possible,
your response
should not
include
any personal
privacy, proprietary,
or safeguards
information so that
it can
be placed in the
PDR without redaction.
However, if you find it
necessary
to include
such information, you should clearly indicate the
specific information that you desire
not to be placed in the
PDR and provide
the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from
the public.
The responses
directed
by this letter
a'nd the enclosed
Notice are not subject
to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Hanagement
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Washi.ngton
Public Power Supply
System
Should you have
any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Docket:
50-397
License:
A. Bill Beach, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
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Report
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Public
Power Supply System
ATTN:
J.
H. Swailes,
WNP-2'Plant
Manager
P.O.
Box 968,
MD 927M
Richland,
99352-0968
Washington Public
Power Supply System
ATTN:'.
E.
C.
Doupe,
Esq.
3000 George
Way
P.O.
Box 968,
MD 396
Richland,
99352-0968
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
ATTN:
Frederick
S. Adair, Chairman
P.O.
Box 43172
Olympia, Washington
98504-3172
Washington Public Power Supply System
ATTN:
D. A. Swank,
WNP-2 Licensing Manager
P.O.
Box 968 (Hail Drop PE20)
Richland,
99352-0968
Washington Public Power Supply System
ATTN:
P.
R. Bemis, .Regulatory
Programs
Manager
P.O.
Box 968 (Hail Drop PE20)
Richland,
99352-0968
Public
Power Supply
System
Benton County Board of Commissioners
ATTN:
Chairman
P.O.
Box 190
Prosser,
99350-0190
Winston
& Strawn
ATTN:
H.
H. Philips,
Esq.
1400
L Street,
N.W.
D.C.
20005-3502
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System
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(OC/LFDCB,
MS:
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A. B. Beach,
D/DRP
Resident
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