ML17292B296

Submits Response to Violations Noted in NRC Insp Rept 50-397/97-13.Corrective Actions:All Pertinent RCIC Components Have Been Upgraded as Necessary,W/Exception of Two Rupture Disks

ML17292B296
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	03/23/1998
From:	Coleman D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
50-397-97-13, GO2-98-060, GO2-98-60, NUDOCS 9804010213
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ACCESSION NBR:9804010213 DOC.DATE: 98/03/23 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET 0 FACIL:50-397 WPPSS Nuclear Project, Unit 2, Washington Public Powe 05000397 AUTH,9 NAME, ~

AUTHOR AFFILIATION COLEMAN,D.W.~ ~

Washington Public Power Supply System RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Submits response to violations noted in NRC insp rept 50-397/97-13.Corrective actions:all pertinent RCIC components have been upgraded as necessary,w/exception of two rupture disks.

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WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM PO. Bar 96S ~ Richlaud, iVashhigloii 9935Z-0968 March 23, 1998 G02-98-060 Docket No. 50-397 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Documen( Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:

Subject:

WNP-2, OPERATING LICENSE NPF-21, RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/97-13, ADDITIONALINFORMATION

References:

1) Letter GO2-98-051, dated March 10, 1998, PR Bemis (SS) to NRC, "Response to Apparent Violations, NRC Inspection Report 50-397/97-13"

2) Letter GO2-98-057, dated March 19, 1998, PR Bemis (SS) to NRC, "Response to NRC Inspection Report 50-397/96-22, Supplemental Information" In Reference 1) the Supply System informed the NRC that the following corrective actions will be taken to avoid further violations:

1) A thorough review of other safety evaluations and associated changes to the facility since initial startup is nearly complete. This review is being performed to determine if the inappropriate use of generic guidance may have occurred, thereby resulting in the need for a license amendment.

2) Plant procedure PPM 1.3.43, Licensing Basis Impact Determinations, will be revised to clarify guidance for use and interpretation of generic documents applicable to WNP-2.

3) Lessons learned from this apparent violation will be provided as feedback training to 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluation preparers and reviewers, as well as the Plant Operations Committee and the Corporate Nuclear Safety Review Board, As noted in Reference 2, the first corrective action was completed on March 16, 1998. The second and third corrective actions noted above are expected to be completed by April 30, 1998, Wr." -~

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RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/97-13, ADDITIONALINFORMATION Page 2 In addition, the Supply System informed the NRC in Reference 1) that:

"All pertinent RCIC components have been upgraded as necessary, with the exception of two rupture disks..."

The pertinent Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) components referenced above were upgraded by January 8, 1998.

Should you have any questions or desire additional information regarding this matter, please call me or Mr. PJ Inserra at (509) 3774147.

Respectfully, du.

DW Coleman Acting Manager, Regulatory Affairs Mail Drop PE20 cc: EW Merschoff - NRC RIV KE Perkins, Jr. - NRC RIV, Walnut Creek Field Office C Poslusny, Jr. - NRR NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 927N DL Williams - BPA/399 PD Robinson - Winston & Strawn TF Stetka - NRC RIV