05000272/LER-1996-041, :on 961228,surveillance for Radiation Monitors Source Check Required by TS Was Missed.Caused by Lack of Attention to Detail.Reemphasized Mgt Expectations Concerning Surveillance Test Accountability

:on 961228,surveillance for Radiation Monitors Source Check Required by TS Was Missed.Caused by Lack of Attention to Detail.Reemphasized Mgt Expectations Concerning Surveillance Test Accountability

ML18102A800
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/29/1997
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ML18102A799	List: 05000272/LER-1996-041, :on 961228,surveillance for Radiation Monitors Source Check Required by TS Was Missed.Caused by Lack of Attention to Detail.Reemphasized Mgt Expectations Concerning Surveillance Test Accountability
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LER-96-041, LER-96-41, NUDOCS 9702050352
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LER-1996-041, on 961228,surveillance for Radiation Monitors Source Check Required by TS Was Missed.Caused by Lack of Attention to Detail.Reemphasized Mgt Expectations Concerning Surveillance Test Accountability

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NRCFORM388 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB NO. 8150-0104 (4-16)

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LICENSEE _EVENT REPORT (LER)

REPORTED LESSONS LEARNED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE LICENSING PROCESS AND FED BACK TO INDUSTRY.

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MISSED SURVEILLANCE FOR RADIATION MONITORS SOURCE CHECK REQUIRED BY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION EVENT DATE (5)

LER NUMBER (8)

REPORT DATE (7)

OTHER FACllmES INVOLVED (8)

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'REVISION llONTH DAY YEAR NUMBER NUMBER 05000 12 28 96 96 -

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ABSTRACT (Limit to 1400 spaces, i.e., approximately 15 single-spaced typewritten lines) (16)

On December 28, 1996, the source check surveillances for the Unit 1 Fuel Storage Area radiation monitor (1R5) and the Plant Vent Header Noble Gas Activity monitor ( 1Rl6) were not completed within the allowed surveillance interval.

The Surveillance Requirement for 1R5 is stated in Technical Specification 4.3.3.1, Table 4.3-3, Item 1.a and is applicable when fuel is in the storage pool or Fuel Handling Building.

The Surveillance Requirement for 1R16 is stated in Technical Specification 4.3.3.9, Table 4.3-13, Item 3.a and is applicable at all times.

The failure to perform these surveillances was identified on December 31, 1996 and the surveillances were satisfactorily performed on that date.

The causes of this occurrence involved lack of attention to detail.

Contributing factors included complexities in overdue reporting mechanisms and an inappropraite change to the shift turnover process.

Corrective actions

include personnel accountability; reemphasis of management expectations concerning surveillance test accountability and restoration of the overdue surveillance review to the shift turnover process.

This event is reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 50. 73 (a) (2) (i) (B), any condition prohibited by the.plant's Technical Specifications.

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NRC FORll 388A U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY OOllMISSION (4-116~

LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION FACILITY NAME (1)

DOCKET NUMBER (2)

LER NUMBER 8)

SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT 1 05000272 YEAR I SEQUENTIAL NUMBER REVISION NUMB En 96 -

041 -

00 TEXT (If more space is required, use additional copies of NRC Form 388A) (17)

PLANT AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION

Westinghouse - Pressurized Water Reactor Radiation Monitoring System {IL/-}*

• Energy Industry Identification System (EIIS) codes and component function identifier codes appear as {SS/CC}

CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE At the time of occurrence, Salem Unit 1 was shutdown and defueled.

DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE PAGE(3) 2 OF 3

On December 28, 1996, the source check surveillances for the Unit 1 Fuel Storage Area radiation monitor (1R5) {IL/MON} and the Plant Vent Header Noble Gas Activity monitor (1R16){IL/MON} were not completed within the allowed surveillance interval.

The Surveillance Requirement for lRS is stated in Technical Specification 4.3.3.1, Table 4.3-3, Item 1.a and is applicable when fuel is in the storage pool or Fuel Handling Building.

The specified surveillance interval for this monitor is 31 days.

The Surveillance Requirement for 1R16 is stated in Technical Specification 4.3.3.9, Table 4.3-13, Item 3.a and is applicable at all times.

The specified surveillance interval for this monitor is also 31 days.

The failure to perform these surveillances was identified on December 31, 1996 and the surveillances were satisfactorily performed on that date.

The source check surveillance requirements for lRS and 1R16 are satisfied by the performance of procedure Sl.OP-ST.RM-OOOl(Q), "Radiation Monitoring -

Source Checks."

This procedure had last been performed on November 20, 1996 and was due to be performed by December 21, 1996.

Surveillances which are required to be performed at a specified surveillance interval of greater than seven days are assigned recurring tasks in the Station's computerized tracking system, the Managed Maintenance Information System (MMIS).

Work orders are generated from the recurring task data to perform specific surveillance procedures.

Computer printouts of surveillances approaching their respective due dates are used to review upcoming surveillance requirements and prevent such surveillances from exceeding their respective allowed surveillance intervals.

The missed surveillance was scheduled and should have been performed by Operations shift personnel.

The responsibility for being cognizant of surveillance requirements approaching their respective overdue dates resided with the Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisors (SNSSs) and the Nuclear Shift Supervisors (NSSs); however, for the period of December 21, 1996 through December 31, 1996, the on-shift SNSSs and NSSs failed to note that the source check surveillances were scheduled and overdue.

NRC FORM 388A U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (4-95~

LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION FACILfTV NAME (1)

DOCKET NUMBER (2)

LER NUMBER (8)

SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT 1 05000272 YEAR I SEQUENTIAL I REVISION NUllSER M.-iER 96 -

041 -

00 TEXT (If more space is required, use additional copies of NRC Form 368A) (17)

DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE (CONT'D)

PAGE(3) 3 OF 3

During the period of December 21 to 31, 1996, the Salem Technical Specification Administrator and the Operations Department Technical Specification Surveillance Coordinator also failed to note that the surveillances were scheduled and overdue.

CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE Personnel were not devoting sufficient time and attention to the review of the Unit 1 overdue surveillance report.

Contributing factors related to this issue involved the complexity of the Unit 1 overdue surveillance report and an inappropriate change to the shift turnover checklist which deleted requirements for shift personnel to review the overdue surveillance report.

PRIOR SIMILAR OCCURRENCES In the past two years there was one similar LER.

LER 272/95-013-00 addressed a missed surveillance that was attributed to personnel error by the Maintenance Department Technical Specification Coordinator and the Technical Specification Administrator.

In this LER, the surveillance was not included on the daily outage schedule for performance.

The corrective actions included disciplinary action and actions within the Planning and Scheduling Department.

SAFETY CONSEQUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS

There were no safety consequences in failing to perform the Source Check surveillance procedure.

The surveillance procedure was successfully performed on December 31, 1996.

There was no impact on the public health and safety.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

1. The surveillances for 1R5 and 1R16 were satisfactorily performed on December 31, 1996.

2. A review of scheduled surveillances for Units 1 and 2 was performed on December 31, 1996 and no other overdue surveillances were identified.

3. This event and Management's expectations regarding preventing recurrence were conununicated to Operations Personnel in a Night Order entry on December 31, 1996.

4. Personnel involved with the occurrence were held accountable for their actions in accordance with PSE&G's disciplinary policy.

5. Review of the overdue surveillance report was reinstated as part of the shift turnover process on December 31, 1996.