ML19257D316

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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-338/79-41
ML19257D316
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Site: North Anna Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 01/11/1980
From: Robert Lewis
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Proffitt W
VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
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See also: IR 05000338/1979041

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Virginia Electric and Power Company

Attn:

W. L. Proffitt

Senior Vice President, Power

Post Office Box 26666

Richmond, Virginia 23261

Gen tlemen:

Thank you for your letter of January 7,1980, informing us of steps

you have taken to correct the item of noncompliance concerning activities

under NRC Operating License No. NPF-4 brought to your attention in our

letter of December 13, 1979. We will examine your corrective actions

and plans during subsequent inspections.

We appreciate your cooperation with us.

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R.C.I.ewis,ActingChief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

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W. R. Cartwright

Station Manager

Box 402

Mineral, Virginia 23117

P. G. Perry

Senior Resident Engineer

Post Office Box 38

Mineral, Virginia 23117

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Mr. James P. O'Reilly, Director

Serial No. 1151/121379

Office of Inspection and Enforcement

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Doc ke t No . 50-338

Pegion II

101 Marietta Street, Suite 3100

License No. NPF-4

Atlanta, Georgia

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Dear Mr. O'Reilly:

We have reviewed your letter of December 13, 1979, in reference to the inspec-

tion conducted at North Anna Power Station Unit No. 1 on October 22-26, 1979

and reported in IE Inspection Report No. 50-338/79-41.

Our response to the

specific infraction is attached.

We have determined that no proprietary information is contained in the report.

Accordingly, the Virginia Electric and Power Company has no objection to this

inspection report being made a matter of public disclosure.

Ve ry truly yours ,

C. M. Stallings

Vice Pres ident-Power Supply

and Production Operations

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Attachment, page 1

Response to Notice of Violation

Reported in IE Inspection 338/79-41

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NRC Comment

As required by Technical Specification 6.8.1.c, written procedures

shall be established, implemented and maintained covering surveillance

and test activities of safety related equipment.

Technical Specifica-

tion 4.0.5.A.2 requires inservice testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2 and

3 valves in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boller and Pressure

Vessel Code, Subsection IWV 3400 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel

Code,Section XI requires Category A and B valves be cycled every three

months to insure operability.

Contrary to the above, Category A valves MOV-RS-100A and MOV-RS-1008,

both safety related components, are not required to be cycled every

three months by any procedure.

This is a infraction.

B.

Re sponse

1.

Corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved:

MOV-RS-100A and MOV-RS-100B were cycled as part of the performance

of the Containment Depressurization Actuation Test in September

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Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance:

Valve Inservice Inspection (SI, CH, SW,) test which is performed

at least once every 92 days will be revised to include MOV-RS-100A

and MOV-RS-100B.

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Date when Full compliance will be achieved:

Full compliance will be achieved no later than January 15, 1980.

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