ML19276H242

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Responds to NRC Re Violation Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-289/78-07.Corrective Actions:Valve Lineup Checked But No Cause for Incorrect Valve Position Found & Tagged Valves Must Have Foreman Preoperational Check Approval
ML19276H242
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Issue date: 05/19/1978
From: Herbein J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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GQL-0959, GQL-959, NUDOCS 7910150868
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PCST CFFICE BOX 542 REAclNG, PENNSY LV ANI A 19603 TELEPHCNE 215 - 929-2601 May 19, 1973 GQ,L 0959 Mr. Z1 den J. 3rc.::er, Chief Reacter Operatic s & Nuclear Suppc-

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V" e Island !!uclear Statics, U=it 1 (CE-1)

  • - - a Operating licesse :To. DPE-50 Decket No. 50-289 I:spectic: Report :70. 78-07 O

"of May 5,1978 cence: ing M. J. C. Eiggi=s' inspection of CC-1 and the his letter a d the attach =ent are in respc=se te your inspectic: letter resultant findi=g of c e apparent infractics.

Sincerely, 4:

J. G. Eerbein Vice President-Generatic:

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O Metropolitan Idisca Cc=pany Tnree Mile Island :Tuc'. ear Statien Unit I License :!c. DPE-50 Occhet :ic. 50-289 Inspection 7c. 78-07 Ac:arent Ite= of IIcnec=tliance Techneial Specificatien 6.3.1 states in part, " Written precedures and a'-*-istrative policies shall be established, i=ple=ented an

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d Centra:/ to the above, at apprcxi=ately 2:00 p.:. on April 15, 1978, valve SA-V34 fas found shut when required by Inclosure III to Surveillance Procedure 1303-6.1, "Reacter Building Integrated leak Rate Test", Revision 6, d.sted March 1,1978 with TCII '(8-135, dated April 7,1978, to be open, thus provid-ing an i= proper barrier to conta*- ent leakage.

Restense to Ite= of :Tenec=eliance A.

Acticn Taken: A ces;1ete recheck Of the valve lineup was perfer:ed to assure that all valves were in the correct position for the Intes ated (IIET). An investigation was =ade te determine -iny the 9.

leak Rate Test va.lve position has been changed after the lineup

's =ade for the IIR2.

170 cause for the incorrect valve pcsitien was identified.

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Action to Prevent Recu-ence:

~'he ILET procedure vill be changed to require a briefing cf cperations persennel instructing thes net to cp-erste valves with IIRT tags without shift fora-a-approval.

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The precedure vill te changed by Septe=ber 1, 1978.

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