ML19312E569
| ML19312E569 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 05/29/1980 |
| From: | Trimble D ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| 1-050-20, 1-50-20, NUDOCS 8006050331 | |
| Download: ML19312E569 (4) | |
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ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY POST OFFICE BOX 551 UTTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72203 (501) 371-:000 May 29, 1980 1
l 1-050-20 2-050-22 Mr. K. V. Seyfrit, Director Office of Inspection & Enrorcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011
Subject:
Arkansas Nuclear One - Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 License Nos. DPR-51 and NPF-6 Response to Inspection Reports 50-313/80-06 and 50-368/80-06 (File: 0232,2-0232)
Gentlemen:
In response to the Items of Noncompliance included in the subject reports, the following is provided.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Sased on the results of an NRC inspection conducted during the period of March 22 through April 21, 1980, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC regulations and the conditions of your licenses OPR-51 and NPF-6, as indicated below:
10 CFR 20.203(c) "High Radiation Areas" states, in part, "Each entrance or access point to a high radiation area shall be:
. Equipped with a control device which shall energize a conspicuous visible or audible alarm signal in such a manner that the individual entering the high ra-diation area and the licensee or a supervisor of the activity are made aware of the entry; or... Maintained locked except during periods when access to the area is required, with positive control over each indi'vidual entry."
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Mr. K. V. S:yfrit 1-050-20, 2-050-22 10 CFR 20.202(b)(3) defines high radiation area as "any area, acces-sible to personnel, in which there exists radiation originating in whole or in part within licensed material at such levels that a major portion of the body could receive in any one hour dose in excess of 100 millfrem."
Contrary to the above:
a.
Oost 226 was found unlocked with no positive access control on April 2, 1980. Door 226 provides access to the Unit 2 2P36B roam which was a posted high radiation area with accessible whale-body radiation of 1000 millirems per hour.
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Door 137 was found unlocked with no positive access control on April 2,1980. Door 137 provides access to the Unit 1 P36B room which was a posted high radiation area with accessible whale-body radiation in excess of 300 millirems per hour.
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The Unit 1 Seal Return Cooler Room (elevation 369') was found to be without a door and without positive access control o.
April 2,1980. The seal return cooler room was a posted nigh radiation area with accessible whole-body radiation in excess of 350 millirems per hour.
d.
Dosr 436 was found to be u~nlocked and open with no positive access control on April 9,1980. Door 436 provides access to the Unit 2 spent fuel demineralizer room which was a posted high ra:iation area with accessible whole-body radiation in excess of 6030 millirems per hour.
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Door '217 was found to be unlocked and open with no positive access control on April 11, 1980.
Door 217 provides access to the Unit 2 ion exchange area which was a posted high radiation area with ac-cessible whole-body radiation in excess of 100 millirems per hour.
This is an infraction (313/80-06-01, 368/30-06-01).
RESPONSE
Immediate a: tion taken was to lock and/or repair and lock door numbers 137, 217, 226 and 436.
Until a permanent door to the Seal Return Cooler Room can be installed, the door in the stairwell at elevation 369' lead'ng to the Unit i
1 Seal Return Cooler Room will be posted and Iocked to contro, access to tha area.
To avoid further items of non-compliance relating to high radiation area access control: Health Physics Department personnel will check all high radiation areas each normal working day during normal working hours (0300 l
- 1630) to insure the doors are locked and Operations Department personnel will check -he areas once each shift.
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Mr. K. V. Seyfrit 1-050-20, 2-050-22 Effective May 21, 1980, ANO is in compliance with 10 CFR 20.203(c) and ANO operating license conditions.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that, " Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering... f.
Fire Protection Program Implementation."
Safety and Fire Prevention Procedure 1053.01, Control of Combustibles, has been established in accordance with this Technical Specification. This procedure prohibits storage ~ of flammable liquids and other combustible materials in the following areas:
a.
AN0-1 Intake Structure b.
AN0-1 Lower South Piping Penetration Room, elevation 335' c.
ANO-2 Corridors, elevation 335' Contrary to the above, the inspector observed the following conditions:
On April 1,1980, the ANO-1 Intake Structure contained two open buckets a.
of oil near the Service Water Pump motors.
b.
On April 2,1980, the ANO-1 Lower South Piping Penetration Room con-tained an oxygen bottle and an acetylene bottle.
c.
On April 2,1980, the ANO-2 corridor outside the Emergency Feedwater Pump Rooms contained two safety cans of oil.
This is an infraction (313/80-05-02; 368/80-06-02)
RESPONSE
Corrective action has been taken and deficient areas are in compliance with current housekeeping and Safety and Fire Prevention Procedures as of May 15, l
1980.
To avoid further non-compliance, all cognizant maintenance supervisors have reviewed the subject violation. Action has been assigned to I&C, Operations, and Maintenance Superintendents and Bechtel Project Superintendent to insure proper training for all empl6yees on housekeeping procedures and Fire & Safety l
Control of Combustibles Procedures.
Full compliance will be achieved June 15, l
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RESPONSE
The missing seismic supports for 2CV-5672-1 and 2CV-5673-1 were immediately installed. A list of all control valves which are required to have seismic supports for their operators has been compiled. Maintenance forces will verify installation of these supports for all accessible control valves by June 1,1980 and will verify the installation for all inaccessible control valves at the next plant outage of sufficient duration.
Very truly yours, hM e. *fLll David C. Trimble Manager, Licensing DCT: GAS:ms cc: Mr. Victor Stello, Jr., Director-Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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