ML19320D027
| ML19320D027 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 06/03/1980 |
| From: | Ross D JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 8007180451 | |
| Download: ML19320D027 (2) | |
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Jersey Central Power & Ught Company IcDAE
~ JEDH Macison Avenue at eunce.cowi soao Mornstown New Jersey 07960 201 539-6111 June 3, 1980 Mr. Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
Dear Mr. Brunner:
SUBJECT:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 f.E.
Inspection No. 80-10 This is in reply to your letter of May 9,1980 regarding the inspection conducted by Mr. W. A. Rekito on March 17-20, 1980 at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
in Appendix A of your letter there are noted two activities which were not conducted in full compliance with the conditions of the Oyster Creek NRC Facility License.
Item No. B, a deficiency, has been corrected to your satisfaction and requires no response.
Item No. A, an infraction, and our response to it are given below:
ltem No. A -- 10 CFR 50.55 a(g)(4) states, in part, that ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components shall meet the requirements set forth in Section XI, Subsection IWP and IWV, "!nservice Testing of Pumps and Valves in Nuclear Power Plants", of the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The provisions of this regulation became effective and were to be implemented on December 8, 1979 Several Plant Systems containing applicable components are:
Service Water, Closed Cooling Water, Fuel Pool Cooling, Condensate Transfer, Isolation Con-denser, Reactor Recirculation, Reactor Head Cooling, and Demineralized Water Transfer.
Contrary to the above, as of March 20, 1980, pump and valve operability tests required by Section XI, Subsection IWP and IWV, of the ASME Code have not been completed nor have procedures been approved to implement the required tests for components contained in the systems identified above.
Response -- The implementation of our program to meet the Inservice inspec-tion testing requirements of 10CFR50.55 for pumps and valves has been delayed for several reasons; including the much extended current refueling outage.
To more rapidly implement the required inspection program, we reduced the work load on the engineer assigned to the project.
The engineer was experienced in our surveillance program, familiar with data review and program administration, 8067180 g
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1.E. Inspection No. 80-10 Page 2 June 3, 1980 and had received special training in vibration monitoring.
Unfortunately, this Individual resigned in May and another engineer has been assigned to the program temporarily.
We are recruiting for another engineer with the necessary experience and ability to complete the program. This engineer will be hired, trained, and given responsibility to fully implement all aspects of the program.
The necessary procedures have been written in draft form and are in the process of being revic.<ed. We will have these procedures finalized and approved by the Plant Operations Review Committee by June 30.
Data taking and trend ana-lysis for components tested during operation will be implemented by July 31, 1980.
Exceptions to implementation by that date are vibration monitoring and the specific data points for which instrumentation is not yet available.
Vibration monitoring will be included in the program when the new engineer has been hired and trained and when the necessary operations personnel have been trained. This is expected to be completed by November 26, 1980. Modifications are being developed by Generation Engineering to install instrumentation to obtain the remaining data points.
Completion of these projects involves material deli-very, plant conditions, and conflict with other NRC " Lessons Learned" require-ments. Thus, it is not possible to give a completion date at this time. This item will be further discussed with the Resident inspector.
The components not normally tested during operation will be tested when the plant conditions for their test are next met.
The next cold shutdown is planned in the fall of 1980.
The next refueling outage is expected in the fall of 1981.
The management of Jersey Central Power S Light Company is committed to meet-Ing the Inservice testing requirements of 10 CFR 50.55 for pumps and valves and believes that with the completion of the above schedule, full compliance will be achieved.
Very truly yours, Donald A. Ross, Manager Generating Stations-Nuclear ck j
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