ML19330C274
| ML19330C274 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 03/12/1980 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19330C263 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-029-80-02, 50-29-80-2, NUDOCS 8008080161 | |
| Download: ML19330C274 (2) | |
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f APPENDIX' A Q.
NOTICE'0F VIOLATION Yankee Atomic Electric Company Docket No. 50-29 (Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on January 28 - February 5,1980, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full-compliance with the conditions of your NRC Facility License No. DPR-3 as indicated below:
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Technical Specification 3.5.1: states, in part, that, "The low pressure safety injection accumulator shall be operable..."
Yankee Atomic Electric Company Operational Quality Assurance Program (Y0QAP-I-A), Revision 8,Section II.C states, in part:
" Establishment of an effective Operational Quality Assurance Program is assured through consideration of and conformance, where applicable, with the below listed Federal documents; and ANSI standards....
- 2. ANSI N18.7-1976, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance for the Operational Phase of Nuclear Power Plants...."
ANSI N18.7-1976, Section 5.2.19.3, Tests Associated with Plant Maintenance, Modification or Procedure Changes, states:
" Tests shall be performed following plant modifications or significant changes in operating procedures to confirm that the modification or changes reasonably produce expected results and that the change does not reduce safety of operations."
Contrary to the abcve, during the period from November 4,1979, to January 19, 1980, the low pressure Safety Injection Accumulator was not operable, as a direct result of inadequate testing following control. system modification.
This violation had the potential for causing or contributing to an occurrence related to safety.
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Technical Specification 6.8.1 states, in part, that, " Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained..."
" Yankee Atomic Electric Company In-Plant Tagging Procedures and Local Control Rules," Step 8.7, states, " Active Switching / Tagging Orders, orders that pertain to equipment that is currently switched or tagged out of service, will be kept in the active section of the switchi_ng/ tagging log book:in the Control Room." Appendix "A", Part B " Instructions for Completing Switching / Tagging Order Forms," Item "I", Tagging Checked'By:
states, " Record the name of the-person (s) that verify that the tagging has been implemented correctly." - Item "M",' Reported Clear By: states, in part, " Record the name of the' person that has reported clear of the L
tags... before the tags can be removed."
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AP-0018, Revision 7, " Bypass of Safety Function and Jumper Control," Step 8, states, "The Duty Shift Supervisor shall review APF-0018.2 and sign item 7 of APF-0018.2." Step 9 states, "The Duty Shift Supervisor shall then insert the request into the closed out section of the Bypass of Safety Function and Jumper Control Log Book and update the master index, APF-0018.1."
Contrary to the above, procedures were not followed in that:
a.
On Switching and Tagging Orders 800110, 800040, and 790129, the name of the person (s) that verified that tagging has been implemented correctly and the name(s) of the person (s) who reported clear the tags, were not recorded and the tags were removed.
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On Switching and Tagging Orders 800027, 800009, and 800110, the names of the person (s) that verified that tagging has been implemented correctly were not recorded as required by AP-0017 Appendix A, Part B, Item I, and the tags were removed, c.
Jumper Control Request Form (APF-0018.2) Numbers 80-31, 80-32, and 80-44 were listed in the master index as active and the forms were located in the closed out section of the log book.
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Jumper Control Request Form (APF-0018.2) Number 80-35 was found in the inactive section and item 7 had not been signed by the Shift Supervisnr as required.
This item is categorized as a deficiency.
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