ML20014E648
| ML20014E648 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 09/24/1981 |
| From: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20011A406 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-333-81-18, NUDOCS 8110090396 | |
| Download: ML20014E648 (3) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Power Authority of the State of New York Docket No. 50-333 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-59 As a result of the ir.spection conducted on August 1-31, 1981 and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 6675, (October 7, 1980), the following violations were identified:
A.
Technical Specification 6.8(A) states in part:
" Written procedures and administrative policies shall be established, implemented..."
Opercions Department Standing Order No. 1, Operating Staff Respon-sibilities and Authorities, Revision 6, dated February 2, 1981 states under Senior Nuclear Operator (SN0) Responsibilities in paragraph 5.2.9, "He shall operate in accordance with approv_d procedures unless immediate and unforseen action is required to ensure the safety of the reactor, plant or personnel."
Contrary to the above, at about 7:30 a.m. on July 31, 1981, the SN0 racked out the breakers for the High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI)
System Turbine Steam Line Inside Containment Isolation Valve 23MOV15 and Outside Containment Isolation Valve Bypass Valve 23MOV60, preventing closure on an automatic isolation initiation signal to permit an Instrument and Control Technician to lift the leads on the temperature switch generating a HPCI Turbine Steam Line high area temperature isolation signal without using an approved procedure.
WACP No. 10.1.1, Procedure For Control of Maintenance, Revision 3, dated March 16, 1981, paragraph 7.1.1 states in part, "The Work Request /
Event / Deficiency (WRED) form shall be utilized as a minimum for the following:
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Reporting any deficiencies on safety related systems or components requiring work (maintenance, calibration, etc.)
to correct..."
Paragraph 7.2.1 states in part, "The Work Tracking Form (figure 8.4),
a three page form shall be used for the following:
7.2.1.1 To properly pre-plan, tra %, control and document corrective maintenance (normally initiated on a WRED form) for Category 1, Safety Related for QC inspection required work."
Contrary to the above, at about 7:30 a.m. on July 31,1981, an Instrument and Control Technician lifted the leads on the safety related HPCI System Turbine Steam Line High Area Temperature Isolation Switch to produce an isolation signal without an approved WRED or Work Tracking Form.
This it a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
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Technical Specification 6.11(A), High Radiation Area states in part, "In lieu of the ' control device' or ' alarm signal' required by paragraph 2.203(c)(2) of 10 CFR20, each High Radiation Area (i.e.,
> 100 mrem /hr.) in which the intensity of radiation is 1000 mrem /hr.
or less shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and entrance thereto shall be controlled by requiring issuance of a Radiation Work Permit (RWP)..."
Contrary to the above, at approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 7, 1981, gate number RW 272/12 was found to be open.
Licensee Survey No.
39194 dated August 7,1981 showed that the general area dose rate in the area made accessible by this open gate was up to 300 millirem per hour.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement IV).
C.
Technical Specification 6.11 states in part, " Procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared and adhered to for all plant operations."
Radiation Protection Operating Procedure II.B.6, Control of Radiation Work Permits (RWP's), Section 6.2.4, dated December 26, 1979, states in part, ".... a leadman... is responsible for personnel working on the RWP and ensures that they obey its instructions."
Contrary to the above, on August 14,1981,, a worker who signed in on Radiation Work Permit No. 3489 and entered the west crescent area, the work area controlled by the Radiation Work Permit, failed to follow the special instructions listed on the Radiation Work Permit by not removing his personal outer clothing and taping the rubber gloves and cotton boots to the protective clothing.
Radiation Protection Operating Procedure II.B.7, Obtaining and Using a Radiation Work Permit (RWP), Section 7.6.1.8, dated December 26, 1979, states in part, "The RWP is kept on the ' clean' side of the step-off-pad and personnel enter the work area sign in on the Sign-In/ Sign-Out sheet (back of RWP) writing in their entry time and dosimeter reading."
Contrary to the above, on August 18, 1981, a worker whose name was listed on a Radiation Work Permit No. 3644, and who was working in the area controlled by the Radiation Work Permit, failed to enter his entry time and dosimeter reading on the Radiation Work Permit.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement IV).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, The Power Authority of the State of New York is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Under the authority
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i of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affinnation. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
The responses directed by this Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paper-work Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Dated SEP 2 41981 Elbon J. Brunner, Chief, Project Branch' #1, Division of Resident and Project Inspection i
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