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Requests Response to Mid-Coast Health Research Group Allegation That Detailed LER Info No Longer Available at Me Yankee Lpdr & Reason for Format Change
ML20027A911
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 10/04/1982
From: Amsden R
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To: Kammerer C
NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA)
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'2Cuifeb States Senate WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510 Post Office Box 1938 Portland, Maine 04104 October 4, 1982 Carlton Kammerer Director, Office of Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

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Dear Mr. Kammerer:

Senator Cohen has recently been contacted by Maria Holt of Bath, Maine, who works with the Mid-Coast Health Research Group.

This organization is interested in monitoring the License Event Reports prepared for events that occur at the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in Wiscasset.

According to Ms. Holt, the format for the License Event Reports has recently been modified.

In June, the NRC began supplying the Wiscasset library with a monthly book of license event reports as well as the forms previously used.

Since August, the library has only received the book.

As you can see by the attached example, the. book format does not include the detailed statistical information contained on the previously used forms.

As a health researcher, Ms. Holt needs the additional information.

I would greatly appreciate your reviewing this matter and advising me why the format change was made and what actions could be taken which would allow Ms. Holt to have access to more detailed information.

Thank you very much for your time and efforts on behalf of Senator Cohen.

Sincerely,

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C&L Rebecca L. Amsden Staff Assistant to Senator Bill Cohen RLA/rmb Enclosure A:

Old form Enclosure B:

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 81-021 STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL CHANNEL FAILS.

EVENT DATE: 092381 REPORT DATE: 092981 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: REACTOR TRIP SYSTEMS COMPONENT: INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS CAUSE: NOT STATED.

CNSIC 172917) LT-1213A WAS DE-ENERGIZED WHILE REPAIRING A LOCKING DEVICE ON I

CONNECTOR FOR LIA-1213A, UPON RE-ENERGIZING LT-1213A THE TRANSMITTER FAILED HIGH.

THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CHANNEL A LOW STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL TRIP PROTECTION.

INVESTIGATION BY THE I&C DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMITTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

THE UNIT WP.S REPLACED AND CALIBRATION PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 81-022 HPSI VALVE STEM TOLERANCE BUILDUP EXCEEDS LIMIT.

EVENT DATE: 092581 REPORT DATE: 093081 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: EMERG CORE COOLING SYS & CONT COMPONENT: VALVES CAUSE: WEAR.

(NSIC 172923) QUARTERLY SURVEILLANCE MEASURMENT OF HPSI VALVE STEM STOPS WAS IN PROGRESS WHEN ON HPSI VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE ADVERSE TOLERANCE BUILDUP.

TOLERANCE BUILDUP WAS DUE TO PERIODIC DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, REASSEMBLY PLUS NORMAL WEAR SUBSEQUENT TO OPERATION.

THE HPSI VALVE WAS READJUSTED TO WITHIN TOLERANCE VIA PROCEDURE AND RETESTED SATISFACTORY.

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 82-007 DIESEL GENERATOR AIR START MOTORS FAIL TO DISENGAGE.

EVENT DATE: 030382 REPORT DATE: 031782 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: EMERG GENERATOR SYS & CONTROLS COMPONENT: VALVES CAUSE: SOLENOID VALVE FAILURE.

(NSIC 172973) DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE PERFORMING MONTHLY SURVEILLANCE OF

'A' TRAIN DIESEL GENERATOR, BOTH AIR MOTOR DRIVE PINIONS FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE FLYWHEEL RING GEAR AFTER START.

THE DIESEL WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN USING THE FUEL RACK LEVER.

THIS PLACED THE PLANT IN A DEGRADED MODE PERMITTED BY AN LCO.

THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS A DEFECTIJE START SOLENOID VALVE THAT OPENS ON A l

START SIGNAL TO SUPPLY AIR TO THE AIR MOTORS.

THE SOLENOID VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN THE START SIGNAL TERMINATED.

THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED IN KIND AND RETESTED SATISFACTORILY.

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AUXILIARY FEEDWATER FLOW INDICATION FAILS.

EVENT DATE: 030582 REPORT DATE: 031282 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR

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CAUSE: POWER SUPPLY FAILURE.

(NSIC 172982) WHILE PERFORMING MONTHLY CHECKS ON AUXILIARY FEEDWATER FLOW CHANNE!.S THE I & C DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT FIT-1201C AUXILIARY FEEDWATER FLOW INDICATION HAD FAILED, INVESTIGATION BY THE I & C DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE t

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THE POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED IN KIND AND RETESTED SATISFACTORILY.

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SYSTEM: CNTNNNT ISOLATION SYS & CONT COMPONENT: MOTORS CAUSE DThI AND OIL IN MCf6R.

(NSIC 1729811 DURING CIS SURVELLLANCE TESTING A CONTROL Rr 7M VENTILATION MOV FAILED TO CLOSE.

THE UPSTAEAM CIS VALVE DID CLOSE PROPER.Y.

INVESTIGATION BY THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR HAD FAILED DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF OIL AND DIRT IN THE MOTOR HOUSING.

THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN KIND AND TESTED SATISFACTORILY.

1168l MAINE YANKEE DOCFET 50-309 LER 82-010 STACK MONITORS INOPERABLE WHEN FILTERS TAGGED OUT.

EVENT DATE: 030982 REPORT DATE: 032382 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: AIRBORNE RADICACT MONITOR SYS COMPONENT

  • FI JERS CAUSE: LICENSED OPERATOR ERROR.

(NSIC 172978) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PRIMARY VENT STACK CONTINUOUS HALOGEN AND PARTICULATE SAMPLE FILTERS WERE TAGGED OUT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN THIRD SHIFT ON 3/9/.82 AND 1500 HOURS ON 3/12/82. CONSEQUENTLY, FOR THE ABOVE PERIOD, GROSS BETA-GAMMA GROSS ALPHA, INDIVIDUAL GAMMA EMITTERS, AND SR-89 AND SI-90 RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

PRIMARY VENT STACK APD WAS OPERATIONAL DURING THIS PERIOD.

THE SA'9LE SYSTEM WAS INADVERTENTLY TAGGED OUT WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE CHEMISTRY SECTION.

AS SOON AS THIS CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED, THE TAGS WERE CLEARED AND THE SYSTEM WAS PLACED INTO OPERATION.

INSTRUCTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SYTEM WILL BE. INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE OPERATOR TRAINING / RETRAINING.

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 82-005 SIX STEAM GENERATOR MANWAY STUDS BROKEN.

i EVENT DATE: 031082 REPORT DATE: 032482 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: MAIN STEAM SUPPLY SYS & CONT COMPONENT: HEAT EXCHANGERS CAUSE: STRESS CORROSION FAILURES.

(NSIC 172913) WITH THE PLANT IN THE COLD SHUTDOWN CONDITION. WHILE REMOVING 32 S/G PRIMARY MANWAYS, SIX (6) TC MANWAY STUDS WERE BROKEN AND AFTER NDE TESTING FOUR (4) TC MANdAY STUDS WERE DETERMINED TO HAVE LINEAR INDICATIONS.

PRELIMINARY LABORATORY ANALYSIS INDICATES POSSIBLE STRESS CORROSION FAILURE.

ADDITIONAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS IS BEING PERFORMED TO DETERMINE ACTUAL MODE OF FAILURE.

PRIOR TO RESTART ALL MANWAY STUDS FROM REMAINING S/G'S HAVE TO BE MAGNETIC PARTICLE AND ULTRASONICALLY TESTED TO VERIFY THAT THE STUD FAILURES ARE LIMITED TO THE 62 S/G TC MANWAY.

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DIVERSION OF WATER TO RWST CAUSES LOW PRESSURIZER LEVEL.

EVENT DATE: 032482 REPORT DATE: 040182 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR l

SYSTEM: RESIDUAL HEAT REMOV SYS & CONT COMPONENT: COMPONENT CODE NOT APPLICABLE I

CAUSE: OPERATOR ERROR.

1 (HSIC 172866) WITH THE PLANT IN COLD SHUTDOWN CONDITION WHILE MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR PLANT HEATUP PRESSURIZER LIQUID WAS DIVERTED TO THE RWST, LOWERING THE LEVEL TO APPROXIMATELY 800 GALLONS BELOW LOW LEVEL INDICATION. LOSS OF PRESSURIZER LEVEL WAS DUE TO MALPOSITIONING OF AN RHR ISOLATION VALVE AND AN RHR RECIRCULATION VAIVE.

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OPLMING THE RECIRCULATION VALVE. PRESSURIZER LEVEL WAS NORMALIEED USING CHARGING PUMPS TAKING SUCTION FROM RWST.

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT WILL IESUE A MEMO TO ALL OPERATORS RE-EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ADHERENCE TO PLANT PROCEDURES.

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 82-015 CONTAINMENT I 0LATION VALVE LEAK HALTS STARTUP.

EVENT DATE: 0.'2582 REPORT DATE: 041482 NSSS: CE TYPE: PWR SYSTLM CNTNMF7 AIR PURI & CLEANUP SYS COMPONENT: VALVES CAUSE: DIRTY RUBBER SEAL.

(NSIC 173085) DURING PLANT HEATUP, WHILE PERFORMING CIS VALVE LEAK RATE TEST, VP-A-5 CONTAINMENT PURGE EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING.

THE RCS WAS COOLED DOWN TO THE COLD SHUTDOWN CONDITION.

THE UPSTREAM CIS VALV5'S LEAK RATE WAS SATISFACTORY.

INVESTIGATION BY THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT RE-EALED THAT THE RUBBER SEAL OF THE 42-INCH VP-A-5 WAS DIRTY.

THE RUBBER SEAL WAS CLEANED AND LUBRICATED.

THE VALVE WAS RETESTED SATISFACTORILY.

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MAINE YANKEE DOCKET 50-309 LER 82-014 SHIFT TECHNICAL ADVISOR NOT STATIONED DURING STARTUP.

EVENT DATE: 032682 REPORT DATE: 041382 NSSS: CE TYPEt PWR SYSTEM: SYSTEM CODE NOT APPLICABLE COMPONENT: COMPONENT CODE NOT APPLICABLM CAUSE: OPERATOR ERROR.

(NSIC 173087) DURING THE START OF PLANT HEAT-UP, THE STA WAS NOT STATIONED FROM 0100 HRS. - 0800 HRS., WHEN HE WAS REQUIRED TO BE. A PERIOD OF SEVEN HOURS.

THIS RESULTED FROM A MISCONCEPTION ON THE PART OF THE ASSIGNED STA AND SHIFT OPERATING PERSONNEL.

THIS IS CONTRARY TO TECH SPEC 5.2.G.

ALL STAS HAVE BEEN SENT A MEMO STATING THE TECH SPEC STA DUTY REQUIREMENTS.

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GUIRE 1 DOCKET 50-369 LER 81-001 REV 1 UPDATE ON F LURE Or 400 FIRE DETECTION TEMPERATURE SENSORS.

EVENT DATE: 0 2981 REPORT DATE: 031682 HSSS: WE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: FIRE P OTECTIOP SYS & CONT COMPONENT: INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS CAUSE: MANUFACT ING ERROR.

(NSIC 172855) VARI US PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WERE INOPERABLE FOR PERIODS EXCEEDING O HOUR FROM 1/29/81 THROUGH 2/12/81. THIS CONSTITUTES A DEGRADED MODE OF OPE TION PER T.S.3.3.3.7 WHICH IS REPORTABLE PURSUANT TO T.S.6.9.1.13(B).

FIR WATCHES AND FIRE PATROLS WERE ESTABLISHED AS REQUIRED WHILE THE INSTRUMENTS W RE INOPERABLE. SEVERAL FIRE DETECTORS WERE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO CONSTRUCT H IN THE AREA.

SEVERAL FIRE DETECTION INSTRUMENTS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE INOPERAB FIRE WATCHES AND FIRE PATROLS WERE ESTABLISHED AS REQUIRED. THE DE,FECTIVE FI D TEMPERATURE FIRE DETECTORS (DOUGLAS RANDAL CO.,

KIDDIE E 135C 135F) WERE REP ACED WITH S 135C DETECTORS, AND THE DEFECTIVE DETECTORS EITHER RETURNED TO HE MANUFACTURER FOR REPLACEMENT, OR DISCARDED.

[1741 MCGUIRE 1 DOCKET 50-369 LER 81-188 REV 1 UPDATE ON ESF ACTUATION SWITCH FA URES.

EVENT DATE: 121681 REPORT DATE: - '1582 NSSS: WE TYPE: PWR SYSTEM: EN,GNRD SAFETY FEATR INSTR SY COMPONENT: CIRCUIT CLOSERS / INTERRUPTERS CAUSE: CORROSION OF SWITCH CONTACTS.

(NSIC 172901) DURING PERFORMANCE OF THE NGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES (ESP)

ACTUATION PERIODIC TEST. VARIOUS INITIATE ND RESET 0 WITCHES ON

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'B' TRAINS FAILED TO ACTUATE THEIR DESIGNED DEV CES, AND WERE DECLARED INOPERABLE.

THIS IS REPORTABLE PURSUANT TO TECH SPEC 6.9.

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NO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE FUEL LOADING WHICH REQUIRED MANUAL ACTUA ION OF THE ESF LOADS.

IF THE SWITCHES HAD BEEN NEEDED, ALL OF THE REQUIRED D VTCES COULD HAVE BEEN ACTUATED BY REPEATEDLY CYCLING THE DEFECTIVE SWITCHES.

EXAM ATION AND ANALYSIS BY CUTLER HAMMER FOUND THAT A SILVER SULFIDE COATING WAS BU DING UP ON THE SWITCHES' SILVER PLATED SWITCH CONTACTS, AND 2HE LOW VOLTAGES INVOLVED WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A CURRENT PATH THKOUGH THE COATING.

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OCT 20 092 The Honorable William S. Cohen United States Senate Was' Ngton, DC 20510

Dear Senator Cohen:

This is in response to Ms. Rebecca L. Amsden's letter of October 4,1982, regarding concerns expressed by Ms. Maria Holt of Bath, Maine, whose organi-zation, the Mid-Coast Health Research Group, is interested in monitoring the Licensee Event Reports (LERs) prepared for events that occur at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station in Wiscasset, Maine. Ms. Holt indicated that she needed access to the detailed information contained in the LERs, a

and thought that because of a recent modification in the format of a monthly sumary of LERs, this information was no longer available at the Wiscasset Public Library, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) l-Local Public Document Room (LPDR) for Maine Yankee.

There has been i change in the format and procedures for licensees reporting individual LERs, and this infomation continues to be made available for inspection and copying at the Wiscasset Public Library. The only recent change involved the refomatting of the monthly summary of LERs, not the LER submittal or distribution.

In this regard, seven new LERs or followup reports to previously identified LERs concerning Maine Yankee have been received since August 1982, and we have confimed that these reports are on file at the Library.

Copies are enclosed for your infomation.

Also enclosed are copies of NRC Regulatory Guide 1.16. " Reporting of Operating Information--Appendix A, Technical Specifications, and NUREG-0161, Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File, Revision 1," which describe in detail 'the current procedures for LER reporting.

l For your infomation, the NRC has under consideration revisions to the LER l

reporting procedure.

On May 6,1982, a proposed rule was published in the l

Federal Register entitled, Licensee Event Report System" (copy enclosed).

The proposed rule would revise and codify the existing. LER system; however, licensees would still be required to submit detailed reports on significant operating events. The NRC is now reviewing the responses received on the proposed rule during the public coment period which ended in July 1982.

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Sincqrely, yiigned)T. A.Rehm William J. Dircks Execytive Director for Operations Ende:ure::

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