ML20030A184
| ML20030A184 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/10/1978 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML100270286 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-286-78-13, NUDOCS 7811100172 | |
| Download: ML20030A184 (3) | |
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\\d APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pcwer Authority of the State of New York New York, New York 10019 Docket No. 50-286 Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on May 16-18 and May 22-23, 1978, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC regulations and the conditions of your NRC Facility License No. DPR-64 as indicated below.
Item A is categorized as an Infraction.
Items B through F are Deficiencies.
A.
Section 5.5.1 of the Environmental Technical Specification Require-ments (ETSR) requires, in part, that detailed, written procedures, be prepared and followed for all activities involved in conducting the environmental monitoring program.
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Procedure QSR 410 requires, in part, that the department responsible for the audited activity respund to Quality Safety and Reliability (QSR) within 30 days of receiving the audit n(d
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report, outlining proposed corrective action to correct identified deficiencies.
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Procedure IPC-I-32, Rev. 1, " Temperature Recorder (Partlow Procedure)" requires, in part, that calibration of the tempera-ture sensors be perfonned each six months by withdrawing the probes from the intake or discharge and placing them in a bucket of water with a calibrated thermometer and comparing the outputs at several points.
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The annual calibration of the temperature sensor systems for the plant cooling water system and the monthly functional testing of the temperature sensor systems are environmental monitoring activities required by the ETSR.
Contrary to these requirements:
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As of May 23, 1978, the Environmental Protection Committee (EPC) failed to respond to QSR, outlining proposed corrective actions to correct identified deficiencies relative to QSR
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Discharges", dated June 2,1977, and transmitted to the EPC by letter dated June 23, 1977.
While the Nuclear Power Generations Dept. received a draft of the above audit prior to June 28, 1977, and responded by letter to the EPC with a copy to QSR on January 6, 1978, the response exceeded the 30 day response requirement and did not outline the specific proposed corrective actions to be taken to correct audit identified deficiencies.
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Since December 1975, the intake temperature probe of the Partlow system had been calibrated at six-month intervals using a technique other than described by calibration procedure IPC-I-32, Rev. 1.
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Detailed, written and approved procedures were not prepared for the annual temperature sensor systera (Bendix System) calibration, nor for the required monthly temperature sensor system functional tests.
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Section 5.6.2.2.a of the ETSR requires, in part, that if a confirmed measured level of radioactivity in any environmental medium exceeds (v) ten times the control level, a written report be submitted to the NRC within 10 days after confirmation.
Confirmation by resampling and/or reanalysis, as appropriate shall be completed at the earliest time consistent with the analysis, but in any case within 30 days.
Contrary to this requirement, an anomalous measurement report, relative to levels of I-131 in excess of ten times the control levels, in a March 27, 1978, Camp Field Reservoir sample, was not submitted to the NRC until June 9, 1978, an interval in excess of ten days after the measured level was confirmed by reanalysis and in excess of 30 days after the medium was resampled on April ll, 1978.
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Sectie 5.5.3 of the ETSR requires, in part, that if temporary changes are to be made to procedures, the changes must be approved by two members of the plant staff, at least one of whom holds a Senior Reactor Operator's license, and that the change be documented, reviewed by PORC and approved by the Resident Manager within 30 days of implementation.
Contrary to this requirement, temporary procedure changes, which were made in the fish biocharacteristics sampling program, including v
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Texas Instruments, Inc. designated change numbers 78-1 and 78-3, and which were implemented by April 15, 1978, (a) were not approved by members of PASNY staff prior to implementation and (b) were not reviewed by PORC, nor approved by the Resident Manager as of May 23, 1978, an interval exceeding 30 days.
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Sections 3.1.1.1 and 3.1.4.1 of the ETSR require, in part, that the individual water intake temperatures be monitored continuously and that the rate of change of ATc to be determined and recorded for all flow conditions.
Contrary to this requirement, at the time of inspection, the intake temperature sensors for Units 1 and 2 were inoperable and the rate of change of ATc was not recorded for all flow conditions (continuously).
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Section 3.1.1.6 of the ETSR requires that an annual channel calibration and monthly function tests of the temperature sensor systems be performed.
{N Contrary to this requirement, as of May 23, 1978, the calibrations
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of the temperature system did not include the sensor systems and monthly functional tests of the sensor systems had not been performed since September 1977.
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Section 3.1.2.3 of the ETSR requires that a correlation be developed between the maximum temperature in the discharge canal and the maximum surface temperature of the thermal plume for specific hydraulic conditions and plant operating conditions and that the correlation be reported in the Annual Environmenta! Operating Report in accord with Section 5.7.1.1 of the ETSR.
Contrary to this requirement, the above correlation had not been developed nor reported in the 1976 Annual Environmental Operating Report.
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