ML20031G026
| ML20031G026 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 10/02/1981 |
| From: | Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20031G025 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-81-20, NUDOCS 8110200660 | |
| Download: ML20031G026 (3) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duquesne Light Company Docket No. 50-334 Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 License No. DPR-66 As a result of the inspection conducted on August 4 September 7,1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 't 66754 (October 7, 1980),
the following violations were identified:
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10 CFR E3.72(a)(7), Notification of Significant Events, states, "Each licen-see of a nuclear power reactor licensed under 50.21 and 50.22 of this part shall notify the NRC Operations Center as soon as possible r1d in all cases within one hour by telephone of the occurrence of any of tW following sig-nificent events and shall identify the event as being reparted pursuant to this section:
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Any event resulting in manual or automatic actuation of Engineered Safety Featuras, including the Reactor Protection System..."
The BVPS Operating Manual, Section 1.48.9.D.1.c, Prompt Notification Issue 1, Revision 12, states, in part, "The NRC shall be notified inmediately (not to exceed 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />) of any significant events at operating nuclear power plants.
Notification will be given directly to I&E Headquarter-by way of the NRC Hot-line...
It is considered that the following signifit
.t events are examples requiring NRC notification:
...(7)
Any event resulting in manual or auto-matic actuation of Engineered Safety Featums, including the Reactor Protec-tion System..."
Contrary to the above, on August 27, 1981, automatic actuation of the Reactor Protection System was not reported within one hour in that:
At 4:40 p.m., August 27, 1981, Low-Low Level in the "C" Steam Generator actuated an automatic Deactor Pmtection System reactor trip; i
The event was not c. ed to the NRC Operations Center by the licen-see within one hour; and Notification to NRC Region I was made by the msident inspector on
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Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1.c, Procedures, states, " Written proce-8 dures shall be establ.ished, implemented and maintained covering the activi-0 m ties refemnced below:
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Surveillance and test activities of safety O
related equipment..." Technical Specification 3/4.3.3.7 requims three og independent control room chlorine detection systems to be operable in Modes cum 1, 2, 3, and 4, and provides requirements for peri.mnance of a monthly Channel Functional Test.
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Operating Surveillance Test (OST) 1.44A.6, Chlorine Detection System and Con-trol Room Breathing Air Header Bottles Operability Check, Revision 10, pro-vides instructions for meeting the Surveillance Requirements of TS 4.3.3.7.
Step 3, Page 4 of 8, of OST 1.44A.6 requires that chlorine detector electo-lyte reservoir makeup frequency be calculated and states, in part, "...Have this time recorded in the shift turnover sheets for the NSS (Nuclear Shift Supervisor), NSOF (Nuclear Shift Operating Foreman), and NCO (Nuclear Con-trol Operator). At this interval all 3 detector mservoirs will be refilled until a new baseline is established..."
Contrary to the above, OST 1.44A.6 was improperly implemented and maintained during the period July 22 - August 20, 1981 in that:
The above requirement was established as part of Revision 10 to OST 1.44A.6 prior to July 22, 1981 performance of the procedure; OST 1.44A.6, Revision 10 was subsequently perfomed on July 22, August 5, August 13, and August 19, 1981; During those performances, the chlorine detector reservoir makeup fre-quency was only entered on shift turnover sheets on one occasion (NSS turnover sheet, 1500-2300 shift, August 19,1091).
Equivalent entries were, however, made in the NSS, NSOF, and NC0 narra-tive logs for seven of the nine required cases; None of the turnover sheets or narrative log entries were carried over onto the turnover sheets or logs of subsequent shifts; Step 3 of the OST was signed by each of the individuals required to make the turnover sheet entries signifying completion of the required steps; and No revisions or annotations were made to OST 1.44A.6, Revision 10, to reflect the alternative logging methods in use.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duquesne Light Company is hereby required to submit to tMs office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) 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 j
the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this
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response shall be submitted under oath or affinnation. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
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The msponses dincted by this Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as reqein:d by the Papemork Reduction Act of 1980 PL 90-311.
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d R. R. Keimig, Chief Projects Branch f2, Division of Resident and Project Inspection
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