ML20033B634

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 810915-1015
ML20033B634
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 11/12/1981
From: Keimig R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-219-81-18, NUDOCS 8112010592
Download: ML20033B634 (3)


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APPENDIX A

  • NOTICE OF VIOLATION Jersey Central Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-219 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station License No. DPR-16 1

As a result of the inspection [ conducted on September 15 - October 5,1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7,1980), the following violations were identified:

A.

Technical Specification 6.8.1 states, in part, " Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained..."

Procedure 106, Revision 18, dated August 4,1981, " Conduct of Operations,"

requires, in part, that:

...a proper and orderly shift turnover be accom-plished...

Further, the oncoming Group Operating Supervisor shall review and sign the Group Shift Supervisor Turnover Checklist and the Control Room Tumover Checklist and shall record in the Group Shift Supervisor's Log...

a) Those items required by the Shift Turnover procedure... Additionally, the control room operator shall record in the Contml Room Log...

a) Those items required by the Shift Turnover procedure."

Contrary to the above, on September 29, 1981, the on-shift Group Operating Supervisor relieved or,e Control Room Operator of his duties for one hour and 42 minutes. Another qualified individual assumed the duties of Group Operating Supervisor and failed to conduct a shift turnover.

Further, no log entries were made indicating transfer of responsibility from one indi-vidual to the other.

This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement I.E.).

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10 CFR 50, Arpendix B, Criterion XI, " Test Control," states, in part, "A test program shall be established to assure that all testing required to demonstrate that... systems...will perform satisfactorily in service is identified and per-formed in accordance with written test procedures which incorporate the...accep-tance limits contained in applicable design documents..."

The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Operational Quality Assurance Plan, Revision 5, dated April 1,1981,Section VI.2, " Test Control," states, in part,

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All testing required by.. 0perating Technical Specifications...shall be performed in accordance with written, approved procedures. During a procedure preparation, the following items, as a minimum, will be evaluated ter applica-bility and inclusion:..14. Test acceptance linits...

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Testing and test procedures shall meet the requirements of all applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements..."

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Technical Specification 4.7.B. " Station Batteries," states, in part, "1.

Weekly surveillance will,be perforced to verify the following:...c. The over-all battery voltage is greater than or equal. to 120 volts (Diesel battery; 112 volts).

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The pilot cell specific gravity, corrected to 770F is greater than or equal to 1.190.

2.. Quarterly surveillance will be performed to verify the following:...c. The specific gravity, for each cell, is greater than or equal to 1.190 when corrected to 770F...

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At least once per 18 months...

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Bat-tery low voltage annunciators are verified to pick up at 115 volts + 1 volt and to reset at 125 volts il volt (Diesel 112. volts il volt)."

Contrary to the above, station battery surveillance procedures do not conform to these requirements in.that:

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Procedure 634.2.052, Revision 5. June 30.1980, " Main Station Weekly Bat-tery Surveillance," specifies an overall battery voltage of greater than 105 volts.

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Procedure 636.2.005, Revision 4 June 30,1980, " Diesel Generator Weekly Battery Surveillance," specifies an overall battery voltage of greater than 98 volts.

3.

Procedures 634.2.003, Revision 4, January 10,1980, " Main Station Battery Monthly Surveillance;" 636.2.006, Revision 3. June 20,1980, " Diesel Gener-ator Monthly Battery Surveillance;" and the two previous referenced proce-dures do not so~ 4fu correction of specific gravities to 770F.

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No procedurei

. ueen implemented to test the battery low voltage annun-ciators since the addition of this requirement to Technical Specifications by Amendment 55, dated August 13, 1981, to Facility Operating License DPR-16.

This is a Severity Level'IV Violation (Supp1nnent I.D.3.).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Jersey Central Power and Light Company 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: the corrective steps which have been taken and the.results achieved; corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations;- and the date when full compliance will. be achieved..

Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.

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The responses' directed by this Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of

the Office of Nanagement and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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