ML20034G292
| ML20034G292 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
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| ML20034G293 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9303090294 | |
| Download: ML20034G292 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1992035
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License NPf-76
Houston Lighting & Power Company
ATTN: Donald P. Hall, Group
Vice President, Nuclear
P.O. Box 1700
Houston, Texas 77251
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/92-35; 50-499/92-35 (NOTICE OF
VIOLATION)
This refers to the onsite inspection conducted by Mr. W. B. Jones, and the
inspectors identified in the attached report, on November 30 through
December 11, 1992, and the in-office review conducted on December 14, 1992,
through January 12, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities
authorized for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, facility. At the
conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with you and those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection included sustained control room
observations, observation of maintenance and surveillance activities,
technical support for operations, review of equipment hardware and corrective
actions implemented to resolve deficiencies, and plant area tours. Other
areas examined and details are identified in the enclosed inspection report.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain licensed activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice). The first violation is of concern because four examples
of ineffective or untimely corrective action for known hardware and
programmatic deficiencies were identified.
The second violation is of concern
because it identifies a condition where the engineering safety features
electrical time sequence for the essential chillers was not verified for the
entire chiller start cycle.
The third violation is of concern because
adequate personnel ingress and egress controls for radiologically restricted
area access were not established. The fourth violation is of concern because
combustible material was not properly controlled in an area containing vital
safety-related equipment.
In addition, the team identified where fire
protection code requirements were not being met
however, this was not
recognized by your staff until repeatedly challenged by the team.
Within the scope of the inspection, one unresolved item was identified.
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unresolved item is discussed in further detail in the enclosed inspection
report.
The unresolved item pertains to several motor-operated valve (MOV)
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problems, including recurring MOV deficiencies, that were identified by the
team during the followup of an MOV-related station problem report that was
voided on the basis of a recommendation from the maintenance department.
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These issues will remain unresolved pending further NBC review of MOV
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maintenance practices, procedures, and material history in order to determine
whether the issues represent violations of NRC requirements.
The team concluded that the plant was staffed by competent, knowledgeable,
personnel who executed their duties in a professional manner.
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strengths were no'.ed in the area of plant operations.
Control room decorum
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and operator professionalism were good.
Excellent communication was noted
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between the operators and plant personnel. Operator response to alarms was
very good. Excellent control of equipment status, including authorization to
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begin work activities, was observed. The team noted that the recent changes
to the corrective action program for the identification and resolution of
hardware and programmatic deficiencies was well defined. The nuclear review
board oversight function was noted to function very effectively.
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However,
averal problems identified by the team revealed that the corrective
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action program was not always effectively implemented.
The team identified
that some safety-related plant hardware deficiencies had existed for extensive
periods. Although the hardware deficiencies could have been readily tasolved,
repairs of the components often only addressed the symptoms of the problem or
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the repairs were delayed. As a result, some safety-related equipment problems
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have been repetitive.
There was insufficient management oversight and support
to ensure that all plant personnel were fully cognizant of the corrective
action program changes and their responsibility to utilize the process. We
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encourage you to review the issues documented in the attached report ";t
pertain to problem identification and resolution and to take those actions
that you deem appropriate in order to improve the implementation effectiveness
of the corrective action program.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response to this
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future
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inspections, NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt
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Central Power and Light Company
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