ML20039C414
| ML20039C414 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 12/10/1981 |
| From: | Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20039C409 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-81-16, NUDOCS 8112290327 | |
| Download: ML20039C414 (3) | |
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.s 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 investigation conducted on June 6 - July 10, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980),
the following violations were identified:
A.
Technical Specification 3.5.2 requires that two separate and independent Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) subsystems be operable with a flow path capable of taking suction from the refueling water storage tank (RWST) on a safety injection signal.
Contrary to the above, at approximately 1:00 a.m. on June 6, 1981, the high head safety injection pump suction line valve, SI-26, was discovered by the licensee to be in the shut position. This valve isolated the charging pump suction from the RWST, and thereby rendered the high head safety injection (HHSI) portion of both ECCS subsystems inoperable.
The length of time valve SI-26 was in the shut position is not known.
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valve was last reported as verified to be locked open at 4:30 p.m.,
June 5, 1981.
This is a Severity Level III Violac on (Supplement I).
B.
Technical Specifications 6.3.1 and 6.4.1 require that the retraining and replacement training program and minimum qualifications for tae facility staff meet or exceed the requirements of ANSI N18.1-1971.
ANSI N18.1-1971, Section 5.5, requires that a means be provided in the training programs for an appropriate evaluation of its effectis2 ness.
Section 5.6 requires that records of the qualifications, experiences, training and retraining of each member of the plant organization be maintained.
Station Training Manual, Section 2.3.4.2, Item 4, requires that inexperienced nuclear operators who participate in limited operational duties be accompanied and supervised by a qualified person.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to properly administer the trainir.g program for nuclear operators in that:
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(1) The licensee failed to establish a means of assuring that personnel were qualified prior to being assigned to positions of responsibility.
(2) The training records for some qualified nuclear operators contained incomplete qualification documentation.
(3) Certain nuclear operators were allowed to perform unsupervised duties affecting plant operation and safety for which they were not qualified.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
C.
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires the licensee to implement written locking and tagging procedures as required by Regulatory Guide 1.33, 1972.
Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Operating Manual, Chapter 48, Section 5.E.2, requires that certain manual valves in Engineered Safety Feature (ESF) systems be secured in position by padlock.
Chapter 11 and Chapter 24 of this manual require valves SI-26, WT-225, WT-226 and WT-227 to be maintained locked open.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to maintain in a secured condition four ESF valves with padlocks, in that on June 5,1981, an operator making routine surveillance tours discovered that the chains and padlocks used to lock valves WT-225, WT-226 and WT-227 in the open position were missing; and on June 6,1981, an operator, also making routine surveillance tours, discovered that the chain and padlock used to lock valve SI-26 in the open position were missing.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement I).
D.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, and BVPS Final Safety Analysis Report, Appendix 8.2, " Operations Quality Assurance Program," Section A.2.2.5, require that activities affecting quality be prescribed by documented procedures and accomplished in accordance with those procedures.
BVPS Operating Manual, Chapter 48, Section 5.E.2, requires that certain manual valves in ESF systems be tagged with permanently affixed red or green tags indicating the normal position of the valve and the fact that the valve is part of an ESF system.
Valves SI-26, QS-9, RW-206 and CHV-CV-151-1 are among the valves identified as requiring these tags.
Contrary to the above, on July 1, 1981, valves SI-26, QS-9, RW-206, and CHV-CV-151-1 did not have the required special ESF identification tags installed. This condition was discovered by a member of the Investigation Team accompanied by a licensee representative.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement I).
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duquesne 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:
(1) the 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 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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Dated Ronald C. Haynes Regional Administrator OFFICIAL RECORD COPY