ML20044E467

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in NRC Re Failure to Follow Procedures While Flushing Ion Exchanger

ML20044E467
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	05/19/1993
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sieber J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 9305250052
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Docket Nos. 50-334 i

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Nuclear Power Division Duquesne Light Company l

Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077

SUBJECT:

INSPECTION 50-334/93-01 AND 50-412/93-01 I

This letter refers to your April 30,1993 correspondence, in response to our March 26,1993 letter.

j Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter

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concerning a failure to follow procedures while flushing an ion exchanger. These actions will r

be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

3 Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

l Sincerely, OriginarSigned By:

l James C. Limilie James C. Linville, Chief I

Projects Branch No. 3 Division of Reactor Projects

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D. E. Spoerry, Vice President, Nuclear Operations L. R. Freeland, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Unit K. D. Grada, Manager, Quality Services Unit N. R. Tonet, Manager, Nuclear Safety Department H. R. Caldwell, General Superintendent, Nuclear Operations K. Abraham, PAO (2 copies) (w/cy of Licensee's Response Letter)

Public Document Room (PDR) (w/cy of Licensee's Response Letter)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR) (w/cy of Licensee's Response Letter).

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) (w/cy of Licensee's Response Ixtter)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/cy of Licensee's Response letter)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (w/cy of Licensee's Response Letter)

State of Ohio (w/cy of Licensee's Response Iztter)

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. (412) 393-5206 (412) 643-8CC9 FAX April 30, 1993 GEDAGE S. THOMAS Division Vee President Vuclear Services huCle8f Power Division U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn:

Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Inspection Report 50-334/93-01 In response to NRC correspondence dated March 26,.1993, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201, the attached reply addresses the Notice of Violation transmitted with the subject inspection report.

If there are any questions concerning this response, please contact Mr. K. L. Ostrowski at (412) 393-5104.

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S. Thomas Attachment cc: Mr.

L. W. Rossbach, Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. T. T. Martin, NRC Region I Administrator Mr. W. J. Lazarus, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 3B Division of Reactor Projects, Region I Mr.

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 BV-1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Inspection Report 50-334/93-01 Before me, the undersigned notary public, in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, this day personally appeared George S.

Thomas, to me known, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is Division Vice President, Nuclear Services of the Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company, he is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing submittal on behalf of said

Company, and the statements set forth in the submittal are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

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b DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPAlW Nuclear Power Division Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 Reolv to Notice of Violation l

i Combined Inspection Report 50-334/93-01 and 50-412/93-01 i

l Letter dated March 26, 1993 i

l VIOLATION (Severity Level IV; Supplement I)

I Descriotion of Violation (50-334/93-01-01)

Technical Specification 6.8.1.9 requires that written procedures be established, implemented and maintained, covering activities listed in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.

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Operating Manual procedure 1.18.4.A, " Flushing Resin from any Group I Ion Exchanger,"

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Revision 34, specifies that if the level i

change in the resin waste hold tank (1SW-TK-2), as indicated by level instrument LI-1SW-202, does not agree with the initial resin volume, l

then the resin transfer shall be repeated.

Contrary to the above, on January 21, 1993, operators flushed resin from deborating demineralizer 1CH-I-3A to the resin waste hold tank l

with an identified out-of-service resin waste hold tank level instrument (LI-1SW-202) and were unable to verify the level change in l

the resin waste hold tank.

t Reason for the Violation:

l The operators failed to properly implement procedure OM 1.18.4.A,

" Flushing Resin From Any Group I

Ion Exchanger to [1SW-TK-2]" by i

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resin flush with LI-1SW-202 out-of-service.

The operators inappropriately relied on experience with previous resin

flushes, by observing pump discharge

pressure, to complete the evolution.

l Corrective Action Taken:

The operators involved with the event were counseled on the need for j

procedure compliance.

The Unit 1

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Manual, Chapter 18

" Solid Waste Disposal I

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Section 4 Operating Procedures were reviewed, revised where appropriate, walked

down, and reissued on April 16, 1993.

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procedures now refer to the use of the digital indication on LIS-ISW-202 to determine the level in the resin waste hold tank l

1SW-TK-2.

i Maintenance Work Request No. 018321 was initiated on March 3,

1993, to have the malfunctioning analog meter LI-1SW-202 permanently removed from service.

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j Reply to Notice of Violation Inspection Reports 50-334/93-01 and 50-412/93-01 Page 2 Action Taken to Prevent Recurrence:

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The operations personnel involved with solid waste processing attended the refresher training module " Beaver Valley Site Procedure Compliance,"

to re-emphasize the importance of strict procedure i

compliance.

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Human Performance Enhancement System evaluation was completed on the activities which resulted in this violation.

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The circumstances surrounding this violation will be reviewed in the Solid Waste / Process Control Program Module of the Radioactive Waste Shipping and Handling Retraining Course with emphasis on procedure compliance.

Date of Full Compliance:

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The station is in full compliance at this time.

The Radioactive Waste Shipping and Handling Retraining Course will be

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completed by December 15, 1993.

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