ML20045H292
| ML20045H292 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1993 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Stratman R CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20045H293 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-93-176, NUDOCS 9307200056 | |
| Download: ML20045H292 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000440/1993011
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JUL 121993
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Docket No. 50-440
License No. NPF-58
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Centerior Service Company
ATTN: Mr. R. A. Stratman
Vice President
Nuclear - Perry
c/o The Cleveland Electric
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Perry, OH 44081
Dear Mr. Stratman:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-440/93011
This refers to the inspection conducted'by Messrs. A. Vegel, D. Kosloff, and
E. Duncan of this office, on May 1 through June 23, 1993.
This inspection
included a review of activities authorized for your Perry Nuclear Power' Plant,
Unit 1, facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were
discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress. The purpose of the inspection was to determine
whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely and in
accordance with NRC requirements,
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Based on the results of this inspection, 50-440/93011(DRP), two apparent
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violations were identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement
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action in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for
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NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.
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One of the apparent violations contains three examples of' failure to
adequately identify and correct conditions in the drywell, containment, and
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suppression pool to preclude fouling and deformation of emergency core cooling
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syst'im (ECCS) strainers.
Specifically, on May 25, 1993, you failed to assure
that corrective actions had been taken to assure that the drywell and
containment were sufficiently clean to preclude fouling of the ECCS
suppression pool suction strainers.
In addition, following the identification
of debris in the suppression pool (as early as July 1989) and following
observation of debris on the residual heat removal (RHR) "A",and "B" strainers
(May 1992), you failed to identify the cause for the poor cleanl~iness of the
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suppression pool and strainer fouling and failed to take action to clean the
suppression pool to prevent the fouling from recurring. The strainer fouling
and deformation identified in May 1992 was not documented and reported to the
appropriate levels of management as required. Finally, you failed to identify
the presence of fibrous material in the suppression pool as a significant
contributor to the strainer deformation (January 1993) and the strainer
fouling phenomenon identified during review of video tapes taken in February
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1993 and during subsequent investigations conducted prior to April 14, 1993.
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Following the identification of fibrous material in February 1993, you failed
to take adequate corrective action to remove the fibrous material from the
pool which resulted in the recurrence of the RHR "B" strainer fouling and
deformation identifiad on April 14, 1993.
The second apparent violation was
for failure to have a procedure appropriate to the circumstances for testing
the "B" RHR pump in April 1993.
Based on our review, we have concluded that you were slow to identify the
safety significance of the event and did not take corrective action
appropriate to the safety significance of the event until the recurrence of
strainer fouling and deformation in April 1993.
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these
inspection findings.
In addition, please be advised that the number and
characterization of apparent violations described in the enclosed inspection
report may change as a result of further NRC review.
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for July 20, 1993. The decision to hold an enforcement conference
does not mean that the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or
that enforcement action will be taken. The purpose of this conference is to
discuss the apparent violations, their causes and safety significance; to
provide you the opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report;
to provide an opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective actions.
In addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information
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concerning your perspectives on 1) the severity of the violations, 2) the
application of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines the
amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section
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VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and 3) any other application of the
Enforcement Policy to this case, including the exercise of discretion in
accordance with Section VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence
of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
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these apparent violations is required at this time.
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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.
Sincerely,
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Edward G. Greenman,-Director-
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
flo. 50-440/93011/0RP)
cc w/ enclosures:
R. W. Schrauder, Director, Nuclear
Services Department
D. P. Igyarto, General Manager,
Perry Nuclear Power Plant
Vs . P. Donovan, Manager,
Licensing and Compliance Section
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N. L. Bonner, Director, Perry
Nuclear Engineering Dept.
H. Ray Caldwell, General
Superintendent Nuclear Operations
Licensing Fee & Debt Collection
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Resident Inspector, RIII
Terry J. Lodge, Esq.
James R. Williams, State of Ohio
Robert E. Owen, Ohio
Department of Health
A. Grandjean, State of Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
J. Lieberman, OE
J. Goldberg, 0GC
J. Partlow, NRR
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