ML20062D865
| ML20062D865 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/1978 |
| From: | Daltroff S PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 7812010012 | |
| Download: ML20062D865 (3) | |
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PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 2301 MARKET STREET P.O. BOX 8699
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PHILADELPHIA. PA.19101 (2:51 e415001 smetos t. oattno,,
VICS PASSf 0GNT ELEC7W8C PeODUCTSOft
.se v a.aa e r 3, 1979 i
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Oceket Kos.:
50-277 Inspection.;o. :
50-277/7s-26 4
.ir. Eldon J.
3runnar, Cnief a
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Leactor Operatioac
.!uclear Sup; ort Iranch U.o.
..uclear degulatorf Co cission T.agion I i
531 P:rk Avenue Einq of eruscia, eA 19403
Dear.:
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3r unner :
Your latter of October 20, 1973, fortiarded Ins; action naport 50-277/73-25.
Agi:endix A to your letter audressec two itens
-.;aica did not appear to os in compliance with ducisar !.egulatory Com.nission raquireronts.
Itan ? is a. deficiency and ite.t J is an infraction.
Cach ite?. is restatec Jelow with our responses.
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Tecnnical 3;ecification 5.3.1, states in part that,
";iritten.procedurac.
shall ce esta'alished, implamented an.i maintained Contrary to the above, two prerafu? ling precadures, r H-21. 2 and i.i-5,
'./a re per f o r ed prior to co.a;12 tion of cae praraquisites for theca procedures in that: Iae incividual staps of procadure F..-21.2 ': Ore co.pleted by Auguet 31, 1970, inila a prerequisite procedura, r.-
4.13 was not co.npleted until ooptett:er 9, 1!;75, an.:
tae incividual sca; of procedure Fi-5 were cocpletca by v uly :.4, 1970, t;a il.3 a prerequisita procecure,
.i-17.1,.tas not completeU until August 22, 1973.
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.;r. Eldon J.
- cunner cc.je 2 haszonse Tne items identified as a recult of tnis i.F.C ins; action were investigated.
ene personnel responsiola for refueling ficar operations aava acan infor.meu of tas ir.portance of assuring tnat all prerequisities nave been met or procecural conflicts resolvaa before inglecenting a procedure waien requires such o;crations an a prer acuisita.
Curing tae next refueling outaga, it is plannal that the ap?licaala procedure will ba locat2d in a central araa no cant thay are readily available for review and datermination tnat all Jrercquisitas have 'oon met yrior to initie.tinj tne aaxt c
tacr. in the ref ueling outc33.
The invictigation into tha items associacaf uita tne interfaca bet.i?an ;rocecures F.-5 (Fuel Insjection) and ;rocesura
-17.1 (neactor Guil ing Crana Ins;ection) indicataa tact taa
- tejs which cara con?lecas en procaeura 4-17.1 includou all thos:
necesarry to cc:31sto f uel ins?oction activitias.
- oca of caa
- e procecurec will ce raviacd to raquire only thoca f unctienc of the raacter ouil;iag crana involvc3 in feal ina; action accivitiac to aa ins;cceed price to ix.;12:.a2ntatica of ta2 tuel incgoction operation.
ihe stepc of procedure u-*.13 (Jarvice slatforr. accaanical Inc; action) Nnica were not co.aglated ;rior to psef orr.ing ?=-;1. 2 (2ervice sl:tiora f unctionci Checi:out).!c r 3 3ssociatec wi'ca tna ins;ection of tha sarvice platcor c r ce::.
All otaar stc;s of grocedura
!<-<.11 nad baan cocpletas jrior to ;ct for.1ng tae 1
tunctional caackout of taa service platfor.n.
- oth jeccaduras will 'ce ravicas auch thet only thoca staja vai
- n affect the f unctional caeckout of the 33cvice jlatfort,. rust Le coagletec. as
- rerequicices in tae sarvice gletfort..
- acaanical ina;cctica procedure.
'Ja s c ? chang
..ill 52 co;.glotei ;rist to the nadt r 3f ueling outage.
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Iecanical b;acification 6.d.1, ctates in ; art c1ct,
" ritten Frac Juras.. 3aall be establisaed,
..17.glecant:d an., maintained..." dtag 3.d of Procaaura F5 Sc, "iual.ovexenta cnU Core.'titeration ProccJura during a Fuel dandlini sutaga", nevision 5, iste:
" rch 14, 197;, statec cast the gra;;1e operator.auct
.always untch the ruel bunals during t ual transf ar.
Concracy to the above, at ah:roximntely 20C0 on 5setember 21, 1;75, tna.]rc9;12 operator faile6 to lock at n s;ent f uel cuncla f rer taa tiz.e taa vune.3 a;7toacneu taa uyuar; licit of it; tr: val during rc: Oval !cc.:. ta' ccactor cor2 until aftar the first
- nace of its noci
- ental "cva:ent uas corplate?.
Jr. Eldon J. Irunnar Page 3
.=.e s c o n sy The f uel aandling operation is under tne direct supervicion of a senior licensaa c;erator (3LJ).
At the ti;ae of tne EC
- id c'sarve the inspection, the. tan ojaratin; the ref ueling noist e
f uel alauent saila it sac being.;icacrewn from tne reactor tarouga tao upper <3 rid.
ne did not o': serve the fuel alamant vailo it.,as beiag raised above tne u;;er grid to taa u;;ar lixit and caen tranc;orted horicentally.
Tae 3LJ in caarge, nowaver, uid observa che elenant frequantly during tais perioc.
Tae 3LO in cnarge of coc c;eration at taat ti.e indicated cant cha ojarction.sas ceia.J Jacforc.ad ir. a safa anc professional.annar.
Iha c;erator, ac',cver, cic not adaare to tha exact requira:ents of tae f uel aan511ag ;rocaaure.
i erocedure EL-ac (Fual. ova.aants and Ccra Altaration irocedure Cering f uci..cadling Outa;a) requires the o;erator ta u: ten tr.e feal cuadia during cransfer.
tavia., of tais grocedure indicatas taat tao requirement 12 not realistic and, in face, not al. Jays Jesicsbla.
- as operator r.uct heva cae free 5o.? to occarva caa various instru.c.ca
- ation caseciated nita the noist controls froc. time to ti30.
Ihe procedura aas baca ravised to ger2.it tha operator to observe not only the fual bundle, out also the aoist
- ocitica indication nai otaar controls durin tae e.ovec.cnc of f uel alacents.
raa require:ent to conitor tac f eal al a r.ent during Jassaga tarcagh the uj;ar gria will ce r atalaad.
Tr.cc e erait tha operator and tne aanior licans:d operator to
. c a,,an g a s v exercisa ace 2:1 pracautionc to enhance tha cafety c2 tuo operation.
Jery truly yourc,
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