ML20064H237
| ML20064H237 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1994 |
| From: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 93-363A, NUDOCS 9403170215 | |
| Download: ML20064H237 (4) | |
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3 VHtGINIA MLECTHIC.\\ND POWIMt CO.WANY It sen>ioun, vinoim unuoi March 11, 1994 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Serial No.
93 363A Attention: Document Control Desk NAPS /JHL/GSS R1 Washington, D.C. 20555 Docket Nos.
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50-339 License Nos. NPF-4 NPF-7 Gentlemen:
VIRGINIA _JELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY NORTH ANNA POWER STATIOff, UNITS 1 & 2 INSPECTION REPORT N,QS-50-338/93-14 AND 50-339/93-14 i
REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATLQN We have reviewed your letter of June 3,1993, which referred to the inspection conducted at North Anna Power Station from April 4,1993, to May 8,1993, and reported in Inspection Report Nos. 50-338/9314 and 50 339/93-14. Our letter dated July 2,1993 provided information to justify that a violation had not actually. occurred -
because.the purge blowers,-1/2 HC-F-1, were not the purge: blowers required-by.
Technical Specification 4.6.4.2.a.
Your letter dated February 11,1994 Indicated that you had completed a review of our 1
July 2,1993 reply and that the violation occurred as stated in the Notice of Violation.
Therefore, our reply to Notice of Violation C from Inspection Report Nos. 50-338/9314 and 50 339/9314 is attached.
Please note that the surveillance requirements of Technical Specification 4.6.4.2.a for purge blowers 1/2 HC-F-1 have been conducted since April 7,1993 when this issue was first brought to our attention.
If you have any further questions, please contact us.
Very truly yours, Ln (c < W. L. Stewart 1
Senior Vice President - Nuclear Attachment i
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 101 Marietta Street, N.W.
Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. R. D. McWhorter NRC Senior Resident inspector North Anna Power Station l
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REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50 338/93-14 AND 50-339/93-14 HBC COMMENT During an NRC inspection conducted on April 4 - May 8,1993, violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violations are listed below:
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Technical Specification 4._6.4.2.a requires that each hydrogen recombiner system shall be demonstrated operable at least once per six months by verifying during a recombiner system functional test that the minimum heater sheath temperature increases to 2 700 F within 90 minutes and is maintained for at least 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> and that each purge blower operates for 15 minutes.
Contrary to the above, since March 16,1992, the licensee failed to verify that each purge blower,1(2)-HC-F-1, is operated for 15 minutes at least once per 6 months.
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement I).
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= cc REPLY.TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION C 1.
-REASO.N..FOR THE VIOLATION The violation occurred because our interpretation of the Technical Specification (TS) surveillance requirement was determined by the NRC to be in error.
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CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED t
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'The purge blowers located in the Auxiliary Building are being. tested for 15 minutes every six months in accordance with.TS surveillance requirement 4.6.4.2.a.
i The hydrogen recombiner purge blowers are also being tested every six i
months in accordance with TS surveillance requirement 4.6.4.2.a.-
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CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH WILL BE-TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER.
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No further actions are required to comply with the existing surveillance requirement.
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THE DATE.WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL ' BE ACHIEVED Full compliance with TS surveillance requirement 4.6.4.2.a has been achieved.-
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