ML20069E670

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-443/82-16 & 50-444/82-14.Corrective Actions:Cable Installer Issued Interim Procedure Change Requiring Cable Pull Slips W/Mixed Raceway Be Returned for Evaluation

ML20069E670
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/03/1983
From:	Devincentis J PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
To:	Starostecki R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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b SEWOOK STATION LJ PUBLIC SERVICE Engineering Offic :

Companyof NewHampshire 1671 Worcester Road Framinoham, Mossochusetts 01701 (617) - 872- 8100 March 3,1983 SBN 484 T.F. B4.2.7 United States Nuclear Regulatory Gmmission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attention: Mr. Richard W. Starostecki, Director Division of Project and Resident Programs Re f e re nce s : (a) Construction Permit CPPR-135 and CPPR-136, Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444 (b) USNRC letter, datc.d February 3,1983, " Combined Inspection Nos. 50-443/82-16 a nd 50-444/82-14," R. W. Starostecki to W. C. Tallman

Subject:

Response to Inspection Nos. 50-443/82-16 and 50-444/82-14 Dea r Sir:

In response to the violations reported in the subject inspection, we of f er the f ollowi ng:

NRC Notice of Violation (443/82-16-01):

10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion X and Section 17.1.1.10 of the Seabrook Station FSAR require establishment of an inspection program which verifies the conformance of activities to specific quality criteria. With regard to criteria f or the physical independence of electrical systens, the FSAR endorses IEEE Standard 384 by prescribing , i n Sec tions 1.8 a nd 8. 3.1.2. b. 5, general conformance to Regulatory Guide 1.75 (Revision 2). IEEE Std 384 requires that the independence of Class 1E systems be maintained subsequent to the design basis f ailure of non-Category I components. Additional c riteria are provided by Fischbach Procedure FECP-504, which prohibits the installation of Class 1E cable in non saf ety raceways.

Co nt ra ry t o t he a bove , as of January 7,1983, the inspection program f or cable i nstallation f ailed to identify nonconformance to certain criteria in both IEEE 384 and Fischbach Procedure FECP-504, in that a Class IE cable

( A47-F16) was i nstalled i n a non-Ca tegory I, non safety raceway. The overall program of inspection of Cable A47-F16, to include design and routing checks and quality cont rol exami nation, lacked suf ficient definition to preclude such a case of improper installation.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement II).

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Unit'ed States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ma rch 3, 1983 Attention: Mr. Richard W. Starostecki Page 2

Response

Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved:

Cable routings are controlled by a UE&C program entitled "CASP." In the case noted, UE&C engineering input into CASP incorrectly requested a red-jacketed (saf ety-related) cable to be routed to a non-saf ety area. The FBM (cable installer) inspection program, at the time, did not address possible CASP errors relative to the routing of safety-related cable into non-saf ety a reas.

Subsequent to the NRC inspection, FBM issued an interim procedure change requiring that cable pull slips f or saf ety-related cable with mixed raceway (qualified and non qualified) be returned to engineering for evaluation and resolution.

Corrective action was implemented on January 13, 1983.

Very truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CONTANY J. DeVincentis Project Manage ALL /f sf cc: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Service List 5  ;

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