ML20077F996

Forwards Addl Info to 830617 Response to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-285/83-11.Corrective Actions:Ltr Issued from Operations Supervisor to Operations Staff Reemphasizing Need for Strict Procedural Compliance

ML20077F996
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	07/05/1983
From:	William Jones OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
To:	Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Omaha Pubilt Power District 1623 Harney Omaha, Nebraska 68102 402/536-4000 July 5, 1983 1

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Mr. U. C. Seidle, Chief 1

Reactor Project Branch 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J_

Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, Texas 76011

Dear Mr. Seidle:

Violation Concerning the Annunciator Status Log, Inspection Report 83-11 During a recent phone conversation with Mr. V. Jaudon of your office, it was agreed that additional infonnation to further clarify the Omaha Public Power District's initial response to the subject viola-tion would be appropriate. The attached revision of our June 17, 1983 response provides information concerning additional established policies for formal review of the Control Room Annunciator Status Log. The changes to our initial response are denoted by vertical lines in the right-hand margin.

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W. C. Jones Division Manager Production Operations WCJ/TLP:jp Attachment cc: LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C.

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Attachment OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION, INSPECTION REPORT 83-11 VIOLATION Failure to Follow Procedures Technical Specification 5.8.1 requires that " written pro-cedures

. be established, implemented, and maintained that meet or exceed the minimum requirements of Section 5.1 and 5.3 of ANSI N13.7-1972, and Appendix A of USNRC Regu-latory Guide 1.33.

Standing Order G-7 established the Operating Manual and states in Section 1.3 that " adherence to (the) Operating Manual is mandatory."

Standing Order 0-40 establishes a procedure for disabling annunciators due to maintenance or operating problems.

Section 3.2 states that for each annunciator removed from service "an entry will be made in the Annunciator Status Log," and Section 3.4 states that "when an annunciator is returned to service, the entry in the Annunciator Status Log will be closed out."

Contrary to the above, on April 4, 1983, it was determined that:

(1) Annunciator All-ASL was cleared in the log, but the annunciator card was not in and an open maintenance order (MO) was referenced on the tag; and (2) Annunciators A13-BSU, A2-C3L, and A2-C4L cards were pulled and stickers attached to the alarm windows, but no log entries were made.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation.

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RESPONSE

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The corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved.

l At the time the NRC inspector determined that a vio-lation condition existed, he notified the licensee.

Immediately, the discrepancies between the Annunciator l

Status Log and the subject annunciator cards were cor-I rected to ensure compliance with Standing Orders G-7 and 0-40.

These actions placed the District in full compliance with Standing Orders G-7 and 0-40, 1

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Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further viol ations.

A review of the applicable procedures, Standing Orders G-7 and 0-40, indicated that they are sufficient to control annunciator status.

It appears that the vio-lation is a case of failure on the part of the oper-ations staff to follow plant procedures. Since the applicable procedures provide sufficient control, no procedure changes are warranted.

However, a letter has been issued from the Operations Supervisor to the operations staff outlining this Notice of Violation and re-emphasizing the need for strict procedural compliance.

In addition to a review of Standing Orders G-7 and 0-40, and the issuance of a reminder letter from the Supervisor-0perati.cns to the Operations staff, the District also has the following established policies for in-ternal audit:

1) A quarterly audit of 'the Control Room Annun-ciator Status Log is performed by the Super-visor-0perations.

2) The plant (Operations) Quality Assurance per-forms a semi-annual surveillance test to audit the log.

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The date when full compliance will be achieved.

The Fort Calhoun Station is presently in full compliance.

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