ML20082B961
| ML20082B961 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1995 |
| From: | Cash J GEORGIA POWER CO., SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20082B919 | List: |
| References | |
| 93-671-01-OLA-3, 93-671-1-OLA-3, OLA-3, NUDOCS 9504060106 | |
| Download: ML20082B961 (16) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 0FFICE OF SECRE TARY and Licensina BogggKET ;;gjERviCE Before the Atomic Safety In the Matter of
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Docket Nos.
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50-425-OLA-3 i
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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
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Re:
License Amendment
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(Transfer to Southern Nuclear)
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(Vogtle Electric Generating
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Plant, Units 1 and 2)
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ASLBP. No. 93-671-01-OLA-3 PREFILED TESTIMONY OF l
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1-TESTIMONY OF JIMMY PAUL CASE
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Q.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
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My name is Jimmy Paul Cash.
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Q.
PLEASE STATE YOUR WORK
- POSITION, BUSINESS ADDRESS AND 8
QUALIFICATIONS.
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I. an employed - by Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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(" Southern Nuclear"), as a Strategic Analyst.
My business 11 address is 40 Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 12 35242.
A summary of my ' professional qualifications is 13 attached hereto as Exhibit A.
14 15 Q.
WHAT POSITION DID YOU HOLD IN 1990?
16 A.
I was a Unit Superintendent for Vogtle Unit 1 and a degreed 17 and licensed senior reactor operator ("SRO").
l 18 19 Q.
DO YOU RECALL A SITE AREA EMERGENCY ("SAE") AT THE VOGTLE 20 ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ("VOGTLE") IN MARCH 1990?
21 A.
Yes.
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23 Q.
WHAT WERE YOUR DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES FOLLOWI;L THE SAE?
24 A.
I was a member of the Event Critique Team.
The Team was 25 assembled to review the events of March 20, 1990 and determine 26 what Georgia Power Company ("GPC") could learn from the event.
27 My duties involved obtaining information and providing for and 28 coordinating. interviews with operations personnel.
The team 29 focused on many issues, including reportability, emergency
x-1 notification, control of access to the switch yard and the 2
performance of the diesel generators ("DGs").
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WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN GEORGIA POWER COMPANY'S PREPARATION FOR 5
THE APRIL 9, 1990 MEETING IN SUPPORT'OF'THE RESTART OF UNIT 1-6 WITH THE NRC ?
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A.
George Bockhold, the Plant Manager requested that I review the j
8 Operations Department log books to determine how many starts 9
had occurred on the DGs without significant problems.
10 11 Q.
WHAT WAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE' TERM " STARTS WITHOUT 12 SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS"?
13 A.
I believed that phrase to mean starts which would have not 14 prrn,nted the DGs from operating in an emergency.
15 16 Q
DID YOU HAVE ANY CONVERSATION WITH MR. BOCKHOLD AT THE TIME HE 17 LS$."iNED THIS TASK TO YOU?
18 A.
Yes.
I discussed with Mr. Bockhold the limitations of the 19 records available to obtain the data he requested.
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21 Q.
WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS ON INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO j
22 YOU?
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There are a number of places where one can find information 24 regarding DG starts.
One place is in the Unit Control I,og 25 maintained in the control Room, which contains very brief 26 information recorded by reactor operators regarding the starts l
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Another is the Shift Supervisor Log 1"
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maintained in the Control Room by the SRO on duty, which-i
-3 contains. limited information concerning diesel. starts.
4 Another is the Diesel Ganerator Start Log which is maintained 5
by the Engineering Departrent system engineer, Mr. Ken Stokes.
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6 Further, the Operations Department transmits-information to 7
the System Engineer by way of a data sheet, called a-8 Completion Sheet, containing information regarding each start, 9
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the starting time, the stop time, reason for starting, 10 whether the DG reached rated speed and voltage, etc.
The 11 detailed information kept in the DG Start Log and the
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12 Completion Sheets was not available to me at the time I did my 13 count.
The DG Start Log was not up to date.
14-15 Q.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO'OBTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY MR.
16 BOCKHOLD?
17 A.
I reviewed the DG entries in the Unit Control Log and Shift 1
18 Supervisor Log and prepared a hand-written list of DG starts.
19 I believe that my lists were the same as the type-written 20 lists attached hereto as Exhibit B.
I no longer have the 21 hand-written lists.
22 23 Q.
AFTER YOU OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION, WHAT DID YOU DO?
I gave Mr. Bockhold the number of start counts I obtained from 24 a.
25 reviewing the log books.
I am not sure what numbers I gave 26 him.
I gave him either the numbers of 18 and 19 or higher 3
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.I also assisted one of the secretaries in formatting 2
the transparancies being prepared for the April 9
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DURING THE WEEKEND. OF APRIL 7,
- 1990, WHAT WAS YOUR 6
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PURPOSE FOR THE INFORMATION?
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It was my understanding that the intent of the start count 8
information was to show the extent of the test program of the 9
DGs.
I was also aware that the transparency and the data I 10 obtained were for use in the presentation to the NRC.
11 12 Q.
WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MEANING OF THE NUMBER OF DG i
13 STARTS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DG TRANSPARENCY.
14 A.
It is my recollection that the intent of the totals was to 15 show that there was an extensive test program of the DGs and 16 that the numbers 18 and 19 would be enough starts to show that i
17 Georgia Power had an extensive test program of the DGs.
I 18 also understood that the numbers were part of the information 19 intended to show that the DGs were capable of performing their l
20 intended safety function.
21 22 Q.
IF YOU REVIEW THE DG TRANSPARENCY AND YOUR LIST OF DG STARTS, 23 CAN YOU DETERMINE WHICH SPECIFIC DG STARTS FROM YOUR LIST MAKE 24 UP THE 19 1B DG STARTS SHOWN ON THE DIESEL TESTING 25 TRANSPARENCY?
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No. I cannot specifically identify which starts comprised the'-
2 19 1B DG starts' reflected on that transparency.
I believe 3
that the number of DG. starts for both the 1A and 1B DGs set 4
forth on that transparency is contained on the Exhibit B type-5' written lists.
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IN REVIEWING YOUR 1B DG START LIST (EXHIBIT B), ARE THERE ANY 8
STARTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE EXCLUDED FROM YOUR CO NT?
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Yes.
On March 21, there is an entry at 2149 hours0.0249 days <br />0.597 hours <br />0.00355 weeks <br />8.176945e-4 months <br /> which 10 states, " Failed to start due to insufficient fuel in the fuel 11 lines after maintenance".
I would have excluded this start, i
12 because, the DG would not have performed its intended function 13 during an energency. I also would have excluded the starts on 14 March 21 at 2156 hours0.025 days <br />0.599 hours <br />0.00356 weeks <br />8.20358e-4 months <br /> and 2202 hours0.0255 days <br />0.612 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.37861e-4 months <br /> when the governor was j
15 vented.
I would have considered these starts as part of the 16 overhaul of the DG.
Other than these three attempted starts, 17 I can't say that I would have excluded anything else, but I am 18 just not sure what I did.
19 20 Q.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WOULD HAVE INCLUDED WITHIN YOUR COUNT THE 21 MARCH 22 START AT 1243 HOURS THAT READS " TRIP ON D/G HIGH LUBE 22 OIL TEMPERATURE"?
23 A.
Yes, I would have counted that start.
A DG high lube oil 24 temperature trip is a nonessential trip.
It is a trip that is 25 by-passed during an emergency start of the DG and, therefore, 26 would not have prevented the DG from performing its intended 5
1 function during an emergency.
I also believed this trip had l
2 been evaluated by-Georgia Power and IIT personnel.
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DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE MARCH 23 START.AT 5
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- HOURS, WHICH READS
" TRIP ON LOW JACKET WATER 6
. PRESSURE / TURBO LUBE OIL PRESSURE LOW" IN YOUR START COUNT?
7 A.
Yes, I think so.
This entry, on its face, indicates a 8
nonessential trip which is by-passed during an emergency 9
start.
When I prepared my count, I did not believe it was 10 significant and I also understood it had been evaluated by 11 Georgia Power and IIT personnel.
12 13 Q.
DID YOU ATTEND THE APRIL 9, 1990 PRESENTATION?
14' A.
Yes I did.
15 16 Q.
WERE YOU INVOLVED IN THE PRESENTATION?
17 A.
No, I was not involved in the presentation.
18 19 Q.
DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. BOCKHOLD AT ANY TIME 20 DURING OR AFTER THE PRESENTATION?
21 A.
Yes.
After the presentation I had a conversation with Mr.
22 Bockhold concerning the fact that the DG start numbers did not 23 represent valid, successful starts in accordance with NRC 24 Regulatory Guide 1.108.
I questioned whether any attendees to 25 the presentation might assume that the description " successful 26 start" on the Diesel Testing transparency was equivalent to a 6
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_information that I had collected.
I did not have the data
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startT were valid or invalid under the Regulatory Guide.
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Bockhold responded that people would not have attributed that i
6 meaning to the information, and I accepted his. response.
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WERE YOU INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE APRIL 9, 1990 9
LETTER TO NRC OR THE APRIL 19, 1990 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT?
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No, I was not.
11 12 Q.
ON APRIL 19, 1990, DID YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH GPC 13 PERSONNEL REGARDING YOUR START COUNT INFORMATION USED FOR THE 14 PRESENTATION?
15 A.
Yes.
As reflected on the transcript of Tape 58 (GPC Exhibit 16 2), at pp. 36-38, I spoke with John Aufdenkampe and Allen 17 Mosbaugh and informed them that I went through the Control l
18 Log, page-by-page, in order to compile a DG start count.
I 19 told them that I had given George Bockhold totals for the 20 starts, which, at the time, I said were the 18 and 19 numbers.
21 I also told them that I was not sure if I found any failures.
22 I also informed them that I started the count on March 20, 23 1990, counting the 1A DG and that the numbers included the 24 three maintenance starts that were run on the night of March 25 20.
As for the 1B DG, while I indicated that I counted 26 everything "from the very beginning," what I believe I was l
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GPC EXHIBIT 22
SUMMARY
OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CASH EX. A JIMMY P. CASH Technical Work Exoerience:
1/91 - Present Strategic Analyst, Southern Nuclear - perform organizational, financial, and performance-based analyses.
9/89 - 1/91 Operations Superintendent, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - managed the on-shift operations staff.
9/87 - 9/89 On-Shift Operations Superintendent, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - coordinated activities of all on-shift plant personnel.
10/85 - 9/87 Shift Supervisor, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - supervised the Shift Operations personnel supporting initial test program as a control room supervisor.
7/84 - 10/85 Shift Foreman, Alabama Power, Plant Farley - responsible for the daily s'..ift duties.
5/84 - 7/84 Shift Technical Advisor, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - responsible for writing and reviewing Emergency Operating Procedures.
10/83 - 5/84 Shift Technical Advisor, TVA, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant - trained on plant operation.
10/82 - 10/83 Associate Engineer, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - responsible for writing and reviewing system flush procedures.
3/82 - 10/82 Junior Engineer, Duke Power, Plant McGuire - start-up test supervisor.
4/81 - 3/82 Junior Enginner, Georgia Power, Plant Vogtle - responsible for the review of the Main Control Board Human Factors Report and the Plant Availability Report.
Education:
1981 Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Mechnical Engineering.
Licenses and Certifications:
9/86 Senior Reactor Operators License / Plant Vogtle 3/85 Senior Reactor Operators License / Plant Farley.
1981 Engineer-in-Training, Georgia.
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Ct3 GPC EXHIBIT 23 CASH EX. B UllIT 1 DIESEL CENESTOR 1B DATE TIfE ColOENTS 02/24/90 1425 Started for 24 Hour Run 02/25/90 2206 Secured from 24 Hour Run 2336-Started for ESFAS Testing 2348 Secured for ESFAS 02/27/90 0312 Started for ESFAS 0424 Secured for ESFAS l
0605 Started for ESFAS 0642 Secured for ESFAS 03/13/90 1518 Start for Haint. Test 03/14/90 0146' Stopped 03/21/90 2149 Failed to start due to insufficient fuel in fuel lines after maintenance.
2156 Failed to Start Again 2202 Started and Governor Vented 2217 Stopped 2259 Started for Overspeed Trip Test 2301 Stopped Manually due to Low Lube Oil Pressure and High 011 Filter DP 2314 Started 2318 Stopped 03/22/90 0017 Started 0023 Stopped for Maintenance 0428 Started for Testing 0429 Stopped 0714 Locally Started for Maintenance and Engineering Testing 03/22/90 1030 Locally Shutdown i
03/22/90 1106 Started from CR 1243 Tripped on D/G High Lube 011 Temp.
03/23/90 0509 Started for Maintenance Run 1202 Stopped W M07Ec.T 055909
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DATE TIE CO M NTS 03/23/90 1730 Started for 4 Hour Run 1731 Tripped on Low Jacket Water Pressure / Turbo Lube Oil Pressure Low 1744 Started for 4 Hour Run
'2222 Stopped 03/24/90 0048 Started for Maintenance 0049 "Hi Jacket Water Temp" Alarm In, Temp Verified to be Normal.
0121 Normal Stop 03/27/90 1649 Emergency Start Test 1822 Normal Shutdown 1909 Normal Start 1948 Stopped. Simulated Hi Temp Lube 011 Trip 1951 Started. Simulated LOSP at Engine Panel 1954 Stopped. Simulated Hi Vibration Trip 1957 Nonnal Start l
1 1959 Stopped. Simulated Hi Crankcase Pressure Trip 2004 Started. Simulated SI at Engine Panel 2010 Stopped. Simulated Lo Lube Oil Pressure Trip 1
2220 Started. Simulated Bus UV Signal 2317 Normal Shutdown 03/28/90 0403 Started. Surveillance 14980-1 0537 Normal Shutdown 1350 Start to Perform Functional Test for WO 1-89-03281 (Lo Lube 011 Pressure Trip Flow Orifices) 1355 Nonnal Shutdown 1356 Started. Simulated UV for Functional on MWO 1-89-03281 1400 Normal Shutdown 04/01/90 1623 Normal Start 1744 Normal Shutdown 04/04/90 1632 Started for Maintenance j
1744 Stopped W Flo7ECT 053910
C05 Ull!T 1 DIESEL GENE N IB (CONT'D)'
DATE TIE C0f0 G TS 04/05/90 0030 Started. T-ENG-90-17 0035
-Stopped 0307 Started.
14980 0509 Stopped 9A pro;TECT 05SS11
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DATE TIfE C0f9ENTS 02/26/90 1509 Started. 24 Hour Run for ESFAS-02/28/90 0226 Secured from 24 Hour Run 02/28/90 0945 Started for ESFAS Testing 1210 Secured for ESFAS Testing 02/28/90 1700 Started 3 Times in Series During ESFAS Testing 02/29/90-0218 Secured for ESFAS Testing 03/01/90 0128 Started for ESFAS 03/02/90 0215 Secured for ESFAS 0912 Started for Maintenance 1944 Secured for Maintenance 03/12/90 1306 Started 2137 Stopped 03/13/90 0009 Started 0506 Stopped 03/20/90 0820 LOSP Occurred - Lost "A" RAT - DG1A Tied and
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Tripped (Several Alarms came in - not noted in i
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0841 Auto Started after Sequencer Reset and Tripped on Low Jacket Water Pressure l
0856 Emergency Break Glass Start Locally to Recover from Station Blackout.
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1029 RAT "B" Energized 1040 IBA03 Energized from "B" RAT 1326 Shutdown 2119 Started for Troubleshooting 2206 Shutdown 2223 Started for Troubleshooting 2228 Secured 2233 Started for Troubleshooting 2254 Secured 03/23/90 0254 Started for Maintenance Troubleshooting 0450 Secured 91 PtorEcr 055912
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UNIT 1 DIESEL M TOR'1A I
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TIIE C0fGENTS 03/23/90 1724
' Started and Manually Stopped from CR 03/29/90 1109 Started. UV Test.' Tied to 1AA02 1158 Nomal Shutdown
.03/30/90 1920 Emergency Start 2115 Stopped l
2235 Local Start 2241 Trip Hi Temp Lube 011-1 2254 Local 2300 Trip High Vibration 2313 Normal Start i
2316 Stopped. Hi Crank Case Pressure 2328 SI 2334 Low Lube Oil Pressure 2343 Normal Start 2347 Normal Stop 2348 Nomal Start 2358 Stop 03/31/90 0012 Normal Start 0014 Normal Stop 0016 SI 0019 CR 1827 Start Local 1837 Local Stop
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1846 Local Start 1847 Stop 1856 Local Start 1857 Local Stop 1904 Local Start 1906 Local Stop 1921 Local Start 1922 Local Stop 4A b: rect 05U913
60G UNIT 1 DIESELMTOR 1A DATE TIE C000 G TS 03/31/90 1955 Local Start 2012 Local Stop 2254 Started. UV Test, Tied to IAA02 2320 Nonnal Shutdown 04/01/90 0423 Started. Surveillance 14980-1 0556 Normal Shutdown 04/06/90 1345 Start. T-ENG-90-16 1346 Stop 1404 Start. T-ENG-90-16 1405 Stop 1419 Start. T-ENG-90-16 1430 Stop 2347 Start. T-ENG-90-11 04/07/90 0213 Stop 91 Pko3ECT O53914