ML20087E763
| ML20087E763 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1984 |
| From: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | Robert Lewis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| NUDOCS 8403160265 | |
| Download: ML20087E763 (4) | |
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Alabama Power Company 600 North 18th Street Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Telephone 205 783-6081 F. L C'ayton, Jr.
Senior Vice President Flintndge Building AlabamaPower the soutnem electnc system l
February 28, 1984 1
Docket No. 50-348 Docket No. 50-364' Mr. R. C. Lewis U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, N.W.
Suite 3100 Atlanta, GA 30303
SUBJECT:
J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection of December 11, 1983 - January 10, 1984
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Report Numbers 50-348/83-33 50-364/83-31
Dear Mr. Lewis:
This lettei refers to the violations cited in the subject
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inspection reports which state:
"The following violations were identified during an inspection conducted on December 11, 1983 - January 10, 1984. The Severity
. Levels were assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).
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lechnical Specification 6.8.1 requires th t written procedures shall be implemented for surveillance test procedures and
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Contrary to the above, the:lficensee'did Hot implement sur-J' veillance and operating procedures as follows:
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Although FHP-1-STP-201.6B requires that a sigri-off sheet be initialed as each step is completed, such sign-offs were
-initiated after six steps were performed.
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A1,t, hough FNP-1-SOP-2.6C requires a valve verification, on December;13, 1984, no verification was performed on a check 1f.st that the first man performed on October 22, 1983.
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Although FNP-2-STP-256.15 required the removal of l
a test transmitter on October 18, 1983, the test l
transmitter was not removed as of December 20, 1983 and no exception was noted during the procedure review on December 14, 1983.
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Although FNP-2-STP-24.7 requires M0V 536 to be verified open, M0V 536 was not verified open on December 29, 1983. The inspector found MOV 536 shut on December 30, 1983."
Admission or Denial The above violation occurred as described in the subject reports.
Reason for Violation la. - Personnel error. Failure to follow procedure.
Ib. - Personnel error. Failure to properly implement system operating procedure.
Ic. - Because the 2B charging pump remained on line upon completion of the test, initial and subsequent attempts to di? convict the transmitter were denied. The fact that the transmitter remained connected and not noted on the review sheet was an oversight by the reviewer.
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Personnel error. Failure to follow surveillance procedure.
Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved la. & Ic.
The importance of adhering to procedures was discussed during a shop meeting on December 14, 1983 with special emphasis being placed on signing off individual steps to insure proper sequential conduct of the procedure.
The importance of a thorough review was stressed to all reviewers in the I a-C group with emphasis ~on the restoration of systems to their original configur-ation. The personnel directly involved with these incidents have been counseled.
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lhis item of the violation has been discussed with key.
personnel on each crew with emphasis on procedure adherence and control of procedures.-
Mr. R. C. Lewis February 28, 1984 Page Three Id.
FNP-1-STP-24.7/FNP-2-STP-24.7 (Service Water Valves Inservice Test) have been revised to require an independent verification of the service water to Diesel Building valve positions: The personnel directly involved have been counseled.
Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations See above, All corrective action was completed by January 4,1984.
Date of Full Compliance la. December 14, 1983 lb. October 25, 1983 Ic. December 22, 1983 Id. December 30, 1983 "2.10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, as implemented by the licensee's Operational Quality Assurance Manual, requires the licensee to establish measures to assure that, in the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, corrective action is taken to prevent repetition.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to establish corrective measures to insure that service water valve M0V 536 remained open to supply train B, Unit 2, service water cooling from the diesel generators. MOV 536 was found inadvertently closed on three occasions: March 31, 1981, September 25, 1983 and December 30, 1983."
Admission or Denial The above violation occurred as described in the subject reports.
Reason for Violation Personnel error. The condition of not having main control board indication for one of the two Valves was identified on April 1,1981.
At -that time -FNP-1-STP-24.7/FNP-2-STP-24.7 were revised to require verification of the' valve positions and PCR 81-2006 was written to provide main control board indication. The operator failed to fotlow the procedure.
Corrective Actions Taken and Results Achieved -
FNP-1-STP-24.7/FNP-2-STP-24.7. verification requirements have been strengthened and PCN 81-2006 to add the valve indication to the main control board is scheduled to be implemented by June 1,1984..
Mr. R. C. Lewis February 28, 1984 Page Four Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations See above. All corrective action is scheduled to be completed by June 1, 1984.
Date of Full Compliance December 30, 1983.
Affi rmation I affirm that this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
The information contained in this letter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.
Yours very truly, 4
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