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Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-293/83-24.Corrective Actions:Personnel Advised of Importance of Adherence to Procedure Re Logging of Temp During Reactor Heatups & Cooldowns
ML20087K780
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 03/01/1984
From: Harrington W
BOSTON EDISON CO.
To: Starostecki R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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March 1, 1984 BECo Ltr. #84- 32 Mr. Richard W. Starostocki, Director Division of Project and Resident Programs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 - 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 License No. DPR-35 Docket No. 50-293

Subject:

Inspection 83-24

Reference:

NRC Letter to Boston Edison, dated February 9,1984

Dear Mr. Starostecki:

This letter is in response to the violation identified during a routine safety inspection conducted by Mr. J. Johnson of your of f ice on November 8 to December 31, 1983, and communicated to Boston Edison Company in Ap-endix A of the reference.

Notice of Violation (VIO 83-24-01)

Technical Specification 4.6.A.I requires that during heatups and cooldowns, the following temperatures be permanently logged at least every 15 minutes:

a) Reactor _ vessel shell adjacent to shell flange, b) Reactor vessel shell flange and, c) Recirculation loops A and B.

j Contrary to the above, on December 11, 1983, between ll:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., a cooldown of the reactor vessel was performed (via the head spray

! mode of the Residual Heat Removal System).from 390*F to 150'F without I logging the required temperatures every 15 minutes.

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! Response l Our'immediate corrective action was to review all appropriate charts to l

ensure that the cooldown rato did not exceed 100*F/ hour. This was success-fully verified since Charts TR-263-105 on Panel 904 (Rx Vessel Temp 2raiure Shell and Flange) and TR-151-A&B (Recirculation Suction Temperature) indi-cated that during the event in question, the cooldown rate never exceeded 60'F/ hour.

To preclude recurrence, an instructional memo was issued on 2/24/84, to all Watch Engineers and Supervisors to reemphasize the importance to ad-here to procedures and will require them to review Station Procedure 2.l.7-(" Vessel Depressurization and Cooldown").

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o Richard W. Starostocki, Director March 1 , 1984 Page 2 Full compliance will be achieved on March 15, 1984, the date on which we will have obtained written verification that all appropriate personnel have reviewed procedure 2.1.7.

If you have any questions regarding the above matter, please do not hesi-tate to contact the undersigned.

Respectfully submitted, W//2 Wiiilam D. Harrington WDH/ko