ML20090F136
| ML20090F136 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1983 |
| From: | Farrar D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 6811N, NUDOCS 8307050033 | |
| Download: ML20090F136 (3) | |
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(/ Chicago, Illinois 60690 June-22, 1983 Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator
- Region III U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Subject:
LaSalle County Station Units 1 and 2 Response to Inspection Report Nos.
50-373/83-16 and 50-374/83-14 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Reference (a):
J. F. Streeter-letter to Cordell Reed dated May 24, 1983.
Dear Mr. Keppler:
-This letter is in response to the inspection conducted by Messrs. R. D. Lanksbury and S. G. DuPont on April 11 through May 6, 1983, of activities at LaSalle County Station.
Reference (a) indicated that
.certain activities appeared to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements.
The. Commonwealth Edison Com provided in the enclosure. pany response to the Notice of Violation is To the best of my knowledge and belief the statements contained herein and in the attachment are true and correct.
In some respects these statements are.not based upon my personal knowledge but upon 1
information furnished by other Commonwealth Edison employees.
Such information has-been reviewed-in accordance with Company practice and I believe it to be reliable.
If you have any further questions on this matter, please direct them-to this office.
Very ruly yours
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D. L. Farrar Director of Nuclear Licensing Attachment cc:
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ITEM OF' NONCOMPLIANCE.
li.10zCFR 50,iAppendix B, Criterion X, states, in part, "A program for
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, inspection of, activities affecting quality shall be. established and executed by.or:-for the' organization performing.the activity to verify conformance with the documented instructions, procedures, and
-drawings-for accomplishing the activity."
FSAR Section 8.3.1.3.2 Estates, in part, "A cable can only.be routed and installed _in a tray l
with the appropriate segregation code asispecified in FSAR Table 8.3.5.~".FSAR Section'8.3.1.4.2.(d)' states, in part, "NSR (Non-Safety
'Related) cables in the reactor building can be installed in ESF trays.
However, once committed to a. tray of one division, that cable cannot be... permitted to cross from an ESF to an NSR tray."
Contrary. to the above, three separate inspections of safety-related Cable 2RH-103, 2RH-215, and 2RH-233 conducted between October 2,.
'1979,;and March 30, 1981, failed to verify the cables conformed to the routing criteria.
Namely, nonsafety-related Cable 2RH-363 which l
was not coded for or committed to ESF Division 2 was routed a
. incorrectly into an ESF Division 2 cable tray and then routed into
_its appropriate tray.. Additionally, the BOP cable was wrapped around three' safety-related ESF Division 2 cables as it crossed through the
-ESF Division 2. tray.
RESPONSE
' Corrective < Action Taken and Results Achieved Howard P. Foley' Company initiated Corrective Action Report.#5766 and Rework'#2957 on May 2, 1983.
Cable.2RH-363 was removed from the ESF l
Division,2 cable ~ tray and retrained into the. proper cable tray.
Corrective ActionTaken To Avoid Further-Noncompliance
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CommonwealthfEdison Company /Howard P. Foley Company performed additionalisurveys in<the cable spreading room.
No other cable separation; problems.were found'.
Consequently, the' example is n
econsidered an-iso'latedLincident.
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5 JAdditiona1 preventive ~ corrective' actions taken finclude addition of an addendumLto Howar'd P. Foley. Company Work' Instructions to provide a
(further g0idance'concerning safety-division separation criteria.
' Quality' control" inspectors;and craft personnel were given a. training session onttheladdendum? additions.
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Full: compliance has.b'een achieved..
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ITEM OF NONCOMPLIANCE 2.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion II states, in part, " Activities affecting quality shall be accomplished under suitably controlled conditions. - Controlled conditions include... suitable environmental conditions'for accomplishing the activity, such as adequate cleanness...".
H. P. Foley and Company Quality Control Cable Pulling Checklist-requires, in part, that raceways be clean and free of abrasives.
LaSalle County Station Procedure, LAP 900-15 states, in part, " Trash, rubbish, etc are not present in cable trays, in or on top of switchgear, instrument racks or control cabinets.
Contrary.to the above, various sharp and abrasive objects including nails, wire mesh, and a metal rod were found in three Division 2 cable trays located in the Unit 1 and 2 cable spreading rooms.
RESPONSE
-Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved The Station Maintenance Department has initiated actions to formulate and implement a comprehensive plan for Unit 1 cable tray cleanliness inspection and any necessary cleaning.
In early April, Project Con-1 struction Department /Howard P. Foley Company started a final inspection and cleanup effort for the Unit 2 cable tray.
Additionally, cable pan cleanliness inspections and necessary cleaning operations are ongoing for both units.
Corrective Action Taken To-Avoid Further Noncompliance Commonwealth Edison Company /Howard P. Foley Company have increased the cable pan cleanliness surveillance frequency for-Unit 2.
Additionally, Unit 2 Area Walkdown activities include cable pan cleanliness as one of-the inspection aspects.
Station Maintenance Department operating procedures are being reviewed to identify any additional actions
-necessary-to ensure. Unit 1 and future Unit 2 cable pan cleanliness.
Lastly, the Site Project Construction Superintendent issued a letter (OSL #536) to Commonwealth Edison and contractor employees regarding plant cleanliness.
Date When Full-Compliance Will Be Achieved The~ Units 1 and 2 cable pan inspection / cleaning operation are ongoing.
Unit 2 area walkdowns and turnovers ~will be complete prior to Unit 2
-fuel, load.. Station Maintenance Department programmatic reviews and
- corrective actions will'be complete by September 17, 1983.
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