ML20101S436
| ML20101S436 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1985 |
| From: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8502050388 | |
| Download: ML20101S436 (3) | |
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.01 Msconsin Electnc mcoum 231 W. MICHIGAN, P.0 80X 2046, MILWAUKEE, WI 53201 January 24, 1985 Mr. J. G. Keppler, Regional Administrator Office of Inspection at.d Enforcement, Region III U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Dear Mr. Keppler:
DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-266/84-18 AND 50-301/84-16 POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 In response to the subject inspection reports dated Dece.nber 19, 1984, the following is provided pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201:
1.
Inadvertent Actuation of Emergency Safeguards Licensee Event Report (LER) 84-007-00 (Point Beach Unit 2) was submitted on December 7, 1984 and describes this occurrence.
As stated in the LER, the following corrective actions are being taken:
The Duty Shift Superintendents are reviewing the a.
Operations Special Order delineating guidelines for electrical bus switching with their crews to ensure that it is understood by all licensed operators.
Completion of these reviews is anticipated by January 20, 1985.
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An electrical equipment operating instruction is being developed which will give added assurance that events of this type will not recur in the future.
Completion of this item is expected by March 1, 1985.
In addition to the measures mentioned above, a new maintenance work request procedure has been issued and includes two additional reviews to assure that a Special Maintenance Procedure is used when required.
This new procedure went into effect on January 7, 1985. 8502050388 850124 PDR ADOCK 05000266 G
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'Mr.
J.'G.
Keppler January 24, 1985 Apparent Lack of Health Physics Coverage
'This event occurred on November 7, 1984 during thimble tube installation work.
The seal table area was designated as an' area where a radiation work permit (RWP) is required due to the potential for contamination of the table-during thimble insertion.
The need for direct Health. Physics (HP) coverage.was stated on the RWP issued for the work.
When-the work. crew was ready to start
? work in the RWP area, the engineer supervising the thimble installation paged the HP technician who was assigned sto cover.the. job and informed him that work was ready to commence.
The engineer then gained access to a work platform located approximately 12' feet above the seal table by a route which did not cause him to enter the seal table pit area.
He did not consider his actions to be covered by the RWP based on his understanding that the RWP applied only.to work done on the seal table and because of prior experience on similar jobs.
When the HP. technician arrived at the job site, he
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questioned the engineer about his presence on the platform and apparent noncompliance with the RWP requirement for
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'directLHP coverage.
Although the engineer still believed the-platform was not within the RWP area, he immediately
- complied.with the HP technician's interpretation and the work platform was treated as part of the RWP area for the renainder of the job.
Subsequent investigation of the incident concluded thatithe platform work was covered by the RWP, since the RWP was written to cover the entire: thimble installation;and not'just the seal table work...The Superintendent-Engineering, Quality, and RequlatoryLServices reviewed this conclusion with,the engineer:to make sure the engineer understood the reason an RWP was'. required.
AdditionalEcorrective action includes the following::
a.
- Unitil-thimble tube replacement work is planned during the refueling outage scheduled to begin in April 1985..The work done on the work platform during thimble installation will be considered to be under
-the scope of'the RWP unless the RWP explicitly' states otherwise.1
'b..All Point' Beach management personnel will attend Health Physics training sessions in' February and March
-1985.
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,N 3-January 24, 1985
'Mr. J. G. Keppler The" purpose of these sessions is to explain HP procedures and emphasize the importance of complying with these procedures.
If-you should have any questions concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Very truly yours, O
Vice President-Nuclear Power C. W. Fay
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