ML20106H423
| ML20106H423 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1985 |
| From: | Farrar D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| 9730N, NUDOCS 8502150301 | |
| Download: ML20106H423 (4) | |
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Addr;ss R;pty to: Post Offica Box 767
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Chicago, lilinois 60690 February 5, 1985
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Mr'. James G. Keppler
--Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi_ssion 799 Roosevelt Road Glen _Ellyn,-IL 60137
Subject:
Byron Generating Station Units 1 and 2 I&E Inspection Report No. 50-454/84-82 Reference (a):
Drcember 21, 1984 letter from R. L.
Spessard to Cordell Reed.
Dear Mr'. Keppler:
Reference (a) provided the results of inspections of fire protection ~ activities at Byron Station by Messrs. Ramsey, Coppola, Thomas, Mendez, and Ulie on November 13-14 and December 10, 1984.
'Durino that inspection certain activities were found to be not in comp 1Iance with NRC requirements.
Attachment A to this letter contains Commonwealth Edison's request to the Notice of Violation
.fappended to reference (a).
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Please direct questions regarding these' matters to this office.
Very truly yours, f{$ g (Mm -
e-0 D. L. Farrar Director of Nuclear Licensing
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"s-xSection 2.c(6) of facility operating license No. NPF-23 (is requiresfthat the licensee maintain in effect all provisions of the
-approved-firefprotection program as-described in the fire protection
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Treportifor:the. facility through Amendment 4 and the licensee's.
- letters dated August 20, 1984, October'll,
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<1984,;and asLapproved.in the SER through Se,plement 5.
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. Contrary to'the'above,-the-licensee failed to provide and maintain the following aspects of the. approved fire protection
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,.a.:10perator Trainina - Training 'of all' operations personnel
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5 < required to implementfthe post fire safe shutdown method and
,o supplemental procedures had'not been' accomplished as required by i'LSections'3.1.b.(7),-3.2.D.(10)., 3.3;a and 3.4.b. of the Byron' Fire. Protection Report.
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b.- -Communications'- Suitable portable radio communicationstwere not.
provided to support safe shutdown as required by=Section 3.5.G.
of:the ~ fire protection report and Secti,on 9.5.1.4' of thef SER Supplement No. 5.
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.c.. Emercency:Lightina --Adequa'te emergency lighting to" support safe
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.shutclown.was:not providedias--required by Section 3.5.G. ofothe'
- fire! protection report and Section. 9.5.1.41of thetSER Suppl' ment
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, (Response to-Items of Violation?
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. c a... Operator? Training: 'The safeEshutdown~ procedures wererinitially?
approved'in October,fl984-and were scheduled to be " walked
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- upon the iresults of this walRLthrough,.any problems-identified with'these
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J-procedures would be corrected.
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implement?thefrequired' operator; training program and to have.all-P,
'affected operating personnel' trained on:these procedures' prior
- to?55 power.
- Training on, future procedure revisions-was to be-
. conducted withithe' regularly scheduled' retraining: program.
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- .b;. Communications:
'A follow-up investigation was conducted to
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. shutdown: pane 11to either the division II 4KV.switchgear room or
?theJ1A diesel generator room.- The results of this investigation
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- operating personnel involved.with the inspection, it is our
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hc belief..that the inability of the person at-the remote shutdown
. pane 11to communicate with'other operator was in part due to these.. operators responding to the NRC inspector's concerns and comments coupled with 'a high level of norinal plant'-radio communication during the inspection.
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' Emergency Lighting:
The installed emergency lighting fixtures-awere' obstructed from; fully illuminating the remote shutdown panel.-LAs mentioned during the inspecticn, portable lanterns
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were/available at the remote shutdown panel and could have been used by an operator'to supplement the existing lighting..
Corrective'Astion Taken'and'Results Achieved a.'LGperator. Training:
Special retraining sessions have been held for procedures 1-BOA-PRJ.-5all Equipment Attendants on these-1-BOA-ELEC-3'and 1-BOA-ELEC-5.. At this time.. retraining o
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procedures has been completed, with the exception of the steps.
Lin procedure 1 BOA-PRI-5 which requirefthe jumpering of motor controlicenters.
Completion of training for the Equipment--
. Attendants on-1-BOA-PRI-5 is scheduled.- Special retraining-sessions are currently.1being held for.the. remaining.on-shift
. operations personnel but-are not yet.' completed.
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Communications: -A-walkdown of the two identified areas:was
_ conducted _.following the-safe shutdown. demonstration. 'The ch walkdown; determined that radio " dead spots" did not exist.- We
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believe;that'the inabilityjto' establish communications was caused byithe'hightlevelJofEradio~transmissionsfassociated1with Ethe. normal. activities of'the plant-which'were occurring at._the
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! time of<the demonstration,oand: distractions:whichimay have occurred =inian attempt tolrespon.d-to inspector'qu.estions'and
' concerns duringEthe' demonstration. lNeither?of these factors-
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twould-beipresant/during;an'~ actual. remote! shutdown.;
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Emergency. Lighting: ;The-emergency lighting unit at,the= remote-tshutdowncpanel has been relocated and tested. :The emergency
- lighting levelsJ at L the 4 remote" shutdown. panel 'are now uniform cover.theLentire panel..
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Operator;Tra'ining: L nitial training and regularly scheduled I
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Lretrainingiwill be1 sufficient to maintain levels _of training on Ethe' remote shutdown' procedures.
During the time periods between
- regularly' scheduled retraining, operating personnel will be
- alerted to changes in the. safe shutdown procedures through-the required reading program.
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, Communications: 'The current communications system is adequate
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forrsupporting/ safe shutdown from the remote shutdown panel and
< satisfies thescommitments-made in the Byron Fire Protection
' Report.and1the~ Byron Safety Evaluation Report on the suitability
'of theucommunications system to support safe shutdown.
c.;-Emergency Lighting:
Relocation of the emergency lighting at the remote' shutdown panel and assurance of adequate lighting. levels Lat~the remote shutdown panel satisfies the commitments made in
' the ~ Byron' Fire Protection Report.
-.Date'When" Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Operator Training:- Retraining of.all equipment attendants and on-shiftioperatin al-80A-PRI-5,=-1g. personnel on'all aspects safe shutdown procedures-m BOA-ELEC-3 and 1-BOA-ELEC-5 will be completed. prior.
ftoTachieving 5%' power.
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.. Communication: 'The co.nmunications' system is currently in compliance.
- with* commitments"made-to'the.NRC'regarding. adequacy of.the system:toi f'
support safe shutdown.
! Emergency? Lighting:4'The1 emergency lighting system-is-currentlyfin*
' compliance:with commitments'made to'the NRCDregarding adequate ^
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f sillu'mination of1thebremote shutdown ^ panel to support safe = shutdown.
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