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Insp Rept 50-219/73-22 on 731212.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Independent Review for Procedures,Procedure Development,Housekeeping,Qa Program for Operations
ML20107E214
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 01/11/1974
From: Greenman E, Dante Johnson, Toth A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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FOIA-95-258 50-219-73-22, NUDOCS 9604190246
Download: ML20107E214 (8)


See also: IR 05000219/1973022

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R0 Jnspection Report No.: 50-219/73-22

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{qd,!.Licensce: Jeisey Central Power and Light Company

License No.: DPR-16

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Location: Oyster Creek, Forked River, New Jersey

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Type of Licensee: 1930 Mut. B E (CE)

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Dr;tes,of Inspection: December 12, 1973

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Dates of Previous Inspection: December 10-12 a6d 18.1973

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

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Enforcement Action

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Licensee Action on Previously Identified Enforcement Items

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Unusual Occurrences

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O ther Significant Findings

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Current Findings

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The licensee agreed to update their current facility procedures

to comply with the latest industry standard ANSI N.18.7 and

Regulatory Guide 1.33.

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The licensee has established a standard format consistent with

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the requirements of ANSI N.18.7 for all facility procedures and

efforts are in progress for revision of current facility procedures.

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The licensee stated a QA plan and implementing procedures would

be completed by March 1, 1973.

Management Interview

A management interview was conducted December 12, 1973 with Mr. D. A.

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Ross, Manager, Nuclear Generating Stations and Mr. J. T. Carroll, Station

Superintendent.

Items discussed are summarized below.

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The inspectors described the scope of the inspection related to an

overview of the licensee's procedural status. The requirements for

procedure development, review and revision to assure compliance with

ANSI 18.7 and Regulatory Guide 1.33, were discussed.

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Independent Review for Procedures

The inspector stated that PORC approval did not constitute an offsite

or independent review, and further referenced the necessity for review

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Procedure Development

The . inspector stated that a comparison of the licensee's procedures

with Regulatory Guide 1.33 indicated additional procedural coverage

was required.

(Details, Paragraph 2)

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Housekeeping

The inspector stated that a tour of the facility indicated substantial

improvements.

Specifically, the repainting of the 51' elevation level.

The inspector noted color coding of system piping and painting of

mechanical equipment.

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A licensee representative acknowledged the inspector's remarks and

noted that similar work was to be done throughout the plant.

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QA Program for Operations

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The inspector requested a status report for the QA Program for

Operations.

Staffing and manpower requirements were discussr.d

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A licensee representative stated that the plan is in draf t form and

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the staff is currently writing implementing procedures.

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The inspector stated that Oyster Creek's facility procedures are

generally not consistent with content requirements of ANSI N.18.7

in the following areas:

Statements of Applicability

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Limitations and Corrective Actions

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Identification of Technical Specifications where applicable

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D. : Ross, Manager, Nuclear Generation

J. Carroll, Station Superintendent

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D. Reeves, Chief Engineer

J. Sullivan, Operations Engineer

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R. Swif t . Maintenance Engineer .

J. Maloney, Operations Supervisor

E; Growney,: Technical Engineer

E. D. Scalsky,' Radiation Protection Supervisor

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Oyster Creek's facility procedures are adequate and in compliance with

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and revision of existing procedures in the following areas would be

necessary. to be in complete compliance with the current industry-

standard ANSI N 18.7 and Regulatory Guide 1.33.

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Administrative controls for:

(1) Authorities and responsibilities of the plant staff for

safe operation and sbutdown of the facility.

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(2) Adherence to procedures, checklists and prerequisite

approvals for determining a procedural step as "not

applicable."

(3) Shift and relief turnover.

(4) Record retention and retrievability.

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Surveillance test and calibration schedules.

(6) Bypassing of safety functions and jumper control.

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Implementing the corrective and preventive maintenance

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.(8) . Preparation of procedures, which adopts ANSI N.18.7 and

Regulatory Guide 1.33 requirements and which also describes

the mechanics of review and approval.

(9)- Actions relative' to check offs of non-applicable items and

system operational requirements when portions of the system

are permitted to be out of service.

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Operating procedures for:

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Emergency procedures for:-

(1) Loss-of-coolant inside and outside the 'drywell.

(2) Abnormal releases of radioactivity.

(3) High stack releases when shutdown.

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Maintenance procedures for:

(1)L Safety related systems and components.

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A licensee representative concurred with the inspector's comments

and agreed to review facility procedures to ensure coverage in the

above areas.

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Review of selected operating and emergency procedu'res ' identified the

following areas which require upgrading to meet ANSI N 18.7 and Regu-

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latory Guide 1.33.

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Clarification of whether or not complete establishment of

" Initial Conditions" is required before beginning the proce-

dures' steps.

b. . Assuring conformance of checklists with steps in the body of

the procedure.

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Assuring that precise procedural steps cover imprecise terms

which do not have quantitative control guides.

Examples include:

(1) Appropriate instrumentation.

(2) Proper Valving.

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Assuring, as key systems are brought on the line, that process

parameters are, in each case, checked against quantitative limits

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to confirm acceptable operational status before attempting the

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A6.uring that procedures instructing the operator to operate a

system or component reference the specific procedure containing

precautions, limitations, and step by step operating instructions

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Assuring that required review of plant status prior to startup

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Assuring that energency procedures highlight primary symptoms

without requiring discrimination between multiple, separate,

and long lists of conditions.

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Assuring that emergency procedures properly delineate investigative

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steps taken subsequent to the immediate response to an alarm.

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Technical Specifications and the other alarms and procedures which

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j. Assuring that actions to be taken for alarm conditions are compiled

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Assuring that emergency procedures require specific notification

of plant personnel about the nature of the emergency and confirma-

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Assuring that the putpose or intent of each procedure is clearly

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Assuring that procedures provide specific acceptance criteria

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Assuring that procedures contain appropriate references to

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The inspector emphasized that this was a sampling inspection which

indicated that all facility procedures should be reviewed for similar

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conditions and ' for other requirements of ANSI N 18.7 and Regulatory

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The licensee stated that he concurred with the inspector's comments.

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