ML20113A567
| ML20113A567 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/1984 |
| From: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | Olshinski J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20113A482 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8501210149 | |
| Download: ML20113A567 (3) | |
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November 27, 1984 Docket No. 50-348 Docket No. 50-364 9
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SUBJECT:
J. M. Farley Nuclear Plart NRC Inspection of September 11 - October 10, 1984 RE:
Report Nuaibers 50-348/84-23 50-364/84-23
Dear Mr. Olshinski:
This letter refers to the violations, cited in the subject inspection reports, which state:
"The following violations were identified during an inspection conducted on September 11 - October 10, 1984. The Severity levels were assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).
1.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion VII, as implemented by the licensee's approved Operations Ouality Assurance Manual (00AM),
requires the licensee to establish measures to assure that purchased services confom to procurement documents.
Section 7.4.1.b(2) of the 00AM requires the licensee to supervise and monitor on-site vendor services for compliance with quality requirements of procurement documents. Procurement document AP-10744, section 5.2.3 ' reouired the imposition of strict administrative procedures to control heavy loads during Unit i spent fuel pool rerack.
Contrary to the above, the licensee did not establish measures to assure that purchased services conformed to procurement documents in that strict administrative controls were not always imposed to control heavy loads by the contractor during rerack of Unit 1 spent fuel pool. A contractor project manaoer failed to perform a
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r Mr. John A. Olshinski November 27, 1984 Page Two required verification o,f a trolley mechanical stop.
No procedural guidance was given on the placement of the mechanical stop.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
2.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII, as implemented by the licensee's approved Operations Quality Assurance Manual (00AM),
requires the licensee to establish measures to assure that tools used in activities affecting quality are properly controlled.
Section 12.4.F of the 0QAM reouf res the licensee to label eauipment found to be out of calibration.
Contrary to the above, equipment out of calibration was found unlabeled in that a toroue wrench with a broken dial was found in the Unit 1 spend fuel pool area without a label.
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement I)."
Admission or Denial The above violations occurred as described in the subject reports.
Reason for Violaton 1.
The first violation was caused by procedural inadecuacy and personnel error.
2.
The second violation was caused by personnel error in that responsible personnel failed to apply a hold tag to the broken torque wrench and remove if from the work area.
Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved 1.
Work in the spent fuel pool area was stopped until:
a.
Procedure MSG-001 (Removal and Installation of Spent Fuel Racks, Adapter Plates, Lightino Brackets, and Associated Hardware) was revised to provide adequate guidance for placement of mechnical stops and inspection points, b.
All personnel involved in the spent fuel pool reracking were re-instructed in the procedural requirements and the necessity for procedural compliance.
2.
The subject torque wrench was properly tagoed and removed from the work area on 9-22-84. An investigation revealed that this torque wrench had not been used in any application reouiring calibration.
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'Mr. John A. Olshinski November 27, 1984 Page Three Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations 1.
a.
Procedure MSG-001 (Removal and Installation of Spent Fuel Racks, Adapter Plates, Lighting Brackets, and Associated Hardware) was revised to provide adequate guidance for placement of mechnical stops and inspection points, b.
All personnel involved in the spent fuel pool reracking were re-instructed in the procedural requirements and the necessity for procedural compliance.
2.
All personnel involved in the spent fuel pool reracking were re-instructed on the necessity to follow procedures.
Date of Full Compliance September 22,1984 (first violation)
September 22,1984 (second violation)
Affirmation I affirm that this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
The information contained in this letter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.
Yours very truly
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Ov R. P. Mcdonald RPM: sam /F-2
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