ML20125C063

Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-352/92-27 & 50-353/92027 on 921004-1114 & Notice of Violation.More Aggressive Corrective Actions Would Have Been Appropriate,Based on Issuance of Part 21 for Check Valves

ML20125C063
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	12/07/1992
From:	Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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ML20125C066	List: IR 05000352/1992027 ML20125C063 ML20125C074
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NUDOCS 9212110026
Download: ML20125C063 (3)

See also: IR 05000352/1992027

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Docket Nos. 50-352

50-353

Mr. D. M. Smith

Senior Vice President-Nuclear

Philadelphia Electric Company

Nuclear Group Headquarters

Correspondence Control Desk

P.O. Box 195

Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195

Dear Mr. Smith:

SUBJECT: COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-352/92-27 AND 50-353/92-27

This letter transmits the results of the resident safety inspection by Messrs. T. Kenny and L.

Scholl, from October 4 - November 14, 1992, at the Limerick Generating Station, L,imerick,

Pennsylvania. The inspection focused on the observation of activities important to ensuring

the public health and safety. Reviews of documents and interviews of plant personnel were

also performed. The results have been discussed with Mr. J. Doering of your staff.

You will note there is a violation for failure to take adequate corrective action regarding

procedural compliance. The NRC has identified several procedural violations of the Limerick

Station in the past two years. There is evidence that corrective actions have been taken by

your staff, however, it is not evident that these corrections have been fully effective. We

note a decline in the occurrence of procedural violations. However, we have observed a

number of procedural non-compliances involving personnel not thoroughly familiar with the

evolution. Maintenance personnel appear to be using procedures without fully understanding

them or the procedures themselves do not fully address the evolution. We would like to

discuss procedural non<ompliance, and problems with inadequate corrective actions at a

Management Meeting in the near future. We will contact you to arrange this meeting.

A second violation involving lack of corrective action has also been issued regarding the

operability determination of check valves in the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC)

system. In light of the fact that a 10 CFR part 21 had been issued on this particular class of

check valves, more aggressive corrective actions would have been appropriate.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notices when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the

specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and

its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. The responses directed by

this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of

Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.

96.511.

We appreciate your cooperation.

Sincerely,

OliiGif:/L SIGCD 5t

EDYiARD C. ViEtGIGER

Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief

Projects Branch No. 2

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

1. Appendix A - Notice of Violation

2. NRC Region I Inspection Report 50-352/92-27 & 50-353/92-27

cc w/encls:

R. N. Charles, Chairman, Nuclear Review Board

D. Helwig, Vice President - Limerick Generating Station

G. J. Beck, Manager - Licensing Section

G. J. Madsen, Regulatory Engineer - Limerick Generating Station

Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

K. Abraham, PAO (2)

NRC Resident Inspector

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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DRS/ED SALP Coordinator

M. Miller, SLO

R. Clark, NRR

V. McCree, OEDO

R. Summers, DRP

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W. lichl, DRP

W. Ilodges, DRS

R. Cooper, DRSS

J. Joyner, DRSS

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T. Kenny, SRI-Limerick

J. Lyash, SRI-Peach Bottom

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