ML20127H649
| ML20127H649 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1974 |
| From: | Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| IEB-74-10, NUDOCS 9211180572 | |
| Download: ML20127H649 (1) | |
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799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 61073 De'ar Mr Keppler:
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PIANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 The following information is submitted in accordance with R0 Bulletin No. 74-10, dated September 18, 1974:
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It has been determined that there are 31 accessibic welds in the two 4" recirculation discharge valve bypass lines and no inaccessible welds.
- It is planned to perform an ultrasonic inspection of these welds during the next scheduled outage beginning November 8,1974.
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Instructions have been issued to operating personnel to assure compliance with item 2.b of the bulletin.
Yours very truly,
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L J Wachter Vice President-Power Production and System Operation IJW/ts Mr J F O' Leary, Directorate of Licensing cc:
Mr G Charnoff Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Attention: Mr E A Pryzina g
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i-f Mr James G Reppler Regional Director United Atomic Energy Commission Directorate of Regulatory Operations
. Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Dear Mr Keppler:
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 The actions requested in Directorate of Regulatory Operations Bulletin No. 73-6 have been completed. The status of items identified in the bulletin is listed below:
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Procedural Review a.
Control Rod Drive Operating and Testing Procedures The review of control rod drive operating and testing procedures has been completed. Procedures were found to exist for all operations and tests.
Prerequisites requiring testing of inter-locks and protection features were found to be included. The test pro'cedures do demonstrate compliance with Technical -Specifica-tion requirements and design bases.
However, it is_ felt that improvements can be made in the format and organization of the procedures. Also, methods of coordinating operations and tests can be improved to provide better administration control.
Our-objective is to complete these improvements within the next.
three months.
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Bypass Installation Procedures (Jumpers or Lifting of Leads)
Administrative procedures for control of electrical and mechanical bypasses or jumpers were reviewed by the plant Operations Committee C AN 1 4 1974 Deye ok@,UllEO 60 &" '
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and incorporated into the Operations Manual prior to the issuance of the provisional operating license.
In the fall of 1970, additional procedures, discussions, and reviews (as discussed in our October 23, 1970, letter to the Regional Director of Region III, Division of Compliance, USAEC) resulted from the discovery, by plant personnel, of several instances when refueling interlocks had been improperly bypassed. Additional administrative require-ments are presently being ccr.:idered for incorporation into the formal system of administrative conttils. As previously stated in our letter of December 28, 1973, it is our objective to have the remaining portions of the formal program for Monticello developed, and issued, on or about March 15, 1974.
Radiation Protection Procedures c.
All procedures for access control and pers<nnel accountability are current.
Shift Transition Procedure (Turnover) d.
Shift change practices were documented in August, 1972, at the request of the AEC Management Audit Team. These practice s in-clude the requirement for each on duty operator to verbally communicate a summary of plant status before Icaving, and for each oncaming operator to immediately inspect and log the status of his areas of responsibility.
Based on our operating experience and audits of shif t change practices, it is felt that the actual communication of safety related conditions via log entries, verbal communications, memos, and other status records, is being properly and conservatively performed.
Administrative requirements relating to shift change practices are presently under consideration for incorporation into the formal system of administrative controls.
This will provide a more formal and explicit documentation of our present practices.
Specific requirements for communicating off-norral conditions that are safety related, or, whiCa involve safety related equip-ment, will be included.
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Management Controls It is felt that existing procedures and management control processes adequately provide for qualified reviews and approvals of temporary circuitry changes and temporary off-normal plant conditions. Also, it is felt that these procedures and processes are understood by the station staff and are being properly implemented.
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'Mr J mes G Keppler Jcnuary 10, 1974 Development of the normal system of administrative controls will ptovide further assurance that responsibilities and requirements applicabic to the review and approval, installation, verification, removal and sub-sequent testing of temporary circuit changes and off-norum1 plant conditions are clearly delineated.
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Licensed Operator Performance In accordance with Section 50.54 of 10CFR50 and the-letter of August 22, 1973 from the Directorate of Licensing to Mr A V Dienhart of F tchern States Power Company, an Operator Requalification Program for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant was drafted and submitted to the Directorate of Licensing for review and approval on December 17, 1973. As discussed in the Operator Requalification Program, seminars or discussion periods-for the operators are scheduled on or off shift to suppicment the pre-planned lecture series.
The seminars or discussion periods keep the operators currently knowledgeable of plant activities related to the
' safe operation of the plant and provide training for infrequent, compicx, or unusual significant activities.
Yours very truly, l
L J Wachter, Vice President Power Production & System Operation By
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Manager of Power Production LJW/DEG/ma cc: J P 0' Leary G Charnoff Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Attn: E A Pryzina i
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