RBG-21850, Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-458/85-42. Corrective Actions:Test Instruction 17,Section 3.1.2 Revised.Change Removed Contingency That Startup Test Engineer Could Place Temporary Alteration Into Effect
| ML20135E533 | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/12/1985 |
| From: | William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| To: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| RBG-21850, NUDOCS 8509160434 | |
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GULF STATES UTTLETIES COMPANY RN ER SEND ST Ah0N PCST OF8CE Box 220 si inANctsv1LLE. LOUIStAN A 70176 ARE A CODE 504 635 6094 344 8651 August 12, 1985 RDG 21850 File Nos. G9.5, G15.4.1 Mr. Robert D. Martin, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cm mission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 g g g.
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Dear Mr. Martin:
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Refer to: Region IV Docket No. 50-458/ Report 85-42
'Ihis letter is in response to the Notice of Violation contained in NPC I&E Inspection Report No. 50-458/85-42. The inspection was perfonmd by Mr.
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Dennett and C. C. IIarbuck during the period June 3-7, 1985, of activities authorized by NPC Construction Permit CPPR-145 for River Bend Station Unit No.1.
Gulf States Utilities Cmpany's (GSU) response to the Notice of Viola-tion 85-42-01, " Control of Tmporary Alterations," is provided in the enclosed attachment. This empletes GSU's response to the Notice of Viola-tion.
Sincerely,
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Senior Vice President River Bend tAtclear Group MJC BDf/
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s ATTACIFENT August 12, 1985 RBG-21850 Response to Notice of Violation Reference Notice of Violation - E. II. Johnson letter to W. J. Cahill dated July 13, 1985.
Refer to Docket 50-458/85-42.
Response to 85-42-01 " Control of Tmporary Alterations" Corrective Steps Khich Itave Been Taken and Results Achievuxi h responsible Startup and Test Engineer (SrE) landed the leads inmrxliate-ly after the NPC inspector contacted the Startup and Test (SU&T) depart-ment. The responsible STE was asked whether he knew he was in violation of 17 when he lifted the leads and his reply was Test Instruction (TI) affirmative. The reason he gave was that he was busy conducting the test and was going to log the liftcd Icads at a later date. The responsible STE was terminated frcm River Bord Station.
On June 5, 1985 a change was approved to TI-17 Section 3.1.2.
The change rcroved a contingency that a S1E cculd place a tcnporary alteration into effect without documentation in the tmporary alteration Icg f f it did not rmain in place for core than one (1) work shift. A clarification mcrcoran-dum was distributed on June 6,1985 to all SU&T personnel notifying the of the change and providing the following guidance:
"To clarify, all tmporary alterations must be documentcd in the tm[n-rary alteration log unless a person is continuously present at the intnediate location of the alteration. The "one work shift" provision has been deletal. If you have lifted a lead or installed a jumper and have to leave the work area for a rest break, lunch or other reason, then you must either (a) have another person present who is cogizant of the alteration rm.ain at the work area, (b) remove the alteration, or (c) document the alteration in the Tmporary Alteration Log. There shall be no deviations fram thin critoria."
Training was held prior to the incident for Startup & Test Pornonnel on May 29, 1985 en TI-17. It is GSU's opinion that the responsible STE knowingly violated TI-17 and that re-training on TI-17 is not rerplired for all per-sonnel.
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4 Page 2 August 12, 1985 PKr-21850 Corrective Steps hhich Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations Not aplicable.
Date hhen Full Camliance Was Achieved Full empliance was achieved on June 6,1985.
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UNITED STATES OF ABERICA HUCl2AR EEGUIATORT C8308153105 STATE OF LOUISIAEA l
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In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-458 GULF STATES UTILITIES C(BEFANY l
(River Bend Station, Unit 1) j AFFIDAVIT W.
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being duly sworn, states that he is a Vice President of Gulf States Utilities Company: that he is authorized on the part of said Company to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Consnission the docuuents attached hereto and that all such documents are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and Parish above named, this _ /2-// day of t}f /lf
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. ] &b rf-bti J an W. Middlebrookk otary Public in and for West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana My Coassission is for Life.
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