ML20138N639

Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-348/85-40 & 50-364/85-40.Corrective Actions:Deficiency Stickers Placed as Required & Incomplete Blocks on Maint Work Request 11481 for Electrical Penetration Completed

ML20138N639
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	12/16/1985
From:	Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO.
To:	Verrelli D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
NUDOCS 8512240094
Download: ML20138N639 (4)

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- Arbama Power Company 600 North 18th Street.

Post Of fice Box 2641.

Birmingham, Alabama 35291

. Telephone 205 783-6090 US'0EE18 P l l 0 0' R. P. Mcdonald 6

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Alabama Power the saunem eawc saiem December 16,-1985 JDocket No. 50-348 -

Docket No.~ 50-364 Mr. D. M. Verrelli U. S. Nuclear. Regulatory, Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, N.W.

Suite 3100 Atlanta, GA 30323 SUBJECTi J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant NRC'~ Inspection of September 30 - October 4,1985 RE:

_ Report Numbers 50-348/85-40 50-364/85-40

Dear Mr. Verrelli:

This letter refers to the violation cited in the subject inspection

. reports which state:

"The following violation was identified during an inspection conducted on September 30_- October _4, 1985. The Severity Levels were assigned

'in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10CFR Part 2, Appendix C).

10CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordanca with these L

instructions, procedures, or drawings.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to accomplish activities affecting quality in accordance with prescribed procedures or drawings, in that:

a. - The limit switch junction box and main control board indication for six feedwater flow control valves were not

. wired pursuant to prescribed wiring drawings. Furthermore, the licensee failed to correct these deficiencies on two occasions when sufficient information was available to identify the wiring errors, (1) following the 1984 refueling outage performance of FNP-1-256.15, Loss of Offsite Power per ormed on May 1,198{} during maintenance activities Res onse Time Test and 8512240094 851216

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c0perations -maintenanceLand planning personnel l involved in this' event will ibe: retrained inithe accomplishment (of ' activities affecting quality using iN

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E-cAffirmation

,,5 lITaffirm'that" this tresponse-is true and complete!to-the best:of my sknowledge;{information, a'nd' belief.. Thelinformation contained in this sletter;is not considered,to;be of al proprietary nature.

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