ML20138P034

Suppls Response to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-424/85-43 & 50-425/85-32.Corrective Actions:Special Surveillance Will Be Conducted by QC to Assess Adequacy of Const Equipment Maint Program & Review of Valves Conducted

ML20138P034
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	12/10/1985
From:	Foster D GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	Walker R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
GN-756, NUDOCS 8512240258
Download: ML20138P034 (3)

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t n' DEC 17 P 3 : 58 GeorgiaPower j Vice President and Project - tre southem entre sprem - t General Manager' l

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- -United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region.II? File: X78610 1

-Su'to 2900 Log: GN-756 .!

101 Marietta Street, Northwest  !

Atlanta, Georgia 30323 1

Reference:

.b0-424/85-43, 50-425/85-32  ;

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, . Attention:. lMr.- Roger D.' Walker l q ,

. . ' The fGeorgia Power Company wishes to -submit the following additional

information to" supplement our response .(GN-743 dated November 15, 1985) -

f - to : the violation . identified in NRC inspection report. 50-424/85-_43 and K 50-425/85-32.

Due.' to . questions raised by our NRC Resident Inspectors Georgia ' i

Power Company: recognizes the need to clarify some Jof the information.  :

provided; in ours earlier response and to provide ~ additional information t

on long-term corrective actions.

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. :The ~walkdown -inspection prior to dust blowdown operations is not the primary means of providing equipment protection in the construction ]

. . equipment maintenance .programe as = may have -been -inadvertently implied. i

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in the < earlier response. The~ walkdown is merely a final check that j the required equipment protection is in place before beginning blowdown ope n,tions. Therefore the violation relative to the four valves stored >

. in the Unit 2 - Containment' is attributable - to a failure to adequately  !

protect the valves in accordance with the equipment' maintenance program i and a: failure to perform the required area walkdown prior to blowdown  ;

activities.  :-

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The followup inspection - conducted November 6, 1985, covered more  !

thanithe four valves cited in the violation. The inspection covered '

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' general ' maintenance - and storage of valves in the Unit 2 Containment "i with emphasis = on designated valve storage areas. No discrepancies beyond i

.those cited in the violation were found.

To thoroughly assess.- the adequacy of the construction equipment f maintenance. program, a special surveillance will be conducted by quality i control personne1;of equipment protection in' the power-block area. The  !

c .results of: the - surveillance will' be documented and will be reviewed  !

L . and evaluated by construction management. Additional corrective actions  ;

- .which may result from the~special surveillance will also be documented.

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.~!n the earlier- response, it. was stated that Nuclear Operations 'l i~9 " attempted" to conduct .a review of ~ other valves which 'were disassembled l for--flushing purposes. As -- a clarification to this statement Nuclear i j0perations ? did conduct a review- of disassembled valves. This review .i

_ # ,was _ . limited .to 7 valves disassembled for flushing purposes and, since no ;other : disassembled ' valves :were. stored in the plant, no in:iwetion 1 4

1 .for proper storage and protection was.possible.  ;

I ~i m , , . Relative to the Train "A" Remote' Shutdown Panel, the eariter response  !

, . indicatedcthat Nuclear Operations. was unable to determine the cause  !

yof the panel door being open at the time of the NRC inspection. Further  !

reviews in this Jarea' have determined that the doors were intentionally i e left open for a time to ensure adequate ventilation to the panel interior, i

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which was being heated by an electric light bulb for moisture protection. '

t To prevent further violations, the following actions are being

implemented

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1. Georgia . Power Company and Pullman Power Products, the piping .

contractor. have assigned . personnel to monitor construction field  !

, . storage conditions for valves and other equipment during each shift l

to ensure that - covers and other protective methods are properly e

maintained. Also, the estabitshed requirements for area walkdowns i

-prior to dust .blowdowns have been emphasized to appropriate i personnel..  !

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2. Nuclear Operations personnel conduct surveillance of designated  :

turned-over equipment as required by Startup Procedure SUM-25 under t the direction 'of the Shift Supervisor. The surveillance includes,  !

as a propriate, verification of area cleanliness, air filter  !

! clean" ness, : equipment door closure, maintenance of protective  !

coverings.' and work activities in the surveillance areas. The i 4 -frequency of the equipment surveillance is determined by the Shift  :

Supervisor and appropriate test personnel by considering equipment  !

' ' environment and testing in progress. ,

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- 3.- Nuclear Operations is developing an area access control plan which j

. requires joint participation with construction to ensure oculpment i protection and cleanliness is maintained. The plan wil' apply

? to all areas of the plant which are not turned-over to operations i and 'are not specifically designated as a controlled area by j construction. The plan will be designed to ensure the safety of  !

6 personnel and the integrity of startup testing activities.  !

Basically, the plan will provide applicable areas with a Level l l . I, s!!, or !!! designation. Level I areas are the most restrictive  :

and require distinct lock-and-key access control and will be marked by appropriate signs. Keys to Level I areas will be controlled by the Shift Supervisor. Some' examples of Level I areas are Class

- 1E large motor or pump areas, Class 1E instrument or control panel

areas. DC battery rooms and switchgear rooms, Non-1E vital or l essential' instrument areas, and high voltage switchgear rooms.  ;

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- Level;II areas will: also be marked by appropriate signs and access' .

.will be controlled i.through conson-keyed locks.. Keys to Level II  !

s t Lareas will be issued to - the Shift ' supervisor . and : to' Construction . ,

, Area Coordinators. - All other applicable areas' will be ' designated '

4 as Level III' areas 'and will: not require marking or. special .Laccess  ;

controis. : Compliance" with ' the ? area access control plan, will be p

Leonitored; under .the . direction . of; the Shift < Supervisor during: each }

shift.

l LThe special , surveillance tol be ' conducted L by construction E quality l 0- control and the implementation of the area access control plan are - -!

espected to be completed by January 31. 1986.  !

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This' supplemental response .- contains 'no proprietary < information j and may be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. i I

- Yours'truly -- j f _

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