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Discusses 970415 Predecisional Enforcement Conference Re Apparent Failures to Maintain Licensing Bases,As Discussed in Insp Repts 50-298/96-24 & 50-298/96-31.W/draft Apparent Violations,Agenda & Errata Sheets for Insp 50-298/96-24
ML20141E139
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Issue date: 05/14/1997
From: Howell A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Horn G
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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ML20141E145 List:
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50-298-96-24, 50-298-96-31, EA-97-017, EA-97-17, NUDOCS 9705200344
Download: ML20141E139 (58)


See also: IR 05000298/1996024

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APRIL 15,1997, PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

REGARDING APPARENT VIOLATIONS IN NRC INSPECTION

REPORTS 50-298/96-24 AND 50-298/96-31

AND ERRATA SHEETS FOR NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/96-24

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This refers to the meeting with you and your staff conducted in the Region IV office

on April 15,1997. This Predecisional Enforcement Conference was convened to discuss

apparent failures to maintain the licensing bases as discussed in NRC Inspection

Reports 50-298/96-24 and 50-298/96-31. The meeting was conducted in accordance

with the enclosed agenda. During the meeting, the NRC described the enforcement

process and discussed the draft apparent violations which are also attached. NRC

personnel also requested that your staff discuss three additional issues.

We were concerned about the apparent failure of your staff to maintain the margins

described in a license amendment submittal for the standby liquid control system

Technical Specification relief valve surveillance requirement.

We wanted to better understand the basis for your response to

Violation 50-298/96030-02. We noted that you expressed the view that the

violation would have more appropriately been described as a 10 CFR 50.71(e)

violation, rather than a 10 CFR 50.59 violation.

We wanted to understand whether or not Licensee Event Report 96-14 identified a

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loss of control of the licensing basis, which was similar to the issues identified in

the apparent violations.

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During the predecisional enforcement conference, Mr. Phil Graham noted two potential

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errors in NRC Inspection Report 50-298/96-24. He believed that the team's conclusion in

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Section E1.3 and the executive summary that the " licensee modified their standby liquid

control system to make it less reliable," was inaccurate. He stated that the modification

was performed for the purpose of adding an additional computer monitoring point and that

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- the engineering staff initially overlooked the single failure implications because they viewed

the system as nonessential. The NRC agrees with Mr. Graham's clarification, in that there

was no evidence that the engineering staff set out with the intent of reducing the reliability

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of the system. However, as a result of the modification, the final design was less reliable

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because of increased vulnerability to single failure. This clarification is included in the

attached errata sheets (pages iv and 5) for NRC Inspection Report 50-298/96-24.

The second error related to the application of quality assurance requiremerns to the

standby liquid control system. Mr. Graham stated that his staff had incorrectly told the

NRC that the standby liquid control system was not subject to any quality assurance

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program requirements. He committed to provide an accurate description of the quality

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assurance requirements for the standby liquid control system and to evaluate Section E7.4

of the inspection report to ensure all of the identified quality assurance program

weaknesses are addressed. The NRC plans additional inspection followup of this

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information which will be tracked as inspection Followup item 50-298/9624-12.

Nevertheless, the inspection report accurately describes the licensee statements and NRC

conclusions made at the end of the inspection. Therefore, no clarifications are needed.

During the conference, Mr. Pelletier also made a second commitment. During discussion of

the apparent reduction in margin related to the standby liquid control system relief

valve Technical Specification surveillance requirement, he stated that he would determine

whether or not a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation had been performed when the nonconformance

was first identified. During a subsequent conversation, he confirmed that a 10 CFR 50.59

evaluation had not been performed. Mr. Pelletier also stated during the predecisional

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enforcement conference that the District planned to provide the NRC staff with

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the technical basis for the continued acceptability of the current Technical

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Specification surveillance requirement, after considering the apparent reduction in

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margin. The NRC was concerned that the reduction in margin should have been identified

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during a 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation as a potential unreviewed safety question. As discussed

in NRC Inspection Report 50-298/96-24, no current operability issues exist because the

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current relief valve setting includes the margin credited in the license amendment

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submittal. During a teleconference on May 1,1997, we concluded that the current

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Technical Specifications were inadequate, in that the setpoint of the standby liquid control

system relief valve did not support safe plant operation as required by 10 CFR 50.36. As

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such, we requested that you amend the Technical Specifications to correct this

discrepancy. The NRC plans additional inspection followup of this issue, which will be

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tracked as Unresolved item 50-298/9624-13.

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We request that you confirm the two regulatory commitments made during this meeting

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regarding (1) providing an accurate description of the Quality Assurance Requirements for

the standby liquid control system and evaluating Section E7.4 of the Inspection Report to

address program weaknesses; and (2) providing an evaluation for the acceptability of the

former Technical Specification surveillance requirement for the standby liquid control

system relief valve setpoint that existed at the time of the inspection. Although, we

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recognize that this setpoint has been changed at our request, we still need to understand

your basis for the previous value. Please confirm these regulatory commitments in writing

within 30 days of the date of this letter.

You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations

regarding the apparent violations discussed during the conference. No response regarding

these apparent violations is required at this time.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code

of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document

Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them

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Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No.: 50-298

License No.: DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Agenda

3. Apparent Violations

4. Licensee Presentation

5. Errata Sheets for NRC Inspection Report 50-298/96-24 (pages iv and 5)

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John R. McPhail, General Counsel

Nebraska Public Power District

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R. J. Singer, Manager-Nuclear

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ENCLOSURE 1

ATTENDANCE APRIL 15,1997

PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

Nebraska Public Power District Attendees

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G. Horn, Senior Vice President

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P. Graham, Vice President, Nuclear

B. Houston, Licensing Manager

J. Pelletier, Senior Engineering Manager

M. Boyce, Engineering Project Manager

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R. Wenzel, Engineering Project Manager

R. Sessoms, Senior Quality Assurance Manager

B. Victor, Sanior Licensing Specialist

M. Holmes, Control Room Supervisor

R. Stoddard, Lincoln Electric

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B. Turnbull, Mid America Energy

_NRC Attendees

E. Merschoff, Regional Administrator, Region IV

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A. Howell, Director, Division of Reactor Safety

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K. Brockman, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects

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C. VanDenburgh, Chief, Engineering Branch, Division of Reactor Safety

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E. Collins, Chief, Projects Branch D, Division of Reactor Projects

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C. Skinner, Resident inspector, Division cf Reactor Projects

L. Smith, Reactor inspector, Division of Reactor Safety

W. Brown, Office of General Counsel

T. Reis, Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement

F. Akstulewicz (by phone), Section Chief, Generic Issues and Environmental Project

Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

E. McKenna, (by phone), Senior Reactor inspector, Generic issues and Environmental

Project Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

J. Hall, Project Manager, Project Directorate IV-1, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatio

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CONFERENCE WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

APRIL 15,1997.

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INTRODUCTIONS / OPENING REMARKS - ELLIS MERSCHOFF, RA

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ENFORCEMENT PROCESS - MICHAEL VASQUEZ, RIV ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST

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APPARENT VIOLATIONS & REGULATORY CONCERNS - ART HOWELL, D/DRS

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10 CFR 50.71(e) requires that the Updated Safety Analysis Report be updated

periodically to assure that the information in the Updated Safety Analysis Report

contains the latest material developed. Subsequent revisions are required to reflect

all changes up to a maximum of 6 months prior to the date of filing.

Contrary to the above,

1.

Since initial construction of the facility, Updated Safety Analysis Report,

Section Xil-2.3.5.2.2, "[ Seismic Analysis] Piping," and Updated Safety

Analysis Report, Appendix C, " Structural Loading Criteria," Section 3.3.3.2,

" Piping Seismic Analysis," (and the Final Safety Analysis Report) describe, in

detail, the procedure for dynamically analyzing Class-l seismic piping systems

without restricting the requdement for dynamic analysis to large bore piping.

However, as of November 1,1996, (and since initial construction), the

dynamic seismic analysis described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report

was not performed for 2-inch and under piping systems and the Updated

Safety Analysis Report was not updated to reflect the change.

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section Vll-2.3.5.1, " Alternate Rod

Insertion (ARI)," indicated that the time delay for initiating alternate rod

insertion should be applied only to the low reactor water level initiation signal

and not for the high reactor pressure initiation signal. This was consistent

with Drawing 945E632, "ARl/ATWS Recirc Pump Trip," Sheets 3 and 7,

dated January 15,1995. However, as of November 1,1996, Updated

Safety Analysis Report, Section lll-5.5.3.4, " Alternate Rod Insertion," was

incorrectly updated to state that the time delay for initiating alternate rod

insertion should be applied to both the low reactor water level initiating

signal and ibe high reactor pressure initiating signal.

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Updated Safety s'nalysis Report, Section X-10.3.2 "[ Heating, Ventilation and

Air Conditioning Systems] Station Heating System," states that winter

design temperatures for the system are given in Table X-10-1. Table X-10-1,

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"[ Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems] Station Heating System

Design Temperatures (Winter)," states that the normal minimum indoor

temperature for the reactor building is 50 F. The equipment containing the

solution is installed in a room in the reactor building. However, as of

November 1,1996, (and since initial construction) Updated Safety Analysis

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Report, Section 111-9.3 "[ Standby Liquid Control System] Description,"

inaccurately claims that "The equipment containing the solution is installed in

a room in which the air temperature is to be maintained within the range of

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section 111-9.3 describes

the contingency plans for heater failure down to 65 F. On ten different days

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between December 5,1995, and February 4,1996, the room temperature

was below 65 F.

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Design Change 86-34A, Revision 0, dated March 4,1988, "SLC/ATWS

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settings were intended to be based on assuring injection into the reactor

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above the anticipated transient without scram reactor pressure conditions,

which would equal the reactor safety / relief valves'setpoints plus the

accumulation at the maximum anticipated transient withcut scram steam

flow, (i.e.', approximately 1100 psig plus the static head in the reactor

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vessel). However, as of November 1,1996, Updated Safety Analysis

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Report, Section 111-9.4, "[ Standby Liquid Control System] Safety Evaluation,"

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had not been accurately updated. Specifically, Section 111-9.4 continued to

state that "The SLC system and pumps have sufficient pressure margin, up

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to the allowed system relief valve setting range of 1450 to 1680, to assure

solution injection into the reactor above +he normal [ emphasis added]

pressure of approximately 1030 psig in : lie bottom of the reactor." The old

SLC system design was based on normal operation.

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section lll.9.3, "[ Standby Liquid

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65 F, the maximum permitted solution concentration is 12.5 weight percent.

Section 111.9.3 also states that a concentration of 11.5 percent corresponds

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to an adjusted saturation temperature of 61 F. The Updated Safety Analysis

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Report adjusted saturation temperature includes a 10 F margin over

saturation and corresponds to the Technical Specification minimum allowable

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temperature. However, Technical Specification Figure 3.4.2, " Percent

Sodium Pentaborate by Weight of Solution versus Temperature," indicates

that at 65 F the maximum permitted concentration was 12.1 percent. At

11.5 percent concentration, the minimum allowable temperature was 62 F.

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section IV-9.3, "[ Reactor Water Cleanup

System] Description," states that "In the inlet piping to the cleanup

recirculation pumps, two motor operated isolation valves, one on either

side of the primary containment, are automatically closed . . . as shown

in Figure IV-9-4 [by the] standby liquid control system actuation."

Design Change 86-34A, Revision 0, dated March 4,1988, "[ Standby Liquid

Control / Anticipated Transient Without Scram] SLC/ATWS Modifications,"

changed the reactor water cleanup systems isolation valves' control logic

such that two inputs from the standby liquid control system are required

to isolate both valves. However, as of November 1,1996, Updated Safety

Analysis Report, Figure IV-9-4, "[ Reactor Water Cleanup System] RWCU

Leak Detection and Isolation," was not updated to describe Design

Change 86 34A. As of November 1,1996, Figure IV-9-4 still showed that

a single input from the standby liquid control system willinitiate isolation

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Technical Specification Figure 3.4.1 and Calculation NEDC 93-142,

Revision 0, dated August 2,1993, "SLC Storage Tank Setpoints and

Concentration Requirements," required the minimum volume of sodium

pentaborate solution in the standby liquid control system storage tank

to be between 3132 and 4414 gallons for concentrations between 16 and

11.5 percent, respectively. Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section 111.9.4,

"[ Standby Liquid Control System] Safety Evaluation," and Technical Specifications 4.4.A.1 and 4.4.A.2.b, " Standby Liquid Control System,"

stated that the minimum required flow rate for the standby liquid control

system pumps was 38.2 gpm. Based on these values, the minimum time for

one pump to inject the required volume of solution would have been 82 to

116 minutes, and 41 to 58 minutes for two pumps. However, the following

Updated Safety Analysis Report sections were not correctly updated when

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the standby liquid control injection criteria was changed to meet the ATWS

rule:

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section 111.9.3, "[ Standby Liquid

Control System] Description," stated that "Each positive displacement

pump is capable of injecting the required weight of solution into the

reactor in 53 to 120 minutes, independent of the amount of solution

in the tank (within the required volume), and the pump rate (within

the specified Technical Specification limits)."

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section 111.9.4, "[ Standby Liquid

Control System] Safety Evaluation - Compliance with the NRC ATWS

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Rule," stated, "With the simultaneous operation of both positiva

displacement pumps, the solution can be injected into the reactor in

27 to 60 minutes, independent of the amount of solution in the tank

(within the required volume), and the pump rates (within the specified

Technical Specification limits)."

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Alarm Procedure 2.3.2.28, Revision 26, dated March 15,1996, " Panel

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9-5-2, Window F-8, [ Standby Liquid Control] SLC Tank Hi/ Low Level,"

specified the high and low alarm setpoints for the standby liquid control

system sodium pentaborate storage tank as 84 and 74 percent respectively.

Surveillance Procedure 6.SLC.601, Revision 0, dated November 17,1995,

"[ Standby Liquid Controll SLC Tank Sampling," indicated that these setpoints

corresponded to 3835 and 3378 gallons respectively. However, Updated

Safety Analysis Report, Section 111.9.3, "[ Standby Liquid Control System]

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Description," inaccurately stated that these alarms were set at 3850 and

3350 gallons respectively.

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In 1994, during the Surveillance Test Validation Program Status review, the

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Report, which were not corrected in the July 22,1996, update to the

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Table Vll-3-1, " Pipeline Penetrating

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Containment," Note 4, incorrectly stated that the control' rod drive

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Updated Safety Analysis Report, Section Vil-4.5.44, "[ Core Spray .

System Control and instrumentation) Core Spray Valve Control,"

incorrectly stated that two pressure switches monitor system

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pressure (for the low pressure permissive). -In addition, it indicates

that either switch can initiate opening of the discharge valves for core

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spray. There actually are four pressure switches du,bned in~a 1-out-

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of-2 twice logic and a minimum of two switches are required to

actuate to initiate opening of the core spray valves.

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As of March 16,1996, Updated Safety Analysis Report,' Table V-2-2,

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penetrations; incorrectly listed the quantity of lines in three penetrations; and

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incorrectly listed line descriptions in five penetrations.

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As of May 4,1996, Updated Safety Analysis Report, Table V-2-7, " Testable

Primary Containment isolation' Valves," Pages V-2-44 to V-2-46, did not list

23 penetrations (X20, X-30E and -30F, X 33E and -33F, X-35A through E,

X-45D, and X-229A through L) and their associated valves.

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10 CFR 50.59(b)(1) requires that the licensee maintain records of changes in the

facility and of changes in procedures made pursuant to this'section, to the_ extent

that these changes constitute changes in the facility as described in the safety

analysis report or to the extent that they constitute changes in the procedures as

described in the safety analysis report. Ftrther these records must include a written

safety evaluation which provides the bases for the determination that the change

does not involve an unreviewed safety question.

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Contrary to the above,

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Updated Safety Analysis Report,Section X.8.2.8.C, " Common Mode Failure

Analysis - Fire," required that combust!bles not be located in the service

water booster pump room area since both trains of the service water system

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flammable liquid for this area of the plant. In addition, on December 2,

1996, combustible materials (rags, papers, and flammable chemicals) were

located in the service water system booster pump room. The safety

evaluation for this change in procedure was inadequate, in that a common

mode failure analysis had not been performed to justify the presence of

combustible materials in the service water booster pump area.

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states, in part, that in order to keep ice away from the intake structure

during cold weather, an ice deflector is installed during the winter months.

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level. Both containment drywell sumps are equipped with a fill rate timer

and alarm. This alarm can be set at or below ine Technical Specification

limits and would provide immediate indication when this preselected rate is

reached or exceeded. However, on December 20,1996, a safety evaluation

to address the failure of the automatic pump starting system and the failure

of the sump fill rate timer and high level alarm did not address the lack of

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updated USAR description

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revised system 50.59 to include timer - no USQ

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multiple sources used to make safety and

regulatory decisions

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determinations (50.59 is NRC approval issue)

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fill rate timer is not a safety issue; ice deflector not

needed for safety; transient combustibles

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valve set so that will not lift below minimum

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Closing Remarks

Phil Graham

Site Vice-President

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