ML20148J012

Responds to 780912 NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Inspec Rept 50-309/78-16.Corrective Actions:Opers Have Been Reminded of Importance to Maintain Accurate,Complete Chronological History of Plant Oper Events

ML20148J012
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	10/03/1978
From:	Moody D Maine Yankee
To:	Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20148J003	List: IR 05000309/1978016 ML20148H997 ML20148J012 ML20148J033 ML20148J044
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NUDOCS 7811150095
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_g$ B.2.1.3 KMY 78-94 October 3, 1978 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Mr. Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch

Reference:

(a) License No. DPR-36 (Docket No. 50-309) J (b) NRC, Region I, letter dated September 12, 1978, with enclosure IE Inspection Report No. 50-309/78-16

Subject:

Inspection No. 50-309/78-16 In reply to Reference (b.), the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company hereby submits the following information:

Apparent Item of Non-Compliance:

Technical Specification 5.8 states in part: " Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering. . . the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide I.33, November 1972...". Regulatory Guide I.33 lists, in part, under Section I. " Administrative Procedures",... " Log Entries, Record Retention and Reviaw Procedures." Plant procedure 0-10-3,

" Maintenance of Operations Department Logs" states that for the Operations Log (now maintained by the Control Room Operators),

"This log shall provide a chronological history of plant operating events, activities and/or problems..."

Contrary to the above, on August 21, 1978, it was detemined that no entry was made in this log on July 31, 1978, concerning an opera-tor error while handling fuel, which resulted in the deformation of a fuel element.

Reply:

Although the Operations Lug contained no entries relative to the fuel handling incident associated with fuel assembly EF007H, the _

Reactor Engineering Refueling Log did contain entries relative to this incident. During refueling fuel handling operations, special fuel han?1ing crews and supervisors are established to perform and N/N hY .-

s United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission October 3, 1978 Act: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Page 2 document fuul handling operations. These fuel handling crews are established to provide close monitoring of these operations and to relieve the Plant Shift Superintendent of these additional respon11bilities. These personnel maintain their own log of events relatise to fuel handling operations. This log is considered to be a " supplement" to the Operations Log providing additional infor-mation specifically related to the fuel handling operations. This log was available and was reviewed by the inspector during his inspection at the Plant.

Maine Yankee contends that the fuel handling incident was, in fact, documented but that supplemental information relating to subsequent activities was not recorded in either of the aforementioned logs.

As a result, and to prevent a reoccurrence of this type of incident, the operators have been reminded of the importance of maintaining an accurate and complete chronological history of plant operating events, activities and/or problems.

We trust this information will be satisfactory. Should any additional information be required, please feel free to contact us.

Very truly yours, MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY d e t.a. b.

DonaldE. Mood [

Manager of Operations DEM/em

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