ML20150B320

Insp Repts 50-348/88-03 & 50-364/88-03 on 880112-0210. Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review of Surveillance Observation,Monthly Maint Observation, Operational Safety Verification & LERs

ML20150B320
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	02/24/1988
From:	Bradford W, Dance H, Miller W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20150B289	List: ML20150B286 ML20150B298 ML20150B320
References
50-348-88-03, 50-348-88-3, 50-364-88-03, 50-364-88-3, NUDOCS 8803160292
Download: ML20150B320 (7)

See also: IR 05000348/1988003

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Report Nos.: 50-348/88-03 and 50-364/88-03

Licensee: Alabama Power Company

600 North 18th Street

Birmingham, AL 35291

Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364 License Nos.: NPF-2 and NPF-8

Facility name: Farley 1 and 2

Inspection Conducted: January 12 - February 10, 1988

Inspection at Farley site near Dothan, Alabama

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Division of Reactor Projects

SUMMARY

Scope: This routine, on-site inspection involved a review of surveillance

observation, monthly maintenance observation, operational safety verification,

radiological protection, physical security, and Licensee Event Reports and

engineered safety systems.

Results: Two violations were identified: Failure to provide fire watch with

backup fire suppression equipment for fire protection suppression systems which

were out of service (paragraph 6); Failure to follow procedures to maintain

four electrical breakers in correct closed position and to include alignment

in one procedure (paragraph 10).

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REPORT DETAILS

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1. Licensee Employees Contacted:

J. D. Woodard, General Plant Manager

D. N. Morey, Assistant General Plant Manager

W. D. Shipman, Assistant General Plant Manager

R. D. Hill, Operations Manager

C. D. Nesbitt, Technical Manager

R. G. Berryhill, Systems Performance and Planning Manager

J. J. Thomas, Maintenance Manager

J. K. Osterholtz, Operations Supervisor

L. W. Enfinger, Administrative Manager

J. E. Odom, Operations Unit Supervisor

B. W. Vanlandingham, Operations Unit-Supervisor

T. H. Esteve, Planning Supervisor

J. B. Hudspeth, Document Control Supervisor

L. K. Jones, Material Supervisor

R. H. Marlow, Technical Supervisor

L. M. Stinson, Plant Modification Manager

S. Fulmer, Supervisor, Safety Audit Engineering Review

Other licensee employees contacted included technicians, operations

personnel, maintenance and I&C personnel, security force members, and

office personnel.

2. Exit Interview

The inspection scope and findings were summarized during management

interviews throughout the report period and on February 11, 1988, with the

plant manager and selected members of his staff. The inspection findings

were discussed in detail. The licensee acknowledged the inspection

findings and did not identify as proprietary any material reviewed by the

inspector during this inspection.

3. Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters (92702)

This item was not inspected.

4. Monthly Surveillance Observation (61726)

The inspectors observed and reviewed Technical Specification (TS) required

surveillance testing and verified that testing was performed in accordance

with adequate procedures; test instrumentation was calibrated; limiting

conditions for operation (LCO) were met; test results met acceptance

criteria and were reviewed by personnel other than the individual

directing the test; deficiencies identified during the testing were

properly reviewed and resolved by appropriate management personnel; and

personnel conducting the test were qualified. Portions of the following

test activities were witnessed, observed or reviewed by the inspectors:

2-STP-22.0 Turbine Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Purap Operability Test.

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2-STP-22.2 Auxiliary Feedwater Pump 2B Inservice Quarterly Test.

2-STP-22.4 Auxiliary Feedwater Pump 2B Annual Inservice Test.

2-STP-22.10 Turbine Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Blackout Start

Test.

1-STP-22.8 Auxiliary Feedwater Automatic Valve Position

Verification.

2-STP-23.1 Component Cooling Water (CCW) Pump 2A Quarterly

Inservice Test.

2-STP-23.7 CCW System Monthly Flow Path Verification.

2-STP-23.10 CCW Pump 28 Monthly Operability Test.

2-STP-33.0A Solid State Protection System Train A Operability Test.__

2-FSP-41.2 Fire Damper Functional Test (Damper 155-106-03).

0-STP-54.1 Fire Pump Functional Test (Pump Flow Test).

1-STP-80.1 Diesel Generator 18 Operability Test.

0-STP-80.2 Diesel Generator 1C Operability Test.

1-FHP-3.6 Receipt and Storage of New Fuel (Unit 1).

2-STP-617.0 Penetration Room Filtration System Heater Test.

No violations or deviations were identified; however, refer to paragraph

10 for comments on service water procedures.

5. Monthly Maintenance Observation (62703)

Station maintenance activities of safety-related systems and components

were observed / reviewed to ascertain that they were conducted in accordance

with approved procedures, regulatory guides, industry codos and standards,

and were in conformance with TS. Items considered

during the review included: verification that limiting conditions for

operations were met while components or systems were removed from service;

approvals were obtained prior to initiating the work; approved procedures

were used; completed work was inspected as applicable; functional testing

and/or calibratiors were perfomed prior to returning components or

systems to service; quality control records were maintained; activities

were accomplished by qualified personnel; parts and materials were

properly certified; and, radiological and fire prevention controls were

implemented. Work requests were also reviewed to determine the status of

outstanding jobs to assure that priority was assigned to safety-related

equipment maintenance which may affect system performance. The following

maintenance activities were observed / reviewed:

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MWR 138287 . Replace 2" and under service water piping to and from MCC

2B room cooler.

MWR 161935 Replace damaged marinite boards in Unit 2121' pipe

penetration room.

MWR 164541 Repair fire damper 139-119-07.

MWR 164544 Repair service water valve Q2P16V007C.

MWR 164581 Repair fire, pump recirculation flow indicator.

MWR 165466 Repairs to "A" air compressor to diesel generator 28.

MWR 165659 Reset relief valve to fire pump No.1.

0-MP-12.1 Diesel engine alternator (Unit 2C).

2-IMP-259.2 P-4 permissive control verification (Unit 2).

No violations or deviations were identified.

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6. Operational Safety Verification (71707)

The inspectors observed control room operations, reviewed applicable lugs

and conducted discussions with control room operators during the report

period. Also, the operability of selected emergency systems was verified,

tagout records were reviewed and proper return to service of affected

components was verified. Tours of the auxiliary building, diesel

building, turbine building and service water structure were conducted to

observe plant equipment conditions, including fluid leaks and excessive

vibrations and general housekeeping efforts. The inspectors verified

coppliance with selected limiting condition for operation (LC0) and

results of selected surveillance tests. The verifications were

accomplished by direct observation of monitoring instrumentation, valve

positions, switch positions, accessible hydraulic snubbers, and review of

completed logs, records, and chemistry results. The licensee's compliance

with LC0 action statements were reviewed as events occurred.

The inspectors routinely attended meetings with certain licensee manage-

ment and observed various shift turnovers between shi#t supervisor, shift

foremen and licensed operators. These meetings and discussions provided a

daily status of plant operations, maintenance, and testing activities in

progress, as well as discussions of significant problems.

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a. Inoperative Fire Protection System

On January 20,1988 at 8:30 a.m. an operation's employee assigned to

the unit rover position found the over ride switch on the master fire

alarm panel in the over ride position. When this switch is placed in

the over ride position (this places) the system is in a troubled

condition which normally illuminates trouble alarm lights on the

local panel at 121' elevation of the auxiliary building, fire

protection annunciator panel in the control room and main control

board annunciator panel and it also activates an audible alarm at the

local panel. With the switch in the over ride position all of the

fire protection automatic spriH er systems in the service water

building and the Unit 1 auxiliary building, including such areas as

the cable spreading room, electrical and mechanical penetration

rooms, cable chases and electrical load centers, were not in service.

TS 3.7.11.2 requires the sprinkler systems to be operable whenever

the equipment in the protected areas is required to be operable. With

one or more systems inoperative, a continuous fire watch with backup

fire suppression equipment is required in areas containing redundant

systems or components which could be damaged by fire. For other

areas, an hourly fire watch patrol is required. On January 19 and 20

Unit I was at power and the fire suppression systems were required to

be operational. Subsequent investigations by the licensee determined

that the fire protection panel switch was apparently inadvertently

placed in the over ride position on January 19 at approximately 6:30

p.m. The fire protection sprinkler systems were inoperative for

approximately 14 hours1.62037e-4 days <br />0.00389 hours <br />2.314815e-5 weeks <br />5.327e-6 months <br /> and the required fire watch with backup fire

suppression equipment was not provided. This is identified as

Violation 348/88-03-01.

7. Radiological Protection Program (71709)

Selected activities of the licensee's Radiological Protection Program were

reviewed by the inspectors to verify conformance with plant procedures and

NRC regulatory requirements. The areas reviewed included the organization

and management of the plant's health physics staff; "ALARA" implementa-

tion, Radiation Work Permits (RWP's) for compliance to plant procedures;

personnel exposure records; observation of work and personnel in radiation

areas to verify compliance to radiation protection procedures; and control

of radioactive materials.

No violations or deviations were identified.

8. Physical Security Program (71881)

Licensee's compliance to the approved security plan was reviewed by the

inspectors. The inspectors verified by observation and interviews with

security force members that measures taken to assure the physical protec-

tion of the facility met current requirements. Areas inspected included:

organization of the security force; establishment and maintenance of

gates, doors, and isolation zones; access control; and, badging proce-

dures.

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Security events reported by the licensee during this inspection period are

being reviewed by regional inspectors.

No violations or deviations were identified.

9. Licensee Event Reports (92700)

The following Licensee Event Report (LER) was reviewed for potential

generic problems to determine trends, to determine whether information

included in the report meets the NRC reporting requirerents and to

consider whether the corrective action discussed in the report appears

appropriate. The Licensee action was reviewed to verify that the event

had been reviewed and evaluated by the licensee as required by the

Technical Specifications; that corrective action was taken by the

licensee; and that safety limits, limiting safety setting and LCOs were

not exceeded. The inspector examined the incident report, logs and

records, and interviewed selected personnel. The following report is

considered closed:

Unit 2

LER-87-10 Unit shut down due to pressure boundry leakage.

Refer to NRC Report 50-348,364/87-36 for additional information on this

LER.

10. Engineered Safety Systems Inspections (71710)

The inspectors performed inspections of portions of various safety related

systems during this inspection period. Major components were checked for

leakage and any general conditions that would degrade performance or

prevent fulfillment of functional requirements. The following systems

were inspected:

Auxiliary Feedwater System

Service Water System

Component Cooling Water System

Items inspected includea: confirmation that licensee's system line up

procedures matched plant drawings; surveillance procedures included the

surveillance requirements of the Technical Specifications; system valves

and electrical breakers were in correct alignment or position; instru-

mentation was inservice and calibration was current; hangers and supports

were aligned and in service; equipment was properly labeled; and, general

housekeeping and cleanliness were properly maintained.

The components inspected were found inservice / operable or if not inservice

were covered by applicable "Tag Out" procedures to meet the requirements

of the TS, except for the following breakers which

were found open in lieu of being closed as required by the applicable

procedures:

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.FA-M4 Unit 1 Boron Surge Tank Heater

HKL-J3 Cool and Lubrication Strainer to Unit 2 "A" Train

Service Water Pumps.

HKL-K4 Cool and Lubrication Strainer to Unit 1

"A" Train Service Water Pumps.

HCC-D5 Sump Pump for Unit 2 Safety Related Valve

Pit 2V8-2.

The failure to maintain. these breakers in the required position is identified

as Violation 348,364/88-03-02.

In reviewing the surveillance procedures for the service water system the

inspectors noted that the valves in .the flow path to the cooling and lubrica-

tion for the service water pumps were not included in procedures to verify

correct alignment every 31 days as required by TS 4.7.4.

This is a failure to establish procedures as required by. TS 6.8.1. This is

another example of violation 348, 364/88-03-02.

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