ML20150B320
| ML20150B320 | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 02/24/1988 |
| From: | Bradford W, Dance H, Miller W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20150B289 | List: |
| 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
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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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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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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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,
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breakers
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were found open in lieu of being closed as required by the applicable
procedures:
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Unit 1 Boron Surge Tank Heater
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Cool and Lubrication Strainer to Unit 2 "A" Train
Service Water Pumps.
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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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