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Forwards Insp Repts 50-334/98-06 & 50-412/98-06 on 981004-1114.No Violations Noted.Conduct of Activities at Beaver Valley Power Station Facilities Characterized by Safe Plant Operations
ML20196H305
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 12/02/1998
From: Eselgroth P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Cross J
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
ML20196H312 List:
References
50-334-98-06, 50-334-98-6, 50-412-98-06, 50-412-98-6, EA-98-525, NUDOCS 9812090040
Download: ML20196H305 (3)


See also: IR 05000334/1998006

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December 2,1998

EA 98-525

Mr. J. E. Cross

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SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-334/98-06,50-412/98-06 I

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Dear Mr. Cross: 1

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The NRC conducted an inspection of the Beaver Valley Power Station facilities from j

October 4 to November 14,1998. The enclosed report presents the results of that

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During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at i

tne Beaver Valley Power Station facilities was characterized by safe plant operation. The l

shutdown on November 1 of Unit 2 to replace some station battery cells was completed in l

a controlled manner with clear communications. Enhanced battery cell monitoring was

good and led to the prompt identification of the battery celllow voltage. The Management  !

Review Team was appropriately summoned by your Unit 1 control room staff and was

effective in responding to multiple equipment problems on October 15. Maintenance work

was performed in a technically sound manner. )

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You have established effective programs for the collection, processing, transport and  :

disposition of radioactive materials and radwaste; the training of employees working with l

hazardous materials; and quality assurance review of the Process Control Program and j

related radwaste and transportation activities, including those activities performed by l

vendors. All reviewed shipments were determined to be in accordance with applicable l

regulations. Effective radiological controls were established and implemented during the

clean out of various sumps and tanks located in the radiologically controlled areas.

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Our inspectors also reviewed several longstanding deficiencies associated with the testing

of safety related logic circuits and your actions to identify and correct these items. \l

Collectively, the 10 instances where required portions of safety related logic circuitry were

not tested represented a deficient Test Control Program and was a violation of 10 CFR 50,

Appendix B, Criterion XI, " Test Control." However, after consultation with the Director,

Office of Enforcement, and the Director, Division of Reactor Projects, the NRC has decided

to exercise discretion and not cite this violation in accordance with Section Vll B.3 of the

Enforcement Policy. Discretion is warranted because: (1) the inadequacies were licensee-

identified as a result of an initiative in response to NRC GL 96-01,(2) corrective actions

were timely and effective, (3) the testing deficiencies were not likely to be identified by

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routine efforts, and (4) the actions that caused the testing deficiencies occurred more than

five years ago and were not reflective of current performance. The exercise of discretion

acknowledges your good effort to identify and correct subtle violations, that would not be

identified by routine efforts, before the degraded safety systems are called upon.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter

and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

No reply to this letter is necessary. Your cooperation was appreciated.

Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

Peter W. Eselgroth, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch No. 7

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. : 50-334,50-412

License Nos.: DPR-66, NPF-73

Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-334/98-06:50-412/98-06

cc w/ encl:

S. Jain, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Group

K. Ostrowski, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Group and Plant Manager

R. Brandt, Vice President, Operations Support Group

B. Tuite, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Unit

W. Kline, Manager, Nuclear Engineering Department

M. Pergar, Acting Manager, Quality Services Unit

M. Ackerman, Manager, Safety & Licensing Department

J. Macdonald, Manager, System and Performance Engineering

J. A. Hultz, Manager, Projects and Support Services, FirstEnergy

M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State of Ohio

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