ML20198H456

Summary of 860505 Meeting W/Util Re Status of Equipment Qualification Program.Considerable Work Remains Before Approval of Full Power Operation Can Be Granted.Staff Recommended Util Continue to Complete Program

ML20198H456
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	05/27/1986
From:	Heitner K Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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TAC-42527, NUDOCS 8605300443
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Docket No. 50-267 MEMORANDUM FOR: Herbert N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B THRU: Oliver D. T. Lynch, Jr., Section Leader Standardization & Decommissioning Section Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B FROM: Kenneth L. Heitner, Project Manager Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B

SUMMARY

OF MAY 5, 1986 MEETING WITH PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORAD0 (PSC) TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION (EQ) PROGRAM AT FORT ST. VRAIN (FSV)

The purpose of this meeting was to review in detail the status of FSV's EQ program. PSC requested this meeting with the staff because.ofJ ts concerns about the schedule for FSV EQ program. Attendees at the meeting are listed in Attachment 1.

FSC reviewed the major steps they believed were necessary to complete FSV's EQ program and secure the NRC's approval for full power operation. Attachment 2 contains PSC's summary of progress on the EQ program over the past year. It also contains PSC's estimates of the time to complete the EQ related modifications to FSV and obtain the NRC's approval for full power operation. PSC stated that they were concerned about the schedule being met, given that there were several

-ir""snt issues that still needed to be resolved. They further stated that they were considering asking the Commission to authorize further operation at 4

.,., m ent of full power, after the EQ modifications were complete.

PSC also stated that the EQ modifications involved extensive hardware changes to FSV. This included changeout of solenoid control valves, thermocouples, and sensor transmitters. Major problems areas included qualification of certain cables which could not be identified by manufacturer. Extensive work would also be required to correct other EQ deficiencies, found and identified in prior walkdowns.

The staff concurred with PSC that the list of items to be resolved was extensive.

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Final decisions on equipment items to be on the Master List.

Confirmation of PSC's calculations of the harsh environmental conditions at FSV.

Resolution of concerns with the steam line rupture detection and isolation system (SLRDIS). These included the response time and aging of the SLRDIS sensors.

Qualification of cables which could not be positively identified by manufacturer. -

Qualification of equipment items with potentially deficient maintenance records.

Potential exposure of the operators to harsh environments in order to mitigate the course of an accident (even with the EQ program complete).

The staff agreed with PSC that considerable work remained to be done in order to approve full power operation of FSV. The staff recomended that PSC continue to complete all of its responsibilities for the EQ program. However, the staff felt it was premature for PSC to request another extension from the Commission concerning equipment qualification.

The staff stated that PSC should reevaluate progress towards completing the EQ program and discuss.a potential extension request with the staff again by July 1, 1986.

Kenneth L. Heitner, Project Manager Standardization and Special -

Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B Attachments:

As stated cc w/ enclosures:

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Mr. R. F. Walker Public Service Company of Colorado Fort St. Vrain cc:

Mr. D. W. Warembourg, Manager Albert J. Hazle, Director Nuclear Engineering Division Radiation Control Division Public Service Company Department of Health -

of Colorado 4210 East lith Avenue P. O. Box 840 Denver, Colorado 80220 Denver, Colorado 80201 Mr. David Alberstein, 14/159A Mr. J. W. Gahm, Manager GA Technologies, Inc. Nuclear Production Division Post Office Box 85608 Public Service Company of Colorado San Diego, California 92138 16805 Weld County Road 19-1/2 Platteville, Colorado 80651 Mr. H. L. Brey, Manager Nuclear Licensing and Fuel Division Mr. L. W. Singleton, Manager Public Service Company of Colorado Quality Assurance Division P. O. Box 840 Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station Denver, Colorado 80201 16805 Weld County Road 19-1/2 Platteville, Colorado 80651 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. 0. Box 640 P14!.La ilie, Colorado 80651 Kelley, Stansfield & 0'Donnell Public Service Company Building Room 900 550 15th Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado Greeley, Colorado 80631 Regional Representative Radiation Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1800 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203 8

- Attachment 1 Status of Equipment Qualification Program at Fort St. Vrain Attendees at Meeting NRC-PSC May 5, 1986 .

NAME ORGANIZATION 1

Ken Heitner NRC/NRR/SSPD Paul Shemanski NRC/NRR/PWR-B/PEICSB i

Charles Hinson NRC/NRR/SSPD Frank Schroeder NRC/NRR/PWR'B Michael Holmes PSC/ Nuclear Licensing

, H.L. Brey PSC l R.F. Walker PSC Don Warembourg PSC

, Peter Fortescue NRC Consultant

! Richard E. Ireland NRC/RIV j Herbert Berkow NRC/NRR/SSPD i D. Eisenhut NRC/NRR N. Wagner NRC/NRR/PEICSB U. Potapovs NRC/IE G. Hubbard NRC/IE Bill Shields NRC/ ELD Gary Zech NRC/IE Dan Mears GCRA Peter Williams NRR/DSR0/SPEB P.S. Check NRC/RIV 0.D.T. Lynch, Jr. NRC/NRR/SSPD

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PSC-NRC INTERFACES MAJ0R -

FORT ST VRAIN EQ PROGRAM NRC-PSC MEETING ON JULY 2, 1985 TECHNICAL ISSUES DISCUSSED.

NRC STATES PSC PROGRAM NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 10 CFR 50.49.

LOW POWER OPERATION OPTIONS DISCUSSED.

PSC LETTER - P-85238 - JULY 11, 1985 REQUEST POWER OPERATION UP TO 15%.

NRC LETTER - G-85288 - JtiLY 19, 1985 SER TO PERMIT 15% POWER OPERATION.

NRC-PSC SITE MEETING - JULY 30, 1985 FURTHER REVIEW OPERATOR RESPONSE TIME. AUTO ISOLATION STRONGLY SUGGESTED.

NRC GENERIC LETTER - AUGUST 6, 1985 CRITERION FOR EXTENSION REQUESTS.

PSC LETTER - P-85293 - AUGUST 20, 1985

SUMMARY

OF PSC EQ ACTIVITIES, FIELD WALK-DOWNS RESULTS.  !

INTENT TO FILE FOR EXTENSION l UNDER GENERIC LETTER 85-15. l INTENT TO OPERATE AT 15% l l

POWER.

TELECON NRC-PSC PSC ADVISED BY NRC THAT 15%

POWER RELEASE WAS NO LONGER VALID.

PSC LETTER - P-85302 - AUGUST 30, 1985 REQUEST TO OPERATE AT 8%

POWER FOR 45 DAYS.

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! PSC LETTER - P-85312 - SEPTEMBER 10, 1985 PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 8% POWER REQUEST.

PSC LETTER - P-85333 - SEPTEMBER 23, 1985 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 8% POWER REQUESTS.

1 PSC LETTER - P-85334 - SEPTEMBER 24, 1985 EXTENSION REQUEST TO COMMISSION PER NRC GENERIC LETTER 85-15.

NRC LETTER - G-85398 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1985 SER TO OPERATE AT 8% POWER FOR UP TO 45 DAYS. >

I NRC l.ETTER - G-85416 - OCTOBER 11, 1985 l REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON~ EXTENSION  !

REQUEST (P-85334).

PSC LETTER - P-85378 - OCTOBER 21, 1985  !

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NRC OCTOBER 11, 1985 REQUEST.

i NRC-PSC MEETING - OCTOBER 29, 1985 PSC PRESENTATION FOR EXTENSION BEYOND NOVEMBER 30, 1985.

NRC LETTER - G-85452 - NOVEMBER 5, 1985

SUMMARY

OF OCTOBER 29 MEETING. l COMMITMENT BY NRR TO REVIEW I DBA #2 AS ASSOCIATED WITH E0.

NRC-PSC MEETING - NOVEMBER 18, 1985 DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES TO j

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PSC-NRC INTERFACES ,

PSC LETTER - P-85432 - NOVEMBER 22, 1985 REVISION TO EXTENSION REQUEST FOR OPERATION UP TO 35% POWER UNTIL MAY 31, 1986.

COMMISSION RULING - NOVEMBER 27, 1985 COMMISSION ORDER TO PERMIT FSV OPERATION AT 35% POWER CONTINGENT UPON STAFF REVIEW, PSC LETTER - P-85460 - DECEMBER 10, 1985 PSC RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTIONS FOR 35% POWER.

?3C c~ TER - P-85487 - DECEMBER 10, 1985 PSC REQUEST TO OPERATE AT 8% POWER WHILE 35%

CONFIRMATORY ACTIONS WERE BEING RESOLVED.

NRC LETTER - G-85504 - DECEMBER 26, 1985 REQUEST FOR ISI PROGRAM

FOR HIGH ENERGY PIPING.

PSC LETTER - P-85499 - DECEMBER 27, 19EE RESPONSE TO NRR QUESTIONS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION SLRDIS TEMP PROFILE

SUMMARY

PSC LETTER - P-85456 - DECEMBER 31, 1985 PROPOSED TECH SPECS SLRDIS SYSTEM. ,

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PSC LETTER - P-86004 - JANUARY 3, 1986 PSC RESPONSE TO HIGH ENERGY PIPE ISI PROGRAM (G-85504).

PSC-NRC INTERFACES PSC LETTER - P-86016 - JANUARY 15, 1986 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 35% POWER (BUILDING ACCESS).

PSC LETTER - P-86049 - JANUARY 21, 1986 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 35% POWER (BUILDING ACCESS)

NRC LETTER - G-86039 - JANUARY 22, 1986 DENIES PSC'S REQUEST FOR INTERIM OPERATION AT 8%.

NRC LETTER - G-86062 - FEBRUARY 7, 1986 AUTHORIZATION FOR 35%

POWER OPERATION UNTIL MAY 31, 1986.

NRC LETTER - G-86086 - FEBRUARY 14, 1986 NRC'S POSITION ON DBA-1 AND DBA-2. INCORPORATE IN E0 PROGRAM.

NRC/PSC MEETING (SITE) REVIEW STATUS OF EQ PROGRAM FEBRUARY 18 THRU FEBRUARY 21 WORKING LEVEL REVIEW 0F SAMPLE EQ PACKAGES.

PSC LETTER - P-86120 - FEBRUARY 28, 1986 INFORMATION NEEDED FOR NRR TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT REVIEW 0F TEMP. PROFILES.

PSC LETTER P-86105 - MARCH 3, 1986 RESULTS OF PSC ISI PROGRAM INSPECTI0flS, HIGH ENERGY PIPE.

PSC-NRC INTERFACES PSC LETTER - P-86208 - MARCH 14, 1986 REVISIONS OF SLRDIS SET POINT. UPDATE SYSTEM DESCRIPTION. , RESPONSE TO NRR AUXILIARY SYSTEMS BRANCH QUESTIONS.

NRC/PSC SITE MEETING - MARCH 26, 1986 WORKING LEVEL MEETING TO DISCUSS PSC'S APPROACH FOR CABLE QUALIFICATIONS.

NRC LETTER - G-86181 - APRIL 6, 1986 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING OPERATOR ACTION (MANUAL) IN THE EVENT OF AN HELB.

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NRC Review - Tech Spec Amendment l

Submit 35% Power Exten ion Request 9

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Finalized Master List ' 69 Surveillance Tests

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EQ Data Package Approvals i i %f, Startup-35% Power

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NRC/PSC MEETING MAY 2, 1986 DISCUSS STATUS AND PHILOSPHY OF MAINTENAN E RECORDS REVIEW /DBA-1 AND DBA-2 EXEMPTION REQUEST FROM 10CFR 50.49.

SUBMIT DRAFT EQ MAY 2, 1986 PROVIDE NRR WITH A DRAFT PROGRAM SUBMITTAL EQ SUBMITTAL DESCRIBING FSV'S EQ PROGRAM.

SUBMIT

SUMMARY

OF MAY 2, 1986 PROVIDE UPDATE OF EQ EQ PROGRAM STATUS PROGRAM PROGRESS.

SUBMIT DBA-1, DBA-2, WEEK OF PSC'S REQUEST TO EXEMPT ExtMP110N REQUEST MAY 5, 1986 DBA-1 AND DBA-2 FROM THE THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50.49.

SUBMIT REQUEST FOR WEEK OF PSC'S REQUEST TO RETURN TO 35% POWER MAY 5, 1986 35% POWER OPERATION FOLLOWING THE EQ 0UTAGE.

SUBMIT FINAL SLRDIS WEEK OF SUBMIT THE FINAL SLRDIS TECH SPECS UPDATE MAY 12, 1986 TECH SPECS, SAFETY I

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION EVALUATION ANY SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATIONS.

I NRC/PSC MEETING WEEK OF DISCUSS PSC'S EQ BINDERS l MAY 12, 1986 FOR CABLES. THREE PACKAGES l PREPARED FOR NRC REVIEW, i

OBTAIN NRR COMMENTS ON PSC'S DRAFT EQ SUBMITTAL.

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SUBMIT OVERALL EQ WEEK 0F SAFETY EVALUATION OF SAFETY EVALUATION MAY 26, 1986 OVERALL EQ PROGRAM.

SUBMIT FINAL EQ WEEKOF FINAL SUBMITTAL PROGRAM MAY 26, 1986 INCORPORATING NRR COMMENTS.

SHUTDOWN FOR EQ MAY 31, 1986 BEGIN EQ OUTAGE SCHEDULED WORK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19, 1986.

RECEIVE NRR SER WEEK OF ALLOWS EIGHT (8) WEEKS FROM EQ PROGRAM JULY 21, 1986 PSC FINAL SUBMITTAL.

RECEIVE NRR SER WEEK OF ALLOWS TWELVE WEEKS FROM  !

! 35% POWER JULY 28,1986 PSC'S SUBMITTAL FOR 1 '

QUESTIONS / ANSWERS AND MEETINGS.

RECEIVE NRR LICENSE WEEK 0F ALLOWS 15 WEEKS FROM AMENDMENT SLRDIS TECH AUGUST 25, 1986 ~PSC'S FINAL TECH SPEC SPECS. SUBMITTAL.

18E SITE INSPECTION MID AUGUST BASED ON 90% CONSTRUCTION

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COMPLETION.

RISE TO POWER (35%) WEEK OF -

SEPTEMBER 19,1986- I-NRC RELEASE 100%  ?

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May 27, 1986 Final decisions on equipment items to be on the Master List.

Confirmation of PSC's calculations of the harsh environmental conditions at FSV.

Resolution of concerns with the steam line rupture detection and isolation system (SLRDIS). These included the response time and aging of the SLRDIS sensors.

Qualification of cables which could not be positively identified by manufacturer.

Qualification of equipment items with potentially deficient maintenance records.

Potential exposure of the operators to harsh environments in order to mitigate the course of an accident (even with the EQ program 4 complete).

The staff agreed with PSC that considerable work remained to be done in order to approve full power operation of FSV. The staff recommended that PSC continue to complete all of its responsibilities for the EQ program. However, the staff felt it was premature for PSC to request another extension from the Commission concerning equipment qualification.

The staff stated that PSC should reevaluate progress towards completing the EQ program and discuss a potential extension request with the staff again by July 1, 1986.

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