ML20203N998
| ML20203N998 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 04/25/1986 |
| From: | Whittier G Maine Yankee |
| To: | Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| GDW-86-105, MN-86-60, NUDOCS 8605060257 | |
| Download: ML20203N998 (2) | |
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April 25, 1986 MN-86-60 GDH-86-105 Region I United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention: Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator
References:
(a) License No. DPR-36 (Docket No. 50-309)
(b) USNRC Letter to MYAPCo dated March 21, 1986 Inspection Report 86-01
Subject:
Response to Notice of Violation in Inspection Report 86-01 Gentlemen:
Appendix A of Inspection Report 86-01, Reference (b), noticed a Severity Level V violation of the Maine Yankee operating license.
Below we have restated the violation and our response in accordance with the directions contained in the Notice of Violation.
Violation Technical Specification 5.8.1.a and Regulatory Guide 1.33 require procedures for activities affecting quality. Operations procedure 1-26-4, Responsibilities and Authorities of Operating Personnel, assigns the responsibility for operation and monitoring of equipment to the Auxiliary Operator through the Shift Operating Supervisor.
Contrary to the above, on February 10, 1986 a plant engineer operated a valve in the Auxiliary Feedwater system in order to obtain a pressure reading without the knowledge or authorization of the proper supervisor.
This is considered to be a Severity Level V violation (Supplement I).
Maine Yankee Respanie (1)
Corrective steps which have betn_taken and the resultLachieveII.
The PED engineer, who briefly operated a valve on a pressure switch line of the discharge header of the Emergency Feedwater System to obtain a pressure reading, and then promptly closed the valve, was immediately reprimanded for failing to follow established practice of obtaining permission from on-shif t Operations Department supervision before operating any valves.
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s MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPMSY United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page Two Attention: Dr. Thomas E. Hurley, Regional Administrator HN-86-60 He believe that this isolated occurrence has no adverse affect on the safe operation of the plant.
To prevent a recurrence, Plant Engineering Department (PED) management has issued a written directive (PED-0030-86) which prohibits PED personnel from manipulating any valve (s), except when there exists an approved procedure that establishes the administrative controls, authorizing PED to manipulate valves (e.g.,
containment leak testing).
In the absence of an approved procedure, Operations Department personnel are responsible for any valve manipulations that are required for engineering personnel to complete their assigned task (s).
(2) Corrective steos which will be taken to avoid further violations.
The corrective steps which have been taken and described in (1) above are sufficient to avoid further violations, and therefore, further actions are not warranted.
(3) Date when full comoliance will be achieved.
Full compliance was achieved on February 20, 1986, upon issuance of PED-0030-86. He trust this response is satisfactory. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Very truly yours, HAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY G. D. Whittier, Manager Nuclear Engineering and Licensing GDH/bjp cc: Mr. Ashok C. Thadani Hr. Pat Sears Mr. Cornelius F. Holden