ML20206E236
| ML20206E236 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1987 |
| From: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NT-87-0144, NT-87-144, NUDOCS 8704130554 | |
| Download: ML20206E236 (3) | |
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1, NT 87-0144 Atabima Powar Company 600 North 18th Street Post off ce Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400 Telephone 205 250-1835 Ln'O?te"Osioent Whmme the southem electic system April 7, 1987 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk washington, D. C. 20555
SUBJECT:
J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection of January 11 - February 10, 1987 RE:
Report Number 50-348/87-02-01 50-364/87-02-01
Dear Sir:
his letter refers to the violation cited in 'the subject inspection report which states:
"During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on January 11 - February 10, 1987, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved failure to follow procedures during replacement and cleaning of diesel generator lube oil strainer elements. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires that written procedures shall be established and implemented covering the activities referenced in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, Revision 2, 1978. Section 9 of RG 1.33, Appendix "A", requires that procedures for the control of maintenance. repair and replacement should be established. System Operating P. c. :ec' 're PNP-O-SOP 38.2, Changing and Cleaning Lube oil Strainer on DieseA Generator, implements this requirement and requires that the lube oil strainer elements part number be verified.
i Contrary to the above, on February 2, 1987, it was discovered that PNP-O-SOP 38.2 had not been fully implemented in that diesel generator
. lube oil strainer elements were verified to have improper part numbers.
Subsequent review by the licensee identified a total of four out of five diesel generators had incorrect lube oil strainer elements.
21s is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I)."
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comunission April 7, 1987 Page 2 Admission or Denial he above violation occtirred as described in the subject report.
Reason for Violation 1.
We violations on the IB and 2C diesel generators (D/Gs) were caused by procedural. inadequacy in that the strainers were changed prior to the revision to FNP-O-SOP-38.2 which added a requirement for strainer i '
element identification.
2.
We violations on the 1-2A and 1C D/Gs were caused by personnel error
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in that the individuals. failed to follow procedure and ensure that the correct strainer element was installed in the appropriate D/G as required by INP-O-SOP-38.2.
l Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved 1.
All D/G lube oil strainers were checked and the correct elements installed.
2.
Correspondence was requested and received from Colt Industries indicating that use of the incorrect strainers on the 1-2A and 1B D/Gs should not have caused any damage. Also, correspondence was received on the 1C and 2C DAs stating that the use of a 40 micron strainer in the lube oil system instead of 74 micron should not create a problem, but that the frequency of strainer cleaning would probably increase.
Based on no problems being identified during 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. runs on the 1C l
and 2C D/Gs, the smaller mesh strainers had no adverse effect on the 1C and 2C DMs.
l Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further violation l'
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Personnel who last signed for having installed the correct strainer element on the 1-2A and 1C D/Gs have been disciplined for failure to follow procedure. The strainer elements on the other D/Gs were j
apparently changed prior to the procedure being revised to include l
element identification.
l 2.
FNP-O-SOP-38.2 has been revised to make it clear as to where the strainer element numbers are located on the strainer elements.
3.
This incident has been covered with all on-shift Operations personnel at crew briefings stressing that personnel ensure each individual l
fully performs and understands any procedure steps he signs.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 7, 1987
.Page 3 Date of Full Compliance March 13, 1987 Affirmation I affirm that this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. The information contained in this letter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.
Yours very ruly,
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R. P. Mcdonald RPM:emb cc: Mr. L. B. Long Dr. J. N. Grace Mr. E. A. Reeves Mr. W. H. Bradford w.
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