ML20207J637
| ML20207J637 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1988 |
| From: | Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| HL-51, NUDOCS 8809280069 | |
| Download: ML20207J637 (5) | |
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Atlar:ta, Georgia 30308 Teleptv>ne 404 526 6526 Ma:lvg Mdress.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Hashington, D.C.
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Reply to a Notice of Violation E.
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Hatch Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection of June 20-24, 1988 i
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Report Number 50-321/88-21 50-366/88-21 i
Dear Sir:
This letter refers to the violations cited in the subject inspection reports:
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During t've Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on June 20-24, 1988, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC l
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Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C (1988), the violation is ilsted below:
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License Condition 2.c(3)(b) for Plant Hatch Unit 2 requires Georgia Power Company to implement and maintain in effect provisions of the Fire Protection Program as contained in the Unit I and Unit 2 Fire Hazards Analysis and Fire Protection Program, i
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Georgia Power d U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 20, 1988 Page Two Section 2.8.1 of Appendix 8 of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Fire Hazards Analysis and Fire Protection Program requires that the Halon System protecting the Remote Shutdown Panel be inspected at least once per 62 days with a 25% grace period.
Section 7.0 of Appendix A of the Unit I and Unit 2 Fire Hazards Analysis and the N re Protection Program requires these surveillances and in,pection activities be documented and that these records be properly stored.
Contrary to the above, an inspection of the Halon System protecting the Remote Shutdown Panel was not conducted between August 19 and November 20, 1987.
Failure to complete an inspection between these dates exceeds the interval of 62 days plus a 25% extension.
In addition, the records documenting the May 13, 1987, inspection had not been transmitted to Document Control.
This violation is similar to a violatio'; issued December 18, 1987.
This is a Severity IV violation (Supplement I).
Mal 131on or Denial The above violation occurred as described in the subject report.
Realon for Viola _ tion The violation was caused by personnel error.
Surveillance scheduling personnel failed to adequately communicate the due date of the 62-day Remote Shutdown Panel Halon System inspection to Fire Protection Engineering personnel.
As a result, Fire Protection Engineering personnel were unaware the 62-day inspection was due and the inspection was not performed.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sept 6mber 20, 1988 Page Three The inspection records for May 1987 were not transmitted to Document Control due to personnel error.
The Fire Protection Engineer responsible for transmitting the records failed to transmit them.
Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Fire Protection Engineering personnel reviewed all 1987 and 1988 fire protection surveillance records stored in Document Control to ensure:
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- 1) all surveillances had been performed at the proper interval, and 2) all records had been transmitted to Document Contrcl.
Records for one other fire protection survelliance (Fire Protection Supervisory Circuits 62-day test) were misting.
It is assumed the inspection was not performed.
This missed survelliance has since been performed at the proper interval. No other problems were found.
Fire Protection Engineering personnel also 9 viewed the Technical Specification Surveillance Scheduling Data B3se to ensure all fire protection surveillances were listed and s.nuduled at the proper frequency.
No problems were found.
The responsibility for scheduling all surveillances, including fire protection surveillances, has been moved to Planning & Control.
This consolidates the task of scheduling all routine plant activities (preventive maintenance, surveillances.
r.on-emergency corrective maintenance, etc.).
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- addition, Plat.ni ng Control formally transmits the surveillance schedule to the responsible department.
This process requires acknowledgement of receipt, thereby ensuring the responsible department is aware of its scheduled surveillance?
Finally, as a resuit of this event, Planning & Control is r typi" M '
tifying departments of surveillances that are past
'v scht m.; t date but not yet past the 25% extension.
GPC has O dd increased emphasis on the need for involved plant Fire Protectiot, personnel to aggressively address attention to detail relative to records management (transmittal, completion,
- storage, etc.).
To this end, the involved Fire Protection Engineer has been formally disciplined for failure to send the inspection records to Document Control.
Additionally, the Vice President for Plant Hatch went to the plant and personally reviewed this event.
The circumstances were reviewed with representatives of the plant Engineering Department and Fire Protection group.
All parties were made aware of the need for constant attention to detail.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 20, 1988 Page Four i
The May 13, 1987, Remote Shutdown Panel lialon System inspectic records were formally transmitted to Document Control on 6/28/88.
t Corrective Steos to Avoid Further Violations Corrective actions, as described above, were taken.
No fV her corrective actions are anticipated at this time.
Date of Full Comoliance June 28, 1988 f
Affirmation I af firm this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
The 1.Wrmation contained in this l
1etter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.
i Yours very truly, th.). Eh
.Lk H. G. Hairst>n, III I
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Gtirgi3 Power CompADY Hr. H. C. Nix, General Manager - Plant Hatch Mr. L. T. Gutwa, Manager Licensing ano Engineering GO-NORMS UWu tie 3 r R ggulAtcrylommi s s i on. _ Huhingth_D.,.. fu.
Hr. L. P. Crocker, Licensing Project Manager - Hatch U. S. Nut. tar _RegulAt0Iylom11sion. Region II 1
Dr. J. N. Grace, Regional Administrator Hr. J. E. tienning, Senior Resident Inspector - Hatch S
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