ML20211C435
| ML20211C435 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 02/10/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211C439 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8702200095 | |
| Download: ML20211C435 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000280/1986042
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February 10, 1987
Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281
Virginia Electric and Power Company
ATTN: Mr. W. L. Stewart, Vice President,
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 26666
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Richmond, VA 23261
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC AUGMENTED INSPECTION TEAM REPORT NOS. 50-280/86-42 AND 50-281/86-42
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) augmented inspection
conducted by Mr. V.'W. Panciera during the period of December 9, 1986 through
January 14, 1987. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for
your Surry facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were
discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspection
report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these
areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities
in progress.
Your letter of January 14, 1987, which forwarded your report entitled "Surry
Unit 2, Reactor Trip and Feedwater Pipe Failure," provided detailed information
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on the December 9,1987 event and a recovery plan and corrective actions for NRC
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review and concurrence prior to station restart. We have reviewed your report
and concur with the actions you plan to take prior to station restart.
The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate
NRC requirements. The violation, references to pertinent requirements and
elements to be included in your response are described in the enclosed Notice
of Violation.
In your response to the violation, you may reference certain
paragraphs of the above referenced report when discussing corrective steps that
have been taken.
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During the week of January 12, 1987, a subsequent NRC inspection was conducted
to evaluate the spurious fire protection system actuations which resulted from
this event. Our assessment of your fire protection system spurious actuation
evaluation and your corrective actions associated with preventing recurrence
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of our assessment we are concerned with personnel safety and control room
habitability due to inadvertent or actual operation of the carbon dioxide
fire suppression system. Therefore, the fire protection program and system
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enhancements outlined in our inspection report and discussed with your staff
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During this inspection, the Surry secondary chemistry program was reviewed as a
possible contributor to the pipe rupture. At the request of the inspector, the
plant staff agreed to review the procedures related to oxygen and pH control.
We believe that this review should be completed expeditiously to ensure that
chemistry control maximizes the integrity of carbon steel as well as that of
stainless steel and alloy-600 components.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
We appreciate your cooperation during our team inspection and subsequent
evaluation of this event. Your voluntary quarantine of components and systems
was very beneficial as was your open discussion of your findings and evaluations.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
(original signed by
J. Nel.3on Grace)
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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