ML20216C359
| ML20216C359 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 05/11/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| 50-454-98-08, 50-454-98-8, 50-455-98-08, 50-455-98-8, NUDOCS 9805190238 | |
| Download: ML20216C359 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000454/1998008
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
President, Nuclear Generation Group
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SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORTS NO. 50-454/98008;
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50-455/98008 (DRS))
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 17,1998, in response to our letter
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dated March 20,1998, transmitting a Notice of Violation for the failure to follow a chemistry
procedure. We have reviewed your Corrective actions for the violation and have no further
questions at this time. These corrective actions will be examined during future inspections.
Sincerely.
Origin 61 Signed by John A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Director,
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.
50-454; 50-455
Enclosure:
Letter dated 4/17/98
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Attention: Document Control Desk
Subject:
Byron Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2
Response to Notice of Violation
Inspection Report No. 50-454/98008; 50-455/98008
NRC Docket Numbers 50-454, 50-455
Reference: John A.
Grobe letter to Mr. Kingsley dated
March 20, 1998, transmitting NRC Inspection
Report 50-454/98008; 50-455/98008
Enclosed is Commonwealth Edison Company's response to the Notice of
Violation (NOV) which was transmitted with the referenced letter and
Inspection Report.
The NOV cited one (1) Severity Level IV violation
requiring a written response. Comed's response is provided in the
attachment.
This letter contains the following commitments:
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Review BCP 300-77 to determine whether enhancements can be
made to eliminate the repetition needed to strip gas from a
reactor coolant sample.
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ATTACHMENT I
VIOLATION (454/455-98008-01)
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures be
established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures
recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendi). A,
Revision 2,
February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A recommends that procedures be implemented
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which specify chemistry instructions and the calibration of laboratory
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Step F.9.h of procedure BCP 300-77 (Revision 9), " Preparing a Pressurized
Liquid Sample for Analysis Using the Degassing Panel," dated February 13,
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to withdrawing gas samples from the panel for hydrogen and isotopic analysis.
Contrary to the above, on March 6,
1998, a chemistry technician failed to
close valve V8 before withdrawing 2 gas samples from the panel for hydrogen
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and isotopic analysis.
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This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I)
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( 50- 4 54 /4 5 5 - 98 000 - 01 (DRP) )
REASON FOR THE VIOLATION
We agree with the violation.
The Chemistry Technician failed to follow Byron
Chemistry Procedure (BCP) 300-77, as written, due to inattention to detail.
A contributing cause is the repetitive nature of section F.9 of BCP 300-77,
covering the stripping of gas from the reactor coolant sample.
Steps F.9.f
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through F.9.h requires the technician to start a sample pump and cycle valve
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V8 to remove gas from the sample.
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Upon identification that the valve had been left open, the sample and
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analysis were considered invalid. Additional samples were obtained, and
the analysis was properly performed.
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procedural adherence a-d the effects procedure adherence has on
providing accurate sample results.
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discussed with all Chemistry Technicians during a weekly departmental
safety meeting.
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Review BCP 300-77 to determine whether enhancements can be made to
eliminate the repetition needed to strip gas from a reactor coolant
sample. This action will be tracked by NTS item #454-100-98-00801-01.
DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED
Full compliance was achieved on March 6, 1998, when the sample and analysis
were performed in accordance with the existing procedure.
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