ML20217F564
| ML20217F564 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 04/22/1998 |
| From: | Marilyn Evans NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Cross J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217F568 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-98-01, 50-334-98-1, 50-412-98-01, 50-412-98-1, EA-98-232, NUDOCS 9804280192 | |
| Download: ML20217F564 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000334/1998001
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- Mr. J. E. Cross
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Generation Group
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Duquesne Light Company (DLC)
Post Office Box 4
- Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-334/98-01,50-412/98-01
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Dear Mr. Cross:
The NRC conducted an inspection of the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) facilities from
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February 8 to March 21,1998. The enclosed report presents the results of that
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inspection.
During the 6-week period covered by this inspection report, your conduct of activities at
the Beaver Valley Power Station facilities was generally characterized by safe operation.
The decision to maintain the units shutdown while resolving additional Technical
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Specification (TS) deficiencies was appropriate. Following the shutdown, your staff
acknowledged the broad scope and significance of the TS surveillance testing problems,
which resulted from poor TS quality, a long-standing non-conservative philosophy .
regarding TS interpretation, and wide spread knowledge deficiencies regarding TSs.
Corrective actions were under development at the close of the inspection period.
Our inspectors observed that your staff had difficulty planning and working maintenance
activities according to schedule and that operational post maintenance testing control and
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planning were poor. Combined, these two issues created unnecessary operational burden
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on the control room staff and increased equipment out of service time. Your ongoing
corrective actions in these areas warrant increased management attention.
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You have established generally effec'tive programs for internal and external dosimetry
measurement and record keeping, including respiratory protection. Generally effective
controls over radiological work being performed, especially in the Unit 2 containment
building was also observed.
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Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC
requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation
- (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject
-inspection report. The violations are of concern because they were identified by the NRC.
In the first instance, you failed to promptly address a known TS deficiency (degraded
voltage setpoints) in a timely manner. And in the second instance, you performed a
- modification on the ground overcurrent trip isolation feature for the Unit 2 emergency
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diesel generators without fully evaluating all failure modes of the existing configuration.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
Sincerely,
Michele G. Evans, Chief
Project Branch 7
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. : 50-334,50-412
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-334/98-01,50-412/98-01
cc w/encls:
S. Jain, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Group
D. Brandt, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Group and Plant Manager
R. LeGrand, Vice President, Operations Support Group
W. Kline, Manager, Nuclear Engineering Department
B. Tuite, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Unit
M. Pergar, Acting Manager, Quality Services Unit
J. Arias, Director, Safety & Licensing Department
J. MacDonald, Manager, System and Performance Engineering
M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of Ohio
State of West Virginia
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Mr. J. E. Cross
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident inspector
H. Miller, RA
W. Axelson, DRA
D. Holody, ORA
J. Lieberman, OE
M. Evans, DRP
A. Linde, DRP
D. Holody, ORA
Region 1 Docket Room (with concurrences)
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R. Capra, PDI-2, NRR
B. McCabe, OEDO
R. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
J. Lieberman, OE
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