ML20236B930
| ML20236B930 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 10/22/1987 |
| From: | Johnston W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Harrison R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8710260416 | |
| Download: ML20236B930 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000443/1987020
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USNRC-DS
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Docket No. 50-443
Public Service of New Hampshire
ATTN: Mr. Robert J. Harrison
President and Chief Executive Officer
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P. O. Box 330
Manchester, New Hampshire 03105
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection No. 50-443/87-20
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This refers to your letter dated September 18, 1987, in response to our letter
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dated August 19, 1937.
Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented
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in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of
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your licensed program.
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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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Sincerely,
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ROBERT M. GALLO
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William V. Johnston, Acting Director
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Division of Reactor Safety
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Seabrook Hearing Service List
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Ted. C. Feigenbaum, Vice President of Engineering and Quality Programs
William B. Derrickson, Senior Vice President
Warren J. Hall, Regulatory Services Manager
Donald E. Moody, Station Manager
Peter W. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of
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References:
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Facility Operating License NPF-56, Docket No. 50-443
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(b) USNRC Letter, Dated August 19, 1987, " Inspection Report
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No. 50-443/87-20", William V. Johnston to Robert J. Harrison
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Subject:
Response to Inspection Report No. 50-443/87-20
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In accordance with the requirements of the notice of violation identified
in Reference (b), enclosed please find our response to that violation.
Should you have any questions concerning our response, please contact
Mr. Warren J. Hall at (603) 474-9574, extension 4046.
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Enclosure
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Mr. William T. Russell,
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Regional Administrator
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region I
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ENCLOSURE TO NYN-87111
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Notice of Violation 87-20-01
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As a result of the inspection conducted on July 20-24, 1987, and in accordance
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with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enf orcement
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Actions ," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1986), the following
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violation was identified:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XIV, requires that measures be
established to indicate the operating status of systems and components.
ANSI N18.7-1976, paragraph 5.2.6, " Equipment Control", states in part,
" Procedures shall be provided for control of equipment...to avoid
unauthorized operation of equipment." Seabrook Station, Maintenance
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Program Manual, Procedure MA4.2, Revision 5, " Equipment Tagging and
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Isolation," paragraph 4.2.6, step 1, states "A Danger Tag Hold is used to
allow work to be performed on systems or equipment already Danger tagged
without issuing a redundant Tagging Order."
Contrary to the above, safety tagging operations were improperly
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controlled, in that, on July 22 and 23, 1987, two instances were observed
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where plant maintenance was conducted with applicable Tagging Orders
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being controlled without a Danger Tag Hold as required by Seabrook
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Station procedure MA 4.2.
In addition, on July 23, 1987, it was observed
that Danger Tagged valve 1-SW-V-139 had been physically removed f rom the
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Service Water System in violation of the requirements of ANSI N18.7-1976.
Response
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The improper implementation of procedure MA 4.2, " Equipment Tagging and
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Isolation" as cited in Violation 87-20-01 is correct.
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concluded that the Tagging Order Modifications Section of the subject
procedure required better definition and each tagging order should be a
stand-alone document.
Immediate Corrective Action
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As a result of the above stated violation, the following corrective actions
have been taken:
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Tagging Order 87-1395 has been modified to change the boundary
isolation from SW-V-139 to SW-V-140 and to release the Danger Tag on
SW-V-139.
Additionally, Tagging Order 87-1754 has been modified to
include all the boundary isolations required to support the removal
and reinstallation of SW-V-20.
2) An internal audit was conducted on all active Tagging Orders to
ensure conformance to MA 4.2. The audit was completed on August 6,
1987, and concluded that the findings were limited to those stated in
the violation.
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Equipment tagging procedure HA 4.2 was revised to reflect the
following:
a) A step was added to Section 4.2.1, Danger Tags , which requires
each Tagging Order or Hold Order to be a stand-alone document.
b) A step was added to Section 4.2.9, Tagging Order Modifications,
which allows modifications to be made to the original Tagging _
Order if the boundary isolation is to be moved.
This revision was implemented on July 29, 1987.
4) The Shift Superintendent, Unit Shift Supervisor and Shift Test
Engineers involved with Tagging Orders 87-1395 and 87-1754 have been
counseled to ensure each Tagging Order is a stand-alone document.
Long Term Corrective Action
Training for all individuals identified.on the Switching and Tagging List has
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been initiated to ensure that the requirements set forth in the equipment
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tagging procedure, HA 4.2, are understood.
It is anticipated that these
individuals will complete this training by November 30, 1987.
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