ML20236G447

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870901-30.Violation Noted: Failure to Have Adequate Lubrication Schedules for safety-related Pump Couplings

ML20236G447
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	10/29/1987
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20236G444	List: ML20236G441 ML20236G447 ML20236G452
References
50-313-87-30, 50-368-87-30, NUDOCS 8711030013
Download: ML20236G447 (2)

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APPENDIX: A '

NOTICE'0F VIOLATION .1 Arkansas Power & ' Light' Company Dockets: 50-313 j 50-368 j Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 Licenses: OPR-51 1 NPF-6 During an NRC inspec' tion conducted during the period September 1-30, 1987, a .

violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved I inadequate lubrication schedules for safety-related pump couplings. In j accordance Enforcement with the "10 Actions," General CFR Part Statement of Policy (and Procedure for NRC1987).theviolati 2, Appendix'C 1

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Unit 1 Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities recommended in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, ,

November 1972. I Paragraph I.2 of Appendix "A" to Regulatory Guide 1.33, November 1972,; '

states that preventive maintenance schedules should'be developed'to specify lubrication schedules. ,

Unit 2 Technical Specification 6.8.1 includes an identical requirement ast noted above except that it references Regulatory Guide 1.33, February 1978.

Paragraph 9.b of Appendix "A" to Regulatory Guide 1.33,- February 1978, states that preventive maintenance schedules should be developed to' J specify lubrication schedules. ,

Paragraph 5.1.1 of the licensee's Operations Quality Assurance Manual' 1 requires that control of activities which affect safety, such'as maintenance, be covered by written procedures which comply with the format, content, and philosophy of the guidelines of Regulatory Guide _1.33, February 1978,.and ANSI N18.7-1976.

Paragraph 5.2.7.1 of ANSI N18.7-1976 states, in part, that a preventive maintenance program for, safety-related components shall be established and-maintained which prescribes the frequency and type of maintenance to be performed.

Contrary to the above, during this inspection period, the NRC inspectors determined that the licensee failed to have adequate lubrication schedules for safety-related pump couplings as evidenced by the following examples:

1. The High Pressure Injection (HPI) Pump P36C motor to gear box coupling-had no record of lubrication since 1982. On August 29, 1987, this coupling failed while the pump was in' routine makeup operation, l

rendering the pump inoperable.

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2 .~ .The' licensee was unable ~to, find lubrication records.for the.following

. pump couplings subsequent to the date. indicated below:

. ~l HPI Pump P36A -' motor coupling LNo' record HPI' Pump P36C pump coupling

• July 1979 Low Pressure Injection (LPI) Pump.P34A May 1982 LPI Pump P34B ' No record i Reactor Building Spray (RBS) Pump P35A . April.1979 RBS Pump P35B .

No record

. Emergency Feedwater. Pump 2P78 No record  ;

'This is a Severity. LevelflV violation. '(313;368/8730-01)(Supplement I).

L Pursuant to the provisions of.10 CFR 2.201, ' Arkansas. Power & Light Company is L hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to this office.

within.30 days of the date of the11etter transmitting this Notice. :This. reply, should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if a admitted, (2) the corrective steps that have' been taken and 'the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be' taken to avoid further.

violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will=be achieved. Where good; causeEis shown, consideration will be given to extending the response; time.

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Dated at Arlington, Texas, this day of , 1987. <

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