ML20236M720

Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/87-57 & 50-425/87-38 on 870921-25 & Notice of Violation

ML20236M720
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	11/05/1987
From:	Herdt A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	James O'Reilly GEORGIA POWER CO.
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Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425

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License Nos. NPF-68, CPPR-109

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Georgia' Power Company

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ATTN: Mr. James.P. 0'Reilly-

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Senior Vice President-

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P. O. Box 4545

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Atlanta, GA 30302

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Gentlemen:

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-424/87-57 AND 50-425/87-38)

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This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by-

A. Szczepaniec on September 21-25, 1987.

The inspection included a review of.

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activities authorized for your Vogtle

facility.

At the conclusion' of; the

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inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff.

identified in the enclosed inspection report.

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Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these

areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and

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representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation _of activities

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in progress.

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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

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Violation.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," . Part '

Title 10, code of Federal Regulations ~, a copy of this letter and.its enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are'not subject to the

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clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget -as required by the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL S!GNED BY

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ALAN R. HERDT

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P. D. Rice,'Vice President, Project'

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Assurance Manager

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,G. Bockhold, Jr. LGeneral Manager,

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L. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety-

and Licensing.

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B. W. Churchill, Esq.. Shaw,

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ENCLOSURE 1

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Docket: No. 50-424I

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During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted.on;

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September 21-25, 1987, violations of. NRC ' requirements were identified.

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violations involved failure.to -test the diesel generators in accordance with

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Technical Specification surveillance requirements 1 and.. failureo to reporti

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nonvalid diesel generator failures. :In accordance with the " General Statement.'

of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"' 10, CFR Part 2,' Appendix 'C-

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(1986), the' violations are listed below.

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Vogtle Technical Specification - (TS) 4.8.1.1.2.a and Table 4.8-1 require-

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that each diesel' generator (DG)-shall be demonstrated Loperables on -a -

staggered test basis once.per seven days if the number of failures in the-

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.last 20 valid tests is greater than'or. equal <to:two. _The associated test

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frequency shall be maintained until seven consecutive' failure free demands

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have been performed and the' number of failures in.the last -20 valid-

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demands has~been reducedLto one.

Technical Specification 4.0.2 requires

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that each surveillance requirement shall be performed within the:specified -

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time interval.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to ' meet the' above1-TS

surveillance requirements-as follows:

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Diesel generator 1A'(DG1A) had a valid failure _on August 24,:1987,

(overspeed trip due'to malfunction of,the! mechanical governor)lwhich

was the second failure in 15 valid tests sincel completion of the

DGIA reliability testing during the.preoperational test / program. The,

mechanical governor was replaced and; the'.DG successfully tested .on

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August 26, 1987.

However, DG1A remained on.the once per-31 days test,

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interval (instead of going to the requiredcincreased . test interval of-

once 'per seven days) fr'om August 26, 1987.until' September 24, 1987.

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DG1A was therefore, considered to 'be :. technically inoperable i from- .

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September 4-24,1987 (period that the surveillance time. interval had.

been exceeded).

The next surveillance. test was . performed

successfully on September 24,'1987.

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When Unit'l entered operational ; Mode 4 on February .

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DGs were required'to be operable. L At that. time', DG18. had had .three

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failures in nine valid tests since completion of DG1Byreliability

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testing.

However, DG1B' remaine' d - on the once. per 31 days.. test!

interval (instead of the required test. interval of L oncel per seven

days) from February _'21, '1987 until September' 29, .1987. ~ DG18 was -

therefore, considered. to be technically inoperable?at various: times

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during the above' period.

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admitted, -(3) the corrective steps which.-- have been taken and t the results

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' achieved, (4) the corrective, steps which'will be taken to avoid further viola-.

tions, and -(5) the(date when full . compliance will be achieved.1. Where good:

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cause is shown, consideration will be given :to extending the response _ time.

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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGUtATORY COMMISSION

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ALAN R. HERDT

Alan R.lHerdt, Chief _

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Dated at Atlanta, Georgia.

this 3 g day of S ygg Q . 1987

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