ML20236T154
| ML20236T154 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/1998 |
| From: | Johnson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Gambhir S OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| References | |
| 50-285-98-09, 50-285-98-9, NUDOCS 9807270465 | |
| Download: ML20236T154 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000285/1998009
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S. K. Gambhir, Division Manager
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Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023-0399
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-285/98-09
Thank you for your letter of July 15,1998, in response to our June 25,1998, letter and
Notice of Violation concerning the failure to have an adequate procedure for performing an
activity that affected quality. Specifically, Procedure OP-3A, " Plant Shutdown," Revision 19,
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directed operators to use pressurizer steam space temperature indication to monitor plant
cooldown when, in fact, pressurizer liquid space temperature should have been utilized. We
have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation.
We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to
determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Washington. DC 20555
References: 1.
Docket No. 50-285
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Letter from NRC (W. D. Johnson) to OPPD (S. K. Gambhir)
dated June 15, 1998
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Licensee Event Report 50-285/1998-006, dated June 22. 1998
SUBJECT:
NRC Inspection Report No. 50-285/98-09. Reply to a Notice of
Violation
The subject report transmitted a Notice of Violation (NOV) resulting from a
NRC inspection conducted April 12 through May 23, 1998 at the Fort Calhoun
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Station (FCS). Attached is the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) response to
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this NOV.
If you should have any questions, please contact me.
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REPLY.T0 A NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Omaha P'ublic Power District
Docket No.:
50 285
Fort Calhoun Station
License No.: DPR 40
During an NRC inspection conducted on April 12 through May 23, 1998, one
- violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the " General
' Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600,
the. violation is listed below:
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-10'CFR'Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that
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activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented
instructions,~ procedures, or drawings of_a type appropriate to the
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circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these
' instructions, procedures, or drawings.
Contrary to the above on April 2, 1998, it was determined that the
licensee did not have an adequate procedure for performing an activity
thet affected quality. Specifically, Procedure OP 3A, " Plant Shutdown,"
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Revision 19 directed operators to use pressurizer ' steam space
temperature indication to monitor plant.cooldown_when, in fact.
pressurizer. liquid space temperature should have been utilized. This
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resulted in operations personnel allowing reactor coolant system
pressure to decrease below the minimum required pressure for maintaining
net positive suction head for the operating reactor coolant pump.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)(50 285/9809 01).
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Reason for the Violation
The reason for this violation was inadequate review of a procedure change.
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The procedure change that incorporated using the steam space temperature
indication had been marked " stet" indicating that the change from liquid space
to steam space temperature should not be incorporated. The change was
incorporated and not discovered during subsequent reviews. Prior to this
. event ~ the practice was to only review those portions of the procedure that
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Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved
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Following this event. Operating Procedures and many of the Operating
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Instructions were reviewed prior to use during the 1998 refueling outage.
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This review was completed by a former Assistant Plant Manager-0perations, and
a Senior Nuclear Design Engineer, both previous Senior Reactor Operator
License holders at Fort Calhoun Station. Additionally, a side-by-side, draft-
to-final review of th; entire procedure is currently being conducted on
procedure changes.
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Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Violations
Procedure OP-3A will be revised to remove reference to the pressurizer staam
space temperature by August 1. 1998. This procedure is also being revised to
incorporate Emergency Core Cooling System equipment operability requirements
during shutdown modes as conmitted to in LER-1998-006 (Reference 3).
Conducting a complete. thorough, administrative and technical review of
procedure changes will be re-emphasized to typing reviewers. Qualified
Reviewers, and Responsible Department Heads by July 31, 1998.
Standing Order G-30. " Procedure Changes and Generation." is being rewritten to
improve the overall procedure change process and will be revised by August 31.
1998.
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The date when full compliance will be achieved
Fort Calhoun Station will be in full compliance by August 1.1998.
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