ML20237B708
| ML20237B708 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/1987 |
| From: | Forney W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20237B704 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-373-87-33, 50-374-87-32, NUDOCS 8712170086 | |
| Download: ML20237B708 (2) | |
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.I NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket No. 50-373 i
Docket No. 50-374 As a result of the inspection conducted on November 3 through November 30, 1987, and in accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C - General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (1985), the following violation was identified:
Technical Specification 6.2.A states, in part, " Detailed written procedures including applicable checkoff lists covering items listed below shall be prepared, approved, and adhered to:
The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978."
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 includes administrative procedures for equipment control.
LAP 900-4, " Equipment Out of Service (00S) Proceaure," step F.1.g states, in part, "The ' Supervisor in Charge of the Work' has the responsibility to assure that an inspection has been made to see that out of service cards have been placed correctly and that the equipment is safe to work on."
LAP 900-4, " Equipment Out of Service Procedure," step F.2.a states, in part, "To clear an outage the ' Supervisor in Charge of the Work' for whom the out of service cards were placed, shall be responsible for having an inspection made to assure that the equipment is cleared of his personnel, obstructions, and all personnel protection cards."
LAP 900-12, " Caution Card Procedure," step F.4.a states, in part, "When the person requesting the caution card determines the card is no longer required, the requestor or his/her designate shall remove the card and deliver it to the shift engineer or the appropriate shift foreman...."
Contrary to the above, on October 6, 1987, procedure LAP 900-4, " Equipment Out of Service," and LAP 900-12, " Caution Card Peocedure," were not adhered to by personnel performing work in the spent resin tank room such that:
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The contractor foreman (supervisor in charge) did not perform an inspection to see if out of service cards had been placed correctly and that equipment was ready to work on, resulting in personnel working on a spent resin pump which was not out of service.
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The radwaste foreman (supervisor in charge) temporarily lifted (cleared) out of service cards without having performed an inspection of the work site to assure that the suction and discharge valve on the spent resin pump were cleared of personnel and obstructions to prevent proper operation.
If the foreman had performed the inspection, he would have noticed that the piping system was open and not connected to the pump such that starting the spent resin pump would cause a spill.
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The person requesting the caution card or his/her designate did not-remove the caution card on the manually operated valve upstr'eam of the air operated valves for the spent resin pump. Because the caution card was in place, the station construction engineer and radwaste foreman both believed the manual valve was closed, therefore, assuring themselves that no resins would be spilled. The valve which had been closed on August 24, 1987, was now open, allowing spent resin beads to flow to the pump and onto the spent resin tank room floor.
The results of these failures to adhere to procedures resulted in approximately 100 cubic feet of spent resin beads being pumped onto the floor of the spent resin tank room.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1)correctiveaction taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.-
Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
lrL Dated R.T. Fornef,4hiefs u
Reactor Projects Branch 1 l
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