ML17347B338

LER 89-012-00:on 890707,discovered Liquid Scintilation Counter W/Internal Calibr Source Not Leak Tested Per Tech Specs.Caused by Inadequate Administrative Control. Administrative Procedure Issued on 890630.W/890913 Ltr

ML17347B338
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	09/13/1989
From:	Lyons E, Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-89-012, LER-89-12, R-89-336, NUDOCS 8909200244
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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)A'CCESSION NBR:8909200244 DOC.DATE: 89/09/13 NOTARIZED:

NO DOCKET FACIL:50-250 Turkey Point Plant, Unit 3, Florida Power and Light C 05000250 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION LYONS,E.Florida Power&Light Co.WOODY,C.O.

Florida Power&Light Co.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

LER 89-012-00:on 890707,source surveillances required by Tech Spec missed due to inadequate administrative controls.W/8 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE22T COPIES RECEIVED:LTR I ENCL i SIZE: TITLE: 50.73/50.9 Licensee Event Report (LER), Incident Rpt, etc NOTES RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD2-2 LA EDISON,G INTERNAL: ACRS MICHELSON ACRS WYLIE AEOD/DSP/TPAB DEDRO.NRR/DEST/CEB 8H NRR/DEST/ICSB 7 NRR/DEST/MTB 9H NRR/DEST/RSB 8E NRR/DLPQ/HFB 10 NRR/DOEA/EAB 11 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT RES/DS IR/EI B EXTERNAL: EG&G WILLIAMS,S LPDR NSIC MAYS,G NUDOCS FULL TXT COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1'1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1.1 1 RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD2-2 PD ACRS MOELLER AEOD/DOA AEOD/ROAB/DS P IRM/DCTS/DAB NRR/DEST/ESB 8D NRR/DEST/MEB 9H NRR/DEST/PSB 8D NRR/DEST/SGB 8D NRR/DLPQ/PEB 10 NRR RPB 10 RGN2 FILE 01 L ST LOBBY WARD NRC PDR NSIC MURPHY,G.A COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1'1 1 1 1 NOIR'ZO ALL'KIDS" R1XXPI1MS:

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P.x14000, Juno Beach, FL 33408.0420 SEPTEMBER 1 3 1989 L-89-336 10 CFR 50.73 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.20555 Gentlemen:

Re: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket No.50-250 and 50-251 Reportable Event: 89-12 Date of Event: July 7, 1989 Source Surveillances Required by Technical Specification 3.11 and 4.13 Missed Due to Inade ate Administrative Controls The attached Licensee Event Report (LER)is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.73 to provide notification of the subject event.Very truly yours, C.0.Woody Acting Senior Vice President-Nuclear COW/JRH/cm cc: Stewart D.Ebneter, Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC~Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Po'int Plant 89%200244 8)0913 PDR ADOCK 05000250 S PDC an FPL Group company NRC Form 344 (9)U.S.NUCLEAR AEOULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED OM()NO.31500)04 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)EXPIAES: 4/31/SS FACILITY NAMK (II DOCKET NUMBER l2)PA E 3 Turkey Point Unit 3 0 5 0 0 0 250 1 OFO 3 source Surveillances Required by Technical Specifications 3.11 and 4.13 EVENT OATK (5)MONTH DAY YEAR YEAR ER NUMBER (4)REPORT DATE (7)+~Sr ESOVSNTIAL NVMSKR OAY YEAR RIW~REVISION MONTH kcrer NVMSSR OTHER FACILITIES INVOLVED (4)DOCKET NUMBER(SI FACILITY NAMES Turkey Point Unit 4 0 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 7 8 9 8)(9 0 1 2 000 9 13 89 0 5 0 0 0 OPS RAT I NO MOCK (1)POWER LEVEL 1 P P 110)<44~IS:,.20.402 I 4 I 20AOS(~l(1)(il 20AOS(~(Ill(4 I 20,405(~)(I)(iii)20AOS(c)(I l(lrl 20.405 (c I (I I (r)20.405(c)SODS(e)(l) 50.34(e)(2)X 50.73(el(2)lil 50.73(cl(2)(4) 50.734)(2)(i(i I LICENSEE CONTACT FOR THIS LER (12I 50.73(e)(2((irl 50.73(c I (2 l(r)50.73(el(2)(rill 50.73(e l(2)(riii)(Al 50.73(el(2)(riii)(BI 50.73(c I (2)(e I THIS REPORT IS SUSMITTKD PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR g: ICnece one or more ol tne lorlortlnPI (11)73.71(bl 73.71(c)OTHER ISpeclry In Abttrcct below enrt In Teer.HRC Form 3EEAI NAME Ed Lyons-Regulation and Compliance Engineer TELEPHONE NVIIBEA AREA CODE 3 052 46-73 COMPLETE ONE LINE FOR EACH COMPONENT FAILUAE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT (13)CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT MANUFAC TUREA 5 3)CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT y'......r...3 r R: MANUFAC.TVRER er EPOATABLE TO NPRDS 5¹W SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EXPECTED (14)YES III yer, complete EIIPECTED SUEMISSIDH DATE)NO ABSTRACT ILlmlt to 1400 rpecet, I.e., epproelmetery llltecn slnole u>>ce typewritten tined (14(EXPECTED SUBMISSION OATS (IS)MONTH DAY YEAR On July 7, 1989, with Unit 3 and Unit 4 in Mode 1 at 100%, Health Physias personnel (non-licensed utility personnel) disoovered a liquid Scintillation Counter with an internal calibration source that had not been leak tested as required by Teohniaal Specifications (TS)3.11 and 4.13.The sub)eat Cesium-137 calibration sourae has an activity of 30 miaroauries.

TS 3.11 requires those quantities of by-product material that exceed the quantities listed in 10CPR30.71 are to be leak tested in aeeordanae with the sohedule described in TS 4.13.The required leakage tests have not been performed, sinae receipt of the subject liquid Sointillation Counter in June, 1987.This.LER is being submitted late, sinae the appropriate personnel were not notified of the incident until August 16, 1989.The sub5eot Cesium-137 aalibration source passed a leak test conducted on July 9, 1989.On June 30, 1989, Administrative Proaedure, O-ADM-022,"Proauring Radioaative Souraes," was issued.This procedure administratively controls the procuring of all radioactive souraes (except fuel), and requires all shippers to indicate on the outside of the package if the package contains radioaative material.The individual responsible for the tardiness of this LER has been aounseled.

NRC Form 344 (9.43 I 4

NRC form 344A ps')LICENSEE E T REPORT (LER)TEXT CONTINUA U.S.NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVEO OMS NO.3)eAM)04 EXPIRES: S)31188 f Se,ILITY NAME (1)OOCKET NUMSER (1)LER NUMBER (Sl PAGE (3)Turkey Point Unit 3 TEXT lll more spece hs rryked, Ihse afChCoresi NRC femr JSSA'sl (17)YEAR o s o o o 250 89)hIP SEGVENTIAL

...'h NVMEER-0 1 2>~Ah(REVISION NVMSER 0 0 0 2 0 3 Event On July 7, 1989)Health Physics (non-licensed utility personnel) discovered a liquid Scintillation Counter with an internal calibration source that had not been leak tested as required by Technical Specifications 3.11,"Miscellaneous Radioactive Materials Sources," and 4.13,"Radioactive Materials Sources Surveillance

." The Cesium-137 internal calibration source has an activity of 30 microcuries

.Technical Specification 3.11 requires those quantitites of by-product material that exceed the quantities listed in 10CFR30.71 (Schedule B)be leak tested in accordance with the schedule described in Technical Specification 4.13.Since receipt of the subject liquid Scintillation Counter in June, 1987, the required tests for leakage have not been performed.

This report was not submitted within 30 days as required by 10CFR50.73(a) due to non-cognitive personnel error (non-licensed utility personnel) in that the appropriate personnel were not made aware of the incident until August 16, 1989.Cause of the Event The source delineated above fell under the Department of Transportation category of"Excepted Radioactive Materials," more specifically 49CFR173.422,"Exceptions for Instruments and Articles." This regulation indicates that shipments containing less than 100,000 microcuries of Cesium-137 as a component part of the instrument or article do not require any labeling on the outside of the package.For cases such as this, appropriate administrative controls to ensure that Health Physics personnel were notified upon receipt of the source did not exist.Therefore, Health Physics did not know the Cesium-137 internal calibration source existed on site.Anal sis of the Event Although Technical Specifications 3.11 and 4.13 require the subject source to be tested for leakage, 10CFR31.5(c)(2)(ii) states that devices containing not more than 100 microcuries of other beta and/or gamma emitting material need not be tested for any purpose.In addition;the subject Cesium-137 calibration source passed a leak test conducted on July 9, 1989.Based on the above, this event had no effect on the health and safety of the public.Corrective Actions 1)The Cesium-137 calibration source contained within the subject liquid Scintillation Counter passed a leak test conducted.

on July 9, 1989.NRC POEM 344A (083)

NRC eorm 3BBA (94L('ICENSEE EV REPORT (LERI TEXT CONTINUAT V.S.NUCLEAR REOULATORY COMMISSION APPROYEO OMS NO.3(BOW(0+EXPIRES: B/31/ES PAL.ITY NAME (1)Turkey Point Unit 3 DOCKET NUMBER (21 o s o o o 2 5 0 LER NUMBER (Bl YEAR N(SBCUBNTIAL r@d'EVISION NUMBER'.NUMBER 013-0 PAGE (3)OF 0 3 TEXT///more eoece/e mrtu/red, uee eddidone/HRC/orIII 35SA 3/(17(2)Prior to the identification of this event, Administrative Procedure O-ADM-022,"Procuring Radioactive Sources," was issued on June 30, 1989.Except for fuel,, this procedure administratively controls the procurement of all radioactive sources.3)The individual responsible for the tardiness of this Licensee Event Report has been counseled on the requirements of plant procedures on event reporting and instructed on the appropriate mechanism to obtain an evaluation of the reportability of an event.4)A memorandum will be issued to appropriate Health Physics personnel discussing

.the importance of obtaining an evaluation of the reportability of an event.Additional Information:

No similar Licensee Event Reports were identified.

NRC FORM 3BBA (9831