ML20205K629

Discusses Equipment Qualification Insp Repts 50-334/86-12 & 50-334/88-21 on 860609-13 & 880509-13 & Forwards Notice of Violation.Util Also Requested to Address Deficiency Re Handling of Victoreen Cable Assemblies

ML20205K629
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	10/20/1988
From:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sieber J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
ML20205K632	List: ML20205K629 ML20205K652
References
EA-88-178, NUDOCS 8811010264
Download: ML20205K629 (4)

See also: IR 05000334/1986012

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OCT 2 01988

Docket No. 50-334

License No. DPR-66

EA No.88-178

Duquesne Light Company

ATTN: Mr. J. O. Sieber

Vice President

Nuclear Group

Post Office Box 4

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

15077

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection Report Nos: 50-334/36-12, 50-334/88-21

This letter refers to equipment qualification inspections conducted on

June 9-13, 1986 and May 9-13, 1988 at the Beaver Valley 1 Power Plant.

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in vection reports were sent to you on October 31, 1986 and August 3, 1983

respectively.

Based on the results of these inspections it appears that certain of your

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activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as

set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

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time of these inspections, several items (50-334/86-12-03 and 50-334/88-21-02)

were identified as potential enforcement i* ems.

Based on subsequent informa-

tion furnished by you at the Enforcement Jenference on August 12, 1988, the

NRC has categorized these as a Severity Level IV violation in accordance with

the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.

With regard to the violation relating to unqualified

wire in Motor Operated Valves (MOV) (50-334/88-21-02), it appears that certain

of the MOVs with deftetent wire did not have to be on the EQ master list at the

time of the inspection. These MOVs are associated with satisfying Regulatory

Guide 1.97 guidance. However, it 15 noted that the identification of these

deficiencies lead to your staff's identification of unqualified wire in 11

MOVs in the charging and safety injection system. The NRC notes that this

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wire issue, which was identified by the NRC in May 1988, was not evaluated

under the n.odified EQ enforcement policy set forth in Generic letter 88-07

because that policy applies only to those violations that existed prior to

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November 30, 1985, which were identified prior to completion of the first

round of EQ inspections in mid April 1988. One potential violation discussed

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at the enforcement conference (50-334/86-12-01) relating to the qualification

of Continental Silicone Rubber insulated cable is no longer considered to be a

violation.

I.i addition to the above, se identified deficiencies in Duquesne Light's

handling of the Victoreen HRRM cable assembly qualification.

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informaticn provided at the enforcement conference, we determined that you

were aware of generic qualification problems with the cable assembly prior

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to November 1985. However, it does not appear that you had analyzed the

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magnitude of potential HRRM errors at that time or that you had made your

operators specifically aware of these deficiencies to guide them in their

use.

In addition, there is no indication that you requested NRC relief from

the accuracy requirements of RG 1.47 as they apply to the HRRM. With regard

to the unidentified wires in the MOVs, we determined that a number of these

deficiencies were a result of inadequate training of the individuals performing

the first round of MOV EQ inspections and inade wate inspection criteria.

You are required to respond to this letter.

In preparing your response you

should follow the instructions in Appendix A.

In addition to your response to

the violation, you should address the reason for the above deficiencies and

your actions to prevent a recurrence of these deficiencies.

The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying notice are not

subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as

required by the Paper Wo.k Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Origin:1 Si:nc:1 By:

Thomas T. Martin

Thomas T. Martin, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure: Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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J. J. Carey, Executive Vice President, Operations

J. O. Crockett, General Manager, Corporate Nuclear Services

W. S. Lacey, General Manager, Nuclear Operations

N. R. Tonet, Managar Nuclear Engineering

T. P. Noonan, Plant Manager

C. E. Ewing, QA Manager

K. D. Grada, Manager, Nuclear Safety

Public Document Room (POR)

local Public Document Room (LPOR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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