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{{#Wiki_filter:ACCELERATEDDOCUMENTDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEMSUBJECT:Respondstoviolationsnotedininsprepts50-315/94-06&50-316/94-06.Correctiveactions:Procedure12THP6010RPP.606revisedtoincludeWD-490invalvelineup.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE06DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:Environ&Radiological(50DKT)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponsIDNOTES:REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9406230229DOC.DATE:94/05/25NOTARIZED:YESDOCKET¹,'ijFACIL:50-315DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONFITZPATRICK,E.IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerlyIndiana&MichiganEleRRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONMARTINFJ.B.DocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDINTERNAL:AEOD/DSPNMSS/SGTB4E4NRR/PMAS/ILRBl2NUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS2RESRGN3FILEOlTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEHICKMAN,JAEOD/TTCNRR/DREP/PRPB10NRR/PMAS/IRCB-EOEDIRQFILE02RGNDRSS/RPBRGN4/FIPSNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL111122111111111111DDDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEEDlDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR19ENCL19  
{{#Wiki_filter:ACCELERATED
IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box1663ICoiumbus,OH43246lNDIANANECHlGANPOWMAEP:NRC:1212B-10CFR2.201DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74NRCINSPECTIONREPORTSNO.50-315/94006(DRSS)AND50-316/94006(DRSS)REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATIONU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Attn:Mr.J.B.MartinMay25,1994DearMr.Martin:ThisletterisinresponsetoaUSNRCletterdatedApril29,1994,thatforwardedaNoticeofViolation(NOV)toIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.TheNOVcontainedoneviolationwhichwasself-identifiedbythelicenseeandnotedduringa-routineradiationprotectioninspectionconductedbyMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Theviolationisassociatedwiththeproceduralizedactivitiesthatledtothespentresinspillinthe587'rummingroomonMarch19,1994.Inresponsetotheevent,promptactionwastakentosuspendallresintransferactivities.Correctiveactions,intheformofprocedurerevisions,wereinstitutedtopreventrecurrencepriortoresumptionofsuchactivities.Ourreplyto'thenoticeofviolationisprovidedintheattachmenttothisletter.Thisletterissubmittedpursuantto10CFR50'4(f)and,assuch,anoathstatementisattached.Sincerely,pp~pcWE.E.FitzpatrickVicePresidentdr9'4062302299'40525.PDRADOCK050003159PDR  
DOCUMENTDISTRIBUTION
STATEOFOHIO)COUNTYOFFRANKLIN)E.E.Fitzpatrick,beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresidentoflicenseeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforgoingresponsetoNRCINSPECTIONREPORTSNO.50-315/94006(DRSS)AND50-316/94006(DRSS),REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATIONandknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledgeandbelief.Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis~~4dayof19NOTARPUBLIC-RlTAD.HE'LLNOTARYPUDuC.STATEOPOHt."  
SYSTEMSUBJECT:Respondstoviolations
Mr.J.B.Martin2AEP:NRC:1212BAttachmentsCC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector-Bridgman,MINRCResidentInspector-BigRockPointNuclearPlantJ.R.PadgettW.T.Russell,NRC-Washington,D.C.  
notedininsprepts50-315/94-06
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BREPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION
&50-316/94-06.Corrective
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BPage1BackgroundAroutineradiationprotectioninspectionwasconductedbyMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Duringthisinspection,oneitemwasfoundtobeinviolation.Theviolationwasidentifiedasinappropriatenessofprocedureswithregardtotheactivitiesthatledtothespentresinspillinthe587drummingroomonMarch19,1994.Thisviolationwassetforthinalettercontainingthenoticeofviolation,datedApril29,1994,fromMr.JohnA.Grobe,ActingChief,ReactorsSupportProgramsBranch.TheletterwasreceivedMay10,1994.Ourresponsetothenoticeofviolationiscontainedwithinthisdocument.NRCViolationI"10CFR50,AppendixB,CriterionV,"Instructions,Procedures,andDrawings,"requiresthatactivitiesaffectingqualitybeprescribedbyaprocedureofatypeappropriatetothecircumstancesandshallbeaccomplishedinaccordancewiththeseprocedures.Contrarytotheabove:OnMarch18,1994,Procedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadi.oactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"wasinappropriatetothecircumstancesinthatthevalvelineupfailedtoidentifyavalverequiredtobeopenedfortheevolutiontobecompletedsuccessfully.2.OnMarch19,1994,Procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"wasinappropriatetothecircumstancesinthattheprocedurefailedtoidentifyalternativeflowpathsandthevalveswhosepositionsneededtobeverifiedtopreventthosealternativeflowpaths.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementI)."  
actions:Procedure
ATTACHMENTTOAEP,:NRC:1212BPage2ResponsetoViolationAdmissionorDenialoftheAlleedViolationIndianaMichiganPowerCompanyadmitstotheviolationascitedintheNRCnoticeofviolation.2.ReasonsfortheViolationThevalvelineupforprocedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadioactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"failedtoidentifyWD-490duetotheprocedureauthor'smisinterpretationofvalveinformationwhentransitioningfromoneflowprinttoanother.TheauthorincorrectlyassumedthatWD-498wasidentifiedontwoprintswheninfactWD-498wasononeprintandWD-490wasontheother.Subsequentprocedurereviewsperformedpriortotheprocedureapprovalfailedtoidentifytheoriginalerror.Procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"failedtoidentifyalternativeflowpaths""andthevalveswhosepositionsneededtobeverifiedclosedtopreventthosepathsfrombeingused.Thiswasduetothebasicassumptionthatthesubjectvalvesarenormallymaintainedintheclosedpositionand,therefore,acheckwasnotnecessary.CorrectiveActionsTakenandResultsAchievedOnMarch18,1994,procedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadioactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"wasrevisedtoincludeWD-490inthevalvelineup.OnMarch25,1994,procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"wasrevised-toincludeverificationofthesubjectalternateflowpathsandtheassociatedvalveswhichpositionsneededtobeverified.CorrectiveActionsTakentoAvoidFurtherViolationsTheprocedureusedbytheradiationprotectiondepartmentforprocedurepreparation,reviewandmaintenancewillberevisedtoenhancereviewsperformedtoensureprocedureaccuracy.ThisrevisionwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.  
12THP6010RPP.606revisedtoincludeWD-490invalvelineup.DISTRIBUTION
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BPage3Inthecoverlettertothesubjectnoticeofviolation/inspection'eport,itwasrequestedthatourresponseincludeareviewofsimilarevolutionsthat'requirecoordinationbetweendifferentgroupsandthestepstakentoimprovethecoordinationandcommunicationsbetweensuchgroups.Reviewandassessmentofcoordinationandcommunicationbetweendifferentgroupsisanintegralpartofourcorrectiveactionprogram.PreviousassessmentleadtotheinitiationofacomprehensiveimprovementplanwithintheChemistryDepartment.Similarly,aselfassessmentofrecenteventsrelatedtocoordinationandcommunicationwithintheOperationsDepartmenthasresultedintheinitiationofsignificantchangeswithinthisdepartment.ThelatestanalysisofourCorrectiveActionProgramDataBaserevealedthatcommunicationsremainachallenge.Thisinformationhasbeenprovidedtotheappropriatemanagementpersonnel.Wewillcontinuetomonitorperformanceintheseareasandprovidefeedbackrelativetotheeffectivenessofperformanceimprovementinitiatives.TeamworkandCommunicationarecriticaltothesuccessofanyoperationandthe,importanceofeachhasconsistentlybeenemphasizedduringStateofthe"PlantSessionsconductedbytheVicePresident-PlantManagerandattendedbyplantandcontractpersonnel.Inaddition,theAEPNuclearOrganizationhasinitiatedanintegratedTeamBuildingprocess.ThisintegratedTeamBuildingprocesswasinitiatedbySeniorManagementandisdesignedtoenhanceteamwork,coordinationandcommunicationthroughoutthewholeorganization.Also,theradiationprotectiondepartmentwillreviewsimilarproceduralevolutionsthatrequirecoordinationbetweendifferentgroupsandwilldelineatewithintheseproceduresindividualresponsibilitiesforcommandandcontroloftheactivityfrombothanintradepartmentandinterdepartmentcoordinationperspective.ThisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.ProcedurechangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoMay1,1995.Inaddition,theoperationsdepartmentwillreviewthiseventwiththeoperationsproceduregroupandwilldetermineifchangesarenecessarytothecurrentproceduredevelopmentprocess.ThisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.Processchangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwi13.becompletedpriortoMay1,1995.DateWhenFullComlieneeVillBeAchievedFullcompliancewasachievedonMarch25,1994,withtherevisiontoProcedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResin'SluicingandReplacement".
CODE:IE06DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR
ENCLSIZE:TITLE:Environ&Radiological
(50DKT)-Insp
Rept/Notice
ofViolation
ResponsIDNOTES:REGULATORY
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION
NBR:9406230229
DOC.DATE:
94/05/25NOTARIZED:
YESDOCKET¹,'ijFACIL:50-315
DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION
FITZPATRICK,E.
IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly
Indiana&MichiganEleRRECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT
AFFILIATION
MARTINFJ.B.
DocumentControlBranch(Document
ControlDesk)RECIPIENT
IDCODE/NAME
PD3-1PDINTERNAL:
AEOD/DSPNMSS/SGTB
4E4NRR/PMAS/ILRBl2
NUDOCS-ABSTRACT
OGC/HDS2RESRGN3FILEOlTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111111RECIPIENT
IDCODE/NAME
HICKMAN,J
AEOD/TTCNRR/DREP/PRPB10
NRR/PMAS/IRCB-E
OEDIRQFILE02RGNDRSS/RPBRGN4/FIPS
NSICCOPIESLTTRENCL111122111111111111DDDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)
TOELIMINATE
YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION
LISTSFORDOCUMENTS
YOUDON'TNEEDlDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR19ENCL19  
IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box1663ICoiumbus,
OH43246lNDIANANECHlGANPOWMAEP:NRC:1212B-
10CFR2.201DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74NRCINSPECTION
REPORTSNO.50-315/94006
(DRSS)AND50-316/94006
(DRSS)REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION
U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
DocumentControlDeskWashington,
D.C.20555Attn:Mr.J.B.MartinMay25,1994DearMr.Martin:ThisletterisinresponsetoaUSNRCletterdatedApril29,1994,thatforwarded
aNoticeofViolation
(NOV)toIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.TheNOVcontained
oneviolation
whichwasself-identified
bythelicenseeandnotedduringa-routineradiation
protection
inspection
conducted
byMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Theviolation
isassociated
withtheproceduralized
activities
thatledtothespentresinspillinthe587'rumming
roomonMarch19,1994.Inresponsetotheevent,promptactionwastakentosuspendallresintransferactivities.
Corrective
actions,intheformofprocedure
revisions,
wereinstituted
topreventrecurrence
priortoresumption
ofsuchactivities.
Ourreplyto'thenoticeofviolation
isprovidedintheattachment
tothisletter.Thisletterissubmitted
pursuantto10CFR50'4(f)and,assuch,anoathstatement
isattached.
Sincerely,
pp~pcWE.E.Fitzpatrick
VicePresident
dr9'406230229
9'40525.PDRADOCK050003159PDR  
STATEOFOHIO)COUNTYOFFRANKLIN)
E.E.Fitzpatrick,
beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresident
oflicenseeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforgoingresponsetoNRCINSPECTION
REPORTSNO.50-315/94006
(DRSS)AND50-316/94006
(DRSS),REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION
andknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledge
andbelief.Subscribed
andsworntobeforemethis~~4dayof19NOTARPUBLIC-RlTAD.HE'LLNOTARYPUDuC.STATEOPOHt."  
Mr.J.B.Martin2AEP:NRC:1212B
Attachments
CC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector
-Bridgman,
MINRCResidentInspector
-BigRockPointNuclearPlantJ.R.PadgettW.T.Russell,NRC-Washington,
D.C.  
ATTACHMENT
TOAEP:NRC:1212B
REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION
ATTACHMENT
TOAEP:NRC:1212B
Page1Background
Aroutineradiation
protection
inspection
wasconducted
byMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Duringthisinspection,
oneitemwasfoundtobeinviolation.
Theviolation
wasidentified
asinappropriateness
ofprocedures
withregardtotheactivities
thatledtothespentresinspillinthe587drummingroomonMarch19,1994.Thisviolation
wassetforthinalettercontaining
thenoticeofviolation,
datedApril29,1994,fromMr.JohnA.Grobe,ActingChief,ReactorsSupportProgramsBranch.TheletterwasreceivedMay10,1994.Ourresponsetothenoticeofviolation
iscontained
withinthisdocument.
NRCViolation
I"10CFR50,AppendixB,Criterion
V,"Instructions,
Procedures,
andDrawings,"
requiresthatactivities
affecting
qualitybeprescribed
byaprocedure
ofatypeappropriate
tothecircumstances
andshallbeaccomplished
inaccordance
withtheseprocedures.
Contrarytotheabove:OnMarch18,1994,Procedure
12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation
oftheRadi.oactive
WasteWaterDemineralizer
System(RWDS),"wasinappropriate
tothecircumstances
inthatthevalvelineupfailedtoidentifyavalverequiredtobeopenedfortheevolution
tobecompleted
successfully.
2.OnMarch19,1994,Procedure
02OHP4021.007.002,
"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer
ResinSluicingandReplacement,"
wasinappropriate
tothecircumstances
inthattheprocedure
failedtoidentifyalternative
flowpathsandthevalveswhosepositions
neededtobeverifiedtopreventthosealternative
flowpaths.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation
(Supplement
I)."  
ATTACHMENT
TOAEP,:NRC:1212B
Page2ResponsetoViolation
Admission
orDenialoftheAlleedViolation
IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyadmitstotheviolation
ascitedintheNRCnoticeofviolation.
2.ReasonsfortheViolation
Thevalvelineupforprocedure
12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation
oftheRadioactive
WasteWaterDemineralizer
System(RWDS),"failedtoidentifyWD-490duetotheprocedure
author'smisinterpretation
ofvalveinformation
whentransitioning
fromoneflowprinttoanother.Theauthorincorrectly
assumedthatWD-498wasidentified
ontwoprintswheninfactWD-498wasononeprintandWD-490wasontheother.Subsequent
procedure
reviewsperformed
priortotheprocedure
approvalfailedtoidentifytheoriginalerror.Procedure
02OHP4021.007.002,
"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer
ResinSluicingandReplacement,"
failedtoidentifyalternative
flowpaths""andthevalveswhosepositions
neededtobeverifiedclosedtopreventthosepathsfrombeingused.Thiswasduetothebasicassumption
thatthesubjectvalvesarenormallymaintained
intheclosedpositionand,therefore,
acheckwasnotnecessary.
Corrective
ActionsTakenandResultsAchievedOnMarch18,1994,procedure
12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation
oftheRadioactive
WasteWaterDemineralizer
System(RWDS),"wasrevisedtoincludeWD-490inthevalvelineup.OnMarch25,1994,procedure
02OHP4021.007.002,
"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer
ResinSluicingandReplacement,"
wasrevised-toincludeverification
ofthesubjectalternate
flowpathsandtheassociated
valveswhichpositions
neededtobeverified.
Corrective
ActionsTakentoAvoidFurtherViolations
Theprocedure
usedbytheradiation
protection
department
forprocedure
preparation,
reviewandmaintenance
willberevisedtoenhancereviewsperformed
toensureprocedure
accuracy.
Thisrevisionwillbecompleted
priortoJuly1,1994.  
ATTACHMENT
TOAEP:NRC:1212B
Page3Inthecoverlettertothesubjectnoticeofviolation/inspection
'eport,itwasrequested
thatourresponseincludeareviewofsimilarevolutions
that'requirecoordination
betweendifferent
groupsandthestepstakentoimprovethecoordination
andcommunications
betweensuchgroups.Reviewandassessment
ofcoordination
andcommunication
betweendifferent
groupsisanintegralpartofourcorrective
actionprogram.Previousassessment
leadtotheinitiation
ofacomprehensive
improvement
planwithintheChemistry
Department.
Similarly,
aselfassessment
ofrecenteventsrelatedtocoordination
andcommunication
withintheOperations
Department
hasresultedintheinitiation
ofsignificant
changeswithinthisdepartment.
ThelatestanalysisofourCorrective
ActionProgramDataBaserevealedthatcommunications
remainachallenge.
Thisinformation
hasbeenprovidedtotheappropriate
management
personnel.
Wewillcontinuetomonitorperformance
intheseareasandprovidefeedbackrelativetotheeffectiveness
ofperformance
improvement
initiatives.
TeamworkandCommunication
arecriticaltothesuccessofanyoperation
andthe,importance
ofeachhasconsistently
beenemphasized
duringStateofthe"Plant
Sessionsconducted
bytheVicePresident-Plant
Managerandattendedbyplantandcontractpersonnel.
Inaddition,
theAEPNuclearOrganization
hasinitiated
anintegrated
TeamBuildingprocess.Thisintegrated
TeamBuildingprocesswasinitiated
bySeniorManagement
andisdesignedtoenhanceteamwork,
coordination
andcommunication
throughout
thewholeorganization.
Also,theradiation
protection
department
willreviewsimilarprocedural
evolutions
thatrequirecoordination
betweendifferent
groupsandwilldelineate
withintheseprocedures
individual
responsibilities
forcommandandcontroloftheactivityfrombothanintradepartment
andinterdepartment
coordination
perspective.
Thisreviewwillbecompleted
priortoJuly1,1994.Procedure
changesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwillbecompleted
priortoMay1,1995.Inaddition,
theoperations
department
willreviewthiseventwiththeoperations
procedure
groupandwilldetermine
ifchangesarenecessary
tothecurrentprocedure
development
process.Thisreviewwillbecompleted
priortoJuly1,1994.Processchangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwi13.becompleted
priortoMay1,1995.DateWhenFullComlieneeVillBeAchievedFullcompliance
wasachievedonMarch25,1994,withtherevisiontoProcedure
02OHP4021.007.002,
"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer
Resin'Sluicing
andReplacement".
}}
}}

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Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-315/94-06 & 50-316/94-06.Corrective Actions:Procedure 12 Thp 6010 RPP.606 Revised to Include WD-490 in Valve Lineup
ML17331B440
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Site: Cook  
Issue date: 05/25/1994
From: FITZPATRICK E
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To: MARTIN J B
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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Text

ACCELERATED

DOCUMENTDISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMSUBJECT:Respondstoviolations

notedininsprepts50-315/94-06

&50-316/94-06.Corrective

actions:Procedure

12THP6010RPP.606revisedtoincludeWD-490invalvelineup.DISTRIBUTION

CODE:IE06DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR

ENCLSIZE:TITLE:Environ&Radiological

(50DKT)-Insp

Rept/Notice

ofViolation

ResponsIDNOTES:REGULATORY

INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION

NBR:9406230229

DOC.DATE:

94/05/25NOTARIZED:

YESDOCKET¹,'ijFACIL:50-315

DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION

FITZPATRICK,E.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly

Indiana&MichiganEleRRECIP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

MARTINFJ.B.

DocumentControlBranch(Document

ControlDesk)RECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

PD3-1PDINTERNAL:

AEOD/DSPNMSS/SGTB

4E4NRR/PMAS/ILRBl2

NUDOCS-ABSTRACT

OGC/HDS2RESRGN3FILEOlTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111111RECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

HICKMAN,J

AEOD/TTCNRR/DREP/PRPB10

NRR/PMAS/IRCB-E

OEDIRQFILE02RGNDRSS/RPBRGN4/FIPS

NSICCOPIESLTTRENCL111122111111111111DDDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)

TOELIMINATE

YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION

LISTSFORDOCUMENTS

YOUDON'TNEEDlDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR19ENCL19

IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box1663ICoiumbus,

OH43246lNDIANANECHlGANPOWMAEP:NRC:1212B-

10CFR2.201DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74NRCINSPECTION

REPORTSNO.50-315/94006

(DRSS)AND50-316/94006

(DRSS)REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskWashington,

D.C.20555Attn:Mr.J.B.MartinMay25,1994DearMr.Martin:ThisletterisinresponsetoaUSNRCletterdatedApril29,1994,thatforwarded

aNoticeofViolation

(NOV)toIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.TheNOVcontained

oneviolation

whichwasself-identified

bythelicenseeandnotedduringa-routineradiation

protection

inspection

conducted

byMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Theviolation

isassociated

withtheproceduralized

activities

thatledtothespentresinspillinthe587'rumming

roomonMarch19,1994.Inresponsetotheevent,promptactionwastakentosuspendallresintransferactivities.

Corrective

actions,intheformofprocedure

revisions,

wereinstituted

topreventrecurrence

priortoresumption

ofsuchactivities.

Ourreplyto'thenoticeofviolation

isprovidedintheattachment

tothisletter.Thisletterissubmitted

pursuantto10CFR50'4(f)and,assuch,anoathstatement

isattached.

Sincerely,

pp~pcWE.E.Fitzpatrick

VicePresident

dr9'406230229

9'40525.PDRADOCK050003159PDR

STATEOFOHIO)COUNTYOFFRANKLIN)

E.E.Fitzpatrick,

beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresident

oflicenseeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforgoingresponsetoNRCINSPECTION

REPORTSNO.50-315/94006

(DRSS)AND50-316/94006

(DRSS),REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

andknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledge

andbelief.Subscribed

andsworntobeforemethis~~4dayof19NOTARPUBLIC-RlTAD.HE'LLNOTARYPUDuC.STATEOPOHt."

Mr.J.B.Martin2AEP:NRC:1212B

Attachments

CC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector

-Bridgman,

MINRCResidentInspector

-BigRockPointNuclearPlantJ.R.PadgettW.T.Russell,NRC-Washington,

D.C.

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:1212B

REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:1212B

Page1Background

Aroutineradiation

protection

inspection

wasconducted

byMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Duringthisinspection,

oneitemwasfoundtobeinviolation.

Theviolation

wasidentified

asinappropriateness

ofprocedures

withregardtotheactivities

thatledtothespentresinspillinthe587drummingroomonMarch19,1994.Thisviolation

wassetforthinalettercontaining

thenoticeofviolation,

datedApril29,1994,fromMr.JohnA.Grobe,ActingChief,ReactorsSupportProgramsBranch.TheletterwasreceivedMay10,1994.Ourresponsetothenoticeofviolation

iscontained

withinthisdocument.

NRCViolation

I"10CFR50,AppendixB,Criterion

V,"Instructions,

Procedures,

andDrawings,"

requiresthatactivities

affecting

qualitybeprescribed

byaprocedure

ofatypeappropriate

tothecircumstances

andshallbeaccomplished

inaccordance

withtheseprocedures.

Contrarytotheabove:OnMarch18,1994,Procedure

12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation

oftheRadi.oactive

WasteWaterDemineralizer

System(RWDS),"wasinappropriate

tothecircumstances

inthatthevalvelineupfailedtoidentifyavalverequiredtobeopenedfortheevolution

tobecompleted

successfully.

2.OnMarch19,1994,Procedure

02OHP4021.007.002,

"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer

ResinSluicingandReplacement,"

wasinappropriate

tothecircumstances

inthattheprocedure

failedtoidentifyalternative

flowpathsandthevalveswhosepositions

neededtobeverifiedtopreventthosealternative

flowpaths.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

I)."

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP,:NRC:1212B

Page2ResponsetoViolation

Admission

orDenialoftheAlleedViolation

IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyadmitstotheviolation

ascitedintheNRCnoticeofviolation.

2.ReasonsfortheViolation

Thevalvelineupforprocedure

12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation

oftheRadioactive

WasteWaterDemineralizer

System(RWDS),"failedtoidentifyWD-490duetotheprocedure

author'smisinterpretation

ofvalveinformation

whentransitioning

fromoneflowprinttoanother.Theauthorincorrectly

assumedthatWD-498wasidentified

ontwoprintswheninfactWD-498wasononeprintandWD-490wasontheother.Subsequent

procedure

reviewsperformed

priortotheprocedure

approvalfailedtoidentifytheoriginalerror.Procedure

02OHP4021.007.002,

"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer

ResinSluicingandReplacement,"

failedtoidentifyalternative

flowpaths""andthevalveswhosepositions

neededtobeverifiedclosedtopreventthosepathsfrombeingused.Thiswasduetothebasicassumption

thatthesubjectvalvesarenormallymaintained

intheclosedpositionand,therefore,

acheckwasnotnecessary.

Corrective

ActionsTakenandResultsAchievedOnMarch18,1994,procedure

12THP6010RPP.606,"Operation

oftheRadioactive

WasteWaterDemineralizer

System(RWDS),"wasrevisedtoincludeWD-490inthevalvelineup.OnMarch25,1994,procedure

02OHP4021.007.002,

"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer

ResinSluicingandReplacement,"

wasrevised-toincludeverification

ofthesubjectalternate

flowpathsandtheassociated

valveswhichpositions

neededtobeverified.

Corrective

ActionsTakentoAvoidFurtherViolations

Theprocedure

usedbytheradiation

protection

department

forprocedure

preparation,

reviewandmaintenance

willberevisedtoenhancereviewsperformed

toensureprocedure

accuracy.

Thisrevisionwillbecompleted

priortoJuly1,1994.

ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:1212B

Page3Inthecoverlettertothesubjectnoticeofviolation/inspection

'eport,itwasrequested

thatourresponseincludeareviewofsimilarevolutions

that'requirecoordination

betweendifferent

groupsandthestepstakentoimprovethecoordination

andcommunications

betweensuchgroups.Reviewandassessment

ofcoordination

andcommunication

betweendifferent

groupsisanintegralpartofourcorrective

actionprogram.Previousassessment

leadtotheinitiation

ofacomprehensive

improvement

planwithintheChemistry

Department.

Similarly,

aselfassessment

ofrecenteventsrelatedtocoordination

andcommunication

withintheOperations

Department

hasresultedintheinitiation

ofsignificant

changeswithinthisdepartment.

ThelatestanalysisofourCorrective

ActionProgramDataBaserevealedthatcommunications

remainachallenge.

Thisinformation

hasbeenprovidedtotheappropriate

management

personnel.

Wewillcontinuetomonitorperformance

intheseareasandprovidefeedbackrelativetotheeffectiveness

ofperformance

improvement

initiatives.

TeamworkandCommunication

arecriticaltothesuccessofanyoperation

andthe,importance

ofeachhasconsistently

beenemphasized

duringStateofthe"Plant

Sessionsconducted

bytheVicePresident-Plant

Managerandattendedbyplantandcontractpersonnel.

Inaddition,

theAEPNuclearOrganization

hasinitiated

anintegrated

TeamBuildingprocess.Thisintegrated

TeamBuildingprocesswasinitiated

bySeniorManagement

andisdesignedtoenhanceteamwork,

coordination

andcommunication

throughout

thewholeorganization.

Also,theradiation

protection

department

willreviewsimilarprocedural

evolutions

thatrequirecoordination

betweendifferent

groupsandwilldelineate

withintheseprocedures

individual

responsibilities

forcommandandcontroloftheactivityfrombothanintradepartment

andinterdepartment

coordination

perspective.

Thisreviewwillbecompleted

priortoJuly1,1994.Procedure

changesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwillbecompleted

priortoMay1,1995.Inaddition,

theoperations

department

willreviewthiseventwiththeoperations

procedure

groupandwilldetermine

ifchangesarenecessary

tothecurrentprocedure

development

process.Thisreviewwillbecompleted

priortoJuly1,1994.Processchangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwi13.becompleted

priortoMay1,1995.DateWhenFullComlieneeVillBeAchievedFullcompliance

wasachievedonMarch25,1994,withtherevisiontoProcedure

02OHP4021.007.002,

"ReactorCoolantDemineralizer

Resin'Sluicing

andReplacement".

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