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{{#Wiki_filter:INDIANALMICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYP.O.BOX1880WLIN0OREENSTATIONNEWYORK,N.Y.10004DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnitsNo.1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74IEInspectionReportsNo.50-31'5/80-04andNo.50-316/80-03ResponsetoNoticeofViolationMay30,1980AEP:NRC:00413Mr.JamesG.Keppler,RegionalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofInspectionandEnforcementRegionIII799RooseveltRoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137DearMr.Keppler:TheAttachmenttothis')etterisourresponsetotheNoticeofViolationcitedinAppendixAtoMr.R.F.Heishman'sletterofMay2,1980.OnMay23,1980ourDr.Castresanaobtai.nedanextensiontotheduedateofthissubmittaluntilMay30,1980fromyourMr.Heishman.Verytrulyyours,ohnE.DolanicePresidentJED:dfsAttachmentcc:R.C.CallenG.CharnoffRES.HunterR.M.JurgensenD.V.Shaller-Bridgman2'980  
{{#Wiki_filter:INDIANALMICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYP.O.BOX1880WLIN0OREENSTATIONNEWYORK,N.Y.10004DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnitsNo.1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74IEInspection
ReportsNo.50-31'5/80-04
andNo.50-316/80-03
ResponsetoNoticeofViolation
May30,1980AEP:NRC:00413
Mr.JamesG.Keppler,RegionalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
OfficeofInspection
andEnforcement
RegionIII799Roosevelt
RoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137DearMr.Keppler:TheAttachment
tothis')etterisourresponsetotheNoticeofViolation
citedinAppendixAtoMr.R.F.Heishman's
letterofMay2,1980.OnMay23,1980ourDr.Castresana
obtai.ned
anextension
totheduedateofthissubmittal
untilMay30,1980fromyourMr.Heishman.
Verytrulyyours,ohnE.DolanicePresident
JED:dfsAttachment
cc:R.C.CallenG.CharnoffRES.HunterR.M.Jurgensen
D.V.Shaller-Bridgman2'980  
   
   
gPer+ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:00413y<o>ation1TechnicalSpecification6.8.1requiresimplementationofprocedures,.12-0HP-4021.018.004"DrainingorAdjustingLevelintheSpentFuel.Pit"detailstheprocedureforraisinglevelintheSFP.'ontrarytotheabove,thisprocedurewasnotusedforincreasinglev'elintheSFPbetweenMarch15,1980andMarch17,1980,whenthepoolwasoverfilledandcross-contaminationof'thedemineralizedwatersystemoccurred.~Resense:Duringthefuelstoragerackmodification,demineralizedwaterwasbeingusedatthespentfuelpitfortwopurposes:1)asasupplyofcleanwaterfordecontaminationoftheoldracksbeingremoved,and2)asasourceofprimingwaterforavacuumpumpusedforcleaningthespentfuelpitfloor.Thedemineralizedwatersystemcontaminationinvestigationrevealedthatthecrosscontaminationofthedemineralizedwaterheaderoccurredthrough.thehoseconnectionusedforthevacuumpumppriming:Theoneendofthehosewasfounddisconnectedfromthevacuumpumpandthefreeendlefthangingsubmergedinthespentfuelpit.Itisbelievedthattheshutoffvalveatthedemineralizedwaterheaderhoseconnectionhadbeenleftopen.Thiswouldpermitwatertoflowintothepitwheneverthedemineralizedwaterboosterpumpwasrunning.Theboosterpumpisrequiredtosupplywateratthiselevation.Whentheboosterpumpwasshutdown,thelowheaderpressurewould.permitwatertobesiphonedfromthespentfuelpitintothedemineralizedwaterheader.Thedailyspentfuelpitlevelreadingsshowagradualincreaseinleveluntilthespentfuelpitwasfoundoverflowingintothefueltransfercanal.Thelevelwasthenloweredinaccordancewithapprovedprocedures.Duringthetimeleadinguptothecrosscontaminationofthedemineralizedwaterheaderandtheoverflowingofthespentfuelpit,therewasnointentionalactiontoraisethelevelinthespentfuelpitandthereforethecitationforfailuretouseanapprovedprocedureforincreasingtheleveldoesnotseemwarranted.*Itisfeltthattherootcauseforthisentireincident,theincreaseinspentfuelpitlevel,thedilutionoftheboronconcentrationbelowtherequiredminimum,andthecrosscontaminationofthedemineralizedwaterheader,canbeattributedtoabreakdowninthecontroloftheactivitiesassociatedwith/thespentfuelrackmodification.Positivestepshavebeentaken,asindicatedbelow,topreventthere-occurrenceofasimilarevent.  
gPer+ATTACHMENT
TOAEP:NRC:00413
y<o>ation
1Technical
Specification
6.8.1requiresimplementation
ofprocedures,.
12-0HP-4021.018.004
"Draining
orAdjusting
LevelintheSpentFuel.Pit"detailstheprocedure
forraisinglevelintheSFP.'ontrarytotheabove,thisprocedure
wasnotusedforincreasing
lev'elintheSFPbetweenMarch15,1980andMarch17,1980,whenthepoolwasoverfilled
andcross-contamination
of'thedemineralized
watersystemoccurred.
~Resense:Duringthefuelstoragerackmodification,
demineralized
waterwasbeingusedatthespentfuelpitfortwopurposes:
1)asasupplyofcleanwaterfordecontamination
oftheoldracksbeingremoved,and2)asasourceofprimingwaterforavacuumpumpusedforcleaningthespentfuelpitfloor.Thedemineralized
watersystemcontamination
investigation
revealedthatthecrosscontamination
ofthedemineralized
waterheaderoccurredthrough.thehoseconnection
usedforthevacuumpumppriming:Theoneendofthehosewasfounddisconnected
fromthevacuumpumpandthefreeendlefthangingsubmerged
inthespentfuelpit.Itisbelievedthattheshutoffvalveatthedemineralized
waterheaderhoseconnection
hadbeenleftopen.Thiswouldpermitwatertoflowintothepitwheneverthedemineralized
waterboosterpumpwasrunning.Theboosterpumpisrequiredtosupplywateratthiselevation.
Whentheboosterpumpwasshutdown,thelowheaderpressurewould.permitwatertobesiphonedfromthespentfuelpitintothedemineralized
waterheader.Thedailyspentfuelpitlevelreadingsshowagradualincreaseinleveluntilthespentfuelpitwasfoundoverflowing
intothefueltransfercanal.Thelevelwasthenloweredinaccordance
withapprovedprocedures.
Duringthetimeleadinguptothecrosscontamination
ofthedemineralized
waterheaderandtheoverflowing
ofthespentfuelpit,therewasnointentional
actiontoraisethelevelinthespentfuelpitandtherefore
thecitationforfailuretouseanapprovedprocedure
forincreasing
theleveldoesnotseemwarranted.
*Itisfeltthattherootcauseforthisentireincident,
theincreaseinspentfuelpitlevel,thedilutionoftheboronconcentration
belowtherequiredminimum,andthecrosscontamination
ofthedemineralized
waterheader,canbeattributed
toabreakdown
inthecontroloftheactivities
associated
with/thespentfuelrackmodification.
Positivestepshavebeentaken,asindicated
below,topreventthere-occurrence
ofasimilarevent.  
   
   
pctionsTakentoPreventRe-OccurenceAprecautionhasbeenaddedtoProcedure12-0HP-4021-018.004topreventtheuseofhosesformakingupwatertothespentfuelpit.2.3.ThedemineralizedwatervalvesinthevicinityofthespentfuelpithavebeenlockedclosedwithOperationsDepartmentpadlocks.Thiswillassurenotificationoftheoperatorspriortofutureuseofthesevalves.Checkvalveshavebeeninstalledatthedemineralizedwateroutletsinthevicinityofthespentfuelpittopreventbackflowandcross-contaminationofthedemineralizedwatersystem.sControlshavebeenimposedontheuseof.demineralizedwaterfromLaboratoriesforhumanconsumptionpurposes.Violation2:Amendment832toNRCOperatingLicenseNumberDPR-58and'mendment8]3toDPR-74requireaminimumof2000ppmBoronconcentrationintheSpentFuelPitduringchangeoutfromoldrackstonewhighdensityfuelstorage.racks.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch17,1980,theSFPconcentrationwasfoundtobelessthan2000ppm(1954ppm).~Resense:Thedilutionofthespentfuelpitresultedfromtheun-intentionaladditionofwatertothespentfuelpitasdescribedinViolation1.Correctiveactionswereimmediatelyinitiatedtoincreaseboronconcentrationtogreaterthan2000ppmupondiscoveryofthelowconcentration.sActionsTakentoPreventRe-Occurence'hespecificrequirementsofAmendment832,toNRCOperatingLicenseDPR-58andAmendment5'13toDPR-74,requiringaminimumof2000ppmboroninthespentfuelpit,nolongerexistsincethespentfuelstoragerackmodification'isnowcomplete.Theprevent)veactionsdiscussedunderViolation1applygenericallytothiscondition.JUN2~gap
pctionsTakentoPreventRe-Occurence
Aprecaution
hasbeenaddedtoProcedure
12-0HP-4021-018.004
topreventtheuseofhosesformakingupwatertothespentfuelpit.2.3.Thedemineralized
watervalvesinthevicinityofthespentfuelpithavebeenlockedclosedwithOperations
Department
padlocks.
Thiswillassurenotification
oftheoperators
priortofutureuseofthesevalves.Checkvalveshavebeeninstalled
atthedemineralized
wateroutletsinthevicinityofthespentfuelpittopreventbackflowandcross-contamination
ofthedemineralized
watersystem.sControlshavebeenimposedontheuseof.demineralized
waterfromLaboratories
forhumanconsumption
purposes.
Violation
2:Amendment
832toNRCOperating
LicenseNumberDPR-58and'mendment
8]3toDPR-74requireaminimumof2000ppmBoronconcentration
intheSpentFuelPitduringchangeout
fromoldrackstonewhighdensityfuelstorage.racks.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch17,1980,theSFPconcentration
wasfoundtobelessthan2000ppm(1954ppm).~Resense:Thedilutionofthespentfuelpitresultedfromtheun-intentional
additionofwatertothespentfuelpitasdescribed
inViolation
1.Corrective
actionswereimmediately
initiated
toincreaseboronconcentration
togreaterthan2000ppmupondiscovery
ofthelowconcentrati
on.sActionsTakentoPreventRe-Occurence
'hespecificrequirements
ofAmendment
832,toNRCOperating
LicenseDPR-58andAmendment
5'13toDPR-74,requiring
aminimumof2000ppmboroninthespentfuelpit,nolongerexistsincethespentfuelstoragerackmodification
'isnowcomplete.
Theprevent)ve
actionsdiscussed
underViolation
1applygenerically
tothiscondition.
JUN2~gap
}}
}}

Revision as of 08:04, 29 June 2018

Forwards Response to NRC 800502 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-315/80-04 & 50-316/80-03.Corrective Actions:Procedure Changed to Prohibit Use of Hoses for Making Up Water to Spent Fuel Pit & Valves Locked Closed
ML17326A700
Person / Time
Site: Cook  
Issue date: 05/30/1980
From: DOLAN J E
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To: KEPPLER J G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
Shared Package
ML17326A701 List:
References
AEP:NRC:00413, AEP:NRC:413, NUDOCS 8007310284
Download: ML17326A700 (6)
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See also: IR 05000315/1980004

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INDIANALMICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYP.O.BOX1880WLIN0OREENSTATIONNEWYORK,N.Y.10004DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnitsNo.1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74IEInspection

ReportsNo.50-31'5/80-04

andNo.50-316/80-03

ResponsetoNoticeofViolation

May30,1980AEP:NRC:00413

Mr.JamesG.Keppler,RegionalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

OfficeofInspection

andEnforcement

RegionIII799Roosevelt

RoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137DearMr.Keppler:TheAttachment

tothis')etterisourresponsetotheNoticeofViolation

citedinAppendixAtoMr.R.F.Heishman's

letterofMay2,1980.OnMay23,1980ourDr.Castresana

obtai.ned

anextension

totheduedateofthissubmittal

untilMay30,1980fromyourMr.Heishman.

Verytrulyyours,ohnE.DolanicePresident

JED:dfsAttachment

cc:R.C.CallenG.CharnoffRES.HunterR.M.Jurgensen

D.V.Shaller-Bridgman2'980

gPer+ATTACHMENT

TOAEP:NRC:00413

y<o>ation

1Technical

Specification

6.8.1requiresimplementation

ofprocedures,.

12-0HP-4021.018.004

"Draining

orAdjusting

LevelintheSpentFuel.Pit"detailstheprocedure

forraisinglevelintheSFP.'ontrarytotheabove,thisprocedure

wasnotusedforincreasing

lev'elintheSFPbetweenMarch15,1980andMarch17,1980,whenthepoolwasoverfilled

andcross-contamination

of'thedemineralized

watersystemoccurred.

~Resense:Duringthefuelstoragerackmodification,

demineralized

waterwasbeingusedatthespentfuelpitfortwopurposes:

1)asasupplyofcleanwaterfordecontamination

oftheoldracksbeingremoved,and2)asasourceofprimingwaterforavacuumpumpusedforcleaningthespentfuelpitfloor.Thedemineralized

watersystemcontamination

investigation

revealedthatthecrosscontamination

ofthedemineralized

waterheaderoccurredthrough.thehoseconnection

usedforthevacuumpumppriming:Theoneendofthehosewasfounddisconnected

fromthevacuumpumpandthefreeendlefthangingsubmerged

inthespentfuelpit.Itisbelievedthattheshutoffvalveatthedemineralized

waterheaderhoseconnection

hadbeenleftopen.Thiswouldpermitwatertoflowintothepitwheneverthedemineralized

waterboosterpumpwasrunning.Theboosterpumpisrequiredtosupplywateratthiselevation.

Whentheboosterpumpwasshutdown,thelowheaderpressurewould.permitwatertobesiphonedfromthespentfuelpitintothedemineralized

waterheader.Thedailyspentfuelpitlevelreadingsshowagradualincreaseinleveluntilthespentfuelpitwasfoundoverflowing

intothefueltransfercanal.Thelevelwasthenloweredinaccordance

withapprovedprocedures.

Duringthetimeleadinguptothecrosscontamination

ofthedemineralized

waterheaderandtheoverflowing

ofthespentfuelpit,therewasnointentional

actiontoraisethelevelinthespentfuelpitandtherefore

thecitationforfailuretouseanapprovedprocedure

forincreasing

theleveldoesnotseemwarranted.

  • Itisfeltthattherootcauseforthisentireincident,

theincreaseinspentfuelpitlevel,thedilutionoftheboronconcentration

belowtherequiredminimum,andthecrosscontamination

ofthedemineralized

waterheader,canbeattributed

toabreakdown

inthecontroloftheactivities

associated

with/thespentfuelrackmodification.

Positivestepshavebeentaken,asindicated

below,topreventthere-occurrence

ofasimilarevent.

pctionsTakentoPreventRe-Occurence

Aprecaution

hasbeenaddedtoProcedure

12-0HP-4021-018.004

topreventtheuseofhosesformakingupwatertothespentfuelpit.2.3.Thedemineralized

watervalvesinthevicinityofthespentfuelpithavebeenlockedclosedwithOperations

Department

padlocks.

Thiswillassurenotification

oftheoperators

priortofutureuseofthesevalves.Checkvalveshavebeeninstalled

atthedemineralized

wateroutletsinthevicinityofthespentfuelpittopreventbackflowandcross-contamination

ofthedemineralized

watersystem.sControlshavebeenimposedontheuseof.demineralized

waterfromLaboratories

forhumanconsumption

purposes.

Violation

2:Amendment

832toNRCOperating

LicenseNumberDPR-58and'mendment

8]3toDPR-74requireaminimumof2000ppmBoronconcentration

intheSpentFuelPitduringchangeout

fromoldrackstonewhighdensityfuelstorage.racks.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch17,1980,theSFPconcentration

wasfoundtobelessthan2000ppm(1954ppm).~Resense:Thedilutionofthespentfuelpitresultedfromtheun-intentional

additionofwatertothespentfuelpitasdescribed

inViolation

1.Corrective

actionswereimmediately

initiated

toincreaseboronconcentration

togreaterthan2000ppmupondiscovery

ofthelowconcentrati

on.sActionsTakentoPreventRe-Occurence

'hespecificrequirements

ofAmendment

832,toNRCOperating

LicenseDPR-58andAmendment

5'13toDPR-74,requiring

aminimumof2000ppmboroninthespentfuelpit,nolongerexistsincethespentfuelstoragerackmodification

'isnowcomplete.

Theprevent)ve

actionsdiscussed

underViolation

1applygenerically

tothiscondition.

JUN2~gap

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