ML20137G503

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Items Discussed in NRC

ML20137G503
Person / Time
Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	01/13/1986
From:	Kirsch D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Withers B PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8601210042
Download: ML20137G503 (1)

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J AN 131986 Docket No. 50-344 Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204 Attention: Mr. Bart D. Withers Vice President, Nuclear Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter dated December 20, 1985, informing us of the steps you have taken to correct the items which we brought to your attention in our letter dated November 22, 1985. Your corrective actions will be verified during a future inspection.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, s/

D. F. Kirsch, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects eC W. Dixon, DOE bec: RSD/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)

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Dear Mr. Kirsch:

Response to Notice of Viointion Your lotter of November 22, 1985 forwarded Inspection Report 85-34 and a Notico of Violation concerning helium gas bottles strapped to Soismic Category I equipment. Our responso to that Notice of Violation is attached.

Sincoroly, Bart D. Withers Vice President Nucicar Attachment et Mr. Lynn Frank, Director State of Oregon Department of Energy U?

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. . 4 Trojan Nuclear Plant Mr. D. F. Kirsch Docket 50-344 December 20, 1985 Licenso NPF-1 Attachment Page 1 of 1 10 CFR 2.201 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION Violation A.1 a result of the inspection conducted during the period of October 3 -

November 16, 1985, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.

10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C, the following violation was identified.

10 CFR 50.59, paragraph (b) requires in part that changes to the facility no described in the safety analysin report include a written safety evaluation which providos the banos for the determination that the chango does not involvo an uncoviewed safety question.

Contrary to the above, on October 3, 1985, two holium gas bottles woro observed strapped to the Solamic Category I supply and return lines of the "D" train containment hydrogen analyzor without a supporting safety evaluation having boon performod.

This is a Severity Lovel IV violation (Supplomont I).

Responna The holium bottles had been delivered to the 75-ft elevation of the Auxiliary Building for the performance of Technical Specification-required testing. The bottles woro strapped to the hydrogen analyzor supply and return linos to provent undesired movement in the interest of Plant and personnel cafety. The potential adverso affect on sofoty-related equipment created by attaching the bottles to a Solemic Category I line was not recognized.

Immodlato corrective action was taken to comove tho holium bottles from the Solomic Category I lines. Additionally, inspections of the Plant were conducted to onouro no other almilar oltuations existed. In ordor to provent a rooccurrence of thin situation, all managora and supervicorn have boon made awara of this event and have boon directed to tako action to further inntill in their employoon what constitutou a chango to the Trojan facility and the need to follow approved procedurco when making auch a change.

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