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Responds to NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-387/94-06 & 50-388/94-06 on 940510.Corrective Actions: Maint Mgt Developed Briefing Package Detailing Mgt Expectations for First Line Supervisors
ML18026A595
Person / Time
Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/09/1994
From: BYRAM R G
PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: WENZINGER E C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
PLA-4149, NUDOCS 9406140029
Download: ML18026A595 (9)


See also: IR 05000387/1994006

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ACCELERATEDDOCUMENTDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEMREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9406140029DOC.DATE:94/06/09NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-387SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Unit1,Pennsylva50-388SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Unit2,PennsylvaAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONBYRAM,R.G.PennsylvaniaPower&LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONWENZINGER,E.C.Region1(Post820201)SUBJECT:RespondstoNRCltrreviolationsnotedininsprepts50-387/94-06.&50-388/94-06on940510.Correctiveactions:maintmgtdevelopedbriefingpackagedetailingmgtexpectationsforfirstlinesupervz.sors.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE01DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLJSIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-InspRept/NoticeofVioationResponseNOTES:DOCKETI05000387R05000388DRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-2PDINTERNAL:ACRSAEOD/DSP/ROABAEOD/TTCNRR/DORS/OEABNRR/DRSS/PEPBNRR/PMAS/IRCB-EOE~DZRCRE~G~LE02RGN1FILE01EXTERNALEG&G/BRYCEiJH~NSICCOPIESLTTRENCL112211111111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPOSLUSNY,CAEOD/DEIBAEOD/DSP/TPABDEDRONRR/DRCH/HHFBNRR/PMAS/ILPB1NUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS2RES/HFBNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111111'111DDDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTEICONTACI'HEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEEDlTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR23ENCL23D

';':""'ennsylvaniaPower&LightCompanyTwoNorthNinthStreet~Allentown,PA18101.1179~610/774-5151RobertG.ByramSeniorVicePresident-Nuclear610/774-7502Fax:610/774-5019JUV091994Mr.EdwardC.Wenzinger,ChiefDivisionofReactorProjectsReactorProjectsBranch2U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406SUSQUEHANNASTEAMELECTRICSTATIONREPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION(387/944641AND387/94-06-02)PLA<149FILER41-2DocketNos.50-38750-388DearMr.Wenzinger:ThisletterprovidesPennsylvaniaPower&LightCompany'sresponsetotheNoticeofViolationforNRCCombinedInspectionReport50-387/94-06and50-388/94-06datedMayl0,l994.PP&Lrecognizesthesignificanceofproceduralcompliance.WetakeseriouslythcconcernNRChasidentifiedwithrespecttothefailuretofolloivprocedures.Thercforc,inadditiontothespecificcorrectiveactionsidentifiedintheviolationresponseweareinthcprocessofformingaNuclearDepartmentContinuousPerformanceImprovementProcessTeamthatwillevaluateandrecommendenhaiicemcntstothein-plantworkprocessesutilizedatSusquehanna.ThisWorkProcesslniprovcmentTeaniwill,inpart,evaluateconcernssimilartothoseidentifiedintheNoticeofViolation.Weivillinformyouoftheresultsofthisteamsconclusions.Thenoticerequiredsubmittalofawrittenreplywithinthirty(30)daysofthedateofthelettertransmittingtheNoticeofViolation.Wetrustthatthecommissionwillfindtheattachedresponseacceptable.Verytrulyyours,RGyAttachmt9406140029940609PDRADQCK05000387G,lPDR

'-2-FILER41-2PLA-4149Mr.E.C.WenzingerCC:NRCDocumentControlDesk(original)RegionalAdministrator-RegionIMr.G.S.Barber,NRCSr.ResidentInspectorMr.C.Poslusny,Jr.,NRCSr.ProjectManager

ATTACHMENTTOPLA-4149FILER41-2PAGEIOFSREPLYTOA1VOTICEOFVIOLTIONTechnicalSpecification6.8.1requiresthatwrittenproceduresbeestablished,implementedandmaintainedcoveringactivitiesreferencedinRegulatoryGuide1.33.RegulatoryGuide1.33requireslicenseestoestablishandimplementadministrativeproceduresforsafety-relatedactivities.Violation(387/94-06-01)Thefollowingfourexamplesdescribecircumstanceswheremaintenancewasnotperformedinaccordancewithlicenseeprocedures:1.MaintenanceProcedureMT-AD-504,ScaffoldErection,ReviewandInspection,Section4.7requiresthattheinstallerverifythatthescaffoldingdoesnotinterferewithplantoperationsorendangerthesafeoperabilityofplantsystems.Specifically,thescaffoldshallnotobstructmanualorautomaticmovementofequipment.Contrarytotheabove,onApril7,1994,the'B'oopofResidualHeatRemoval(RHR)systemwasdrainedbacktothesuppressionpoolwhenscaffoldingpreventedthe'B'HRpumpdischargecheckvalvefromproperlyseatingaAerthe'B'HRpumpwasshutdown.2.NuclearDepartmentAdministrativeProcedure,NDAP-QA-502,WorkAuthorizationSystem,requiresaWorkAuthorizationtoperformworkonplantequipment.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch22,1994,thescrampilotsolenoidvalvesforhydrauliccontrolunits(HCUs)02-35and06-39wereremovedwithoutanapprovedWorkAuthorization.3.NDAP-QA-506,ForeignMaterialExclusion,requirestemporarycoversbe,installedonsystemopeningsduringmaintenancewhenthesystemisunattended.SContrarytotheabove,onMarch22,1994,theinspectorobservednumerousopeningsonscrampilotsolenoidvalveairpipingthatdidnothavetemporarycoversinstalled.OnMarch24,1994,theinspectorobservedanopeningonHCU18-51didnothaveatemporarycoverinstalled.4.NDAP-QA-422,ControlofIgnitionSources;Cutting,Welding,andHotWorkPermits,formNDAP-QA-422-1,requiresmovablecombustiblematerialberemovedfrombelowandwithina35footradiusoftheworkarea.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch25,1994,theinspectorobservedcombustiblematerialigniteandburnbelowtheworkareaindirectobservationofthefirewatch.

ATTACHMENTTOPLA-4149FILER41-2PAGE2OF5~Resense1.ReasonfortheViolationThisviolationidentifiedexampleswheretheperformanceofmaintenanceactivitiesdidnotmeetSusquehanna'sstandardsassetforthinourprocedures.Basedonourreviewoftheseexamples,andotherself-identifiedoutageworkincidentswedeterminedthattheexpectationsofMaintenancemanagementhasnotbeeneffectivelycommunicatedtoFirstLineSupervisors,namely:1.TheimportanceofFirstLineSupervisionpresenceinthefield;2.Theimportanceofeffectivefieldobservations;3.Theimportanceofadherencetoproceduresandworkplans;and4.Theimportanceofidentifyingworkactivityproblemsandpromptlycorrectingthem.Consequently,theimportanceofadherencetoproceduresandworkplanswasnotconsistentlybeingreinforcedbytheFirstLineSupervisorswiththeindividualsperformingworkactivitiesinthefield.2.CorrectiveStesWhichHaveBeenTakenandtheResultsAchievedMaintenancemanagementhasdevelopedabriefingpackagedetailingmanagement'sexpectationsforFirstLineSupervisors.ThisbriefingpackagestressestheimportanceofthepresenceofFirstLineSupervisorsinthefield;theimportanceofeffectivefieldobservationforworkactivitiesundertheirjurisdiction;theimportanceofadherencetoproceduresandworkplans;andtheimportanceofidentifyingworkactivityproblems(e.g.,industrialsafetyissues,deviationsfromworkplans,etc.)andtakingpromptcorrectiveactions.ThisbriefingpackagehasbeenreviewedbyMaintenanceSectionfunctionalunitsupervisors.3.CorrectiveStesWhichWillBeTakentoAvoidFurtherViolationsa.Trainingonmanagement'sexpectationsforFirstLineSupervisorsdetailedin(2)abovewillbeconductedforFirstLineSupervisorsunderNuclearMaintenance'sjurisdictionforworkperformedatSusquehanna.ThistrainingwillbecompletedbyAugust1,1994.b.TrainingtoemphasizetheimportanceofadherencetoproceduresandworkplansandtheimportanceofidentifyingworkactivityproblemssothattheycanbepromptlycorrectedwillbeconductedbyFirstLineSupervisorsunderNuclear

ATTACHMENTTOPLA-4I49FILER4)-2PAGE3OF5Maintenance'sjurisdictionfortheirworkcrews.Initialtrainingandincorporationofthistrainingintoastandardpre-outagebriefingpackage,tobeincludedasmaintenancepre-outagetrainingpriortoeachrefuelingoutage,willbecompletedbyOctober1,1994.c.UpgradestoselfassessmentprocesseswillbemadebyNuclearMaintenancetovalidateandenforcetheaboveexpectationsforFirstLineSupervisors;tomeasuretheeffectivenessoftheFirstLineSupervisors'resenceandmonitoringactivitiesontheworkers'erformance;andtomaketheseassessmentprocessesmoreeffectiveandlesscumbersome.UpgradestotheselfassessmentprocessesaretargetedforcompletionbyDecember1,1994.Evaluationstodeterminethe.effectivenessofFirstLineSupervisors'xpectationswillbecompletedbyJuly1,1995.4.DateofFullComliancePPALwillbeinfullcompliancebyJuly1,1995,followingtheevaluationstodeterminetheeffectivenessoftheselfassessmentprocessupgradesdetailedin(3.c)above.

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ATTACHMENTTOPLA-4149FILER41-2PAGE4OF5Violation(387/94-06-02)ThefollowingexampledescribesacircumstancewhereanonconformingconditiononUnit1wasnotevaluatedanddispositionedbytheNCRprocedure.NDAP-QA-0754,NonconformanceReports-ControlandProcessing,requires,inpart,thatnonconformingconditionswithgenericimplicationsbeevaluatedanddispositionedviatheNCRprocess.Contrarytotheabove,duringthefall1993Unit1refuelingoutage,onOctober14,1993,overheatedMSIVcableswerediscovered(while-performing.WorkAuthorizationsC30165andC30168)andreplacedwithoutdocumentingthisnonconformingconditioninanNCR.~Resense1.ReasonfortheViolationThisviolationidentifiedacaseinwhichaNonconformanceReport(NCR)wasnotgenerated.DuringtheUnit17thRefuelingandInspectionOutagestationpersonneldiscoveredthattwoinboardMSIVcontrol/indicationcablesshowedsignsofoverheating.Thecableswerereplacedaspartofcablemodificationworkactivitiesinprogressatthattime;however,theconditionwasnotdocumentedonanNCRasrequiredinNDAP-QA-0754.AlthoughNDAP-QA-0754allowsdeficienciestobecorrectedduringin-progressworkwithoutanNCRbeinggenerated,heatdamagetocablesassociatedwithasafetysysteminsideprimarycontainmentwouldnotbeexpectedundernormaloperatingconditions.Theeffectsofthatconditionshouldhavebeenassessedatthattime.Susquehanna'sstandardsforidentifyingdiscrepanciesandassessingthemwerenotmetinthiscase.2.CorrectiveStesWhichHaveBeenTakenandtheResultsAchieveda.TheUnit1cablesfounddamagedduringtheUnit17thRefuelingandInspectionOutagewerereplaced.b.FollowingidentificationofthedamagedUnit2cablesanNCRwasgenerated.TheUnit2NCRalsocontainsanassessmentoftheUnit1MSIVsystem.ThisassessmentconcludedthattheconditionoftheUnit1cablesdidnotaffecttheabilityofthecablestoprovidepowertotheassociatedcomponents.Additionally,ifelectricpowerwasinterrupted,theassociatedcomponentswouldactuatetotheirfailsafeposition.

ATTACHMENTTOPLA-4149FILER41-2PAGE5OF5c.ThecauseoftheUnit2cabledamagewasdeterminedtobefromthermallossesfromanuninsulatedmainsteamlinehanger.TheUnit2pipehangerandothersimilarhangershavebeensubsequentlyinsulated.d.ThegenericimplicationsofheatdamagedcableswereinvestigatedduringawalkdownoftheUnit2primarycontainment.Anysafetyrelatedcablesthatcouldpotentiallybeaffectedbyheatfromuninsulatedpipehangerswereevaluatedandreroutedand/orreplacedifnecessary.3.CorrectiveStesWhichWillBeTakentoAvoidFurtherViolationsa.InspectionoftheapplicableUnit1MSIVcablesandothercablesinthearea,willbeconductedduringtheUnit18thRefuelingandInspectionOutage.Theapplicablemainsteamlinehangerswillbeinsulatedandcablerepairs/rerouteswillbemadebasedontheresultsoftheinspections.TheseworkactivitieswillbecompletedbyJuly1,1995.b.TheSpecificationgoverningtheinstallationofcablesandraceways(C-1035)willberevisedtoreflectthenecessaryseparationneededforheatsourceconsiderations.TheserevisionswillbecompletedbyJune30,1994.c.Trainingonthisevent,withemphasisonevaluating/reportingpotentiallynonconformingconditionswillbeincludedinthesiteContinuingEngineeringTrainingcurriculum.ThistrainingisscheduledtobeginonJuly11,1994.d.TheneedtogenerateanNCRtoidentifypotentialdiscrepancieswithsignificantimplicationswillbereviewedwiththeModificationsInstallationGrouppersonnel.ThisreviewwillbecompletedbyJuly1,1994.4.DateofFullComliancePP8cLwillbeinfullcompliancebyJuly1,1995,withthecompletionoftheUnit1workoutageactivities.