ML20217Q883
| ML20217Q883 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1998 |
| From: | Collins E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| References | |
| 50-458-98-04, 50-458-98-4, NUDOCS 9804130216 | |
| Download: ML20217Q883 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1998004
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John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations
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! SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-458/98-04
Dear Mr. McGaha:
Thank you for your letter of April 3,1998, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation
dated March 19,1998. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns
raised in our Notice of Violation involving inadequate procedural guidance to maintain control of
the position of a maintenance Jacking device on a primary containment purge isolation valve.
We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to
determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
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Subject: Reply to Notice of Violation in IR 98-004
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Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of 10CFR2.201, Attachment A provides the Entergy
Operations, Inc. response to the Notice of Violation (NOV) described in NRC Inspection
Report (IR) 50-458/98-004. '
The subject violation,50-458/98004-02, involves inadequate procedural guidance to
maintain control of the position of an attached maintenance jacking device on a primary
containment purge valve.
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cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Region IV ;
611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400
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NRC Sr. Resident Inspector
P.O. Box 1050
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ATTACHMENT A
REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-458/98004-02
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! Violation:
? . During an NRC inspection conducted on January 11 through February 21,1998, one
violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the
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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, " Activities affectir's
quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of
a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance
with these instructions, procedures, or drawings . . ."
- Matryx Company Drawing Number 410318, dated October 10,1980, required i
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l that the pump release screws (petcock valves) be positioned one tum
! counterclockwise (open) when operating containment ventilation and purge
l Dampers HVR-AOV-128, HVR-AOV-165, and HVR-AOV-166 in the pneumatic
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mode (safety-related mode). This drawing was the only document that specified
' the position of the petcock valves.
l- Contrary to the above, on January 8,1998, the petcock valves for Dampers HVR-
L . AOV-128, HVR-AOV-165, and HVR-AOV-166 were found full closed, but the
dampers had been operated in the pneumatic mode. Controls to ensure that the i
valves were correctly positioned were inadequate.
l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)(50-458/9804-02).
l Reasons for the Violation:
River Bend Station has four containment purge dampers, functioning as primary
L containment isolation barriers, which are fitted with attached hydraulic jacking devices.
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These devices can be used to open the dampers during maintenance or abnormal
operating conditions. The petcock valves, when closed, allow hydraulic pressure to be
- developed for operation of these jacking devices. The petcocks are opened to disable
thesejacks thereby allowing normal pneumatic operation of the dampers.
A root cause investigaticu was conducted, with two primary causes identified.
The first primary cause was related to the area of configuration conul in that there were
inadequate administrative controls established to ensure that the attacned hydraulic
jacking assembly would not interfere with pneumatic operation of the damper. The
correct restoration position of the petcocks (i.e., one turn open) should have been
identified and controlled. If the position had been controlled, the petcocks would have
been restored to the correct position upon completion of maintenance activities.
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L The second primary cause was related to the area of work organization and planning in
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documented maintenance involving steps during which personnel may have manipulated
the petcocks was performed in June of 1994. There was no step in the job plans directing ,
the workers to return the petcocks to the open position upon completion of the work.
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Corrective Actions That Have Been Taken: .l
[ To maintain administrative control over the open position, as depicted on Matryx l
Company Drawing Number 410318, dated October 10,1980: .!
- e the petcocks on'all four purge dampers were lockwired one turn open;
L e the four lockwired petcocks were fitted with conspicuous labels to direct personnel to
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maintain that position; and1
l e the applicable Work Management Screens for the purge dampers were updated with a
L reference note to direct that future job plans contain instructions for the petcocks to be ;
i. lockwired one tum open prior to returning the dampers to service. j
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.To address the generic implications:
e regarding other pneumatic opetated valves that serve as primary containment isolation
valves and are included in the Local Leak Rate Testing Program, a review was
conducted finding no other valves fitted with similarly uncontrolled subcomponents
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that could affect operation;
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e regarding other plant components, maintenance personnel and system engmeers were i
briefed on this event, stressing the need to identify configurations that could result m !
similar events; and I
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e regarding other plants, the details of this event were distributed through the Institute
for Nuclear Power Operation (INPO) Nuclear Network for review by other plants, j
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Corrective Actions That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations:
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The applicable operating procedure will be revised to invoke procedural control over
. retuming the locked open petcock valves to their proper condition after operation.
Preventive maintenance tasks and other standardized maintenance job plans will be i
revised to include a specific restoration step for the petcocks where applicable. ]
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Aebieved: !
Ad, equate control was achieved upon lockwiring the petcocks open and conspicuously :
labeling their correct position. Full compliance will be achieved by June 30,1998. i
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