ML17331B440
| ML17331B440 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| References | |
| AEP:NRC:1212B, NUDOCS 9406230229 | |
| Download: ML17331B440 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000315/1994006
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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.
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YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION
LISTSFORDOCUMENTS
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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".