ML17309A195

Forwards Response to NRC 801215 Transmittal of Final SEP Assessments for Topics VI-7.A.3 & VI-10.A.Info Re Concerns Identified in Final Assessments Encl

ML17309A195
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	09/25/1981
From:	MAIER J E ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	CRUTCHFIELD D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TASK-06-07.A3, TASK-06-10.A, TASK-6-10.A, TASK-6-7.A3, TASK-RR NUDOCS 8110020253
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{{#Wiki_filter:ttllEulllll IHiZANOzzgwzw'Im'uitROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION o89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.I4649JOHNE.MAIERVICEPRESIDENT TCL,EPHONE ARCAcOOKTld546-2700September 25,1981DirectorofNuclearReactorRegulation Attention: Mr.DennisM.Crutchfield,ChiefOperating ReactorsBranch55U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555

Subject:

SEPTopicsVI-7.A.3andVI-10.AR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244<gag'-g);1981~12grafIj~g~Nlgj

DearMr.Crutchfield:

ThisletterisinresponsetoyourletterofDecember15,1980,transmitting thefinalSEPassessments forthesetwotopicstoRochester GasandElectric. Fouritemsrequiring resolution duringtheIntegrated Assessment forGinnawereidentified intheseassessments. Theinformation intheenclosure shouldresolvetheseconcernspriortotheIntegrated Assessment. Verytrulyyours,hnE.MaierEnclosure ',Sii0020253 8i0925,'PDRADOCK05000244PPDR tg4Wi'4lI-j'Ih~(q~ali

Enclosure:

RG&EResponses toConcernsIdentified intheEvaluation andConclusions oftheSEPAssessment forSEPTopicsVI-7.A.3andVI-10.A,12/15/801.Theinstrumentation stringsfromsensorsthrubistabledevicesarenotresponsetimetested.Asaresult,thetestingrequiredbyIEEEStd.279-1968Section4.10isnotsatisfied becausetheresponsetimedesignbasis(IEEE279-1968Section3(i))isnotverified.

Response

RG&Edoesnot,atthistimeperformresponsetimetestingofinstrumentation stringsfortheEngineered SafetyFeatureSystem.Wedisagree, however,thatthelackofsuchtestingviolatestheprovisions ofIEEE279-1968. RG&Edoesperformtestingtoverifythatthefinalactuateddevicesareproperlyoperational withinthetimesassumedintheplantdesignbasis.Appropriate testprocedures weresenttotheNRCwithRG&E'strans-mittalofSeptember 10,1980.TheGinnadesigndoesnotconformwiththeprovisions ofRegulatory Guide1.118,"Periodic TestingofElectricPowerandProtection Systems." Thisregulatory guidewaspublished longafterGinnabecameoperational; itwasthusobviously notconsidered inthedesignoftheplant.ThelatestversionofRegulatory Guide1.118(Rev.2published June1978),statesthatthisregulatory guide"...is'beingandwillcontinuetobeusedintheevaluation ofsubmittals inconnection withConstruction Permitalications ..."(emphasis added).Theimplementation ofthisregulatory guidedoesnotprovidespecificprovisions forbackfitting; itisnotdirectlyapplicable toGinna.RG&Efurtherdoesnotbelievethatstrictadherence totheguidanceprovidedinRegulatory Guide1.118isnecessary tomeetIEEE-279-1968 requirements. RG&Eperformsperiodictestsandcalibration onallcomponents oftheprotection systeminstrumentation strings,including sensors.Anysignificant degradation incomponent responsewillbeidentified andcorrected bythisactivity. RG&Eisalsopreparing toimplement certainresponsetimetestingattheGinnaplant.GinnaTechnical Specifi-cations4.4.6.2and4.8.10requirethattheresponsetimeofeachcontainment isolation functionandeachauxiliary feedwater initiation functionbedemonstrated tobewithinrequiredlimitsatleastonceper18months.RG&Eispresently developing aprogramtoeffectthisrequirement. Itisconsidered thatthecurrentmethodology meetstherequirements ofthisSEPtopic.Thisissuedoesnotneedtobeconsidered furtherwithintheSystematic Evaluation Program. 1M 2.Thetestprocedures requiredtheremovaloffusesandinstallation ofjumperstoblockequipment operation and/ortosimulatecontactclosure.Theprocedures oftendonotspecifythetimeatwhichthesejury-rigged modifications areremoved.Thissituation isaviolation ofIEEE,Std. 279-1968Sections4.13and4.20.Response: RGGEisunclearastohowthisconclusion wasdrawnfromareviewoftheGinnatestprocedures. Whentheremovaloffusesandinstallation ofjumperstoblockequipment operation and'/or'simulate contactclosureisrequiredaspartofatestprocedure, thealignment ofthisequipment toitsoriginalconfiguration isalsospecified intheprocedure. Iftheuseofjumpercontrolisneeded,whenitisnotdirectlyspecified inanapprovedmaintenance, cali-bration,test,ormodification procedure, procedure A-1402,"BypassofSafetyFunctionorJumperControl"isused.Installation andremovalofanysuchjumpersisperformed bytwoknowledgeable individuals, onebeingthejobforeman.Acopyofthisprocedure, Rev.1,isattached. RG&Ethusconsiders theprocedures foruseofjumpersandfusesacceptable, andinconformance withIEEE279-1968. Thetestprocedures requirethatcertainequipment beremovedfromservicebyrackingoutbreakersandbypulltostopswitchesaswellastheuseofjumpersandremovaloffusesdiscussed above.ThesetestmethodsviolateSection4.20ofIEEEStd.279-1968becausetheyarenotannunciated totheoperatorinatimelymannersuchastoprovidehimwithanunambiguous indication ofthestatusofequipment neededtoprotectthepublichealthandsafety.Response: RGGErequiresthat,anysafetysystemwhichistemporarily renderedinoperable duetotestingduringnormalplantoperations bemonitored bytheGinna"TestTagControlProgram"(Procedure A-1103).Acopyofthisprocedure isincluded. Inaddition, anytesting,maintenance, orotheroperation performed onasafety-related pieceofequipment atGinnamustbeapprovedbytheshiftsuper-visor.Information abouttheoperability ofsafety-relatedequipment tocontrolroompersonnel isthusfurtherassured.IIIIf4~,(14.AsnotedinTopicVI-4we~havealsodiscovered thatthe.overrideofanautomati.c ESFactuation signalincapacitates thesystemlevelmanualactuation features.

Response

Thisconcernwasaddressed inlettersfromJohnE.Maier(RGEE)toDennisM.Crutchfield (NRC)datedMarch2,1981andSeptember 18,1981.Resolution ofanyad-ditionalitemsisbeingaddressed underSEPTopicVI-4.2 0ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION GINNASTATIONCONTROLLED COPYNUMBERg)NqP,87/~7lohUHli<<1COMPL"TEDDATE:-T)MF.:-PROCEDURE NO.A-1402'REV.NO~BYPASSOFSAFETYFUNCTIONORJUMPERCONTROLTECHNICAL REVIEWPORC4/8/81QCREVIEWQ.A.REVIEW0/26IIi'i--DATEAPPROVEDFORUSELANTSUPERIiNTENDENT DATEQA-NON-QACATAGORY1.0REVIEWEDBY'HISPROCEDURE COiNTAINS 3PAGES j ~,~~A-1402:1A-1402BYPASSOFSAFETYFUNCTIONORJUMPERCONTROL1.0PURPOSE:- Tocontroltheuseofjumper.wires,liftedwire,pulledfuses,useofstatesblocks,spoolpieces,-blankflanges,orothermeanstobypass,defeatorpermitadevicetoperformornotperformitsintendedfunction. 1.2Thisprocedure doesnotapplywhenthefunctonisalteredaspartofanapprovedmaintenance, calibration, testormodification procedure, nordoesitapplytouseofinstalled switchesorbuttons.

2.0REFERENCES

2.1None3.0INSTRUCTIONS: 3.1Themultileaf requestformshouldnormallybeinitiated bytheJobForemanbysignature ontherequestform.3.1.1Twoknowledgeable individuals, onebeingthejobforeman,shallconcuronthelocationandclearlydescribe. Terminalpointlocations, wirenumber,fusenumber,orotherdescription shallbeused.3.1.23.2TheJobForemanshallensurethefunctionandpurposearelisted.TheShiftSupervisor oralternate shallreviewtherequestforsafetysignificance andeffectsonplantoperations todetermine whethertherequestshouldbeapprovedordisapproved. 3.3Ifapproved, theShiftSupervisor oralternate shallassignasequential RequestIk,precededbytheyear(i.e.,80-1).Implementation shallbeverifiedbytwoknowledgeable individuals. I3.4.1Identification tagsshallbeattachedtothejumperwire,liftedwire,orotherdevice,asappropriate, toclearlyidentifythedevice.NOTE:Ifitisnotfeasibletophysically attachthetagtothedevice,thetagshouldbefastenedintheimmediate area.3.4.2~~Removalshallbeverifiedbytwoknowledgeable individuals; (~~~~A-1402:2TheOfficialRecordshallindicatewhenthisisperformed, andwhenitisremoved.3.6TheShiftSupervisor shallreviewtheactivebinderbeforeaunitstartuptoensureplantrequirements aremet.4.0RECORDS:4.1Themultileaf requestformoriginalshallremainintheShiftSuper-visor'sactivebinderuntilcompleted, andthensubmitted toCentralRecords.4.2LTheyellowcopyshallgototheJobForeman,andmaybedestroyed whencompleted. 4.3Jumpercontroltag(s)maybedestroyed whencompleted. ~~E~~~~'A->402:3ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICGINNASTATIONRMCRCTTCK PROCCOURC Al&RBYPASSOFSAFETYFUNCTIONANDJUMPERCONTROLTJOBFOREMAHTVERIFIEDBYTOATEEREQUESTAJUMPERWIREQFUNCTIONLIFTEDWIREQFUSESPULLEDQSTATESBLOCKQOTHERQPURPOSELOCATIONISHIFTSUPERYISORT DATE>~IHSTLLLTIOIIDATE4TIMEEE~YDATE8TIMEENTEREDIHOfFICIALLOG;NUMBEROFTAGSISSUED:KHTEREDIHOFFICIAI. LOG;NUMBEROFTAGREMOVED:INSTALLED BYTYERIFIEDBYTREMOVEOBYTVERIFIEDBYT~IT42A 0C ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION GINNASTATIONCONTROLLED COPYNUMBERPROCEDURE NO.A-1103REV.NO.TESTTAGCONTROLPROGRAMTECHNICAL REVIEWPORC3/4/81QCREVIEWDATEAPPROVEDFORUSELANTSUPERINTENDENT DATEQAXNON-QACATAGORY1.0REVIEWEDBY'HISPROCEDURE CONTAINS5PAGES A-1103:1A-1103TESTTAGCONTROLPROGRAM1.0PURPOSE:, Thisprocedure describes thetestcontrolprogramforsurveillance testingandfo'r"specialtestsonequipment, systems,andstructures underthejurisdiction oftheShiftSupervisor. 1.2Thisprocedure'lso provides'a'method forindicating thestatusofaNuclearSafetySystemwhichistemporarily inoperable becauseoftestingduringnormalplantoperations. 2.

02.1REFERENCES

'inna QualityAssurance Manual,Section14.2.2Regulatory Guide1.47"Bypassed andInoperable StatusIndication forNuclearPowerPlantSafetySystem".3.0INSTRUCTIONS'.1 Description 3;1.1Atestcontrolprogramutilizing testtags(SeeFigure1)andatestcontrollog(SeeFigure2),shallbeutilizedtoprovidethestatusindication andcontrolofsystemsandequipment involvedinthevarioustests.Valves,switchesandotherdevicesincludedinthetestcontrolprogramshallinclude:3.1.1.1Thosemajorcomponents positioned outoftheirnormalpositionforthedurationof'hetest.3.1.1.2Thoseboundaryvalveswhicharedesiredtoremainclosedduringthetest.3.1.1.33.1.1.43.1.1.5Throttling valvesunderthecontroloftestpersonnel. Criticalsystemvalvestoremainopenduringthetest.Valvesplacedout-of-normal alignment duringverification ofinterlock functions neednotbetaggedifreturnedtonormalpositioninaminimalamountoftime.NOTE:Thissstemisnottobeconfusedorusedinlaceoftheregular"Hold"sstemwhichisfortherotection ofeuimentandpersonnel. A-1103:23.1.2The."SAFEGUARDSTRAINMODEINACTIVE" ThissectionoftheTESTCONTROLLOGSHEETshallbeusedtoindicateanynuclearsafetysystemsmadeinoperable formorethan1hourasaresultoftherelatedequipment involvedinatest.3.23.2.1TagControlProcedure Priortothestartofthetest,thetestcoordinator (Qualified TestPersonnel LevelIIorIII)shallreviewtheTestProcedure withthe"STATIONHOLDINGAUTHORITY" fortesttagrequirements afterreceiving permission toperformthetest.3.2.23.2.3AlltesttagsshallbeloggedintheTestControlLogbytheTestCoordinator witheachentrytoincludethefollowing information: EQUIPMENT; POSITIONDURINGTEST;TESTNUMBER;TESTCOORDINATOR; PERFORMED BY;DATEANDDATETESTPERFORMED; SAFEGUARDS TRAINMODEINACTIVE(ASAPPLICABLE) ANDSTATIONHOLDINGAUTHORITY. TheTestCoordinator shallassurethefirst4linesofeachtesttagiscompleteandindicatethedatethetagisplaced.3.2.4Testtagsshallbehungatthecontrolswitch,valveorotherdevices.3.2.4.13.2.5Intheeventofanerroronatesttagorchangesinplantcondi-tionswhichrequireacorrection intesttaginitialinformation, thetestco-ordinator willbenotified. Uponhisconcurrence, testpersonnel shalllineouttheinitialinformation, insertre-quirednewinformation andinitialthecorrection. Attheconclusion ofthetest,andwiththepermission ofthe"STATIONHOLDINGAUTHORITY", testtagsshallberemovedandstatusrecordedintheTestControlLog.Fortestingduringnormaloperation, "TestTermination" forsafetysystemstempor-arilyinoperable, shallbewhenswitches, valvesandotherrelateddevicesarereturnedtotheirpretestpositionandthesystemisagainmadefullyoperable. NOTE:Fortestingduringrefueling outages,andifattheconclusion ofthetestitisagreedtoleaveasysteminitstestalignment forsubsequent maintenance orinspection, the"STATIONHOLDINGAUTHORITY" shalltransfercontrolstatusofboundaryvalvesfrom"TEST"toShiftupervisor >>HOLD>>asappropriate 'A-1103:3 3.3TestControlRecordRetention 3.3.1,,iTheTestControlLogisanofficialrecordforalltestcontrol". operations andshallbemaintained intheiMainControlRoom..3.1.1 3.3.23.4Completed logsheetswillbegiventoCentralRecordsfor'filing.Testtagsmaybedisposedof-afterprocedure stepsrequiring~them 'avebeencompleted andthe"Restored ToService"sectionof:,theTestControlLoghasbeenfilledout.PlantEmergencDuringTesting3.4.1Ifaplantemergency condition shoulddevelopduringatest,and*itis,desirable toliftrestraints onasafetysystemtemporarily inoperable becauseofthetest,theShiftSupervisor shallnotify.theTestCoordinator toterminate thetestandorderthevalves,switchesordevicesrestoredtotheirnormalposition. w/ ROCHESTER OASANOELECTRICCORPORATION GIHHASTATIOHTESTTAGCONTROLLOGEQUIPMENT TESTPOSITIONOFEIICLOSEOASREO.FUSESrULLEOCATETIMEHOLOINCAUTIIORITT 'TESTCOOROINATOR OUTOFSERVICETESTNUMBEROATETINEREMARKSRESTOREDTOSERVICESAFECUARO TRAINMORETRACTIVE{ASArrLICAOLEI '.NONrFRNANEMT .onrow{{oNoATE .slnSin.<na}}