ML20086M879

Responds to NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-219/95-09.Corrective Actions:Upon Notification to Refueling Licensed SRO That Fuel Bundle Lifted & Reseated, Another Refueling SRO Verified Bundle to Be Correct

ML20086M879
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/20/1995
From:	J. J. Barton GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
C321-95-2199, NUDOCS 9507250035
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July 20, 1995 C321-95-2199 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Inspection Report 50-219/95-09 Reply to a Notice of Violation NRC Inspection Repor150-219/95-09 contained a violation of NRC requirements.

Attachment I to this letter contains the reply to the cited Violation as required by 10 CFR 2.201.

If you should have any questions or require further infonnation, please contact Mr. Terry Sensue, Oyster Cirek Licensing Engineer at 609-971-4680.

Sincerel urs, x

L 'j J 'hn J. Bt an ice Presi ent and Director Oyster Creek JJB/TS/jc cc: Administnttor, Region 1 Senior NRC Resident Inspector Oyster Creek NRC Project Engineer

/0 9507250035 95o720 PDR ADOCK 05000219 Q PDR GPU Nuclear Corporation is a subsidiary of the General Pubhc Utikties Corporation

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C321-95-2199 Page 1 of 2 l ATTACIIMENT 1 Violation:

l During an NRC inspection conducted . April 4,1995 - May 21,1995, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Pan 2, Appendix C, (1995) the violation is listed below.

Technical SpeciHcations, Section 6.2.2.2.e. requires that all core alterations shall be directly supervised by either a licensed senior reactor operator or senior reactor operator limited to fuel handling who has no other concurrent responsibilities during this operation.

Contrary to the above, on November 6,1994, (self-identified on May 8,1995) while -

conducting post maintenance testing following repairs to the refuel bridge, a core alteration was performed without direct supervision by either a licensed senior reactor operator or licensed senior reactor operated limited to fuel handling that had no concurrent responsibilities when fuel assembly LYL-510 was lifted and subsequently reinsened into the core.

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GPU Nuclear concurs with the violation.

&ason for the Violation:

The cause of the violation was personnel errors in decision making which led to an ,

unsupervised core alteration. This event is discussed in previously docketed correspondence, LER 95-002-0 " Unsupervised Core Alteration Due to Personnel Errors in Decision Making" dated June 13, 1995.

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j Corrective Stens Taken and the Rwits Achieved:

On Novemtwr 6,1994, upon notification to a refueling licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) that fuel bundle LYS-510 was lifted and rescated, another refueling SRO verified it to be correctly located, seated, and oriented in the reactor core. i i

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i Corrective Steos Taken to Avoid Further Violations:

On May 10,1995, plant management, upon determining that a core alteration may have been performed without SRO supervision, requested an Independent Assessment Team be  ;

assembled to evaluate the incident and develop corrective actions. These corrective actions are summarized in previously docketed correspondence, LER 95-002-0 with regard to the work activity and post maintenance testing contml. ,

In addition, control of extended maintenance work order activities will be accomplished by: ,

(1) requiring direct interface with the refueling SRO prior to staning maintenance in order to  !

confirm that planned post maintenance testing is adequate; (2) providing adequate caution and direction with regard to testing requirements if refueling interlocks are affected; (3) adequately addressing the mactivity management program requirements in all applicable job orders; and (4) requiring documentation of individual work evolutions under extended job orders to provide a specific record of work and/or testing perfonned.

Lkole When Full Compliance was AchieVLil Full compliance was achieved on November 6,1994 when a refueling SRO verified fuel -

bundle LYL-510 was correctly located, seated, and oriented in the reactor com.

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