ML20135A126

Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/96-08 on 960813-0930 & Notice of Violation.Inspectors Identified That Floor Drains Located in EFW Pump House Covered & Isolated by Tape During Performance of General Area & System Component Painting

ML20135A126
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/22/1996
From:	Rogge J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
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ML20135A129	List: IR 05000443/1996008 ML20135A126 ML20135A138
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NUDOCS 9612030081
Download: ML20135A126 (3)

See also: IR 05000443/1996008

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. November 22, 1996

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Mr. .Ted C.' Feigenbaum

i Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

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Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874

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i SUBJECTi NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-443/96-08 AND

l NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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j Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:

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On September 30,1996, the NRC completed an inspection at Seabrook Station. The

! enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

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During the six week period covered by this inspection period, overall, both management

and the staff conducted activities with an emphasis on safety. However, the station's

( planning and execution, as well as, the management eversight of the combustible gas

! control system maintenance was not completely effective, particularly when difficulties

l ' were experienced during the hydrogen analyzer celicalibration. It appears that the

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involved technicians were not aware of the accuracy limitations of the analyzer system and

! had established acceptance and stabilization criteria for the cell calibration that could not

l be achieved. Resolution of these issues essentially consumed the seven-day allowed

' outage time defined by the associated Technical Specification action statement. The

. station director's decision to initiate an adverse condition report and perform a root cause

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analysis, since the activity did not meet his expectations, demonstrated a good self-critical

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During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in violation of NRC

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regulations. Specifically, the inspectors identified that floor drains located in the

emergency feedwater (EFW) pump house had been covered and isolated by tape during the

i . performance of general area and system component painting activities. The isolation of the

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floor drains adversely impacted area flooding assumptions for rooms that contain safety-

related equipment. - The floor drains are credited in the' equipment qualification program to

mitigate the consequences of a moderate energy line break. The controls established to

prevent painting activities from impacting safety-related equipment were inadequate.

i Consequently, covering of the EFW pump house floor drains constituted a change to the j

i facility as described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report without the required 10  !

j; CFR 50.59 safety evaluation. )

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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the l '

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i enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document

j the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Your  !;

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response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the

correspondence adequately addresses the required response. After reviewing your

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response to the Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary

to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements,

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,

i its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,

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or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.

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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the l

clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the i

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790  ;

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of the NRC " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the i

NRC Public Document Room. 1

Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

John F. Rogge, Chief

Projects Branch 8

Docket No. 50-443

License No: NPF-86

Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-443/96-08

cc w/encls:

B. D. Kenyon, President - Nuclear Group

D. M. Goebel, Vice President - Nuclear Oversight

F. C. Rothen, Vice President - Work Services

J. K. Thayer, Vice President - Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering & Support Officer

H. F. Haynes, Director - Nuclear Training

B. L. Drawbridge, Executive Director - Services & Senior Site Officer

A. M. Callendrello, Licensing Manager - Seabrook Station

W. A. DiProfio, Nuclear Unit Director - Seabrook Station

R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station

L. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel

W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer

D. C. McEthinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass.

R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire

S. Choi, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency

Management Agency

F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power

Corporation

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee l

R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seacoast Anti-Pollution League i

State of New Hampshire, SLO  !

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire

S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States l

Distribution w/encls:

Region i Docket Room (with concurrences)

PUBLIC

NRC Resident inspector

Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)

D. Screnci, PAO

J. Rogge, DRP

E. Conner, DRP

C. O'Daniell, DRP

Distribution w/encls (VIA E-MAIL):

W. Dean, OEDO

P. McKee, PD l-3, NRR

A. DeAgazio, PD l-3, NRR

R. Correia, NRR (RPC)

R. Frahm, Jr., NRR (RKF)

D. Screnci, PAO, ORA

Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS) j

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