ML17244A356

Responds to NRC 781206 Ltr Re Violation Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-244/78-24.Corrective Actions:Radiographs Removed from Cardboard Filing Boxes & Placed in Fire Rated Cabinets & Record Storage Room Added for Nonduplicate Records

ML17244A356
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	12/29/1978
From:	WHITE L D ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	BRUNNER E J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML17244A355	List: ML17244A356
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NUDOCS 7902080080
Download: ML17244A356 (6)

See also: IR 05000244/1978024

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faee'IROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORIoORATIONEAIeI~~4o89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.14649LEON0,WHITE,JR.VICERRESIOENTTEIEPNovE*RERcoocTIe5'Er2700December29,1978Mr.Eldonj.Brunner,ChiefReactorOperationsandNuclearSupportBranchU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pennsylvania19406Subject:IEInspectionNo.50-244/78-24R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Unit$1DocketNo.50-244DearMr.Brunner:ThisletterisinresponsetoyourDecember6,1978letterreceivedDecemberll,1978,concerningtheinspectionconductedatGinnaStation,CorporateOfficesandtheAndrewsSt.BuildingonNovember13-16byMessrs.Markowski,NapudaandKehoeofyouroffice.Accordingtoyourletter,itappearedthatoneofouractivitieswasnotconductedinfullcompliancewithNRCrequirements,asquotedbelow.Thislettercontainsinformationinresponsetothisitem."10CFR50,AppendixB,CriterionXVIIstatesinpart'Consistentwithapplicableregulatoryrequirements,theapplicantshallestablishrequirementsconcerningrecordretention,suchasduration,location,andassignedresponsibility.'ection1ofSupplementIV,Revision3,totheFSAR(theapprovedQAProgram)statesinpart,'TheprogramconformstothefollowingAECRegulatoryGuidesandANSIStandards...RegulatoryGuide1.88,"Collection,StorageandMaintenanceofNuclearPowerPlantRecords"...'ection17furtherstatesinpart,'TherecordswhichfallwithinqualityassurancerecordrequirementsincludethoserecordsrequiredbySection6.10oftheTechnicalSpecifications,thequalityassur-anceprogram...Allrecordsassociatedwiththeoperation...of...systems,andcomponentscoveredbythequalityassuranceprogramareincluded.'egulatoryGuide1.88endorsesANSIN45.2.9-1974,'RequirementsforCollection,Storage,andMaintenanceofQualityAssuranceRecordsfo,NuclearPowerPlants.'aragraph5.6ofthisstandarddescribesthephysicalrequirementsforasinglerecordstoragefacility.V9020800go

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77OCHf7ERGASAhIOELEC7RICCORP.DA7EDecember29,1978Mr.EldonJ.Brunner,ChiefSHEE7NO.2"Contrarytotheabove,asofNovember16,1978,thefollowingsingletyperecordswerestoredintheindicatedlocationswhichdidnotmeetthedescribedsinglerecordstoragefacilityphysicalfeaturerequire-ments.OriginalradiographsofsafetyrelatedsystemssuchasReactorCoolant,SafetyInjectionandChemical-VolumeControl,datingto1968,storedincardboardfilingboxes(Nos.51,52,53,57,and58)attheAndrewsBuilding.OperationsRecorderCharts(nocopies/duplicatesavailable)storedinsteelfilingcabinetsinavacantofficeatthestationWarehouseBuilding."Sincetheinspectiontheradiographshavebeenremovedfromthecardboardfilingboxesandplacedinfirerated(Class350-1hr)cabinets.Fireratedcabinets(Class150-1hr),bettersuitedfortheprotectionofradiographs,havebeenpurchasedandwillbeutilizedforthestorageoftheradiographsupontheirreceiptinearlyJanuary.Theradiographcabi-netswillbelocatedattheJeffersonRoadRecordVaultwhichhasafourhourfireratingandisequippedwithtemperatureandhumiditycontrol.Uponcompletionoftheirrelocationbymid-January,theradiographswillbeaffordedthenecessaryprotectionforasinglerecordstoragefacilityhavingphysicalrequirementscomparabletothosespecifiedinparagraphs5.6ofANSIN45.2.9-1974.DuetothespacelimitationatthejeffersonRoadRecordVault,anewrecordstorageroomisbeingdesignedandconstructedtoaccommodatetheremainingnonduplicaterecords.ThisnewstorageroomwillmeetthephysicalrequirementsforasinglerecordsstoragefacilityprescribedbyANSIStandardN45.2.9and/orsuitablefireprotectionalternativesprovidedbyNRCRegulatoryGuide1.88.Pendingcompletionofthenewstorageroom,thefirerated(Class350-1hr)filingcabinetswhichcontaintheOperationsRecorderChartsarebeingtransferredfromtheWarehousebuildingtoavacantroomattheAndrewsSt.facility.Thevacantroomisbothmoresuitablethanthewarehouselocationandremotefromtheexistingstorageforduplicaterecords.Thisinterimstoragelocationisinafireresistivereinforcedcon-cretebuilding,hasasprinklersystemandisfreeofcombustiblesotherthantheprotectedrecords.Thesurroundingareahasbeenrecentlyvacated,con-tainsaminimumofcombustiblesandisalsoprotectedbyasprinklersystem.Withtheexceptionofmeetingthefourhourfirerating,theinterimstoragelocationhasthefeaturesessentialfortheprotectionoftherecordsfrompossibledestructionbycausessuchasfire,flooding,tornadoes,insects,rodentsandfrompossibledeteriorationbyacombinationofextremevaria-tionsintemperatureandhumidity.CompletionandoccupancyofthenewfourhourrecordsstorageroomisexpectedbyJune1980.

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ROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORP.DATEDecember29,1978'Mr.EldonJ.,Brunner,ChiefSHEETNO.3Correctivestepsbeingtakentoavoidfurtheritemsofnoncompli-ancearethreefold:1.ClarificationhasbeenprovidedintheQAManualandwillbeprovidedintheGinnaProcedureQC1701ofthelikelihoodthatsomerecordsareunabletobeduplicatedandthepreferredrequirementsandlocationfortheirstorage.2.GinnaandEngineeringrecordsprocessingpersonnelwillbereindoctrinatedinrecordstorageandpreservationrequire-ments.3.GinnaStationrecordspersonnelhaveinitiatedaninvestigationtodeterminetheexistenceofadditionalrecordswhicharenotpresentlyduplicatedandwhichwillrequireprocessingsimilartotherecordercharts.Inaddition,thisinvestigationwilldetermineifallrequiredoperatingrecordsarebeingprocessedforrecordretention.Complettonofttems(1)and(2)aboveisexpectedbyyebruary28,1979.Completionofitem(3)isexpectedbyjune30,1979..Asindicatedearlier,June1980istheexpecteddatewhenfullcompliancewillbeachievedforthestorageofallnonduplicaterecords.Theinspectionreportcontainsnoinformationthatisconsideredproprietary.Verytrulyyours,gP4k..L.D.Whte,Jr.

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