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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ACCELERATEDDOCUMENTDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEMSUBJECT:Respondstoviolationsnotedininsprepts50-315/94-06&50-316/94-06.Correctiveactions:Procedure12THP6010RPP.606revisedtoincludeWD-490invalvelineup.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE06DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:Environ&Radiological(50DKT)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponsIDNOTES:REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9406230229DOC.DATE:94/05/25NOTARIZED:YESDOCKET¹,'ijFACIL:50-315DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONFITZPATRICK,E.IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerlyIndiana&MichiganEleRRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONMARTINFJ.B.DocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDINTERNAL:AEOD/DSPNMSS/SGTB4E4NRR/PMAS/ILRBl2NUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS2RESRGN3FILEOlTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEHICKMAN,JAEOD/TTCNRR/DREP/PRPB10NRR/PMAS/IRCB-EOEDIRQFILE02RGNDRSS/RPBRGN4/FIPSNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL111122111111111111DDDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEEDlDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR19ENCL19
IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box1663ICoiumbus,OH43246lNDIANANECHlGANPOWMAEP:NRC:1212B-10CFR2.201DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74NRCINSPECTIONREPORTSNO.50-315/94006(DRSS)AND50-316/94006(DRSS)REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATIONU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Attn:Mr.J.B.MartinMay25,1994DearMr.Martin:ThisletterisinresponsetoaUSNRCletterdatedApril29,1994,thatforwardedaNoticeofViolation(NOV)toIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.TheNOVcontainedoneviolationwhichwasself-identifiedbythelicenseeandnotedduringa-routineradiationprotectioninspectionconductedbyMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Theviolationisassociatedwiththeproceduralizedactivitiesthatledtothespentresinspillinthe587'rummingroomonMarch19,1994.Inresponsetotheevent,promptactionwastakentosuspendallresintransferactivities.Correctiveactions,intheformofprocedurerevisions,wereinstitutedtopreventrecurrencepriortoresumptionofsuchactivities.Ourreplyto'thenoticeofviolationisprovidedintheattachmenttothisletter.Thisletterissubmittedpursuantto10CFR50'4(f)and,assuch,anoathstatementisattached.Sincerely,pp~pcWE.E.FitzpatrickVicePresidentdr9'4062302299'40525.PDRADOCK050003159PDR
STATEOFOHIO)COUNTYOFFRANKLIN)E.E.Fitzpatrick,beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresidentoflicenseeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforgoingresponsetoNRCINSPECTIONREPORTSNO.50-315/94006(DRSS)AND50-316/94006(DRSS),REPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATIONandknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledgeandbelief.Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis~~4dayof19NOTARPUBLIC-RlTAD.HE'LLNOTARYPUDuC.STATEOPOHt."
Mr.J.B.Martin2AEP:NRC:1212BAttachmentsCC:A.A.BlindG.CharnoffNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector-Bridgman,MINRCResidentInspector-BigRockPointNuclearPlantJ.R.PadgettW.T.Russell,NRC-Washington,D.C.
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BREPLYTONOTICEOFVIOLATION
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BPage1BackgroundAroutineradiationprotectioninspectionwasconductedbyMr.C.R.CoxfromMarch28throughApril1,1994.Duringthisinspection,oneitemwasfoundtobeinviolation.Theviolationwasidentifiedasinappropriatenessofprocedureswithregardtotheactivitiesthatledtothespentresinspillinthe587drummingroomonMarch19,1994.Thisviolationwassetforthinalettercontainingthenoticeofviolation,datedApril29,1994,fromMr.JohnA.Grobe,ActingChief,ReactorsSupportProgramsBranch.TheletterwasreceivedMay10,1994.Ourresponsetothenoticeofviolationiscontainedwithinthisdocument.NRCViolationI"10CFR50,AppendixB,CriterionV,"Instructions,Procedures,andDrawings,"requiresthatactivitiesaffectingqualitybeprescribedbyaprocedureofatypeappropriatetothecircumstancesandshallbeaccomplishedinaccordancewiththeseprocedures.Contrarytotheabove:OnMarch18,1994,Procedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadi.oactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"wasinappropriatetothecircumstancesinthatthevalvelineupfailedtoidentifyavalverequiredtobeopenedfortheevolutiontobecompletedsuccessfully.2.OnMarch19,1994,Procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"wasinappropriatetothecircumstancesinthattheprocedurefailedtoidentifyalternativeflowpathsandthevalveswhosepositionsneededtobeverifiedtopreventthosealternativeflowpaths.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementI)."
ATTACHMENTTOAEP,:NRC:1212BPage2ResponsetoViolationAdmissionorDenialoftheAlleedViolationIndianaMichiganPowerCompanyadmitstotheviolationascitedintheNRCnoticeofviolation.2.ReasonsfortheViolationThevalvelineupforprocedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadioactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"failedtoidentifyWD-490duetotheprocedureauthor'smisinterpretationofvalveinformationwhentransitioningfromoneflowprinttoanother.TheauthorincorrectlyassumedthatWD-498wasidentifiedontwoprintswheninfactWD-498wasononeprintandWD-490wasontheother.Subsequentprocedurereviewsperformedpriortotheprocedureapprovalfailedtoidentifytheoriginalerror.Procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"failedtoidentifyalternativeflowpaths""andthevalveswhosepositionsneededtobeverifiedclosedtopreventthosepathsfrombeingused.Thiswasduetothebasicassumptionthatthesubjectvalvesarenormallymaintainedintheclosedpositionand,therefore,acheckwasnotnecessary.CorrectiveActionsTakenandResultsAchievedOnMarch18,1994,procedure12THP6010RPP.606,"OperationoftheRadioactiveWasteWaterDemineralizerSystem(RWDS),"wasrevisedtoincludeWD-490inthevalvelineup.OnMarch25,1994,procedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResinSluicingandReplacement,"wasrevised-toincludeverificationofthesubjectalternateflowpathsandtheassociatedvalveswhichpositionsneededtobeverified.CorrectiveActionsTakentoAvoidFurtherViolationsTheprocedureusedbytheradiationprotectiondepartmentforprocedurepreparation,reviewandmaintenancewillberevisedtoenhancereviewsperformedtoensureprocedureaccuracy.ThisrevisionwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.
ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1212BPage3Inthecoverlettertothesubjectnoticeofviolation/inspection'eport,itwasrequestedthatourresponseincludeareviewofsimilarevolutionsthat'requirecoordinationbetweendifferentgroupsandthestepstakentoimprovethecoordinationandcommunicationsbetweensuchgroups.Reviewandassessmentofcoordinationandcommunicationbetweendifferentgroupsisanintegralpartofourcorrectiveactionprogram.PreviousassessmentleadtotheinitiationofacomprehensiveimprovementplanwithintheChemistryDepartment.Similarly,aselfassessmentofrecenteventsrelatedtocoordinationandcommunicationwithintheOperationsDepartmenthasresultedintheinitiationofsignificantchangeswithinthisdepartment.ThelatestanalysisofourCorrectiveActionProgramDataBaserevealedthatcommunicationsremainachallenge.Thisinformationhasbeenprovidedtotheappropriatemanagementpersonnel.Wewillcontinuetomonitorperformanceintheseareasandprovidefeedbackrelativetotheeffectivenessofperformanceimprovementinitiatives.TeamworkandCommunicationarecriticaltothesuccessofanyoperationandthe,importanceofeachhasconsistentlybeenemphasizedduringStateofthe"PlantSessionsconductedbytheVicePresident-PlantManagerandattendedbyplantandcontractpersonnel.Inaddition,theAEPNuclearOrganizationhasinitiatedanintegratedTeamBuildingprocess.ThisintegratedTeamBuildingprocesswasinitiatedbySeniorManagementandisdesignedtoenhanceteamwork,coordinationandcommunicationthroughoutthewholeorganization.Also,theradiationprotectiondepartmentwillreviewsimilarproceduralevolutionsthatrequirecoordinationbetweendifferentgroupsandwilldelineatewithintheseproceduresindividualresponsibilitiesforcommandandcontroloftheactivityfrombothanintradepartmentandinterdepartmentcoordinationperspective.ThisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.ProcedurechangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoMay1,1995.Inaddition,theoperationsdepartmentwillreviewthiseventwiththeoperationsproceduregroupandwilldetermineifchangesarenecessarytothecurrentproceduredevelopmentprocess.ThisreviewwillbecompletedpriortoJuly1,1994.Processchangesrequiredasaresultofthisreviewwi13.becompletedpriortoMay1,1995.DateWhenFullComlieneeVillBeAchievedFullcompliancewasachievedonMarch25,1994,withtherevisiontoProcedure02OHP4021.007.002,"ReactorCoolantDemineralizerResin'SluicingandReplacement".