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LER 93-001-00:on 930108,chemistry Technician Failed to Sample Third SI Tank & Sampling of SI Tank 2A1 Not Performed within TS Required Interval After Filling Tank.Caused by Personnel Error.Personnel counseled.W/930205 Ltr
ML17227A719
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/05/1993
From: HURCHALLA J A, SAGER D A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-93-30, LER-93-001-01, LER-93-1-1, NUDOCS 9302110293
Download: ML17227A719 (5)


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ACCEIERDDOCUMENTDISIBVTIONSYSTEMREGULRYINFORMATION DISTRIBUT SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9302110293 DOC.DATE:

93/02/05NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-389 St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION HURCHALLA,J.A.

FloridaPowerELightCo.SAGER,D.A.

-FloridaPower6LightCo.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DOCKET05000389

SUBJECT:

LER93-001-00:on 930108,chemistry technician failedtosamplethirdSItank6samplingofSItank2A1notperformed withinTSrequiredintervalafterfillingtank.Causedbypersonnel error.Personnel counseled.W/930205 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR gENCLgSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER)-,IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:RECiPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-2LANORRIS,JINTERNAL:

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LTTR31ENCL31 P.O.Box128,Ft.Pierce,FL3o954-0128 February5,1993L-'93-3010CFR50.73U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389Reportable Event:93-001DateofEvent:January8,1993MissedSurveillance forSafetyInectionTankSamlinDuetoPersonnel ErrorTheattachedLicenseeEventReportisbeingsubmitted pursuanttotherequirements of10CFR50.73toprovidenotification ofthesubjectevent.Verytrulyyours,D.A.SVicePSt.LugersidentePlantDAS/JWH/kw Attachment cc:StewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator, USNRCRegionII.SeniorResident, Inspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlantDAS/PSLN857-933.000429302110293 930205PDRADOCK050003B98PDRanFPLGroupcompany~/gJI FPLFscsirriis oiNRCFormS68(e.es)VS.NLCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)APPITCYT0CNSISA$150010lEXP'.l1500tESTNEEDNATCEN005PESPONSEToCOWLYWITHTHEPPOISAATION COLLECTONINOLEST150 ll550$,TONWAAOCONMENTSPECAIEANO 55505tH5STNAATETOTIEPECOPOSANC INPCTTTSIIANAOENENT TTLFNCH(P~LLS, IACLENLINQAATOIY CONLPSSCFL WANANCTCN.

CCt05NLAIOTOTHEPAPENFICFIA FETACTCNPNCVECTOl50010PACF5IcEoFNANAEELENTNoNAxft.wASFNIOTIPL oct05NLFACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETNUMBER(2)St.LucieUnit2A050003891 03T'TLE{)MissedSurveillance forSafetyInjection TankSamplingDuetoPersonnel ErrorEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED(8)01DAY08YEAR93YEAR93,.'IAL001gR0002DAYYEAR0593FACILITYNAMESN/AN/ADOCKETNUMBER(S) 050005000OPERATING MODE(9)POWERLEVEL(10)100;Cgjlr20.402(b) 20.405(a)(1)(i) 20.405(c) 50.36(c)(1) 20A05(a)(1)(II) 50.36(c)(2) 20.405(a)(1)(iii) 20.405(a)(1)(iv) 20.405(a)(1)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(I)50.73(a)(2)(ii) 50.73(a)(2)

(iii)LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER1250.73(a)(2)(iv) 50.73(a){2){v) 50.73(a)(2)(vii) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) 50.73(a)(2)(x)

THISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANTTOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFR:Checkoneormoreofthefollowin, (11)73.71(b)73;71{c)OTHER(SpecifyinAbstractbelowandinTextNRCForm366A)NAMEJamesA.Hurchalla, ShiftTechnical AdvisorTELEPONENUMBERAREACODE407465-3550COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENT FAILUREDESCRIBED INTHISREPORT13CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT REPORTABLE TONPRDSSYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACREPORTABLE TURERTONPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED14YES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE)XNOIIIEXPECTEDMONTHDAYYEARSUBMISSION DATE(15)ABSTRACT'(Limitto1400spaces.i.e.

approximately fifteensingle-space typewritten lines)(16)OnJanuary8,at0500aReactorControlOperator(RCO)filledthe2A1,2A2,and2B2Safetytnjection Tanks'SITs) andsubsequently notifiedChemistry.

AChemistry technician samptedtwooftheSITspertherequiredsurveillance butfaitedtosamplethethird.OnJanuary8,1993,at2300theUnit2Assistant NuclearPlantSupervisor discovered thatthesamplingofthe2A1SafetyInjection Tankhadnotbeenperformed byChemistry withintherequiredtimeintervalatterfillingthetank.Using,the25%maximumallowable extension permitted by.Technical Specification (TS)4.0.2,thelatesttimeatwhichthesamplingcouldhavebeenperformed ontimewasJanuary8,at1230.Therootcauseoftheeventwaspersonnel errorbyaChemistry technician responsible forthesampling.

WheninformedbyOperations thatspecificSITshavebeenfilleditistheresponsibility oftheChemistry department personnel onshifttosampletheseSITsfortherequiredboronconcentration perTS4.5.1.1.b.

Inaddition, therewasafailureonthepartofthecontrolroompersonnel torealizethatoneofthethreefilledSITshadnotbeensampledwhenChemistry notifiedthemthattwoSITswerewithinspecification.

Corrective actionswere;1)Performthe2A1SITsutveiltance.

2)CreateastatusboardbywhichChemistry caninsurethattheappropriate SITshavebeensampled.3)TheChemistry personnel involvedwerecounselled.

4)Operations personnel havebeencounselled.

5)AHumanPerformance Evaluation Systemevaluation wassubsequently conducted whosefindingsagreewiththisreport.FPLFacsimile ofNRCForm366(6-89)

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'APPROITOCAAT KLSITCSIPA lsplpaaACGITTSTPAATTOIMICTNPTRRTSPONSl TOOOINTTWITH TIPSPPOISAAOCNCOIlf CTONRTOUTSTIISAIPTSIORNNOCCANRNT0RTGARTNIC TAPSXNTSTINATlTOPICRTCORCSAICIISPORTSNANAGTASNTSRANCHTP000AU0,IAICI0AITRlOIAATORYOAA+CSSN70 WANTNCTON,OCT000S NAPTOTIRPAPTRWOPNRTOVCTIONPRORCTI'TIICCISPAOIIICC OPNANAKNTNTAM)TANCTT.WANSNCTOIAOCPPNOFACILITYNAME(1)St.LucieUnit2DOCKETNUMBER(2)YEAREQUENTIAL NUMBER."T',."REVISIONvlNUMBERLERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)05000389TEXT(Ifmorespaceisreqoired, tjseadditional NRCForm366A's)(17)9300000203Operations fillsSafetyInjection Tanks(SIT)(EIIS:

BP)asnecessary tomaintaintherequiredTechnical Specification (TS)level.Subsequently theseSITsmustbesampledinaccordance with-Chemistry Operating Procedure 2-C-60within6hourstoensurethattherequiredTSboronconcentration hasbeenmaintained.

OnJanuary8,1993,at0500aReactorControlOperator(RCO)filledthe2A1,2A2,and2B2SITs.At0530henotifiedtheonshiftChemistry technician.

TheChemistry technician whoreceivedthecallturnedthesamplingresponsibility overtoanoncomingtechnician onthenextshift.Thistechnician receivedtheappropriate verbalinstructions ofwhichSITstocheckbutonlysampledthe2A2and2B2SITs.At0830henotifiedthecontrolroomthattheseSITsweresatisfactory wilhrespecttoboronconcentration.

Operations personnel receivedthecallandfailedtonoticethatoneoftheSITshadnotbeensampled.At2314theoncomingAssistant NuclearPlantSupervisor wasreviewing theRCOchronological loganddiscovered the2A1SIThadnotbeensampled.TheSITwasadministratively declaredoutofserviceandChemistry wasnotifiedtosampleit.Thesampleshowedsatisfactory boronconcentration andthe2A1SITwasdeclaredbackinserviceat2345.VTherootcauseoftheeventiscognitive personnel errorbyautilityChemistry technician byfailingtoensurethesamplingoftheappropriate SITs.Acontributing factoristhattherewasnomethodotherthanverbalrequestturnoverbetweenChemistry technicians toinsurethatthecorrectSITsaresampled.Thisplacesthefullresponsibility forthecorrectness andtimeliness ofthisTSsurveillance onverbalcommunication withnorecordedinformation fortheChemistry technician toreference.

Inaddition, therewasafailureonthepartofcontrolroompersonnel torealizethatoneofthethreeSITshadnotbeensampledwhenChemistry notifiedthemthattwoSITswerewithinspecification.

Therewerenounusualcharacteristics oftheworklocationwhichcontributed tothisevent.TVThiseventisreportable under10CFR50.73.a.2.i.b, asamissedsurveillance requiredbyTechnical Specifications.

Technical Specification 4.5.1.1.b statesthateachSafetyInjection Tankshallbedemonstrated operablewithin6hoursaftereachsolutionvolumeincreasegreaterthanorequalto1%oftankvolumebyverifying theboronconcentration ofthesolution.

Thepurposeofthissamplingistoprovideassurance thattheboronconcentration oftheSITshasnotbeenchangedtoavalue-outsidethebandoftheTechnical Specification requirements.

Thisassuresthattheassumptions usedfortheSITsintheFinalUpdatedSafetyAnalysisReport(FUSAR)arevalid.Thesurveillance ofthe2A1SITwascompleted at2340,or12hoursand40minutespasttherequiredTechnical Specification sampletime.FPLFacsimile ofNRCForm366(6-89)

FPLFacsimrootrNRCForm666(669t.U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATlON APPAOVTOCallNCI 0ll00IOI000TIES.0000000TAAATTO nvexNPTfrfE0PONTE ToCOAWlvvATN TI0000aNAAOONCcuTCTEPI IEOIE00I0000000fCTIWATErCCANENT0IECANONCTAPCTN00TINATKToOETECOII0AlafEPTNTCNANACTAENTCPlANCNIP0000ua IAcTTArlTEaAATONT~

WASHNCTON,OC00000APATToTIE0APTfrWONATECOCTIONPNOEC'0fll000IOl00ÃfICTOfNANACTIENT AIOTANCET.WACIIAOT000 OC00NO.FACILITYNAME{1)St.LUCieUnit2DOCKETNUMBER(2)YEARLERNUMBER{6)EQUENTIAL NUMBERREVISIONNUMBERPAGE(3)0500038993TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired, useadditional NRCForm366A's)(17)0010003003Theresultsofthechemistry sampleshowedtheboronconcentration tobewithinTechnical Specification 3.5.1.c.The2A1SafetyInjection Tankwascapableofperforming itsintendedsafetyfunctionassetforthintheassumptions oftheFUSAR,sections6.3.2.2.1 and6.3.3.4.3.f.

TI;erefore, lhehealthandsafetyofthepublicwasnotaffectedbythisevent.1)The2A1SafetyInjection Tank(SIT)Chemistry Surveillance wasperformed withsatisfactory resultsJanuary8,1993at2340hours.2)TheChemistry department nowusesastatusboardtotrackregulatory requiredsurveillances thatarenotperiodically scheduled..

3)Thepersonnel involvedinthiseventhavebeencounselled bytheChemistry supervisor ontheimportance ofmeetingsurveillance requirements.

-4)TheOperations supervisor hasissuedaNightOrderonthiseventwhichemphasizes theneedforoperators totracksurveillances suchastheonedescribed intheLERviatheoperatorturnoversheet,andtheneedfortheoncomingcrewstocarefully reviewthechronological log.5)AHumanPerformance Enhancement System(HPES)evaluation wasperformed.

Theresultsagreewiththeconclusions ofthisLicenseeEventReport.ITINAFnnFilTherewerenocomponent failuresinvolvedinthisevent.VIAprevioussimilareventisdescribed inLER389-89-008, whichdescribes amissedsurveillance forSafetyInjection LoopHeadervalvesfollowing thefillingoftwoSITs.FPLFacsimile ofNRCForm366(6.89)