05000219/LER-1982-014, Advises That LER 82-014/01T Failed to Comply W/Tech Spec Reportability Requirements.Future Failures of Containment Valves or Gaskets Will Be Reported Immediately

Advises That LER 82-014/01T Failed to Comply W/Tech Spec Reportability Requirements.Future Failures of Containment Valves or Gaskets Will Be Reported Immediately

ML20054K787
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	06/23/1982
From:	Fiedler P GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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LER-2082-014, Advises That LER 82-014/01T Failed to Comply W/Tech Spec Reportability Requirements.Future Failures of Containment Valves or Gaskets Will Be Reported Immediately

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GPU Nuclear gg gf P.O. Box 388 Forked River, New Jersey 08731 609-693-6000 Writer's Direct Dial Number:

June 23, 1982 Mr. Ronald C. Haynes, Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406

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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Licensee Event Report Submittal Clarification Reportable Occurrence No. 50-219/82-14/ 0lT The submittal of tne subject Licensee Event Report (LER) was not in strict compliance with the station's Technical Specifications, paragraph 6.9.2.a.

Immediate j notification was not made nor was a preliminary report forwarded within twenty-four hours. However, immediate notifications, preliminary, and f ollowup report s were made, pursuant to paragtaph 6.9.2.a.3 of the Technical Specifications, to report primary containment degradations found as a result of failure to meet local leak rate acceptance criteria where the failure was that of a pene tration (Reportable Occurrence Nos. 82-19 and 82-20).

It was originally thought that single f ailures of redundant primary containment isolation valves or gaskets to meet local leak rate acceptance criteria did not constitute a reportable occurrence, but would be incorporated into the report of integrated and local leakage rate test results required by Technical Specifications, paragraph 4.5.H. During the course of NRC IE Inspection No. 82-06, the inspector pointed out that these types of single f ailures were indeed reportable occurrences per Technical Specifications. The inspector's remarks were misinterpreted as requiring the submittal of an LER per Technical Specifications, paragraph 6.9.2.b (30 day report), and, as a result, immediate notification was not made nor a preliminary report submitted. During final review of the subject LER, the appropriate reportability requirement was realized and submittal was made as a final report pursuant to paragraph 6.9.2.a.

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Mr. Ronald C. Haynes Page 2 June 23, 1982 In order to provide unified and cohesive reporting of future primary containment degradation, discovered during the performance of local leak rate tests during outage periods when containment isolation is r et required, initial notification will be made, followed by a single LER supplement af ter conpletion of all local leak rate tests.

Very truly yours, eA>

Peter B. Fiedler Vice President and Director Oyster Creek PBF:PFC:Ise c c: Director (40 copies)

Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Director (3)

Office of Management Information and Program Control U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 NRC Resident Inspector (1)

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Forked River, NJ 08731 I

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