IR 05000507/2006023
| ML18101A826 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, 05000507  |
| Issue date: | 07/14/1995 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18101A825 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-95-10, 50-311-95-10, NUDOCS 9507210057 | |
| Download: ML18101A826 (2) | |
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APPENDIX B NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units I and 2 Docket Nos:
License Nos:
50-272 50-3II DPR-70 DPR-75 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 7, I995 - June 23, I995 violations of NRC requirements were identifie In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
(60 FR 3438I; June 30, I995), the violations are listed below: Technical Specification 6.8.I requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide I.33, Revision 2, February I97 Regulatory Guide I.33 requires written procedures to control safety related maintenance and surveillances. During the inspection period, the following examples of failure to adhere to procedures occurred: Salem maintenance procedure SC.MD-ST.DG-0003, Eighteen Month Diesel Engine Inspection Maintenance, step 5.I5.8.G requires that the maintenance technician unlatch the cylinder fuel pump rack once the compression pressure is obtaine Contrary to the above, at approximately IO:OO p.m. on June I4, I995, after obtaining the compression pressure for cylinder 4R on the no. IC emergency diesel generator, the technician failed to unlatch the cylinder fuel pump rac As a result, the licensee operated the diesel with essentially no fuel to the 4R cylinder, I of I8 cylinder In such condition, a potential existed for an adverse affect on the reliability of the IC emergency diesel generato.
Salem surveillance procedure S2.0P-ST.DG-0003, 2C Diesel Generator Surveillance Test, provides instructions necessary to prove operability of the 2C diesel generator. Step 5.3.45 of S2.0P-ST.DG-0003 requires diesel generator restoration in accordance with Attachment 6. Attachment 6 to S2.0P-ST.DG-0003 requires placing the fuel rack linkage to the "open" positio **
Contrary to the above, at 5:55 a.m. on May I6, I995, the licensee restored the 2C diesel generator to service following surveillance testing and failed to ensure that the fuel rack linkage remained placed in the "open" position.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
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- CFR 50.73 requires, in part, that licensee shall submit a Licensee Event Report within 30 days, for the completion of any plant shutdown required by the plant's Technical Specifications, or any condition that resulted in the nuclear power plant being in an unanalyzed conditio Contrary to the above, as a result of inoperable switchgear supply fans, from December 12, 1994 until May 16, 1995, the licensee operated the Salem Unit 1 in an unanalyzed conditio On May 16, 1995, the licensee completed a shutdown of Salem Unit 1 as required by Technical Specification 3.0.3, and the licensee did not report within 30 days the unanalyzed condition, or the shutdown required by Technical Specification 3. 0. *'
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieve Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required respons If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be take Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response tim Dated in King of Prussia, PA on 14th day of July, 1995