IR 07100008/2012004

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971008-1204.Violation Noted:On 971029,items Hanging from Spent Fuel Pool Rail Span 19 Had Combined Weight of 497 Pounds.Length of Time That Weight on Rail Exceeded Weight Restriction Not Determined

ML20197E579
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point, 07100008 File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	12/17/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20197E562	List: IR 07100008/2012004 ML20197E555 ML20197E590
References
50-155-97-13, NUDOCS 9712300035
Download: ML20197E579 (1)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION  :

Consumers Energy Company _ Docket No. 50-155 b Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant -  : Lloonse No. DPR 6 -

1 During an NRC inspection conducted from October 8,1997, through December 4,1997, one '

. violation of NRC requirements was identl6ed. In accordance with the " General Statement of 1 Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed  ;

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~ 1, - Big Rock Point Technical Specification 6.8.i includes a regt.!roment that written _ _ -

procedures be implemented for all structures, systomc, components, and safety actions '

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defined in the Big Rock Point Quality List, and these procedures must meet or exceed :

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the requirements of ANSI N18.7, as endorsed by CPC-2A, " Quality Program Description for Operational Nuclear Power Plants."

Section 5.2 of CPC 2A includes a stipulation that system operating procedures are used

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to control activities affecting refueling. System Operating Procedure SOP-44," Spent Fuel Pool Operations and New Fuel Handling," Revision 135, Step 3.0.J restricts the total load on any span of the spent fuel pool rail to 350 pound ,

Contrary to the above, on October 29,1997, the items that were hanging from spent fuel pool rail span No.19 had a combined weight of 497 pounds. The length of time that the weight on the rail exceeded the weight restriction could not be determined by review of record !i

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This Isi Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Consumers Energy is hereby required to submit a F 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 lil, *

and a copy to the NRC 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

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marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and snould include for each violation: (1) the e 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

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to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your >

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response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the re', ..ed response.- If an adequate reply is not received within the

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time specified in thie Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the

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license should not be modlSed, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be

_ proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to

. extending the response tim .

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR,'_and provido the legal basis to support your request for withholding the

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Information from the publi Dated at Lisle, Illinois, _.

. this 17 tday of December 1997

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