IR 07100019/2011029

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971019-1129.Violations Noted:Scaffold 08-779 Was Assembled to Contain Insulation on Small Gauge Pipe Just Down Stream of Containment Atmosphere Sample Inlet Valve 1P33F572A

ML20203D522
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf, 07100019
Issue date:	12/05/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20203D508	List: IR 07100019/2011029 ML20203D506 ML20203D558
References
50-416-97-21, NUDOCS 9712160220
Download: ML20203D522 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc, Docket No.: 50-416 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station License No.: NPF 29 During an NRC inspection conducted on October 19 through November 29,1997,one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Proceduro for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below: CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented procedures and drawings of a type appropriate to the circunistances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these procedures and drawing Procedure 15 S 01 108, " Scaffold Erection," Revision 0, Paragraph 6.2.2, requires that scaffold built in a Seismic Category I building, including the auxiliary building, or in the vicinity of safety-related equipment be assembled in accordance with Standard GGNS CS-0 Standard GGNS-CS 05, " Standard for Erection of Scaffolding in Safety-Related Areas," Revision 0, Paragraph 4.2.8, requires that scaffolding, its bracing, and ladders be kept a minimum of 6 inches away from all safety related systems or components. Any encroachment on this separation requires nuclear plant engineering approva Procedure 01 S-07-43, " Safe Handling of Loose items inside the Plant," Revision 1, Paragraph 5.11, states that equipment; piping; conduit; cable trays; instrumentation; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; and their associated supports are not considered structural elements and cannot be used for securing loose items without nuclear plant engineering approva Contrary to the above: On October 28,1997, Scaffold 08 779 was assembled so that it contacted the insulation on the small gauge pipe just down stream of containment atmosphere sample inlet Valve 1P33F572A, a safety-related valve. Nuclear plant engineering approval was not requested and no evaluation was performed (50-416/9702101). On November 10,1997, three steel stanchions, used by health physics l personnel, were suspended from an overhead safety-related cable tray and

) its associated supports. Nuclear plant engineering approval was not requested and no evaluation was performed (50-416/97021-01).

i This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

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, Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com'nission,

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. . ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Netice, within '

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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 resutr, schieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response if an adequite reply is rsot received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a

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Demand for Information may be issued as to Avhy the license should not be modified,

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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 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 provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the publi '

Dated at Walnut Creek, California, this 5th day of December 1997

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