IR 07100027/2012021

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971027-1221.Violation Noted:Procedures Not Followed While Performing AOP-23,DC Power Sys Ground Isolation,In Sequence That Breakers Shall Be Opened to Isolate Sys Grounds Not Followed

ML20199E452
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick, 07100027
Issue date:	01/20/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20199E413	List: IR 07100027/2012021 ML20199E408 ML20199E471
References
50-333-97-08, 50-333-97-8, NUDOCS 9802020158
Download: ML20199E452 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION New York Power Authority Docket No. 50-333 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant License No. DFR-59 During an NRC inspection conducted from October 27 to December 21,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement Policy), NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below: Technical Specification 6.8.(A)1 requires that written procedures and administrative policies shall be established, implemented and maintained that meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section 5 of American National Standards institute (ANSI) 18.7-1972 " Facility Administrative Policies and Procedures." Section 5.1.2 of ANSI 18.71972 states in part, that procedures shall be followed, and the requirements for use of procedures shall be prescribed in writing. Abnormal Operating Procedure (AOP) - 23, Direct Current (DC) Power System Ground Isolation specified the sequence that breakers shall be opened to isolate system ground Contrary to the above, on October 23,1997, procedures were not followed while performing AOP-23, DC Power System Ground Isolation, in that the sequence that breakers shall be opened to isolate system grounds was not followe Specifically, 71DCB2 Breaker No. 6, was opened prior to opening the breakers for 23MOV 57 and 10MOV-58, the high pressure coolant injection (HPCI) booster pump suction from the suppression pool downstream and upstream isolation valves, respectively, which caused the valves to open inadvertentl This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1). Technical specification 3.7.D.2 states, in part, that, with one or more of the containment isolation valves inoperable, maintain at least one isolation valve operable in each affected penetration that is open and restore the inoperable valve (s) to operable status within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />; or isolate each affected penetration within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> by use of at least one deactivated automatic valve secured in the closed positio Contrary to the above, on October 24,1997, maintenance activities to repair a ground problem were conducted which rendered the primary containment isolation function of the outboard high pressure coolant injection steam isolation valve inoperable and Technical Specification 3.7.D.2 requirements were not take After a maintenance error caused an invalid engineered safeguards feature actuation signal to occur in the same logic circuitry, operators recognized the failure to complete TS requirements and isolated the valve approximately 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> late This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

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Enclosure 1 2 CFR 50.49(f) requires each item of electrical equipment important to safety to '

be environmentally qualified by testing or by combination of testing and analysi CFR 50.49(j) requires that a record of the environmental qualification be maintained in an auditable form to permit verification that each item of electrical equipment important to safety is qualified for its application and meets its specified performance requirements when it is subjected to the conditions predicted to be present when it must perform its safety functio Contrary to the above, from March 3,1993, to November 4,1997 electrical'

equipment important to safety was improperly removed from the environmental qualification program.- Specifically, high pressure coolant injection system '

pressure switches located in Junction box JB-R2250E were removed from the environmental qualification program based on a nonconservative assumption in the calculations prepared to document the basis for the removal of certain components from the environmental qualification progra This is a Seserity level IV violation (Supplement 1)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, New York Power Authority 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, within 30 days of receipt 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

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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. 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

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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 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 20th day of January,1998

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