ML15224A686
| ML15224A686 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/18/1990 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML15224A685 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-90-16, 50-270-90-16, 50-287-90-16, NUDOCS 9006290209 | |
| Download: ML15224A686 (1) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-269, -270, and -287 Oconee Units 1, 2 and 3 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted May 17 22, 1990, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1990), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.4.1 requires that the station shall be operated and maintained in accordance with approved procedures.
Contrary to the above, the station was not operated in accordance with approved procedures in that Operations Management Procedure 1-9, Use of Procedures, Section 6.3 requires that no deviation from the original intent of the procedure shall be allowed without an approved procedure change. On May 17, 1990, a deviation to procedure OP/1/A/1102/15, Filling and Draining Fuel Transfer Canal dated 4/25/90 occurred without an approved procedure change resulting in the overflow of the Spent Fuel Pool.
The spill contaminated various areas in the Auxiliary Building and an area outside of the fuel receipt bay.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector within thirty (30) days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR R GULATORY COMMISSION Luis A. Reyes, Director Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 18 day of June, 1990