ML16341G001
| ML16341G001 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/1991 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Shiffer J PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16341G002 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-91-028, EA-91-28, NUDOCS 9103200122 | |
| Download: ML16341G001 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1991004
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210.
WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596
March 5,
1991
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Docket Nos. 50-275
and 50-323
License Nos.'PR-80
and
EA 91-028
Pacific
Gas
and Electric Company
77 Beale Street,
Room 1451
San Francisco,
California 94106
Attention:
Mr. J.
D. Shiffer, Senior Vice President
and General
Manager
Nuclear Power Generation
Business
Unit
Gentlemen:
SUBBED:
NRC INSPEC110N
QF DIABLO CANYON UNITS
1
AND 2
This letter refers to the special
inspection
conducted
by Nr. L. Miller of
this office on February
11-14,
1991.
The inspection
included
a review of.
Mechanical
Maintenance activities in controlling measuring
and test equipment,
the results of evaluations of this area
performed
by your quality organizations,
and the adequacy of actions
taken
by your staff in resolving identified problems.
At the conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were discussed
with
Mr. J.
D. Townsend
and those other members of your staff identified in the
enclosed report.
C
Areas
examined during this inspection
are identified in the report.
Within
these
areas,
the inspection consisted
of selective
examinations of procedures
and quality records,
interviews with personnel,
and observation of activities
in progress.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
one apparent violation was identified.
This apparent violation is being considered for escalated
enforcement action in
accordance
with the "General
Statement
of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy) 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C (1990).
The apparent violation concerns:
1) the chroni'c programmatic
weakness
in the
control of measuring
and test equipment maintained
by the Mechanical
Maintenance
Department;
2) the inability on the part of the guality oversight
groups to ensure
the deficiencies
were appropriately
addressed
by Mechanical
Maintenance in a timely, thorough manner;
and 3) the failure of management
to
insist,
and then follow through, to ensure corrective action was
implemented
to preclude recurrence.
This breakdown
was identified in April 1990 by your
guality Control department
during
a surveillance of measuring
and test
equipment controlled by your Mechanical
Maintenance
department.
Apparently,
no
effective corrective action was taken to address
this programmatic
breakdown
prior.to the
NRC inspection
documented
by NRC Inspection Report No. 50-275/90-29.
Because
escalated
enforcement action is being considered,
is presently being issued for these
inspection findings.
In addition, please
be
advised that the
number
and characterization
of apparent violations described
in
the enclosed
inspection report may change
as
a result of further
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An enforcement
conference
to discuss this apparent violation has
been scheduled
for March 8, 1991.
The purposes
of this conference
are:
to discuss
the apparent
violation, its causes
and. safety 'significance; to provide you the opportunity
to point out any errors in our inspection report; to provide an opportunity for
you to present your proposed corrective actions;
and to discuss
any other
information that will help us determine the appropriate
enforcement action in
accordance
with the Enforcement Policy.
You will be advised
by separate
correspondence
of the results of our deliberations
on this matter.
No response
regarding the apparent violation is required at this time.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this
letter and its enclosure will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
Sincerely,
R.
P.
imerman, Director
Division of Reactor Safety and Projects
Enclosure:
1. Inspection
Report
Nos. 50-275/91-04,
50-323/91-04
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J.
A. Sexton,
J.D.
Townsend,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
R. F. Locke, Esq.,
D. A. Taggart,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
B. Thomas,
News Services,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
T. L. Grebel,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
State of CA
Sandra Silver (Report Only)
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B. Faulkenberry
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J. Dyer,
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