ML16341G047
| ML16341G047 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1991 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16341G046 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-275-91-06, 50-275-91-6, 50-323-91-06, 50-323-91-6, EA-91-028, EA-91-28, NUDOCS 9104250366 | |
| Download: ML16341G047 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION EA91-028 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Docket Nos.
50-275/50-323 Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2
License Nos.
DPR-80/DPR-82 During NRC inspections conducted on November 27-30,
- 1990, December 17-21,
- 1990, January 7-11,
- 1991, and February 11-14,
- 1991, and in accordance with the "General Statement~of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1990), the following violation was identified:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, "guality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," Criterior XVI, "Corrective Action," requires that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, are promptly identified and corrected.
In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective'ction taken to preclude repetition.
Technical Specification 6.8. l.a requires that written procedures be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33',
Revision 2, February 1978 (RG 1.33).
RG 1.33, paragraph 8.a requires that procedures of a type appropriate to the circumstances should be provided to ensure that tools, gauges...,and other measuring and testing devices are properly controlled, calibrated and adjusted at specified periods to maintain accuracy.
guality Ass'urance Procedure gAP 15-B, dated October 24,
- 1990, Nonconformances, Paragraph
- 2. 1, defines a nonconformance, in part, as a
quality problem which has occurred at a frequency which indicates that past action to prevent recurrence was ineffective and additional management attention is deemed necessary.
'I Administrative Procedure NPAP C-12, Revision 20, dated December 31,
- 1990, (R. 19), Identification and Resolution of Problems and Nonconformances, Paragraph 5.4.3.2,
- states, in part, "If the problem is determined to be a potential nonconformance...,
the responsible department head or supervisor shall initiate an NCR..."
Contrary to the above, during the period from November, 1989 through
- December, 1990, effective corrective actions were not implemented to preclude repetition of significant deficiencies in the control and issue of measuring and test equipment used in activities affecting quality which were identified in licensee Surveillance and Audit reports gCS-89-0175, 90-0030,90-126 and 90812T.
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k In addition, a nonconformance report was not initiated.to identify this lack of effective corrective action.
Thi.s is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pacific Gas and Electric Company 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 Administ'rator, Region V, and a copy to the NRC Resident 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 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-violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
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; Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to.extending the response time.
Dated at Walnut Creek, California thisllthday of April 1991.