ML17056A161
| ML17056A161 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17056A160 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-89-06, 50-220-89-6, 50-410-89-06, 50-410-89-6, NUDOCS 8908070342 | |
| Download: ML17056A161 (4) | |
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APPENDIX A Notice of Violation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Unit 1 and 2
Oocket Nos.:
50-220 and 50-410 License Nos..
DRP-63 and NPF-69 As a result of the inspection conducted on May 13, 1989 through July 7,
- 1989, and in accordance with NRC Enforcement Actions,'10 CFR Part 2,
Appendix C,
53 Fed.
Reg.
40019)
(October 13, 1988),
the following violation was identified:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, requires that measures shall be established to identify the cause for and promptly correct conditions adverse to quality to prevent repetition.
NMPC Quality Assurance Topical
- Report, QATR-1, Revision 4,
Chapter 16 requires that cond'itions adverse to quality are identified and appropriate corrective action is taken in a timely manner to minimize similar problems in the future.
Contrary to the above:
A.
Actions taken to correct the cause of TS violations of the Fire Pro-tection Program on April 27,
- 1988, and October 27,
- 1987, at Unit 1,
were ineffective because they did not preclude similar TS violations of the Program on April 30, May 17 and June 6,
- 1989, involving the establishment and implementation of appropriate compensatory measures (i.e., firewatches) for inoperable'fire barriers or detectors.
B.
Actions taken to correct the cause of a failure to properly secure the gate to a locked high radiation area at Unit 1 on Oecember 21 and 23,
- 1988, were ineffective as they did not preclude the recurrence of similar events on February 17,
- 1989, and March 24,
- 1989, at Unit 1, on May 5,
- 1989, and June 2, 1989, at Unit 2 'and on June 12,
- 1989, at Unit 1.
C.
Actions taken to correct the late notification of the NRC of a condi-tion reportable under 10 CFR 21 requirements on January 23,
- 1987, were ineffective as they did not preclude the recurrence. of a similar event in which a condition reportable per 10 CFR 21 was determined to exist on May 31,
- 1989, but was not reported to the NRC until June 20, 1989.
r This is a Severity Level IV Violation.
(Supplement I)
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Appendix A Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Niagara Mohawk Power Company is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in
- reply, including:
(1) the corr'ective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is
- shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY CIR NINE MILE 89-06 " 0004.0.0 07/26/89