ML17059B781
| ML17059B781 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/28/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17059B780 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-97-07, 50-220-97-7, 50-410-97-07, 50-410-97-7, NUDOCS 9712090006 | |
| Download: ML17059B781 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Units 1 5. 2 Docket No. 50-220; 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63; NPF-69 During an NRC inspection conducted from August 9 through October 4, 1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the NRC "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG 1600, (60 FR 34381; June 30, 1995), the violation is listed below:
A.
(1)
NMP1 Technical Specifications (TS) Surveillance Requirement 4.6.2.a requires sensors and instrument channels to be checked, tested, and calibrated at least as frequently as listed in Tables 4.6.2.a to 4.6.2.I.
NMP1 TS, Table 4.6.2.I, requires an instrument channel calibration to be performed once each operating cycle, not to exceed 24 months, for the control room ventilation radiation monitor.
Contrary to the above, as of August 18, 1997, the control room ventilation radiation (CRVR) monitor channel ¹11 had not been calibrated within the previous 24 months.
The CRVR monitor was last calibrated on August 3, 1995.
(2)
NMP2 TS Surveillance Requirement 4.6.6.1.b.1 requires the calibration of all hydrogen recombiner system instrumentation at least once every 18 months.
Contrary to the above, as of August 13, 1997, eight hydrogen recombiner system instruments had not been calibrated since the initial operation of NMP2 in July 1987.
In the aggregate, this is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 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, 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 willbe taken to avoid further 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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information 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.
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Enclosure 1
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 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 public.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 28th day of November 1997.