ML17156B574
| ML17156B574 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 01/05/1990 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML17156B573 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-388-89-31, NUDOCS 9001180302 | |
| Download: ML17156B574 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pennsylvania Power 8 Light Company "Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Docket No.
50-388 License No-.
NPF-22 As a result of the inspection conducted on November 6-9, 1989, at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), the following violation was identified:
Technical Speci'fication 4.0.5, specifies that inservice testing of pumps shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Article IWP-3000, Inservice Test Program.
Paragraph IWP-3230(b) specifies that if test quantities fall within the required action range, the pump shall be declared inoperative and not returned to service until the cause of the deviation has been determined and the condition corrected.
Contrary to the above, during the performance of surveillance testing, conducted on March 28, 1989, of residual heat removal servi'ce water pump
- 2P506B, when the differential pressure test quantity of 77.6 PSID fell within the required action range (above the acceptance range of 65 - 71 PSID) the pump was declared operable and returned to service without the cause of the deviation being determined.
'his is considered to be a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement IV).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pennsylvania Power 5 Light 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 reason for the violation if admitted; (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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