ML17158B939
| ML17158B939 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML17158B938 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-388-96-13, NUDOCS 9702100141 | |
| Download: ML17158B939 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (PPtkL)
Susquehanna Unit 2 Docket No. 50-388 License No. NPF-22 During an NRC inspection conducted from December 3, 1996, through January 13, 1997, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
a 0 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action," requires licensees to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as deficiencies and nonconformances, are promptly identified and corrected.
In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the licensee shall assure that the corrective action is taken to preclude repetition.
PPSL Nuclear Department Administrative Procedure NDAP-QA-0702, "Condition Reports," Revision 1, provides the program for identification, reporting, evaluating, and correcting conditions adverse to safety or quality.
Contrary to the above, on July 10 and December 9, 1996, PP&L failed to prevent the recurrence of a nonconforming condition created by workers blocking open a high energy line break room boundary door during on-line maintenance.
The Condition Report actions for a previous occurrence, on June 19, 1996, did not result in effective corrective actions to prevent the subsequent events.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
b.
Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established and implemented for applicable procedures recommended in Appendix
'A'fRegulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33 states that procedures for the control of maintenance, repair and replacement of safety related equipment including, a method for obtaining permission and clearance for operation personnel to work and for logging such work, should be covered by written procedures.
PPRL Nuclear Department Administrative Procedure NDAP-322, Permit and Tag, implements the tagging process at Susquehanna.
Section'5.5 of NDAP-322 defines a foreign potential as an energy source applied within the boundary of a blocked out system.
Section 6.2.3 states that the system operating (SO) representative, system permit supervisor and all sign-ons shall be notified by the person performing a foreign potential test and give their approval prior to application of the foreign potential.
It further states that proper documentation shall be noted on the Permit Status Change Log, form NDAP-QA-0322-6.
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Contrary to the above, on November 14, 1996, 110 Vac power (a foreign potential) was brought inside the boundaries of permit 1961264, Standby Gas Treatment System 07553A damper actuator, without the proper approvals and documentation.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pennsylvania Power and Light 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 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 will be 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 as to 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:
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.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable
- response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information.
If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable
- response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at King of Prussia, PA this 29th day of January 1997