ML17229B559
| ML17229B559 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML17229B557 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-331-96-09, 50-331-96-9, NUDOCS 9611260153 | |
| Download: ML17229B559 (1) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION IES Utilities Inc.
Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 During an NRC inspection conducted on October 21 through 25, 1996, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires in part, that activities affecting quality be prescribed by documented procedures of a type appropriate for the circumstances, and be accomplished in accordance with these procedures.
Contrary to the above, Administrative Control Procedure Number 1411.7. Revision 3, dated February 6, 1995 "Hose Control Procedures" which prescribes that leak testing of hoses shall be accomplished by mechanical maintenance, an activity affecting quality, was not accomplished.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duane Arnold Energy Center 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Duane Arnold Energy Center 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 vio'lation: (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 previously docketed correspondence, ifthe 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.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 1~day of November 1996 96ii260i53 96iii9 PDR ADGCK 0500033i 6
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