ML17265A254
| ML17265A254 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML17265A253 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-244-98-03, 50-244-98-3, NUDOCS 9805110183 | |
| Download: ML17265A254 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Ginna Station Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 22-April 5, 1998, 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 XVI, "Corrective Action," requires in part that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, and defective material and equipment are promptly identified and corrected.
In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetition.
Contrary to the above, inadequate problem identification, root cause analyses, or corrective actions caused repetitive failures in two safety-related circuit breakers from June 1993 to March 1998, as described below:
A.
The output circuit breaker from the B-emergency diesel generator (B-EDG) to safeguards electrical bus 16 experienced five failures to close during periodic surveillance tests during the period from January 1995 to March 1998. The March 1998 failure was attributed to a defective condition that resulted from a missing internal component which had not been installed since 1985.
B.
The power supply circuit breaker for the B-service water pump (B-SWP) experienced three failures to reset following simulated over-current conditions during post-maintenance testing conducted in June 1993, May 1995, and March 1998. These failures were attributed to the same faulty component.
This is a severity level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Rochester Gas and Electric 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 facilitythat is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of receipt of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as "Reply to a Notice of Violation," and should include:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level; (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 9805110i83 980505 PDR ADQCK 05000244 6
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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.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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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 withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information willcreate 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, Pennsylvania this 5th day of May 1998