ML17285A214
| ML17285A214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1989 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17285A212 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-88-40, NUDOCS 8901270343 | |
| Download: ML17285A214 (3) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System Docket No. 50-397 Post Office Box 968
- Richland, WA 99352 License No.
NPF-21 During an NRC inspection conducted on November 14 - December 14, 1988, viola-tions of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 53 Fed.
Reg.
40019 (October 13, 1988), the violations are listed below:
A.
Section 4.7.2. of the WNP-2 Technical Specifications
- states, in part, that "Each control room emergency filtration system train shall be
.demonstrated operable:
d.
After every 720 hours0.00833 days <br />0.2 hours <br />0.00119 weeks <br />2.7396e-4 months <br /> of charcoal adsorber operation by verifying within 31 days after removal that a laboratory analysis of a representative carbon sample... meets the laboratory testing criteria of.:. Regulatory Guide 1.52."
Section 4.0.2 of the Technical Specifications
- states, in part, that "Each Surveillance Requirement shall be performed within the specified
- time, interval with:
a.
A maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25K of the surveillance interval."
Contrary to the above, as of 12:00 am, November 7, 1988, charcoal adsorber train "B" had been operated for 933.9 hours1.041667e-4 days <br />0.0025 hours <br />1.488095e-5 weeks <br />3.4245e-6 months <br /> without a sample of the charcoal adsorber having been taken.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
B.
Section 4.0.3 of the WNP-2 Technical Specifications
- states, in part, that "Failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the specified time interval shall constitute a failure to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation."
Section 6.8.1 of the Technical Specifications requires written procedures to be established and implemented for "The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978'."
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, includes in the listing of procedures which should be provided, "1.
Administrative Procedures... b.
Authorities and Responsibilities for Safe Operation and Shutdown."
Plant Procedures Yanual 1.3. 1, Standing Orders/Night Orders, Revision 14, states the following in Attachment I, Standin 0 eratin Orders:
"6. If any surveillance test or other condition indicates that a system is not operable as required by the Technical Specifications, the'hift Manager is to begin the action required by the Technical Specifications, (and) log the condition... in a timely manner based on the significance of the condition."
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Contrary to the above, the licensee determined at approximately 11:00 a.m.-on November 21, 1988 that the channel calibration Surveillance Requirement for the degraded voltage protection circuit on vital switchgear SM-7 was delinquent, but the Shift Manager did not log the condition or begin the action required by the Technical Specifications (i.e., Section 3.0.3; place the unit in at least STARTUP within 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />) until 2:00 p.m.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Washington Public Power Supply System is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear.
Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington,-'C 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspection office at Washington Nuclear Project 2.
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, if admitted, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results
- achieved, (3) corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is.'not received within the time specified in this'otice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended,'r revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
- immerman, i e Reac r Projects Branch Dated at Walnut Creek, California this /36 day of 1989
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