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Forwards Enforcement Conference Rept 50-397/93-27 on 930629. Violation Discussed in Conference Involved Continuing Need for Improved Procedure Quality & Increased Mgt Oversight of Quality Activities
ML17290A522
Person / Time
Site: Columbia 
Issue date: 07/09/1993
From: Perkins K
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Counsil W
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Shared Package
ML17290A523 List:
References
EA-93-134, EA-93-135, NUDOCS 9307260013
Download: ML17290A522 (7)


See also: IR 05000397/1993027

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE

WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368

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Docket No,

50-397

License

No. NPF-21

EA 93-134,

EA 93-135

Washington Public Power Supply System

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Box 968

Richland,

Washington

99352

Attention:

Mr.-W. C. Counsil

Managing Director

SUBJECT:

Enforcement

Conference of June

29,

1993

This refers to the enforcement

confer ence held in the Region

V office on

June

29,

1993, during which we discussed

the March .31,

1993, plant event that

resulted

in your exceeding

Technical Specifications limits for drywell-to-

suppression

chamber

bypass

leakage,

and circumstances

associated

with the

falsification of fire tour logs.

Following the enforcement

conference,

you

also briefly discussed

the

1993 refueling outage.

The details of the

enforcement

conference

are described

in the enclosed

Meeting Report

No. 50-

397/93-27.

A copy of the enforcement

conference

Agenda is also enclosed.

The information presented

during the enforcement

conference will be evaluated

and enforcement

action related to these

issues will be the subject of separate

correspondence.

At the enforcement

conference,

you discussed

the Supply System's

position

regarding the

appar ent violations discussed

in Special

Inspection

Report

No. 50-397/93-20

and the corrective actions which have

been initiated to

address

these

issues.

The apparent violations discussed

in this conference

involved

a continuing need for improved procedure quality and for increased

management

oversight of quality activities to clearly communicate expectations

to those performing the activities.

In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790(a) of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be pleased

to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

K.

E. Perkins, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

and Projects

93072600i3

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Enclosures:

1.

Copy of the Enforcement

Conference

Agenda

2.

Meeting Report

Ho. 50-397/93-27

3.

Copy of Licensee's

Enforcement

Conference

Presentation

Materials

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J.

Y. Parrish,

Assistant

Managing Director for Operations

G.

C. Sorensen,

Manager,

Regulatory

Programs

A. G. Hosier,

WHP-2 Licensing Manager

G.

E.

Doupe,

Esq.

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State of Washington

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ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEM

June

29,

1993

AGENDA

Opening

Remarks,

Purpose of Conference B. H. Faulkenberry,

Regional

Administrator,

and J.

V. Parrish, Assistant

Managing Director for

Operations

2.

Discussion of Apparent Violation:

Fal s ificat ion

of Fire Tour Log s

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Review of Apparent Violation F.

R. Huey, Enforcement Officer

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Significance of the Apparent Violation K. E. Perkins,

Director,

Division of Reactor Safety

and Projects

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Significance of the Apparent Violation K. E. Perkins,

Director,

Division of Reactor Safety

and- Projects

Licensee

Response

(with discussion

or questions

as appropriate)

Supply System Staff

iscussion of Apparent Violation:

Inadequate

Corrective Actions Involving

erformance of a Test Which Exceeded

NRC Requirements

for Suppression

Pool

Bypass

Leakage

~

Review of Apparent Violation P.

H. Johnson,

Chief, Reactor

Projects

Section I

4.

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Licensee

Response

(with discussion or questions

as appropriate)

Supply System Staff

Discussion of NRC Enforcement

Policy F.

R. Huey,

Enforcement Officer

5.

Summation

and Closing Remarks B. H. Faulkenberry,

Regional

Admini-

strator,

and J.

V. Parrish,

Assistant

Managing Director for Operations

NOTE: The Supply System

has

asked to make

a brief presentation

on the

1993

refueling outage after the enforcement

conference

is concluded.

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