ML17290B052
| ML17290B052 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1994 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17290B051 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-94-04, 50-397-94-4, NUDOCS 9403310069 | |
| Download: ML17290B052 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System Washington Nuclear Project No.
2 Docket No. 50-397 License No. NPF-21 During an NRC inspection conducted on January ll through February, 21,
- 1994, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violations are listed below:
A.
Technical Specification 6.8. 1 states, in part, "Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and'aintained covering the activities referenced below:
a.
The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978."
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends procedures for abnormal, off-normal, or alarm conditions, stating in Paragraph 5 that, "...
Each safety-related annunciator should have its own written procedure, which should normally contain...
(4) the immediate operation action, and (5) the long-range actions."
Contrary to the above, on January 21, 1994, while operating in Mode 1, an alarm response procedure in the WNP-2 Plant Procedures Manual (PPM),
procedure 4.601.A4, Revision 4, "RHR RPV Suction Shutdown Header Pressure High," did not contain immediate or long-range operation actions for response for operating in Mode 1.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
B.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V states, in part, "Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures,'r drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomp-lished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings."
WNP-2 Plant Procedures Manual (PPM) 1.3. 1D, Revision 2, "Conduct of Operations; Administrative Requirements,"
Paragraph 4.8.4, states:
"The Shift Manager or Control Room Supervisor will initiate a Technical Specification
[TS] Inoperable Equipment/LCO/ODCM Status sheet similar to.8 whenever any of the following conditions exist:
a.
A system or component required by Technical Specifi-cations as a limiting condition for operation in the present plant mode becomes inoperable (LCO) or; b.
A redundant system or component required by the Technical Specifications in the present mode becomes inoperable (Inoperable Equipment)."
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Contrary to the above, on February 9-10, 1994, the Shift Hanager did not initiate a TS Inoperable/LCO/ODCH Status sheet to track the status of the Average Power Range Honitor (APRH) Channel A,
a redundant component, when licensee craftsmen performed work on APRH A that rendered it inoperable.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
C.
Section 4.3.3.3. of the Technical Specifications requires that the response time of each emergency core cooling system (ECCS) trip function shown in Table 3.3.3-3 be demonstrated to be within the specified limits at least once per 18 months.
Contrary to this requirement, as of January 10,
- 1994, response time veri-fications for a number of relays and contacts in the actuation circuitry for low pressure ECCS pumps and valves (as identified in the licensee's letter G02-94-010, dated January 13, 1994) had not been previously conducted.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the Washington Public Power Supply System is hereby required to submit a written st'atement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, WNP-2, within 30 days of the date of the letter
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transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include, for viola-tions A and B:
(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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, the Commission may issue an order or a demand for information 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.
In view of the proactive actions taken by the licensee to identify and correct violation C, a written reply for this violation is not required.
Dated at Walnut Creek, California this /%day of Harch 1994