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Forwards Insp Rept 50-397/95-19 on 950605-20 & Notice of Violation.Nrc Concerned W/Generally Low Level of Operations Performance & Lack of Established Improving Trend
ML17291A911
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Issue date: 07/20/1995
From: Gwynn T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Parrish J
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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See also: IR 05000397/1995019

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DOC.DATE: 95/07/20

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PARRISH, J.V.

Washington Public

Powe r Supply System

SUBJECT:

Forwards insp rept 50-397/95-19

on 950605-20

& 'notice of

violation.NRC concerned

w/generally low level of operations

performance

a lack of established

improving trend.

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UNITEDSTATES

CLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS(

REGION IV

611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400

ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011.8064

Washington Public

Power

Supply System

ATTN:

J.

V. Parrish

~ Vice President

Nuclear Operations

3000 George Washington

Way

P.O.

Box 968,

HD 1023

Richland,

Washington

99352

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/95-19

AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

This refers to the inspection

conducted

by Hessrs.

S.

L. HcCrory,

R.

E. Lantz.

T. 0. HcKernon,

and

D. L. Proulx, of this office on June 5-20,

1995.

The

inspection included

a review of activities authorized for your Washington

Nuclear Project-2 facility.

At the conclusion of the inspection,

the findings

were discussed

with you and those

members of your staff identified in the

enclosed

report.

Areas

examined during the inspection are identified in the report.

Within

these

areas,

the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with personnel'nd

observation of

activities in progress.

The purpose of the inspection

was to confirm that

control

room operating

crews were performing in accordance

with your

management

expectations

and procedures

and in accordance

with NRC

requirements.

While we concluded that operations

performance

was adequate

to protect public

health

and safety.

we remain concerned with the generally

low level of

operations

performance

and the lack of an established

improving trend.

A

number of long standing conditions which contribute to poor performance

were

still in evidence.

Based

on the results of this inspections

certain licensed activities appeared

to be in violation ot

NRC requirements,

as specified in the enclosed

Notice of

Violation (Notice).

The violation is of concern

because it was identified by

the

NRC.

Horeover, it typified previously identified weaknesses

regarding

procedural

adequacy,

information loss across shift turnover, corrective

actions,

and rigor concerning firm and discretionary

requirements.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed

Notice when preparing your response.

In your

response.

you should document the specific actions taken

and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence.

Your response

may reference or

include previous docketed

correspondence. if the correspondence

adequately

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addresses

the required

response.

After reviewing your response

to this

Notice. including your proposed corrective actions

and the results of future

inspections,

the

NRC will determine whether further

NRC enforcement

action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice."

a copy of

this letters its enclosures,

and your response

wi 11

be placed in the

NRC

Public Document

Room (PDR).

To the extent possible.

your response

should not

include any personal

privacy. proprietary,

or safeguards

information so that

it can

be placed in the

PDR without redaction.

However, if you find it

necessary

to include such information'ou should clearly indicate the

specific information that you desire not to be placed in the

PDR,

and provide

the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from

the public.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be pleased

to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

Docket:

50-397

License:

NPF-21

~ Thomas

P.

Gwynn. Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Inspection

Report

50-397/95-19 w/attachments

cc w/enclosures:

Washington Public Power Supply System

ATTN:

J.

H.

Swai les.

WNP-2 Plant Manager

P.O.

Box 968,

MD 927M

Richland'ashington

99352-0968

Washington Public Power Supply System

ATTN:

Chief Counsel

3000 George Washington

Way

P.O.

Box 968,

MD 396

Richland'ashington

99352-0968

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

ATTN:

Frederick

S. Adair, Chairman

P.O.

Box 43172

Olympi a. Washington

98504-3172

Washington Public Power Supply

System

-3-

Washington Public Power Supply System

ATTN:

D. A. Swank,

WNP-2 Licensing Manager

P.O.

Box 968 (Mail Drop PE20)

Richland'ashington

99352-0968

Washington Public Power Supply System

ATTN:

P.

R.

Bemis. Director

Regulatory

and Industry Affairs

P.O.

Box 968 (Mail Drop PE20)

Richland,

Washington

99352-0968

Benton County Board of Commissioners

ATTN:

Chairman

P.O.

Box 190

Prosser.

Washington

99350-0190

Winston

8 Strawn

ATTN:

M.

H.

Phi lips,

Esq.

1400

L Street,

N.W.

Washington,

D.C.

20005-3502

Washington Public Power Supply System

ATTN:

Jack Baker,

Nuclear Training

Manager

3000 George Washington

Way

P. 0.

Box 968.

MD 1028

Richland.

WA

99352-0968

Washington Public Power Supply

System

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by RIV:

L. J. Callan

DRSS-FIPB

Branch Chief (DRP/E,

WCFO)

Senior Project Inspector

(DRP/E,

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Leah Tremper

(OC/LFDCB,

HS:

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S.

A. Richards.

NRR/HOLB

Resident

Inspector

HIS System

RIV File

Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)

B. Henderson

(PAO,

WCFO)

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DRSS-FIPB

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Senior Project Inspector

(DRP/E.

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Leah Tremper

(OC/LFDCB,

MS:

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S.

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NRR/HOLB

Resident

Inspector

MIS System

RIV File

Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)

B. Henderson

(PAO,

WCFO)

DOCUMENT NAME: R:% WNPtWN519RP.SLM

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"E" ~ Copy with enclosures "N" ~ No copy

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