ML17334A715
| ML17334A715 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 05/28/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17334A714 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-315-98-08, 50-315-98-8, 50-316-98-08, 50-316-98-8, NUDOCS 9806020120 | |
| Download: ML17334A715 (4) | |
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i NOTICE OF VIOLATION Indiana Michigan Power Company Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316 License Nos.: DPR-58; DPR-74 During an NRC inspection conducted from March 13 to April27, 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:
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, "QualityAssurance Program Requirements (Operation),"
Revision 2, February 1978, Appendix A, recommended, in part, that maintenance that can affect the performance of safety-related equipment should be properly pre-planned and performed in accordance with written procedures, documented instructions, or drawings appropriate to the circumstances.
Job Order C1 8424 was written in accordance with RG 1.33 to provide instructions for installing minor modification (MM)%38 on the 1 CD emergency diesel generator.
Contrary to the above, on April24, 1998, the inspectors determined that in March 1997, contract workers failed to properly implement a maintenance procedure for safety-related equipment'in that they installed MM<38 on the 1 CD emergency diesel generator and improperly reinstalled the exhaust manifold bracket without the jam nuts as required by Job Order C18424.
This is a Severity Level IVviolation (Supplement I).
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, requires, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified and corrected, and that 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. The identification of the significant condition adverse to quality, the cause of the condition, and the corrective action taken shall be documented and reported to appropriate levels of management.
Contrary to the above, on April24, 1998, the inspectors identified that the licensee's final investigation report of the missing jam nuts on the 1 CD emergency diesel generator, a significant condition adverse to quality, did not document the cause of the missing jam nuts.
This is a Severity Level IVviolation (Supplement I).
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended jn Appendix A of RG 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
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Notice of Violation Regulatory Guide 1.33, "Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operation),"
Revision 2, February 1978, Appendix A, recommended, in part, that administrative
'rocedures covering procedure adherence be written. Plant Manager's Instruction (PMI) 2011, Revision 4, "Procedure Use and Adherence," was written in accordance with RG 1.33. Step 4.1.3 of PMI - 2011, required that for procedures designated as "Continuous Use," the procedure shall be in use at the job site.
Contrary to the above, on April26, 1998, the inspectors determined that the Unit 2
.Operations Head Procedure 4021.001.001, Revision 20, "Plant Heatup From Cold Shutdown to Hot Standby," designated as "Continuous Use," was being used to maintain the plant in Cold Shutdown, but the procedure was not in use at the job site as required by PMI - 2011, Revision 4, "Procedure Use and Adherence," Step 4.1.3.
This is a Severity Level IVviolation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Indiana Michigan Power Company 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 III, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facilitythat is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be dearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, ifcontested, 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 willbe achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, ifthe correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
Ifan 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 such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown, consideration willbe given to extending the response time.
Ifyou 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.
Because your response willbe 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.
Ifpersonal 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. Ifyou 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 will create 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). Ifsafeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 28th day of May 1998
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