ML17347B165

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 890429-0526.Violation Noted:Personnel Failed to Follow Procedure 4-PMI-028.3 by Proceeding to Section 6.4 of Procedure W/O Completing Section 6.3 Resulting in Inadvertent Drop of Rod M-8
ML17347B165
Person / Time
Site: Turkey Point  
Issue date: 06/28/1989
From: Reyes L
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML17347B164 List:
References
50-250-89-24, 50-251-89-24, NUDOCS 8907120299
Download: ML17347B165 (4)


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0 ENCLOSURE 1

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Units 3 and 4

Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.

DPR-31, DPR-41 During the NRC inspection conducted on April 29, 1989 through May 26,

1989, a

violation of NRC requirements was identified.

The violation involved two examples of failure to meet the requirements of Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1, in that; failure to follow procedures resulted in the inadvertent drop of a control rod, and failure to follow procedures resulted in a reactor trip during surveillance testing.

In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions",

10 CFlt Part 2, Appendix C

(1988), the violation is'isted below:

TS 6.8. 1 requires that written procedures and administrative policies shall be established, implemented and maintained that meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Appendix A of USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.33 and Sections

5. 1 and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1972.

0-GME-102. 1, Troubleshooting and Repair Guidelines, step 3.1 requires that a

PWO shall have been issued prior to commencing work and step 6.2.7 requires that all lifted leads be documented and independently verified.

Steps 6.2.9 and 6.3.8 require all lifted leads be reconnected and independently verified.

O-ADM-715, Maintenance Procedure

Usage, steps 5.5.2 and 5.5.3, provide instructions for independent verification of lifting and relanding leads.

1.

Contrary to the above, licensee personnel failed to follow procedure 4-PMI-028.3 by proceeding to Section 6.4 of the procedure, prior to completing Section 6.3, resulting in an inadvertent drop of Rod M-8 on May 7, 1989.

2.

Contrary to the above; leads to the turbine stop valve limit switches were lifted without adequate controls which resulted in a reactor trip during surveillance testing on May 5, 1989.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit to this Office; within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

(1)

Admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results

achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

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Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Units 3 and 4

Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.

DPR-31, DPR-41 onsideration will be given to extending the response time. If ot received within the time specified in this Notice, an h

hy the license should not be modified, h

h ther action as may be proper should not be be issued to show cause w y e

suspended, or revoked or w y suc o

e taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION uis A. Reyes,

'ctor Division of Re ctor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this gL day of tune 1989