ML18096A273
| ML18096A273 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/20/1991 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18096A272 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-91-16, 50-311-91-16, NUDOCS 9109240099 | |
| Download: ML18096A273 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-272/50-311 License Nos. DPR-70/DPR-75 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 20 - 24, 1991, a violation of NRC requirements was.identified.
In accordance with the 11General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions, 11 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1991), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, requires that conditions adverse to quality, such as defective material and equipment, be promptly identified and corrected.
Updated UFSAR, Section 17.2.16, states that the station general manager is responsible for assuring that conditions adverse to quality are identified and corrected for all activities involving station
. operations, maintenance, testing, refueling, and modification.
Administrative Procedures that govern station activities covered by the QA program provide for timely discovery and correction of nonconformances.
Contrary to the above, as of May 21, 199J, watertight doors for the service water valve rooms and the surrounding areas of the auxiliary building had not been adequately maintained in that some of the door.
latching dogs required to be operated to make the door closure watertight were inoperable from their undogged position when reasonable force was*
applied. This condition had not been promptly identified and corrected.
The condition further indicates inadequate corrective action in that a similar co~dition was previously identified during an inspection on April 9, 1990.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplem~~t I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. S. *Nuclear Regulatory Commi*ssion, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C., 20555 with a copy to the Regi~nal Administrator, Region I, and a c~py to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This r~ply should be clearly marked as a Reply to a Notice of Violation, 11 and should iriclude for each violation:
(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 d~te when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
9109240099 910820 PDR ADOCK 05000272 Q
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Nuclear Generating Station~ Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-272/50-311 License Nos. DPR-70/DPR-75 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 20 - 24, 1991, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1991), the violation is listed below:
.10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, requires that conditions adverse to quality, such as defective material and equipment, be promptly identified and corrected.
Updated UFSAR, Section 17.2.16, states that the station general manager is responsible for assuring that conditions adverse to quality are identified and corrected for all activities involving station operations, maintenance, testing, refueling, and modification.
Administrative Procedures that govern station activities covered by the QA program provide for timely discovery and correction of nonconformances.
Contrary to the above, as of May 21, 1991, watertight doors for the service water valve rooms and the surrounding areas of the auxiliary buildi~g had not been adequately maintained in that some of the door latching dogs required to be operated to make the door closure watertight were inoperable from their undogged position when reasonable force was applied.
This condition had not.been promptly identified and corrected.
The condition further indicates inadequate corrective action in that a
. similar condition was previously identified during an inspection on April 9, 1990.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas 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 I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that 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 clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation, 11 and should include for each violation:
(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.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.*