ML19332C481

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Notice of Violation from Insp on 891016-20.Violation Noted: NRC Inspector Found That 18 Reactor Vessel Nuts Examined During Last Outage on 880502 Examined in One Direction Only
ML19332C481
Person / Time
Site: Waterford 
Issue date: 11/15/1989
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML19332C477 List:
References
50-382-89-32, NUDOCS 8911280179
Download: ML19332C481 (1)


Text

y n

y w

m t

w 3

APPENDIX A x

NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

- Louisiana Power & Light Company Docket:

50-382

-Waterford Steam Electric Station,.

Operating License: NPF-38 *

. Unit 3 a

During;an NR'C inspection conducted on October 16-20, 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involvedithe failure of inservice inspection'(ISI) examinations.to comply with procedure and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ~(ASME) Code, requirements..In accordance with the r

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC: Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C-(1989) (Enforcement Policy), the violation is listed below:

Failure'of'ISI: Examinations To Comply With Procedure and Code Requirements Criterion-V-ofJAppendix:B to 10 CFR Part 50 and the licensee's approved quality assurance program description require that activities affecting quality shall be accomplished in accordance' with documented procedures.

Paragraph 6.42in Procedure WTR-ISI-70, and Article T-761 in Section-V of 3

.the ASME Cooe', require that magnetic particle:exeminations be conducted in-at least two directions.

Contrary to:the above. the NRC inspector found that the 18 reactor vessel nuts examined during the last outage on May 2, 1988, were examined in one direction only.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

(SupplementI)(382/8932-01)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Louisiana Power & 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 for each. violation:

(1) the reason for the violation if admitted.

(2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, l '

(3) the corrective steps:which'will be taken to avoid further violations, and i

(4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.- 'Where good cause is shown, 4

L consideration will be given to extending the response time.

~

Dated at A lington, Texas, this /

day of 1989 t

8911280179 891113 l

PDR ADOCK 050003S2

~

i o

PDC i

,