ML20011E991
| ML20011E991 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1990 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20011E986 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-413-90-01, 50-413-90-1, 50-414-90-01, 50-414-90-1, NUDOCS 9002230373 | |
| Download: ML20011E991 (2) | |
Text
ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 Catawba Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on January 8-11, 1990, a violation of tiRC requirements was identified.
In accor-dance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1990), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification Section 4.0.5 required the Licensee to follow Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressue Vessel Code and applicable Addenda as required by 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.55a(g), except where specific written relief has beer, ranted by the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g)(6)g(1).
The licensee further clarified their commitment in the Inservice Testing Program for Pumps and Valves by stating that this program is based upon the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Subsections IWP and IWV,1983 Edition including addenda through the summer 1983 addenda.
Contray to the above, from approximately Nuvember 1, 1987, until July 25, 1989, the licensee conducted Performance Test Procedures PT/1/A/4200/04B, C and PT/2/A/4200/04B, C which contained Enclosure 13.1 Test Equipment Information.
This enclosure listed vibration meter accuracies that did not meet ASME Section XI standards.
The licensee failed to request relief from meeting the vibration meter accuracy value contained in ASME Section XI, Article IWP-4000, Paragraph IWP-4110, Table IWP-4110-1.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Catawba, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation"andshouldinclude[foreachviolation]:
(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.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time, i
G
2.
Duke Power Comp' ny -
2 Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 a
~ Catawba Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 If an adequate. reply'is not received within the time specified in this Notice,
,an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified.
-suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
i i
Thomas A..Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety l
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 8th day of February 1990 l
'h i
i 1
i l
t
'I