ML20012D130
| ML20012D130 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1990 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20012D127 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-382-90-04, 50-382-90-4, NUDOCS 9003260503 | |
| Download: ML20012D130 (2) | |
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L APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Louisiana Power & Light Company Docket:
50-382 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Operating License: NPF-38 During an NRC inspection conducted February 1-28, 1990, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. The first violation involved failure to provide adequate administrative procedures. The second violation involved failure to conduct adequate postmaintenance testing of safety-related equipment.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C (1989), the violations are listed below:
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Failure to Provide Adequate Administrative Procedures Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that written administrative procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering safety-related activities as recommended in Appendix A of Regulator,y Guide 1.33 Revision 2, February 1978.
Contrary tn the above, Administrative Procedure UNT-5-012, Revision 1
" Repetitive Task Identification," was inadequate in that it did not specifically require, nor did it establish responsibility for, repetitive tasks (RTs) to be updated to reflect changes to the licensee's component database. Consequently, in August 1989 when the dry cooling tower (DCT) fans were reclassified from nonsafety-to safety-related in the component database, 25 RTs were not changed to reflect the upgrade. As a result, on February 14, 1990 RT Work Authorization 01052518 was issued to perform maintenance on DCT Fan 8B without the appropriate quality controls established by the licensee for safety-related equipment such as QC witnessing of torque applied to fan blade bolting.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (382/9004-02)
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Failure to Conduct Adequate Postmaintenance Test 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI, " Test Control " requires, in part, that all testing required to demonstrate that components will perform satisfactorily in service is identified and performed in accordance with written test procedures, which incorporate the requirements and acceptance limits contained in applicable design documents.
Contrary to the above, on October 31,1988, subsequent to replacenent, Containment Fan Cooler C fan motor was not rotationally tested in slow speed, which is the speed at which the fan performs its intended safety function.
Instead, the fan was only tested in fast speed.
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'it was not known until October 19, 1989, when the fan was energized in slow speed, that the fan was wired to run backwards in slow speed.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
(Supplement-1) (382/9004-03)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Louisiana Power & Light Company is hereby required to. submit a written statement or explanation to this office, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps which 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.
Dated at' Arlington. Texas, this g o d day of 1990 i
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