ML20029A224
| ML20029A224 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 01/28/1991 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20029A217 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-309-90-25, NUDOCS 9102050083 | |
| Download: ML20029A224 (1) | |
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ENCLOSUREI NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-309 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station License No. DPR-36 During inspection from November 28, 1990 to January 9,1991, and in accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the following violation was identified:
Technical Specification 5.8.1 requires that procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, Appendix A, Paragraph 3.a, requires procedures for draining and venting the Reactor Coolant System (RCS). Technical Specification 5.8.2 requires Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC) review and Plant Manager approval of changes to procedures required by Technical Specification 5.8.1 prior to implementation.
Contrary to the above, on December 18,1990, Day Order DO-90-029 changed Procedure OP-10-6, Reactor Coolant Loop Draining, without PORC revicw or Plant Manager approval, resulting in an unplanned pressurization of RCS Loop One when the loop isolation valves were closed at a time different than was specified in OP-10-6.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NfTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.,20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, 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" and should include: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that will be 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. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the 4 cense should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extendmg the respense time.
Under the authority of Section 1982 of the Act, U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
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