ML20032A291

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 810816-0915
ML20032A291
Person / Time
Site: Waterford 
Issue date: 10/14/1981
From: Madsen G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20032A287 List:
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50-382-81-23, NUDOCS 8110290388
Download: ML20032A291 (2)


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DESICygiD 03xazyg APPENDIX A Cortified By ja,g NOTICE OF VIOLATION Louisiana Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-382 CPPR-103 Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted during the period of August 16-September 15, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violations were identified:

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Criterion V of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, states that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by instructions, procedures or drawings of a type appropriate-to the circumstances and that these activities shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures or drawings.

(a) " Station Battery Weekly Maintenance," ME-4-201, and " Station Battery Quarterly Maintenance," ME-4-211, require that the cells of the station batteries not be overfilled.

Contrary to the above, on August 17, 1981, the NRC inspectors observed that the cells of Station Emergency Batteries A, B and A/B had been overfilled.

(b) " Station Battery Weekly Maintenance," ME-4-201, and " Station Battery Quarterly Maintenance," ME-4-211, require that minor deficiencies that can be corrected (in accordance with the above procedures), be corrected and that major deficiencies be identified on a Condition Identification Work Authorization (CIWA) for evaluation and repair.

Contrary to the above, on August 17, 1981, the NRC inspector observed that a CIWA had not been written for the A battery.

(c) Startup Administrative Procedure SAP-08, " Condition Identification and Corrective Action," requires that Quality Control review each CIWA per UNT-1-007, " Preparation and Processing Discrepancy Notices and Nonconformance Reports."

UNT-1-007 describes a nonconformance as a deficiency that renders the-quality of an item unacceptable or indeterminate and describes a failure to follow inspection or test procedures as examples.

Contrary to the above, CIWA 810990 was not reviewed by Quality Control t

and CIWA 810775 was improperly reviewed in that the overfilling of the battery was not identified as a nonconformance as described in UNT-1-007.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement II.D).

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Criterion V of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, states that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by instructions,-procedures or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstances and that these activitic; shall be accomplished in acecroance with these instructions, procedures or drawings.

Ebasco Care and Maintenance Instructions (CMI) for the safety-related equipment require that motor space heaters be energized,-that equipment be protected from damage and that dust covers be provided.

Contrary to the above, on September 3 and 4, 1981, the NRC inspectors observed that:

(a) Motor space heaters were not energized as required on:

Low Pressure Safety Injection (LPSI) A Containment Spray Pump B Charging Pumps (CVCS) A, B and A/B (b) Sight glasses were broken on Charging Pumps A and B.

(c) Dust covers were missing from openings on Containment Spray Pump Motor A.

This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement II.E).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Louisiana Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:

(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

The responses directed by this Notice are not subject to the clearance crocedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by.the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

i Dated October 14, 1981 hhbw v

G. L. Madsen, Chief Reactor Projects Branch t

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