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Forwards Insp Rept 50-285/90-30 on 900513-0616 & Notice of Violation.App C Withheld from Public Per 10CFR73.21
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	07/23/1990
From:	Collins S; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Gates W; OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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ML20055J147	List: IR 05000285/1990030; ML20055J146; ML20055J150;
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This' refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. P. Harrell and T. Reis of

thisioffice .during the ' period May 13 through June. 16, 1990, of activities

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. authorized by.NRC Operating License.DPR-40 for the Fort Calhoun" Station, and to'

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a the discussion of our findings with Dr. J. K. Gasper and other members of your

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Areas examined during the: inspection included licensee eventLreport followup;

followup on'TMI Item I.D;2.3; operational safety verif.ication;< monthly e '

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maintenance,! surveillance,. security,'and radiological protection observations;.

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onsite followup of ev'nts; complex surveillanc'e observation;' review of licensee -

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outage plans;' plant startup from refueling;:and verification of, cont'ainment

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integrity. Within these areas, 'the inspection consisted of selective ~ .

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examination of procedures and repres,entative records, interviews with.

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personnel, and observations by the inspectors. 'The inspection findings are

documented in the enclosed inspection report,

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. During this, inspection, cit was ,found that certain _ of your activ"ities were' in ,

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violation,of NRC requirements, The. f,irst violation' involved inadequate

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postmaintenance testing" instructions for a4 safety-related compo'nent that

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resulted;in=the component.being in a condition'outside its design-basis. The

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second violation involved the identification of an inadequate security' vital

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violation,'in writing, .i.n accordance with the provisions >of Section t 2.201 of ,

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the NRC's "Rul'es,of~ Practice," Part 2 nTitle 10, Code of Federal > Regulations.

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Your respons'e should be based on-the: specifics contained in the Notice of-

Violation enclosed with this letter. !Your response'should include' a discussion

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oC the environmental radiological consequences that would result from the-

failure of Valve YCV-1045A to shut during a" design basis steam 1 generator. tube

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, rupture event. *With regard to the second' violation involving aniinadequate

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vital area barrier, it was noted-that prior to the,end:of the inspection

.g$y' .and initiated steps to avoid'further violations, as discussed in the enclose

_ period, members of your staff took actions to correct the identified violation

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inspection report. Therefore,;a' response to the violation is not required. We-

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Additionally,ithe performance-of_a radiological survey was found by your staff

tozbe in violation offNRC requirements. _However,'in.accordance with

Section V.G1'of the;NRCts Enforcement Policy..-no citation is being issued fore

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' the violation discussed in paragraph.9 of the enclosed inspection report. The

root cause? analysis;and corrective action plan developed by your radiological

protection-staff, as a~resul_t of this incident, was comprehensive and should

effectively preclude the' recurrence of a similar event. 'The optiongnot to' cite

the violation is taken to encourage your continued self-identification,

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investigat' ion,'and correction lof problems.

We'have also examined actions:you have'taken with regard to previously..,

identified inspection findings. 'The status of these it.ms is identified in

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paragraph 3 of the enclosed, report.

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Appendix C contains Safeguards'Information as defined by'10 CFR'Part 73.21 ands

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its disclosur'e to' unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the'

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.4 Therefore, the material in Appendix C

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will ng be placed in the Public Document Room'

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Should.you have'any' questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to'

discuss them~with you,

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ORIGINAL SIGNED BY

SAMUEL J. COLLINS

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Samuel J. Collins, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

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Notice-of Violation

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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report

50-285/90-30 (Non' safeguards portion)

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Appendix;C - NRC Inspection-Report

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' 50-285/90-30'(Safeguards portion)

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LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae-

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