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Forwards Insp Rept 50-440/93-16 on 930730-0913 & Notice of Violation.Weakness Re Questioning Attitude of Plant Personnel Has Been Previously Identified
ML20057F953
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Site: Perry FirstEnergy icon.png
Issue date: 10/08/1993
From: Greger L
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Stratman R
CENTERIOR ENERGY
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See also: IR 05000440/1993016

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Docket No. 50-440

Centerior Service Company

ATTN: Mr. R. A. Stratman

Vice President

Nuclear - Perry

c/o The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

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10 Center Road

Perry, OH 44081

Dear Mr. Stratman:

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mrs. S. Burgess and

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Messrs. A. Vegel and D. Kosloff of this office, on July 30 through

September 13, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities

authorized for your Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, facility. At the

conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members

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of your staff identified in the enclosed report.

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Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.

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these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

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and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of

activities in progress.

Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared

to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of

Violation (Notice). The violation indicated weaknesses in management

oversight of scaffold activities and the questioning attitude of maintenance

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and operations personnel. Weaknesses concerning the questioning attitude of

plant personnel has been identified previously,

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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

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specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

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actions you plan to prevent recurrence.

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Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

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inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

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necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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You are also requested to address in your response to the Notice any specific

actions you have taken or plan to take to address the weaknesses discussed

above.

During this inspection, certain other of your activities appeared to be in

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violation of NRC requirements. However, as described in the enclosed

inspection report, you identified the violation.

Therefore, the violation

will not be subject to enforcement action because your efforts in identifying

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and correcting the violation meet the criteria specified in Section VII.B of

the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

(Enforcement Policy, 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C). As noted in the enclosed

inspection report, additional attention is needed in the areas of maintenance

planning and compliance with equipment tagging procedures.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of

this letter, the enclosures, and your responses to this letter will be placed

in the NRC Public Document Room.

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The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not

subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

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L. R. Greger, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 3

Enclosures:

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Notice of Violation

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Inspection Report

No. 50-440/93016(DRP)

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R. W. Schrauder, Director, Nuclear

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D. P. Igyarto, General Manager,

Perry Nuclear Power Plant

K. P. Donovan, Manager,

Licensing and Compliance Section

N. L. Bonner, Director, Perry

Nuclear Engineering Dept.

H. Ray Caldwell, General

Superintendent Nuclear Operations

Resident Inspector, RIII

Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

State of Ohio State Liason Officer

Robert E. Owen, Ohio

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