ML20058C535
| ML20058C535 | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML20058C538 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312020479 | |
| Download: ML20058C535 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1993025
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ATTN: Guy R. Horn, Vice President-Nuclear
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/93-25 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)
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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. A. Kopriva and the inspectors
identified in the enclosed report, of this office, on August 29 through
October 9, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for
your Cooper Nuclear Station facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with you and those members of your staff identified in
the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these
areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities
in progress. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities
authorized by the license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC
requirements.
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Based on the results of this inspection, certain licensed activities appeared to
be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice). The first violation is of concern because an alarm response
procedure specified that the high pressure coolant injection system be secured
for an alarm condition which could be encountered during a safety injection
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actuation but would not jeopardize the systems' integrity or effect its
performance.
The second violation is of particular concern because the
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procedural deficiency, which the NRC staff had promptly reviewed with management,
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was not promptly corrected and subsequently contributed to another event where
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the high pressure coolant injection system was secured when the alarm annunciated
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during a surveillance test.
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In addition the staff is very concerned with the as-found conditions inside the
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safety-related starter racks and motor control centers.
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indicate that plant personnel accepted substandard work practices during the
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outage and that management oversight and supervisory involvement was not
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adequate.
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A management meeting, open to the public, has been scheduled for November 23,
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1993, at the NRC Region IV office to discuss your ongoing industry information
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program implementation improvements.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your respcnse. In your response,
you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response to this Notice,
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including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections,
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the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to
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ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this
letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to
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the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to
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discuss them with you.
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Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report
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Nebraska Public Power District
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Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN: David A. Whitman
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301 Centennial Mall, South
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Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
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