ML20058C946
| ML20058C946 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 11/18/1993 |
| From: | Tongue T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20058C945 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-266-93-14, 50-301-93-14, NUDOCS 9312020638 | |
| Download: ML20058C946 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wisconsin Electric Power Company Docket Nos.
50-266; 50-301 Point Beach Nuclear Plant License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 During an NRC inspection conducted from September 7 through October 25, 1993, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
1.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures and Drawings," requires in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type j
appropriate to the circumstance and be accomplished in accordance with i
them.
Instructions or procedures shall include appropriate quantitative i
or qualitative acceptance criteria for determining that important l
activities have been satisfactorily accomplished.
i Contrary to the above, various work instructions were not appropriate as evidenced by the following examples.
a.
The work instructions for replacing the bearings of safety.
injection pump IP-15A, on April 12, 1993, were not appropriate, in that they did not specify lubricating'the bearings prior to reinstallation, which resulted in the pump catastrophically failing during its return to service testing. (301/93014-Ola(DRP))
b.
The work instructions for performing electrical distribution system meter calibrations on July 27, 1993, were not appropriate, j
in that they did not adequately specify appropriate qualitative or quantitative acceptance criteria to ensure that electrical disconnects were properly opened.
(301/93014-Olb(DRP))
c.
The work instructions for performing maintenance on service water
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isolation valve SW-LW-61-5, on April 15, 1993, and June 16, 1993, were not appropriate, in that they did not ensure proper orientation and configuration of the solenoid, which resulted in the valve being inoperable for 88 days.
(301/93014-Olc(DRP))
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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Technical Specification 15.3.3.D.1.b requires that all necessary valves required for the functioning of the service water system during accident conditions be operable. One valve may be out of service for a time not l
to exceed 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />.
Contrary to the above, on September 10, 1993, service water isolation valve SW-LW-61, which_ must function during certain accidents, was inoperable for a period of about 88 days.
(301/93014-03(DRP))
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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9312020638 931118 PDR ADOCK 05000266 O
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CfR 2.201, Wisconsin Electric is hereby j
required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear i
Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, j
with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, and a copy to the NRC l
Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the. letter. transmitting this.
Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or if contested, the basis for disputing the violation; l
(2) corrective action taken and the results achieved, (3) corrective action to j
be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when' full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration may be given to extending your response time.
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t Dated a.t Glen Ellyn, Illinois this gf day of November 1993 i
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