ML20058D287

Notice of Violation from Insp on 900802-27.Violation Noted:Failure to Adequately Test EDGs After Major Overhaul

ML20058D287
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	10/19/1990
From:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20058D283	List: IR 05000029/1990014 ML20058D281 ML20058D287
References
50-029-90-14, 50-29-90-14, EA-90-151, NUDOCS 9011060040
Download: ML20058D287 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Yankee Atomic Electric Company Docket No. 50-29 Yankee Nuclear Power Station License No. OPR EA 90-151 During an NRC safety inspection conducted between August 2-27, 1990, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, (Enforcement Policy) (1990), the particular violation is set forth below.

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI specifies that a test program shall be established to assure that all testing required to demonstrate that structures, systems, and components will perform satisfactorily in service-is' identified and performed in accordance with written test procedures which incorporate requirements and acceptance limits contained in applicable design documents.

Contrary to the above, the post-maintenance test program established for the July - August 1990 refueling cutage did not assure adequate testing to verify that each emergency diesel generator (EDG)-would perform satisfactorily while in service.

Specifically, although the

'three EDGs received major overhauls _in July, 1990, EDG-1 and EDG-2 were returned to service on July 8 and July 26, 1990, respectively, having been tested at only one half of the capacity required rather than at full capacity (400kW).

.This violation is classified at Severity Level III_(Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provi: ions of 10 CFR 2.201, Yankee Atomic Electric Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,.with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region.I, and the Senior Resident Inspector,-Yankee Nuclear Power Station within 30 days of the date of this Notice. This reply should be< clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should i

include for the violation: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation;

.(2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps that will

'be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time

.specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license OFFICIAL RECORD COPY CP PKG YANKEE ROWE - 0007.0.0 10/18/90 9011060040 901019 I

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