ML20126F986

Confirms Plans to Conduct Enforcement Conference on 930112 in Glen Ellyn,Il to Discuss 921001-1218 Insp Findings Which Identified Apparent Violations Re Failure to Verify Proper Operation of Essential Svc Water Valve

ML20126F986
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	12/28/1992
From:	Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Schnell D UNION ELECTRIC CO.
References
EA-92-249, NUDOCS 9301040008
Download: ML20126F986 (5)

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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOl$ 60137 DEC 2 81992 Docket No. 50-483 License No. NPF-30 EA 92-249 Union Electric Company ATTN: Mr.- Donald F. Schnell Senior Vice President - Nuclear.

Post Office Box 149 - Mail Code 400 St. Louis, MO 63166

Dear Mr. Schnell:

This confirms plans as discussed between Mr. W.. R. Campbell, Callaway Plant Manager, Union Electric, and Mr. B. l. Bartlett, Callaway Senior Resident Inspector, Region III, regarding arrangements for an enforcement ~ conference between members of our respective organizations. This. conference is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (CST),.on Tuesday, January 12,~1993,.at the NRC Region III office at 799 Roosevelt Road, Building 4, Glen' Ellyn,> Illinois.- l The purpose of_ the conference is to discuss the. findings _of the inspection-conducted at your facility on-0ctober'l through December 18, 1992, which

-identified apparent violationsL of _NRC requirements. An inspection report ~will be provided to you prior to ourl scheduled meeting. A summary of the. apparent violations and concerns is provided in Enclosure 1 for your review. At the -

> enforcement conference you should be prepared to provide an oral presentation-and a concise written handout addressing the root causes and contributing _

factors for the apprent~ violations-and any corrective actions taken or planned.

This conference will be open to public observation in accordance with the-Commission's trial program as discussed Lin the enclosed Federal Repster notice (Enclosure 2). '

'If-you have any questions regarding this conference, please contact '

Mr. I. N. Jackiw of my staff at (708) 790-5697.

-Sincerely,-

( {>1 M- -

Edward G.-Greenman,__ Director.

-Division of Reactor _ Projects

Enclosure:

1. Summary of Event-

2. Federal Register notice.

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. Union Electric Company 2 cc:

G. L. Randolph, Vice President, '

Nuclear Operations J. V. Laux, Manager, Quality Assurance S. E. Sampson, Supervising Engineer, Site Licensing DCD/DCB (RIDS)

Licensing' Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII '

Region IV Resident Inspector, Wolf Creek K. Drey ,

Chris R. Rogers, P. E.

Utility Division, Missouri Public Service Commission Gerald Charnoff, Esq.

Thomas Baxter, Esq.

R. A. '(ucera, Deputy Director Department of Natural Resources s

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j.' ENCLOSURE-1 4

t-L Summary of Event i

, On October 30, 1997, > Union Electric engineer determined that the motor operator for an es:;' .al service water valve had not; been properly _ adjusted during maintenance work in the last refueling outage. Because of a mis-4 positioned-limit switch 'in the operator, the valve would:not fully close as.

required during a severe accident. Post-maintenance testing-and routine i

surveillance checks did not' adequately verify the proper operation.of the"

- valve and failed to identify the position problem.- These' deficiencies are '

examples of a violation of 10 CFR 50,;. Appendix B,_ Criterion V for

failure to i follow procedures.

! The-licensee performed a detailed analy' sis of the as-found : valve- position and i demonstrated;that the essential service watercsystem could have adequately -

!' cooled-the necessary equipment during-~a severe accident. However,-because j this. situation involved an' unanticipated reduction in,the' margin of safety, Lit is being considered- for escalated enforcement. .

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! James Uebersnea. Director. Ot5ce of Enforcement. UA Nuclear Reguletory .

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Backgromed its NRC's current policy on enforcement conferences le addrased in

Sectico V of the latest revision to the

*Ceneral Statement of poligy and '

N dm for Enforcement Actions."

(Enforcement policy)10 CER part 2.

i appendix C that was published on l February 14.1988 (SF FR 8791).The l Enforcement states that.

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• enforcement willnot

! h '..normally be open to the public.*

However, the ca==ia=w has decided l

i to implement a trialprogram to l determine whetherto maintain the i

current pobcy with regard to

' enforcement confereness or to adopt a Two-Year THelproyase ter new policy that would allow moet Conakseeng Open Enferessment enforcement oosderences to be open to com posey statonnent attendance by all seembers of the public.

AemsonNeclear Regulatory Pobey Statement Commissia . poemas

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- The NitCleimplementing a two year trialprogram to enow lic euessasre:The NacieerRegulatory ra observation of enforcement wiae(NRC)leleeuingthfepoucy conferemons.The NRC wiu monitor the statement os the !- " -- ^stion of a tww trial programa to aHow selected program and deteredne whether to enfocommest confwoooms to be open to t',bliek a p=ama===t policy for sttvadaaea by au ===h=re of the c= = W enforcement conferences on en assessment of generalpubhc This pohcy statement desertbes the two. year trial program ' the fouewtege andinforms the pubhc of how to get (1)Whether the fact that the t informatieson open confensos wee open tapected the l' enforceanent NRC's abdity to conduct a swaningful k confunnes and/or implement the NRC's j; oAtte:This trialprogramis effeedve on **I'"'"' P"F""

July to test,while ===aa'a on the (2)Whaber tiw opea conference program ese being received.Subedt '""**' the liosasee's participetion in ea====+= on or before the - 'A the comiersman of the trialprogram scheduled for July l (3)Whether the NRC expended a L 11.1992. Comumente received after this date will be considwed if it is practical staama ae amommt of resources in i

to do so, but th;. Commission is maw the f conference public: and ,,

l-essure camalAmeetion only for co,able m= acts (4llteto essent of public interest iri received oc or before this date. . opening the enforcement conference.

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enbioet to pensammet emeenies.that ca = = = ra=1 reactase, sisms, benners, poseers. etc. not tarver

. ht confenaces wtU not be ha yealm other h==maa== whide then 18" be peemissed, and that

. oPos to the puhusif the, wuloenedet of the sumaaning types of diereptive pessoas may be remooed.

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- Each reglemal amos wGI carminua to (1)W be takaa against sa IL Asseenslag Open Bderessenet conduct the enferoament enaference individual, orif k acues, though not ' Conferessee '

se h ,,esserdemos with regional taken etabet an individual, twee en proceses.gw p,,,ga,, g,,,, ,,,,,,,g ,,,,,

wh:ther an individualhas ra== Mad As soon esitis deterimined that sa

' enforcement ceafarence wGl be open to wiu condome to be a needse between pubbe observaden, b NRC wG oraDF b NRC and thelicensee.Whue b (2) volves aiMr=at personnal enfore====8 osoference is open for noufy b Meaneee ht h adorcement faDurn whom the NRC has requested pubbe obweveson,M is not open for that the individual [e)lavolved De coderence wGIbe open to pubuc puhuc paddpaden.

prwent at the conference, obeervation se part of the esency's trk!

penone ettseding open enforcement (3)is based on the Radings of an NRC peogram and send the bcensee e copy of this rederal Registes notice that outlines conferences see madaded that(1) the omce oflavadsetione (00 report or apparent violadens discuened at open (4)lavolves safegaarde informadon, 6 progresa. t.tcensees win be asked to enfo, Privacy Act information, or other estimate the number of ne conseremose an embioct to MU brtng to the enf~perddpants it furtherreview and may be emb u conference change prior to say W {ect to information which codd h considend so that the Nkt can schedule an a ppropriately sisard confersons recea* edoucement sedos and (2) the Pf0P"*7'ent Enfan confenaces invoir6g statements of v6rwe or expresalone of 3

medical miesdministraties or ne NRC wdl also notify appropriaae State liaison omcen that en opinica made by NRC employees ei evenposune wd be open asem!ng open enforcement conserences or the the costerence can be caducted enforn===nr emelarence ben been lack thereof, are not tutended to withoct arta.g & exposed scheduled and ht itle open to puhuc represent final d.t astians or beliefs.

todivit.ah name. In addition. obeerration.

!n addition iding car = cents on enforcessant oselannoes wt3 act be ne NRCIntende to announce open adorcement conferences to the pubbe

%,,,,cy.,t[to programin aceceiance open to 6e pubbe tf the w .~ wm Mth h gMAave in tMe nedca, be carhad by telephone or th* normally at least to working dere la edvance of & enforcement conference attending open enforcement carimence coeference wul be conduct 9d at a 6 the fouewtag ==re===i===- MH be prodded an wdty to reisttWy smalllicenm's facility.

(1) postedin the Pehus subset e rar==. anonymously l'inauy, with the approval of the men ===t Raone to b regional d5ca.Then carnmnMa Execcdve Director ror Operations. Mu suWth be forwarded to the (2) ToiMree talephone ==amagne sad enforcement caderences wt3 not be Director of the OSco af Enforcement for opento 6e publictn specialcases (3) Tou;fregelectronic beustin board reMew and %6on.

where good osaae has been shoors aAar A.t,~"-

the beneSt of puhuc estehlt.h==a' of the toD4rw Detad ec asakitus, hE:L this F1h day el Ny tees.

observasca aanimat h potential hapest meeense eyveems, the pubue may esD 1

on the agency's ensoecament action in a pot) ges-trst to obtala e recordies of For the Nedeer "f a Comaussion.

t q+: , open enforcement sesensig.chaL i particdar caos.

The NTsc wul strtve to condoct open conferences.The NRCwilllesee another Secrwaryp(W==~L

' Federd Regleter modos after the toD4:ve i

enforcement conferences during the meseege erseems are estabitehed- (rm Doc. m. tests 79 4 7 4-et e.as a ni.]

tw> year trial progresa la accordance em m e comeress.o.e To eesist the NRCla making with its cono.nas thr= goals: e to errangesets w opet (t) Ane-ay.ts percent of au pu observenom af essereseset i elig2ble enforcement conferences caderemose, dedivednale laterested in a 1 conduc d by k NaC wtu be opa tor attenang a pnee iarenforcement i

puhuc observsoon; (2) At lanat one open enforcement mderence abodd noq h beddoel COrreCtlOn8 ,g,,,, ,,,,,,,,

l (A==nfind la the meeting notice conference M11 be r-W ta each of ..aanneing the opea enfore==ad Vol 17. No.13e the resscoalomen; and (3) 0;en enforcement oort!srences . coederemos as later than Sve bue!asse yrider. Juh 17.18e days pr6er to the enforcement will be conducted with a verlety of the conference, of bcensees.

eocid potentialbiasin the Q elOpen h WCt. GAR REQUTOM CoedsdisS8004 oelectice proceu and to attempt ta meet Contenmou -

6 three goals stated above, every in encordemos with current prec6ce, TwoYes N W ,,

fourth ehsible -a' -= -; conference enforcement conferences wul conttnue Consscong open N involvt:g one of three categories of to nannaDy be held at the NRC regional NWN ,

li~nsen w01 mormsDy be open to abe c5ces. Members of the public wulbe pd : derms & trial program, c ,,cfja, allowed access to the NRC regional  :

! However,in cases where there is en cmoes to assand open h  ;

ongoing adjudicatory proceeding wtth conferences in accordamos with the on pate 3m2 in 6e issue of Pridey.

l ons or acre latem edorcemcet -Standard Opereting Prx.du For Idy.10.19et, on page ,gy ,

conferences involvtag issues related to Eisbhus Secertty Sopport For NRC ,

ths subject saatter of the oegoing adjudiceSon may also be opened.For HeaMass And Meetinse" published {mder Id7 l

November 1.19r1(36 m n::31).These nad ,,)dy 11.199 .

the purposes of this trialprogram, the procedurse provide that visitors may be

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