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:

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Summary of Event-2.

Federal Register notice.

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

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

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suom.meerramy esponseatices t

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.

• enforcement willnot h

'..normally be open to the public.*

However, the a==ia=w has decided c

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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.

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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

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informatieson open enforceanent NRC's abdity to conduct a swaningful k

confunnes and/or implement the NRC's j;

oAtte:This trialprogramis effeedve on

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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 -

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of the trialprogram scheduled for July L

11.1992. Comumente received after this (3)Whether the NRC expended a i

date will be considwed if it is practical staama ae amommt of resources in maw the conference public: and,,

essure camalAmeetion only for co,able to f

to do so, but th;. Commission is l-m= acts (4llte essent of public interest iri received oc or before this date.

. opening the enforcement conference.

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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.

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

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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 b NRC and thelicensee.Whue b (2) volves aiMr=at personnal pubbe observaden, b NRC wG oraDF faDurn whom the NRC has requested noufy b Meaneee ht h adorcement enfore====8 osoference is open for 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 omce oflavadsetione (00 report or this rederal Registes notice that outlines conferences see madaded that(1) the (4)lavolves safegaarde informadon, 6 progresa. t.tcensees win be asked to apparent violadens discuened at open estimate the number of

enfo, ne conseremose an embioct to Privacy Act information, or other MU brtng to the enf~perddpants it furtherreview and may be emb change prior to say W {ect to information which codd h considend u conference so that the Nkt can schedule an Pf0P"*7'ent confenaces invoir6g Enfan a ppropriately sisard confersons recea*

edoucement sedos and (2) the medical miesdministraties or ne NRC wdl also notify appropriaae statements of v6rwe or expresalone of 3

State liaison omcen that en opinica made by NRC employees ei evenposune wd be open asem!ng the costerence can be caducted enforn===nr emelarence ben been open enforcement conserences or the withoct arta.g & exposed scheduled and ht itle open to puhuc lack thereof, are not tutended to todivit.ah name. In addition.

obeerration.

represent final d.t astians or beliefs.

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

%,,,,cy.,t[to open to 6e pubbe tf the w.~ wm adorcement conferences to the pubbe programin aceceiance be carhad by telephone or th*

normally at least to working dere la Mth h gMAave in tMe nedca, coeference wul be conduct 9d at a edvance of & enforcement conference attending open enforcement carimence reisttWy smalllicenm's facility.

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(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.

(2) ToiMree talephone==amagne sad Mu suWth be forwarded to the 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 estehlt.h==a' of the toD4rw Detad ec asakitus, hE:L this F1h day el Ny A.t,~"-

the beneSt of puhuc observasca aanimat h potential hapest meeense eyveems, the pubue may esDtees.

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

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, open enforcement sesensig.chaL t

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The NTsc wul strtve to condoct open conferences.The NRCwilllesee another Secrwaryp(W==~L Federd Regleter modos after the toD4:ve enforcement conferences during the (rm Doc. m. tests 79 4 7 4-et e.as a ni.]

meseege erseems are estabitehed-i tw> year trial progresa la accordance To eesist the NRCla making em m e comeress.o.e 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 puhuc observsoon; i

l (2) At lanat one open enforcement mderence abodd noq h beddoel COrreCtlOn8

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conference M11 be r-W ta each of (A==nfind la the meeting notice Vol 17. No.13e the resscoalomen; and

..aanneing the opea enfore==ad

. coederemos as later than Sve bue!asse yrider. Juh 17.18e (3) 0;en enforcement oort!srences days pr6er to the enforcement will be conducted with a verlety of the conference, of bcensees.

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elOpen h oelectice proceu and to attempt ta meet Contenmou CoedsdisS8004 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 c,,cfja, pd : derms & trial program, 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

{mder ths subject saatter of the oegoing HeaMass And Meetinse" published Id7 l

adjudiceSon may also be opened.For November 1.19r1(36 m n::31).These nad,,)dy 11.199.

the purposes of this trialprogram, the procedurse provide that visitors may be esmo coes was*e

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