ML20126L312
| ML20126L312 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1992 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20126L306 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-424-92-30, 50-425-92-30, NUDOCS 9301080012 | |
| Download: ML20126L312 (2) | |
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4 Il4CLQLURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Georgia Power Company Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 Vogtle Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81 During an NRC inspection conducted on November 30 - December 5, 1992, violations of HRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violations are listed below:
A.
10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion XVI requires that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality such as failures, are promptly identified and corrected. The measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetition.
The identification of the condition-shall be reported to appropriate levels of management.
i Contrary to the above, on November 18, 1992 Vogtle EDG 1A failed to start during a routine surveillance test.
The failure was not considered valid, not promatly reported to management, nor corrective actions implemented.
Tae rout cause was not determined and corrective action was not complete until December 4, 1992.
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This is a Soverity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
B.
Technical Specification ~6.7.la requires that written procedures be-established, implemented, and maintained covering activities delineated in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory' Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, Appendix A section.9 requires that-maintenance that can affect the performance of safety-related equipment should be properly pre-planned and performed in accordance with written procedures, documented instruction, or drawings.
Contrary to the above, Maintenance Work Order 19203033 performed mainte-nance on EDG 1A utilizing inadequate procedures.
The. procedures, 27598-C-and 27562-C were inadequate _in that they specified incorrect-acceptance.
criteria for EDG air start-valve cap:to piston clearances'and wear limits.
This is a Severity. Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of-10 CFR 2.201, Georgia Power company is hereby-reouired to submit a written statement or explanatio_n to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 2 G 55 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice,uithin.
30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation
_(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, (2) the-9301000012 921230 E PDR ADOCh 05000424
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-2 corrective steps that havelbeen taken and the results achieved,-(3) the:
corrective steps'that will be taken to avoid-further violations,'and (4)Lthe date when _ full comol1ance will be achieved.- -If an-adequate 'eply is not; received within the time specified in this Notice, an order l
Demand for-Information may be issued as to why the license-should not be modified,c suspended, or revoked, or why'such other action as may be proper'should'not be.-
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the response time,Where good cause is'shown, consideration will-be given to extendi Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 30 day of December,1992
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