ML20133A773
| ML20133A773 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1996 |
| From: | Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Gambhir S OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML20133A777 | List: |
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| EA-96-489, NUDOCS 9701020107 | |
| Download: ML20133A773 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000285/1996017
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S.K. Gambhir, Division Manager
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P.O. Box 399, Hwy. 75 - North of Fort Calhoun
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023-0399
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-285/96-17
Dear Mr. Gambhir:
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On December 20,1996, the NRC completed a special inspection at your Fort Calhoun
Station reactor facility. The purpose of the inspection was to follow up on the inoperability
of the postaccident sampling system from February 1996 to July 1996. The enclosed
report presents the results of that inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection, five apparent violations were identified and are
being considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the General
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),
NUREG-1600. The first apparent violation involved a failure to cancel a preventive
maintenance order which could no longer be parformed as required by Technical Specification 5.15. The second apparent violation involved removing a portion of the
postaccident sampling system prior to issuance of an engineering change notice. This was
contrary to your configuration control process. The third apparent violation involved not
properly prioritizing maintenance work on the postaccident sampling system as required by
Technical Specification 5.15. The fourth apparent violation involved the inability to sarnole
or monitor the containment atmosphere from February 1996 to July 1996 as required by
Technical Specification 5.15. The fifth apparent violation involved a failure to follow
procedures as required by Technical Specification 5.15 in closing out a preventive
maintenance task. The circumstances surrounding these apparent violations were
discussed with members of your staff at an inspection exit meeting on December 6,1996.
Following the exit you presented additional information regarding your capability to sample
the containment atmosphere using the postaccident sampling system. The inspectors
discussed this additional information with NRC management and a decision was made to
re-open the inspection. On December 16, the inspectors met with you and requested that
all addition *' nformation be provided. The inspectors reviewed this information and on
Decem% < ), conducted an exit meeting with members of your staff.
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A predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
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scheduled for January 29,1997. The decision to hold a predecisional enforcement
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conference does not mean that the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or
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that enforcement action will be taken. This conference is being held to obtain information
to enable the NRC to make an enforcement decision, such as a common understanding of
the facts, root causes, missed opportunities to identify the apparent violations sooner,
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corrective actions, significance of the issues and the need for lasting and effective
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corrective action, in addition, this is an opportunity for.you to point out any errors in our
inspection report and for you to provide any information concerning your perspectives on
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(1) the severity of the violations, (2) the application of the factors that the NRC considers
when it determines the amount of a civil penalty that may be assessod in accordance with
Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and (3) any other application of the Enforcement
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Policy to this case, including the exercise of discretion in accordance with Section Vll. In
accordance with a revision to the Enforcement Policy published in the Federal Register on
December 10,1996, the conference will be open to public observation, but not
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participation.
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You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this
matter. No response regarding these apparent violations is required at this time.
in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosure, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,
or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
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James W. Chase, Manager
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