ML20134M772
| ML20134M772 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1996 |
| From: | Caldwell J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jeffery Wood CENTERIOR ENERGY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20134M775 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-96-303, NUDOCS 9611260036 | |
| Download: ML20134M772 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000346/1996005
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Mr. John K. Wood
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SUBJECT:
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Dear Mr. Wood:
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On August 14,1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Davis-Besse site. 'The
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enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
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In general, we noted that plant activities continued to be performed in a controlled,.
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professional manner, utilizing a safety conscious approach. However, two violations of
NRC requirements were identified concerning issues initially reviewed during previous
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The first of these involved failure of personnel to understand and adhere to a procedure
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designed to prevent unauthorized heavy loads from being transported over the open
reactor with fuelin the vessel. Ultimately, that failure coupled with weak
communications, resulted in a 9-ton load actually being lifted over the open reactor vessel.
The second violation involved station personnel failing to perform a timely safety
evaluation for the draining and abandonment of the Primary Water Storage Tank prior to
that activity occurring.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that
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you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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We are also concerned with the fact that training provided for control room operators in
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support of a recent technical specification change was ineffective. This change required
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that the volumes and boron conentrations for both boric acid addition tanks be considered
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in the aggreate to verify complicence with the technical specifications. When question
about an apparent discrepancy in the concentrations control room operators were unable
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to verify compliance (a reactor engineer did subsequently verify compliance).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
Sincerely,
/s/ John A. Grobe
James L. Caldwell, Acting Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-346; 72-14
Enclosures:
Inspection Report 50-346/96005 (DRP)
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
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Sincerely,
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Division of Reactor Projects
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Enclosures:
Inspection Report 50-346/96005
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J. P. Stetz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear
J. H. Lash, Plant Manager
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Regulatory Affairs
State Liaison Officer, State
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Robert E. Owen, Ohio
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Department of Health
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PUBLIC IE-01 w/ encl
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CAA1 w/enci (e-mail)
SRI Davis-Besse w/ encl
W. L. Axelson w/ enc 1
Project Manager, NRR w/ encl
A. B. Beach, w/ enc 1
B. L. Burgess, w/ encl
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