ML20135A365

Notice of Violation from Insp on 961222-970201.Violation Noted:Operators Performed Logic Sys Functional Test of TIP Primary Containment Isolation Sys Logic,Per TS SR 4.3.2.2 Surveillance Activity on 960717

ML20135A365
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	02/21/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20135A354	List: ML20135A350 ML20135A365 ML20135A380 ML20135A390
References
50-354-96-11, NUDOCS 9702270119
Download: ML20135A365 (1)

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! I l NOTICE OF VIOLATION REQUIRING NO RESPONSE l 1

s Public Service Electric and Gas Company Docket No: 50-354

, Hope Creek Generating Station License No: NPF-57 l )

i t j During an NRC inspection conducted on December 22,1996 to February 1,1997, a

[ violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement:

i of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is

listed below

Hope Creek Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that applicable procedures be ,

i established, maintained and followed for activities including surveillance and test activities  ;

j of safety related equipment.

j Contrary to the above, on July 17,1996, operators performed a logic system functional

test of the Traversing in-core Probe (TIP) primary containment isolation system logic per technical specification surveillance requirement 4.3.2.2, a surveillance activity for safety related equipment, and the applicable procedure was not properly established or >

maintained, such that the procedure did not adequately test all of the logic system i functional test pathways of the TIP isolation logic.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

i j The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation and the j'

corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence has already been adequately addressed on the docket in Hope Creek Generating Station Licensee Event Report (LER) 95-033-07, dated July 24,1996. However, Public Service i and Electric and Gas Company is required to respond to the provis ons of 10 CFR 2.201 if

, the description therein does not accurately reflect the Licensee's corrective actions or positions.' in that case, or if the Licensee chooses to respond, clearly mark the response' ,

as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation", and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

, Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I,475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania l- 19406,' and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this

Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation i

1 (Notice).

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

.this 21st day of February 1997 l.

9702270119 970221 PDR ADOCK 05000354 G PDR

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