ML20137Q669
| ML20137Q669 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20137Q648 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-313-96-27-01, 50-313-96-27-1, 50-368-96-27, EA-96-512, NUDOCS 9704110068 | |
| Download: ML20137Q669 (3) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket Nos. 50-313;50-368 Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 License Nos. DPR-51; NPF-6 EA 96-512 During an NRC inspection completed December 11,1996, violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes to impose a civil penalty pursuant to Section 234 of the Atomic Energ/ Act of 1954, as amended (Act),42 U.S.C. 2282, and 10 CFR 2.205. The particular violations and associated civil penalty are set forth below:
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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section 111.0 states in part:
"The reactor coolant pump shall be equipped with an oil collection system if the containment is not inerted during normal operation.
"Such collection systems shall be capable of collecting lube oil from all potential pressurized and unpressurized leakage sites in the reactor coolant pump lube oil systems.
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" Leakage points to be protected shall include lift pump and piping, overflow lines, lobe oil cooler, oil fill and drain lines and plugs, flanged connections on oil lines, and lube oil reservoirs where such features exist on reactor coolant pumps."
Contrary to the above, as of October 17,1996, the licensee failed to protect the lift j
piping and the fill connection on the Unit 1 B Reactor Coolant Pump; the lift piping on the four Unit 2 Reactor Coolant Pumps; the flange connections on lower reservoir transmitters on the Unit 1 A, C, D, and all four Unit 2 Reactor Coolant Pumps; and the oil filllines on all four Unit 1 and Unit 2 Reactor Coolant Pumps.
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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B Criteria XVI sta?.es:
" Measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected, in the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action teken to preclude repetition. The identification of the significant condition adverse to quality, the cause of the condition, and the corrective action taken shall be documented and reported to the appropriate levels of management."
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Contrary to the above, on October 9,1996, licensee personnel identified a crack in a weld on the Unit 1 B Reactor Coolant Pump lift oil piping, but did not identify and correct the fact that this oil leakage from this crack had 9704110060 970409 PDR ADOCK 05000313 G
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Notice of Violation resulted in oil accumulation in the fibrous insulation of Steam Generator B, a fire hazard. On October 17,1996, during plant heat-up, this oil-soaked insulation ignited, causing a fire. (01023) 2.
Contrary to the above, on October 17,1996, licensee personnel identified.
oil-soaked insulation which was smoking excessively during plant heat-up, but did not take prompt action to correct this condition. Later on the same day, this oil-soaked insulation ignited, causing a fire. (01033)
These violations represent a Severity Level lll problem (Supplement 1).
Civil Penalty - $50,000 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Licensee) is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, within 30 days of the date of this
. Notice of Violation and Proposed imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each alleged violation: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation, (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, and if denied, the reasons why, (3) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
Within the same time as provided for the response required above under 10 CFR 2.201, the Licensee may pay the civil penalty by letter addressed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with a check, draft, money order, or electronic transfer payable to the Treasurer of the United States in the amount of the civil penalty prnposed above, or the cumulative amount of the civil penalties if more than one i
civil penalty is propused, or may protest imposition of the civil penalty in whole or in part, by a written answer addressed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Should the Licensee fail to answer within the time specified, an order imposing the civil penalty will be issued. Should the Licensee elect to file an answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 protesting the civil penalty, in whole or in part, such answer should be clearly marked as an " Answer to a Notice of Violation" and may:
(1) deny the violation (s) listed in this Notice, in whole or in part, (2) demonstrate extenuating circumstances, (3) show error in this Notice, or (4) show other reasons why the penalty should not be imposed. In addition to protesting the civil penalty in whole or in part, such answer may request remission or mitigation of the penalty.
in requesting mitigation of tha proposed penalty, the f actors addressed in Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy should be addressed. Any written answer in accordance with 110 CFR 2.205 should be set forth separately from the statement or explanation in reply pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, but may incorporate parts of the 10 CFR 2.201 reply by
Notice of Violation l specific reference (e.g., citing page and paragraph numbers) to avoid repetition. The attention of the Licensee is directed to the other provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, regarding the procedure for imposing a civil penalty.
Upon failure to pay any civil penalty due which subsequently has been determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, this matter may be referred to the Attorney General, and the penalty, unless compromised, remitted, or mitigated, may be collected by civil action pursuant to Section 234c of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2282c.
The responses noted above (Reply to Notice of Violation, letter with payment of civil penalty, and Answer to a Notice of Violation) should be addressed to: James Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North,11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Arkansas Nuclear One facility.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptablv response, please provide the level of l
protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
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Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 9th day of April 1997 J
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