ML20138D123

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970204-0321.Violation Noted:Safety Evaluation Written on 961206 to Support Change to Facility Controlled by Design Change Package 94-0027,Rev 6 Do Not Support Conclusion That Malfunction Not Increased

ML20138D123
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	04/23/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20138D089	List: ML20138D084 ML20138D123 ML20138D156
References
50-440-97-02, 50-440-97-2, NUDOCS 9705010043
Download: ML20138D123 (1)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

.Centerior Service Company Docket No. 50-440 Perry Nuclear Power Plant License No. NPF-58 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 4, through March 21,1997, a violation ,

of.NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy a and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600, the .i violation is listed below: i 10 CFR 50.59 requires, in part, that records of changes to the facility include a written safety evaluation which provides the bases for the determination that the change did not '

increase the probability of a malfunction of equipment or introduce the potential for a malfunction of a different type than any evaluated previously.

Contrary to the atove, Safety Evaluation No.97-001, written on December 6,1996, to support the chang 3 to the facility controlled by Design Change Package 94-0027, >

Revision 6, did not odequately support your conclusion that the probability of a malfunction was not increased or that the potential for a different malfunction was not introduced.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2.201, Centerior Service Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the ,

Regional Administrator, Region lil, 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 (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 tne violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved,-(3) the corrective steps that wi!i be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. 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 to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may

, be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

- 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 thct it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it L necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR,' and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

4 Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 23rd day of April 1997.

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