ML20138G747

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970108-0220.Violation Noted:Licensee Moved Heavy Load Greater than 2100 Lbs within 15 Horizontal Feet of Irradiated Fuel in Open Reactor Vessel W/O Written Procedure

ML20138G747
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	04/30/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20138G708	List: ML20138G703 ML20138G747
References
50-306-97-02, 50-306-97-2, EA-97-073, EA-97-73, NUDOCS 9705060373
Download: ML20138G747 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

Northern States Power Company Docket No. 50-306 i

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant License No. DPR-60 EA 97-073 l

l During an NRC inspection conducted from January 8,1997 through February 20, 1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.

In accordance with the

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" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

1 10 CFR 50. Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part. that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, i

procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and i

shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions. procedures.

or drawings.

Technical Specification 6.5.C.3 requires that detailed written procedures shall be prepared and followed for activities that perform i

preventative or corrective maintenance of plant equipment and systems l

that could have an effect on nuclear safety.

Procedure D58, revision 25, dated December 19, 1996 " Control of Heavy i

Loads " step ~5.3.1.C.1, required that with the reactor head removed.

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l loads greater than 2100 pounds shall not be moved within 15 horizontal feet of the irradiated fuel without specific written procedures.

L Additionally, Procedure D58 Step 5.8, required, in part, containment I

isolation by closure of the containment purge and inservice purge valves and by closing at least one door in each of the two air locks before performing a heavy load ' lift over irradiated fuel in the reactor vessel.

l Contrary to the above, on February 3, 1997. the licensee moved a heavy load greater than 2100 pounds (the No. 22 reactor coolant pump motor rotor and upper bracket) within 15 horizontal feet of irradiated. fuel that was in an open reactor vessel without a written procedure 'In i

addition, both doors of the containment maintenance and personnel airlocks were open and the inservice purge system was operatitg.

This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to.the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Northern States Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S.

i Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington. D.C.

20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, 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 t

2 (Notice).

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of 4

Violation" and should include for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation. (2) the L

corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the l

corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the 1

date when full compliance will be achieved.

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9705060373 970430 PDR ADOCK 05000306 O

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Notice of Violation,

Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the recuired response.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time specifiec in this Notice, an order or a Demand fcr Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be 3 roper should not be taken.

Where good cause is shown, consideration will

)e given to extending the response time.

Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act. 42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). to the extent possi)le, it should not include any personal privacy. 3roprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout 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 s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have with1 eld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (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 acceptable response, please provide the level of I

protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

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Dated at Lisle. IL this 30th day of April 1997 l

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