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Forwards Insp Rept 50-382/97-04 on 970223-0405 & Notice of Violation
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Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	05/05/1997
From:	Gwynn T; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Dugger C; ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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ML20138K222	List: ML20138K217; ML20138K224; ML20138K237;
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	50-382-97-04, 50-382-97-4, EA-97-101, EA-97-156, NUDOCS 9705120272
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Charles M. Dugger, Vice President

Operations - Waterford 3

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box B

Killona, Louisiana 70066

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-382/97-04. AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Dugger:

An NRC inspection was conducted February 23 through April 5,1997, at your Waterford

Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and

results of that inspection. ,

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at

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Waterford 3 was generally characterized by good performance of operations, maintenance,

engineering, and plant support. However, violations of NRC requirements were identified. ,

Violation A identified numerous examples of the failure to comply with the Technical

Specification requirements for the use of overtime. The violation reflects a weakness in

management oversight and ownership for the control of overtime, which could affect the

quality of safety-related activities. '

Violation B involved the failure of your staff to recognize that Shield Building Ventilation ,

Train B failed its Technical Specification surveillance for maximum air flow and your i

surveillance review process allowed the surveillance failure to go undetected for a period of

time greater than the Technical Specification allowed outage time for that equipment.

Further, your failure to recognize that Train 8 did not comply with the surveillance i

requirements allowed the other train to be taken out of service for maintenance without

recognition that both trains would be rendered inoperable.

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Violation C involved two examples of inadequate 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations. Personnel

involved in the preparation and review of these evaluations demonstrated inadequate t

knowledge of Technical Specification requirements for containment isolation valves. As a

result of these inadequate evaluations, an instance was identified of failure to comply with

the Technical Specification requirement for direct position indication for containment ;

isolation valves, which caused the Technical Specification allowed outage time to be i

exceeded without the required actions being taken.

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The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that 7

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,

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to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with '

regulatory requirements. I

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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,

its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room -

(PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy,

proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without

redaction.

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss

them with you.

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Docket No.:- 50-382

License No.: NPF-38

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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General Manager, Plant Operations '

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Manager.- Licensing Manager !

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Chairman ;

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825-1697

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Director, Nuclear Safety &

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Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box B

Killona, Louisiana 70066

William H. Spell, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

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