ML20140B758

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970112-0215.Violation Noted:Activities Affecting Quality Were Not Accomplished, IAW Documented Prescribed Procedures & QA Condition Matls Were Not Stored in QA Controlled Hold Area

ML20140B758
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/17/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20140B755	List: ML20140B750 ML20140B758 ML20140B763
References
50-413-97-03, 50-413-97-3, 50-414-97-03, 50-414-97-3, NUDOCS 9704010076
Download: ML20140B758 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION 1 l 1

Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 1 Catawba Nuclear Station License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 l a

During an NRC inspection conducted on January 12 - February 15. 1997.

violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with NUREG 1600

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions." the i violations are listed below: l l

A. 10 CFR 50. Appendix B. Criterion V. Instructions. Procedures, and  ;

Drawings, as implemented by Duke Power Company Topical Quality Assurance  !

(0A) Program (Duke-1-A) requires that activities affecting quality shall be accomplished in accordance with documented prescribed procedures.

Catawba procedures. 0AG-1 Receipt. Inspection, and Control of QA Condition Material. Parts, and Components, revision 34, and NPP-311.

Receipt. Ins)ection, and Testing of 0A Condition Commodities, revision

4. require tlat received QA condition materials and parts designated as OA hold status shall be stored in a OA controlled hold area until a final 0A disposition has been made.

Contrary to the above, as of February 2. 1997, activities affecting quality were not accomplished in accordance with documented prescribed procedures in that received QA condition materials were not stored in a l QA controlled hold area and were released for use without the required l OA final dispositions. Specifically, the receipt inspection documentation for the Spare Parts Diesel Generator (SPDG). dated August 28, 1987 designated the SPDG and all parts as 0A hold status, to be ,

stored in a OA level C storage area. All parts were to receive an i evaluation against Duke Power Diesel Generator Specification CNS 1301.00-00-0002, prior to use; however, the SPDG was not stored in a OA i controlled hold area and numerous parts including pistons, cylinders. l turbocharger, and shaft driven pumps, had been released for use without the documented QA final disposition.

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

B. Part 70.24(a)(3), of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, requires, in part, each licensee authorized to possess special nuclear material (SNM) in a quantity exceeding those identified. to maintain applicable emergency procedures and conduct drills to ensure personnel are withdrawn to an area of safety when a criticality alarm sounds in areas where SNM is handled, used or stored.

Contrary to the above, as of January 17. 1985, for Unit 1 and May 15.

1986, for Unit 2. the licensee never developed and maintained criticality emergency procedures or conducted emergency drills for areas where sufficient quantities of special nuclear material are handled, used or stored (new fuel unloading and storage areas). Furthermore the licensee's initial exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24(a)

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4 Notice of Violation 2 (contained as aart of its original NRC Material License for possessing SNM) expired w1en the Catawba Unit 1 and 2 construction permits were converted to operating licenses in 1985 and 1986 respectively. At that time, the licensee failed to implement appropriate emergency 3rocedures, or renew its exemptions. Since then, new fuel storage areas lave been used to handle and store new fuel assemblies on a regular basis prior to each unit refueling outage.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. Duke Power Com)any is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to t1e U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN: Document Control Desk. Washington D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator. Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Catawba Nuclear Station, 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 the violation. (2) the corrective steps '

that have been taken and the results achieved. (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full com)liance will be achieved. Your response may reference or 'nclude 3revious docteted correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addr?sses t1e required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time 1 specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, sus) ended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be tacen. Where good cause is shown.

consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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 i provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your i 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 withield 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 l protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. l l

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia l' this 17th day of March.1997 Enclosure 1

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