ML20140C528

Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/97-03 on 970118-0307 & Notice of Violation

ML20140C528
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	04/07/1997
From:	Caldwell J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jeffery Wood CENTERIOR ENERGY
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References
EA-97-112, NUDOCS 9704170058
Download: ML20140C528 (2)

See also: IR 05000346/1997003

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EA No.97-112

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Mr. John K. Wood

Vice President - Nuclear

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5501 North State Route 2

Oak Harbor, OH 43449

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-346/97003; NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Wood: i

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The NRC completed an inspection at your Davis-Besse site with preliminary results

i: presented to members of ycur staff on March 3,1997. The final results were discussed

l with your staff on March 7,1997. The enclosed report presents the results of that

inspection.

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1 We noted that operations personnel were, overall, knowledgeable of plant and equipment  ;

i status, and that this information was appropriately communicated to oncoming shifts. The l

} February 12, reactor downpower was conducted in a controlled, well managed manner.

However, two violations of NRC requirements were identified during this inspection. The

i first violation involved three examples where approved plant procedures or maintenance

work instructions were not followed as written. As noted in the previous NRC inspection

report (50-346/96014), procedural adherence violations continue to be identified at Davis-

Besse. Your response to this violation should include a discussion of your corrective

1 actions beyond these specific examples, as this appears to be a recurring problem.

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The second violation involved a failure to perform a technical specification required

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1 surveillance on the decay heat removal watertight enclosure following its opening.

I Contributing to this violation was a 1985 facility change request (FCR) and its associated

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safety evaluation that delineated specific requirements related to testing of the enclosure.

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Those requirements were not adequately addressed during the implementation of the FCR

to assure the technical specifications were revised and/o- int procedures appropriately

updated.

The two violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances

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

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,

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

regulatory requirements.

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

and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

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Sincerely, I

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/s/ J. A. Grobe for

James L. Caldwell, Director I

Division of Reactor Projects l

Docket Nos.: 50 346

License No.: NPF-3

Enclosures: Notice of Violation l

Inspection Report 50-346/97003 )

cc w/ encl: John P. Stetz, Senior

Vice President - Nuclear

J. H. Lash, Plant Manager j

J. L. Freels, Manager

Regulatory Affairs

State Liaison Officer, State

of Ohio I

Robert E. Owen, Ohio

Department of Health

C. A. Glazer, State of Ohio,

Public Utilities Commission

Distribution:

Docket File w/ encl

PUBLIC IE-01 w/ enc! DRP w/ encl

OC/LFDCB w/enci SRI Davis Besse w/enci

Project Manager, NRR w/enci A. B. Beach, w/enci

Rlli Enf. Coordinator, w/enci Deputy RA, w/enci )

CAA1 w/enci (E-mail) Rill PRR w/enci l

TSS w/enci DRS (3) w/ encl l

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