ML20140C691

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970316-0426.Violation Noted:During Testing of Containment Spray Pump on 960409, Operators Failed to Stop Test When Control Room Operator Unexpectedly Started Low Pressure Safety Injection Pump

ML20140C691
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	06/05/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20140C683	List: ML20140C679 ML20140C691 ML20140C699
References
50-309-97-03, 50-309-97-3, NUDOCS 9706100028
Download: ML20140C691 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-309 Brunswick, Maine 04011 License No. DPR-36 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 16 to April 26,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

A. Technical Specification E.8.2 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, (Rev. 2), February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, (Revision 2), dated February 1978, recommends in Appendix "A",

Section 1, administrative procedures for authorities and responsibilities for safe operation and shutdown.

Maine Yankee Procedure No.1-26-4, Responsibilities and Authorities of Operating Personnel, revision 9, step 3.2.3, requires that the Shift Operating Supervisor ensure that his personnel stop evolutions when unexpected conditions arise. Step 3.3.3 of the procedure requires that the Control Room Operator stop evolutions when unexpected conditions arise.

Contrary to the above, during the testing of a containment spray pump on April 9, a

1996, operators failed to stop the test when the control room operator

. unexpectedly started a low pressure safety injection pump instead of the spray pump being tested.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Maine Yankee 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 I, 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 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 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.

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l Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Docurnent Room (PDR), to the i extent possible,- it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards

information so that it can be placed in the PDR without 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 specifically identify the portions of your response i

that you seek to have withhsid and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-i ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of l 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 protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. j i

Dated at King of Prussia, PA, this 5th day of June,1997 l

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