ML20140D320
| ML20140D320 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1997 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gipson D DETROIT EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20140D327 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-341-97-02, 50-341-97-2, NUDOCS 9706100344 | |
| Download: ML20140D320 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000341/1997002
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Mr. D. R. Gipson
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' On March 19,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Fermi 2 reactor facility.
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The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
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During this.6-week inspection period, engineering continued to identify design problems.
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This continued a trend of broad, detailed investigations by engineering. In contrast,
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inspectors continued to identify deficiencies in the performance of maintenance activities.
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Also, the inspector identified several security issues involving lack of attention to detail.
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Based on the results of this' inspection, the NRC has determined that one violation of NRC
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requirements occurred. - The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice)
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and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject inspection
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report. The violation is of concern because you did not have procedures to operate
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equipment used to supply offsite power to the plant. This fact was identified as a
contributing factor in the motorizing of your main unit generator in January 1996, but your '
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corrective actions did not include prompt action to mitigate that deficiency.
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' Also in this report are the Notices of Violation for inspection findings reported in inspection
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Report No. 50-341/96201, conducted in August and September,1996. The violations
proposed by NRC Special Inspections Branch have been reviewed by Region Ill. Based on
the results of that inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC
requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation
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Report No. 50-341/96201. The first violation is of concern because instructions contained
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incorrect acceptance criteria for determining operability of safety systems. The second
violation is of_ concern because your staff was not raising issues to managements'
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attention as directed in your procedures.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
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enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
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In addition, two apparent violations were identified and ere being considered for escalated
enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for
NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600. The two apparent
violations are of concern because your staff did not recognize the significance of a non-
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conservative error introduced by your calibration practices of primary containment accident
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monitoring instruments. In addition, your staff failed to take timely and appropriate
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corrective actions. As a result, you exceeded technical specifications requirements on
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several occasions and you could have potentially been outside the design basis for primary
containment during a design basis accident. Please be advised that the number and
characterization of apparent violations described in the enclosed inspection report may
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change as a result of further NRC review.
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You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on the
apparent violations. No response regarding these apparent violations is required at this
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of. Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
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(PDR).
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Sincerely,
/s/ R. N. Gardner for
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
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In addition, two apparent violations were identified and are being considered for escalated
enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for
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NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600. _ The two apperant
violations are of concern because yout staff did not recognize the significance of a non-
conservative error introduced by your calibration practices of primary containment accident
monitoring instruments. In addition, your staff failed to take timely and appropriate
corrective actions. As a result, you exceeded technical specifications requirements on
several occasions and you could have potentially been outside the design basis for primary
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containment during a design basis accident.
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You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on the
apparent violations. No response regarding these apparent violations is required at this
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter-
and its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
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Inspection Report 50-341/97002
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
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(PDR).
Sincerely,
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos: 50-341
License Nos: NPF-43
Enclosures:
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR).
Sincerely,
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James L. Caldwell, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos: 50-341
License Nos: NPF-43
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report 50-341/97002
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Licensee slides from February 18,1996, Pre-decisional Enforcement
Conference
cc w/ encl:
N. Peterson,
Supervisor of Compliance
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Service Commission
Michigan Department of
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