ML20140D435

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970323-0503.Violation Noted:On 970413,SOP-114 Not Implemented to Increase RB Pressure

ML20140D435
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	06/02/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20140D419	List: ML20140D413 ML20140D435 ML20140D452
References
50-395-97-03, 50-395-97-3, NUDOCS 9706100382
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION i l

i South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Docket No. 50 395 ,

V. C. Summer Nuclear Station License No. NPF-12 I l

l During an NRC inspection conducted on March 23 through May 3, 1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions " NUREG 1600, l the violations are listed below: i

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, A. Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1.a requires that written 3rocedures I shall be established, implemented and maintained covering t1e a)plicable '

procedures recommended in A)pendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Revision

2. February 1978. Paragrap13.f.(3), of Appendix A to Regulatory Guide

1.33, sates that the licensee should have instructions for the

containment ventilation system, l System Operating Procedure (S0P)-114 " Reactor Building Ventilation  !

System " Revision 15, Section N, " Reactor Building Normal Pressure Control," Step 2.2 requires that valves PVG 6056 and PVG 6057 be opened to increase reactor building pressure.

Contrary to the above, on April 13,1997, S0P 114 was not implemented to .

increase the reactor building pressure. Instead of opening the reactor  !

building alternate purge supply isolation valves, PVG 6056 and PVG 6057,  ;

the operator opened the containment purge exhaust isolation valves, PVG- i 6066 and PVG 6067. This resulted in a reduction of reactor building '

pressure rather than an increase.

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

B. 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, and the licensee's accepted Quality Assurance Program,

" Operational Quality Assurance Plan," Section 4, " Procedures," require that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these j instructions, procedures or drawings.

Contrary to the above, while performing activities affecting quality the  ;

licensee failed to prescribe documented procedures of a type appropriate  ;

to the circumstances as evidenced by the following examples:

1. On April 26, 1997, the licensee failed to establish operating  !

procedures that would enable operators to maintain adequate control of Steam Generator (SG) levels. This contributed to a SG  ;

reaching the high high SG level setpoint which caused a turbine l trip.

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2. On April 26, 1997, the licensee failed to establish an operating procedure that provided adequate operating instructions for response to a turbine trip. This contributed to an automatic

reactor trip on low low SG level. '

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company 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 II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the V. C. Summer 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 compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include

previously 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 I

. shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time, i

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, Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possiale, it should not include any personal privacy, aroprietary,

or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out l 4

redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to  !

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 l withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of 1 j your response that you seek to have withield and provide in detail the bases l for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information

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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 j protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

1 Dated at Atlanta, Georgia 1 this 2ndday of June 1997 Enclosure 1