ML20141J522
| ML20141J522 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20141J502 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-219-97-02, 50-219-97-2, NUDOCS 9705280133 | |
| Download: ML20141J522 (2) | |
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.g-ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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GPU Nuclear Incorporated Docket No. 50-219 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
. License No. DPR-16 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 24,1997, through April 13,1997,a violation oi NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, June 30,1995, the violation is listed below:
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Energy, Part 50.59, " Changes, Tests and Experiments", section (a)(1), states that the holder of a license (i) may make changes to the facility as described in the safety analysis report, and (ii) make changes in procedures as described in the safety analysis report without prior Commission approval, unless the proposed change involves a change in the Technical Specifications or involves an unreviewed safety question. Section (b)(1) states that the licensee shall maintain wcords of changes... made pursuant to this section. Those records must include a written safety evaluation which provides the basis for the determination that the change does not involve an unreviewed safety westion.
Contrary to_the above, a permanent change (December 1995) was made to the facility, as described in the safety analysis report (SAR) involving the removal of the isolation condenser radiation monitors without considering all relevant portions of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to determine if an unreviewed safety question existed. Specifically, Section 19.31 of the UFSAR, a section containing commitments regarding the isolation condenser system radiation monitor, was not considered or assessed in a written safety evaluation, prior to removal of the :
radiation monitor, in order to p, ovide the basis that the change did not involve an unreviewed safety question.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement l}
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, GPU Nuclear is hereby required to submit a written sthtement or explanation to the U.G. 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 within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting thir 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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2 Because your res'ponse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it st.ould not include any personal privacy, prc.prietary, or safeguards information so that it ::an be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or
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proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then pluse provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that shouid be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information.- If you request withholding of such material, you mual specifically identify the portions of your response j.
that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ingle.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 2
information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
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Dated at King of Prussia, PA j
this 19th day of May,1997 c
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