ML20141J883

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970615-0802.Violation Noted:Corrective Actions Implemented by Licensee Were Not Effective & No Fire Impairment Permit Was in Place

ML20141J883
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	08/15/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20141J860	List: ML20141J856 ML20141J883 ML20141J889
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50-285-97-15, NUDOCS 9708210383
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s ENCt.OSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Omaha Public Power District Docket No.: 50-285 Fort Calhoun Station License No.: DPR-40 ,

During an NRC insoection conducted on June 15 through August 2,1997, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

A. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, states, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.

Contrary to the above, the corrective actions implemented by the licensee were not effective as evidenced by the following examples:

1. Prior corrective action implemented by the licensee, in May 1996, to ensure that deficiency stickers were removed from the control room following the completion of maintenance was not effective. On June 17,1997, the inspectors identified that a deficiency sticker was not removed from the control room following maintenance on the motor-driven fire pump. The maintenance on the pump was completed on June 9,1997.

2. Prior corrective action implemented by the licensee, in May 1996, to prevent plant personnel from damaging plant valves due to overtorquing was not effective. On February 27,1997, during the disassembly of the Boric Acid Tank CH 11B totalizer bypass valve, the licensee discovered that the lower wedge and the wedge spring were missing and that the valve could not be relied on for isolation. The licensee determined the valve failed while being overtorqued in the closed direction.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (285/97015-01) (Supplement 1).

B. Technical Specification 5.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, recommends, in part, that procedures should be written covering administrative procedures for the plant fire protection program.

Standing Order S0-G-58, Revision 24, " Control of Fire Protection System impairments," requires in Step 5.1.4 that impaliments to all fire suppression systems or equipment require preparation of a Form FC-1142 impairment permit.

Contrary to the above, on July 9,1997, the inspectors identified that no fire impairment permit was in place and no compensatory measures were implemented 9708210383 970815 PDR ADOCK 05000295 G PDR

1 in Diesel Generator Room 2 as required by Standing Order SO-G-58, prior to assembling scaffolding which effectively blocked the spiinkler system for Diesel Generator Number 2.

This is a Severity Leve: IV violation (285/97015-04) (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Omaha Public Fower District is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to th) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Ragional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, 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 % Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply t, t.9tice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violas.sn, 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.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (POR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards '

information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information  !

that you desire not to be placed in the PDR and provide the legal basis tu support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 15th day of August 1997