ML20148B654

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970223-0405.Violation Noted:Operators Failed to Verify That Unit 1 & 2 RCPs 1 Seal Leakoffs & Unit 2 Nr 46 Nuclear Power Range Chart Recorders Were Operational

ML20148B654
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	05/05/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20148B635	List: IR 05000338/1997002 ML20148B632 ML20148B654
References
50-338-97-02, 50-338-97-2, 50-339-97-02, 50-339-97-2, NUDOCS 9705130231
Download: ML20148B654 (2)

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i NOTICE OF VIOLATION

, Virginia Electric and Power Company Docket Nos. 50 338, 50 339 North Anna 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF 4, NPF-7 j During an NRC inspection conducted on February 23 through April 5, 1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General 4 Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600,  !

the violation is listed below:  ;

Technical Specification 6.8.1.a. requires written procedures to be i established, implemented, and mairmained covering the activities 4

recommended in A)pendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2.

February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33. Item 1.a references procedures for operator log keeping.

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! Procedures 1 and 2 G0P 1.0, Unit 1 and 2 CR0 Turnover Checklist, Revision 12 and 11, respectively state, " Verify proper operation of the control board recorders by verifying that the recorder is rotating, inking 3roperly, and that the chart paper is the proper scale. IF NOT.

THEN ta(e corrective action."

i 0 0 PAP-0004, Logs and Operating Records, Revision 5, Paragraph 6.7.

4 states, in part, that " Recorder charts shall be checked to ensure they

are operational."

i Contrary to the above, on March 18, 1997, operators had not correctly .

verified that the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Reactor Coolant Pumps' Number 1 Seal Leakoffs and the Unit 2 NR 46 Nuclear Power Range chart recorders were operational. For several days, operators had initialed the chart recorders without identifying that the recorders were not inking properly.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Virginia Electric and Power 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 North Anna Power 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 res)onse may be reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if t1e correspondence adecuately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not receivec within the time specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such ENCLOSURE 1 9705130231 970505

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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 res>onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possiale, it should not include any personal privacy, 3roprietary, or. safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out  !

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 you response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the prtions of your response that you seek to have withield and )rovide in detail the bases for you claim of withholding (e.g., explain why t1e 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 information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. '

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 5th day of May 1997 l

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