ML20148E687

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880202-04.Violation Noted: Failure to Establish Adequate Measures to Control Eddy Current Testing of Steam Generator Tubes

ML20148E687
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/18/1988
From:	Gibson A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20148E684	List: ML20148E679 ML20148E687 ML20148E701
References
50-414-88-09, 50-414-88-9, NUDOCS 8803250279
Download: ML20148E687 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1

. NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket No. 50-414 4 Catawba License No. NPF-52 l Ouring the Nuclear Regulatory Commissian (NRC) inspection conducted on February 2-4, 1988, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC ,

4 Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2,-Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed l below: '

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion IX, as implemented by paragraph 17.2.9 of OPC Topical Report Duke-1, requires that measures be established to assure J that special processes including r.ondestructive testing are controlled and accomplished in acccrdarce with applicable criteria, ,

Technical Specification 3/4.4.5 and Surveillance Requirements - 4.4.5.0 require that each steam generator be determined operable prior to increasing Tavg above 200*F by performing the required Eddy Current (ET) i inspection and plugging a!1 tubes that show wall degradation > 40%.

Contrary to the above, in August 1987, measures to control and acccmplish nondestructive testing (ET of steam generator tubes) were inadequate in that ET data for two steam generator tubes (one in A generator and one in D generator) were acceptea when, in fact, the data showed both tubes met the plugging criteria L> 40% wall degradation). This violation resulted in a violation of Technical Saecification 3/4.4.5 in that the plant was operated from August 1987 until December 1987, with two steam ganerator tubes that should have been plugged.

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

i Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, ATTN

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident l Inspector, Catawba, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this N2tice. This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps whi:.n i I

have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will i

be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance ,

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Duke Power Company 2 Docket No. 50-414 Catawba License No. NPF-52 will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the ,

time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the 1 license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. 1 FOR THE NUCLEA REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 Albert F. Gibson, Director Division of Reactor Safety Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this /{g day of g 1988 i l

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