ML20148S942
| ML20148S942 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 07/01/1997 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hutchinson C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20148S947 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-313-97-03, 50-313-97-3, 50-368-97-03, 50-368-97-3, EA-97-300, NUDOCS 9707080350 | |
| Download: ML20148S942 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1997003
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-313/97-03; 50-368/97-03 AND NOTICE OF
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Dear Mr. Hutchinson:
An NRC inspection was conducted April 27 through June 7,1997, at your Arkansas
Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2, reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and
results of that inspection.
During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, your conduct of activities at the ANO
facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound engineering and
maintenance practices, and appropriate radiological controls. Two violations of NRC
requirements were identified. The first violation resulted from a failure to unisolate an
emergency feedwater pump suction pressure transmitter. Although this violation satisfied
the criteria to be noncited pursuant to Section Vll.B.1 of the NRC's Enforcement Policy, it
is being cited to emphasize the importance of using effective administrative controls to
ensure the proper alignment of risk significant safety systems. The NRC has concluded
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that information regarding the reason for the violation and the corrective actions taken and
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planned to correct the violation and preverit recurrence is already adequately addressed on
the docket in Licensee Event Report 50-368/97-002-00 dated March 6,1997. Therefore,
you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description herein does not
. accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position, in that case, or if you choose to
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provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice.
The second violation resulted from the placement of a Unit 2 fuel assembly in a location in
the spent fuel pool which was prohibited by Technical Specifications. As a result of
calculation errors and the failure to perform a required independent verification of the
calculations prior to fuel movement, a total of 14 fuel assemblies would have been placed
in locations prohibited by Technical Specifications had the error not been identified.
Although subsequent analysis demonstrated that fuel in the spent fuel pool would have
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remained subcritical, procedures to ensure that fuel placed in the spent fuel pool remains in
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a subcritical configuration were not properly utilized by reactor engineers.
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These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the
circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the
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instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will
use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary
to ensure compliance with regulatnry requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document
Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal
privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without
redaction.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
them with you.
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homas P. Gwynn, irec or
Division of Reactor roi cts
Docket Nos.: 50-313
50-368
License Nos.: DPR-51
NPF-6
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
50-313/97-03;50-368/97-03
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Executive Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995
Vice President
Operations Support
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Jackson, Mississippi 39286
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ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear
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12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330
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County Judge of Pope County
Pope County Courthouse
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
David D. Snellings, Jr., Director
Division of Radiation Control and
Emergency Management
4815 West Markham Street, (Aail Slot 30
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867
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Rockville Nuclear Licensing
Framatome Technologies
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