ML20149L570

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970518-0628.Violation Noted:Procedure IP/0/A/3250/12B Inadequate to Provide Sufficient Guidance to Properly Test Emergency Diesel Generator Sequencer Logic Circuitry

ML20149L570
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	07/28/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20149L565	List: ML20149L562 ML20149L570 ML20149L575
References
50-369-97-09, 50-369-97-9, 50-370-97-09, 50-370-97-9, NUDOCS 9708040116
Download: ML20149L570 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 McGuire Nuclear Plant License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 18 through June 28, 1997 a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with NUREG 1600

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions." the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented. "nd maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Revision 2. February 1978.

Inherent in this requirement is that the procedure be adequate to perform plant activities.

Contrary to the above on May 27. 1997 Procedure IP/0/A/3250/12B Train B l Diesel Sequencer Timer Calibration. was inadequate to provide sufficient guidance to properly test the Emergency Diesel Generator sequencer logic l circuitry. As a result, an inadvertent safety injection signal and subsequent j blackout signal were generated during performance in Unit 2 which resulted in the actuation of several Engineered Safety Features components.

1 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I). l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. Duke Power Cor) oration is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to t1e U.S. 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 Inspector, at the McGuire facility, 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. l 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 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 3 roper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will 3e given to extending the response time.

Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possi)le, it should not include any personal privacy. )roprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout 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 9708040116 970728 PDR ADOCK 05000369 G PDR

r Notice of Violation 2 redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withleld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.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 l 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. i Dated at Atlanta. Georgia this 28th day of July 1997 l 1

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