ML20151C168

Notice of Violation from Insp on 871116-20.Violation Noted:Grease Added to Motor Housing Instead of Gear Box by Untrained Contract Personnel W/Inadequate Direction, Written Instructions/Procedures

ML20151C168
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	04/01/1988
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Shared Package
ML20151C149	List: ML20151C146 ML20151C168 ML20151C179
References
50-213-87-28, NUDOCS 8804120196
Download: ML20151C168 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-213  :

Haddam Neck Plant License No. DPR-61 As a result of the equipment qualification inspection of November 16 - 20, 1987 and in accordance with NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C) the following violations have been identified.

A. 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion II states, in part, that: "The applicant shall establish .... a quality assurance program ..... This program shall be by written policies, instructions, procedures . . . . The quality assurance program shall provide controls over activities affecting quality ..... The program shall provide indoctrination and

, training of personnel performing activities affecting quality ...."

Contrary to the above, on November 18, 1987, NRC inspectors observed grease from Limitorque MOVs draining into plastic buckets. The grease had been added to the motor housing instead of the gear box by untrained contract personnel with inadequate direction, written instructions / procedures.

l This is a Level IV Violation (Supplement I). l J

B. 10 CFR 50.49 paragraphs (f) and (g) require that each item of electrical ,

j equipment important to safety be qualified and that the qualification must '

be completed at a time no later than November 30, 1985.

Contrary to the above, on November 20, NRC inspectors identified the follov<ing items for which the licensee had not established qualification prior to this inspection,

1) Qualification of Rockbestos Firewall SR cable for submerger. e was not established.

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] 2) Qualification of Kerite Cable for submergence was not established.

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3) Qualification of unidentified cable used in two Solenoid Operated Valves was not established (this item was identified by the licensee).

4) Qualification of Bishop tape Splice by similarity was not established.  !

The splice is qualifiable.

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5) Qualification of Solenoid Valve No. 526-6042-1 by similarity was not established.

6) Qualification of Raychem Splice (seal length) on Namco Switches was not established.

This is a Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter which transn.itted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Where good cause is shown, consideration wil? be given to extending this response time.

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