ML20151E553

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880526-0625.Violation Noted:Personnel Exceeded Overtime Guidelines on Numerous Occasions During Jan & Feb 1988 W/O Prior Approval

ML20151E553
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	07/08/1988
From:	Brownlee V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20151E538	List: ML20151E536 ML20151E553 ML20151E568
References
50-413-88-22, 50-414-88-22, NUDOCS 8807260117
Download: ML20151E553 (2)

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.u ENCLOSURE 1 i

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-413,414 Catawba 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35,52 Ouring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on May 26 -

June 25, 1988, a violation of NRC requirements _ was identified.

In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.2.2.f requires in part that:

"Administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of unit staff who perform safety-related functions (e.g., licensed Senior Operators, licensed Operators, health physicists, auxiliary operators, and key maintenance personnel).

Adequate shift coverage shall be maintained without routine heavy use of overtime.

The objective shall be to have operating personnel work a nominal 40-hour week while the unit is operating. However, in the event that unforeseen problems require substantial amounts of overtine to be used, or during extended periods of shutdown for refueling, major maintenance, or major plant modification, on a temporary basis the following guidelines shall be fo' lowed:

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An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight, excluding shift turnover time.

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An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in i

any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any 7-day period, all excluding shift turnover time.

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A break of at least 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> should be allowed between work periods, including shift turnover time.

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Except during extended shutdown periods, the use of overtime should 4

be considered on an individual basis and not for the entire staff on a shift.

Any deviation from the above guidelines shall be authorized by the Station Manager or his designee, or higher levels of management, in accordance with established procedures and with documentation of the basis for granting the deviation."

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Duke Power Company-2 Docket Nos. 50-413,414 Catawba 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35,52 Contrarj to the above,-during January and February.1988 personnel exceeded l'

overtime' guidelines on numerous occasions without prior approval.

.This is a Severity Level IV violation-(Supplement 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 i

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, within-30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

i This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:

(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective staps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance 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 license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Virgil L. Brownlee, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 6t9 day of 1988 r

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