ML20151J915

Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000.Violation Noted:B Diesel Generator Engine Control Circuitry Was Not Protected from Effects of Control Room Fire

ML20151J915
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	07/30/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20151J905	List: ML20151J899 ML20151J915
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EA-97-251, NUDOCS 9708050282
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4 NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY Omaha Public Power District Docket No. 50-285 Fort Calhoun Station License No. DPR-40 EA 97-251 During an NRC inspection completed May 2,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes to impose a civil penalty pursuant to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Act),42 U.S.C. 2282, and 10 CFR 2.205. The particular violations and 1 associated civil penalty are set forth below:

A. 10 CFR 50.48.b requires that all nuclear power plants licensed to operate prior to  ;

January 1,1979, satisfy the requirements of sections Ill.G, Ill.J, and Ill.O of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50.  ;

l 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section Ill.G.1.a requires that one train of systems necessary to achieve and maintain hot shutdown conditions from either the control i room or emergency control station be free of fire damage. j Conery to this requirement, as of May 2,1997, the B diesel generator engine cmtrol circuitry was not protected from the effects of a control room fire. A I control room or cable spreading room fire could damage the control circuits and l render the diesel inoperable. This dieselis required to achieve safe shutdown l conditions in the event of a control room or cable spreading room fire requiring alternate shutdown.

B. 10 CFR 50.48.b requires that all nuclear power plants licensed to operate prior to January 1,1979, satisfy the requirements of sections Ill.G, Ill.J, and Ill.O of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50.

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section Ill.G.3 requires alternate shutdown capability l be provided where the protection of systems whose function is required for hot i shutdown does not satisfy the require'ments of G.2.

Section G.2 specifies barrier separation requirements for redundant safe shutdown j trains in a fire area. The separation of safe shutdown trains in the cable spreading ;

room requirement of Section G.2 was not provided at Fort Calhoun Station.

l Appendix R, Section Ill.L.3 states that procedures shall be in effect to implement this alternate shutdown capability.

. Contrary to this requirement, as of April 16,1997, a procedure directing the station 4

operators to perform the alternative shutdown procedure for a cable spreading room fire Jid not direct the operators to implement alternate shutdown for such fires.

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Omaha Public Power District l l C. 10 CFR 50.48.b requires that all nuclear power plants licensed to operate prior to l January 1,1979, satisfy the requirements of sections Ill.G, Ill.J, and 111.0 of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50.

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section 111.0 requires reactor coolant pump motors to be equipped with a lube oil collection system capable of collecting tube oil from all potential pressurized and unpressurized leakage sources.

Contrary to this requirement, as of April 21,1997, an oil collection system was not provided for the upper oil reservoir level transmitter, three resistance temperature detectors on each upper oil reservoir, three drain ports for the shaft air seal, and the lower reservoir resistance temperature detector and level transmitter on reactor coolant pump motors A, C, & D. In addition, reactor coolant pump motor B had no collection system provided for the lower bearing reservoir resistance temperature detector and level instrumentation. Furthermore, on April 29,1997, the high pressure collection system for pump motors A, C, and D had damaged seals which l prevented the collection of all the oil from a high pressure leak.

D. License Conditien 3.F of Facility Operating License DPR-40, for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1, states that the Omaha Public Power District shallimplement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report for the facility and as approved in Safety )

Evaluation Reports dated February 14, and August 23,1978, November 17,1980, j April 8 and August 12,1982, July 3 and November 5,1985, July 1,1986, l l December 20,1988, November 14,1990, March 17,1993, and January 14,1994, i l License Condition 3.F requires that all provisions of the approved fire protection f program as described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report for the facility be  !

l maintained and implemented.

l Table 11.2 of the Updated Safety Analysis Report stated that the fire suppression water system shall be operable, except during system testing, jockey pump maintenance, or training. Table 11.2 also stated that a continuous firewatch be established for the diesel generator rooms, the compressor room and in the corridor between Fire Areas 6 and 20 when the fire suppression water system was inoperable. '

Contrary to this requirement, on November 10,1996, and on February 10,1997, the licensee performed flushing operations which rendered the fire suppression water system inoperable without declaring the system inoperable or stationing the required firewatch personnel.

E. License Condition 3.F of Facility Operating License DPR-40, for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1, states that the Omaha Public Power District shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report for the facility and as approved in Safety Evaluation Reports dated February 14, and August 23,1978, November 17,1980,

Omaha Public Power District April 8 and August 12,1982, July 3 and November 5,1985, Ju'y 1,1986, December 20,1988, November 14,1990, March 17,1993, and January 14,1994.

License Condition 3.F requires that all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the August 23,1978, Updated Safety Evaluation Report be implemented.

Section 3.5 of the August 23,1978, Updated Safety Evaluation Report required that fire brigade classroom training be repeated every two years.

Contrary to this requirement, on April 16,1997, classroom session 1064-03, " Fire Brigade Equipment," was not provided to qualified fire brigade members since the April through Jur<e 1994 training cycle, a period of time greater than two years.

These violations represent a Severity Level ill problem (Supplement 1).

Civil Penalty - $55,000 l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Omaha Public Power District is hereby required to submit a written statement < explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, within 30 days of the date of this Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice).1his reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each alleged violation: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation, (2) the reasons for the violation if i admitted, and if denied, the reasons why, (3) the corrective steps that have been taken l and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the cate when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is

! not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Consideration may be given to l extending the response time for good cause shown. Under the authority of Section 182 of l the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

Within the same time as provided for the response required above under 10 CFR 2.201,

[ delete the first part of the sentence for cases where the 10 CFR 2.201 response t.as been l waived] (T)the Licensee may pay the civil penalty by letter addressed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with a check, draf t, money order, or electronic transfer payable to the Treasurer of the United States in the amount of l the civil penalty proposed above, or the cumulative amount of the civil penalties if more l than one civil penalty is proposed, or may protest imposition of the civil penalty in whole or in part, by a written answer addressed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Should the Licensee fail to answer within the time specified, an order imposing the civil penalty will be issued. Should the Licensee elect to file an answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 protesting the civil penalty, in whole or in part, such answer should be clearly marked as an " Answer to a Notice of Violation" and may: (1) deny the violation (s) listed in this Notice, in whole or in part, (2) demonstrate extenuating circumstances, (3) show error in this Notice, or (4) show other reasons why the penalty

Omaha Public Power District tihould not be imposed. In addition to protesting the civil penalty in whole or in part, such answer may request remission or mitigation of the penalty.

In requesting mitigation of the proposed penalty, the factors addressed in Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy should be addressed. Any written answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 should be set forth separately from the statement or explanation in reply pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, but may incorporate parts of the 10 CFR 2.201 reply by specific reference (e.g., citing page and paragraph numbers) to avoid repetition. The attention of the Licensee is directed to the oth::r provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, regarding the procedure for imposing a civil penalty.

Upon failure to pay any civil penalty due which subsequently has been determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, this matter may be referred to the Attorney General, and the penalty, unless compromised, remitted, or mitigated, may be collected by civil action pursuant to Section 234c of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2282c.

The response noted above (Reply to Notice of Violation, letter with payment of civil penalty, and Answer to a Notice of Violation) should be addressed to: James Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North,11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, with a copy to the Regional l Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Fort Calhoun Station f acility.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards l information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or l proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide l

a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected l

and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information, if you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ing (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 confidential commecial 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.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 30th day of July 1997 l

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