ML20151X002

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880609-0715.Violation Noted:Temps in Emergency Feedwater Pump Discharge Piping Higher than Design Temp & Corrective Actions to Prevent Recurrence Insufficient

ML20151X002
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	08/11/1988
From:	Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20151X000	List: ML20151W996 ML20151X002 ML20151X006
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50-302-88-18, NUDOCS 8808250194
Download: ML20151X002 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. OPR-72 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on June 9 -

July 15, 1988, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:

A. 10 CFR Part 50.72(b)(ii)(B) requires that any event that results in a nuclear power plant being in a enndition that is outside of the design basis of the plant be reported to the NRC Operations Center within one hour.

Contrary to the above, on March 8,1988, temperatures in the emergency feedwater u p discharge piping were higher than the design temperature for this p p ng and this condition was not reported to the NRC Operations Center. Fu t ermore, a recurrence of a similar event on June 19, 1980 was not reported until 11:15 a.m. on June 21, 1988.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

B. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion 16 requires corrective action measures that assure that nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected and that such measures will prevent repetition of these '

nonconformances.

Section 1.7.1.16 of Florida Power Corporation's (FPC) Quality Program requires nonconformances to be promptly identified and corrected, and that the corrective action taken be sufficient to prevent recurrence of the nonconformance.

Contrary to the above, corrective action taken by the licensee to prevent the occurrence of excessive temperatures on the emergency feedwater system piping and associated reactor building penetration were insufficient in preventing recurrence of thi: nonconformance.

As a result of this failure to take sufficient corrective action, excessive surface temperatures occurred on this piping on December 20, 1982, October 3, 1983, March 8, 1988 and June 19, 1988. The first two events resulted in system flow instrumentation being rendered inoperable.

The later two events resulted in exceedin piping and reactor building penetration. g the design temperature for this This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

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florida Power Corporation 2 Docket No. 50-302 Crystal' River Unit 3 License No. OPR-72 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power Cornoration is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the .Auclear 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, Crystal River 3, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. 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 alleged violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps 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 Original Herbert N.signed Berkowby(for)

Bruce A. Wilson, Chief ReactorProjectsBranch2 DivisionofReactorProjects Date at Atlanta, Georgia this lith day of August 1988 l

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