ML20153C526

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880626-0725.Violation Noted:Failure to Maintain Two Operable Channels Per Valve for PORV Block Valve Position Indicators from Initial Licensing Until 880520

ML20153C526
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	08/19/1988
From:	Brownlee V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20153C521	List: ML20153C518 ML20153C526 ML20153C545
References
50-413-88-25, 50-414-88-25, NUDOCS 8809010170
Download: ML20153C526 (2)

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o ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Ouke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 Catawba 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Ouring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on June 26, 1988 through July 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

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l l Technical Specification 3.3.3.6 requires that the accident monitoring I

channels as shown in Table 3.3-10 be operable. The Action Statement specifies that with the number of operable accident monitoring instru-mentation channels less than the Total Number of channels shown in Table 3.3-10, restore the inoperable channel (s) to operable status witnin 7 days, or be in at least hot standby within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in hot shutdown within the following 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />. Table 3.3-10 shows the Total Number of channels required for PORV Block Valve Position Indicator as 2/ valve on Unit I and prior to May 27, 1988 as 2/ valve on Unit 2.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to maintain two operable channels per valve for PDRV Block Valve Position Indicators from initial licensing until May 20, 1988 and failed to comply with the Action Statement.

l l This is a Severity Level V 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 l

Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to  !

l the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector within thirty (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 violation, l

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(2) the reason for the violation if admitted (3) the corrective steps which have been takan and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will l be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance  !'

will be achieved. Were good cause is shown, consideration will be given to 8809010170 080919 PDR ADOCK 05000413 G PNU 4

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Duke Power Company 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414  ;

Catawba-1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 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  !

W Virgil R. Brownlee, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this(q day of p 988 d

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