ML20155A898

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880716-0812.Violation Noted:Failure to Perform Adequate Evalution of Two Limitorque 10CFR21 Repts & Failure to Adopt Appropriate Procedures to Ensure Vendor Deviations Fully Evaluated

ML20155A898
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	09/19/1988
From:	Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20155A895	List: ML20155A894 ML20155A898 ML20155A918
References
50-302-88-24, NUDOCS 8810060111
Download: ML20155A898 (2)

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= ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. DPR-72 During the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) inspection conducted on July 16 - August 12, 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:

10 CFR Part 21.21 requires that each corporation adopt appropriate procedures to provide for evaluating deviations, and assure that a director or responsible officer is informed if a basic component supplied:

fails to comply with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or any applicable rule, regulation, or license of the Commission relating to a substantial safety hazard; or contains a defect.

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action," requires that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material, equipmcnt and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected. In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality. .

the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined j and corrective action taken to preclude repetition. The identification  ;

of the significant condition adverse to quality, the cause of the condition, and the corrective action taken shall be documented and reported to appropriate levels of management. ,

Contrary to the above, it was discovered that:

1. The licensee failed to perform an adequate evaluatica cf two r Limitorque Technical 10 CFR Part 21 reports to determine the applicability to its installed hardware and effect on the plant design bases, specifically: (a) an August 13, 1985, limitorque potential worm gear failure due to certain speeds and operational mode; and (b) an August 8,1986, Babcock & Wilcox preliminary safety concern letter regarding Linitorque valve actuator weight discre-pancies (302/88-24 02); and, t

2. The licensee has failed to adopt appropriate procedures to ensure ,

I that vendor technical deviations are adequately and fully evaluated in a timely manner as evidenced by the following examples:

(a) August 13, 1985, Limitorque letter in regard to worm gear l failures - Evaluation incomplete, and is still open as a Request .

for Engineering Infonnation (REI) 85-10-06; l l1 8 Son p abdOOk{CK05000302 PDC u

Florida Power Corporation 2 Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. OPR-72 (b) August 8, 1986 B&W letter in regards to Limitorque valve weight problems - Evaluation incomplete and is still open as REI 86-09-09; (c) February 23, 1987, Sorrento Electronics letter in regards to ,

post-LOCA High Range Radiation Monitor detector cable problems -

Inadequate evaluation; and, (d) February 10, 1988, Power Conversion letter recommending 100 amp fuse replaceraent with 225 amp fuse - Evaluation started on 5/3/88, does not address design change issue and is still open.

This is a Sevarity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear 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 transmit-ting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a ' Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) 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 signed by Luis A. Reyes, Director Division of Reactor Pr)jects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 19A day of September 1988