ML20196C231

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980721-0901.Violation Noted:Discharge Bellows Pressure for 2 Normetex Withdrawal Pump in Bldg C-315 Exceeded 45 Psia as Pump Transitioned from Mode 2 Withdrawal to Mode 3 Standby

ML20196C231
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	11/24/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20196C217	List: ML20196C209 ML20196C231
References
70-7001-98-13, 70-7001-98-13-0, EA-98-455, NUDOCS 9812020013
Download: ML20196C231 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-1 s EA 98-455 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 21 through September 1,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and l Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, Revision 1, the violation is listed ,

below:

Safety Limit 2.3.2.1 of the Technical Safety Requirements for Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant requires that the Normetex withdrawal pump discharge bellows pressure

• shall not exceed 45 psia [ pounds per square inch absolute) for all modes.

Contrary to the above, on August 26,1998, at 2:04 a.m. (Central Daylight Time), the discharge bellows pressure for the Number 2 Normetex Withdrawal Pump in Building ,

C-315 exceeded 45 psia as the pump transitioned from Mode 2 (Withdrawal) to Mode 3 l'

(Standby). Specifically, a pressure transient caused by the inadvertent closure of the pump discharge valve reached a maximum of approximately 46 psia.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).  !

The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the corrective ';

actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in Inspection Repost 70-7001/98013(DNMS). However, you are required to submit a written statement or 1 explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation," and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the  :

Regional Administrator, NRC Region lil, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351, and a - i copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the plant that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days j

'of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the  !

~ Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, i D.C. 20555-0001. '

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 information so '

that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your (

response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your J response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must l specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in  !

detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will l create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by i l

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Dated this 24th day of November 1998  !

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