ML20197F265

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880306-0417.Violation Noted:Failed to Properly Review & Release Design Re Installation of New Reactor Water Level Gauges

ML20197F265
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	05/31/1988
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20197F263	List: IR 05000293/1988012 ML20197F258 ML20197F265
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50-293-88-12, NUDOCS 8806100254
Download: ML20197F265 (1)

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V APPENDIX A i NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Boston Edison Company 'i Docket No. 50-293 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-35 As a result of the inspection conducted on March 6,-1988 to April 17, 1988, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), the following violation was identified: ,

i 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control, and Baston Edison Company Quality Assurance Manual (BEQAM) Volume II Section 3, Design Cop-trol, require that measures be established for the control of design activities to assure that appropriate quality standards be specified ,and design reviews be performed. Further, BEQAM Section 3.3.2.8 requires that i methods for verifying design changes, such as design reviews and qualifi-cation testing are properly chosen and foll. owed; the most adverse design conditions specified for test programs are used to verify the adequacy of designs. <

v Contrary to the above on January 19, 1988, it was' determined that the Field Revision Notice 85-07-62 to the Plant Design / Ctange (PDC) 85-07 for installation of new reactor water level gauger had not been ; properly reviewed and released in that the configuration' drawings were fncorrect.  :

This resulted in incorrect installation of the gauges. Tne Field Re'/1sion '

, Notice (FRN) 85-07-62 was released on December 12, 1986 and the implemen-  ;

tation of the FRN 85-07-62 was completed on April 22, 19P7.

In addition, the design verification testing for the installed reactor )

water level gauges, Temporary Procedure 87-66, Pre-Operational Test of the '

New Barton Indicating Units LI 263-59A and LI 263-598, completed on June 10, 1987, did not meet the requirements of the BEQAM, Section 3.3.2.8 in that the testing failed to verify the design adequacyj/ ', .

This is a Severity level IV violation (supplement I). ,

Forsuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Boston Edison Company _is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty d1ys from the receipt-of the >

l letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in '

I reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which hau' been tak2n and the, ,  !

results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where l

good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response '

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