ML20198K545

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970922-25.Violation Noted:On 970806,thermocouple for Spent Fuel Pool Temp Indicator Was Found to Be out-of-tolerance During Annual Calibration

ML20198K545
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	10/21/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20198K541	List: IR 05000312/1997004 ML20198K539 ML20198K545
References
50-312-97-04, 50-312-97-4, NUDOCS 9710240052
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EMC1QS.UEFL1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Sacramento Municipal Utility District Docket No.: 50-312 Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station License No.: DPR-54 ,

During an NRC inspection conducted on September 22 25,1997, one violation of NRC

- requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to ie circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings.

Rancho Seco Procedure 1.090, Revision 5, entitled " Instrument Calibration instruction,"

Section 2 4.1, states out of-to!erance as found values require submittal of an out-of-tcierance report per Procedure MAP-0023. Rancho Seco Procedure MAP-0023, Revision 6, entitled "Mair.tenance Calibration Program," Section 6.4.2, states, in part that the maintenance technician shall fill out Attachment 2, " Installed Instrument Out of.

Tolerance Report," for each equipment / instrument with out of-tolerance as found conditions.

Contrary to the above, on August 6,1997, the thermocouple for the spent fuel pool temperature indicator was found to be out-of-tolerance durir.g annual calibration. No out-of-tolerance report was completed.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Sacramento Municipal Utility District is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the tirr.e specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed ;n the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards 9710240052 971021 PDR ADOCK 050003i2 G PDR

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-2 information to that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction, if personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptoole response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mnt specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the basis for your claim of withholding (e g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding commercial or financialiniormation). If safeguard:,information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please previde ihe level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

- Dated at Arlington, Texas this 21st day of October 1997 t

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