ML20198L039

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971102-1213.Violation Noted:As of 971213,Procedure 6.SC.502,Rev 2,was Not Appropriate to Circumstances in That Did Not Include Appropriate Acceptance Criteria

ML20198L039
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/12/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20198L034	List: ML20198L027 ML20198L039 ML20198L047
References
50-298-97-10, NUDOCS 9801150149
Download: ML20198L039 (2)

See also: IR 07100102/2012013

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

, Nebraska Public Power District Docket No.: 50 298  :

Cooper Nuclear Station License No.: DPR-46

During an NRC inspection conducted on November 2 through December 13,1997,one  ;

violation of NRC requirements was identified. in accordance with the " General Statement  ;

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of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violr'. son b listed

below:

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires, in part, that activities affecting

quality shall be prescribed by procedures of a type appropriate to the circumstances.

These procedures shallinclude appropriate quantitative or qualitative acceptance

criteria for determining that important activities have been satisf actorily

accomplished.

Contrary to the above, as of December 13,1997, Procedure 6.SC.502, " Secondary

Containment Penetration Examination," Revision 2, which conducts an assessment

of air in leakage through redundant secondary containment doors, an activity

affecting quality, was not appropriate to the circumstances in that it did not include

appropriate acceptance criteria. This procedure summed the minimum door leakage

in each set of two doors to establish the secondary containment in leakage rate. The

use of the minimum in leakage for each door set was potentially nonconservative.  ;

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50 298/9710-01).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Nebraska Public Power 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, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the f acility that is the subject of this

Notice, 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 sach violation: (1) the reason for ^e 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 time specified in this

Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should

not be modified, su> pended,' 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 responso will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the

! extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards

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Information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it

necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information

that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your

request for withholding the it. formation from the public,

Dated at Arlington, Texas

this 12th day of January 1998

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