ML20198N470
| ML20198N470 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire |
| Issue date: | 10/20/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20198N466 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-370-97-15, NUDOCS 9711040311 | |
| Download: ML20198N470 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Plant Docket Nes.
50 370 License Nos. NPF-17 During an NRC inspection conducted on August 10 through September violation of NRC requirements was identified.
- 20. 1997, a Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established.1mplemerded and maintained for activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Quality Assurance Program requirements. Revision 2, February 1978.
Procedures for inspection of the reactor coolant system pressure boundary are included in Appendix A.
The McGuire Nuclear Station Unit 2 Eddy Current Test [ET) Analysis Guidelines, dated March 27. 1996, is a procedure for inspecting the Appendix C gf the ET Guidelines requires that SG tube indic interest found with a bobbin coil ET be examinsi with a rotating pancake coil within 2 inches.
. that a resolution analyst. Resolve discrepancies between primar secondary analysts.
Contrary to the above, on April 20. 1996, the Appendices C and E were not implemented as ev,ET Guidelines.
idenced by the following:
1.
A SG Tube. R7C60, indication in SG 2A was not examined to the prescribed tolerance of 2 inches as required by Appendix of bobbin coil ET.the ET Guidelines, following identification of the indication by a 2.
A resolution analyst revised and overruled a re-examination between the primary and secondary analysts recommend indication re examination. As a result. Unit 2 experienced a leak in SG 2A Tube R7C60 which resulted in an unplanned outage on June 14, 1997, in order to effect repairs This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2,201. Duke Energy Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN:
3 Document Control Desk. Washington. D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region 11. and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the McGuire Nuclear Station within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and shouldThis reply include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation. or, if 9711040311 971020 PDR ADOCK 05000369 0
contested, the basis for disputing tne 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 com)liance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docceted 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 Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, sus > ended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be tacen.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). to the extent possiale, it should not include any personal privacy. 3roprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out redaction.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to i
i 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 response that deletes such information.
If you request withholding of such material, you muit s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you teek to have withleid and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withho: ding.(e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will. create an unwarranted invacion of personal privacy or provide the confidential commercial or financ]al information),
if safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
f Dated at Atlanta Georgia this 20th day of October 1997
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