ML20198N948
| ML20198N948 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20198N914 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-97-14, 50-364-97-14, EA-97-557, EA-97-571, NUDOCS 9801210271 | |
| Download: ML20198N948 (2) | |
See also: IR 07100019/2011029
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N0TICE OF VIOLATION
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50-348 and 50 364
Farley Nuclear Plant,: Units:1 and 2-
License:Nos.: - NPF-2 and.NPF-8
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During an U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)' inspection conducted during'
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the period October 19 through November.29, 1997.' violations of'NRC .
requirements were identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of:
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Policy and Procedures'for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG-1600 the violations
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10 CFR Part 50. Appendix- B. Criterion XVI: Updated Final Safety Analysis'
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Report.: Section 17.2; and the J. M. Farley Plant Operations- Quality l
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Assurance Policy Manual. Chapter 16, require that the-licensee take
measures to assure that conditions adverse to quality are-promptly
identified and corrected. Such measures are to be taken to assure that
the cause of the condition is determined ~and corrective actions are.
taken to preclude repetition.
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Contrary to the-above as-early as June 1985 the licensee identified
. degradation of the cork seal between the containment and auxiliary
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building walls.-a condition adverse to cuality, and foiled to promptly
correct it.
Furthermore, on June 22 anc -December. 10. 1996, the licensee
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identified that sections of the cork seal in the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Main
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ESteam Vaive Room (MSVR) floor were'missings The significance of the
condition was not recognized and corrected 'until April 21. 1997 for-
Unit 2 and until June 1997 (during the scheduled outage) for Unit 1.
Consequently, due to the missing MSVR floor cork seal, the plant
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operated outside its design basis for a main feedwater line break in the
MSVR for an extended period of time before being corrected.
This 1s.a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
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10 CFR Part 50. Appendix B. Criterion-III, requires that applicable
regulatory requirements and design basis are correctly translated into-
drawings, procedures and instructions.
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10 CFR Part 50. Appendix A. Criterion 2. requires that structures.
systems, and components.important to safety shall be designed to
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withstand the effects of. natural phenomena such as tornados F hout the'
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Lloss of crpability to perform their safety functions.-
1Thel Licensee's 0)erations-Ouality Assurance-Program. Updated Final
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'Sifety' Analysis Report (UFSAR) 17.2;3, states that measures-are
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established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements.' quality
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standards, and-desien bases are properly translated inte specifications.
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10FSAR Section-~3.5.4 states that Category I equipment and-' piping outsidet
containment are either housedLin Category I structures-or-buried _ _
underground. -UFSAR Sections 6.5.1, 3.2.1.3, 3.2.1.5 and Table 3,2-1 _
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identify the Auxiliary Feedwater_ equipment as Category I.
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-Contrary to the above. as'of March 14,1997.o the 'above regulatory
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requirements and design bases were not correctly translated-into
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drawings, procedures and instructions in that the TDAFW pump vent stadk
was installed on the roof of the auxiliary building and was not designed
and installed to withstand the effects of tornados.
Thisiis a. Severity Level IV Violation-(Supplement I).
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iPursuant.to the provisions ~of 10 CFR 2.201, Southern Nuclear Operating Company
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is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the'U.S.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN: Document Control Desk. Washington. DC
. 20555, with a copy to the' Regional Administrator Region II. and a copy to the-
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NRC Resident Inspector, Farley. Nuclear Plant, within-30 days of the date of
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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
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further violations, and (4) the date_when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or-inctde previous docketed correspondence if
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the correspondence adequately 'addrf aes the recuired res?onse. -If an adequate-
reply is not_ received within the time specifiec in this
40tice, an order or a
- Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license shoald not be
modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be
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should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will
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to extending the response time.
Because your res:rnse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to
the extent possi]le, it should not include any personal privacy, 3roprietary.
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. or safeguards _information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout
-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_information from the public.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia
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this 29th day of December 1997-
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