ML20199A847

NOV from Insp on 970826-1006.Violations Noted:On 970911,line Assistant Shift Supervisor Failed to Appropriately Direct Activities of Reactor Operators,Monitor Indicators to Detect Abnormal Trend & Initiate Action to Correct Situation

ML20199A847
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	11/12/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20199A830	List: ML20199A825 ML20199A847 ML20199A877
References
50-461-97-19, NUDOCS 9711180128
Download: ML20199A847 (3)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

lilmois Power Company Docket No. 50-461  !

Clinton Power Station Uoense No. NPF 42 I

During an NRC inspection conducted on August 26 through October 6,1997, four viol 9tions of NRC requirements were identdied. _ in accordance with the " General Statemord of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600 (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violations are listed below:

1. Technical Specification 5.4.1 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978.

t Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978, Paragraph 1.b, recommends procedures goveming the authorities and responsibilities for safe operatian and shutdown.

Procedum CPS 1401.01, " Conduct of Operations," Revision 28, Section 8.1, requires the following:

, The line assistant shift supervisor has the responsibility to direct the licensed l activities of the reactor operators at the controls to ensure that the reactor l operators can adequately monitor and manipulate the controls.

The line assistant shift supervisor is responsible for monitoring CRTs, indicators, annunciators, and recorders in order to detect unusual or abnormal trends and initiate appropriate, timely action to conect or mitigate the situation.

The reactor operators are responsible for controlling and operating equipment and systems from the main control room in a safe and competent manner.

Contrary to the above, on September 11,1997, the line assistant shift supervisor failed to appropriately direct the activities of the reactor operators, monitor indicators to detect an abnormal trend, and initiate timely action to correct a situation. in addition, the reactor operators failed to property monitor and control operating equipment in a safe and competent manner. This resulted in a drain down of reactor vessel level approximately 16 inches lower than the pre-established administrative limit.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

2. 10 CFR Part 50,' Appendix B, Criterion XVI,

• Corrective Actions," states, in part, that

. measures shalt be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality were promptly identified and corrected. In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition was determined and corrective

' action taken to preclude repetition.

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1 Contrary to the above, betwoon January 1 and October 6,1997, the licensee failed to establish measures to assure that conditions adverse to quality were promptly identined j and corrected. in the case of signi6 cant conditions adverse to quality, the measures did not assure that the cause of the condition was determined and conective adion taken to Proclude repetition. Speci6cally. ,

a.' Corrective actions recommended to improve personnel performance with respect l to the tagout program were not implemented. Consequently, deficiencies with  !

impiomentation of the tagout program continued to be pervasive throughout the i operations and maintenance departments.  ;

b. Conective actions were not implemented to revise the guidance in  ;

Procedure CPS 3500.01C001, " Division i N8PS Bus Outage Checklist." This  !

resulted in a second inadvertent isolation of the reactor water cleanup system on  !

August 22,1997, i l

c. Corrective actions did not preclude the recunence of the third loss of service  !

building security lighting in one year on July 7,1997. l This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1).  !

3. - 10 CFR Part 50.9 states, in part, that information provided to the Commission by a licensee shall be complete and accurate in all material respects.  ;

Contrary to the above, on April 9,1997, the licensee did not provide informatinn to the l Commission that was complete and accurate in all material respects. Specifically, the j licensee's response to Notice of Violation No. 50-461/96009-01 stated that revisions to Procedure CPS 3509.01C001,

• Division i NSPS Bus Outa9e Checklist," were completed, even though they were not scheduled to be completed until February 15,1998. The l

untimely procedure revision contributed to a second inadvertent isolation of the reactor water cleanup system on August 22,1997.  :

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

4. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings,"  ;

states, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented  ;

instructions and procedures appropriate to the circumstances. l Contrary to the above, on May 26,1997, an activity affecting quality was performed with documented instructions and procedures which were not appropriate to the circumstances. Specifically, preventive maintenance instructions for grossing the lower motor bearing of the Division lli Shutdown Service Water Pump were not commensurate with the knowled9e, skills, and abilities of the electricians performing the task in that guidance was not provided to remove the motor drain plug to allow old grease to be expelled from the bearing area as new grease was added.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement l).

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Notice of Violation 4 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2.201, Illinois Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commis: ion, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administictor, Region 111, and a copy to the NRC resident inspector at the facility 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 Violction" 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 corresp < dence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified I". 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 the response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if it is necessary to include such information, it should clearly indicate the specific information that should not be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support the request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 12th day of November 1997

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