ML20199D926
| ML20199D926 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1999 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20199D924 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-483-98-25, EA-98-544, NUDOCS 9901200254 | |
| Download: ML20199D926 (2) | |
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m ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Union Electric Company Docket No.:
50-483 Callaway Plant License No.: NPF-30 EA 98-544 During an NRC inspection conducted on November 15 through December 26,1998, 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:
Final Safety AnMysis Report Section 6.3 stated that steps for transfer to cold leg recirculation would be perfo med with the level of the refueling water storage tank above the low-low 1 level setpoint. Erv,ergency Operating Procedure ES-1.3, " Transfer to Cold Leg Recirculation,"
Revision 1 A1, issued December 13,1993, directed operators to perform the transfer with the level of the rebeling water storage tank below the low-low-1 level setpoint.
In part,10 CFR 50.59 permits th a licensee to make a change to the facility, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, v.ithout prior Commission approval, provided that the change j
does not involve an unreviewed safety question. If such a change is made, the licensee is required to maintain records of the change and the records must include a written safety evaluation which provides the basis for the determinatinn that the change does not involve an l
unreviewed safety question.
Contrary to the above, from June 11,1984 (date of initial operating license) through May 5, 1998, the licensee failed to perform a written safety evaluatio'i, which provided the basis for the determination that a change to the facility as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report was not an unreviewed safety question. This was considered to be a de facto change to the facility, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, and no safety evaluation was performed to determine that an unreviewed safety question did not exist.
. This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-483/98025-02).
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when j
full compliance will be achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in this inspection report. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation," and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional l
Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, 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.
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l If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the l
Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, l
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
If you choose to respond, your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Therefore, to the extent possible, the response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the Public Document Room without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietaryinformation is necessary to 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 l
information. If you request withholding of such material, you must 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 confidential commercial or financialinformation), if safeguards l
information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 12th day of January 1999 1
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