ML20199F729
| ML20199F729 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20199F728 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-382-97-22, NUDOCS 9711250003 | |
| Download: ML20199F729 (2) | |
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4 ENCLOSURE 1 -
' Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket No.:
-50 382:
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 -
License No.i NPF '
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IDuring en NRC inspection conducted on September 21 through November 1,1997, violations of NRC requirements were ideritified.= In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure.for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:
I A.
Technical' Specification 6.8.1.a requires,'in part, that_ written procedures shall be implemented covering applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide _1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, Appendix A, Section 1.c, requires that the licensee have administrative procedures for equipment control.
Administrative Procedure UNT-007 006, ' Housekeeping," Revision 7,
- Attachment 6.5, " Housekeeping Requirements to Prevent Seismic Interactions With --
Operable Safety Related Equipment," requires, in part, that loose items on wheels shall be restrained by wheellocking devices.
Contrary to the above, on October 23,1997, Administrative Procedure UNT-007 006 was not implemented in that numerous items on wheels were found in the reactor auxiliary building in areas of safety related equipment, and the wheellocKing devices were not engaged.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)(50-382/9722-01).
B.,
10 CFR 50.55a(f) requires, in part, that laservice testing to verify operational readiness of pumps and valves whose function is required for safety be accomplished in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
- ASME Section XI, Article IWP-3000, Paragraph IWP-3112, specifies, "If it is necessary or desirable for some reason other than stated in IWP-3111 to establish an additional set of reference values, an inservico test shall first be run at the conditions of an existing set of reference valuer, and the results analyzed. if operation is satisfactory, a second test run at the new reference conditions shall follow as soon as practical. The results of this (second] test shall establish the additional set of reference values. Whenever an additional set of reference values is
- establishedi the reasons for doing so shall be justified and documented in the record
- of tests (IWP-6000)."
~ Contrary to the above, in May 1997, prior to recalibrat;ng the Low Pressure Safety
- Injection Pump A discharge flow transmitter for a different normal operating
- temperature (120 versus 400oF):
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' Personnel failed to establish an additional set of reference values following the calibrationf as soon-as practical, in that the fi st inservice test following
- the calibration change was not used to determine the new set of. baseline-values.-
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Personnel failed to first operate _ths pump at the conditions for the existing set of reference values and analyze the results.
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- This is a Severity Level IV violation (50 382/9722 02) (Supplement 1).
. Pursuant to the prov_ sions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby required to i
submit a written statement or %planation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
- ATTN: Document Control Cask, Washington,- D.C. 20555 with a cop / to the Regional Administrator, Region IVi 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 (Notice). This reply
-should.be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and she,% Mclude for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis foi 3 quting the 4
violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the.esults 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 i
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, 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 your 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 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 Arlington, Texas this _19th day of November 1997-
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