ML20202H739
| ML20202H739 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Walter MacFarland ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20202H744 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-461-97-25, NUDOCS 9802230011 | |
| Download: ML20202H739 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000461/1997025
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801 WARRENVILLE ROAD
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' February 13, 1990'
Mr. Walter G. MacFarland IV
Chief Nuclear Officer-
Clinton Power Station
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Clinton,IL 61727
SUBJECT:
NOT:CE OF VIOLATION AND NRC INSPECTION REPORT
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- Dear Mr. MacFarland:
On January _22,- 1998, the NRC completed an inspection at the Clinton Power Station. The
enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the period covered by this inspection, continued improvements were noted in audits .
conducted by your quality assurance organization. We are concemed, however, about two
violations of NRC requirements that were identified. Both instances involved the failure N
operations personnel to implement Technical Specification (TS) requirements, in the fits
instance, NRC inspectors identified that, due to an overdue surveillance, operators failed to
ensure secondary containment isolation valve capability was maintained as required. - In the
second instance, NRC insoectore identified that operators failed to recognize a required entry
into TSs once all 480 Volt motors were declared inopersale. In addition, there have been at least
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14 similar examples of the failure to implement TSs identified by NRC inspectors and/or your.
- stafi since January 1996. The multiple failures represent a weakness in opersiors' ability to -
. Implement TS requirements. -Your response to the violations should include the actions you plan
to take to resolve the identified weakness with .aperators' TS knowledge and implementation.
. Thet,e violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances surrounding
the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you are required to
respond to this letter and should follow the instruction specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its -
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely, .
!J nd.
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Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.:. 50-461
License No.: NPF 62
Enclosures:
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Inspe:: tion Report
No. 50-461/97025(DRP)
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G. Hunger, Station Manager
R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Performance improvement
' J. Sipek, Director- Licensing
Nathan Schloss, Economist .
Office of the Attomey General
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G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing
Services Project Manager
General Electric Company
Chairman, DevVitt County Board .
. State Liaison Officer
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Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission -
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Distribution:
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DRP w/encls
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Pro, lect Manager, NRR w/encls
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R!ll Enf. Coordinator w/encis
CAA1 w/encls (E mail)
TSS w/encls
A. B. Beach w/encls
.DOCDESK (E-mail)
Deputy RA w/encls
DRS (2) w/encis
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\ CLIN \\CLl97025.DRP
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In accordance w;th 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.:
50-461
License No:
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report
No. 50-461/97025(DRP)
cc w/encis:
W. D. Romberg, Assistant
Vice President
R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Performance improvement
J. Sipek, Director- Licensing
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attomey General
G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing
Services Project Manager
Genera' Electric Company
Chairman, DeWitt County Board
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Comm'ssion
Distribution:
Docket File w/encls
DRP w/encls
SRI Clinton w/encls
PUSLIC id-01 w/encls
Project Manager, NRR w/encls
Rlli PRR w/encls
Rill Enf. Coordinator w/encls
CAA1 w/encls (E-mail)
TSS w/enets
A. B. Beach w/encls
DOCDESK (E-mail)
Deputy RA w/encls
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DRS (2) w/encls
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\ CLIN \\CLl97025.DRP
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