ML20206E333

Notice of Violation from Insp on 990105-022.Violation Noted: Between 981222 & 990105,low Temp Condition with Potential to Cause Freezing of Common Min Flow Line Was Not Identified Nor Cause Determined

ML20206E333
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	04/28/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20206E320	List: IR 05000266/1999004 ML20206E333
References
50-266-99-04, 50-266-99-4, EA-99-002, EA-99-2, NUDOCS 9905050086
Download: ML20206E333 (2)

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r NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wisconsin Electric Power Company Docket No. 50-266 Point Beach Nuclear Plant License No. DPR-24 EA 99-002

' During NRC inspections conducted from January 5 through February 22,1999, a violation of

' NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the NUREG-1600, " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violation is discussed below.

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, " Corrective Action," requires, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified and corrected. 'In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined.

Contrary to the above, measures were not established to promptly correct or determine the cause of a significant condition adverse to quality associated with the Unit 1 safety injection pumps. Specifically, between December 22,1998 and January 5,1999, a low temperature condition with the potential to cause freezing of the common minimum flow line was not identified nor its cause determined. This was a significant condition adverse to quality because freezing and blockage of the minimum flow line may have prevented adequate cooling of the pumps causing pump failure during certain loss of coolant accidents.

This is a Severity Level 111 violation (Supplement I).

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 full compliance will be achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in inspection Report 50-266/99004(DRP) and Licensee Event Report 99001. 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, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, if you choose to provide a response, it 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.

in accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days. 1 Dated this 28hApril1999

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