ML20206N469
| ML20206N469 | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 12/13/1998 |
| From: | Dapas M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Walter MacFarland ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20206N474 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-461-98-26, NUDOCS 9812180150 | |
| Download: ML20206N469 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000461/1998026
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. Mr. W. G. MacFarland IV ,
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SUBJECT:
CLINTON INSPECTION REPORT 50-461/98026(DRS) AND NOTICE OF
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On October 30,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at the Clinton Power Station. The
purpose of this inspection was to review actions taken by your engineering organization to
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resolve fire protection safe shutdown concems identified as NRC Case Specific Checklist
Matrix Item IV.S. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
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The inspection team concluded that your fire protection re-validation project was
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comprehensive and that significant progress has been made in addressing safe shutdown
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concems identified during the NRC Special Evaluation Team inspection conducted in
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. August 1997. In addition, the inspectors determined that the Clinton 10 CFR 50, Appendix R
re-validation project sufficiently demonstmted that the revised Appendix R safe shutdown
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analysis complies with the Clinton licensing basis. However, based on a review of the status
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of your efforts to address Case Specific Chet.klist Matrix item IV.5, the team concluded that
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additional work remained before the item was ready for closure by the NRC. These issues,
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which are discussed in the enciesed report, need to be corrected by your staff and reviewed by
the NRC prior to the restart of the Clinton Power Station.
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Your fire protection staff identified violations of 10 CFR Appendix R requirements during
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ongoing fire protection re-validation efforts. These requirements were established to protect or
enable operations of safe shutdown equipment. These violations demonstrates that a
postulated fire could damage equipment in an area such that safe shutdown could not be
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achieved and maintained using the applicable equipment in the fire hazards analysis. These
. violations were caused by design control problems which were some of the causes that
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resulted in the current plant shutdown. One violation pertained to the failure to protect motor
operated valves from fire induced mechanica1 damage and the second violation contained
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three examples of a failure to provide adequate electrical circuit isolation for several safe
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However, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement
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and the Acting Regional Administrator, to exercise enforcement discretion for these Severity
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Shutdowns or Work Stoppages," of NUREG 1600, " General Statement of Policy and
Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), and not issue a Notice of
Violation for these issues.
The decision to apply enforcement discretion was based on consideration of the following:
(1) the violations were licensee-identified as part of a comprehensive program for problem
identification and correction that was developed in response to the shutdown, in the fire
protection area; (2) significant NRC enforcement action was previously taken against the
Illinois Power Company for design control problems; (3) additional enforcement action was not
considered necessary to achieve remedial action for tbn violation due to Clinton Power
Station's commitment in its Fire Protection Plan for Excellence to take actions to address fire
protection design control issues before a plant restart; (4) these violations were related to
problems that were present before the events leading to the shutdown; (5) the violations were
not classified at a severity level higher than Severity Level 11; (6) the violations were not willful;
and (7) Clinton Power Station must provide reasonable assurance that safe shutdown
systems, structures and components will perform their intended functions as described in the
design and licensing basis before a plant restart. Effective corrective actions for these
violations will need to be demonstrated before a plant restart.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.700 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the
enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have conceming this inspection.
Sincerely,
original signed by S. A -Reynolds
Marc L. Dapas, Deputy Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-461
License No.: NPF-62
Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-461/98026(DRS)
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G. Hunger, Station Manager
R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety
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J. Sipek, Director - Licensing
M. Aguilar, Assistant Attomey General
G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing
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Services Project Manager
General Electric Company
Chairman, DeWitt County Board
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
$_ee Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\CLl98026.wpd
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The decision to apply enforcement discretion was based on consideration of the following:
(1) the violations were licensee-identified as part of a comprehensive program for problem
identification and correction that was developed in response to the shutdown, in the fire
protection area; (2) significant NRC enforcement action was previously taken against the Illinois
Power Company for design control problems; (3) additional enforcement action was not
considered necessary to achieve remedial action for the violation due to CPS's commitment in
its Plan for Excellence to take actions to address fire protection design control issues before a
plant restart; (4) these violations were related to problems that were present before the events
leading to the shutdown; (5) the violations were not classified at a severity level higher than
Severity Level 11; (6) the violations were not willful; and (7) CPS must provide reasonable
assurance that safe shutdown systems, structures and components will perform their intended
functions as described in the design and licensing basis before a plant restart. Effective
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corrective actions for these violations will need to be demonstrated before a plant restart.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the
enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
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Marc L. Dapas, Deputy Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-461
License No.: NPF-62
Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-461/98026(DRS)
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cc w/ encl:
G. Hunger, Station Manager
R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Performance Improvement
J. Sipek, Director - Licensing
M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General
G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing
Services Project Manager
General Electric Company
Chairman, DeWitt County Board
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
See Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\CLl98026.wpd
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