ML20206Q230

Notice of Violation from Investigation Completed on 990129. Violation Noted:On 970114,info Required by Commission Regulations Not Maintained Complete & Accurate in All Matl Respects

ML20206Q230
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	05/10/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20206Q215	List: ML20206Q211 ML20206Q230
References
EA-99-067, EA-99-67, NUDOCS 9905190085
Download: ML20206Q230 (3)

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FirstEnergy Docket No. 50-440 Perry Nuclear Power Plant License No. NPF-58 EA 99-067 During an NRC investigation completed or. January 29,1999, a 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:

10 CFR 50.9(a) requires, in part, that information required by the Commission's regulations to be maintained by the licensee must be complete and accurate in C material respects.

10 CFR 50.54(q) requires, in part, that a licensee authorized to possess and opercte a nuclear power reactor must follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, " Emergency Planring and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities."

l 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV, requires, in part, that the emergency response training program include a description of specialized initial training and periodic retraining to be provided to emergency response organization (ERO) personnel.

The " Emergency Plan for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant" (Emergency Plan), which implements I the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(q), is described in the Perry Operations Manual. Section I No. 8.1.2.2, Revision No.13, Procedure Intent Change (PIC) No.1, of the Emergency Plan, f dated August 14,1996, requires, in part, that personnel assigned to the ERO, who have 5 specific duties and responsibilities, must receive specialized training for their respective l assignments. The Operations Manual also specifies the emergency plan training requirements, and describes the acceptable methods for documenting training that is conducted.

Contrary to the above, on January 14,1997, information required by the Commission's regulations was not maintained complete and accurate in all material respects. Specifically, an  !

emergency preparedness instructor completed documentation (I.e., Course Completion Packages, Course Completion Package Cover Sheets, and Perry Training Section Course l Completion Records) and signed course completion records, indicating that three specifically named employees attended and completed EP Training Course 0813, " Radiation Monitoring Personnel," s course required by the Perry Emergency Plan. However, none of the individuals attended that course or signed the Perry Training Section Course Completion Record for that j training course on January 14,- 1997. This information is material to the NRC because it demonstrates compliance with 10 CFR 50.54q and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.

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This is a Semity Level IV violation (Supplement Vil).

I Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, FirstEnergy is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply ic = Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the 9905190085 990510 PDR ADOCK 05000440 ,

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Notice of Violation reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severry level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps j 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 adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be 7 issued as to why tha 'icense 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.

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If you contest this enfore. nent action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, .0 the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

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. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the informathn that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding cf such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases 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 financial information). If safeguards 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 this 10th day of May 1999 1

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SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (01), Region ill (Rill), on January 12,1998, regarding an allegation that Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Perry) emergency Plan Training Course completion forms had been deliberately falsified.

Based upon the evidence developed during the investigation, it was determined that a Perry Emergency Planning Instructor did deliberately falsify Perry Emergency Plan Training Course completion forms. It was also determined that the same instructor deliberately falsified various names on a number of emergency lesson pian cover sheets.

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