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Notice of Violation from Insp on 990314-0424.Violation Noted:Sss Was Not Inoperable for Thirteen Days Because Electrical Breakers Associated with SSS Motor Control Ctr Were Mispositioned

ML20210H221
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	07/22/1999
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. l NOTICE OF VIOLATION j Duke Energy Corporation . Docket Nos. 50-413,414

' Catawba Nuclear Station License Nos. NPF-35,52 EA 99-094 During an NRC specialinspection conducted on March 14 through April 24,1999, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and j Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:-

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Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.13 (in effect at the time of the inspection) required that, with the Standby Shutdown System-(SSS) inoperable, restore the inoperable equipment <

to operable status within seven days or be in at least hot standby within the next six hours and in at least hot shutdown within the following six hours.

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l Contrary to the above, the SSS was ir' operable for 13 days from December 16,1998, i until December 29,1998, because electrical breakers associated with an SSS motor control center were mispositioned and both units remained at power during this period.

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This is a Severity Level lli violation. (Supplement 1)

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 was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in NRC Inspection ,

Report No. 50 413,414/99-10 and Licensee Event Report 50-413/98-019 dated '

January 28,1999. 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 i actions or your position. In that case, or if you chose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation," and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

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Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region 11, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).

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 States Nuclei r Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, any response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

If you choose to respond, your response will be placed in the NRC f  : Document Room (PDR). Therefore, to the extent possible, the response should not in_ me 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 No_tice within two working days.

Dated this 22nd day of July 1999-

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LIST OF CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 3

. Nuclear Reoulatory Commission.

'L. Reyes, Regional' Administrator l Region 11 (Ril)

J. Johnson, Deputy Regional Administrator, Ril

- L. Plisco, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Ril  ; j B. Mallett, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS), Rll -e i S. Sparks, Acting Enforcement Officer, Ril C. Ogle, Chief, Branch 1, DRP, R!! .

D. Roberts, Senior Resident inspector - Catawba, DRP, Rll R. Carroll, Project Engineer, Ril C. Evans, Regional Counsel, Ril A.- Jones, Enforcement Specialist, Rll

.. J. Canady, Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement R. Bembard, Senior Reactor Analyst, DRS, Ril Duke Enerov Corporation (DEC)

G. Peterson, Vice President, Catawba Nuclear Station'(CNS)

R. Jones, Station Manager, CNS '

P. Herran, Engineering Manager, CNS

' S. Bradshaw, Safety Assurance Manager, CNS G. Gilbert, Regulatory Compliance Manager, CNS l R. Glover, Operations Superintendent, CNS-C. Orr, Operations Shift Manager, CNS i R. Bucy, Senior Engineer, CNS H. Brewer, Probabilistic Risk Assessment Section Manager, DEC L. Vaughn, Assistant General Counsel, DEC l l

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l STATEMENT OF APPARENT VIOLATION Previous Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.13 required that, with the Standby Shutdown System (SSS) inoperable, the inoperable equipment be restored to operable status within seven days or be in at least hot shutdown within the following six hours.

.The SSS was inoperable for 13 days from December 16,1998, until December 29,1998 (due to electrical breakers associated with Unit 1 and Unit 2 SSS motor control centers being mispositioned in the open position), and both Catawba Units 1 and 2 remained at power. As a result, the ability of the SSS to perform its intended safety function of maintaining reactor coolant pump sealintegrity during certain events could not be ensured.

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~. l Note: The apparent violation discussed at this predecisi6nal enforcement conference is subject to further review and may be subject to change l prior to any resulting enforcement action.

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b. DEC 3 1 Therefore, to encourage prompt identification and comprehensive correction of violations, I have been authorized by the Director, Office of Enforcement, not to propose a civil penalty in this case. However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty.

. The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation and the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence is already adequately addressed on the docket in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-413,414/99-10, Licensee

Event Report 50-413/98-019 dated January 28,1999, and in the materials you presentsd at the l conference. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice. ,

l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.700 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its

! enclosures, and your response (shauld you choose to provide one) will be placed in the Public -

" Document Room (PDR).. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without

! redaction.

.lf you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Loren Plisco, Director, Division of Reactor Projects, at (404) 562-4501.

L Sincerely, Luis A. Reyes Regional Admin ator

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. Conference Attendees

3. Material Presented by NRC

4. Material Presented by DEC Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 '

License Nos NPF-35 and NPF-52 cc w/encis: (see page 4)-

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