ML20210N906

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970601-0712.Violation Noted:Inoperable HPCI Sys Injection Valve Was Not Promptly Identified

ML20210N906
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/11/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20210N898	List: ML20210N893 ML20210N906 ML20210N913
References
50-354-97-04, 50-354-97-4, NUDOCS 9708260177
Download: ML20210N906 (2)

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D ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service E'ectric and Gas Company Docket No: 50 354 Hope Creek Generating Station License No: NPF 57 During an NRC inspection conducted between June 1,1997 and July 12,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enfo cement Actions," NUREG 1000, the violat $n is listed below:

10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion XVI requires in part that conditions adverse to quality such as equipment nonconformances be promptly identified and corrected.

Contrary to the above, on June 16,1997, an inoperable high pressure coolant injection system (HPCI) injection valve was not promptly identified. Specifically, a degraded HPCl injection valve condition was not fully understood before the "A" and "C" residual heat removal systems were intentionally removed from service.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pubic Service Electric and Gas Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days cf the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a

" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps 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, on order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license 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.

Because your response will be placed in the Nw 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 information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you m9.11 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 9708260177 970811 PDR ADOCK 05000354 O PDR

Enclosure 1 2 support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 11th day of August,1997

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