ML20211P353
| ML20211P353 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 10/14/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20211P288 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-266-97-15, 50-301-97-15, NUDOCS 9710200172 | |
| Download: ML20211P353 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wisconsin Electric Power dompany Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 Point Beach Nuclear Plant License Nos. DPR-24; DPR 27 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 7-11,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with NUREG-1600, " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violations are listed below:
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, required, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, and drawings.
Contrary to the above, as of July 11,1997, Surveillance Procedure E M3-1, " Emergency i
Lighting," was not adequate in that it did not specify the use of calibrated voltmeter, did not include a data sheet that adequately captured the emergency lighting battery and battery charger voltage readings specified in the procedure, and did not provide guidance as to what steps were to be taken when battery discs indicated potential deficiencies in either the battery or battery charger.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
2, Point Beach Technical Specification 15.6.8.1.8 required that the fire protection program be implemented and maintained using approved procedures..
s Point Beach Procedure MWP 126," Emergency Lighting Eight-Hour Operational a.
Test,' Revision 0, dated March 22,1994, required the annual testing of Groups I, 11, Ill, and IV emergency lighting batteries.
Point Beach Procedure MWP 126," Emergency Lighting Eight-Hour Operational Test,' Revision 4, dated August 23,1996, specifies the use of a digital multimeter for measuring battery and battery charger output voltages.
Contrary to the above, on February 3,1995, electrical maintenance personnel did not correctly implement MWP 126, Revision 0, in that the required annual testing of Group IV emergency lighting batteries was not completed. In addition, as of July 11,1997, electrical maintenance personnel were using the uncalibrated voltmeter located on the front of the emergency lighting units in lieu of the required digital multimeter.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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Point Beach Procedure E-M3-1, " Emergency Lighting,* Revision 4, Step 6, required that the correct alignment of emergency lighting units be verified using existing painted markings installed on emergency lighting mounting brackets.
Contrary to the above, as of July 11,1997, procedure E-M3-1 was not correctly implemented in that electrical maintenance personnel were not verifying the '
correct alignment of a number of emergency lighting units due to the absence of painted markings on these units.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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Point Beach Procedure, PC-74, " Conducting and Evaluating Fire Drills," Revision c.
S, paragraph 2.3, stated: ' Individual Fire Brigade members shall participate in at least two drill per year."
Contrary to the above, as of July 11,1997, fire brigade personnel, who were listed as qualified fire brigade members, had not participated in the required fire brigade drills.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Wisconsin Electric 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 NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of 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"
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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, an 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 shc.un, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
E>ecause 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 information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your 1
response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such rnaterial, you muit 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 tne 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 please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 14 t%y of October 1997 I
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