ML20211P976
| ML20211P976 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20211P918 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-443-86-47, NUDOCS 8612190172 | |
| Download: ML20211P976 (1) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Company of New Hampshire Docket No.
50-443 Seabrook Unit 1 License No. NPF-56 During an NRC inspection conducted on September 16 - November 10,1986, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (En-forcement Policy 1986), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XIV and the Seabrook Station FSAR, Section 17.2.14 require that adequate measures be established for indicating the operating status of components and that operations are controlled by docu-mented procedures to assure positive control and preclude inadvertent opera-tion.
Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 Facility Operating License NPF-56, para-graph 2.C (11) C states that certain valves (reference: PSNH letter to the USNRC, SBN-1196, dated September 17,1986) will be mechanically locked closed with chains and padlocks.
New Hampshire Yankee Station Operating Frocedure, 05-86-1-7 (Revision 1) indicates that under no conditions shall the valves listed on form OS86-1-7A (the list of which comprise an attachment to SBN-4 1196) be unlocked and operated.
Contrary to the above, on October 23, 1986, a valve (CS-V-744) listed on form OS86-1-7A was found to be mispositioned, i.e., locked cpen with a chain and padlock.
The administrative measures that were established to implement pro-cedure 05-86-1-7 to verify the closed, locked and chained position of valve CS-V-744, were not adequate in that they lacked the requisite clarity to as-sure positive control and preclude inadvertent operation.
While the violation of NPF-56, paragraph 2.C(11)C was identified and properly reported by the licensee, the measures established by the licensee to control valve position in accordance with the Facility Operating License failed to meet 10 CFR 50, Appendix B in a manner which adequately addressed all conditions of surveil-lance, including frequency of performance and methods of valve locking.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Company of New Hampshire is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of the let-ter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, includ-ing: (1) the reason for the violation, if admitted; (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.
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