ML20212F406
| ML20212F406 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 10/27/1997 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gipson D DETROIT EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20212F411 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-341-97-13, EA-97-201, EA-97-242, NUDOCS 9711040276 | |
| Download: ML20212F406 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000341/1997013
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SUBJECT: NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-341/97013
Dear Mr. Gipson:
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On September 22,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Fermi 2 reactor facility. The
enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the 5 week period covered by this inspection period, improvements were noted in the
conduct of plant operations due to effective implementation of the Operational Excellence Plan.
The results of self assessment activities by your quality assurance department were similar to
the results of our inspection activities regarding the effectiveness of performance improvernent
initiatives associated with the Operational Excellence Plan. Also during this period, adverse
trends in personnel errors during the conduct of work activities and equipment deficiencies
associated with solenoid valves were identified. You promptly recognized these problems and
took immediate corrective actions, in contrast, corrective actions to address Reactor Core
isolation Cooling system oilleaks identified during surveillance testing were not promptly
implemented, resulting in the unnecessaryinoperability of this Engineered Safety Feature system
for three days.
Based on the tesults of the August 6,1997, Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference, the NRC
has determined that a violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation is cited in the
enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail
'in Inspection Report No. 50-341/97002. Your staff failed to follow the requirements of the
corrective action program for documenting and reporting this type of issue promptly. By not
documenting this issue in a Deviation Event Report, the significance was not promptly evaluated,
nor was management aware of the issue until the NRC became involved much later, We
determined that your staffs corrective actions were adequate to prevent recurrence and tMt
escalated enforcement action was not appropriate for this issue. We are therefore issuing a
Notice for a Severity Level IV violatio.n for failure to follow procedures.
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determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's * Rules of Practice " a copy of this letter and its
enclosures, and your response, will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No. 50-341
License No. NPF-43
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report No. 50-341/97013(DRP)
cc w/encts:
N. Peterson,
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P. A. Marquardt, Corporate
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James R. Padgett, Michigan Public
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Michigan Department of
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