ML20215J006
| ML20215J006 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 04/28/1987 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20215J008 | List: |
| References | |
| IEIN-83-38, NUDOCS 8705070184 | |
| Download: ML20215J006 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000412/1986029
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April 28,1987
Docket No. 50-412
License No. CPPR-105
EA 86-190
Duquesne Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. J. J. Carey
Vice President
Nuclear Group
Post Office Box 4
Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
Gentleman:
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (INSPECTION REPORT N0. 50-412/86-29)
This refers to the routine NRC inspection conducted between September 29 and
October 3, 1986 at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2,
Shippingport, Pennsylvania of activities authorized by NRC Construction Permit
CPPR-105. During the inspection, a violation of NRC reporting requirements was
identified. The details were provided in the inspection report sent to you by
letter dated December 30, 1986.
Specifically, in response to NRC Information Notice 83-38 which described potential deficiencies with printed circuit cards
in the Westinghouse 7300 Process Protection System, (1) Stone and Webster
Engineering Corporation (SWEC), your principal contractor, conducted a review
in 1983 and identified deficiencies with certain Temperature Channel Test (NTC)
cards, but the final Construction Deficiency Report (CDR) submitted to the NRC
in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55(e) did not adequately describe, as required,
the actions taken to correct the deficient NTC cards; and (2) after your
Quality Control Department subsequently identified the existence of Loop Power
Supply (NLP) cards at Beaver Valley 2, contrary to statements in your interim
and final CDRs, a supplemental CDR was not sent to the NRC until approximately
20 months later.
Although actions were promptly taken to correct both the NTC and NLP circuit
card deficiencies once they were identified, thereby minimizing any potential
safety issue, the NRC is concerned that SWEC did not perform an adequate review
in response to the NRC Information Notice, resulting in failure to detect
promptly the problem with the NLP cards, and the transmittal of inaccurate
information to the NRC. This lack of early resolution of potential safety
issues demonstrates the importance of adequate management control of activities
performed by your contractors. Therefore, you should assure, during present
and future work performed by contractors at your facility, that their activi-
ties are given adequate management oversight and control.
Further, you should
ensure that identified problems are not only promptly corrected, but are
promptly and completely reported to the NRC when required.
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The violation of 10 CFR 50.55(e) is described in the enclosed Notice of
Violation.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure
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for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), this violation
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is classified as a Severity Level III violation. A civil peanity is considered
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for a Severity Level III violation. However, after consultation with the
Commission, I have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this
case because (1) written reports were made to the NRC, although the supplemen-
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tal report was untimely, (2) although the description of the corrective actions
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in the final report was inadequate, the specific p.roblems, when identified,
were promptly corrected, and (3) based on your history of reporting, this
appears to be an isolated occurrence. Nonetheless, we emphasize that any
similar problems in the future may result in additional enforcement action.
The NRC is also concerned that your interim and final CDRs submitted on July 19
and August 26, 1983, contained inaccurate information in that they stated that
no NLP cards existed at Beaver Valley 2, when in fact, the subsequent review in
1984 by your QC Department concluded otherwise.
Since the transmittal of the
inaccurate information was apparently caused by an inadequate review and site
inspection by SWEC, and there was no apparent attempt to deceive the NRC, no
enforcement action is being taken in this instance.
Nonetheless, the NRC
emphasizes that the transmittal of inaccurate information will not be tolerated.
You should take those actions necessary to assure that all communications with
the NRC are complete and accurate, and all reviews upon which the communications
are based have been thoroughly performed.
You are required to respond to this letter and the enclosed Notice, and in
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preparing your response, you should follow the instrcctions set forth in the
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Notice.
In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and
any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your
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response to the Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the
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results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC
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enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
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requirements.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
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Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511
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