ML20216E769
| ML20216E769 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gipson D DETROIT EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20216E774 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-1600 50-341-98-05, 50-341-98-5, EA-98-201, NUDOCS 9804160293 | |
| Download: ML20216E769 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000341/1998005
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-341/98005(DRS)
Dear Mr. Gipson:
On September 22,1997, the NRC completed an Engineering and Technical Support inspection
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at your Enrico Fermi, Unit 2, facility. During that inspection, elimination of response time testing
(RTT) under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 for trip functional units in the reactor protection
system and for trip units in the isolation and core cooling systems was also reviewed. At the
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end of the inspection, elimination of RTT under 10 CFR 50.59 appeared to involve violations of
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NRC requirements; however, no violations were issued due to similar concems at several other
BWRs. The issue was subsequently documented in Inspection Report 50-341/97011(DRS) as
an unresolved item pending NRC resolution of the generic concerns.
On April 6,1998, a teleconference was conduc'ed with you and members of your staff to
discuss the results of the NRC review of the generic RTT elimination issue. Based on the
information developed during the inspection, the Staff's generic review, and consideration of the
information presented during the teleconference, the NRC has determined that four apparent
violations were identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement action in
accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement
Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600. The apparent violations include three failures to
conduct instrument RTT in accordance with Technical Specification requirements. The fourth
apparent violation involved the failure to obtain required NRC apprnval prior to implementing
changes to procedures described in the safety analysis report for Technical Specification
required instrument response time testing. The circumstances surrounding these issues, their
significance, and your corrective actions were discussed with members of your staff at the
inspection exit meeting on September 22,1997. As a result, it may not be necessary to
conduct a predecisional enforcement conference in order to enable the NRC to make an
enforcement decision. However, a Notice of Violation is not presently being issued for these
inspection findings. Before the NRC makes its enforcement decision, we are providing you an
opportunity, within 30 days of the date of this letter, to either: (1) respond to the apparent
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violations addressed in this inspection report or (2) request a predecisional enforcement
conference. Please contact John M. Jacobson at (630) 975-9736 within 7 days of the date of
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Your response should be clearly marked as a " Response to Apparent Violations in NRC
Inspection Report 50-341/98005" and should include for each apparent violation: (1) the reason
for the apparent violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the apparent 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 should be submitted under oath or affirmation and may reference or include
previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addressed the required
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response. If an adequate response is not received within the time specified or an extension of
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time has not been granted by the NRC, the NRC will proceed with its enforcement decision or
schedule a predecisional enforcement conference.
In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of apparent violations
described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC review. You
will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter,
in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure, and your response (if you choose to provide one) will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any
personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR
without redaction.
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Sincerely,
Original /s/ J. A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Director
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Your response should be submitted under oath or affirmation and may reference or include
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response. If an adequate response is not received within the time specified or an extension of
time has not been granted by the NRC, the NRC will proceed with its enforcement decision or
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In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of apparent violations
described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC review. You
will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure, and your response (if you choose to provide one) will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any
personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR
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