ML20216H770

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980201-0314.Violation Noted:License Failed to Rept an Adverse Condition on Work Request/Work Order &/Or Problem Evaluation Rept

ML20216H770
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	04/10/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20216H631	List: ML20216H629 ML20216H770 ML20216H784
References
50-327-98-03, 50-327-98-3, 50-328-98-03, 50-328-98-3, NUDOCS 9804210220
Download: ML20216H770 (2)

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l NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 I l Sequoyah Nuclear Plant License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 l

During an NRC inspection conducted on February 1 through March 14. 1998, a l

violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG-1600, 1

-the violation is listed below:

Technical S?ecification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that procedures shall be establisled, implemented, and maintained covering the activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Revision 2. February 1978. " Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations)." Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Section 1. includes administrative procedures.

Site Standard Practice SSP 3.4. Corrective Action. Section 3.0.A.

requires personnel to "promptly report adverse conditions on a work request / work order and/or a problem evaluation report (PER)."

Contrary to the above..the licensee failed to report an adverse condition on a work request / work order and/or a problem evaluation report. Specifically:

1. Following analysis of samples taken on February 6 and 7,1998, that indicated high concentrations of oxygen and hydrogen in the Unit 1 primary relief tank, the licensee did not initiate a PER to address this adverse condition.

2. Following identification, in early February, that waste gas sam)les could not be obtained from the Unit 1 PRT without use of a hig1 volume vacuum pump, the licensee did not initiate a work order / work request to address this adverse condition. l This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. Tennessee Valley Authority 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 Regional Administrator. Region II. and a co]y to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Sequoyah facility, within 30 days of tie date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Re)1y to a Notice of Violation", and should include for each violation: (1) t1e 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 res)onse may reference or include previously docketed 1 l correspondence if t1e correspondence adequately addresses the required

! response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in I this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the 9904210220 9eo4to I PDH ADOCK 05o00327 G PDR  ; ,

NOV 2 license should be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director. Office of Enforcement. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington. DC 20555-0001.

Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). to the extent possi)le, it should not include any personal privacy. Jroprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout 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 response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withield and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the 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 provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this today of April 1998