ML20216H887

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980208-0321.Violation Noted:On 980220,Axial Power Imbalance Alarm Was Inoperable for Approx 3.5 Hours & Axial Power Imbalance Was Not Verified to Be within Acceptable Operating Limits

ML20216H887
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	04/08/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20216H860	List: ML20216H856 ML20216H887 ML20216H894
References
50-302-98-03, 50-302-98-3, NUDOCS 9804210256
Download: ML20216H887 (3)

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1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. DPR-72 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 8 through March 21, 1998.

violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

A. Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.2.3.1. Axial Power Imbalance Operating Limits, requires that Axial Power Imbalance be verified within acceptable operating limits, as specified in the Core Operating Limit Report. Once per hour when the Axial Power Imbalance alarm is inoperable.

Contrary to the above, on February 20, 1998, the Axial Power Tmbalance alarm was inoperable for approximately 3.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br />, between 3:18 a.m. and approximately 6:45 a.m., and the Axial Power Imbalance was not verified to be within the acceptable operating limits.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1).

B. Title 10 CFR 20.1904(a) recuires, in part, that each container of licensed material bears a curable, clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words " CAUTION. RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL" or

" DANGER. RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL." The label must provide sufficient information (such as nuclides present. estimates of quantities of radioactivities, radiation levels, kinds of materials) to permit individuals handling or using the containers. or working in the vicinity of the containers. to take precautions to avoid or minimize exposure.

Contrary to the above, as of February 18, 1998, the licensee failed to I have a visible label on an Outside Storage Cask which contained reactor i building sump sludge having radionuclide quantities exceeding the values listed in Appendix C to 10 CFR 20.1001-20.2401.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 4).

C. Title 10 CFR 50.54(h) requires, in part, the license to be subject to the provisions of the Act now or hereafter in effect. and to all rules.

regulations and orders of the Commission.

By letter dated March 14. 1983. an Order to implement and maintain license commitments for post-Three Mile Island (TMI) related items was issued. The Order referenced items to be maintained and implemented as described in the Attachments to the Order. in the manner described in I the licensee's submittals noted in Section III, no later than the dates I

in the Attachments. Attachment I to the Order specified, in part, that Three Mile Island Action Item II.F.1-3 was to be completed during Refueling Outage IV to be initiated on or approximately March 1983.

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NOV 2 NUREG 0737. Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements. Table II.F.1-3 Containment High Range Monitor, s)ecifies, in part, a monitor range of 1 Roentgen per hour (R/hr) to 107 1/hr and that in situ calibration by electronic signal substitution is acceptable for all range decades above 10 R/hr.

Contrary to the above, as of February 20. 1998, the licensee failed to-implement and maintain the March 14. 1983 Order in that, in situ special calibrations by electronic signal substitution for all range decades above 10 R/hr were not conducted for the installed containment high range monitors.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 4).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. Florida Power Corporation is

hereby required to submit a written statement o/ explanation to the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATT.: Document Control Desk. Washington, D.C.

20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator. Region II. and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, at Crystal River, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1). the reason for the violation or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level. (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 may reference or include previous docketed correspondence if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate re)1y is not received within' the time specified in

.this Notice, an order or a )emand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, sus) ended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not 3e 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, D.C. 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 )roprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out a 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 I will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the  !

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NOV 3 information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a re uest for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If afeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection dercribed in 10 CFR 73.21.

i Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 8th day of April 1998 1

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