ML20217B425

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970510-0627.Violation Noted:Inspectors Identified That Surveillance Test Results Indicated That 1B Rhrp Parameters in Required Action Range & Licensee Did Not Immediately Declare Pump Inoperable

ML20217B425
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	08/29/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20217B414	List: IR 05000373/1997007 ML20217B406 ML20217B425
References
50-373-97-07, 50-373-97-7, 50-374-97-07, 50-374-97-7, NUDOCS 9709250010
Download: ML20217B425 (3)

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I NOTICE OF VIOLATION Com.nonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50 373; 50 374 LaSailo County Station License Nos. NPF 11; NPF 18 Uni.s 1 and 2 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 10 through June 27,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with the "Generel Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

1, 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix 0, Criteria V, " Instructions, Procedores, and Drawings,"

requires that activitica affecting quality be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstance and be accomplished in acccrdance with these instructions, procedurer, or drawings.

LaSalle Technical Staff Procedure 600-4, "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section XIInservice Testing of Pumps and Valves," Revision 14, Step F.6.b requires that the pump be declared inoperable and appropriate actions be taken as specified in the Limitir'g Conditions for Operation in the Technical Specifications when the pump is confirmed to be in the Required Action range.

Contrary to the above, inspectors identified that on June 13,1997, af ter surveillance test results indicated that the 1B residual heat amoval pump parameters were in the Required Action range, the licensee did not immediately declare the pump inoperable for the low pressure coolant injection and shutdown cooling modes of operation until approximately 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> later, respectively.

This is a Severity LevelIV violation (Supplement 1)(50-373/97007 01).

2. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings,"

requires that activities affecting quality be prescribed by documented procedures or instructions of a type appropriate to the circumstances, and be accomplished in accordance with these procedures or instructions.

Contrary to the above, on June 26,1997, the inspectors identified that Work Request No. 970049757,

• Replace / Rebuild Air Start Motors," did not provide instructions of a type appropriate to the circumstances in that it provided inappropriate post maintenance test guidance. Specifically, it did not require a timed start of the emergency diesel generator following air start motor repWeement although such replacement could afiect the Technical Specification required start timo.

This is a Severity LevelIV violation (Supplement 1) (50 373/97007 03; 50 374/97007 03).

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3. Technical Specification 6.2.A.a requires that applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, be established,  ;

implemented, and maintained.

j Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, specifies procedures for contamination control.

Step F.9.a.1 of LaSalle Administrative Procedure (LAP) 900 8, " Hose Identification 4

and Control," Revision 17, requires that all tygon tubing used on contaminated 9 systems be identified with " Internal Contamination" stickers.

Contrary to the above, on June 0,1997, the inspectors identliied that tygon tubing installed to support leakage testing on contaminated components (Iow and high prossure feedwater heaters) was not identified with " Internal Contamination" stickers.

This is a Severity LevelIV violation (Supplement IV) (50 373/97007 06; 50 374/97007 06).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby -

required to submit a written statement oi uplanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the LaSalle ,

facility, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation f i (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, (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 reply is not rer eived within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand foi information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspencled, 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.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without 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 4 . request withholding of such material, you MMH specifically identify the portions of your r

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Notice of Violation 3 response that you seek to have withheld 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 privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential comrnercial or financialinformation). If safeguards information is necessary to provide en acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73,21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 20th day of August 1997 s'

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