ML20217B673

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980201-0321.Violation Noted:On Past Occasions,Engineer Operated Governor Valve on Emergency Feedwater Turbine W/O Direction or Concurrence of Shift Superintendent or Control Room Supervisor

ML20217B673
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	04/21/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20217B670	List: ML20217B667 ML20217B673 ML20217B698
References
50-382-98-06, 50-382-98-6, NUDOCS 9804230108
Download: ML20217B673 (2)

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Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No.: 50-382 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 License No.: NPF-38 )

During an NRC inspection conducted on February 1 through March 21,1998, three 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:

l A. Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that written procedures shall be l established covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978. Appendix A, Section 9, requires that the licensee have maintenance procedures.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to establish a maintenance procedure that provided instruc' ions for testing of a containment isolation valve following the completion of maintenance on Valve CVC-103.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-382/9806-03).

B. Criterion XVI of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 requires, in part, that measures shall be i established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.

Contrary to the above, from May 21,1997, to February 2,1998, the licensee failed to establish adequate measures to promptly identify and correct conditions adverse to quality in that the spent fuel pool overflow event had been attributed to a misadjusted stop nut on a manually-operated diaphragm valve and all other similiar type valves installed in the facility were not inspected for the same deficiency.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-382/9806-04).

C. Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978. Appendix A, Section 1, requires that the licensee have administrative procedures / written instructions.

Administrative Procedure OP-100-001," Duties and Responsibilities of Operators on Duty," Revision 14, Section 5.8.1.3 specified, in part, that operational activities performed locally in the plant must take place under the direction of, or with the concurrence of, the shift superintendent or control room supervisor.

Contrary to the above, on March 5,1998, it was discovered that equipment in the plant was operated without direction from the shift superintendent or control room supervisor.

Specifically, on past occasions, an engineer had operated the governor valve on the 9804230100 980421 PDR ADOCK 05000382 G PDR

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I emergency feedwater turbine without the direction or concurrence of the shift superintendent or the control room supervisor and without written procedures or instructions.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50-382/9006-05).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation for Violation B to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, 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, (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 includa previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not 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.

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. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly :ndicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 21 day of April 1998