ML20217K845

Notice of Violations from Insp on 970725-0908.Violations Noted:Corrective Actions Resulting from Inadvertent Lift of Unit 2 Pressurizer Power Operated Relief Valve on 970305, Inadequate to Prevent Inadvertent Start of SW Make Up Pump

ML20217K845
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	10/20/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20217K843	List: IR 05000454/1997015 ML20217K839 ML20217K845
References
50-454-97-15, 50-455-97-15, NUDOCS 9710300007
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50 454; 50-455 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Ucense Nos. NPF-37; NPF 66 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 25, tkough September 8,1997, three violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with NUREG 1600, " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violations are listed below:

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1. Appendix B, Criterion XVI, " Corrective Actions," of 10 CFR Part 50, requires, in part, that in the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, measures shall be established to assure that corrective action be taken to preclude repetition.

Contrary to the above, the inspectors identified that the conective actions resulting from the inadvertent lift of a Unit 2 pressurizer power operated relief valve on March 5,1997, were inadequate to prevent the inadvertent start of the OB essential service water _

- make-up pump on September 2,1997. Specifically, precautions were not identified in the work request describing potential system response (50-454/455-97015 02(DRP)).

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

2. Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that procedures be established, implemented, and maintained for activities covered in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Section e, covers the use of general procedures for control of maintenance and modification work.

Byron Fuel Handling Procedure (BFP) FH 31, " Fuel Handling Cleanliness Zones and Requirements," Revision 4, is a General procedure used in the control of maintenance and modification work. Paragraph F.5.e of BFP FH 31 requires tools to be tethered and logged.

BFP FH 31, " Fuel Handling Cleanliness Zones and Requirements," Revision 4, is a general procedure used in the control of maintenance and modification work.

Paragraph F.5.f of BFP FH-31 requires personnel accountability to be accomplished by logging in and out each Individual at the control point of a cleanliness area.

Contrary to the above,

s. On July 28,1997, the inspectors identified untethered tools, including needlenose pliers, a hammer, and several other hand tools, in the cleanliness area established for spent fuel pool fuel transfer canal modification work (50-454/97015 03a(DRP); 50 455-97015-03a(DRP)).

b. On July 28,1997, the inspectors identified that a person had logged into the cleanliness area established for spent fuel pool transfer canal modification work on June 23,1997, but had not logged out (50-454/97015-03b(DRP);

50-455 97015-03b(DRP)).

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

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3. Appendix 8, Critorion XVI, " Corrective Actions," of 10 CFR Part 50, requires, in part, that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deflolencies, deviations, defective matortal and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly idenufied and corrected.

Contrary to the above:

a. The inspectors identified that since December 1994, the licensee failed to implement timely corrective action for a condition adverse to quality, in that Technical Specification Table 3.3-4, Functional Unit 6.g, had not been revised to scourately reflect a change in the auxiliary feedwater pump low suction pressure '

transfer to essential servloe water (50 454/9701504a(DRP);

50-455 97015 04a(DRP)).

b. The inspectors idenufled that since Dooomber 1994, the licenses failed to implement Umely corrective action for a condition adverse to quality, in that procedure 1818 3.2.1-021 " Functional Test of Atadilary Feedwater Pump Suction Pressure," Revision 8, had not been revised to scourately reflect a change in the allowable value trip setpoint for the auxiliary foodwater pump low suction pressure transfer to essential servios water (50 454/97015 04b(DRP);

50-455 97015-04b(DRP)).

This is a Severity I.evel IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison 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 lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the foollity that is the subject of this .

Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting the Notice of Violation (Notloe). This reply should be clearty 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 dispuung the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved (3) the corrocuve steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why sus 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 cleati f ndicate i the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to tupport your request for withholding the information from the public.

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