ML20217K883

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970929-1003.Violation Noted:Procedures Not Maintained for EOP in That Licensee Failed to Revise EOP OP 902-008 to Provide Operators W/Instructions for Closing Containment Spray Valves

ML20217K883
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	10/23/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20217K868	List: IR 05000382/1997017 ML20217K864 ML20217K883
References
50-382-97-17, NUDOCS 9710300099
Download: ML20217K883 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No.: 50-382 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 License No.: NPF 38 During an NRC inspection conducted on September 29 through October 3,1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified.- In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed-below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1.a states, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering emergency operating procedures, Subprocedure V, " Containment Isolation," of the licensee's Emergency Operating Procedure OP 902-008, Revision 10, contained instructions necessary to satisfy the success path for the containment isolation safety function.

The licensee had completed recent modifications to the plant, which po mitted overriding a containment spray permissive signal _to allow the operators to close Containment Spray Valves CS-125A(B) in order to isolate the containment and satisfy the safety function success path.

Contrary to the above, written procedures were not maintained for emergency operating procedures in that the licensee f ailed to revise the Emergency Operating Procedure OP 902-008 following valve modifications to piovide the operators with adequate instruction for closing Containment Spray Valves CS125A(B) to isolate the containment.

y This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-382/9717 01).

.. Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, tou., is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washingtoni 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 include previous docketed j correspondence,if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is r.ot 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.

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Because your response .will b'e 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 indicate 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 23rd day of October 1997 '

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