ML20217P773

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970608-0719.Violation Noted:Previous Corrective Actions Inadequate in That on 970701,unplanned Engineered Safety Feature Actuation, Occurred During Troubleshooting Activities on Unit 1

ML20217P773
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	08/18/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
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ML20217P765	List: IR 05000334/1997005 ML20217P762 ML20217P773
References
50-334-97-05, 50-334-97-5, 50-412-97-05, 50-412-97-5, NUDOCS 9708280230
Download: ML20217P773 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duquesne Light Company Docket Nos. 50 334, 50 412 Beaver Valley Power Station 1 & 2 License Nos. DPR 60, NPF 73 During the NRC inspection conducted June 8 July 19,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violation is listed below:

A. 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, " Corrective Action," states in part,

" Measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformar ces are promptly identified and corrected. In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetition..." .

Technical Specification 0.8.1.a requires that, " Written procedures shall be properly established, implemented, and maintained covering ...the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Rev.2, February 1978.

Regulatory Guide 1.33 requires that " Maintenance activities that can affect the performance of safety related equipment should be properly pre planned and performed in accordance with written procedures, documented instructions, or drawings appropriate to the circumstances..."

Contrary to the above, previous corrective actions were inadequate in that on July 1,1997, an unplanned engineered safety feature actuation, specifically, the P 12 High Steam Flow Safety Injection Block Permissive Interlock, occurred during troubleshooting activities on the Unit 1 main condenser steam dump system due to inadequate work instructions and poor operator communications. Corrective actions taken to address inadequate control of troubleshooting that resulted in an inadvertent actuation of the Control Room Emergency Air Breathing Pressurization System on October 6,1996, and inadvertent opening of two Unit 2 atmospheric steam dumps during secondon procee rack troubleshooting on February 3,1997, were heffective in that they failed to produde the July 1 event.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duquesne Light Company 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 I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspe,:: tors 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 compl!ance will be achieved. Your response may 9708280230 970818 PDR ADOCK 05000334 0 PDR

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2 reference or include 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 Info *mation so that it can be placed in the PDR without reaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should electly indicate the specific Inforrostion 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 King of Prussia this J8,th day of Auguslt997 1