ML20236M301

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980503-0613.Violation Noted:Fire Brigade Training Drill Did Not Assess Each Member'S Knowledge of Role in Fire Fighting Strategy for Area Assumed to Contain Fire

ML20236M301
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	07/08/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20236M295	List: IR 05000498/1998006 ML20236M293 ML20236M301
References
50-499-98-06, 50-499-98-6, NUDOCS 9807140015
Download: ML20236M301 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION

STP Nuclear Operating Company Docket No.

50-499 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station License No.: NPF-80 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 3 through June 13,1998, 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:

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section Ill.l.3.e(2) requires in part that, " Fire brigade training drills shall as a minimum include.. . Assessment of each brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area assumed to contain the fire."

Contrary to the above, on January 6,1998, a fire brigade training drill did not assess each brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area assumed to contain the fire, in that, three individuals arrived at the drill scene within 2 minutes of the drill being terminated and several others did not actively participate in the drill. Additionally, Plant General Procedure OPGP03-ZF-0002, Revision 3, " Fire Brigade Drills," permitted some of the required minimum objectives to not be included in the drill.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement l} (499/98006-02).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, STP Nuclear Operating 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 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: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (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 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.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

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l 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 l 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 identPies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your

response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must i specifically identify the portions of your 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 1 create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by l 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please

!- provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 8 day of July 1998 l

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