ML20236Q459

Notice of Violation from Insp on 871001-31.Violations Noted: Station Operating Procedure TP-87-29 Not Approved by Director of Field Engineering & Plant Manager or Assistant Plant Managers Before Implementation

ML20236Q459
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/17/1987
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20236Q443	List: IR 05000458/1987027 ML20236Q441 ML20236Q459
References
50-458-87-27, IEB-85-003, IEB-85-3, NUDOCS 8711200048
Download: ML20236Q459 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

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Gulf: States Utilities Docket: 50-458-River Bend Station License: NPF-47.

During an NRC inspection conducted on October 1-31, 1987, two violations of;NRC

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requirements were identified. The violations' involved a failure to obtain required procedure approval and failure to initiate a hot work permit for a grinding activity.. In accordance with.the " General Statement of Policy and l

. Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix-C (1987), the 1' violations are listed below:

A. Fail'ure to Obtain Required Procedure Appro' val River Bend Station Technical Specifications, Section 6.5.'2.1, require that each procedure and program of Specification 6.8,-which includes i surveillance and test activities of safety-related equipment, shall be approved, prior to implementation, by the Plant Manager or one of the Assistant Plant Managers or the Supervisor-Radiological Programs. j Contrary to the above, on October 6,1987, during observation of a maintenance. activity, the senior resident inspector found that Station Operating Procedure No. TP-87-29, "RCIC Signature Testing" was being implemented to test safety-related motor operated valves in response to NRC Bulletin 85-03. This procedure had been approved by the Director of Field Engineering, and not by the Plant Manager or one of the Assistant Plant Managers.

This is a Severity Level V violation. (Supplement I) (458/8726-01) l I

B. Failure to Initiate Hot Work Permit for Grinding Activity Technical Specification 6.8.1.g requires that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained for activities implementing the fire protection program.

Fire Protection Procedure (FPP)-0060, " Hot Work Permit," states that, "A Hot Work Permit shall be required whenever an ignition source is to be 1 used in any area of the plaat, except those areas designated as Hot Work l Area." An ignition source is defined as an open flame apparatus, welding, I abrasive cutting and grinding, brazing, and other devices whose temperature exceeds the heat of ignition of materials in contact or close proximity to the device. j i

Contrary to the above, on October 24, 1987, at approximately 2 a.m. (CDT),

the resident inspector observed grinding operations on the inboard main i steam isolation valve 1B21*A0V022C for the removal of a bolt stud without a Hot Work Permit having been obtained. The area had not been designated 8711200048 871117 PDR ADOCK 05000458 G PDR

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.This is a Severity Level V violation. '(Supplements)'(458/8726-02)'

Pursuant to the provisions of .10.CFR Part 2.201, Gulf States Utilities is-hereby required to submit.a written statement or explanation to this office within'30. days of the dateL of the letter transmitting this. Notice. ' This reply,

.should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (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. Where good-cause-is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response-time.

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' Dated at Arlington, Texas,.

.this 17th day of November 1987.

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