ML20237C927

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980621-0801.Violation Noted:Between 970601 & 980709,four Unit 1 Sros,Five Unit 2 Sros,One Unit 1 RO & Five Unit 2 ROs Resumed Activities Authorized by License W/O Performing RO or SRO Functions

ML20237C927
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	08/18/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20237C889	List: IR 05000313/1998006 ML20237C888 ML20237C927
References
50-313-98-06, 50-313-98-6, 50-368-98-06, 50-368-98-6, NUDOCS 9808240250
Download: ML20237C927 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket Nos.: 50-313 Arkansas Nuclear One 50-368 License Nos.: DPR-51 NPF-6 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 21 through August 1,1998, 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:

Unit 1 Technical Specification 6.2.2 states, in part, that each on-duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1. Table 6.2-1 requires two senior reactor operators and two reactor operators on watch when the plant is above cold shutdown.

Unit 2 Technical Specification 6.2.2.a states that each on-duty shift shall be composed of at I least the minimum shift crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1. Table 6.2-1 requires two senior reactor operators and two reactor operators on watch when the plant is operating in Modes 1 - 4.

10 CFR 55.4 states that " Actively performing tho functions of an operator or senior operator j means that an individual has a position on the shift crew that requires the individual to be  !

licensed as defined in the facility's technical specifications, and that the individual carries out and is responsible for the duties covered by that position."

10 CFR 55.53(e) states, in part, that, if a licensee has not been actively performing the  ;

functions of an operator or senior operator, the licensee may not resume activities authorized l by a license issued under this part.

Contrary to the above, between July 1,1997, and July 9,1998, four Unit 1 senior reactor operators, five Unit 2 senior reactor operators, one Unit 1 reactor operator, and five Unit 2 reactor operators resumed activities authorized by a license without actively performing the functions of a reactor operator or senior reactor operator in a position defined by the facility's Technical Specifications. On these occasions, the minimum shift manning requirements specified in Units 1 and 2 Technical Specification 6.2.2 were not satisfied.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50-313/9806-01; 50-368/9806-01).

The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for violation, the corrective l actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in Enclosure 2 of this report. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to l 10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or j your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a "Peply s to a Notice of Violation," and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional I

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• 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).

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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Because your response, should you decide to submit one, will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, l proprietary, or safeguards information so 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 identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you i request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you se'ek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of I l withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion l l of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request l for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation). If safeguards information is l necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described j in 10 CFR 73.21. ,

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