ML20244A897

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890204-25.Violation Noted:Procedure PT/1/A/4200/55, CA Check Valve Leak Rate Test Inadequate to Ensure Auxiliary Feedwater Suction Piping Vented After Filling

ML20244A897
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/29/1989
From:	Herdt A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20244A894	List: ML20244A893 ML20244A897 ML20244A899
References
50-413-89-05, 50-413-89-5, NUDOCS 8904180258
Download: ML20244A897 (4)

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_ ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket No. 50-413 Catawba 1 License No. NPF During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted -on February 4, 1989 through February 25, 1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violations are listed below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978 which includes the requirement that instructions be prepared for filling and venting the Auxiliary Feedwater System.

Contrary to the above, PT/1/A/4200/55, "CA Check Valve Leak Rate Test" is inadequate to ensure the auxiliary feedwater suction piping is vented after f!111ng in that during the system restoration high point vent valves 1CA-141 and 1CA-195 are closed prior to the line being filled.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) applicaole to Unit 1 only.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector within thirty (30) days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) admission or denial of the violation, l (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the l

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Duke Power Company 2 Docket No. 50-413~

Catawba 1 License No. NPF-35 time specified in this Notice, an order may .be issued -to1show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or. why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION h h')J h.

Alan R. He M ,. Chief 6 Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia a this 216 day of March 1989 l

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. s ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket No. 50-413 Catawba 1 License No. NPF-35 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on February 4,1989 through February 25, 1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violations are listed below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978 which includes the requirement that instructions be prepared for filling and venting the Auxiliary Feedwater System.

Contrary to the above, PT/1/A/4200/55, "CA Check Valve Leak Rate Test" is inadequate to ensure the auxiiiary feedwater suction piping is vented after filling in that during the system restoration high point vent valves 1CA-141 and ICA-195 are closed prior to the line being filled.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) applicable to Unit 1 only.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector within thirty (30) days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the

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Duke Power Company 2 Docket No. 50-413

- Catawba 1 License No. NPF-35 time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the licanse should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1

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Alan R. HeMt, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 216 day of March 1989 l

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