ML20245C722

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890227-0303 & 890313-17. Violation Noted:Safety Review Committee Had Not Reviewed Four Safety Evaluations Re Project Evaluation/Info Requests 20,000 & 70,795

ML20245C722
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	04/17/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20245C716	List: ML20245C715 ML20245C722 ML20245C728
References
50-382-89-07, 50-382-89-7, NUDOCS 8904270358
Download: ML20245C722 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Louisiana Power & Light Company Docket: 50-382 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Operating License: NPF-38 During an NRC inspection conducted February 27 through March 3, and l March 13-17, 1989, three violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved the failure of the Safety Review Committee (SRC) to review certain safety evaluations, the failure of Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC) to meet in a quorum and also to review radioactive releases, and the failure to identify and control materials with limited shelf life. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:

A. Failure of SRC to Review Safety Evaluations Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station (W3SES) Technical Specification (TS) 6.5.2.7.a requires that the SRC be responsible for the review of safety evaluations completed under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59, to verify that an unreviewed safety question does not exist.  ;

Contrary to the above, the NRC inspectcr found that the SRC had not reviewed four safety evaluations associated with Project Evaluation /Information Request Nos. 20000, dated August 27, 1986, and 70795, dated October 8,1986; Condition Identification / Work Authorization Nos. 255672/01017834, dated May 26, 1988; and Special Test Procedure j No. 99000104-1, dated April 12, 1988. j This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I)(382/8907-01) l 1

B. Failure of PORC to Meet in a Ouorum and Also to Review Radioactive j Releases W3SES TS 6.5.1 establishes the requirements for PORC. Section 6.5.1.5 j states that a quorum is necessary for meetings and Section 6.5.1.6.m j states that PORC shall review any accidental, unplanned or uncontrolled i radioactive release including the evaluations, recmcendations, and  !

disposition of the corrective actions to prevent recurrence. l Contrary to the above:

(1) " Walk-through" meetings, such as Nos.88-101, -103, -104. -105, -108,  !

-109, -111. -113, -115, -116, -118, -121 -122, -123, -125, and -126, were held in which PORC did not meet in querum.

(2) Radioactive releases which occurred April 3 and May 23, 1988, were not reviewed by PORC at Meetings88-107 and -120 in regard to h42hK050003g 8 890417 ,

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actions _to prevent-recurrence. '

This'_is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I)(382/8907 02)

C. Failure to Identify and' Control Materials with Limited Shelf Life Criterion VIII'of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 requires that measures shall,be established for identification and control of materials,' parts, and~ components.

s The Nuclear'. Operations Management Manual in Section V, Chapter 8 Revision 3, paragraph 3.4 requires that; items having limited shelf life shall be: identified and controlled to preclude the use of items whose shelf life has expired. '

L Contrary to the'above formal measures were not established for control of materials and equipment for which vendors had made unsolicited shelf life

< recommendations. _ For example, the Material Management Information System specified no shelf life dates for Stockcode 152-C19300 (mass flowmeter)-

and Stockcode 101-D53873 (0-Ring). Vendor documentation received for these items specified, however, shelf lives of 3 years and 20 years, respectively.

This.is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplements)(382/8907-03)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Louisiana Power & Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office, within 30 days of the date of the.

letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, includingL for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted,

.(2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved.

(3)theicorrective'stepswhichwillbetakentoavoidfurtherviolations,and (4) the'date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 17 6 day of @ 1989 1

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