ML20245G776

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890301-0531.Violation Noted:On 890505,technician Failed to Install Analog Simulator for 1A Steam Generator Scheduled to Be Drained Below Low Level Setpoint to Facilitate Maint

ML20245G776
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	06/21/1989
From:	Knop R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20245G758	List: IR 05000266/1989015 ML20245G757 ML20245G776
References
50-266-89-15, 50-301-89-14, NUDOCS 8906290259
Download: ML20245G776 (1)

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l NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Wisconsin Electric Company Docket Nos.: 50-266 1 50-301 j 1

As a result of the inspection conducted from March 1 through May 31, 1989, and i in accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C - General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (1987), the following violation was identified:

Technical Specification 15.6.8.1 requires that the plant shall be operated and maintained in accordance with approved procedures.

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a. Administrative Procedure 4.13, Equipment Isolation Procedure, states that red tags may be only installed, verified,'or removed by plant persennel who have been qualified to do so by the Superir.tendent - Operations and whose names appear on the " Qualified Red Taggers" list. This list is maintained by an Operations group Standing Order (PBHP 4.12.2).

Contrary to the above, on May 1,1989 the installation, verification, and removal of red tags by plant personnel was being controlled through the use of a modified " Qualified Red Taggers" list attached to the active red tag log instead of the list contained in Standing Order 4.12.2.

b. Instrumentation and Controls Procedure (ICP) 11.422, Initial Checkout and Test of AMSAC, MR 85-213, stated that if steam generator levels are expected to go below the low level setpoint, install temporary analog simulators in the reactor protection racks and simulate signals of approximately 50% for two steam generator levels in each loop.

Contrary to the above, on May 5,1989, the technician failed to install the analog simulator for the 1A steam generator which was scheduled to be drained below the low level setpoint to facilitate maintenance.

1 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1). l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this  ;

office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or' explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. .

Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause  :

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Dated:

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R. C. Knop, Chief, CORP 3 i

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