ML20245H556
| ML20245H556 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/1989 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20245H439 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-89-07, 50-348-89-7, 50-364-89-07, 50-364-89-7, NUDOCS 8905030430 | |
| Download: ML20245H556 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Alabama Power Company Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Farley 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on March 11 - April 10,1989 a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
The violation involved failure to follow procedures. In accordance with.the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is cited below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that applicable written procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, Revision 2, 1978 sha'll be established, implemented and maintained.
Procedure FNP-0-AP-52, Equipment Status Control and Maintenance Authorization, Section 7.5.9 states that the releasing authority is responsible for ensuring that proper test and restoration steps are completed prior to functional acceptance of any work request.
Fire protection systems are listed in Appendix III Table III of /?-52 as systems which require verification of lineup to be performed prior to return to service.
Procedure FNP-0-AP-16, Conduct of Operation - Operations Group, Section 6.5 states that shift log sheets are utilized by operating personnel to provide a method for recording system and equipment operating data and characteristics during performance of their assigned duties.
The Auxiliary Building Rover Log (R Type G7.31, Rev. 8) sheets 1 and 4 require the !! nits 1 and 2 fire protection panels on 121' elevation of the auxiliary building to be inspected every four hours.
Note 5 in the log directs the rover watch to notify the shift foreman of all systems in override.
1 Contrary to the above, the procedure requirements were not met in that:
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Fire protection panel for system FSP-2A-59,139' elevation - West corridor, was placed in override position on February 24 at 8:30 a.m.
to perform cleaning and calibration of the system smoke detectors, but was not restored to service upon completion of the maintenance activities at approximately 2:30 p.m.
The system was left in override which rendered the sprinkler system for zone FSP-2A-59 inoperable. The continuous fire watches or hourly fire watch patrols to meet the action statement of Technical Specification 3.7.11.2 were established at 8:30 a.m. but were removed at 2:30 p.m on February 24.
The releasing authority, which was the operations group, failed to I
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Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Farley 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 verify system operability upon returning the system to service. The appropriate fire watches were not provided between approximately 3:00 -
p.m. on February 24 and 7:30 p.m. on February 25.
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The system operators, assigned the auxiliary building rover watch position, failed to identify and document that fire protection system FSP-2A-59 was in the override position on all rounds condacted between approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 24 through 4:00 p.m. on February 25.
The panel was in override and the sprinkler systems were inoperable during this period.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Alabama Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Reguletory 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, Farley, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to the 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 time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the' license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other i
action as may be proper should not be taken.
FORTHENUCLEAP}EGULATORYCOMMISSION W
j/uisA.Reyes, L
i ector Division of P a or Projects J
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia i
this 19thday of April 1989
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