ML20245J171

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 890130-0203.Violation Noted:Failure to Perform Sufficient Test Results Evaluation & Use of Incorrect Formula in Comparing Results to Review Criteria
ML20245J171
Person / Time
Site: Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District icon.png
Issue date: 02/27/1989
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
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ML20245J170 List:
References
50-285-89-02, 50-285-89-2, NUDOCS 8903060193
Download: ML20245J171 (2)


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? APPENDIX A NOTICE 0'F VIOLATION

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Docket: 285

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Fort Calhoun Statien Operating License:

DPR-401 During an NRC" inspection conducted'on January 30 through'FebruaryI3' 1989,4a4

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, violation of'NRC requirements was identified.

The. violation involved a. failure

.to perform sufficient ~ evaluations of test'results.

In accordance With"thei

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" General Statement ofsPolicy and, Procedure for.NRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988),1 the violation is listed below:

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Criterion XI. of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50, requires,:inlpart, that all 2

testing shall be performedcin accordance with written test procedures which incorporate the requirements and acceptance limits' contained in the.

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applicable 1Jesign documents.

Furthermore, test results shall be documented L and evaluated toJassure the test requirements have been satisfieds The.

licensee has implemented these' requirements, in part,. in.. Fort Calhoun Station Procedure SP-PRCPT-1, Revision 28, " Post Refueling Core Physics Testing and Power-Ascension," dated January 28, 1989.

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~ Contrary to the above, the following findings were made by the'NRC 4

inspectors:

t Failure to Perform Sufficient' Test Results Evaluation A..

The'licenseelfailed to perform a' comprehensive eval'uation of' test-results, in that, data used in manual and computer software worksheet s

. calculations"for low power physics testing' data reduction were in-i error. The failure to perform a sufficient results evaluation resulted in an erroneous moderator temperature, coefficient which x

inaccurately represented the trae margin of safety to the-Technical

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Specification limit specified in Technical Specification 2.10.2(3)b.

.c Use of Incorrect Formula in Comparing Results to Review Criteria B.

The licensee used a formula for evaluating control element assembly.

group-worths review criteria, which was different from that inferred.

by the review criteria stated in Appendix D of the above referenced y,

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.This is-a Severity Level IV violation.

(Supplement I)(285/8902-01)-

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-2 Pursuant-to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Omaha Public Power District 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, including for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results' achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, 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, Texa,

this-cP 7 6* day of

, 1989.

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