ML20245J528
| ML20245J528 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20245J525 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-498-89-15, 50-499-89-15, NUDOCS 8908180058 | |
| Download: ML20245J528 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION' Houston O ghting & Power Company'
' Dockets:
50-498
. South Texas Project, Units-1 and 2 50-499 Operating Licenses: :NPF-76 NPF-80 n
During an NRC inspection' conducted'during the period June 7-30. 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved inadequate: procedures for abnormal operating conditions.: In accordance with the " General Statement
, of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR' Part 2. Appendix C :
2, (1988),theviolationislistedbelow:
Inadequate Abnormal Procedures Technical. Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that procedures shall be established-and implemented covering... a. the' applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory GCde 1.33. Revision 2 February 1978.
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Sections 5 and 6, require, in part, s
that procedures for safety-related activities should be' established which address abnormal, off-normal, alarm, and emergency /other significant events / conditions.
South Texas Project FSAR,.Section 13.5.2, paragraph 3. "Off-Normal Operating Procedures," addresses this requirement by stating that necessary
. instructions / procedures for restoring an operating variable to its normal operating. condition will be-provided when the controlled value departs from the normal. range or following a perturbation which could degrade if proper
. :n action were not taken. A minimum list of plant off-normal operating procedures to.be prepared initially was provided-in the FSAR. The list.
included the following items:
Loss of~ automatic pressurizer control Malfunction of rod control system Turbine'lond rejection Contrary to the above.
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Procedure OPOPO4-RP-0001, " Loss of Automatic Pressurizer Pressure
' Control," did not provide adequate guidance regarding the expected failure of a reactor protection pressere channel during low temperature-low pressure operations.
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Procedures OPOP04-RP-0001 " Loss of Automatic Pressurizer Pressure Control," and OPOPO4-RP-0002, " Loss of Automatic Pressurizer Level Control," ~did not address the failure of a reactor protection channel (pressurizer pressure or level channels, respectively) if the failed channel'was not selected for the control function.
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~A; written procedure had not been provided addressing the failure of a reactor coolant' system temperature protection / control channel.
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'A written procedure had not been provided' addressing the malfunction of the' automatic reactivity control system.
This is a Severity Level IV' violation..(Supplements)(498/8915-01; 499/8915-01)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Houston Lighting & Power 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,
'. including.for each violationr (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.. Texas, this
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