ML20247M475

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980322-0502.Violation Noted:Combustible Matl,Specifically,Wood Scaffold Installed & Remained in safety-related 2A Isolation Valve Cubicle from Feb 1997 Until April 1998,unattended & W/O Evaluation

ML20247M475
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	05/18/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20247M458	List: IR 05000498/1998005 ML20247M454 ML20247M475
References
50-499-98-05, 50-499-98-5, NUDOCS 9805260279
Download: ML20247M475 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION STP Nuclear Operating Company Docket No.: 50-499 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station License No.: NPF-80 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 22 through May 5,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In acenrdance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is liste:i below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained concerning the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Section 1.1, states that procedures should include information on the method for implementing your fire protection program. This requirement is implemented, in part, by Plant General Procedure OPGP03-ZF-0019, Revision 0,

" Control of Transient Fire Loads and Use of Combustible and Flammable Liquids and Gases." This procedure requires that combustible material shall not be stored in rooms containing safety-related equipment without an evaluation as documented in a storage permit.

Contrary to the above, combustible material, specifically, a wood scaffold was installed and remained in the safety-related 2A Isolation Valve Cubicle from February 1997, until April 1998, unattended, without an evaluation as documented in a storage permit. J This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (499/98005-02).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, STP Nuclear Operating Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective i steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information u. y be issued as to why the license should i not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC  !

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Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your i response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you_must I specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 18th day of May 1998 l

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