ML20248M311
| ML20248M311 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20248M306 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-346-98-06, 50-346-98-6, NUDOCS 9806150281 | |
| Download: ML20248M311 (2) | |
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J NOTICE OF VIOLATION Toledo Edison Company Docket No. 50-346 Davis-Besse NPS License No. NPF-3 During an NRC inspection conducted from April 22 - May 7,1998, a violation of NRC l
requirements was identified. In accordance with NUREG-1600," General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violation is listed below:
j 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI," Corrective Action" requires that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, -
deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are j
promptly identified and corrected.
l Contrary to the above, a condition adverse to quality was not promptly identified and corrected, in that on April 15,1998, a Potential Condition Adverse to Quality Report (PCAOR) was not initiated after an unauthorized wire brush, used to clean steam generator B primary manway studholes, failed resulting in the uncontrolled introduction of carbon steel wire bristles into the primary coolant system. Further, on April 18,1998, and April 19,1998, a PCAOR was not initiated when wire bristles were identified by
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video camera to be present on the steam generator tube sheet and bottom bowl. In addition, on April 25,1998, eddy current examinations identified a wire bristle wedged inside a steam generator tube. Although a PCAQR was initiated to address the effect of the metal on the fuel, control rod drive mechanisms, pump seals and other primary system components, until prompted by the inspector, no actions were initiated to address the noncompliance with the applicable maintenance procedure which i
authorized only stainless steel or nylon brushes.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Toledo Edison Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, i
ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, 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 for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level; (2) the corrective 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 may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
l Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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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 20555-0001.
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 infonnation 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 response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify tne 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 necessar} to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 9th day of June 1998 j
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